Chapter 4- Familiar Faces

Rose sat on the edge of her bed for a long moment after she'd showered and changed. She rolled her shoulders and sighed, better to just get on with it. She was pretty sure they had landed, and she wasn't sure she was ready for whatever the Doctor had planned, and she knew he'd have something planned. She was sure he (and the TARDIS) wouldn't take them anywhere dangerous, not with the baby on board. She smiled at the thought as she stood from the bed. She walked to the door, wondering how long it would be before she started to show. She ran her hand over her very flat belly. The other Doctor had told her the pregnancy would probably be longer than normal. She'd need to talk to her Doctor about that before too long. She rounded a corner and found herself at a door she didn't recognize. Granted she didn't visually recognize anything on the ship now, but she could feel this room was...different. She reached out and put her hand flat against the door. She was slightly afraid to open it, not sure what she might find. Though she was sure nothing on this ship would hurt her.

She reached down and turned the nob, finding it unlocked did not surprise her. She pushed the door open and blinked her eyes. She was back in the control room, only it was back to how she remembered it, before she'd left. It was as if she'd stepped back in time. She stepped farther into the room, it was just as it was, the last time she'd been there.

Rose watched as an image appeared in front of her, flickering at first, then suddenly he was standing in front of her again.

"Doctor?" she whispered stepping towards the image. It was her last Doctor, only he was different. She looked him over and realization hit. This wasn't quite the Doctor. He was wearing slacks and a dress shirt with a green vest. It was a combination her husband had taken a liking to. "James?" she asked and he looked up at her and smiled. His hands were tucked in his pockets and he was wearing his glasses. Rose loved those glasses, even though she didn't think he really needed them and he insisted he did.

"Rose, if you're here then this worked. I really hope it worked. I planted this message in your memory; I didn't want to tell you, in case it didn't work. It would only come to the surface of your mind after being aboard the TARDIS for a few days. So if you're hearing this then it worked. Once we knew there was nothing left to try, no hope in my survival, I used my sonic screwdriver, and a few things I nicked from Torchwood to send out a signal to my TARDIS. I sent it out all through time and space, even across the void. The TARDIS loves you so much; I knew she'd do anything she could to help get you back." How typical of him, keeping secrets, helping her, even from beyond the grave. She smiled even as her eyes filled with tears. She wished she could thank him.

"I hope it worked, I hope you're home, with him. This is where you were meant to be. I love you, will always love you. Just like I know he does. Please let yourself be happy. I'm so glad I got to have you, even for our short time together. I love you!" He smiled hugely at her, his hands still in his pockets.

"I love you too James," Rose murmured as tears ran silently down her face. He wavered a moment again and disappeared. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. When she opened her eyes again she was standing in the wardrobe.

"Rose?" Rose turned slowly towards the Doctor. How much longer was this emotional overload going to last? Rose wondered. She took a step towards him then a huge sob erupted from her and he caught her in his arms as she collapsed. Her sobbing caught him off guard. When he'd found her in here a moment ago he'd thought she was just looking for something new to wear. So when she'd turned to look at him, tears in her eyes he'd been surprised. She didn't seem hurt, physically, but emotionally she was in turmoil. He could feel the sadness rolling off her in waves. He wondered what had happened, but knew she was in no state to tell him. So he lowered them gently to the ground and let her cry herself out.

It was only a few minutes later that she finally calmed herself down enough to take an even, deep breath. She reached up and wiped her face with both hands. She looked up at him and could see the worry in his eyes. She started to pull away, but he just tightened his arms on her and kissed the top of her head.

"You wanna talk about it?" He asked after a second. She took another deep breath and sighed.

"James did this," She said looking around the TARDIS wardrobe. She pulled away, just slightly to look at him. "I mean, he called you, the other you, to Pete's universe. After we were sure he couldn't be saved, he called to the TARDIS, with his sonic screwdriver and stuff he nicked from Torchwood." She rolled her shoulders and wished for a hot bath or at the very least a warm rag to wash her face. "He brought you to the other universe to save me."

