He was almost done now, there was a small hole, just big enough to still be bleeding but it was closing, he could see the flesh knitting together forming new skin and muscle, he winced as she jerked in pain, he'd give anything to turn back time, ironic really.
Roses breathing was more even now, and she wasn't doubled up in pain, the wound was closed and she looked for all the world like a woman asleep, and dreaming. She started to stir, open her eyes, taking a huge gulp of air as if checking that her lungs still worked.
"Doc..Doctor"
That was all it took, his name on her lips and he was a mess, shaking and crying and grasping at her like she was going to disappear, he'd come so close, so close to losing her and it hit him all at once.
"Shh, Shh, Im fine, Im okay, see, your magickal whosit fixed me up good and proper, come on stop crying"
She had her arms round him, rocking him back and forward, stroking his hair and whispering soothing things in his ear, he was in such a state, and it was all she could do to stop herself breaking down. She had almost died, she could feel the life slipping from her and he had come and made her better.
"You had the technology, you rebuilt me"
This made him giggle, she'd never heard him giggle before, and with the extremely snotty nose it came out more as a gurgle really, this made her snort. He pulled out of her arms and looked her in the eyes. The feeling she saw there took her breath away.
"We need to talk Rose, but first Im going to find the things that did this to you and kill them, ALOT"
"O..Okay they said something about me not having anything of use and then they blasted me with a canon thing, just dumped me in an alleyway off of the market, if these guys (gesturing to the Lotharians) hadn't showed up, Id have probably...well you know"
He flinched, it had been a simple robbery, they'd almost killed her because they couldn't get anything from her, sometimes he hated alien species.
"Are you okay, can you stand, lets get you out of here and back to the TARDIS, then Im going hunting"