The Doctor sat in the TARDIS, searching the index for a book that would provide hints about Time Lords, but did not reveal any future events, little did he know his grandson had already given a book that did just that to his daughter already.
He wanted to gradually ease his daughter into the idea of alien's existing and that she technically was an alien even if she was born on this planet and then he would reveal who he was to her.
The plan he had in his head was stupidly complicated and would probably cause more trouble than just telling Lily straight out that he was her father.
The Doctor found a book that would work for his purposes, the book was a large textbook about temporal physics that mentioned the Time Lords as a myth to explain how time travel was invented and since there was no longer a trace of Time Lords many planets did believe his race to be nothing more than a myth, but this book would do well enough as an introduction for them.
"Maybe Harry's right, maybe I should just get it over with, tell her everything I can."
The Doctor said to himself as he set down the book on the bench next to the TARDIS console and started flipping switches and turning knobs on the console and the TARDIS faded away and reappeared in a suburb in Surrey, in the backyard of a house he once lived in.
The Doctor knocked on the door and stood with his hands clasped behind his back while he waited for someone to answer. A young blonde woman opened the door. "Yes?" she said shortly. "Can I help you?" The younger Petunia Evans obviously was not in a very good mood. "Is Mrs. Evans in?" The words slightly sticking in his throat, even after his abandonment of his wife he felt very possessive of her and did not like the fact that she had been married to a different man.
"I'll get her, MUM!" Petunia yelled. "There's a man here to see you." She then pushed past The Doctor and walked away from the house.
The Doctor had a huge smile that was threatening to split his face as he saw a beautiful auburn haired woman descending the steps, he could not help but feel joy seeing his wife walking towards him, this was the first time he had seen her since he had come to the hospital after his regeneration when Lily was born, he had missed her with all of his hearts, but she would not know who he was.
"Hello can I help you?" Rose asked as she arrived at the front door.
"Yes Mrs. Evans my name is The Doctor, I'm a teacher at Lily's school, I was wondering if I could talk to you for a few moments." The words came out as he nervously shifted his feet on the front porch.
"Of course." Rose said with a gentle smile. "Come inside, can I get you a drink Doctor… I apologize I did not get your last name."
"No thank you and it's just The Doctor." The Doctor said as he followed Rose into a well furnished living room.
Rose sat on a couch opposite from the chair that The Doctor took a seat in.
"Oh I am sorry Doctor, I know your world is quite different, I was quite shocked when I heard the name of Skullrip from a goblin teller at Gringott's Lily's first year."
She said afraid that she had offended him.
The Doctor smiled at the woman. "No worries Mrs. Evans, I'm unique among wizards in my name, as I picked my own name. The reason I am here Mrs. Evans does not have anything to do with Lily's schooling per say, the reason I am here is because of Lily's father."
Rose's face fell a little when he said that, her smile slipping. "I'm sorry Doctor, but this year Lily's father and I have separated, I can give you his address and number if you need to speak with him." Rose started to stand to grab a pen and paper from a side table to write down the information for The Doctor.
"No Mrs. Evans, I need to speak with you about Lily's biological father, John Smith."
Rose fell back onto the couch as if she had been physically struck staring intently at The Doctor before whispering. "How do you even know about him, Lily and Petunia don't even know that Anthony isn't Lily's biological father."
The Doctor sighed, he really had not planned this conversation well.
"Rose, you may have noticed some strange things about your first husband when you were married to him, but what you did not know is that John Smith was not human, this is well known by certain elements of the government."
"Not human?" Rose said quietly. "Was he magical then?"
"Nothing like that Rose, he recently reappeared on Earth, by not human I mean that he is alien." Rose gasped at the statement. "Who are you really?" Rose asked as she stood again. "You must think I am foolish and you must also be a madman, John was strange but he was human as anyone."
The Doctor knew a way to prove without a doubt that he was telling her the truth and nervously stroked his newest eyebrow as he spoke again. "Rose I am not a madman and if you come outside with me for a moment I can show you the what I have told you is true."