"Well," The Doctor said, drawing the word out a little. "I'm not surprised" He smiled at her after a moment. "That's what I would do." She giggled a little and nodded her head. She wasn't surprised to learn that James had wanted her to find the Doctor, but she was surprised to find out he had a hand in getting her here. She leaned forward and wrapped her arms around his waist, hugging him tightly. The Doctor held her tightly too, relishing the closeness.

"Where are we?" Rose asked after a few moments, and then pulled away a little. "I mean, we've landed haven't we?"

"Oh, yeah!" The Doctor rushed to get up and Rose plopped over onto the floor. "Oh, oops! Sorry!" He said reaching down to pull her up. Rose giggled and smiled up at him. He was reminded that she'd just been crying by the redness around her eyes and sighed.

"Course, it can wait," He told her nodding his head. "I mean, they're not going anywhere," now she was intrigued.

"They?" She asked brushing her hands over her clothing. Luckily she was wearing just jeans and a blouse, so no chance of wrinkles. When she straightened back up she smiled widely.

"Well, just a little surprise for you," The Doctor said as she walked over to the small vanity that had not been there a moment ago. Rose sat down and looked back at him before she turned back to the wash basin, which was filled with water, the perfect temperature for washing her face. She used the little hair band and pulled her hair back loosely.

"A person surprise?" Rose asked as she wet the rag sitting next to the basin. The smell that wafted up from the water was wonderful. "What is that?" She asked leaning forward and breathing deeply and then sighed happily. The Doctor leaned in a little and sniffed.

"That's fivender," the Doctor said nodding his head. "It's like lavender, only it's from Lanex-8, about 200 years in the future. It's very good at helping with relaxation and peace of mind." Rose nodded her head, only half listening as he started in on the history of Lanex-8, and how they had created fivender from a cutting of lavender that a human had smuggled to the planet. She was so enjoying washing her face, as his voice washed over her whole body. The Doctor fell silent as she rinsed her face and then dried it.

"So," She said turning around on the stool. "I have a surprise waiting?"

"Yeah, but like I said, they can wait." He smirked a little as she nodded her head and stood.

"Yeah, but I can't." She told him as she took his head and led him out of the wardrobe, towards the control room. The Doctor was practically bouncing by the time they got to the doors. He swung the door open and Rose stepped outside.

"Doctor?" She said looking behind her. He poked his head out and smiled even bigger.

"Knew I'd get it right!" He said nodding his head. Rose was confused. They were standing on a street, a normal looking neighborhood. "Rose, I think you should go up to that door and knock." He told her, pointing to a pretty normal looking house. Rose looked from the two story house to the Doctor and back. She shrugged her shoulders and nodded her head. She walked towards the house then noticed the Doctor wasn't behind her. She looked over her shoulder at him. He just shoed her forward, a childlike joy on his face. She walked over to the house and reached up and knocked on the door. She took a deep breath as she heard movement behind the door. She let out a half giddy half hysterical giggle when the door finally opened. Of course, she thought, who else?

"Well, it's about time," Mickey said as he stepped out onto the porch to hug her. Rose hugged him back, though she was slightly confused by his statement.

"I may have told him you were here," The Doctor explained, popping up out of nowhere. "While you were sleeping."

"Come inside?" Mickey said pulling back and gesturing them inside the house. Rose walked into the house, surprised a bit by the décor, and then she saw the wedding photo over the fire place and smiled. Well that made sense; he'd never have throw pillows and candles. Rose stared at the picture for a moment, she looked really familiar.

"You got married?" She asked turning to look at him. Then she turned back to the photo and nodded. "Is that Martha?" Rose asked turning to look at Mickey.

"Yeah, and she's still sleeping so-

"No, she's not," Martha grumbled as she came down the stairs. Rose gasped when she could see all of Martha. She looked to be about 7 or 8 months pregnant.

"Wow," She said smiling between the two of them. "Congratulations!" She said walking over to Mickey to hug him. She looked around and realized the Doctor had not followed them in. "Doctor, would you come in here and say hi, yeah?"

"Yes, Doctor, come in and explain why this reunion couldn't wait till a decent time." Martha said smirking at Rose. The Doctor stepped into the house and Martha nodded her head. "So, you really can change your face huh?" She asked as she walked over to the couch.

"What time is it?" Rose asked looking from Martha to Mickey.

