Rose sat in her office at Torchwood typing at her computer, bored out of her mind. Despite still working with extra terrestrial goings on he job couldn't have been more mind numbing if they tried.
Mickey and Pete both popped in during the day to bring her something to eat and to chat and Rose was thankful just to take a break. At lunch time she took the food and sat in the park eating it watching the clouds. She remembered the time she and the Doctor had lay in apple grass together watching the clouds pass by on New Earth.
Somehow her life was just too normal. So when her mobile rang and she saw it was one of the girls from her department, Rose ignored it hoping someone else could deal with it.
She spent the rest of the afternoon bitterly watching couples and wishing that she were in their position, walking along with the Doctor. Towards five she got fed up with feeling sorry for herself and went into London city centre to find something nice for her Mum.
Her mobile went again as she caught the bus home and again she ignored it when she saw it was another work mate. She didn't think anymore of it as she opened the front door and went to find her Mum.
She was sat upstairs in her bedroom watching T.V. and feeling extremely unhappy. Jackie Tyler didn't deal with pregnancy well and she was now a week overdue. She brightened up when she saw Rose though.
"Hello love," she said turning the T.V off and gesturing for Rose to sit next to her. Rose grinned and handed over her present.
"Thought you might need something to make you feel a bit better," she said.
"Thanks," Jackie leaned over to hug her daughter and squealed. "Oh god, he's kicking again."
Rose laughed and put a hand to her mother's stomach.
"Well, maybe he'll be good enough to get a wriggle on," she said. Jackie shrugged.
"The Doctor said if I don't go into labour by next Friday they're going to induce," she said.
"Bout time," Rose replied. "I don't suppose this is much fun for you."
"Got that right," Jackie smiled wryly. "Couldn't make me a cup of tea could you love?"
"Yeah, sure," Rose stood up and went downstairs to put the kettle on. Her mobile went off and Rose rolled her eyes. It was the office again. Can't ignore them forever I suppose…
She put the phone to her ear.
"Rose Tyler speaking," she muttered, pulling two cups out of the cupboard.
"Rose, where have you been? You've got to come to the office now!" Phillipa gabbled down the phone.
"But I didn't have to be in this afternoon. Why? What's happened?" Rose frowned as she poured milk into the mugs.
"We found them," Phillipa said breathlessly. "The Time Lords, we just sent out a message asking them for information."
Rose's hand fell to her side and she dropped the mobile, running back into the hallway and grabbing her coat.
"Mum, I've got to go to work, I'm sorry," she called up the stairs as she opened the door.
"Why? What's happened?" Jack called back mimicking her daughter's words, but Rose had already shut the door and started running down the road.
She almost got run over several times and by the time Rose reached Torchwood Tower she had cuts all up and down her arms from running through the bushes in the park.
She raced up the stairs and crashed straight into Phillipa who was going the other way to look for her.
"We've got a communications link, c'mon!" Phillipa dragged Rose into her office and Rose picked up the head com, slipping it on.
"This is Rose Tyler, representing Torchwood of Earth," She panted staring at the face on the screen. It wasn't him, it was another Time Lord but there was still a chance.
"I am Lord Proc Talon of the High council. Why are you disturbing us human?" Proc asked. Rose ushered Phillipa and the other girls out of the office before continuing. If her boss found out she was using Torchwood equipment to speak with the Time Lords for her own benefits she'd be fired sooner than she could say TARDIS.
"I need to know if you have a Time Lord who refers to himself as John Smith or the Doctor when he comes to Earth," Rose said nervously, hoping and praying that one, this world had a Doctor and two he'd listen to Rose's proposition.
"You can't just demand to talk to Time Lords," Proc frowned at her. "Why should we even keep this link open any longer?"
"Please," Rose said desperately. "Just let me talk to him."
"Who's that Proc?" A very familiar voice said from somewhere behind the stuck up Time Lord who was talking to Rose.
"It's no one Theta," Proc said turning but he was shoved out the way when the Time Lord caught sight of who was on the screen.
"Rose? Rose Tyler?" The Doctor's familiar face swam into view and Rose almost burst into tears when a thought occurred to her. Proc hadn't mentioned her name and the Doctor hadn't been in the room when she'd told them.
"How'd you know who I am?" She asked.