Hello! I was going to leave you all on that brutal cliffhanger, but hey, Tuesday is my birthday. Please review! All rights still belong to the BBC and I do not own Doctor Who. Also, I forgot to mention that this was if the Doctor had not married River Song. Sorry, River fans. You will still love the story. It will all be okay. Or will it? *mischievous smile*

"So, Emma Brigley, you are not a human anymore. We, Briggs, are the last of our kind. The Time Lord and Time Lady, together."

"What the hell?", I asked as I sat up.

I wasn't sure how to process this.

First, I was upset. Then nervous. Then I remembered how lonely the Doctor was being the last of his kind. I also remembered the days of staring at my bedroom wall, wishing for this to happen.

"Emma, I know this has been a busy day, with you dying and becoming a Time Lady and all. I realized something when you died. I realized that I love you. You know very well that I do not use regeneration energy on companions that die. I thought it was too late. We could be together forever, with regeneration. Or, you could marry a normal man and lead a normal life. Before you choose, though, I want you to know that I love you.", the Doctor said.

"I love you too.", I said

Then, we kissed.

I kissed the Doctor.

Oh my god.

"Briggs, you need some bed rest. While you were asleep you suffered a biological rewrite. Now you have two hearts, a vast knowledge of the universe, and regeneration energy.", he said.

I tried to protest, but he did not let me get up.

"How long?", I asked.

"At least a week.", he replied.

This would be impossible.

"Briggs, I noticed something else while you were unconscious. You are suffering a massive amount of sadness. Now, for humans, sadness hurts a lot. In Time Lords, it is magnified by about 500. It takes a massive physical and emotional toll. For young Time Lords who have trouble controlling this, if someone did so little as cut them in line, they could fall into a coma. With the sadness you are suffering, you should have been dead a long time ago. My question is, why aren't you.", the Doctor said.

"It hurts. It hurts a lot. You are my only friend. My dad is dead and my mom left me. You are the only person I know in this universe. I wonder what I did to make my mom leave every day. I feel like I am dying too. But why am I not dead? I hold it inside. All the tears and pain.", I explained.

"Oh, Briggs.", the Doctor said as he pulled me into a tight hug.

Small tears fell down my face and into his tweed jacket.

"I love you, Doctor.", I said.

"I love you too, Emma. So, so much.", he replied.

I wasn't sure who or what would end the hug, but it sure as heck would not be me.