The penultimate chapter *screams*
3rd August
Her dad had dropped her off in the same way that he had picked her up. She had kissed his cheek and told him that she would call him but she knew that he still felt the same way and he didn't want to let her go back to him.
Clara rubbed her eyes as she tried to complete her article. She had managed to get a lot done and it was mainly just finishing it off before starting her next one.
"You're the girl from the newspaper."
She turned to the man. "Sorry?"
"You're the girl who is … you know for the man widely known as the Fucker."
She blinked at him. "Firstly he is not using me for sex and secondly, what gives you the right to judge us on what one newspaper has reported on?"
The man looked a little stumped. "Just everyone seems to be talking about it at the moment. Is it true that it is the only reason you got the job?"
Clara glared at him. "I have better things to do." She got a pair of headphones out of her bag and plugged them into the laptop to try and block out anyone else who was going to bring it up.
"Some people have no fucking respect." Clara fumed as she walked into the writer's room.
"And good morning to you too." Jack joked.
"I was asked on the train this morning if I was the girl that was you know for the man widely known as the Fucker. Dear lord it took me everything not to shout at him." She said as she sat down.
"I am guessing things are still bad between you and your dad as well then." Amy commented.
Clara sighed. "He won't even give him a chance."
"It was probably the worst way that he could have found out that your daughter is dating someone who is roughly the same age as yourself. Clara, it was plastered all over the front of the newspaper."
"I know that. I am just going to give him a bit of time. Let everything sink in and then, maybe try again."
"Why don't you just turn up on his doorstep with the Doctor intact?" Jack causally asked.
"Because that is the worst idea in the world. If River's dad punched him, my dad will try to knock him out. Not that I think he would be able to."
"Your dad punched the Doctor." Jack turned his attention to River.
"He said it was because he didn't like the look of him but he wasn't the first of my boyfriends that he punched." River said, not breaking the speed of her typing.
"Anyway, I want my dad to get used to the relationship and I understand that will take time. It took me long enough to get used to the fact that I had fallen for him myself. One good thing did come out of the trip, my Gran cannot wait to meet him. So I might have to take him to Blackpool soon anyway. We just won't be going too close to my dad's."
"It didn't go well then."
Clara sighed. "I wish I could say that it did."
"Do you really think your dad would knock me out?"
"I think he would have a good go at it. After all, he does think that you are just using me for sex still." She rose up on her tiptoes and pecked the Doctor's lips when he gave her a sad smile. "Everything will be okay in the end."
"The thing was, you were waiting for something to go wrong."
"I was waiting for something to go wrong between us."
"Same thing isn't it?" He opened his mouth before closing it again, carefully choosing his words. "Let's leave this all behind for a bit."
"What do you mean?" She asked.
"I had wanted to keep it as a surprise but I was planning on taking you away for a few days. Somewhere just so that you can forget about writing about politics and just have some down time. It has been a bit full on since you started."
"Can we do that?"
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, you are the editor of Gallifrey, a newspaper that is published six days a week, and I am the political and educational journalist, to which the paper is famous for. We are two of the most important components of the paper. Can we just up and go on holiday?"
"I know a freelance journalist that can cover your part of the paper and I have someone that I can rely on to do my job. The problem isn't us going, it is whether us going is going to look like we are running away slightly."
"I understand where you are coming from but it would be nice to get away wouldn't it. You know that this has only come about because I declined them." She smiled with realisation. "Couldn't we do the same? I know it might sound a bit tit for tat but you said that there have been journalist that have had their whole careers destroyed because of Skaro. Why don't we expose them for the bullies they are?"
The Doctor looked like he was considering it. "It would be tit for tat."
Clara nodded.
"It could work though. No one has ever gone against Skaro though."
"We could be the first."
"It could make us or break us. If we do it and it fails, that could be it for Gallifrey."
"You're the editor. It is your paper. You are the one to give it the go ahead."
"It would be great if it did work."
"It would definitely break Skaro."
"I expect they would have a lot of skeletons in their closet."
"You did say that you would try and uncover all of theirs if they found one in mine." She reminded him.
"I did, didn't I?" He smiled at her. "Let's do it then. Let's try and bring down Skaro."
"Really?"
"Really. We will start tonight. We can get everyone on it. There will have to be a lot of interviews. Yes, everyone will get involved. It will show them that if they mess with one person in Gallifrey, we stick by them. Oh Clara Oswald, what would I do without you?"
"Realistically, without me, this wouldn't have happened in the first place."
He chuckled. "I am glad you are here."
She smiled up at him. "So am I."
"Right, back to work. I need to make a few phone calls." He said as he left her.
"I thought I was the boss."
"Not here" The Doctor shouted over his shoulder.
Clara was stupid to think that they wouldn't be alright. Of course they would be alright. It was her and the Doctor against the world and weirdly it made so much sense.