Rose warily followed the man she thought was insane as he walked into her backyard, The Doctor walked to an empty spot and suddenly she could see a blue police box sitting in front of him in her yard. The Doctor swung the doors open and motioned for her to follow him and she did so carefully. "It's so much bigger in here." Rose said with a gasp.
The Doctor suddenly had a pained look on his face. "I wish I had done right and heard you say that years ago." The Doctor said quietly.
"What was that?" Rose asked as she heard him mutter while she was looking around the giant room in awe.
"Nothing." The Doctor said loudly. "Now I have a story to tell you, it is about a race of aliens who were known as Time Lords, more specifically about a Time Lord you knew as John Smith." The Doctor then strode forward and put his hands on the side of Rose's head and put his forehead against hers closing his eyes. "I'm sorry Rose this is the easiest way to tell you."
"What are you talking about?" she said, slightly scared by the man grabbing her, then Rose closed her eyes for a moment and was now being treated to the story of the Time Lord
in front of her called The Doctor.
The Doctor pulled his head away from Rose's and stared into her now open wide eyes, he had shown her a large amount of information about him, most of it since he had left her behind.
"Rose, please say anything." The Doctor said as Rose sat there staring at him shock written all over her face as she tried to process all of the memories now flowing through her head. "John…Doctor, I." Rose was at a loss for words so she strode forward towards him. Rose reached The Doctor, put her hands on his shoulder and then drove her knee forward slamming it into his crotch.
"Should have expected that." The Doctor moaned out in pain as he crumpled to the ground.
"You arrogant, narcissistic, overprotective prat, why did you wait so long if this is all true?" The Doctor groaned as he pulled himself up on the railing and leaned against it.
"I was foolish, but in my defense I was in no condition to act as a father, I was angry and unstable. The only reason I came to this time is because I wanted Harry to meet Lily." The Doctor froze, he had told her too much, she was now going to ask who Harry was and why he would want to meet Lily and he couldn't lie to her anymore.
"Harry?" Rose said dangerously. "Who is he then? Your child with another woman you professed to love then abandoned."
The Doctor looked like he had been stabbed with those words as he winced. "Rose…I did…I still do love you and you saw what I was like I wasn't the man you loved anymore. Harry is not my son, he's my grandson, our grandson Rose."
The Doctor let that information sink in for her. "Grandson?" Rose asked and The Doctor nodded. "But you said you wanted him to meet Lily." The Doctor nodded again. "How can my grandson not know his own mother?" She asked shakily.
"Lily was murdered when Harry was fifteen months old." The Doctor answered tears leaking from his eyes.
"This is a time machine, I've seen you save people, you showed me go save your daughter."
"I cannot do that Rose, Harry is part of established events, his mother died thirteen years before I found him." The Doctor said gently.
"You have to save her, you can't let my baby die." Rose cried.
"I can't interfere, but I promise you, I will be there waiting when it happens, Harry died just before I found him, but then I showed up in this ship and he regenerated. I can't promise anything beyond being there for her, hoping that she regenerates."
The Doctor moved closer to Rose, took her into his arms and she started sobbing against his chest.
The Doctor carried Rose to his bedroom in the TARDIS and laid her in his bed and she continued to fitfully sleep tossing and turning under the covers.
The Doctor sat next to the bed as the mother of his child slept, he had been watching her all night, waiting for her to wake. Rose rolled over and opened her eyes to stare at The Doctor. "I want to meet him, my grandson, Harry" The Doctor nodded. "As soon as I can I'll bring him, I'm sure he'll be overjoyed to meet you, now let's get you back inside the house."
The Doctor and Rose walked inside the house that they had bought together sitting in the living room again. "I know we need to talk more Rose but I need to get back to the school, I was telling you the truth, I work at Lily's school right now I haven't got the courage to talk to Lily, but I want you to be there when I talk to her now."
Rose nodded and leaned against The Doctor feeling the double heartbeat as they sat in silence.