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He Who Sins
Chapter Fifteen: Facing Facts
The Doctor stood there and tried to breathe as he realised what was on the screen before him, all he could feel was his heart pounding in his chest and the world faded in and out. He rubbed his hands down his face as he realised what he had just seen, his hands were shaking against his skin
'She can't be' he murmured to himself. He shook his head
'Must have been a blip' he decided aloud as he picked the scanner back up from the floor, he carefully held it back over her skin hoping what he had seen would have disappeared, that it was just his mind playing tricks on him…but he was wrong. He moved closer to the screen in disbelief, he left one hand controlling the scanner and the other hand gently pressed against the screen. His eyes couldn't defy him; he was so sure of what he saw, two tiny bundles of cells filled the screen, each so perfectly small, his fingers ran over the tiny cells before him that were forming the embryos – the cells that would so soon grow into a baby…into two babies… into his two babies. The Doctor gulped as he watched the screen as he gently moved the scanner over Roses' flat stomach, his mind began to fill with images of Rose round with child, of Rose holding their children in her arms, of Rose glowing with delight at the family around them. The Doctor slowly smiled, as he saw their future map out in front of them – but it didn't stop the pounding in his heart… two children…he forced himself to be calm as he tried to tear his eyes away from the screen. He ran the dates through his head and realised she could only be two weeks pregnant, at two weeks pregnant a lot could go wrong, the Doctor closed his eyes and forced his joy to cease. He tried to force himself to be calm – to dampen the fear, panic, joy and hope that rushed through his soul, he smiled as he thought of Rose stroking her belly that would be swollen, then he remembered – Rose didn't know, their two perfect children where forming within her and she didn't know. His hand shook slightly as he ran his hand over her soft stomach; he couldn't help but worry, what if she didn't want them? What if she didn't want his children?
'Hey' Rose murmured groggily after a moment. The Doctor dropped the scanner to the floor and began to frantically hit buttons on the screen until the image disappeared… the image that would remain in the Doctor's mind forever. Rose slowly opened her eyes and looked up at the Doctor with a faint smile on her face
'You alright?' she asked as she took in his wide eyes, pale face and look of total shock. He scratched his head then nodded very slowly
'I love you' he whispered tenderly as he pressed a ksis to her lips 'more than anything in this universe, if something were to happen to you I don't know what I'd do' he whispered – his voice thick with emotion. Rose frowned and gently stroked his cheek
'You alright?' she asked softly. He nodded and smiled
'I just needed you to know' he told her warmly. Rose smiled lovingly at him,
'You can tell me all day, everyday for the rest of my life' she whispered as she raised her mouth to meet his, the Doctor quickly lost himself in her kisses, his hand still gently resting on her stomach - her stomach which contained secrets only he knew of.
Marilee let her fingers rest on the crystal as she watched the scene that had played out before her – if she had a conscience she would feel guilty for what was to happen to them, only she didn't so it just amplified her revenge. Marilee knew her luck wouldn't hold out much longer and that she needed to be fast, luckily she only had three sins left to plague upon them, and by the time they were over she would be well and truly avenged.
Tymon lay sprawled out on the floor, he raised his head from the cold stone that pressed against his cheek and looked up at Marilee
'What happened?' he asked weakly.
'You turned my boy, you are almost ready' she said with a smile. Tymon gasped as he realised this had all been a trap, he knew that there was no hope of escaping his fate… almost no hope.
Rose slowly rolled off the bed rubbing her head as she did; the Doctor was instantly at her side
'You okay?' he asked quickly. She looked at him strangely and nodded
'Yeah, it's just a head ache' she told him with a smile. He nodded
'Do you want to lie down?' he asked as he wrapped his arms around her
'No – I'll be fine' she told him
'You sure?' he asked worriedly.
'Doctor!' she exclaimed laughing at him, 'stop worrying about me! I'm fine!' she told him. He looked embarrassed and kissed the top of her head
'Am I not allowed to worry about the woman I love?' he asked grinning. Rose laughed up at him
'Of course you are – just not excessively!' she told him.
'Fine' he moaned as he wrapped his arms tighter around her as he pressed soft kisses to her lips.
'Mmm' she gently moaned against his lips.
'I could do this all day, everyday for the rest of time' she whispered against his lips. The Doctor grinned as he held her close
'So could I' he whispered as he kissed her, feeling his heart flutter with love as he thought of their tiny children growing within her… tiny children she didn't know of.
'Secrets of the heart' Marilee murmured as she watched them 'burn the deepest'. She laughed to herself as the Doctor slowly made things worse and worse for himself – for each moment he didn't tell her, he was giving her another reason to hate him and Marilee hoped it amount to enough moments to have him where she finally wanted him.