Thanks for the reviews! I appreciate them! :)

Though it is not nearly enough to keep Rose and Donna alive... Haha just kidding. I don't want them dead. Besides, I have decided to make the Doctor one of the good guys again. He is not going to kill anyone.

Let me know what you think about this chapter!

'I would be taking a risk by doing that,' the Doctor lied when Rose had told him her plan.

'Why? What could possibly go wrong? You duplicate her with that stuff I found in the TARDIS, whatever it is, and you can bring her back. Simply as that. Your past-self kills the double and she gets to live. How is that risky?' Rose asked.

'Because…' the Doctor swallowed his words.

'You don't want to save her. Is that it? Do you want her to stay dead?'

'Well… I have always lived with the rule that what is dead should stay dead. If I cross that line, if I chose to use my ability of travelling through time to conquer the death, I would be a God. And that is not what you want, nor what I want. I should not use that power and you know it. I was going to do the same with you. You were dead and I wanted to bring you back. What would that make me?' the Doctor replied darkly.

Rose looked at him proudly, finally he was thinking rationally. She had missed that.

'You can make an exception this time. For your friends. Because you were the one who killed her,' Rose said. 'I agree with you, you shouldn't abuse your power as a time traveller, but in this case, you can save her in a subtle way, without creating any paradoxes, and you would make Jack very happy.'

'Would I make you happy?' the Doctor asked.

'Definitely,' Rose grinned.

'Right!' the Doctor exclaimed, walking back to the spot where Jack and the rest of the Torchwood team were sitting. He had made sure that they weren't eavesdropping while he was talking to Rose. 'I have a plan! And I need your cooperation to make it work!'

'And that is?' Jack asked hopefully.

'That involves you not knowing anything about my plan,' the Doctor declared. 'You are stuck in a linear timeline, which means that you need to stay away from what I am going to do. I can't have you around, you would only mess things up.'

'What? What are you going to do then?' Jack demanded.

'I am going to get Gwen back for you. That is what you want, isn't it?' the Doctor said.

'Why?' Jack asked.

'Pardon?'

'Why are you doing this? First you kill her, now you are pretending to save her. What's wrong with you?' Jack asked, realizing too late that he was insulting again.

'I am not pretending anything. I said I wanted to be your friend. I am still keeping up with your rudeness because I want to do something good for you. I can still change my mind, you know? It is me who is pulling the strings,' the Doctor said somewhat irritated.

'Yes… yes, alright, I am sorry,' Jack said quickly.

'I am going to bring Gwen back. Why can't you be a bit more grateful? I starting to believe that I liked you better when you were still trembling on your feet at the mere presence of me. You are far too disrespectful for my liking,' the Doctor growled.

'Maybe he will give you respect when he trusts you again!' Rose interrupted before it would get nasty.

'I want him to show respect now!' the Doctor yelled, slamming his hands down on the desk on which Jack was sitting. The immortal jumped up and quickly moved back from the angry Time Lord.

'I-I am sorry!' Jack repeated. 'I never meant to upset you! I am just angry at you because of what you have done, I didn't think. I almost forgot that you are the same man who killed her! I almost forgot that I was still dealing with that monster.'

'Rose stepped between the two, hoping that the Doctor wouldn't reply to that remark, but he did it anyway.

'What did you call me?' the Doctor asked in a soft whisper.

'You are saying that you have changed? I don't buy it! Rose! Why are you falling for this act? Look at him! He is insane!' Jack screamed, forgetting every threat the Doctor has ever made.

'Jack, stop this. He is not insane and you should stop provoking him. He was going to help you, don't ruin it now,' Rose shot back furiously.

The Doctor was shaking, just like he had been when he was facing Cobb. He was trying so hard to keep his own emotions under control. If he failed right now, he would go back on his word to save Gwen. Maybe he would even take out his fury on Jack or his team. And Jack seemed to see that now, he saw how the Time Lord was trying to keep himself in check. He would be a fool to push it any further, his Torchwood would get destroyed and he would never get Gwen back.

