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DAY 1384

LPOV:

"Come on you fucker." I groan as I reach out for the coconuts. Over the past few weeks my raft has been coming along nicely, I was able to make more lashings soon after I found out I was running low and now I'm over half way done on the raft. Today the heat wave has really been hitting hard and it's practically unbearable to be on the beach...where my raft is located, so I decided today would be a scavenging day, hence why I'm about 13ft off the ground in a tree trying to collect coconuts.

I lose my balance slightly and have to grip onto the slim branch that I'm laying on. "Shit." I hiss gripping onto it tightly. I try to calm my heart as I stare at the ground that seems so far away from me right now.

After a moment I finally collect my breath, find my balance and continue with my task of collecting the coconuts. With my new tight grip I manage to pull down a few more coconuts for my pile. "A couple more then I'm done." I nod reaching out for the last few ripe ones.

"Easy does it." I whisper as the branch I'm balanced on wobbles.

I get on more down and reach for the final coconut. It's a little bit out of reach so I shimmy forward slightly and stretch my arm out. "Nearly there." I groan stretching my arm out.

Just as my finger tips brush the shell I feel myself jolt and the sound of bark snapping reaches my ears. I whirl my head back and see the branch I'm resting on is slowly snapping. "Oh shit."

I try to scramble backwards but before I know it I'm falling towards the ground. I crash onto the ground land harshly on my right shoulder. "Fuck, fuck, fuck." I cry out as a burning pain shoots through my arm.

I haul myself up into a sitting position, look over my right shoulder and see nothing looks out of place. "No dislocation." I breath a sigh of relief. That would not be pretty at all. I prod around and feel what seems to be a sprain. "I can handle that."

I collect my breath for a moment then lift myself off the ground and head down to the beach, along with what feels like a sprained shoulder I can feel bits of bark lodged in my skin, I can already feel the blood running down my back. "Well I've had worse." I hiss pulling them out, my mind goes back to when I completely sliced my thigh open, some days I swear I can still feel the burn. When I get the final piece out I walk into the ocean to clean the wounds.

Thankfully the cool sea air sooths the pain in my shoulder, but I know the second I get out the sea the pain will be back full force. I try to move my arm under the water, but the pain is too powerful. "Fuck sake." How the hell am I supposed to finish the raft with my shoulder like this.

I flip through all my medial training and remember what I learned about sprains. "A shoulder sprain is a tear of shoulder ligaments, the tough bands of fibrous tissue that connect bones to one another inside or around the shoulder joint. Healing time could take from 3 to 6 weeks, with heat packs, ice packs, stretches and over the counter medication. I guess one out of three isn't too bad."

"I guess it would be too good to be true if there weren't any setbacks." I sigh sitting down in the sea with the cool waves gently brushing against my shoulder.

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DAY 1398

BPOV:

"You sure Bo? I know you've had a busy week." Kenzi says placing Ava down.

"Of course, I live for the weekends with my girl." I nod watching Ava run over to Doc and cuddle into his fury neck. "Tamsin wasn't too pleased, but I've already told her my family comes first."

"Hmmm and how are things going with everyone's favourite Valkyrie?"

"Fine." I shrug.

"Oooh." Kenzi laughs. "That sounds great."

"She's just a bit much sometimes. A tad pushy."

"Pushy...she's not pressuring you into anything is she?" Kenzi demands dropping Ava's weekend bag on the floor.

"No nothing like that. Sometimes I just want a quiet night in with Doc, and she's blowing up me phone with invites to some party."

"A bit too keen is she." Kenzi grimaces.

"Yeah a bit, but it's been nice to have someone near, to talk to and stuff."

"You've got me." Kenzi pouts.

"Alright...let's keep the jealousy to a minimum shall we." I laugh pushing her towards the door. "Now get lost, I want to spend some time with my babies."

"Okay, okay. You be good Ava." Kenzi calls out as she opens my front door. "I'll see you Sunday." She says giving me a kiss on the cheek and closing the door behind us.

"Right my baby girl, what shall we do?" I ask Ava.

