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He Who Sins
Chapter Twenty: Home Is Where The Heart Is
The Doctor instantly released her arm but didn't take his eyes off the blood that trickled down her forehead.
'Rose' he said softly. She smiled at him and placed her hand on her stomach before turning back to the computer
'Leave me alone' Rose told him as she began to hit more buttons – soon the printer was going. The Doctor looked around frantically; he couldn't let her do this. Behind him Jackie was opening box after box of shoes,
'What are all these for?' Jackie asked. The Doctor shook his head and shrugged as he searched the apartment. When he saw that Rose was still typing with a vacant look upon her face he did the only thing he could think of, he pulled the plug out of its socket. The screen went black and Rose jumped up
'What did you do that for?' she shouted as she stood up, the Doctor watched her warily
'Because you need to stop' he told her
'What gives you the right to tell me what to do?' she spat at him as she glared. Jackie was now watching the pair with interest
'This isn't healthy' he told her
'For who?' she asked
'For you!' he exclaimed. Rose shook her head at him
'Shoes can't hurt me' she told him – he sighed
'That's not the point'
'No? Well, oh great Doctor, please bestow your great knowledge upon me' she said sarcastically. The Doctor rubbed his face
'Oi!' Jackie called out trying to stop the sparing lovers. Rose turned on Jackie, her jaw dropped when she saw her mother holding her shoes
'Why are you touching those?' she asked slowly. Jackie looked down at the shoes in her hand
'I was unpacking them' Jackie began
'Put them down' Rose said quietly, Jackie looked at her worriedly.
'I said put them down!' Rose shouted. Jackie dropped the shoe and moved beside the Doctor as Rose began to feverously unwrap shoes
'What's wrong with her?' Jackie asked the Doctor. The Doctor ran his fingers through his hair not wanting to tell Jackie of the thoughts running through his head. He didn't want to tell Jackie that somehow, someone was accessing their thoughts and behaviours and changing them – especially when he didn't know who or how.
'Nothing' he murmured. Jackie turned to glare at him
'Don't you patronise me Doctor' she warned 'I know my daughter – and that's not her' she told him. The Doctor closed his eyes
'She's just hormonal' the Doctor finally mumbled as he watched Rose pulling out shoe after shoe. Jackie shook her head at him
'No – it's more than that. She's lived with me for nineteen years, I know what hormonal like and it's not like this' she told him as she crossed her arms.
'Not this kinda hormonal you don't' the Doctor muttered to himself. Jackie's brown furrowed
'What does that mean?' she asked him. The Doctor started – as if he hadn't excepted Jackie to have heard him
'Nothing' he said as he shook his head, 'nothing at all'
Jackie watched him for a moment
'What are you hiding from me?' she asked, the Doctor visibly squirmed
'Nothing' he lied. Jackie turned to face him
'Doctor' she warned
'Please Jackie, not now' he asked. Jackie watched him warily
'Listen mate, if something's going on with my daughter I have a right to know' she told him glaring. The Doctor rubbed his face really not knowing what to do, in front of him Rose was tearing apart shoe boxes and beside him Jackie was cornering him, her hand ready to slap him for information.
'Doctor' she warned him again – he was now well and truly trapped. The Doctor looked worriedly up at Rose and hoped that her mother could help her
'God save me' he murmured.
'I'll only tell you if you don't slap me' the Doctor told her. Jackie's eyes narrowed and her hand wavered by her side just itching to hit him. She watched him for a moment and looked at her daughter, she finally lowered her hand.
'Good' the Doctor murmured as he breathed a sigh of relief – at least he wouldn't get hit today. Jackie stepped closer though, still intimidating him
'Well?' she asked. The Doctor looked at Rose, he knew they'd have to tell Jackie sooner or later, and he'd wanted her at his side when they did it. He closed his eyes
'Please forgive me' he whispered to Rose before closing his eyes to look directly at Jackie.
'Jackie…' the Doctor began not knowing exactly what to say, Jackie squinted at him urging him on. The Doctor took a deep breath and just blurted it out
'Rose is pregnant'
Jackie gasped, The Doctor still had his eyes shut
'With twins' he added not wanting to see her face. He didn't have to – he felt her palm colliding with the side of his face
'Ow!' he yelped. 'You promised you wouldn't slap me!' he exclaimed. Jackie glared
'That was before you got my daughter, my only daughter pregnant! And not with just one baby – because no, one alien baby isn't enough! Two alien babies! You got my only child pregnant with twin alien babies!' Jackie shouted.
The Doctor winced and backed up against a wall as Jackie moved in on him, her eyes a blazing with anger
'How long?' she asked still shouting.
'What?' he asked
'How long as she been pregnant for?'
'Nearly three weeks' he told her quietly. There was no stopping Jackie now
'She's been pregnant for three weeks and you didn't think to tell me?' she shouted. The Doctor was seriously contemplating using the Sonic Screwdriver on her just so he could escape.
'Anything else you're planning on not telling me?' she asked him. The Doctor shrugged innocently
'The pregnancy will only last four months' he said in a small voice. Jackie's eyes were bulging as she fought the urge to hit him over and over again.
Rose looked at all the shoes around her – she didn't know why she had so many. She slowly stood up and looked around confused, in front of her, the Doctor and her mum were arguing very loudly – Rose's head was pounding. She stood up
'Guys…can you stop?' she asked quietly before putting a hand to the wound on her head. She blinked several times
'Doctor…?' she squeaked before everything went dark.