Doctor POV

When I came to I was laid out on the ground. I slowly pulled myself up to my feet. I realized Rose wasn't in the room with me. I started to panic as I frantically started to call her name. A door opened behind me and rose limped out of the bathroom. She was the picture of hopelessness. Her hair was flying in every which direction. Her eyes were swollen from crying and when she spoke her voice was hoarse.

"I was begininning to think you weren't going to wake up."

I looked at her, I just wanted to hold her, tell her everything was going to be alright, but I couldn't not after what I said to her earlier.

"How long was I out?"

"a couple days."

She was leaning against the doorframe, and I walked over to her.

"Rose I-"

I never got finish because she launched herself in my arms. She startled me and took me a moment to respond. I wrapped my arms around her and pulled her closer to me if that was possible. Our bodies molded into one another like they were meant to be like that. She started to cry, and I just stroked her back and hair whispering nonsense words of comfort until her cries turned to sniffles. She unburied her face out of my chest and looked up at me. She looked so worn out, so tired, I gathered her up in my arms bridal style and walked her over to the large bed and laid her gently on it. I placed her under the covers and tucked her in. I was on my way to go sit in the chair next to the bed when I heard her voice behind me

"Will….Will you lay with me?" she asked me her lower lip quivering as if the thought of staying alone would kill her. My shattered into a million tiny pieces, as I stared at the broken girl in front of me. I couldn't deny her. I felt myself slowly starting to nod and I went over and crawled into the bed with her. I pulled her close to me and held her, hoping that I would frighten away any nightmares if she had any that night. It grew quiet and I thought she was asleep. So I started to talk to her thinking that she wasn't able to hear me.

"Oh Rose, I let this happen to you. I was the one who brought you to this awful place. If I had never shown up at that little shop you'd be back in London eating fish and chips with Mickey."

I started to stroke her hair as I continued to talk to her.

"I was just lonely and you were so full of life and sprit that I thought you would make a great companion. I was wrong. You made the perfect companion. You're funny, brave, smart, and wise beyond you years."

I chuckled to myself

"You're also the most stubborn person I know. But I love that about you."

I paused

" I love everything about you…. I'm so sorry Rose. I wanted to tell you exactly how I felt that night, but I couldn't. You were right I am a coward."

I stopped stroking her hair and looked down at the marvelous creature before me

"I love you Rose Tyler, and that's never going to change."

I removed my arms from around her and turned and faced away from her. I felt the bed shift slightly and I turned back around and was now looking into the eyes of a very awake and alert Rose. We just looked at each other. She had obviously heard every word I said. I searched her eyes for any signs of doubt. When I found none, I reached out my hand placed it gently against her cheek. She leaned into my touch and I felt my pulse begin to quicken. I leaned towards her closing the distance between us and her eyes began to flutter shut and I felt my own eyes close as my lips crashed onto hers.

Roses POV

His lips crashed onto mine and I lost myself in that kiss. I tried to put every emotion and every unsaid word into the kiss and I felt him do the same. He broke the kiss, looking into my eyes once again. He pulled himself into a sitting position and I did the same. I felt my heart drop a little bit, maybe he didn't mean what he said. Then without warning he crashed his lips onto mine again. He wrapped his arms around my body and I tangled my hands in his hair. His lips moved over mine and my body began to melt. I felt his tongue probing my mouth asking for permission. I granted it and our tongues began a furious battle. I never wanted this to stop, my body felt like it was on fire, electricity flowing through my veins. I had never felt this alive in my entire life and I didn't want it to end. I had to break the kiss when the need for air became too great. I laid my head against his and we sat like that for a minute, not speaking just panting and gathering our breath. I was the first to break the silence.

"Doctor."

He leaned back from me so that he could see my face.

"I love you too."

We just sat there and stared at each other feasting on one another as if the other was just going to disappear.

There was no going back, everything had just changed.