There was not much choice left for the Captain. He could either apologize to the Doctor, show him respect and let him get Gwen back, or he could continue challenging the Doctor and make him his enemy again, ruining the possible friendship between them and losing his Torchwood. There was a great possibility that Rose couldn't stop the Time Lord from whatever he was going to do if Jack were to keep insulting him.

'I apologize, Doctor. I take back my words. I should not have yelled at you and I should not have called you the things I did. I am sorry. Please forgive me,' Jack said calmly, bowing his head. It was better to have the Doctor as his friend than to have him as his enemy. True, he had killed one of his best friends, but he was still a danger to the rest of his team if he didn't appease with him.

For a moment, the Doctor stared at Jack with an intense fury smouldering in his eyes. It was for a second as if he wasn't going to accept Jack's apologies. But then his attitude changed completely.

'No,'

'What?' Jack asked confused.

'No. I should be the one to apologize to you. I shouldn't have shouted at you. I am sorry,' the Doctor said quietly, more hoping for a signal from Rose than from Jack.

'It's alright. I guess we were both wrong now,' Jack said, still slightly taken aback.

'Just… go get Gwen,' Rose said to the Doctor. 'I will wait here for you. I trust you to come back, okay?'

The Doctor nodded and he went back to his TARDIS to get the missing member of the Torchwood team. It took him only twenty seconds, as soon as the TARDIS had disappeared, she appeared again. Jack held his breath in anticipation, hoping that the Doctor had kept his word. And indeed, when the doors opened, the Time Lord stepped out of his ship with Gwen behind him.

'You did it!' Rose smiled relieved.

'Gwen!' Jack exclaimed and he wanted to take her in his arms, but the Doctor stepped between them.

'Hang on… Don't you need to thank someone first?' the Doctor asked.

'Yes, thank you, Doctor, now step aside,' Jack said impatiently.

'I saved her! Why can't you be grateful?' the Doctor asked, and Rose almost felt sorry for him. Jack paid no attention to him at all, he was only getting annoyed by the Doctor who was still preventing him from hugging Gwen. The Doctor had gone through pretty much trouble in order to save Jack's friend, and Jack didn't even thank him for it.

Jack didn't seem to hear the Doctor at all, he shoved the Time Lord out of his way and he pulled Gwen in for a hug. What he didn't realize, was that he had shoved the Doctor away a bit too hard. He had lost his balance and fell on the floor, a furious look in his eyes.

And Jack didn't see it.

The Doctor was starting to let his rage take over again, and Rose saw it. That was the last thing she wanted. He would fall back. He would become blind with rage again. And if that happened, he could destroy everything in his path.

'JACK!' Rose shouted, but she was too late.

The Doctor had grabbed Jack and slammed him down on the floor, holding him down on his shoulders.

'How dare you, Harkness,' the Doctor hissed.

'Doctor! Get off him!' Rose yelled, but it seemed that the Doctor didn't hear her. Or he just didn't want to hear her.

It was only now that Jack realized what he had done. He started to mutter his apologies, but they didn't seem to arrive the Time Lord's ears.

'How many times have you been apologizing to me? Well? I saved your friend and you just push me away? I can still change my mind, you know? I am still in control…' the Doctor spat, and then he let Jack go. Much to everyone's surprise.

The others were watching the scene in horror, they would lose Torchwood if Jack couldn't do what the Doctor wanted. Jack crawled up again, taking a quick step back.

'You have no idea how much I despise Torchwood… I have always hated that institute… The only reason you guys are still around, is because I trust Jack. I trusted you! I wanted to be friends! And now you do this to me? If I can't trust you, then what is the point of letting Torchwood continue? I need to have friends here, not scared, little cowards. I can just as easily level your whole base to the ground!' the Doctor said, dangerously calm.

Then Rose stepped in to intervene. But not to scold the Doctor, he was holding back. She knew he was trying to control himself. He was angry, but reasonable.

