Meanwhile in the bedroom, Rose was talking and thrashing about in bed. Then she woke up and screamed. John and Amy looked at each other. John said: "stay here!" Then John took off running down the hall, grabbing his sonic screwdriver as he ran, and burst into the bedroom and looked around and saw Rose sitting up in bed looking terrified. John put his sonic screwdriver away and walked over and sat down on the bed and got comfortable and lifted her up onto his lap. He could feel her trembling in his arms. He pulled the covers up around them and sat up against the pillows while Rose snuggled into his arms. Rose was trembling severely and breathing heavily. She gripped his arms tightly for dear life. John let her. He could tell that she needed an anchor. He pulled her closer to him and kicked off his converse sneakers. He laid his head on top of hers and gently stroked her hair. Rose snuggled deeper into his arms. He spoke soothingly to her. Rose laid her head on his chest and listened to the steady beat of his hearts. After a while, Rose stopped trembling severely. John said tenderly: "Rose, what happened? You screamed so loud Amy and I both heard it from clear in the medbay. And that's saying something. I told Amy to stay where she was. And then I took off running down the hall. I somehow managed to grab my sonic screwdriver as I ran. I thought something had attacked you. I've never ran that fast in my entire lives. Not since the death of my first wife and my family on Gallifrey. Come on, Rose. Talk to me." Rose said shakily: "it was just a nightmare is all." John shook his head and said: "no, it was worse than just a nightmare. It was something stronger than that. You wouldn't have screamed so loud if it was just a nightmare. No, you were reliving your experience in that house fighting those dolls." Rose said shakily: "how - how did you know that?" John said tenderly: "Honey, you forget that we're both Time Lords. We have a bond. I could see it from my side of our bond. Come on. Tell me the truth. What happened in that house?" Rose said shakily: "it was awful. I was surrounded. I was blasting them right and left. They were talking. They said something that made me pissed off and I blasted them simultaneously. John, it was so scary. I was terrified. I can't go back to sleep right now." John said tenderly: "wanna go in the library?" Rose nodded. Then John wrapped her up in the covers and put his converse sneakers on and picked her up and carried her to the library. He walked in and set Rose on the couch and grabbed a book from one of the shelves. Then he walked over to Rose and sat down on the couch and lifted her up onto his lap and said tenderly: "get comfortable. This book is one of my favorites. I've read it so many times, it's a wonder it hasn't fallen apart from all the reading. Yet, the story never gets old." Rose got comfortable on his lap. Then John grabbed his glasses and put his glasses on and opened the book and started reading out loud. By the end of the book, Rose was fast asleep. John closed the book and set it down and took his glasses off and stuck them in his jacket. Then Amy walked in and said quietly: "Daddy?" John looked over and motioned for her to come over and join them. Amy walked over and climbed up onto the couch beside him. John said tenderly: "wanna stay in my room with your Mom and I?" Amy nodded. Then John stood with Rose. Amy walked beside him. He walked into his room and let Amy climb on the bed first. Then he unwrapped the covers and set Rose down on the bed and covered the two girls and climbed into bed as well after taking off his converse sneakers and changing into pajamas. Then he fell asleep.