"6:15am" Mickey said smirking at her.

"Doctor! Rose said shaking her head. "I'm sorry," She said turning back to Martha. "Mickey, why don't you take me into the kitchen and show me where the tea is and we'll make some for your tired wife."

"Sounds like a good idea to me," He said walking out with Rose right behind him. She followed him into the kitchen, taking in the house as she went. It all looked so well put together. So much more grown up then the football and car model posters that were on his walls when they'd been together.

"So," Mickey said as Rose sat down on a stool at their little kitchen island. "Coffee or tea?"

"Better go with tea, and make it decaf, the caffeine isn't good for the..." She trailed off at the look he was giving her. "Baby." She finally finished after a second.

"You're pregnant?" He finally managed to squeak out.

"Yeah, thought the Doctor told you everything." She said taking a deep breath.

"Left a bit out I'd say," Mickey said watching her for a moment. "How far along are you?"

"Three months, or so, haven't actually been to a doctor, yet. At least, not the medical kind." She said looking towards the living room were Martha and the Doctor were talking.

"So, it's James' baby then?" Mickey asked sitting down next to her, the tea momentarily forgotten.

"Yeah, but the Doctor that brought me here from the other universe did a scan, says she's got two hearts. So she's at least part Time Lord." Rose explained, now fiddling with the tiny statue from the counter. "I don't even know how that works, or what it means for her." Rose told him shaking her head. Mickey could tell she was worried, so he shifted the conversation just a little.

"So it's a girl?" Mickey asked and Rose looked up at him and smiled.

"Yeah," She said nodding her head.

"You always wanted a little girl," Mickey told her and she giggled. "You still gonna name her Victoria?" Mickey teased and Rose blushed a little.

"Oh you're so clever are you?" Rose asked pushing him on the shoulder lightly. "At least I didn't have a fake naked picture of Baby Spice taped to my binder!" Rose joked and they both laughed. Rose's laughed fizzled out pretty fast and she sighed.

"I'm happy you're home Rose." Mickey said reaching over and taking her hand. "Our daughters can be best friends!" He told her and she nodded her head, grinning at his words.

"Oh, you're having a girl too?" Rose asked jumping up and hugging him. "I'm so excited for the two of you!" Rose pulled away and looked over at the kettle sitting by the sink. "Oh, we were supposed to be making tea!" She said walking around the island to the sink. She picked up the kettle and turned the water on to fill it.

"So, what're your plans then?" Mickey asked as he opened a cupboard and got out the teas. "You gonna stay with the Doctor?"

"If he'll have me," Rose said nodding her head. "Not sure how he'll feel about having a baby on the TARDIS though. We haven't really had a chance to talk." Rose said putting the lid back on the kettle and turning to the stove.

"Can't see there being much chance of him putting you out," Mickey said rolling his eyes at the thought of the Doctor not wanting her to stay. Rose just smiled nodded her head, hoping he was right.

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"Have you told her yet?" Martha asked as soon as Rose and Mickey disappeared into the kitchen, the swinging door closing behind them.

"Told her what?" He asked and Martha rolled her eyes.

"Doctor, have you told her you love her?" Martha asked, pretty sure she knew the answer.

"She just lost her husband; it's not a good time to-

"Doctor, if there is anything I've learned traveling with you, it's don't waste time." Martha interrupted him. She reached over and laid her hand on his. This was the first time she'd seen this new face, and she was surprised by how easily she accepted this was the Doctor. She'd thought it would be harder. He reached up and ran his free hand through his hair. He stood suddenly and paced around the room a bit.

"And say what?" He asked, looking back at her, keeping his voice low. "I know your husband just died, but I thought you should know that I love you?" He asked in a mocking tone. Martha wanted to smile, she'd heard that tone from him before, it was weird that it could sound so familiar, coming from a totally different mouth. But she just patted the seat next to her; he shook his head and walked back and forth behind the couch.

"You do though, don't you?" Martha asked after a few moments.

"Yes, Martha, of course I do, I always have." He shoved his hands in his pockets and then pulled them out a few moments later only to put them back in again as he paced. She of all people knew how much he loved Rose; she'd left because of it, in a roundabout way. Suddenly he was so tired so he sat down next to her.

