A/N: I owe EJ a cookie :) for her assistance with the story :) There ya go, Ejamaphone!
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Chapter 3
"Here we are!" the doctor announced rather cheerily as the Tardis landed with a loud ka-thunk "Where are we?" Rose asked rather groggily, still feeling the effects of the old alcohol. The doctor started to scoff quietly and this earnt him a sharp glare from his companion. He looked away and quietly said "London. England…. Earth. As requested." Rose got up. "So I suppose we should really go and get this test now?" she asked curiously. "I would suppose so…" he said slowly, unsure of what his reaction should be at this point in time. Rose shrugged, her expression telling him to decide "Okay then" he said briskly, getting up and leading the way towards the door.
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An hour later, after getting lost several times, they had finally reached the office of Doctor Katherine Samuels, gynaecologist. Sitting in uncomfortable silence next to the man (if you could call him that) who had been the only person around her for some time, gave Rose some time to reflect on the night everything had changed.
Would I have actually gone that far with the Doctor that night, whenever? I mean, yes, we had alcohol, but still… Was I actually so drunk that I didn't know what I was saying or doing? And now, here I am, possibly pregnant to a Timelord aka an alien.
What am I getting myself into?
Doctor Samuels' calm and gentle voice brought Rose from her thoughts suddenly and for a split second, Rose forgot where she was and what she doing there. Then she remembered and smiled weakly at the woman who was now leading them down a corridor which smelt vaguely like some deep room in the Tardis that neither of them ever went into. Meanwhile, the Doctor too, was deep in thought.
How could I do such a thing to sweet, young Rose Tyler?! My old alcohol stash was a factor in said events but would we really have ventured that far? Perhaps we were both imagining things, the test will be negative and everything will return to how it was… maybe if we're lucky that is….
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As Doctor Samuels began talking about the procedures and such, Rose was again distracted by what bothered her most: whether or not her and the Doctor might have actually done said things that night and created another life. Whether said possible was human or Timelord, it would be hard to tell, but Rose knew that if this new life form was anything like it's father, it would create a frenzy from all humans involved. "Miss Tyler? Are you hearing what I'm saying at all?" the sharp English accent of Doctor Samuels once again woke Rose from her thoughts.
She frowned, in a daze "Sorry, was just thinking… What were you saying?" the woman smiled patiently "Well, I was just explaining the procedures for the ultrasound scan and talking to this gentleman here about how long ago things happened. Because you see, the scan will only show something if it has been six weeks or longer. Before that, the cells have not split enough times to create the fetus" Rose blinked and glanced at the Doctor for help as she has no idea how long they had taken to travel from their position that night to Earth.
The Doctor considered the unspoken question for a moment before a slight smile appeared on his face. He looked up to find both women looking at him expectantly "What?" he asked "Oh, you want me to tell you how long it's been! Righto! Well let's see…. Today being the 28th of… what month comes after July? Oh yes August! Well then, today being the 28th of August means that eight weeks and two months ago, we visited Raxi and that means that the night in question must have been…. About seven weeks ago! I do believe it was the 10th of July if that's helpful!"
Looking rather pleased with himself for figuring that out in a small space of time in the presence of humans, the Doctor promptly plonked himself into a chair with a large sigh. Doctor Samuels took several moments to react to the information he had just provided her with, before reaching into her desk drawer and retrieving a small colour coded calendar. Flipping to August, she began to count back the weeks, muttering to herself about different things that Rose and the Doctor ignored (mostly because they couldn't hear any of them anyway).
Finally, Doctor Samuels stood up and addressed the pair "By the date you have given me and the amount of time between then and now, it looks like an ultrasound scan taken today would be effective enough to give us reliable results. So, shall we start the examination as soon as the ultrasound machine is free? It shouldn't be too far away. I will leave you two alone for a few minutes and come back, ok?"
Once they were alone in the office, Rose and the Doctor were able to share their thoughts about the advice they had been offered. Rose spoke first, feeling the need to get something off her chest "Doctor" she began in a small childish voice "What are we going to do if I am pregnant? I mean" here she dropped her voice down to a bare whisper "It's not exactly going to be a normal child, is it? How will that work? Will it be part human, part Timelord? Or 'ave two hearts or something?" the Doctor sighed and offered Rose a hug which she accepted. "Rose Tyler. Dear, dear Rose Tyler. Whatever happens today, we will make it work. We will do what we can to give this child a human life for as long as we can. Then, when the right time comes, we can figure what to do about the possible Timelord side of him or her. Alright?" Rose nodded, collapsing slightly exhausted into the Doctor's lap.
"I'm scared, Doctor" she admitted quietly.
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