Rose stood there in shock of what had just happened, how could she have been so stupid?
"What was that all about?" yelled Jackie
Ben walked up to Rose and whispered in her ear.
"Go after him"
"What?"
"Go after him, now before he does something stupid"
"He wouldn't. . "
"You never know, now go"
"OK, I'll try and find him"
Rose looked at everyone in the room apologetically and left to go and find The Doctor.
"What the hell has she done?" asked Jackie looking at Ben.
Ben turned to face Jackie and began to explain to Jackie what had happened.
--
Rose went back to the flat; she didn't think he would be anywhere else. Rose carefully opened the door and walked in to the flat, to see The Doctor standing there just as she suspected.
For a minute they both stood there in silence, thinking of what to say.
Rose decided to speak first and whispered 'I'm sorry"
"Yeah" said The Doctor
"I am, it was a mistake, I just – "
"Just what?!" interrupted The Doctor "You just happened to kiss him? "
"No, you don't get how close me and Ben are!"
"Do you love him?" asked The Doctor
"What?"
"Do you love Ben? It's a simple question yes or no?"
"No! I don't love Ben, I've never loved Ben, he's just a friend, he's my best friend, that's all"
"I'm sure Ben doesn't see it that way."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"It means that it's funny that as soon as we had a little fight he kisses you, tries to get you"
"It wasn't Ben's fault, it's my fault, if I had never walked out none of this would have happened."
"Technically it's my fault. I said that you and Ben were more than friends, which evidently you have just proved me to be correct!"
"..!" yelled Rose
"Then why did you kiss him?"
"I was upset, I wanted to forget what was happening between us just for a minute. Doctor you've got to listen to me, it meant nothing. Nothing at all" said Rose as she walked up to The Doctor and held his hands "I can't live without you Doctor, I've tried to and I hated every second of it, I've just got you back, I need you more than anyone."
"I need you too" Said The Doctor "You know I do, I just hate the thought of you and him"
"Then don't think about it"
"That's easier said than done Rose"
"I know, but don't give up on us, please. Give me one more chance, don't give up. What do ya say?"
The Doctor stood there staring at Rose about to give his answer.
--
SLAP!
Jackie Tyler's hand came in to contact with Ben's face.
"Why the hell did you do that?!" yelled Jackie "You could ruin everything they have, you know how much Rose wanted him back and how much she missed him. Hell, you picked up the pieces last time. Do you wanna see her like that again?!"
"Jackie, you know I don't want that"
"Then why ruin their relationship?"
"I didn't mean to, it just happened" insisted Ben.
"Oh, it just happened! Well that's alright then!" said Jackie sarcastically.
"Jackie it didn't mean anything and believe me I don't wanna see Rose like she was again, it broke my heart seeing her like that every day, she was lifeless and empty."
"Exactly you idiot! If anything happens between those two, I am holding you personally responsible. You got that?!"
Ben backed away as she began to yell "Yep, understood" he whispered
"Good! Now let's pray they'll be ok for your sake"
--
"Well?" asked Rose
"Rose. . ." began The Doctor "You know I could never leave you, I love you, more than anything in this world, this universe infact and every universe out there, you know that"
"I know, but are we gonna be ok me and you?"
"Yeah we'll be ok, I promise, it'll just take a while" said The Doctor stroking Rose's cheek.
"I know, I'm sorry, I've messed everything up haven't I?"
"No you haven't, if anything it's just proved our love for each other, we love each other and we can deal with anything."
"OK" whispered Rose, relieved that everything was going to be ok.
"OK, let's go to bed"
"Alright" said Rose and The Doctor walked towards their bedroom "Doctor?"
"Yeah?"
"I love you"
"I love you too, now come on."
Rose smiled, happy that everything was truly alright, they would be fine from now on, they were both strong together, like The Doctor said this just proved how strong they were together by their love. Now all she had to do was sort out Ben.