"Tell me?" he asked, desperately. He wanted to know. Short of returning to the cultured older man and the girl who wasn't all that dissimilar to the woman he'd fallen in love with later, it was the best thing. He wanted to hear about her, from someone who'd known her when she was younger than he was now.
He instantly retreated at the crestfallen look in the Doctor's eyes. Too painful.
"I had her on roller skates once." He quickly switched tactics. "Couldn't get her on a skateboard. But I put her in roller skates. She thought she looked ridiculous. She looked fantastic."
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"Tell me?" he asked, desperately. He wanted to know. Short of returning to the cultured older man and the girl who wasn't all that dissimilar to the woman he'd fallen in love with later, it was the best thing. He wanted to hear about her, from someone who'd known her when she was younger than he was now.
He instantly retreated at the crestfallen look in the Doctor's eyes. Too painful.
"I had her on roller skates once." He quickly switched tactics. "Couldn't get her on a skateboard. But I put her in roller skates. She thought she looked ridiculous. She looked fantastic."