The Doctor was watching her fondly, her rising and falling chest being the only movement between either of them. Rose was laying against him, her eyes fixed upon the quiet television. She wasn't really watching it, and he knew that, she was just trying to pass some time. Her head was resting in his lap, and he was subconsciously playing with strands of her blonde hair.

'Doctor?'

He looked down to her, 'Yes, Rose?' He asked, almost whispering due to the silence that had been between them.

'You aren't gonna leave me, are you?'

It surprised him, but he merely smiled back at her and continued playing with her hair lovingly. 'No, no I'm not.'

'You Promise?' She sat up a little straighter, leaning her weight to her hands and kneeling beside him. Her eyes met his and he nodded,

'I promise.' He said. She grinned and shuffled a little closer to him, taking his hands in hers.

'Good,' She smiled. He thought she was about to kiss him; he wanted her to, but knew that she wouldn't. She was still finding it hard to get over the recent events, and the only time they had kissed was when he had told her he loved her. He didn't mind though, he wasn't going to rush her in to anything- she needed time, and even though he was longing for her to kiss him more than he ever had, he would give her as much time as she wanted.

'C'mon, lets go get something to eat.' He pulled her up from the couch, thankful for the lighter atmosphere they were in now. 'What d'ya feel like eating?'

Rose looked resentful for a minute, but then she almost laughed, 'Chips!' She grinned, eyes sparkling.

'Chips? Oooh. That sounds brilliant! C'mon then, I aint had chips in a long time!' He pulled his long coat on, and she grabbed her own before they headed to the door, clicking the lights off but leaving the television on due to Rosie, the dog. They had called the dog Rosie when Rose had came to the parallel world, to avoid any confusing name-calling situations.

'Right, well, where's the best place to get 'em nice n' greasy?' The Doctor grinned, the door shutting behind them. Rose grasped onto his arm, leading him down the street, her face practically shinning with happiness that the Doctor hadn't seen since he had been reunited with her, well, before he had been shot down by a Dalek of course.

'Well, I don't really know to be honest, me mum went to one not far from here a couple of times, but I never had them.'

'Rose Tyler, missing out on an opportunity to eat chips?' The Doctor asked, eyes raised in disbelief. They passed a bus stop, a row of houses and Rose dragged him across a street as they carried on speaking.

'Well, I never really….' She paused, pursing her lips. 'I never really had them after…because, well, it just, I know it sounds stupid n' stuff, but like, it reminded me of you.' She winced at the painful memory of being torn away from the Doctor; he squeezed her hand, reminding her he was still there. 'But yeah, well, whenever I had 'em, I just remembered when like- when we had them, 'n stuff.' She smiled sadly,

'Yeah, well…' The Doctor stopped, and smiled back at her. 'I'm here now, right?'

She nodded. 'You are,' She grinned. 'And you can buy me chips!'

She dragged him down the street, towards the chippy.