"Doctor?" Rose stared at the Doctor, his face open with tenderness and longing.

He weakly smiled, "Rose"

Rose stared at Casanova and he shrugged and then looked at the Doctor, "How long…?"

The Doctor stared at them both, "Long enough"

"I think it is time I was going" Casanova said quickly jumping up, "it is clear I am not needed"

"But its your room" Rose said, her eyes never leaving the Doctor

Casanova shrugged sadly, "There are other places I can stay tonight," he shook his head as Rose went to protest, "I have a lady friend who sometimes gets lonely, I shall go keep her company"

Casanova bowed to Rose and walked past the Doctor who never looked his way.

A while after Casanova had gone neither said a word. They stayed where they were, her in the chair and he in the doorway both staring at the other.

"I'm sorry, so sorry," the Doctor broke the silence and took a step towards her, "I was wrong earlier. It may shock you to know Rose that I don't always get things right, I'm no God"

Rose hurt seeing him so sad in front of her, this man she had come to love and admire, a man who was usually so certain of himself, "Doctor?"

The Doctor sighed, "I've done some terrible things in my time, made some terrible decisions and I've hurt so many people"

Rose shook her head, "It wasn't your fault" she knew he wasn't talking about them, he was talking about the past, his people; even now the past tortured him and she couldn't bare it, "you had no choice"

The Doctor shrugged, "There's always a choice"

Rose stood up and walked up to him and took his hand in hers, "Deep down you know it the was right decision"

"It may be right, but I have to live with the fact that I killed them, I killed my people" he turned from her and placed his head against the wall.

"If you hadn't done it, then the Daleks would have become unstoppable and many more species would have died," Rose placed a hand on the Doctor's back, "you know this is true, you've saved so many more than you have killed"

The Doctor turned to her, his eyes dark and unreachable, "I'm alone, so alone"

He was in a dark place he could no longer see her, his head stuck in the past. Rose reached up placed her arms around his neck and hugged him tight tears running down her cheek, "Your not alone Doctor, I'm here, I'll always be here with you"

He clung to her, "But I can't"

A/N: Poor Doctor, sometimes I wish I could reach out and give him a hug but maybe Rose can make him better?