Chapter 11
Rose sat with her head in her hands, wishing she was anywhere but here at them moment, wishing she could wrap her hands around his throat and watch his eyes pop out, wishing she could use the sonic screwdriver to mute her mother.
It had been an hour since the Doctor had blurted out thee news to Jackie, and hour of screaming, shouting and pure hell on earth.
"You steal my little girl away, you put her in God knows what danger, then you go and get her knocked up?" Jackie screeched for about the tenth time "And you expect me to help you?"
"Well technically I haven't knocked her up yet" The Doctor said cheerfully, then looked over at Rose, his eyes suddenly lighting up "Might have though" he said grinning at Rose like a kid at Christmas, Rose just shook her head and rubbed her forehead, feeling a headache coming on
"You, you alien freak" her mother shouted, "That's my baby" she said launching herself at the Doctor, who neatly stepped aside, sending Jackie headlong onto the sofa
"ENOUGH" Rose roared at the two people she loved most in this world "Will you both just pack it in and act like grown ups for once" she said more calmly turning to her mother
"Ok you so don't like the Doctor mum, but I do, and yes I have slept with him and might even be pregnant, but I'm happy mum, happier than I have been since I was a little kid" she told her mum, pushing her down to sit on the sofa, before turning to the Doctor
"And you, you alien moron, that was not the best way to tell my mum she's gonna be a grandmother" Rose said spinning at the sound coming from her mother, crossing to her in concern
"Mum, are you ok?" Rose asked kneeling in front of Jackie, laying a hand on her shoulder, worried at the choking sounds her mother was making
"I'm going to be a grandmother?" Jackie whispered "I'm too young to be a grandmother" she said as she smoothed her hair into place, causing Rose to grin, yeah it was a shock, but her mum would be ok.
Keeping her hand on her mums shoulder she turned back to the Doctor
"Go take a walk, and do not talk to Mickey" she warned him sternly, her eyes signalling that she wanted to talk to her mum in private
"Yeah" the Doctor said nodding "Think I will take a walk and get some choccy digestives" he said leaving the room grinning to himself, he really had enjoyed rocking Jackie's little world like that, he paused for a moment not happy though that Rose now had to deal with the fall out, oh well, he thought as he whistled happily, Rose was a big girl.
Rose sighed and sat beside her mum
"I love him" she said quietly not able to look at Jackie, feeling her stiffen beside her
"He's an alien" Jackie said angrily "The baby might be green with 6 eyes" she muttered "And your too young to have a baby"
"Yeah maybe a few months ago I was, but I am so much older than 19 now mum, I have done and seen things you can only imagine, I have travelled to past times and future times and to alien worlds mum, and I have grown. I am not a little girl mum, I am me, Rose Tyler; time traveller, companion and lover to The Doctor" She turned to look at her mother, her eyes bright and sincere "I love you mum, and I will always come back to you, but I love him and this is my home now" she said her hands waving to encompass the Tardis "Help me mum, because it wont be easy to love him and have his child" she whispered, a silent tear falling down her cheek.
Jackie sat and watched her child, her baby, and she knew what Rose said was true, she had grown and matured, she was no longer her little Rose; she was a woman now, mature beyond her years in some ways, in others still just 19.
"I still don't like him" Jackie muttered relieved to hear Rose laugh through her tears
"You don't have to mum" she said as they both embraced each other, neither willing to let go of the other, both of them fearing for the future, both for different reasons.
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"So you want me to catch up with my granddaughter, that I have never met and stop her running down this alley in a few days time?" Jackie said as she stood in the street next to the dress shop that the older Rose and Doctor had stood next to.
"Yep, for a stupid ape you catch on quick" the Doctor said smiling at Jackie "Ow" he said rubbing his arm where Rose had smacked him.
"Stupid Alien" Jackie muttered grinning at the way he was rubbing his arm, her daughter had always been able to look after herself in a fight, Jackie thought with pride.
"Try to avoid me and the other Doctor, as you shouldn't know about Sky or the Doctor regenerating" Rose said smiling at her mum, and holding the Doctors hand, squeezing it painfully as he went to say something. They had spent nearly two hours trying to explain to Rose about regeneration and the fact that Sky was her future granddaughter. The plan was that Sky would recognise her grandmother, hopefully allowing Jackie to prevent her from wandering off into the alley and into the hands of the waiting cryotrons thus allowing Rose and the Doctor to stop them form killing the little girl.
Jackie looked at the two of them, noticing the joined hands, her eyes narrowed, she had always thought it odd the way they always seemed to be holding hands like that, she had always said something was going on with the pair of them, she thought crossly.
"Mum!" Rose said trying to get her mothers attention, having called her twice already
"Are you ok with this?" She asked when Jackie finely looked at her
"No, not really but I can do it anyway" she muttered, glaring at the Doctor.
"Good that's sorted then" the Doctor said happily "Lets get some lunch" he declared looking around for a café
"Yeah and you can bloody well pay" Jackie said seeing an expensive looking restaurant over by the river.
Rose sighed wishing she could just go off and leave them to it, afraid that if she did one of them would kill the other, not sure who she would root for, or even which one would win.
"Come on then" Rose said pulling the Doctor with her and heading for the restaurant her mother had spotted, "You got your intergalactic credit card on you?" she asked the Doctor, ignoring his pained expression, knowing that in just a moment he would be smiling again. She didn't have to wait long
"Of course I have, lets go live it up" he said, offering his free arm to Jackie, who took it after a moment's hesitation "wet the babies head so to speak" he said his eyes glittering with mischief at Jackie's reaction to his words