"You look wonderful," He said smiling at her now. Changing the subject. "When are you due?"

"Thank you," She said resting her hands on her belly. Realizing that was the end of that conversation. She'd work on him more next time she saw him, if he hadn't said anything yet. "About a month, maybe 5 weeks." She leaned her head back on the couch. "My mum was about a week late with all of us, but I know that doesn't really mean anything." The Doctor reached into his coat pocket and pulled something out and shook his head.

"No, that's not it," He said setting the calculator on her table. "I know it's here somewhere." He said digging things out of his pocket. She watched the little pile grow, a calculator, a banana, a wallet, physic paper, a small doodle book, and a box of matches. "Oh, jelly baby?" He asked as he pulled out a small white bag. Martha just laughed and shook her head and he added it to the pile.

"Ah!" He finally said as he pulled out a mobile phone. "Here, this can reach me anywhere," He said handing it over to her. Martha took it with a perplexed look on her face. "So you can call us when the baby comes." Martha smiled and nodded her head as he started to clean up his little mess.

"Doctor, what are you getting all over?" Rose asked as they came in with the tea.

"Oh just this and that," He said absentmindedly. He held out the little white bag to Rose, "Je-

"Oh Jelly Babies!" Rose cut him off as she snatched the bag from him before she sat down next to him. "I loved these as a kid."

"Remember that time your mum drove us to the cinema and you made yourself sick on Jelly Babies?" Mickey asked and Rose laughed nodding her head. She popped one in her mouth and smiled.

"He gave us a phone, so we can ring them when the baby comes." Martha explained as Mickey handed her the tea.

"Brilliant," Mickey said picking up the phone. "Must be some roaming charges."

"I'm sure he used a bit of jiggery pokery." Rose told him as she smirked over at the Doctor. The Doctor laughed and nodded his head. He put his hand on hers and Rose turned it over so she could clasp his hand in hers.

They spent all day with Martha and Mickey, hanging out in the living room, or helping cook in the kitchen. They filled each other in on things that had happened since they'd last been together. Mickey told them how he and Martha had started seeing each other. The Doctor told them all a little bit about Amy and Rory. Rose couldn't wait to meet them; she could tell they were very important to the Doctor. Martha told them about how much she was loving medical work again. It was almost 9pm before the Doctor and Rose headed back towards the TARDIS. Mickey and Martha walked out to the street to wave good bye.

"Don't forget to call us when the baby comes," Rose reminded them, hugging Martha and rubbing her belly and laughing when the baby kicked.

"We won't," Mickey assures her as she hugs him too.

"Martha Jones," The Doctor said reaching over to hug her.

"Oi, that's Martha Smith now," Mickey reminded him and the Doctor laughed.

"Ah, Mickey," The Doctor said patting him on the back. "You take good care of these girls."

"I will," He said putting his arm around Martha's shoulders and his other hand on her belly. The Doctor and Rose stepped onto the TARDIS and Rose leaned on the door jamb as the Doctor walked up to the console.

"Let me know when you figure out a name, yeah?" Mickey said and Rose laughed.

"Will do," She said nodding her head.

"Rose, close the door before you fall out as I'm leaving!" The Doctor called and Rose laughed again.

"Bye!" She called as the TARDIS started to dematerialize.

"What does she have to figure out a name for?" Martha asked turning to Mickey. Mickey turned her towards the house as he explained it all to her.

The Doctor set them to drift as Rose came walking up the ramp. She walked up and sat down on the jump seat, watching as he walked around the console. She knew it was getting late, but she wasn't really tired. She looked up and realized he was staring at her. She wondered what he was thinking as he stood there, on the other side of the console, a thoughtful look on his face. As if he were trying to puzzle something out. She stood up and tried for a smile, but found she was pretty nervous.

"I think we should probably...

"Do you think we should...

They both started speaking at the same time and Rose laughed and the tension in her shoulders drained away. He bowed his head slightly and held his hand out for her to speak.

"I was just thinking... She still has a med bay on board right?" Rose asked and then continued when he nodded. "Maybe we could go check out the little one. See how she's doing?"