Ava looks at me for a moment before letting go of Doc's tail and running to her weekend bag. She drags it over in her little hands and points to it. "Something in here Aves?"

"Yea." She nods causing her curls to fall across her face.

"Okay then." I laugh brushing them clear. I open her bag, move aside her clothes and pull out a DVD, causing her to squeal in delight. "Oh god Aves, you still obsessed with this." I groan looking at the cover of Frozen. "I thought we'd moved onto Toy Story by now."

"No BoBo." She frowns.

"Fine." I sigh heading towards the TV.

Ava giggles and hauls her little body onto the couch next to Doc. "Elsa Doccy." She grins patting Doc and pointing to the TV.

"You want some juice kiddo?"

"Juice." She nods.

I head into the kitchen and make Ava some juice and grab her a small bag of sweets, I know Kenzi would chew my ear off for giving her sugar this late, but it's my job as her aunty to do all the fun stuff. As I look over at Ava laughing away as the two young characters appear on the screen, I can't help but let my mind wander to it being mine and Laurens little girl on the couch watching Frozen for the 50th time.

"Don't go there tonight Bo." I shake my head of those thoughts and go back into the living room. "Okay angel, here's some juice and sweeties...just don't tell mummy." I whisper.

Ava nods with a big grin and focuses back on the TV. For most of the movie I find myself just watching Ava as she giggles as gasps her way through the film, she definitely has her mothers flare for dramatics when somethings on the TV. As the credits begin to roll she just looks up at me with her big brown eyes.

"Again?" I ask fighting off my smile. She just nods and turns her attention back to the screen with a smile just like Hales. What I wouldn't give to go back to a time of feeling as content as she looks.

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DAY 1423

LPOV:

Another airplane

Another sunny place

I'm lucky, I know

But I wanna go home

I've got to go home

Let me go home

I'm just too far

From where you are

I gotta come home

Let me come home

I've had my run

Baby I'm done

I wanna come home

I sing as loud as I can as I work on the raft. I think that might be the only good thing about being stuck on a deserted island, I can sing as loud as I want with no one judging my croaky singing voice.

"But you always liked my voice didn't you Bo, I remember you having some dream about me singing in French at one point." I laugh thinking about watching Bo moan my name.

I tie off the log I've been working on and give my back a stretch, when I hear the satisfying cracks I give my shoulders a roll and sigh when no pain flares up. "Still all good." I sigh in relief.

After a month of resting my shoulder is finally better. I'm able to move it without being in pain or stiff…and thankfully that means I'm back to finishing up the raft. Now all that's left it finishing half of top layer, make the oars and the sail.

"I can't believe I did this Bo." I laugh as I tie the logs together.

"With how the weather's looking now I should be right on schedule." Before my accident it looked like I would finish a few weeks before, giving me plenty of time to double and triple check the raft. But now I'm going to be done exactly when the stormy season arrives.

"As long as I keep up this tempo of working from sun rise to sun set I should be good. I can get this done."

A cool breeze blows against my sweaty skin and I look up as the waves start to crash on the sand a bit harsher. "The days are getting cooler also, for the first time in months I had to sleep in the cave last night with a fire going. I used to dread the cold seasons here, but now it just means I'm a day closer to being home with you."

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DAY 1431

BPOV:

"I'm not going over this again Tamsin." I sigh carrying our empty plates to the sink.

"I just don't understand why you won't hear me out on this."

"Because I don't want to. I've made my mind up and you need to respect that."

Tomorrow is mine and Laurens 5th anniversary and since Lauren went missing I usually spend it with the gang, but this year feels different, this year I just want to spend it on my own. Sadly, Tamsin doesn't seem to understand why and has been whining in my ear for the past hour about how she wants to be there for me.

"I respect everything about you Bo, I just think it's time you let me in more."

"Jesus Christ Tamsin, you're acting like we're a couple."

"Aren't we?" She demands.

"No." I scoff turning away from the sink and towards her. "It's only been a few months, and I told you what this was when it started. So, if you don't like it you know where the door is."

