"What do you mean by how he broke her?" Rory said turning to Amy.
"She told me about how he left her. About how far she came just to find him, and then he left her."
"He gave her up, if anything the Doctor should be the one that was broken." Rory said as they left the diner and started to head towards the Tardis.
"The Doctor? But he chose to leave her, she didn't have a choice in being trapped in an alternated world."
"He left her so that she could be happy."
"You don't think it was a possibility to, oh I don't know; take Rose and the clone with him, instead of leaving them trapped behind."
"Enough, you two. They're both broken." River interrupted for the first time since the discussion began. "Now we are going to go into a Tardis filled with broken people to go and find a very broken man to try and make all of these people a little less broken. So I suggest Mom and Dad that we drop the subject and go and find my husband." Amy shot Rory a look, they same look she gave him every time they had been scolded by their own daughter.
They all walked back to the Tardis to see Rose sitting on the chair by the console with John lying on his back fiddling with something under the console. When the other passengers walked in he stood up and turned to them.
"Since I have no idea where to go and River you seem to know how to fly her," he hit the console lovingly, "why don't you take the helm?"
River walked over to the controls and started to fly the ship. In a matter of seconds they were landed again. "We're here."
John seemed to be somewhat annoyed at the fact that River was a better driver than he was which wasn't helped by the fact that Rose elbowed him in the side and started to laugh at the fact that he was sulking.
They left the Tardis and all walked out single file into the garden behind Amy's childhood home.
"I guess he isn't here," Amy turned and started to walk back into the Tardis.
"He might have been," Rose said trying to comfort Amy. "We might have just gotten the timing wrong."
"I hope you're right." Amy walked over to the porch of her old house and sat down covering her face with her hands.
John shoved his hands into his pockets, "I'm going to go for a walk around. "See if I see anything." He took one of his hands out of his pocket and reached it out towards Rose and wiggled his fingers. She grabbed it and the two walked off back towards the garden.
Rory sat down next to Amy and River sat down on the other side. "Don't worry Amy; I'm sure we'll find him." Rory said trying to comfort her.
"It's just it's not like we are trying to find him somewhere, but we're trying to find him somewhere and some when. It just feels impossible."
'Nothing's truly impossible Amy. Not when the Doctors involved." River said standing up, "I'm going to see if Rose and John have found anything." She left walking in the direction that they had gone.
It was spring and everything smelled like flowers. The wind blew slightly just enough to push her hair in front of her face. She had been to this house so often when she had been growing up with Amy and Rory.
She walked over to one of the trees near the side of the house and traced over her initials, that were carved into it, with her fingers.
Walking past the tree she found the bench where she and Amy would sit for hours as teenagers and talk about boys and about Rory. It made her smile all of the memories that surrounded this house.
As she finished lapping the house, she saw Rose and John sitting together on the same swing that Rory had proposed to Amy on.
They looked happy. Even though the Doctor leaving Rose behind had torn her apart River knew that the Doctor had given Rose something that he could never give River. He had given her a life with him, a life where they would grow old together, and that showed River how much he truly loved Rose.
She walked over to them, "so did you find anything?"
"No unfortunately, but I guess we can leave now if you want to." John said standing up.
"Well, we're all pretty tired I think we could all use a nights rest."
"Alright then we'll continue this search in the morning." The group all went back into the Tardis to try to sleep.
"You know it's weird not having our room in the Tardis," Rory said rolling over in the bed to look at Amy.
"Ya, this room is just so bare." They were staying in one of the guest rooms that John and Rose had made for their Tardis. "I'm ready to find the real Tardis and the Doctor. I miss them both."
"Me too Amy, me too," He rolled back over and flipped the light off, "hopefully tomorrow we will find them."
"Yeah tomorrow."
John sat reading a book in his bed with Rose next to him staring up at the ceiling, try to sleep. "You know what I love Rose?" She turned over so that he could see him.
"What do you love?"
"I love trainers and bananas and my Tardis and my long coat, and my blue suit, and you."
"Oh and which do you love better me or your trainers." She said and then smiled with her tongue barley sticking out of her mouth.
"Ohhh that's a tough question, but in a pinch I'd probably have to choose you."
"Well that's good I was scared for a second there that you would choose the shoes."
"It's because they're brilliant shoes."
"Not as brilliant as I am?"
"Nah, not even close," he shifted over so that he could see her more clearly, "Rose, no matter what happens in the next few days just please remember that I love you. I love you so much."
"I kno Doctor, I love you too." She yawned and then nestled herself into the space beside John, wrapping his arm around her and then instantly fell asleep.
He watched her as her chest gradually went up and down. He watched her sleep until it was time to wake up.
"Rose," he said stroking her face, "it's time to get up."
She sat straight up and turned to look at John, "I know where to look." She stood up and pulled on a t-shirt and jeans and walked out into the hallway. "Well don't just sit there, come on," she said coming back into the room. She grabbed his hand and pulled him out of bed.