"That's a wonderful idea." He agreed as he walked around to her. "Follow me." He said walking up the stairs. "She's doing fine." He said after a moment. "Her telepathy is very rudimentary still, obviously," Rose smiled and nodded her head.

"Obviously," Rose agreed giggling a little as she put her hand on her belly.

"But I'd know if anything was wrong," He explained and Rose nodded her head as she remembered they had bonded.

"I'm glad to hear that." Rose said following him through a set of swinging doors into the med bay. It didn't look a lot different, except there was now a small birthing bed and medical bed for the baby. Rose reached out and stroked the wall and smiled, sending her thanks. They wouldn't need it for a long while, but it was nice that the TARDIS was well prepared.

"That's new," The Doctor said looking at the birthing area. He walked over to the normal medical bed and patted it. "Hop up." Rose walked over and pulled herself onto the bed and smiled.

"I'm gonna take some blood, just to check out your hormone levels and stuff," He explained and Rose pulled off her jacket. She watched as he pulled out a needle and closed her eyes. She could feel the cold cloth he cleaned her arm with. "Still not a fan of needles yeah?"

"Yeah, haven't fainted in a while though. They like to poke and prod you after missions at Torchwood, so I had to get used to it." Rose explained and winced just a little when the needle went in. The Doctor nodded his head, he wanted to ask more about Torchwood, but didn't know if she'd want to talk about it.

"Tell me something that's happened, since I last saw you." She said suddenly, an overwhelming urge to know more about his life. "Something happy, or funny." Rose decided, as he pulled the needle from her arm. He lightly placed a TARDIS blue band aid over the puncture and smiled up at her.

"Oh!" He said nodding his head as he pushed away from her on his little rolly stool over to his computer. "I've fought Vampires," He said nodding his head at her look. "Ok, so really they were Saturnynians, trying to sink Venice, but they were like vampires." He told her and she laughed as he put a few drops of her blood onto a disk and slid it into a computer looking thing. "Amy almost got turned into one of them, needless to say, Rory was not very happy with me."

"Once James sank a whole part of Venice, was supposed to be a vacation, but we came across an alien invasion, of course." She said rolling her eyes. "Luckily we were able to fix it, but I don't think we would have been welcome back there." The Doctor laughed and nodded his head. He pulled a little screen over to her and she leaned back against the bed.

"Let's take a look, shall we?" He asked pulling a clear ball off the structure holding the screen. "We won't need any of that gel stuff," he said and she let out a relieved sigh, she had not been looking forward to that stuff. Her mum had hated it. She rolled her shirt up and pulled the top of her pants down just a bit. He placed the ball on her stomach and she watched in amazement as he let it go and it rolled around on her belly, slowly. A few moments later the screen filled with a small almost alien looking figure. It was a bit like a sonogram, only so much clearer, and it was in color.

"Ah, there she is!" He said turning the screen just a little more towards her. The room suddenly filled with the sounds of a double heart beat and Rose let out a watery laugh. "It's supposed to be fast like that," He said reassuringly and she nodded her head.

"Reminds me of when mum was pregnant with Tony," The Doctor nodded his head, unable to speak. He'd forgotten she had a little brother she'd left behind. She'd left everything behind, again, for him.

"Tell me something else," Rose said taking his hand as she saw the ghost of pain and doubt cross his face. "Amy and Rory sound amazing."

"Rory was a Nestene Duplicate!" He said suddenly, knowing she's love the connection.

"What like Mickey?" Rose asked as the Doctor looked at the screen, both of them watching the small baby, this was way better than her mum's ultrasound.

"Little more sophisticated this time round," The Doctor said looking over his should at her. "It's a long story." He said and she shrugged her shoulders.

"I don't have anywhere else to be," She told him and he nodded his head. She got comfortable, keeping her eyes on the screen while he continued his writing.

"Ok, well it started with the Pandorica, sort of..." He said as he took measurements of the baby.

The Doctor was sitting in front of his computer hours later. Rose had gone to bed a while ago. He was going over her blood work, again. The results were the same as they had been the first two times he'd done them. This couldn't be right, there had to be some other explanation. He pulled his glasses off and rubbed his eyes. Life could never be easy could it?

A/N- Hope you like it! I love hearing from you guys! It keeps me going