Chapter 2

Rose and the Doctor got in the truck both aware of Jackie and Pete's intense looks. Rose'd meant to sit next to the Doctor just so she could be reminded that he was here and that maybe, just maybe, she was getting what she always wanted-the Doctor forever.

"Oh you must be Tony!" the Doctor cried as he noticed the pudgy faced 3 year old.

"Stranger danger, stranger danger," Tony cried to Rose making everyone giggle.

"Tony, this is the Doctor. You remember I told you about him?" Rose said as she lifted Tony from his car seat and placed him on her lap.

Tony looked at the Doctor with wide eyes, "You make Rosy sad."

Regret flooded through the Doctor because he knew that what Tony said was true, he made Rose sad. For as long as Tony'd been alive Rose had been sad because the Doctor destroyed her life, just like he did with everyone he met.

"Tony, that's not nice to say. The Doctor didn't make me sad, the Doctor makes me happy. Being away from the Doctor makes me sad." Rose told Tony. She couldn't help but feel bad for the little kid who'd never known a happy Rose. She hadn't even realized how sad she was; she'd just gotten used to it. Now the Doctor was back though and she could be happy again. She'd never be the same person she was before she got trapped here, but with the new Doctor she might just be able to create a new kind of happiness.

Tony crawled over his car seat and whispered into the Doctor's ears, "Make Rosy happy. I don't like her sad."

The Doctor just smiled and said, "That's exactly what i intend to do."

Rose couldn't hear the exchange, but as she re-buckled her kid brother into his car seat she saw the Doctor's grin and hoped that whatever was coming it would be good.

Jackie retold the entire tale to Pete while everyone else stayed quiet. Rose tried to focus on her mother's words so her mind wouldn't wander to the dark place, but she couldn't help it. Despite the Doctor's assurance Rose still couldn't help but wonder if he really was going to leave her again. If this Doctor really was a blend of the two men she couldn't help but love, then he wasn't just out of Rose's league, he was out of Rose's Universe. Then again, technically, he was.

At the closest airport Rose found Pete's private jet waiting for them. The Doctor seemed surprised that they were taking a plane and Rose couldn't help but tease him.

"What did you think we'd be taking a Zeppelin? Do you know the max speed of those?"

The Doctor smiled but remained silent, which of course caused Rose to worry again if he really wanted to be there.

The jet, which was designed for 10 people, seated the 5 comfortably. Everyone assumed that Rose and the Doctor would sit on the other side away from everyone else, but Rose sat down right next to her mom. She didn't really want to be alone with the Doctor again. The Doctor, clearly annoyed by Rose's behavior, sighed as he sat down besides them.

"You both look ready to drop on your feet. We have a 3 hour flight you should get some sleep," Pete suggested and Rose couldn't help but chuckle at the flabbergasted look on the Doctor's face.

"Right, sleep... I need that now don't I?" he mumbled.

"You don't sleep! Blimey I knew you were an alien but you don't sleep, ever?" cried Jackie.

"I mean... I sleep, just not much. Humans should get 56 hours of sleep a week... I'm good like 6 hours of sleep in a week."

Rose couldn't believe it, "Gosh, I knew you slept less then me but... what did you do all that time I was asleep?"

The Doctor's smiling face went dark and the question was dropped. Rose had a sneaking suspicion that at night he did what he never allowed himself to do during the day, he remembered.

"Well you're human now so you better get used to sleeping," Jackie teased trying to lighten the mood.

"Part human. I'm like 20% human, not even," the Doctor grumbled.

"You're human enough, space man, get some sleep." Rose told him.

The Doctor continued to grumble, but he was tired, and so was Rose. The two of them quickly fell asleep in their chairs as Rose's parents watched her fall asleep easily for the first time in 3 years.

Rose slept fitfully and awoke to find the Doctor, who happened to be the only other person awake, holding her hand. Rose was tempted to pull it away, but his comforting move made it so she'd already forgotten her terrible dream.

"You okay?" he asked quietly

Rose nodded, "I have bad dreams a lot. Usually..."

"What?"

"Usually they're just me losing you over and over again," Rose confessed causing the Doctor to instinctively bring his arms around her. "But today... I feel like it was different but I don't really remember it."

"Rose, if I could make your bad dreams go away I would. All you need to know is that the only way you're going to ever lose me again is if you want me to leave. Until then I'll be staying right here with you."

Rose looked into his burning eyes and for once believed what he said. Maybe it was the fact that he's lost her once, or maybe it's that human piece in him, but Rose honestly believed that the Doctor would never let her out of his sight if he could.

"Doctor," Rose muttered as she began to fall back asleep.

"Yeah?"

"I love you."

"Quite right," he muttered smiling, "And I guess I should say it because you never know when it will be your last chance. Rose Tyler I love you".

Rose fell back into a dreamless sleep confident that she'd never dream of the Doctor leaving her again.