Unexpected Girl by Lumendea Chapter Twelve: Family Resemblance

Disclaimer: I still don't own Doctor Who, Sarah Jane Adventures or Torchwood.

AN: I'm trying to wrap this story up soon since I have other major projects that I'm falling behind on.

It took Rose a moment to process what he said, when she had done that she half laughed, half sobbed and leaned against him. The Doctor nervously put his arms around her, "Rose?" he questioned softly, "Rose, please say you'll come with me." She wrapped her arms around him tighter, almost desperately and the Doctor began to think that he had handled this all wrong. Resting his chin on her head, he softly said, "I've missed you so much"
"I've missed you too," Rose muttered, he barely heard her muffled voice, but he grinned anyway.
"Good! Well not good, I'd never want you to be sad," the Doctor said happily as he pulled her back enough to look at her, "But it's good that you haven't moved on or this would be really tough since you have to come back with me." The Doctor didn't notice the stunned and slightly annoyed look on Rose's face, if he had he might have realized that he really wasn't handling this right.
"Have to?" Rose asked him, raising an eyebrow. The Doctor grinned at her and swept her up in a hug, closing his eyes and just holding her. Smiling, Rose hugged him and decided to let his remark go for now.

The door of the mansion flew open as Jackie rushed out of the house and gaped at the Doctor and Rose. Pete smiled slightly and took Jackie's hand to calm her down while glancing at the unnecessary key in his hand. Rose opened her eyes and looked at them over the Doctor's shoulder. Jackie raised an eyebrow but couldn't quite hide the smile at seeing the Doctor. Sighing, Rose pulled back from the Doctor and nodded in her parents' direction. The Doctor put on a grin and turned to them as he grabbed Rose's hand, "Hello Jackie, Pete. Everything going alright I trust"
"We're fine, Doctor," Pete said with a smile as he glanced at the TARDIS, "Thought you said it was impossible"
"Well," the Doctor began with a tilt of his head, "For me it was, but I got some help," he looked back at Rose, "And that's why you have to come back Rose. It would be a paradox if you didn't." Rose again looked at him in surprise and this time a little bit stunned as well.

A deep sigh from the TARDIS doorway caught their attention. The Doctor groaned as he noticed Hope shaking her head and leaning in the doorway. "I told you not to tell her that way," Hope said sharply, "I'm sure Mum would have preferred a oh I don't know: I love you or you could have actually asked her if she'd come with you but no you go on about paradoxes"
"Sorry," Rose said quickly, "But did you say . . . " she paused, a little embarrassed at such an odd question, "Did you say Mum?" Hope grinned and nodded. Jackie Tyler straightened up and frowned,
"Rose?!" Rose turned to her mother, glancing at Hope and the Doctor.
"Mum," Rose defended quickly, "I don't know what she is talking about." Jackie's eyes moved between her daughter, Rose and the new girl rapidly. She noted with alarm the similar facial structure, the hair and the eyes. Squeezing Pete's hand, Jackie nearly whimpered at the girl who was clearly related to them somehow.

"I'm from your future," Hope said with a shrug as she stepped out of the TARDIS. She gave Jackie a sweet and innocent smile, "My parents told me to take my TARDIS and join up with Dad. See he couldn't find a way, but he remembered me coming back in time to show him how to build a machine that would help the TARDIS cross the void and I could show him since he taught me what he remembered." Smirking, Hope took in Pete and Jackie's stunned faces as Rose rubbed her eyes.
"I'm not sure what worried me most: that what you said made sense or that my reason for going back is to prevent a paradox." Hope glanced between her parents and sighed before putting a smile on and walking up to Jackie. She threw her arms around her and said,
"I'm so happy to finally meet you Grandma." Jackie blinked for a moment before smiling happily and wrapping Hope up in her arms.

Nervously, the Doctor turned to Rose and said, "Rose, that's not the reason I want you come back with me." She was silent and still, barely noticing Pete and Jackie taking Hope inside. The Doctor sighed again, "I've missed you and I've had a lot of time to think about . . . well what didn't happen between us." A smile tugged at Rose's lips and the Doctor chuckled, "You're not going to make this easy on me are you"
"I'll have to leave my family, my friends, my job," Rose said softly, "I need a reason Doctor"
"You and me," he said without missing a beat. He motioned toward the house, "We can have a future Rose, Hope is living proof of that and I want that. I want that with you." He stilled and swallowed as Rose looked up at him, "I love you."

The Doctor watched the smile appear on Rose's face and couldn't help but return it. Rose nodded and stepped closer to him, "I thought you might." She leaned up and kissed him softly. Rose felt his lips move into a wide smile for a moment before he returned the kiss.

Glancing out the window, Hope smiled at her parents kissing in front of the TARDIS. She had never been worried about them despite her performance. In her life she hadn't been sure of a lot of things, time could twist and turn into any shape. History could shift and change, people could change and worlds could die, but her parents loving each other. That was about as close to a constant as she could find, well right up there with death excluding her boyfriend anyway.

Coming Soon: Alien or Not