The Doctor slowly picked himself up off the floor and rubbed his aching nose which he then discovered was bleeding. Jackie stood at the doorway, glaring at him and Donna just looked gob-smacked."My nose! what did you do that for?" he asked grabbing a pack of tissues from his coat pockets which were bigger on the inside obviously. Jackie looked at him in disbelief.

"What do you think? you know for such a highly intelligent alien you really are thick" she spat with as much venom as she could possibly muster.The Doctor looked at his feet. Rose must of told her then, super. Donna stayed silent for once in her life but then again it was none of her bussiness. Still she could of come to his defence, afterall it was her idea to come here.

"Erm yeah about Rose..."

"Shut up" she snapped."I don't want to hear it. I don't care of it was your fault or not what happened to her, you still broke her heart". Jackie Tyler was really protective of her only daughter and she wasn't going to let this be easy."Whose the redhead bimbo? her replacement?". This got Donna's attention and she shot a dangerous glare at Jackie who was glaring right back. It's like some sort of competition, the Doctor noted. Donna was winning and Jackie seemed to realise this as she looked back at the Doctor."I think you should go back to your spaceship and leave us alone".

"Now hold on a minute Jackie. I didn't come here to talk to you, I came for Rose who I still haven't spoken to. I'm not going anywhere until I do" he said firmly. He jumped back as it looked like Jackie was heading straight for him but was stopped by a voice inside the flat.

"Mum?". The sound of Rose's voice made the Doctor's hearts speed up."Tea's ready, who's at the door?". But Jackie didn't answear instead she waited as Rose appeared by her side at the doorway. His eyes shot to her slightly swollen stomach, it was obvious it must of been at least three months for her since they'd last spoken. Rose's eyes widened but then she started to glare.

"Oh look at what the cat dragged in" she sneered. Oh this is better than Eastenders!. Donna thought, amused.

"Rose don't be like that" the Doctor pleaded and then added."Besides you know I don't like cats".

"I don't care what you like. What the hell are you doing here?". Rose turned and looked at Donna who decided maybe it wasn't such a great idea for her to come along afterall but after the tardis had blurted out everything to her, which was just after they'd returned to the ship from defeating the evil red spiders that called themselves the Racnoss, no way was she going to leave space boy to his own devices. He's made one big, giant, mess of his love-life, if you could call it that. Everything seemed so weird, how it all happened, through Donna's eyes anyway. Especially since it was only a couple hours ago she'd discovered the existence of aliens. "Whose she?".

"I'm Donna Noble, it's nice to meet you. He's told me everything" Donna smiled softly and Rose eased up a little bit. It was obvious Donna wasn't intereasted in him in that way and nor he with her.

"No the tardis told you everything" the Doctor corrected."Anyway back to bussiness. I'm here to talk to you Rose".

"Not to apoligise then?" Rose said, looking annoyed.

"No, nearly everything I said I meant"

"Really? what part was the lie?". The Doctor's eyes went to the floor again.

"The last bit" he mumbled.

"I want to hear you say it" Rose said more softly than she'd said the other things.

"Why?"

"I need to hear it. If you say it, I'll forgive you for being away for so long."

"What if I can't?" the Doctor asked, silently begging her not to make him say it as much as he wanted her back.

"Why can't you? it's not that hard!" Rose insisted."I can say it, easy. I love you". His eyes met hers and then he kissed her. Rose kissed him back and wrapped her arms around his neck before quickly pulling away. "Don't try to distract me. Please just say it".

"I'm sorry" he whispered."I can't, the last time I said it, I lost everything. Do you really think I want to go through that with you, Rose?". Donna looked at Rose and noticed her eyes were filling with tears, Donna looked at the Doctor, who was looking at her sadly.

"You should just go" she said, choked up.

"I'm not leaving you again" he said firmly, looking at her stomach.

"You can visit" she said before slamming the door shut in his face. Donna looked at him sympathatically for the first time since they'd met.

"Lets go" the Doctor said and Donna followed him out of the estate and back into the tardis.

How did it go? the tardis asked Donna in her head, noticing the absence of Rose. Donna walked into the bedroom the Doctor had shown her to and changed into some pjyamas."Not so well" Donna replied grimly. "But leave it up to me and things will be alright again" she grinned to herself before slipping into the bed and falling to sleep.

The next morning, Donna walked into the tardis kitchen and saw the Doctor already there sat at the table looking depressed. Donna took a seat opposite him and poured herself some cereal."Morning sunshine" she said brightly."Don't tell me you still upset about Rose". The Doctor glared across at Donna who shrugged."Well it's your fault spaceboy for not doing anything. She told you she loved you and you could of had her back just like that, after everything you put her through, just by saying those three little words but what do you do? you walk off!. Your an idoit". The Doctor usually would of told her to shut up but this time she was right. She wasn't like every other companion who had hero-worshipped him. She didn't join his pity party. Instead she called him on things and that's what he liked most about Donna Noble.

"Your right" he said and Donna's head snapped up.

"I'm what?"

"Your bloody right are you happy? but I still can't say it".

"Why not?" Donna asked, frowning at him.

"What if I lose her, Donna?" he said sadly and Donna finally got it.

"Well what if you lose her and never tell her how you feel? isn't that worst?" Donna asked softly.

"Maybe but if I don't say it, I can ignored it and move on" he sighed.

"It's not that easy" Donna said, her mouth half full with cereal. He looked at her disgusted.

"Donna, that just gross".

"Sorry" she said gulping it down."Now don't try to change subjects on me, mister".

"Donna for me it has to be easy" the Doctor turned and glanced at the tardis fridge that had a photo of him and Rose in his past incarination, smiling and holding hands, stuck on it. Despite the scruffy hoodie and torn jeans, Rose looked beautiful.Donna thought so too as she followed his gaze.

"Isn't Rose worth it?" she said after a few moments silence.

"Of course she is. She's worth the universe" he said defensively.

"Then just bloody well say I love you. And anyway, what do you mean lose her? the tardis told me she's immortal now" Donna asked confused.

"There are plenty of otherways to lose her besides death" he muttered."I'm old, she'll fall in love with someone younger. And if she doesn't fall for someone else, what about when I regenerate? what if she doesn't like it? she might want to leave me then". Donna looked at him like he was thick.

"She loves you? doesn't that mean anything? don't you trust her?" the Doctor stared at Donna like she'd grown another head.

"Of course I do"

"Then tell her you love her. It's that simply but your making it out to be the most complicated thing in the universe. You who fights aliens and defends planets on a regular bases. Just do it!" she snapped angrily. She was starting to get annoyed with alien boys pathetic whinging.

"Your so right. I'm going to do it" he said firmly looking at Donna.

"I'm sorry did I just hear you right?" Donna grinned.

"Yes, now hurry up" he said, getting up from the kitchen table, running into the console room, grabbing his coat and running out the doors. He'd been an idoit all of this time, Donna was right. Since when had a, very annoying, gobby little human woman known more than him?. He ran up to stairs in the powell estate, banged on the Tylers front door and smiled when Rose stood there in her dressing gown with her hair all over the place.

"Oh what now" she said, rolling her eyes.

"Rose, I love you". Her eyes widened before she threw herself into his arms and kissed him. Donna, who had finally caught up with him after getting dressed, smiled as she caught the pair in each others arms.

A/N : Such a cheesy ending to the chapter but let me know what you think anyway!.