A/N : Do I have to write this every single time? I don't own doctor who. Thanks for the reviews, they're really appreciated, keep them coming and I'll update as much as possible. The updates will probably slow down next week since it's end of the holidays but then again they might not. Hope you enjoy this chapter, the story's not finishing just yet I'm afraid.


The doctor and Mickey stepped out of the tardis and saw that the reapers were gone. Family's that had previously been running away in horror now sat calmly on the beach with their children, building sand castles and people who had been attacked by the reapers were now back and running to their friends and families. But to the doctor's disappointment he couldn't see Rose anywhere. Where was she? she should be here,he thought panicking. What if she hadn't returned? what if something had gone wrong? no he couldn't think like that. He told himself, if she wasn't here, she'd be back at the hotel waiting for them. The doctor still couldn't shake off the feeling that maybe something had gone wrong."My mum will kill you if she finds out I was eaten alive by a reaper" a voice called from behind them and Mickey and the doctor instantly spun around to see Rose standing there grinning. A grin quickly broke out on the doctor's face while Mickey breathed a sigh of relief. He'd obviously been thinking the same thing as the doctor.

"Rose, are you alright?!" the doctor said running up to her and pulling her into a hug.

"Yeah I'm fine, all things considered. So by the looks of it, you got Reinette home saftely I assume?" Rose asked and glanced at Mickey in concern. Mickey smiled at her weakly and stared out at the ocean.

"He'll be okay, Reinette's back where she belongs. It was pretty stupid of me to bring her along wasn't it?" The doctor sighed.

"No it wasn't. You were obviously smitten with her, you didn't want to leave her behind and she was lonely like you so you obviously thought it was the right thing to do at that moment in time and it didn't really occur to you that there would b consquences. Don't worry doctor, it's okay to make mistakes now and then and besides Reinette was happy for the breif time she was with us" Rose said, squeezing his arm reassuringly. The doctor didn't say anything instead he linked her arm in his and the three of them walked back to the hotel in silence.


Back at the hotel, in the restaurant everything was back to normal but the gang decided to leave dinner that evening and just return to their rooms. The doctor had given Reinettes key in at reception, feeling a bit depressed. Rose was right, Reinette was lonely and in the short time she'd been with them she'd been happy but he had to take it all away from her. He shouldn't of even taken her in the first place. He sighed and remembered what Rose had said about it not being his fault. He grabbed his key from his pocket and entered his bedroom. Rose was next door to him, probably lying in bed sleeping. Typical human. He stripped out of his clothes and slipped into the kingsize bed. They'd decided to leave tommorow since nobody wanted to stay thanks to the reapers and Reinette leaving. Rose wanted to go home to visit Jackie, much to his horror, and Mickey needed to see the Earth for some reason. He sighed again. What was it with him lately? all he could seem to think about was Rose and it was strange for him to think so much about a companion. But was Rose really just another companion? that's what he'd been telling himself ever since he met her and especially since he'd regenerated into this quite sensitive yet incredibly sexy incarnation. Rose was Rose, he decided. Rose was the brave, smart, pretty ninteen year old human shopgirl he'd meet a little over a year ago. To them anywhere, to everyone else it was two years ago. What would he do if Rose ever left? today had been a taster. He'd been frantic and frankly a little bit desperate but he'd never admit that out loud. The doctor was anything but desperate, usually. He decided not to dwell on it a moment longer and closed his eyes. Shortly after he fell to sleep.


Rose lay in bed, eyes wide open.The doctor hadn't spoken to her since they'd been reunited earlier on the beach. He was moaning the loss of Reinette, Rose thought sadly. He must of really loved her and Rose knew why. In the end, she seen exactly what the doctor had seen in her. Rose had wanted to believe that Reinette was a selfish, self-centred, spoilt, 18th century, slut, maybe the selfish bit was true but Reinette had really come through in the end and saved her life along with everyone elses despite what would happen to her. She'd always remember Reinette for that. Knowing the doctor, he probably still blamed himself for everything despite what Rose had said and meant. Then Roses thoughts turned to Mickey. He must be upset about losing Reinette too. She suddenly felt a pang of guilt for not being as nice as she could of been to her but it was too late now and anyway she had been jealous of all the attention the doctor had given Reinette. Now Rose could help but feel like a pathetic little girl. Rose yawned and finally allowed sleep to take her away.


The next morning the tardis crew were back in the console room ready to take off for Earth, 2007. Rose stood beside the doctor who was sat in the captains chair looking as if he hadn't had much sleep. The tardis hummed peacefully, Rose suddenly realised she hadn't done that in a while. Mickey stood, staring into space. Maybe he'd want to leave after this. Who knew what would happen. Suddenly the tardis started to shake and Rose realised the doctor had moved from the captain's chair and was now pulling down a lever and typing in the co-ordinates. Rose yelped as she fell backwards, suddenly sparks started to fly from the console and the lights went off. Everything was dark."What?!" came the doctor's voice from somewhere in the pitch black tardis.