Chapter 7

Evelyn ran a brush through her curls, turning them in to light waves. She sat on her bed in a long black t-shirt, red checked leggings and slippers, glasses now back on her face and make-up off. She looked across in to her bedroom mirror. She saw no traces of Missy in her face, she hoped she wasn't there in her personality either.

She wondered what her Mother would have thought of all this. Running around in time and space in a police box with an alien and discovering that her Father was not only also an alien but a woman, which would lead her to having to try and explain the regeneration process… and then her horror that Evelyn would also be able to do that herself.

The Doctor came in to her room, still dressed in his suit from the ball, drinks and biscuits in hand. He studied Evelyn, how she had transformed back to her normal self. She didn't need all the glitz and glamour, she was perfect just the way she was. He handed her her usual spotty mug.

Sitting on the bed he could still see she was shaken from their encounter with Missy, not that he blamed her of course, he would be too, so much had changed for her in such a short amount of time… not to mention things had changed for her drastically beforehand with the death of her Mother and the breakdown of her relationship.

Her hand crept over to his, their fingers entwined, their eyes locked together.

Evelyn's voice was quiet "Thank you for staying with me out there."

"I wasn't going to leave you now I was?" The Doctor gave a small smile "I promised to protect and look after you so that's what I did. And always will." He held her hand a little bit tighter "You can stay here as long as you like."

Evelyn moved slightly closer to him "I don't want to go anywhere else, you're all I've got."

The Doctor took a deep breath, forcing his feelings and emotions to stay down. He couldn't let himself get wound up by the feelings, no matter what. "Is that enough?"

"I wouldn't be here if it wasn't."

She was incredibly close to him now, both of them having been shifting across without realising, their foreheads touching, noses gently catching each other as they moved. The Doctor's arms circled her waist, he heard the slight catch in her breath as he touched her and her arms went around his neck.

"Doctor…"

The kiss was soft and gentle but it caused both of them to relax instantly, both their bodies giving in to each other, no longer holding everything back and making them tense. The kiss deepened, she unfastened the top button on The Doctor's shirt as he lifted the black t-shirt above her head, he laid her down as they continued to undress each other…

The TARDIS was quiet, the only sound being Evelyn's soft breathing as she slept. The Doctor sat beside her, panic washing over him. That should not have happened, that had never happened, what had caused it?

He silently left the room, walking down the corridor of the TARDIS towards the control room. He climbed the small set of steps and sat in his leather chair, spinning around so that he was facing the doorway he had just come out of it. He put his head in his hands and sighed, shaking his head, how had he lost control of himself? He knew why, he just didn't want to admit it.

"Doctor?" He heard her call

"Control room."

He heard the familiar sound, her shuffling feet along the corridor. She was dressed in her top and bottoms again, hair pulled up in to an askew ponytail. She stood at the bottom of the steps.

"Are you mad?" She asked quietly

"No!" He jumped out of his chair "Why would I be mad?"

Evelyn shrugged "I don't know. You weren't there when I woke up…"

"I'm sorry." He came down the stairs "I didn't know I was supposed to be."

"I suppose it wasn't usual circumstances…"

He put his hands on her shoulders "You did nothing wrong."

"But we…"

The Doctor dropped his hands "I know." He said. "I'm sorry, I don't know what came over me."

Evelyn sat on the floor, leaning back on the bottom of the control panel "Me neither. I'm sorry." She paused. "Actually no, I'm not sorry." She stood up and climbed up the stairs to him. "I'm not sorry." She kissed The Doctor, who automatically pulled her closer to him, allowing her to climb on to his lap but the Doctor shook his head, dislodging their lips.

"We can't do this."

"But why?" Evelyn frowned, climbing off him "I know what you said about your previous companions but I'm not a human…" She stopped, her eyes widened. "It's because I'm Missy's daughter isn't it?"

"What?" He exclaimed "No! It has nothing to do with it!"

"Then why?"

The Doctor stood up, standing directly in front of her and pulling the lever down on the TARDIS. "You know why." He walked over towards the TARDIS doors and opened them, revealing a bright light and a flood of warmth. "Are you coming?"