White Lies

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Chapter 2

The doors had just closed behind Martha after she made her exit from the TARDIS, leaving the Doctor mulling over what she had just said. In all honesty Martha's departure was a good thing for even though he would miss the brilliant young woman, the massive amount of guilt he felt for what he had done to her and her family was almost too much to take and then of course there was her increasing jealously of Rose; a woman she had never met but a woman that meant so much to him. 'Think about something else' he silently ordered himself as he begun to move around the console. It was an order he had given himself many times over the last few months whenever his mind wandered to lost blonde. Although he knew she was safe in Pete's world, her lost was still unbearable. He had loved her with such passion and so completely and even though he had tried to fight what he felt, it wasn't something that could be ignored. Eventually they had crossed that last line between just being friends and being something more, but even once they were together he refused to admit those three little words that he knew she longed to hear. It of course was a poor attempt to protect his hearts for even though she had promised him forever he knew he would lose her eventually. And by the time he realised that her lost would destroy him whether or not he admitted his feelings it was too late, he was left alone with his broken hearts and the knowledge that Rose had never knew how he had truly loved her.

'Think about something else' he ordered again, and suddenly the console lit up and started beeping. Pushing thoughts of Rose to the back of his mind for the time being he raced around the console to see what the issue was. It was a call for help from the person he least expected, Sarah Jane Smith.

"Alright old girl let's see what is going on" he announced, excitement for the growing mystery causing him to dance around the console pushing buttons and pulling levers as he inputted the necessary commands that would send him and the time ship into the vortex. Possible reasons for Sarah Jane's call raced through his mind, each possible situation worse than the last. The last time the Doctor had seen Sarah Jane was when he ended up blowing up that school. It had been good to see her again, to see her living such a wonderful life. Of course she had missed him but everything had worked out in the end and she had even turned down a trip in the TARDIS, realising that part of her life was truly over. Her appearance had however raised questions about his relationship with Rose, questions had hadn't been ready to answer.

'Think about something else' he quickly ordered before his thoughts could stray too far. Throwing his mind back to the possible reason for the emergency call. What trouble had Sarah Jane got herself into.

The wheezing of the TARDIS engines alerted him to the fact that they had exited the vortex and the old girl was trying to land. Impatient to discover what to problem was the Doctor raced outside as soon as they had fully materialised and found himself in a garden and a heavy downpour of rain. Silently thanking his choice of attire, he pulled the trench coat tighter around himself and headed for the bright lights of the house he could see. Clearly Sarah Jane must be in there.

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Sarah Jane and Mickey had been back down stairs for about twenty minutes chatting quietly about life in general while Rose slept , when they heard someone knocking.

"Here we go" announced Sarah Jane as she got up to answer the door to the person she knew it had to be. Sure enough when she opened the door, there stood the one and only Doctor.

"Sarah Jane, you called?" greeted the time lord as the woman in question stepped aside to let him in.

Once he was inside Sarah Jane enveloped him in a hug, paying no mind to his rain soaked clothing.

"Doctor it is great to see you again" she muttered into his shoulder as he hugged her back.

"You too Sarah Jane, but what seems to be the emergency?" The Doctor asked as he set his old friend back on her feet.

Before the older woman had a chance to answer, a voice to the Doctor's left spoke.

"Rose is!"

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The Doctor stared at Mickey and Sarah Jane in shock for a moment, clearly he had heard them wrong. Rose was stuck in a parallel world with her mum and…. Mickey.

"Rose" he breathed softy, still not believing what he was hearing. Seeing no reaction from the sleeping blonde on the couch he moved until he could see her face and then froze, for there right in front of him was Rose Tyler, wrapped up in blankets and sleeping peacefully. Her face was thinner then he remembered and even in sleep he could see how exhausted she was, but it was still his Rose right there in face of him.

Suddenly Mickey's words came back to him and swung around to face the man again.

"What do you mean? What's wrong with her?" panic lacing his voice as he went to pull out his sonic screwdriver.

