A/N: Thank you very much for the reviews! I appreciate it!

This chapter is shorter than the previous one and it's about Danny and Clara having a talk...
I've used some of the original lines again. :)
I hope you like it!

With Him Is Where Her Heart Lies

Chapter 2: Good Night

Danny and Clara stepped outside of the building and they were greeted by a light evening breeze. It was already dark outside and they were only lightly illuminated by a streetlight that was nearby. They remained standing in front of the main door, not looking at each other. She was afraid of what would come now.

"What do you think?" she asked after a while. Danny didn't respond and looked up at the night sky, wishing that a good answer would appear there. He felt as if someone had stabbed him in the back.

That was not a good sign and she inhaled deeply. Her eyes flickered to the ground and then back to him.

"Say something," she pleaded.

Danny opened his mouth, but the words didn't come easy to him because he was still processing all the new, shocking information. He only managed to shake his head slightly.

Then he finally started in puzzlement, "So, there's an alien, that used to look like Adrian... Then he turned into a Scottish caretaker and every now and then when I'm not looking, you elope with him."

"I don't elope," she defended herself.

He still was looking in front of him, not at her.

"Do you love him?" he asked.

"No."

"Really had enough of the lies," his voice was toneless.

"Not in that way," she whispered.

"What other way is there?"

Silence was her answer and it was enough for him to understand, yet he couldn't believe that she had really done this to him.

She felt completely trapped now. And guilty for not telling him the truth earlier, for not telling him that she saw no future in their relationship. She wanted to but never found the right moment or the right words. The whole situation was a disaster now and there was no way back.

"I'm sorry," she whispered, "Can I... fix this somehow?"

What a stupid question, she thought.

He shook his head, "I need some time to take it all in, Clara."

"Of course. I'm so sorry," she repeated, really meaning what she said.

"I do love you but-" she added quietly, but he cut her off.

"Him more. I see it, Clara. I'm not a moron. This between us, whatever it is, is over," he stated, feeling how his heart twisted.

"Fair enough," she whispered as her eyes fell to the ground. He had all the right to do this, after all. Do something she hadn't been able to do, yet it hurt to hear it and she felt how a tinge of anxiety fell upon her.

"You say you love me, but you act like you love him."

She didn't know what to say to that because she knew he was right. So bloody right.

He made a few steps forward and turned around to face her.

"Go to him," he pointed at the door behind her, giving her a sincere but sad smile.

"Good night," he added quickly and started walking home, not giving her a chance to answer because he didn't want to hear anything. No lies - and the truth he knew now. Somehow, he would cope with it eventually. For a wonder, he found comfort in the fact that she would be happier with the Doctor. Danny wanted her to be happy - even if it meant to let her go.

"Good night, Danny," her voice was slightly brittle.

Everything was her fault. Only because she wasn't able to choose between two men, foolishly thinking she could live without her impossible hero. She supposed she wouldn't fall for the new incarnation, but it was exactly the other way round. She was never interested in pretty young men and the feelings for the new Doctor grew even stronger.

Her relationship with Danny was in ruins now - like when a tornado swept through a city. And yet there was another thing that could go wrong - maybe it already had.

She went back inside and hurried to the Doctor, hoping the TARDIS would be still in place.