"I'm not talking about it anymore Rose, I've already explained why it's a bad idea!" The Doctor said loudly as Jack entered the console room.

"Not talking about what?" Jack asked walking up the ramp towards the console.

"He doesn't want kids!" Rose huffed, crossing her arms and glaring at the Doctor from where she sat on the chair.

"It's not that I don't want kids," the Doctor said, turning to look at her. "I've already explained why… oh I give up!"

Jack looked from one to the other. He wasn't sure exactly what he should say to them. After all he wasn't really in a position to say anything.

"But you grew up fine!" Rose protested.

"Because my mother didn't go around saving the universe!" The Doctor said slightly annoyed.

"Don't start fighting again," Jack warned as Rose opened her mouth to retaliate. "You've only just got back onto speaking terms."

"Sorry," Rose said realising that she was pressurising the Doctor. She stood up and wandered over to the console, linking her fingers through his. "I'm just… broody."

The Doctor grinned at her and she gave him a look that said 'don't you dare take the mick'.

"I don't suppose you two have actually…" Jack paused deciding perhaps his question wasn't the best one to ask.

"No," the Doctor replied, rolling his eyes at Jack. But he added in an undertone to Rose; "Not yet."

"Just checking," Jack said holding his hand up in defence.

"Not really the sorta thing we're likely to publicly broadcast though is it?" Rose said grinning at Jack.

"Well-" Jack began.

"Yes, we know that you like to shout that kind of thing from the rooftops, Mister Flexible," the Doctor said before Jack could continue.

"I do not!" Jack said staring open mouthed.

"Do you really want me to list all the times you've decided to broadcast who you've managed to bed?" The Doctor asked flicking a few switches on the TARDIS console.

"No," Jack said in a defeated tone, rolling his eyes.

"Good," the Doctor said. He rubbed Rose's hand gently. "Fancy braving the dragon and going home for a domestic?"

Rose stared at him.

"One, don't let my mum hear you call her a dragon, two, ok and three, why are you, who never does domestic, willingly offering to take me home?" Rose asked, smiling confused.

"Maybe she can talk you out of this kid thing you've got into your head," the Doctor said, one eyebrow raised.

"Oh for gods sake," Rose moaned. "I won't mention it again ok?"

"I don't really mind," the Doctor said quickly. "I just thought you'd like to visit your mum."

Rose nodded, leaning against him.

"Ok," she said.

By now she was pretty much fully healed. Bandages gone, there was only the odd scar and still fading bruise to tell that she'd been through anything.

The TARDIS materialized on the Powell Estate and before the Doctor could open his mouth to say anything Jackie and Mickey came crashing through the doors and practically threw themselves at Rose.

"Bloody hell!" Rose exclaimed. "How long have I been gone?"

"Only about ten days," Jackie replied still hugging her daughter.

"We just never know when we're going to get to see you next," Mickey said, grinning at her as he stood back slightly.

"Yeah, well I've had a pretty hectic few weeks," Rose said, meeting the Doctor's gaze over her mother's shoulders. She knew what he was thinking. "Had a bit of a scrape, hurt my foot, nothing too serious."

The Doctor smiled gratefully. Jackie probably would've murdered him, several times, if she knew how close to death Rose had come.

"But, ummm," Rose paused biting her lip. She had to tell her mum what she was now. The Doctor nodded accepting what she had to do. "You might want to sit down, because I've got something to tell you."

"Oh God," Jackie sat down and looked at her daughter wide eyed. "Let me guess. You and him have finally gone one step further with your relationship and you're pregnant with a weird alien baby?"

"No!" The Doctor said quickly. "Why does everyone assume I'm going to get her pregnant? And I'll thank you not to squirm at that fact that it'd be alien, I mean I'm humanoid it wouldn't look that weird."

Jackie stared at him, slightly confused by the Doctor's sudden outburst.

"Well… you kind of got the first bit right," Rose said turning pink. "But there's more… I did something… with the help of the TARDIS…"

"What?" Asked Mickey as Jackie stared on.

"I turned myself into a Time Lady," Rose blurted out.

Mickey and Jackie sat in silence for a minute, not quite sure what to say.

"I was against the idea," the Doctor said quietly. "So don't blame me."

"Don't blame you?" Jackie asked. "She was in your care!"

"Mum," Rose said looking at her mother carefully. "I chose to do it. The Doctor told me not to. But I went against his wishes ok? It was all me."

Jackie looked at her.

"So you're… you're… not human?" Jackie asked.

"Well that's the difficult bit," he Doctor said. "She still only has one heart because her body's not meant to take two, but her minds been altered to take in the Time Vortex and the rest of the Timely duties have been passed on. She is still technically human, except that she can now regenerate."

"So that'd make me half human, still?" Rose asked for clarification. The Doctor nodded.

"Oh well that's alright then!" Jackie said shrilly. "As long as she's half human."

"Mum, it's not-" Rose began but Jackie put her hand up.

"I need time to take this in, Rose," she said flatly. "Come back in a few days."

Rose looked on sadly as her mum stormed out the TARDIS.

"You're not going to run out on me are you, Mickey?" She asked turning back to her friend.

"You… umm… you're going out with him?" He asked her quietly. She nodded, trying hard to blink back tears.

"Right…" Mickey said looking at the floor.

"If you want to go, then just go, I'll come back when you've had time to think about it yeah?" Asked Rose as the first of her tears fell. Mickey looked up and nodded mutely.

"I'm sorry," he said before leaving.

"Well that went well," Jack said. The Doctor turned and glared at him. "I've just remembered something I've gotta do in my room."

Jack ran off into the TARDIS leaving the Doctor to deal with a now sobbing Rose.

"C'mere," the Doctor said pulling Rose into a hug.

"I can't believe she reacted like that," Rose managed to say between sobs.

"It was bound to be hard for her to take," the Doctor mumbled soothingly. "She probably feels like her daughters getting further and further away. She's just scared off loosing you."

"But she won't…" Rose said sniffing.

"She might," the Doctor said. "Look what happened last month."

He paused sighing and pulled back to look at her.

"C'mon, I've got something that'll make you feel better," he said taking her by the hand.

"Where are we going?" She asked, wiping her tears away.

"Back to bed," the Doctor said softly.