"It's probably best if Rose explains it but know I hold you completely responsible" Mickey replied darkly as he moved past the Doctor and gently woke his friend.

"Rose, Sarah Jane did it. She found the Doctor" he said quietly as Rose slowly opened her eyes. Sleep and exhaustion clouded her eyes and Mickey's words were slow to sink in but s she registered what was being said her eyes cleared and she swung her around the room until she made eye contact with the person she was looking for.

There he was, her Doctor. Standing right in front of her, neither of them spoke for a moment, instead they just took in the sight of each other. Smiling gently, Rose finally broke the silence that had seemed to have settled over the room.

"Hi Doctor, long time no see"

The Doctor returned her smile before replying

"Too long, how have you been?" and then he was rushing forward to help her as he saw her struggle to stand.

"Well, that's what I wanted to talk to you about" Rose announced as she stood and the blankets fell away giving the Doctor a clear view of her swollen stomach.

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For the second time in mere moments the Doctor found himself in shock. So many thoughts rushed through his superior brain and yet he couldn't pin down any long enough to form it into a question.

"Can we do questions later, Rose is really sick, she needs your help" Mickey cut in seeing that the Doctor was about to start speaking.

"Yes of course" the Doctor quickly muttered, fiddling with the settings on his sonic before pointing it in Rose's direction and scanning her. Within moments it was finished and the Doctor took at a glance at the results, growing more and more concerned.

According to the sonic Rose was very sick, her body was depleted of some important nutrients and she was running dangerous low on others. The lack of these essential nutrients was causing a great strain on her body resulting in damage to vital organs that could very well be irreversible. How her body was keeping her alive let alone maintaining the added stress of a pregnancy was a mystery to the Doctor. And the state of the child in question was also worrying the Time Lord, the sonic wasn't able to get any clear readings on the child Rose was carrying because it couldn't separate its readings from its mother's but if Rose's state was anything to go off, it was very likely the baby was seriously ill too.

"Not good, not good" the Doctor muttered as he attempted to re scan the woman in front of him, only for the sonic to give him the same results again.

"Can you help us" Rose asked quietly as she watched the Doctor angrily hit the sonic against his hand as if that would make it give him the results he wanted. Her soft voice caused him to look up at her and the dismay in his eyes, told her everything she needed to know about her health.

"The baby?" she asked, hoping that at least her daughter was healthy.

"I don't know, the sonic can't separate the two of you" the Doctor replied the apology in his eyes.

Suddenly his eyes flew to Mickey and Sarah Jane. "I need to get them in the TARDIS, but I don't think it is wise to move Rose in her state so I will bring the TARDIS to her, keep an eye on her" he ordered before racing out the door he had just entered through minutes beforehand.

Racing towards the TARDIS the Doctor's mind was a flurry of questions and concern, there were so much about this situation that didn't make sense to him. The Doctor wasn't even sure where to begin in trying to make sense of all of it.

How were they even here? He had had no choice but to seal off the worlds, it should have been impossible for anyone to cross universes. Why bring her across in her state? He didn't even want to risk the short walk outside to where the TARDIS waited or was her depleted state a result of her dimension jumping? Were the medicines so primitive in Pete's world that they needed to risk her and the baby's life to bring her here? Was she so sick that this was their only option? And another question that he tried to brush aside but that bugged him never less and caused him more jealousy then he cared to admit was, who was the father? After everything they had been through the thought of Rose's going back to Mickey wasn't something he could imagine and it made his hearts ache but if Mickey wasn't the father, who was? And where was he? Questions aside the Doctor know he would do everything he could to save both Rose and her child.

Slamming the doors opened he raced into the TARDIS, quickly adjusting the controls so the TARDIS would materialise in Sarah Jane's living room. The Doctor barely waited for the TARDIS to finish materialising before he was back out the door and ordering Mickey and Sarah Jane to help him bundle the sick Rose Tyler into the med bay, where if he was very very lucky, him and the old girl might just have what it took to save the woman who had once been much more they just his companion.