"You're joking right. I try and be there for you and you kick me out." Tamsin says with anger lacing her voice.

My god does this woman ever listen. "I'm not kicking you out Tamsin, I'm giving you a choice. Grow up or leave because I'm not doing this all night."

"Bo can you..." Tamsin tries to continue going around in circles but I'm really not in the mood today.

"Can you just back off Tamsin." I snap slamming my hand against the table. "I've really had enough now. Tomorrow is mine and Laurens day and I won't have anyone ruining it so just back off. Being this needy isn't good, it's getting pathetic now."

"I'm pathetic." She scoffs with a laugh.

"A bit." I nod.

"That's rich coming from you Bo, because I'm not the one pining after a woman that's most likely dead...it's pretty sad honestly." She says staring me down.

As soon as those words leave her mouth I feel a fire grow inside me and my succubus rise up. "Get the fuck out." I say trying to keep calm.

"Bo..." She tries.

"You need to leave now." I warn. "Because if you stay I won't be responsible for what happens next." I growl feeling my eyes flicker blue.

Tamsin nods and backs away from me towards the front door, she passes Doc who gives her a growl of his own. "I'm sorry." She mumbles before opening the door and slipping out.

I let out a breath as I begin to calm down, my succubus also goes back into her cage, happy that the enemy has left. "How the fuck could she say that." I say moving to my fridge and grabbing a bottle of beer.

"Maybe it's my fault Doc." I say looking down at my boy who's followed me to the couch. "Have I given her the idea that I've given up Lauren because we spend some time together." Doc just whines and rests his head on my thigh. "Because I haven't...and I never will." I say looking towards the photos of me and Lauren on our mantel piece.

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KNOCK…KNOCK…KNOCK

I pause the latest episode of The Crown and make my way to the door. Doc lets out a warning bark to whoever is on the other side before laying back down in his bed. "You should be by my side you know." I scoff, some guard dog he's turning out to be.

I open the door and I'm first greeted with a bunch of flowers. They move down and I see Tamsin sorry looking face staring back at me. "I'm so sorry Bo."

"I've been ignoring your calls these past couple days for a reason." I sigh.

"I know, and I understand if you slam the door in my face. I just want to apologies."

I stare at her for a moment before opening the door and letting her in. Doc notices who enters our home and lets out some soft growls. "Down boy, I come in peace." Tamsin says holding her free hand up.

"Be good Doc." I tell him. He looks between us both before giving up and laying back down but making sure to keep his eye on her.

"I think I brought a present for the wrong person." She says slowly sitting down next to me.

"No offence but I don't think it would work, he just doesn't like you." I shrug.

"Fair enough." Tamsin nods turning her attention to me. "These are for you."

"Thanks." I take the flowers from her and lay them on the table.

"I'm really sorry Bo, I was such a bitch."

"You were." I agree making her laugh slightly. "You fucked up big time yesterday Tamsin, what on earth made you think to say that?"

"If I'm being honest I was jealous, I really like you and I just feel like I'm never going to be able to live up to Lauren."

"I wanted to rip you a part when you said that about Lauren. You had no right."

"I know, I know. I'm so sorry about that again." She winces. "I was a fucking asshole, I was just lashing out because I was worried you didn't want me."

"I didn't want you right then, and that's something you need to get used to."

"I'll work on that, if you still want anything to do with me."

"I'm not going to lie to you Tamsin, you said you were worried that you couldn't like up to Lauren, and you were right, you won't ever be able to live up to Lauren, no one will ever be able to live up to her. She's the most incredible woman I've ever known and ever will know...and if I'm being honest I don't ever want anyone to live up to her. Lauren's the love of my life."

Tamsin nods and stares down at her legs. "So where does that leave me."

"That's up to you. You need to decide if you can handle the fact that I may never be able to feel anything for you." I shrug trying to be honest as possible. "All I can offer you right now is coffee dates, pizza and romcoms."

"I don't want to lose you."

"I don't want to lose you either. You're a bit of an asshole but I'm not going to lie, you've put a smile on my face these past few months."

"Then I'll take what I can get." She nods with a smile coming across her face.

