Doctor

I lay awake on the sofa in the library. I stroke Rose's hair as she sleeps and it only takes a little while before she wakes up. I watch her sit up. She combs her hand through her hair and turns to me with a smile but you could tell in her eyes she was still heavily grieving.

I go beside her and rub her back. I don't know how to help. She helped me with my grief but she did that so seamlessly.

Rose gets up and heads for her room. I figure that maybe she would enjoy some alone time so I don't follow her. Upon leaving the library the TARDIS sends thoughts into my head

Idiot/ she needs you/ distract her.

I roll my eyes even though she was completely right the TARDIS had always preferred Rose over me but I never did mind.

I enter the kitchen and put the kettle on. Not for tea but for coffee, lots and lots of coffee. As I put turn around I jump in shock as Martha is standing behind me, "oh hi! Didn't notice you were there sorry!"

"Yeah that seems to happen a lot Doctor," she says. After that we stand sipping coffee awkwardly until Rose comes in with her hair still damp from a shower.

She smiles at Martha who gives her back a forced one. I sigh at this why can't they just get along?

Overnight the TARDIS had landed us on earth. I didn't tell Rose though, mostly because it was in the centre of London which will indefinably upset her.

I sigh I was so incredibly unsure of what to do. She had chosen me over her family just like she had before she was grabbed by Pete. I thought that maybe she would have changed her mind. Not that I didn't favour the choice she made I just feel bad that's all.

I was about to speak whenever Rose's phone rings. She pats down her pocket trying to find it, "sitting on the console," I say she smiles at me as she goes to receive it.

I was very confused who would be phoning and what would It be regarding? I listen carefully trying to hear what it's about.

Martha is about to start talking but I put my finger on her lips. I didn't do it to be rude I did it because this was important. Who was she talking to?

Rose comes back in. she had a weird expression as though she didn't know how to react. Nothing that I had heard would have directed toward that expression though, so what had I not heard?

It then occurs to me. The TARDIS had stopped me from hearing it. Damn it! I decide to just be all mundane about it and learn the normal way.

"What was that about?" I ask her with way too much concern in my voice.

"Oh uuuh nothin' don't worry about it," I could tell by her answer she would tell me later in private.

The day was going by oddly slow but I didn't mind one bit. In fact I wanted it to go slower because cuddling with Rose in the library while we both sit reading very different books was possibly one of the best thing to do in this galaxy!

I sat reading about the many different ways I could fix my chameleon circuit without any intention of ever fixing it. While Rose sat and read 'The Fault In Our Stars' by John Green.

I for one would prefer to read anything than that but I knew I would have to sooner or later because my curiosity would most definitely get the better of me.

Suddenly I feel tears on my chest and I look down at Rose. She was crying over the book! Oh how I was going to tease her for this!

As though she picked up on my thoughts or maybe she just saw the amused look on my face but either way she said "I bet ten quid that you can't read this without crying."

"Deal!" I say it would be good to have an extra tenner in my pocket.

So for the rest of the day I sat and read The Fault in Our Stars. I was fine at the start the only thing I thought was that it was slightly depressing but then as it got closer and closer to the end I feel my eyes start to well up and before I know it I had finished the last page and I was balling my eyes out.

Rose was laughing her head off at this. "I cannot believe that the oncoming storm just cried at the fault in our stars!" she was defiantly getting too much enjoyment out of this.

She is looking at me with one of those tongue between the teeth smiles and I can't help but kiss her. Once again it didn't get further than kissing and once again I was fine with it but I wondered if Rose was.

Neither of us saw Martha standing just outside the door with tears in her eyes as we had been happily laughing being all couply. Maybe if I had noticed her I wouldn't have lost her but I was stupid and I hadn't realised she even liked me that way.

Before I had gotten Rose back if Martha had told me how she felt then maybe just maybe I could have told her that someday I might be able to feel about someone like that again. But now I had Rose again I didn't want to feel this way about anyone else.

So while Rose was asleep Martha left. I couldn't help but feel some sort of grief over it. She had been my friend after all that time and something as simple as her having a crush on me had made her leave? It did not make sense at all but still I had who I wanted so I was happy.

Next thing on my list is to find out about that phone call.

A/N

The Fault In our Stars is my favourite book and I have always wondered what the doctor's reaction to it would be. Also I thought it would be cute if they had a 'couply' moment about it.