Chapter 2

Rose ran down the halls of Torchwood, trying to find somewhere, ANYwhere to hide. She ran right past the room, then stopped.

She walked back to the door and looked inside. It was empty. She walked in. It wasn't just empty of people. There was nothing in it except the two levers on either side of the room. She walked all the way to the far wall.

That large white wall still stood ominous. Rose remembered being on the other side of that wall, or the other side of the universe was more like it. What she wouldn't give to be in that world again! She wanted to be with her mum, and dad; with little Tony…and John. She missed John more than anything.

"Stop that! You've got The Doctor now! It's the same thing!" Rose told herself out loud.

"No it's not. Not entirely at least."

Rose jumped and turned around quickly. She hadn't heard The Doctor come in behind her. She opened her mouth to say something but nothing came out. Instead, she started to cry harder, and fell to her knees.

The Doctor walked over, sat down leaning against the wall, and put his arm around Rose's shoulders. She cried for a minute before speaking again.

"I can't keep it," she mumbled.

"What? The baby?" The Doctor asked, shocked Rose would say such a thing,

"It's too much! I can't raise a baby! Not John's baby! Not on my own!" Rose practically yelled.

"Yes you can," The Doctor started. "Your Mum raised you all on her own and you turned out to be the most loving, brilliant, and beautiful woman! And we both know if Jackie can do it, anyone can." Rose looked up at The Doctor. He smiled at her and she half-laughed. "And besides, you wont be alone. You'll have Mickey, Martha, Jack…and me. That is, if you still want me?" The Doctor asked as he rubbed the back of his neck.

"Doctor! Don't be ridiculous! Yes, I miss John! But I missed you even after we were married! I promised you forever! And I'm getting my forever out of you one way or another!" Rose smiled then said, "I love you, Doctor."

The Doctor breathed a sigh of relief, "I love you too, Rose. Just promise me something? Promise me you'll at least consider having the baby?"

"You know as well as I do that we don't exactly lead a baby-friendly life, Doctor," Rose said.

"You leave that to me," The Doctor said as he kissed Rose's cheek.

"Um, I hate to interrupt but…"

The Doctor and Rose looked at the door to find Martha standing there awkwardly.

"Don't worry about it Martha," Rose said, "What is it?"

"I need to do an ultrasound. Just to make sure nothing happened to the baby during your little trip across universes," Martha told them.

Rose nodded. The Doctor stood up and helped her to her feet too. They followed Martha back to the room they had started out in. Mickey and Jack were still there waiting.

"I'm gonna need you to lay down and pull your shirt up for me, Rose," Martha instructed.

The Doctor helped Rose back onto the table then resumed his position between Jack and Mickey. Martha washed her hands in the nearby sink again and put on a fresh pair of gloves. She turned to Rose.

"Rose, pull your shirt up," Martha said with a laugh.

"Oh, right!" Rose said as she pulled her shirt up just enough to reveal her stomach. She blushed when she realized Jack, Mickey and The Doctor were still in the room.

"We can step outside if you want, Rose," Mickey said.

"No, it's alright," Rose reassured them.

"It's not like you haven't seen more of Rose than that, Mickey!" Jack laughed, trying to lighten the mood. The Doctor, Rose, Mickey, and Martha all turned to Jack shocked. "I, uh, think I'll go see if Gwen needs help with anything." Jack said as he walked to the door.

After he left, the awkward silence deepened. The remaining four looked at each other.

"So, Doctor, you want a tour? Torchwood's changed some since you were last here," Mickey said turning to face The Doctor.

"Well…" The Doctor turned to look at Rose.

"Go ahead. I'll be alright," Rose said with as much of a smile as she could muster. The Doctor nodded and kissed Rose on the forehead before leaving the room with Mickey.

Martha turned back to Rose, "I'm just gonna rub this gel on your stomach. It'll probably be a bit cold." Martha squeezed some of the gel onto Rose's bare stomach and spread it out.

"Martha…about what Jack said…" Rose searched for the right words but Martha stopped her.

"Don't worry about it. Mickey and I've talked. It doesn't bother me anymore," Martha reassured her.

"Anymore?" Rose asked curious. Martha sighed and set the bottle of gel back on the table. She looked Rose square in the eye.

"I hated you," Martha told Rose, a cold look in her eyes.

The End

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