Chapter 12.

Rose and the Doctor walked into the living room holding hands. Rose sat down at the table while the Doctor picked up the knife and started to cut the meat into slices. The Doctor put the meat on their plates and passed them to the others and then he sat down next to Rose. Jackie passed the vegetables round to everyone at the table and then they began eating.

"Jackie, does Rose seem different to you?" Mickey asked.

"Mickey, not this again. Please just leave it." Rose said, struggling to keep her patience with Mickey.

"Do you know what Rose, you do seem different to me." Jackie said.

"Oh please. Not you as well. I don't feel any different, so you guys can just leave it." Rose said trying desperately not to let her secret out.

The rest of the meal was eaten in silence, no one wanting to tread on each other's toes. Once everyone had finished their meals The Doctor and Jackie took the plates into the kitchen.

"I'll do the washing up Jackie, only fair, you cooked." The Doctor said.

"Look at you, Mr Domestic." Rose said as she watched the Doctor grab the washing-up liquid bottle.

"Shut up you, he's being helpful." Jackie said.
"Well I am going for a walk." Rose said.
"Oh well if you wait 10 minutes I'll go with you." The Doctor said.

"No it's okay Mr Domestic I want to go on my own." Rose said.

"Okay then Rose, see you soon." The Doctor said.

Rose blew him a kiss, put her jacket on and then walked out of the door. She walked out of the estate and soon found herself in the nearest park. She found a bench, next to a small pond and she sat down. She lent back into the bench and placed her hand gently on her stomach. She still couldn't believe that what Jack had discovered was true. She was going through so many different emotions. She was still obviously in shock. But as well as that she was excited, nervous, anxious and apprehensive. She was sat there, all these emotions running through her head when she heard a voice from behind her.

"Rose, I know." The voice said. She turned around to see the doctor bent over, leaning his arms on the bench.

"What do you know?" Rose asked.

"I know that you're pregnant." He answered simply.

"How?" Rose asked.

"Males on my home planet, we have this thing, this power. We can sense a pregnancy, even a very early one. I knew today when you returned." The Doctor explained.

"But I'm only three days along." Rose said.

"Like I said, even a very early pregnancy." He reiterated.

"But…" Rose started but was interrupted.

"Don't worry, no one else will be able to tell, I doubt Mickey will work it out." The Doctor said.

"Let's hope so." Rose stated.

"How did you find out?" The Doctor asked.

Rose explained to The Doctor about Jack and the scanner. Once she had explained she sat waiting for a reply.

"Wow! Technology these days it's amazing." The Doctor said.

"Yeah you can say that again." Rose said.

"So when do we tell the others?" The Doctor asked.

"I was thinking about waiting a month, maybe a bit longer." Rose answered.

"Sounds okay to me. I'm going to be a dad! Rose this is just amazing." He said.

"Again." Rose stated.

"What?" he answered.

"A dad again. You told me, you said you'd be a father once. So that means you had a wife and a kid or kids." Rose said.

"One child. A boy." The Doctor answered.

"What happened to his mother?" Rose asked.

"She wasn't the one for me." The Doctor said.

"So what happened?" rose asked.

"We separated. She bought our son up. The two of them died in the Time War." He said.

"Do you miss them?" Rose said.

"Every day of my life. At least that was until I found you. You helped my heart to heal." The Doctor said.

"Listen to you. You're so soppy." Rose said.

The Doctor came to the front of the bench and sat down next to Rose. He looked at her and smiled before speaking,

"You wouldn't have me any other way Rose." He said.

"That is very true." Rose said as she kissed him.

"So what are we doing now?" He asked her.
"I dunno. Back to mum's I guess." Rose answered.

The Doctor and Rose got up from the bench and walked together hand in hand until they got back to the flat. When they got there they found the door busted in and Jackie stood in the doorway sobbing.

"Mum, what happened?" Rose asked as she hugged her mother.

"I don't know they came one minute and the next they were gone." Jackie said.

"Who? Who did this?" Rose asked.

"I don't know but they took Mickey, Rose they've got him." Jackie said.

"What on earth do they want with Mickey?" Rose asked.

"He knows how to get into somewhere they need to go." The Doctor said simply.