'Jack! You idiot!' she shouted. 'Everything was going so well and you are just spoiling everything! Maybe you can try to throw other people on the floor or try to play the boss, but not around him. He can control time, for God's sake! You are being stupid, irresponsible and you are risking everything! He is dangerous, Jack, you should know better than to provoke him! You of all people! Now say sorry to him and you better pray that he will forgive you! Otherwise, what happens to you and your friends will be entirely your fault!'

The Doctor looked at Rose in amusement, she was on his side. And that thought gave him hope. She trusted him to do the right thing. He had to make sure not to lose her trust again.

'I am sorry, Doctor, I am so sorry,' Jack said quietly, meeting the Doctor's eyes.

But all he got was a cold stare in return.

'Is that all you do? Apologizing? You do something stupid and when you realize it, you start saying sorry! That is not how it works, Jack. I wanted to be your friend and you hurt me again. If you don't want to have me here, then fine, I will leave. But don't think I will leave you here in a Torchwood base without my full trust. You could do anything. I can't let you,' the Doctor said darkly.

'Please… Don't hurt them! I do want to be friends! I am sorry that I have hurt you again, I just wanted to see Gwen again. Please… I am begging you,' Jack pleaded.

The Doctor only scoffed. 'Stop doing that! You are only saying this because you are scared of me, you don't want me to hurt your own friends. You fear me. I used to think that that was a good thing, but not anymore. Only my enemies should fear me, not my friends. So if you really want to be my friend, then I suggest you stop being so obsequious and just talk with me about whatever problems you have with me!'

'If I speak up to you, you would be so angry with me… I will not say one single bad word about you ever again for as long as I live. I won't risk that,' Jack said.

'You'd better do as I ask… I want you to be honest with me. I promise you, I won't get angry, I fully understand what I put you through. I understand you must be mad at me. I just want this to be over. I nearly lost it again just a moment ago, when you threw me aside, but I can see why you did it and I can push away my rage. Rose and Donna have taught me that,' the Doctor said, taking Rose's hand.

'I want this to be over too, Doc. I never wanted to be your enemy. Until you decided to threaten and kill my colleagues. You should apologize to them. Not to me. I am fine. Just let's forget what happened,' Jack said, widening his arms slightly, inviting the Doctor for a hug.

And the Time Lord accepted the hug, wrapping his arms tightly around Jack, who did the same. When they parted, Jack noticed that the Doctor had tears in his eyes. He didn't say anything about it, but it gave him a hopeful feeling. If the Doctor was capable of crying, he was a good man. He felt guilty, and he was alone. He needed his friends and he had finally realized it.

'I am sorry,' the Doctor said again, now turning towards Owen, Tosh and Ianto who were welcoming back Gwen. They nodded at the Time Lord, but they didn't say anything. They hadn't forgiven him yet, but they didn't have the strength to say anything either.

'You have done very well, Doctor,' Rose whispered in the Doctor's ear, taking his hand again. 'Do you want to go back to the TARDIS? To tell Donna about what you have done? She would be very proud.'

'She already knows. I had to use the TARDIS to get Gwen, remember? She saw me. And I have explained everything. Yes, she was proud,' the Doctor smiled. 'Rose…'

'What?'

'Do you love me?'

'Of course I do, I have told you before.'

'I know, but… You wouldn't say something like that if you didn't mean it, right? I mean, you are not saying that because you are afraid that I will hurt others if you don't? Because I am not going to, I love you, Rose, and I would never hurt you. But if you don't want to be with me anymore, then you can tell me. It would break my hearts, but you can always tell me. I don't want you to feel like a prisoner…'

'I don't, my Doctor. I said I wanted to be with you forever, and I meant it.'

'But… you are not staying because you are afraid that I will break when you leave me? I need you to be honest with me, it would kill me to know that I am holding you against your own will.'

