Kirah

Doctor Who- I'm so sorry (Me and Kirah)

"I'd rather be at your side." Her voice was soft. She let her cool fingers find the spots on the Doctor that were just a little bit too warm. "I can always clean later."

Doctor Who- I'm so sorry (Me and Kirah)

Rose didn't miss a beat. She nodded and sat down beside him.
Rose reached out and tentatively put a hand on his shoulder, she waited to see what his response was. If he took it well she kept her hand there, if he flinched she would pull her hand away.

Doctor Who- I'm so sorry (Me and Kirah)

"I know, don't think I'm rushing you. We'll do this at your pace. I am here for you all right, no matter what." She gave his hand a gentle squeeze to punctuate her sentence, and then took a few bites of her food.

When the Doctor goes to lay down she takes him his tea, and his untouched sandwich. Rose puts it on the nightstand. "Eat it when you can. I'll just be in the other room if you need me okay."

Doctor Who- I'm so sorry (Me and Kirah)

Rose reached out and took his hand into her own. She held it lightly and gave him a gentle smile. She didn't have words to make it better, but she could be there for him. Listen to what he had to say, and accept the changed man he had become. She wouldn't let that change take him away from her. He was back and that was what matter to Rose the most.

Doctor Who- I'm so sorry (Me and Kirah)

"Indeed." Rose pours herself some tea taking her seat.
"No need to stand on ceremony, dig in." Jackie said taking her seat too. "So, get what you needed done this morning?" She asked her daughter.
"Yeah, mostly. I want to do a bit of cleaning this afternoon, but other than that yeah." Rose responded.

Doctor Who- I'm so sorry (Me and Kirah)

They three of them moved about the kitchen chatting slightly as they got the food ready and cleaned up.
Jackie gossiped about this person or that person a bit. Rose listened smiling, but for the most part didn't care. She'd ask questions to prompt her mum to talk about one particular subject that she preferred over another. When Jackie would get lost in the conversation Rose would smile and roll her eyes. Before too long they had lunch ready, along with a pot of tea.

Doctor Who- I'm so sorry (Me and Kirah)

SORRY! Been really busy at work, which is when I normally have time to post *gasho bow*

Doctor Who- I'm so sorry (Me and Kirah)

"That'd be nice." Jackie smiled and gave the Doctor directions for what she needed. Rose's heart swelled. The three of them working together in the kitchen. It gave her a sense of fulfillment. She wondered if the Doctor felt it to. That just through the act of doing something he'd get better. She could hope, but she also knew that he'd still have that gnawing pain in the back of his mind, probably forever. She just wished she knew how to make it better, how to take away his pain like he had once done for her.

Doctor Who- I'm so sorry (Me and Kirah)

"It is okay. I am here for you." Rose continued to read. She was several chapters in when Jackie returned home to find them like that.

"I'll make lunch." She said as she dropped the bags of food she carried. "I bought some more food so that there was enough for the three of us."

"Thanks mum." Rose smiled and let go of the Doctor so she could help her mom put away groceries.

Doctor Who- I'm so sorry (Me and Kirah)

Rose held the Doctor, her Doctor. She picked one of the books out of the stack and just started reading it to him. The story was about a woman investigative reporter. Her first assignment was the case of the town's mayor's murder. As Rose read to him she ran one hand through his hair, only pausing to turn the page. She didn't even think to see if he maybe wanted to move to the couch, which would be more comfortable. She didn't want to move ever again.