Dreaming of a Blue Box ✧ Doctor Who ¹ ✓

44 - Father's Day (Part V)

Continuing from 'Father's Day - Part IV'

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LILY AND ROSE SAT SIDE BY SIDE ON THE FRONT PEW. The key was in Lily's hand, which she was currently flipping around, trying to come up with a plan. "What do we do?" Rose asked her. Lily couldn't answer her. She hadn't felt this lost in so long. The creature's roars got even louder.

"The Doctor really cared about you." Pete now stood in front of them, hands in pockets. "He didn't want you to go through it again, not if there was another way. Now there isn't."

"What are you talking about?" Lily frowned.

"The car that should have killed me, love. It's here. The Doctor worked it out way back, but he, er, he tried to protect me. Still, he's not in charge anymore. I am."

"But-" Rose stood up and choked back a sob. "You can't."

"Who am I, love?" Pete asked quietly, cupping her chin in his hand.

"My daddy." Rose whimpered.

Lily rose and Pete turned on her, doing the same with his other hand. Lily nearly fell at the familiar feeling of his rough skin. "Jackie, look at them." Pete insisted as the woman slowly walked up. "They're ours."

Jackie looked at them both, really looked at them, and softened, "Oh, of course." She whispered and finally pulled them into a group huh.

"I'm meant to be dead, Jackie," Pete said bluntly. "You're going to get rid of me at last."

"Don't say that!" Jackie shouted, a hand still around each of her daughter's waists/

"For once in your life, trust me." Pete cradled her face. "It's got to be done. You've got to survive because you've got to bring up our daughters." He turned to Rose. "I never read you those bedtime stories. I never took you on those picnics." His face drooped. "I was never there for you."

"You would have been."

He ignored her and looked at Lily. "And I never protected you. Not in the sense you needed to be as a Dad should. But I can do this for you." He took her face and his lips met her forehead, muttering. "I can be a proper dad to you now."

"It's not fair." Rose sobbed- Jackie pulling her closer to her side.

"I've had all these extra hours." He smiled as he addressed them both. "No one else in the world has ever had that. And on top of that, I got to see both of you. And you're both beautiful. How lucky am I, eh?" He chuckled. "So, come on, do as your dad says. You going to be there for me, love?" Rose nodded intensely, and Pete hugged her tightly. "Thanks for saving me," he told her, kissed her head, and let her go.

He then hugged Lily, whispering in her ear. "I'm sure you've seen me die once," Lily clutched the back of his shirt as the memories of being on the other side of that church window came back. "Don't watch again. I am so proud of the woman you've become." He kissed her cheek and let her go.

Pete gave Jackie one last kiss, took his vase, and walked out of the church. Rose ran after him first and Lily followed.

The latter watched her dad run into the road; the beige car coming towards him at a high speed. She closed her eyes, heard the impact, and then the vase break. A moment passed of silence. She didn't know if Rose got to him in time or not. She wasn't brave enough to look.

A pair of arms turned her around and wrapped around her. The person put a hand on the back of her head and pushed her face into their chest. "Shh," The Doctor softly spoke and she immediately relaxed- his fingers running down her locks. "Rose got there in time. You just breathe, okay?"