Exactly, Rose thought. That is exactly why I can't leave you now. But she also knew that that was not fair. She did love him. At first, she wanted to stay with him to stop him from destroying the universe, but he had earned back her respect for him. He had won back her trust. As good as. So now she didn't even want to leave him anymore. Not that she could, just like he said, it would break his hearts. And God knows what he would do if he got his hearts broken again.

'I want to stay with you to protect you from yourself. And I will do that because I love you,' Rose told him. That was the most honest answer she could give him.

Then the Doctor started to sob. Rose's words had really touched him. 'I- I am so afraid to lose you…'

'You won't lose me, I promise you,' Rose said, kissing him lightly.

The Doctor kissed her back, first gently, then more demanding. At first Rose gave in, but then she gently pushed him away. 'There are people watching,' she whispered, remembering that the whole Torchwood team was still in the same room.

'I don't care,' the Doctor breathed. 'They are not looking.' And he tried to kiss her again, but Rose dodged him.

'They are!'

'Then send them away…' the Time Lord replied hoarsely before he attacked Rose again, wrapping his arms around her to make sure she couldn't run away.

'Let's just wait until we are in the TARDIS,' Rose laughed, hitting his shoulders.

'I don't want to wait,' the Doctor complained, but he released her nevertheless, giving Rose a very disappointed look.

'Don't give me that look.'

'What look?'

'You know what I mean. And you know that I can't resist it when you start pouting. So stop it. When we are in the TARDIS, you can pout whatever you want.'

'I can be cute whenever and wherever I want, Rose Tyler. They are not paying attention to us anyway,' the Doctor grinned. 'Alright… we will go back to the TARDIS…' he sighed when Rose crossed her arms.

'You should try your cuteness on the Daleks sometime! I am sure they would melt when they see the Oncoming Storm like that,' Rose laughed.

'Oi! Don't start using it against me! I can't help it that this face is adorable! You know what? Maybe I should throw you before a Dalek sometime, then you can try winning its soul with your cuteness. It is more likely to work with you than with me. But when he comes after you for hugs then don't think I will come to save you!' the Doctor smiled.

'You will always come to save me.'

'Of course,' the Doctor said solemnly, his hand softly stroking her back. 'Jack! We will be leaving you now!'

'Sure!' Jack said back, leaving his team behind to say goodbye. 'Try to behave, will you?'

'I always behave,' the Doctor retorted. 'And as I have said before… Don't do anything I wouldn't approve of. I trust you to do the right thing, but I will have to stop you if you go too far.'

'Aye sir,' Jack said with a salute, making the Doctor look away.

'I hate salutes,' he said, making Jack laugh. 'Anyway, if you ever need my help, all you have to do is ask.'

'Thank you, Doctor, I appreciate that,' the immortal said.

'Take care then, I am sure we will meet again,' the Doctor said shaking Jack's hand.

'Yes, see you,' Jack answered, then giving Rose a hand as well. 'And you, take care of yourself and make sure he doesn't do anything stupid, will you?'

'I will certainly try,' Rose smiled.

With that, the Doctor and Rose went back to the TARDIS, where Donna was waiting for them.

'What took you so long!' she exclaimed.

'Don't be mean, Donna, the Doctor has really made progress,' Rose said, smiling at the Doctor.

'I have. And if you don't mind, I am going to celebrate that with Rose right now,' the Doctor added, looking at Rose for her approval.

'Why? Why am I not invited?' Donna asked, before realizing what they were really talking about. 'Oh… never mind… Don't worry, I am not really interested in joining you.'

The Doctor showed Rose a wicked grin and he led her out of the console room, pressing her against one of the doors in the hall, kissing her again.

'Oh Rose… I don't know if I should do this,' the Doctor sighed.

'You should,' Rose answered, pulling him back to kiss him again.

The Doctor opened the door and led her inside his own bedroom. 'I love you Rose… I love you.'

'I love you too,' Rose smiled in between the kisses and she closed the door behind her.