Revelations

FIVE

A/N: So, this chapter is from Jackie's perspective rather than Rose's. I deliberately did this due to the nature of the subject I'm dealing with and the fact that I thought it might be interesting to see what might be like watching someone you love battle with their demons. I thought it might be safer bet rather than trying to get inside Rose's head. I don't know a lot about this subject and it's not something that any amount of reading will help with. I hope it's alright.

This chapter is also the last of the flashbacks into Rose's backstory and goes right up to when she first met the Doctor. I'm not sure yet whether the next chapter will be another flashback (from Theta's point of view) or whether we will rejoin the Doctor and Jackie in the kitchen after the bombshell I left you with back in chapter two. If I decide not to do a flashback with Theta then I will probably land up writing a separate one-shot or something to pair with this story. I'll have a skim through what I've got and see what'll fit best.

Please enjoy and let me know what you think :)

Thank you

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The day Rose had been rushed to hospital and told that she had miscarried was a day that Jackie knew would stay with her for the rest of her life.

Looking back, Jackie wished she had noticed something wasn't quite right earlier, but there hadn't been anything she could've done to prevent it from happening. However, she wished that she had known that something hadn't been quite right. That way she might not have found Rose in the state that she had been in.

In actual fact, it had been Mickey Smith to have found Rose before Jackie. He and Rose had been friends ever since they had been kids, running around the estate playing all sorts of games. Mickey was a few years older than Rose and would often offer to baby sit if Jackie needed someone. And, since Rose had fallen pregnant, Mickey had offered to look after her and had been involved ever since he had found out. Jackie was well aware of Mickey's feelings towards Rose since they had grown up and had been more than happy to let him in.

And because of Mickey's dedication to looking after her daughter, she had got him a key cut so that he could pop by whenever. It had been a decision that Rose had been involved with, too, which had made Mickey all the more willing to take it.

Thankfully, it had turned out to be a very good idea indeed, since, one day, Mickey had gone round to see Rose whilst Jackie was at work, only to find that Rose had collapsed.

Needless to say, the phone call Jackie received from Mickey an hour later, telling her that he had Rose was at the hospital and that Rose had passed out due to blood loss, was one of the worst calls Jackie had ever had to receive in her life.

~oOo~

"Hello?" Jackie said as she answered her mobile, mainly so she could shut the thing up. It was Mickey. As much as she was pleased that he was around at a time like this, if this was another call to tell her that she had run out of milk...

"Jackie, it's Rose. You need to get yourself to the hospital."

"What?! What's happened? Mickey, tell me what's happened!" Jackie almost screamed down the phone as she ran to get her bag from her locker. Her colleagues and customers stared at her in confusion and worry, but she ignored them all, focused on what Mickey was telling her down the line.

"She collapsed. I found her on the floor when I arrived at yours. I don't know what's happened, but I noticed blood stains when I saw her. I've got a horrible feeling it's something to do with the baby." Mickey explained hurriedly, he was clearly panicking but trying to keep it restrained for Jackie's sake.