A/N: This is the last chapter for this story! Thanks to all those who have read it and reviewed it! And thanks to those that will read it later! Reviews are always welcome! Enjoy! Oh! AND THERE'S A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE END IN MY FINAL AUTHOR'S NOTE!

Chapter 8

The Doctor sat on the bed with Rose as he told the others why she was here and the reason she didn't remember anything. After a while, Martha was called to the hospital for an emergency. Jack got a call from Gwen about an Abzorbaloff on the lose and Mickey went with him to help out.

The Doctor stayed with Rose, gently dabbing her forehead with the ice pack for over an hour. He watched her sleeping, listened to her soft breathing, and remembered a few of his favorite memories.

The Game Station after Rose defeated the Daleks…

Rose: "I can see everything…all that is…all that was…all that ever could be." Doctor: "But that's what I see. All the time. And doesn't it drive you mad?" Rose: "My head…" Doctor: "Come here." Rose: " …is killing me." Doctor: "I think you need a Doctor." The Doctor stepped forward and pulled Rose towards himself and into a kiss.

Christmas Day after his regeneration…

Rose: "And what about you? What you gonna do next?" Doctor: "Well, back to the TARDIS, same old life." Rose: "On…On your own?" Doctor: "Why? Don't you wanna come?" Rose: "Well yeah." Doctor: "Do you though?" Rose: "Yeah" Doctor: "I just thought cause I changed…" Rose: "Yeah, I thought cause you changed you wouldn't want me anymore." Doctor: "Oh I'd love you to come."'

London, after saving the young girl and the Olympic torch…

Rose: "You know what, they keep on trying to split us up, but they never, ever will!" Doctor: "Never say never ever." Rose: "Nah. We'll always be okay, you and me."

Just before the battle at Canary Wharf on a distant planet in a far off time…

The Doctor and Rose are standing a short way away from the TARDIS on a rocky alien planet, looking out at the sunset. Doctor: "How long are you gonna stay with me?" Rose looks at him. Rose: "Forever."

That's all Rose had really ever wanted from The Doctor. She would have settled for a domestic life with a house and a mortgage and children. It wasn't about the time travel and the planets and the running for her. It was about being with The Doctor. And as long as she was with him it wouldn't matter. As long as he stayed with her for her forever.

And he gave it to her…in a way. He gave her a version of himself that would live with her and give her forever. He just hadn't counted on the human clone dying so soon. And of course, he did what The Doctor himself had done on a few occasions. He sent Rose away to be safe when he knew the situation was completely futile.

Now what would he do? Does he take her back to the parallel world? What of Jackie, Pete, and little Tony? Did they make it? Could he force her to deal with that? What if they were gone? Would she stay with him? Could she love him again?

The Doctor was forced from his reverie as Rose slowly stirred from her sleep.

"Rose?"

She looked up at him, confused for a minute, then reality hit her. She took a deep, calming breath before sitting up. The Doctor handed her the tea from the table.

"How long was I asleep?" Rose asked as she took a sip from the cup.

"A little more than an hour," The Doctor told her.

"Oi, this tea!" Rose coughed. The Doctor took the cup from her.

"Sorry, Mickey made that when we brought you in. I didn't realize how old it was," he apologized.

"Where is Mickey? And Jack? I saw him there too! And, um, Martha, that's her name, right?" Rose asked.

"Yea, Martha. She works at the hospital you were at. If it wasn't for her I wouldn't have found you. But, anyways, she got called in on an emergency. And Jack and Mickey went to fight off an Abzorbaloff. You remember that Abzorbaloff we met?" he asked carefully. He was trying to gauge her memories; see how much had returned.

"Yea, I remember. I remember everything now," Rose said.

The Doctor nodded and the two sat quietly for a while, both wondering where they stood with each other. Rose was the first to speak.

"Doctor?" He looked up at her. "You got anyone now?" He shook his head sadly. "John said you were going to erase Donna's memory, to save her life."

"Yea, the whole half Time Lord thing was too much for her mind. If I didn't completely erase it, it would have killed her." The Doctor explained, a distant look in his eyes, "If she ever remembers, it'll kill her." Rose reached over and took his hand.

"And you haven't had anyone since?" she asked, extremely concerned. She knew what he was when there was no one there to stop him, to pull him out when it was time to go. She had seen it in the alternate reality with Donna. It had gotten him killed.

"No one," he replied sadly.

"Well I think it's time you had someone again," Rose said, meaningfully. The Doctor looked up at her.

"What? You mean, you?"

"Yeah, that is, if you want me," Rose said looking down at her hands.

The Doctor took her face in his hands and lifted it up to meet his gaze. "I will always want you Rose Ty…" He stopped short. She technically wasn't a Tyler anymore. She was a Smith now.

Rose looked back down. "Should I take my maiden name back?" she asked quietly.

