He had so much still left to live for, even with the hole Sarah Jane's death had ripped in his heart and life. He had Maria and Luke and the possibility of eventual grandchildren from one or the other.
And what about Jack? You promised him you'd be around for a good while yet.
"Did..." Oh, God, he didn't even know if he was starting in a good place. "She talked about you... so much, sometimes. Before I understood, I was so... I was bloody jealous. Before I even knew why. She was... she almost ran me down the first time I saw her. I teased her about it later."
It wasn't working yet. It couldn't be working. The... thing that had the Doctor wasn't letting go.
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He had so much still left to live for, even with the hole Sarah Jane's death had ripped in his heart and life. He had Maria and Luke and the possibility of eventual grandchildren from one or the other.
And what about Jack? You promised him you'd be around for a good while yet.
"Did..." Oh, God, he didn't even know if he was starting in a good place. "She talked about you... so much, sometimes. Before I understood, I was so... I was bloody jealous. Before I even knew why. She was... she almost ran me down the first time I saw her. I teased her about it later."
It wasn't working yet. It couldn't be working. The... thing that had the Doctor wasn't letting go.