"Home sweet home," The Doctor smiled, as he unlocked the door to his beloved ship. "How've you been, old girl? I've missed you," He said, running his hand along the controls. Rose was behind him, grinning.

"Aw you old softy!" She slipped her jacket off and hung it over the railings.

"What? I have missed it. The TARDIS reminds me of adventure and danger, not weddings and champagne," He remarked.

"I didn't think that you minded the domestic life that much," Rose frowned. "I thought it was fun!"

"Yeah, it was. Hey, do you know what I wanna do?" The Doctor grinned. Rose shrugged. "Shall we check out our bathroom?" He waggled his eyebrows and Rose laughed. He grabbed her hand and they strolled down the corridor. "Here it is! Our bathroom. The greatest adventure of our life," He opened the door with a floursih. "Ta da!" He stood there proudly, as Rose peered in.

"Yeah, and?" She said. The Doctor put his hands on his hips and pulled a face.

"What do you mean, 'yeah, and'?"

"Well, I've seen it before. No biggie," She shrugged, and entered the bathroom. The Doctor was offended, and he glared at her. She turned around and sighed. "Listen, do you want me to make a big deal out of it for you?" He nodded eagerly, and she rolled her eyes. "Wow, it's amazing! I wish that I could live in this wonderful, brilliant, perfectly perfect bathroom!"

"No need to overdo it," The Doctor tutted, and he walked out of the bathroom. Rose fixed her hair in the mirror and then leaned against the sink. The Doctor could be an idiot sometimes. Her mobile trilled to life, and she scrambled through her trouser pockets. She flicked her hair back from her face and answered it.

"Hello?" She chirped.

"Rose?" Her mother sobbed.

"Mum? What it is, what's wrong?"

"I'm at the hospital. It's the baby," Jackie managed to squeeze out, and Rose heard Mitchell in the background trying to comfort her.

"Alright, I'll be right there," Rose promised her, and she ended the call. She ran to the main control room, looking for the Doctor. She found him fixing a light socket. "My mum's in the hospital. She wants me to meet her there," Rose panted.

"What's wrong?" The Doctor asked, concerned.

"I dunno, she didn't say. But could we go there please?" The Doctor nodded, and he jumped up from the ground, put in the co-ordinates of the hospital and slammed the main lever down.

Rose and the Doctor scurried to the reception.

"Do you know which room Jackie Webb is in?" Rose asked, breathlessly. As usual, they had parked a long way away. The receptionist sniffed as she checked the computer.

"May I ask how you know her?" She asked snootily.

"I'm her daughter, and this is my-"

"Boyfriend. I'm her boyfriend," The Doctor cut in, and gave the receptionist a false smile. Rose raised an eyebrow at him, but nodded her head in agreement. "So, can we go in?"

"I suppose so. Mrs Webb is in room 76, on the maternity ward."

"Thanks," Rose muttered, and they headed for the stairs."Boyfriend?" She whispered to the Doctor.

"I don't think they would have let me in if you'd said 'Oh yeah, he's a time travelling alien from another planet. Oh, but don't worry, he's my friend. Can we see Jackie now?' Like they would have let you go in for that!" The Doctor remarked, as they reached the maternity ward. A young nurse walked by them, and the Doctor stopped her. "Excuse me, but do you know which room Jackie Tyler-"

"Webb," Rose muttered.

"Jackie Webb is in?" The Doctor asked. The nurse pointed towards the long corridor, and they thanked her. "How vague was that?"

"Shut up, we just need to find my mum! Look, there's Mitchell," Rose noticed him sitting outside a room. He spotted them too, and he gave them a small smile. "What's happened?"

"Jackie had a miscarriage. The baby died a week ago," Mitchell said solemnly. Rose clamped a hand to her mouth and she felt tears prick her brown eyes.

"A week ago...But that was at your wedding," The Doctor worked out, and Mitchell nodded.

"One too many drinks, I think. The baby was a little boy." Mitchell informed them. The Doctor smiled gently.

"Is Mum OK?" Rose asked, peering in through the small window.

"She's sleeping. You can go and see her if you want to," Mitchell opened the door and Rose went in quietly.

"Hi Mum," She whispered. The Doctor stood in the doorway and watched her. "How are you doin'? I'm OK. I'll help you get through this. Me, and Mitchell and the Doctor. We're all gonna be there for you. It will be hard, but you can rely on us to make you feel better. And you think of your little baby, watchin' you from heaven. He wouldn't want his mummy to be sad. He'd want his mummy to be happy," She said, and a single tear dripped down to her cheek. She leaned over and kissed Jackie's head. "See you later." She got up slowly and brushed Jackie's blond hair off her face. She turned to the Doctor, and smiled weakly. "She'll be fine."

"Need a hug?" The Doctor asked sadly. Rose nodded, and buried herself in his chest. As she cried, the Doctor held her softly. He hadn't seen her be this upset for a while, and he knew that it was best just to let it all out. Mitchell came in behind them and patted the Doctor on the back.

"Thanks for comin'. I'll tell 'er that you came to see 'er," Mitchell smiled, and kissed Rose's tear streaked cheek. They left the building without a word to one another. Rose clasped the Doctor's hand as they walked across the road to the TARDIS, and she bit her lip, hoping that tears wouldn't spill over in a public place.

"Thanks for takin' me," Rose said.

"It was my pleasure. Are you sure you're going to be OK?"

Rose thought about it for a while. "Yeah," She said finally. "I'm gonna be fine."

Aww. What a sad chapter. Miscarriages are a very serious subject and I hope I did the emotional scenes justice.

Anyway, I hope you don't end on a sad note!

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