A/N: I nearly fainted from shock when I got home from my mini-trip and saw the review count. Oh, and the fact that I had over 900 hits for the last chapter. Whoa. You guys blow my mind. Seriously.

I know I promised a snippet of the next chapter to all of you, but as soon as I got home, I decided it would be better if I just uploaded the chapter instead of teasing you with extracts. I hope you don't mind!

The general response was that most of you wanted Amy to kick the Doctor's ass, but wanted a sweet reunion between them too. Was I nice enough to give you what you wanted? Read and find out ;D

Amy stared at him, conflicted with different emotions. Seeing his face brought her pain, hope, anger, relief…and love.

The Doctor could see that she didn't know how to react to his presence. "Okay, that line was cheesy." He commented in an attempt to make her laugh. "I am never saying that again."

Amy's expression didn't change.

The Doctor didn't know what to say now. He couldn't even start an apology to her. There was so much that he needed to apologise for that he was at a loss at where to start.

Anger finally overcame the rest of Amy's emotions, and she shot out of her chair, disappearing from behind the glass.

Just as the Doctor was about to break the glass and follow after her, she appeared at his side. Grabbing his hand, she yanked him out of the post office, ignoring the calls from her colleagues demanding to know where the hell she was going.

Amy spotted the TARDIS outside, and she shoved open the doors, dropping the Doctor's hand as she marched inside.

The Doctor could feel his ship's relief about being reunited with Amy, but he couldn't share her feelings. Amy was clearly furious with him, and he doubted that there was something he could to do to get her to forgive him for what he'd done to her.

Amy stopped by the console and turned around slowly to face him, and the Doctor was stunned as he saw a box materialise beside her. Damned TARDIS.

Amy reached into the box, and withdrew three heavy books, and the Doctor frowned in confusion. "What are you—aah!" He broke off and threw himself to the ground, just as one of the books came hurtling towards him.

"Three. Bloody. Months!" Amy hissed, throwing the other two books at him.

The Doctor ducked, narrowly avoiding being knocked unconscious by a limited edition of Hamlet, and cried, "Look Amy! I know that you're mad, but violence isn't the answer!"

"I've waited for you for three months, so I think violence is the answer!" She yelled back, taking out more books and hurling them at him. "If you had any idea what I've been through, then you'd prefer a bruise over a broken heart any day!"

The Doctor winced at that, unable to form a reply, knowing that she was right. He stopped dodging then, and gazed at her. "Okay Pond," He whispered, stretching out his arms. "Give me your best shot."

Amy frowned in confusion. "What do you mean?"

"Hurt me just as much as I've hurt you." The Doctor told her pleadingly. "It's what I deserve."

But Amy couldn't hurt him, knowing that he was just as hurt inside as she was. She dropped the books back into the box, and shook her head. "I can't Doctor." She whispered.

"Please Amy!" He begged, walking towards her. "I know that I've hurt you, and—"

Amy smiled then, and the Doctor stopped talking. "Oh Doctor," She whispered, taking a small step towards him. "It's okay. I knew you'd come back. You always come back."

The Doctor dropped his arms, and gave her a soft smile. "Only for you, Amelia Pond."

"Didn't I tell you not to call me that?" She reminded him fondly, taking another step towards him. "Too child-like. Too fairy-tale."

The Doctor gazed at her, nothing but love and affection shining in his eyes. "Doesn't our story remind you of a fairytale though? The raggedy Doctor and the Scottish girl from an English village."

"I guess so. Now we just need our happy ever after." Amy murmured, still walking towards him.

"I don't know about you Miss Pond, but I think I've already found mine," The Doctor whispered, as she stopped in front of him.

Amy pressed her hand against his cheek, but withdrew it when she realised something. "Doctor? What you said to me before you took me home…did you mean it?" She asked, tears brimming in her eyes.

The Doctor reached out tentatively to lace his fingers lightly through hers, and he allowed himself to feel some relief when Amy gripped his hand tightly with hers.

"Amy," The Doctor began quietly. "I've hurt a lot of people-I've had to hurt a lot of people. But what I said to you was the worst thing I've ever said. I was lying to you Amy, but I truly believed that I was doing the right thing."

He paused then, and took Amy's other hand in his. "Amy, you do belong here. The TARDIS has been your home ever since I crashed in your garden when you were seven."

Amy smiled slightly, and using that small smile as encouragement, the Doctor continued. "I love you Amy. I lied when I told you that I didn't. I'm so much in love with you that it killed me to be apart from you. I nearly tore myself apart after I took you home, and look what I've done to you! I've ruined your life again!"

He pressed his forehead to hers, and closed his tormented eyes. "I don't blame you if you don't want to stay with me again." He whispered, unable to look at her. "I don't deserve you."

He felt Amy's hands cupping his face, and he opened his eyes to see her smiling warmly at him. "Don't talk stupid." She murmured, before she tilted his head down and kissed him softly on the lips.

The Doctor's eyes fluttered shut, and he let out a sigh of contentment against her lips as he crushed her body to his. "I've missed you Pond." He whispered.

"Show me how much you've missed me." Amy whispered back, and the Doctor pulled back to gaze at her.

Unable to ignore the raw need in her eyes, the Doctor took her hand and led her up the TARDIS stairs.

~I~

Despite seeing the wonders of the Universe, Amy decided that there was no better place than lying in the Doctor's arms, their legs entangled as they lay together in his bed.

Instead of enjoying the moment like Amy was, the Doctor was worrying. He ran his fingers lightly up and down her back, anxious at the sight of her spine jutting out of her skin.

Amy raised her head from the Doctor's chest to smile at him, but he was too concerned to smile back.

Rolling her eyes, she propped herself up on one elbow beside him. "What's wrong?" She asked him, poking his stomach lightly.

The Doctor captured her hand in his and sighed. "You're so thin." He whispered, wrapping his fingers around her frail wrist. "What have I done to you?"

Amy groaned dramatically, and rolled over onto her back. "I'm fine!" She insisted.

"Amy, you're too skinny!" The Doctor cried. "I know I'm a skinny bloke, but come on!"

"God, you sound like you've been talking to Rory." Amy muttered, glaring at the ceiling.

"I have!" The Doctor told her, and Amy sat up to look at him. "He told me what you've been like the past three months, and that's not you Amy. Not the mad, impossible, magnificent Amy Pond that I know and love."

Amy gave him her best smile. "Doctor! I'm fine! See?"

"Amy, you can't forgive me so easily!" The Doctor sighed. "I've made the last few months hell for you, and Rory said himself that I ruined you. You can't just be back to normal after what I've put you through."

There was some truth to his words, but Amy wouldn't tell him that.

"Doctor, I know that the past three months have been awful, you don't need to remind me of that." Seeing self-hatred in the Doctor's eyes, she hastily continued. "But I'm fine. You were the reason why I was upset, but now that I have you back, I'm fine."

Seeing the Doctor's doubt, Amy added, "If it makes you feel any better, I'll try to put some weight on and eat more. And I won't try to hit you with books, I promise."

The Doctor chuckled weakly, and that was good enough for Amy. She snuggled back down in his embrace, and the Doctor wrapped his arms around her tightly. "So do you still want to travel with me?" He asked her quietly.

Amy smiled and kissed his chest. "There's nowhere else I'd rather be."

It would make my day if you reviewed. Who knows? Maybe you'll get an extract of the next chapter...and find out where Amy and the Doctor are off to next. I bet you don't get the right answer! ;D But maybe you'll prove me wrong!

Hayley x