The house was engulfed in an eerie silence. Donna was staying at Jackie's, which left Rose and John laying next to each other on their bed. She let him hold her in his arms, and he stroked her hair. Rose's eyes were red and swollen from crying; John's shirt was wet from her tears as well. Neither of them had talked very much; there was nothing that would have made anything better anyways.
John hated seeing Rose like this, but he knew that all he could do was be there for her. She moved slightly and adjusted herself, and when John let go to allow her room, she pulled him back.
"Don't let go of me, please," Rose whispered. "I don't want to be alone right now."
"Shhh, Rose, I won't," John whispered back and held her tighter. "I'm not going to let you go and I definitely won't be leaving you alone. Don't forget, you've already tried to get rid of the old me and what happened? A new me was created to fill the hole." John chuckled quietly because he could feel her smile into his chest. "We're gonna get through this, Rose. I promise you that much."
Rose sighed as she lifted her head up to look at John face to face. "It just hurts so much, John."
"Do you need to go back to the hospital?" John asked as he laid a hand on her carefully.
"No, it's not the physical pain that I can't handle; I can get over that and deal with any scarring," Rose said and waved him off. "It hurts inside, and it doesn't feel like it's going to heal at all." She paused and looked down. "He's gone, John, and there was nothing you or I could have done to save him."
"Rose, please listen to me. I'm not the Doctor, but I remember losing all the people over the years. I know the pain is unbearable right now, but eventually, it will lessen more and more until it's just a small little box in the back of your mind.I know this situation is a little different because he was our child, but when we are ready, we can try again, okay?" John finished and kissed Rose's forehead.
Rose closed her eyes and hugged John closer. "You promise?"
"I promise."
I'm so so sorry! please don't hate me for not updating this in quite some time, but I'm going to try to update this at least once a week! 3