A/N: I was asked to write a quick look at what it's like 5 years later in the Tyler's world.
Jackie
She had gained a husband, a son, and a purpose, but she'd lost the one thing that had kept her going for so long. Ten years in this reality, five years without Rose, and a part of her still waited for the clarion call that would set her world back the way it should be. But the only thing that ever rang was her mobile.
This time she nearly dropped the phone when she glanced at the caller id. The name displayed was one she'd never thought to see again.
"Rose?" She could only hope.
The line was filled with static but even through the noise she recognized his voice. "Jackie, is Rose there?"
The tears that had been building up behind her eyes since long before her phone rang spilled over and she sank to the ground sobbing.
"I'm sorry," whispered the disembodied voice of the Doctor.
The Doctor
He hadn't found her phone until long after he'd
lost her. The TARDIS was accommodating enough that it hadn't been
necessary to sort out her room and it hadn't been until after he'd
bumped into Jack that he'd been able to bring himself to go through
Roses' stuff. Odd, considering he'd never been big on giving her
privacy while she'd been on board.
By the time he brought himself to use the phone he had almost convinced himself that he was no longer broken. He never really expected it to work anyway. He wasn't quite sure what to do when he proved himself wrong yet again.
"Rose?" The hope and pain in Jackie's voice was clear even though the line wasn't and somehow he knew before asking.
"Jackie, is Rose there?"
Her collapse was his answer. He, the Doctor, the last of the Time Lords, had run out of time. Part of him wanted to demand answers, to know how and why so he could fix it, but he had given up that right. He had moved on without her, saving his universe at the expense of their lives. There was only one thing left for him to say, "I'm sorry."