The Doctor smiled at the mini display Sarah Jane was putting on. Let her have all of the scones for all he cared! He was just glad to be back with her again. She was usually the one who could get him out of his funk so to say. Even after she'd left, he would just think about her and smile.

Luke came back down. "Ok, the others said they will help cover. I'm just glad we can all be a family".

The Doctor nodded. "Oh yes."

Sarah smiled and nodded. "I knew they would." She looked to the Doctor. "I still have the Sonic Lipstick and the alien life-scanning watch you left in K-9 for me." She smiled brightly. "They never leave my side unless the children help me and I have to lend it to them for a while."

"I thought they would come in handy. There were other things I wanted to leave, but didn't know if you would use them anyway," he answered.

K-9 turned to them. "Affirmative, Master," he said, the Doctor laughing at the loyal companion's reply.

Sarah laughed with him. "Well, thank you for that. They have come in handy." She looked to Luke. "So, are you sure you're all right with him being your father? I mean, sure your DNA chose the two of us out of all that alien DNA... But, are you sure?" She didn't want Luke to regret this at all or feel like this didn't concern him at all.

"Truthfully, Mom, there are nights I dreamt he was my dad. We'd do the entire normal father son things, come home, and be with you," Luke replied, truly excited.

The Doctor nodded. "You were picking up on my DNA, but yes we can do all that."

Sarah Jane smiled. "Well, good. Now, I'm sure you've had an exhausting day, turning human and all this. How about a nice hot shower to calm down your nerves and relax? Luke, show him around the house real quick and I'll be in the attic checking up on the latest stories and what not." She kissed the Doctor's cheek and Luke's forehead, ruffling both their hair before heading upstairs to check on the printout of the aliens to help get the Doctor fully settled in.

Luke showed him the house. "I might have something that will fit you. You're taller than I am," Luke said.

"Oh, just a pair of old sweats and a tee would work," he answered, looking around as he waited by Luke in his room. Luke found a pair that would fit him and smiled. He showed the Doctor where the spare bathroom was and let him take a shower and change. Luke smiled as he went to help his mom.

Clyde and Rani came over while the Doctor took a shower, excited to see the Doctor again and having a welcome back slumber party in his honor. That was the reason why the phone call took so long earlier. Sarah Jane was told at the last moment, but she didn't mind. She knew that even though he would take the job of a teacher that he would most likely help them from time to time on their adventures. She was looking up stories as the kids came upstairs.

"So, is it really true, Sarah Jane?" Rani squealed a bit. "Is he really staying?"

She smiled, looking away from the screen for a moment to the teens. "That it is, Rani dear. Hello, Clyde. Oh! Presents! You really didn't have to do all that."

Clyde chuckled a bit. "Of course we had to, Sarah Jane. Besides, we told our parents about Luke's dad coming back into the picture happily and about the slumber party. They all chipped in with our allowances for some last-minute housewarming gifts for him. We chose the gifts because we remember how he liked the weird stuff and science stuff from time to time with all the stories you've told us over the years."

Sarah smiled brightly. "You two are the best friends our son could ever ask for. Come here, you two." She stood up and hugged them.

"Excuse me, Sarah Jane?" Mr. Smith piped up.

"Yes, Mr. Smith?" Sarah Jane looked over to the massive computer in the nearby other side of the attic.

"It seems that the Doctor has been listening in on said surprise housewarming slumber party plans."

Sarah Jane lifted an eyebrow before looking at the door and seeing him, smiling. "Had to eavesdrop, hmm?"

"Oh, you know me," he said, smiling. The teens were glad to see him again, even if he was in an old pair of sweats and a tee-shirt.

"So, you're going to teach at the school?" Luke asked.

"I'm going to try. It's a better cover for me than other things. Could get a job in a book shop, but it's harder to get inside information that way," the Doctor answered with a smile.

Luke nodded. "Do I call you Dad or Mr. Smith then?" he asked.

The Doctor laughed. "We'll cross that bridge when we get to it." His brown eyes were sparkling, sure they usually a bit of a sparkle to them, but not like this.