"That's your decision. You do whatever you want."

"But what about…" she stopped. This was the one question she wasn't sure if she was ready to have answered.

"What about what Rose?" he looked at her confused. He wasn't sure what to expect from her. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

"After you left me with John, I was the same as the first time. I didn't want to have anything to do with anyone. Especially John! Because I loved you and he was just, in my mind, a cheap imitation! And then he proved to me that he was you. And I knew I could still love you by loving him. And that's what I did. I loved him. And…" she stopped again. She didn't want this to come out wrong. It had to be said just right.

"Rose, I don't understand. What are you getting at?"

"I still love you too Doctor! You and John, you were the same! I know that now! And when I loved you through loving him, I can do the same only reverse. I can love him, John, through loving you, my Doctor," she emphasized the "my". He caught it and knew it was true. He was hers. He always had been and always would be.

"I…" The Doctor started and felt the panic in his chest. It cut him off. He wasn't good at this. He never had been. Telling someone how he felt was so beyond his comfort zone. But he'd lost Rose twice without telling her how he felt. He tried the first time at Bad Wolf Bay but the panic caused him to put it off until it was too late. The second time around, he knew he couldn't if he wanted things to work out between Rose and the human doctor. But this time, this time was different. There were no burning suns needed to communicate and no one else to interfere. So, The Doctor took a deep breath and mustered every last ounce of his courage just to say, "I love you too, my Rose!"

Rose looked at him, stunned. She hadn't expected him to respond at all, much less confess how he felt. And she was his Rose! She knew in that instant that she was as much his as he was hers.

"Really?" Rose asked, more tears starting to spill over; tears of joy this time though.

The Doctor simply smiled, took her face between his hands, and brought her lips to his in the softest of kisses. "Forever." he whispered softly against her lips.

Rose smiled, throwing her arms around his neck and crushing herself against him. The two shared a passionate kiss that lasted as long as Rose could manage not breathing. They pulled back and rested their foreheads against each other's.

"Well that's more like it!" Jack said.

Rose and The Doctor jumped! Neither had heard anyone come in. They looked back at the door to see Jack, Martha, and Mickey all standing there. Rose's face lit up even more! She jumped out of the bed and ran straight to Mickey.

"I've missed you so much!" she exclaimed. Mickey laughed.

"I've missed you too!" the two held each other for a minute. Mickey was the first to let go. "Rose, you know Martha, right?" Rose nodded and smiled at Martha. "Well, she and I, me and c Martha…we're married!"

"Really?" Rose gasped. "Oh Mickey! That's wonderful!" she hugged him again then hugged Martha. "Congratulations!"

"Thanks!" Martha said.

Jack coughed to get Rose's attention and said, "Why am I always the last to get my hug?"

Rose smiled, "Cause we all save the best for last!" she said as she wrapped her arms around him.

"That's what I thought!" Jack said as he pulled Rose tight against him.

Once Jack let go of Rose, she slid back to her place beside The Doctor and took his hand.

All five went into the console room and talked for a few hours before Martha and Mickey decided to go home and Jack followed suit shortly after.

"So," The Doctor started as he began to push buttons, turn handles, and crank cranks on the console, "where to first?" he asked, that mischievous smile Rose loved so much playing at his lips.

"Oh, I dunno," Rose smiled and her tongue peeked through her teeth the way The Doctor had always thought was the cutest sight ever, "you never did take me to Barcelona."

The Doctor laughed, reached for his mallet, and began to beat wildly at a button on the TARDIS console.

Back at the hospital…

Martha walked out of the elevator and started down the hall. She stopped at the nurse's desk to pick up a clipboard. Nurse Joan turned to face her.

"Dr. Smith! I've been waiting for you!" Joan said as she jumped up from her computer.

"What is it, Nurse Redfern?" Martha asked, a bit suspiciously.

"Do you have any contact information for Mrs. Wol…" Joan stopped and corrected herself. "Mrs. Tyler? I have some test results she needs to know about."

"I can tell her. She's a," Martha paused to consider how best to put it before continuing, " a childhood friend of Mickey's."

Joan smiled and nodded. She handed Martha another clipboard. Martha looked it over curiously. It didn't take her long to spot the highlighted and circled "positive". Martha gasped.

"You've got to be kidding me!" She exclaimed as she pulled her phone out to call The Doctor.

THE END…?

A/N: Thanks so much to those of you who followed, favorited, and reviewed this story! This is the end of "Whispered Memories"…but have no fear! BIG ANNOUNCEMENT TIME! (druuuummmmm rooooollllllllllll) The sequel, "Uncertain Future" will be here soon! But only if you let me know you're interested! This sequel would be SEVERAL times longer (apx. 33 chapters).Which means...more story-lines, more drama, more romance, more tragedy, and more comedy (all to the best of my ability). So what do you think? Other stories? You wanna read them? REVIEWS!