DISCLAIMER: Still don't own Doctor Who. Still don't make any money from this. But if he doesn't stop leaving TARDIS prints in my flower bed, we're gonna have words…

SUMMARY: Something goes horribly, horribly wrong in the Parallel Universe and the Doctor's not there to save the day.

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Two hearts.

Rose's baby had two hearts.

Her child would be Gallifreyan.

He sat down weakly on the side of Rose's bed and tried to gather his wits. Instead, he placed both hands on Rose's belly, closed his eyes, and searched for the tiny mind within.

That little spark that was Rose's child curiously brushed his mind and he broke, allowing himself to be dragged down to lay his forehead against Rose's stomach. His silent tears soaked through her gown and he wrapped his arms around her to gather her close.

Jackie stood over him, rubbing his back as he broke down. When he calmed down, he said, "Jackie. I need to look into Rose's mind. I have to at least try to find her, to bring her back. I need you to tell me it's okay."

Jackie hesitated while he wiped the tears from his face. "Please, Jackie. I need her."

She continued to rub his back and said, "If you can bring her back, wake her up, you're going to take her away again, aren't you?"

"Only if she wants to go," he said looking at Rose's face, not needing to memorize her features as such, just trying to soak in the fact he was here, with her, touching her. "As much as I need her, I won't force her to do anything she doesn't want. But I don't have much time in this universe before I get pulled back, with or without her."

Jackie stood silently for a few moments. "If you can wake her up, Doctor, and she wants to go with you, you have my blessing. But! She needs to know about John. You'll have to tell her what happened before you go."

The Doctor winced again. "Yeah. Okay."

She leaned down to kiss her daughter's forehead. As Jackie moved to walk out of the room, the Doctor grabbed her arm. "Jackie," she turned and he smiled at her. "Thank you."

"Yeah, well don't screw it up, you alien git, or I'll hunt you down and slap you one good." She raised her hand threateningly.

He laughed, "And I'd let you!"

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A/N: Ya know, I had planned on updating every other day or even every third day... but that got shot. So as a thank you, I'm posting two, cause I love you guys and you leave the best reviews! It makes my day so much better every time I see one in my inbox!