Sarah Jane smiled, leaning back against a nearby post as the teens spoke to him, feeling her heart flutter a bit. Mr. Smith couldn't keep quiet about this. "Excuse me, Sarah Jane, but it seems your heartbeat is slightly elevated and your body temperature is rising slightly as well... Are you feeling all right?"

K-9 chuckled as Sarah blushed from Mr. Smith's comment, deciding to help out as well. "Mistress is as giddy as a schoolgirl around Master." K-9 was glad his two owners were back together and semi happy at least.

She looked between the two. "Just because the Doctor is here doesn't mean that you two can misbehave!"

The teens giggled some at the almost unbelievable scene of Sarah arguing with two machines about her feelings. "Something tells me on the wedding day that Sarah Jane was hoping you would sweep her off her feet at the altar and her marry you instead, Doctor!" Clyde laughed at this before groaning from Rani gut-checking him.

The Doctor looked pained. "I wish it had been me. I knew what would have happened though if she'd stayed with me. I wouldn't have... I couldn't have lived through that if it had happened."

Luke looked at Clyde and Rani while the Doctor smiled lightly at Sarah. "So, your other companions, what happened to them?" Clyde asked.

"Oh Martha and Mickey are safe. Donna got married, and Rose is still lost."

"But she is with your half human half Time Lord self on the Alternate Earth, so I'm sure they're happy for the most part," Sarah pointed out, smiling to him, but her smile faded a bit as she sat back down at her computer, looking at stories for any leads for alien activity. She wasn't completely jealous of Rose, oh no. She thought of Rose as a mate in the short time of knowing her, reminding her of herself when she was Rose's age. But, she was in Rose's position once before, having those girlish feelings for the Doctor. That's what she was mildly jealous of: sharing those feelings for him with someone else.

"Far as I know unless something happened to him or her," the Doctor said.

"Let's go order some pizza," Clyde said, hinting they should leave the Doctor and Sarah alone. When the three teens had gone down, the Doctor stood behind her.

"Sarah, no matter how much any of the other companions got to me, they weren't you," he said softly. He regretted leaving her all those years ago. After the Deffry Vale incident, he wanted her to come with them, but again didn't press it knowing she had other things to do. There were brilliant things for her in her future. It seemed the Doctor could never have what made him happiest until now. He was human now and had this one life. He was going to make it fulfilling by spending it with her.

She continued to look at the stories before stopping as she felt him right behind her. She sighed, slowly turning around and looking up to him with unshed tears in her eyes. "I know that. But, I guess it's the foolish schoolgirl in me that's jealous is all." She smirked as a couple of tears fell. She wiped her eyes and tried to calm down.

"Sarah, there will never be another companion. Until this heart here stops, I just want you," he said. The Doctor rubbed his hand along her back. "If you'll have me, that is," he added softly barely above a whisper.

K-9 secretly recorded all this. He'd recorded many key moments of the two since she had boarded the TARDIS and he knew her. It was just something to remind himself who his true Master and Mistress were. Plus, it was always fun to share the memory banks with Mr. Smith later for a good chuckle between the two machines.

Sarah stood up and hugged him, hearing him and smiling. The tears slowly continued as she heard his whisper, leaning back enough to lean her forehead against his. "You stupid brute... Of course I'll have you, or else I wouldn't have let you back into my life so many times. And yes, Clyde was right, part of me was hoping you were there to sweep me off my feet and marry me right there. You know I would've said I do." She blushed lightly, the tears still falling. "But, like I said, I want to have a quick beginning to get used to one another again before we jump head first into this."

"Always best to look before you leap. I just figured that after all these years, you'd hate me for everything. Course I know you wouldn't have known why I did them. Not till this morning. But, I wouldn't have blamed you for it either." He was glad she didn't hate him. Hell, he would have in her place probably.

She laughed quietly through her tears. "I know there's always a reason behind your actions and that I would've found out sooner or later. I can never truly stay mad at you." The couple hugged and enjoyed the quiet moment to themselves.

But, one question came to mind: What were the teens up to during all this?