Chapter 3:
I woke up to the sound of knocking on my door. I groaned. "Go away!" I shouted at whoever the hell was knocking.
They kept on knocking. I climbed out of bed and opened the door. Jake stood on the other side.
"Did Mickey send you to apologize? Cause you can give him a slap in the face for me." I told him, arms crossed.
He shakes his head. "Can I come in?"
"I suppose." I opened the door wider so that he could come in. Once he was in, I shut the door behind him and went to the kitchen to take a shot of the first alcoholic drink I could find.
"You shouldn't be doing that this early in the morning." he says.
"It's been a rough night. Now what do you want?"
"To help you. I heard what went down with you and the fam last night." I'm not surprised by this given that he is Mickey's roommate. "I think they should let you try. They don't realize what your Doctor means to you. I've heard all the stories. I've read the files you had written about him. I have been there for every attempt that you have had trying to get back to him."
I sigh. "I just don't see why they won't let me try this time. What is so different?"
"This Vortex Manipulator might actually allow you to break the barrier and go across. Perhaps they are afraid of losing you."
"They already lost me." I whispered.
Mum and Mickey have told me countless times that I am a shell of the Rose Tyler I used to be. Mum insists that Torchwood is what has changed me. Mickey knows the truth though. He has seen me change from being with the Doctor. He knows the real reason I am just a shell. You turn into a shell when you lose the one you love.
Jake wrapped his arms around me. "Which brings me to my solution. I have a way to get you across."
I freeze. "What?"
"This will be going against every Torchwood rule, but you getting back to your love will be worth it."
"How?"
"We are going to steal the Vortex Manipulator."
