The car stops outside the old Tyler house and Pete points out the fixed windows. The Doctor seems to like fixing things; he put one widow and one widower together just like he left the other him with Rose. Pete wonders if there was something they could call the other Doctor instead of other because it's a bit on the confusing side and despite everything Pete likes the simple life.
"You should have a name," Pete says.
"I have one," the Doctor nods.
"But there's already one Doctor, and well I can't call you the other Doctor because that's weird and Tony will end up just calling you other and Rose doesn't call me other Dad." He says.
"Dad," Rose complains.
"Well, what do you say other?" Pete asks, "You're half human or something now, right?"
"Yes,"
"And no human is just called a profession it's just not done, especially as you might not even be a Doctor. Have you thought about what you'll do now you're here?" He asks and is answered by a blank expression.
"I'll need to get a job, I've always been a bit vague about money," the Doctor says. The last time he got stranded on Earth Martha got a job to support him in a shop.
"What always?" Rose asks, "You've only been alive for a day!
"Rose?" Jackie asks it isn't like Rose to be rude.
"I'm off to bed, it's been a long day," she stands and leaves the room not even looking at the Doctor.
"Night love," Pete sighs.
"I'll go have a word," Jackie says standing and wanting to go but Pete holds her wrist, "Pete she's upset, I have to-
"No, Jacks leave her she's had a hard day." Pete smiles, he never tires of being the voice of reason. "I'm sorry Doctor but she tried so hard to get back to him what with the Cannon and everything that she's angry that he left her again."
The Doctor is staring out of the window at the stars, they are all back how they should be but he can't feel them anymore. He has to live in the moment and it's odd to miss something that he didn't know. Rose was right he has the Doctor's memories not his own but they feel like his.
"She loves you," Jackie says. "And I've hated you Doctor because of what you've done to my little girl but you are two halves of the same you've just been cut funny like me and my Pete we're better people together than apart."
"Jackie your brilliant," he smiles.
"I've always thought so," Pete adds but Jackie is completely dumbstruck by the compliment.
"I'll go have a word with Rose," the Doctor smiles with a glimmer of hope in his big brown eyes.
"Good luck Doctor,"
"Call me John," he smiles rushing up the stairs.
Rose is in tears curled up on her bed hugging her pink fluffy cushion. She doesn't want to be so mad but she's heartbroken and there's a man downstairs that looks, sounds and acts like the man who broke it. She knows it's not his fault but she's not feeling very rational and well he's here.
There's a knock at her door, no doubt her mum's come to check on her with a nice cup of tea and a cuddle.
"I'm fine mum," she sobs.
The door opens and the Doctor enters, "Can we talk?" He asks handing her a hankie.
She takes the hankie and nods, "Sure, I'm sorry about earlier."
"It's hard for you because I look like him and I have his memories but I'm no more the Doctor than that man down there holding your mother is you father but you accept him. Jake accepted Mickey despite the fact that he wasn't Ricky," he says sitting down. "I'm here Rose and I love you and I think we can make a life here the type of life he can't and we'll do it for him because you've kept him fighting to make a difference. I'm not going anywhere Rose, when you're ready come and talk to me." He kisses her forehead.
She looks at him, "Stay with me."
He nods, "Alright." He says feeling aware of the harshness of his alright, a sign of Dona's involvement in his creation.
"Can you hold me?" She asks.
He takes off his suit jacket and wraps his arms around her. She makes him feel connected and for the first time the Doctor feels human.
