But
sister you know I'm so weary
And you know sister
My hearts
been broken
Sometimes, sometimes
My mind is too strong to
carry on
Too strong to carry on
Alexi Murdoch – Orange Sky
I open the door for Jackie who's mouth has not stopped since she saw me standing at the base of the stairs. Mickey is close behind, and the anger is clear on his face. So Jackie has told him finally why we are still here. I wonder just how much she has told him. I let her enter before me, almost walking into her as she stops, hand to her mouth, silent suddenly. I look up, see them just as clearly as she can. They have yet to notice us, too consumed by each other. I take in the two bodies before me, both beautiful in their own way. But mear seconds are all it takes for everything to fall apart. They are both at peace finally but it is really never meant to be. Jackie is across the room before I can stop her, arms flailing wildly at the Doctor. Not noticing that she hits Rose with the blows that miss. Mickey has disappeared back out onto the estate without a word. With a sigh I rush forward pulling Jackie from them both, turning her around and pushing her out of the TARDIS. Mickey is leaning against the TARDIS, staring off at nothing so I push Jackie to the ground beside him, slaming the door home. "He's... he promised..." She looks to me as if I hold the answer and all I can do is shrug. Inside those doors were the two people I loved most, two people that deserved what love they could get. They found it with each other, but some things made you question. He never meant to hurt her and I knew that, but he had. That was inexcuseable. I had seen him when threatened, Rose in the balance. In those times he was dangerous, frightening. Then in those seconds I had seen him truly happy, focused solely on her, pleasing her. That is what he meant to give her. They had chosen to remain, so I would stand beside them. I would protect her from his anger and his pain as best I could. See that he never truly hurt her again. If that meant one day taking her from him, then that would be what I did. But for now I would let them try, let them be happy. Because I had no right to deny them that.