Captain Jack Harkness had just pulled up to Torchwood when he heard a familiar sound. He slammed the door on his SUV and ran toward it. He found the Tardis parked in it's customary spot near the Millennium Centre. The Doctor was standing in front of the closed doors.

Jack slowed to a stop several feet away. "Doctor."

"Jack."

"It's been a while."

The Time Lord nodded. "Yes, it has."

"Is this just a quick refuel or is there something I should be worried about?"

"Someone wants to talk to you."

Jack frowned as the Doctor reached behind him and rapped on the Tardis door. A petite woman with long black hair stepped out. She seemed familiar but Jack couldn't place her. She obviously knew him from her reaction, though.

"Jack?" the woman asked hesitantly.

Jack's eyes widened in shock as recognition dawned. "Bella?"

The woman squealed and ran into Jack's arms. He scooped her up and gave her a twirl. "Billie!"

The Time Lord looked on impassively as Jack put Bella down and noticed her belly. "Well! Looks like your wish came true! How far along are you?"

"Five months," the Doctor chimed in. "It's been less than a year since she last saw you."

Bella gave Harkness a shove. "What happened to you? I thought that you were dead!"

Jack nodded towards the Time Lord. "I heard you found him."

"That's not an excuse! I was scared to death!"

"Bella," The Doctor intervened. "It's been a long time for him, just let it go."

"Hmph!" Bella snorted.

"Hey, but you're happy right?" Jack asked. "He gives you any trouble you come find me. I'll take care of him."

"Jack!"

The Doctor gave a burst of laughter. "Understood."

"The Doctor said that we could maybe get some food? I'm starving!"

"You're always starving," the Time Lord retorted. "Mind sharing a meal with us, Captain?"

"And have the opportunity to dine with my favorite Hillbilly? Wouldn't miss it for the world. There's a new restaurant just up the way here," Jack pointed to indicate the direction. "I hear the food's really good. Does that work for you guys?"

"Sounds perfect," Bella said as she wrapped her arm around Jack's elbow.

"Bella, why don't you go on ahead and find us a spot," the Doctor said. "I'd like to have a word with Jack."

"Well, hurry up or I'm starting without you!" Bella detached herself from the former Time Agent and quickly headed in the direction Jack indicated.

Jack grinned as he watched her walk away. "Look at that, she's waddling. That's so cute!"

The two men followed behind at a much slower pace. "I wanted to thank you for taking care of her," the Doctor said. "I'm still a bit annoyed that you took her off the planet, but I'm glad it was you and not someone else. That's how you recognized me on Utopia, isn't it?"

"Yeah," Jack replied. "I didn't put all of the pieces together till then. When I first met you I thought it was just coincidence that you shared the same name."

The Doctor nodded. "It's for the best. Might have damaged the time lines otherwise."

"True." He nodded towards Bella's retreating form. "She seems to have adapted well," Jack commented.

"Well, it helped that you managed to prove to her that she wasn't human."

"Yeah. She fought me tooth and nail on that one. Her grandfather had her pretty convinced."

"Can't blame her, though. It was her grandfather. What else was she was supposed to believe? She'd been raised to believe a lie."

"Yeah."

"Hey guys, you coming?" Bella yelled in the distance. She had turned around to wait for them.

"Bella look out!" The Doctor screamed.

The sound of screeching tires. A thud as a minivan clipped Bella on the driver's side. Her body flew into the air like a rag doll. Another car hit her as she came down.

Jack and the Doctor rushed to Bella's side. She looked up at them with glazed eyes. "Does this mean we can't go eat?" she asked in confusion.

The Doctor scooped Bella into his arms and ran for the Tardis, Jack at his heels. He placed her on the floor in the Console room and turned her face to make her look at him. "Bella, you need to regenerate. Come on, sweetheart, you can do it."

Jack looked on, waiting for the glow to start. "Come on Billie, show us some sparks," he begged, patting her on one twisted leg.

"Huh?" Bella looked from one man to the other. Her eyes began to close.

"Regenerate!" The Doctor screamed, giving her a shake.

"Do you think that she can?" Jack asked desperately. "She's only three-quarters."

"Yes!" the Doctor snapped at the other man. "I gave her treatments so that...No no no no NO!"

"What? What is it? What's wrong?" Jack demanded.

"The treatments! She ran off before I could finish them! She was pregnant before I got her back to the Tardis so I couldn't finish them. Bella!"

Tears ran down the Doctor's face as he rocked his dying wife in his arms. "Bella, please! You need to regenerate! Don't do this to me!"

"Oh, God." Jack choked as Bella faded away.

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Sorry guys, but Bella's story ended here. I thought they would have a long life together but after reading the Time Winds I saw that it wasn't the case :'(

If it helps my daughter is furious that Bella and her baby died. We just had an argument over posting this chapter. :| :,(