"Good...but I promise you, if you ever speak about Lauren that way again I will kill you."

"Noted." Tamsin says with wide eyes.

"Okay then. You order the pizza and I'll pick the film."

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DAY 1442

LPOV:

"I can't believe it."

I step back and admire my work. "It's done." I laugh.

"It's actually done." I feel some tears prick at my eyes as I look at the completed raft.

After months of hard work…full of blood, sweat an tears I finally did it. "I wish I had a camera right now, there's no way anyone would believe me if I told them I made a real-life fucking raft to get me home." I laugh.

"Just one final thing to do." I say reaching for a stick that I've tied part of clothing to. Today the strong winds are blowing it towards me, completely the opposite way that we need. Over the past weeks the wind and rain has been picking up, it lit a fire under my arse honestly, I knew I needed to get this done fast.

"Give it a week I say. A week for the winds to pick up and head in the direction we need."

"We're nearly there Bo." I sigh lifting her locket and giving it a kiss.

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DAY 1454

My eyes shoot open as a gust of wind blows through my cave. I sit up and look as daylight starts to peak through and the birds chirp in the sky. I crawl over to the opening of my cave and can't help the huge grin that comes across my face when I see my calculations were spot on. The clothing on my stick is blowing strong towards the sea, exactly what I want.

So today is the day. I take a breath and sit back down into my cave. "Arrange your thoughts Lauren." I say trying to calm my excited heart. I haven't felt like this in so long.

"First breakfast to get my strength up, the wind will only do so much." I had a feeling that last night that today would be the day, so yesterday I done all my fishing for the next couple days. Without any type of storage while I'm out at sea there's only so much cooked fish I can take, so if I don't find any boats or people straight away I'll have to be living off coconuts, just like when I first arrived.

I scoff down as much fish as I can and drink half a litre of rain water that I collected during the evenings of this past week. "When I get home I never want to see another bit of fish ever again."

I begin to pack away my skate, spear and put out my cave fire. I take one last look around the place that's kept me warm and dry for so long, the place that's kept me sane by allowing me to dray my beautiful Bo on the walls. "Time to go." I nod heading out to the stormy weather.

I get to my raft and triple check everything is tied on. My food is secure, my equipment is secure, and the sail is ready. "This is it." I stare out at the rough seas and feel some panic run through me, some flashbacks of the last time I tried this run through my head.

"We can do it." I wrap my arms around the raft and drag it towards the sea. The waves try to push it back, but I keep pulling, as soon as the water reaches my waist I climb on top and begin rowing towards the waves.

"It's working." I shout kicking my feet in the sea.

I feel myself jolt forward as I reach the larger waves, I look over my shoulder and see I've some more rowing. I row as hard as I can as the waves batter against my back. "Come on Lauren."

"Just hold on." I groan as they continue to hit me.

I look back over my shoulder and see us approaching the wave that nearly killed me last time. "Not yet." I say rowing a few more times.

"Get ready." I give one last strong row and turn myself around to face the wave. I grip onto the line holding the sail down.

"Nearly there, hold on."

"HOLD ON." I shout before giving the line a tug and letting the door fly up and catch the wind. I hold on for dear life as it sends me sailing up the wave. "OH FUCK." I scream as we practically fly over it and onto calmer seas.

"I think we did it." I laugh grabbing onto my oars again. "I think we did it Bo." I'm nearly crying as I continue to row away.

The sea is practically flat now. "Oh my god we did it."

I wipe the water from my face and look towards the island as it gets further and further away from me. I slow down slightly and feel a lump form in my throat and I just stare at it, I've never seen it like this before, how amazing it looks. "Goodbye." I whisper as the tears gather in my eyes. No matter how badly I hated it there, it's been my home. I wipe my tears and pick up my speed again.

"I'm coming Bo."

A/N: FINALLY…SHE'S COMING HOME. I know it's been a long time coming and I appreciate all your patience. I know this chapter my have had a lot of time jumps, but I didn't want to keep you all waiting anymore...let's bring our favourite Doctor home.