On the run

Chapter 20

Rose tried not to think about the conversation they'd just had. How much had Pete actually told him? He wouldn't tell Alec about the Doctor, surely but Alec knew he looked like him, though no-one had actually come right out and said he could be his double, so could Yvonne's cousin for that matter.

What bothered her the most was it hadn't affected her, Alec looking like the Doctor. It should do, she still missed him and had led to her making a big mistake of letting Steve get close to her just because he had a similar taste in suits. She could trust Alec though, he was about as opposite as anyone could get from acting or dressing like the Doctor.

She had already stopped comparing him, that wasn't fair on either of them, he didn't deserve to be compared but the last few hours, he'd come out with some strange things. She shook off the thoughts and finally got unpacked, squeezing everything in then taking some things she didn't actually need yet and carrying them to the spare room Alec had shown her first.

She looked at the small room, thinking it was only really for kids but Alec had been prepared to take it. So far he'd been the perfect gentleman but they still had to share a room. She smiled as she thought back to inside the store, she'd not meant what she'd said in that way but she knew how he'd taken it.

"All done?" he asked as she opened the door to the kitchen area.

"Yeah, I put some stuff in the spare room, can you move my cases?"

"Sure and there is a lockable cupboard where you can keep your laptop. That's an unusual case you have for it."

"Just one of my daft ideas and having plenty of money. I don't take it out in public that much."

"Something from your world then?"

"Yeah, how did you guess? The police used them before mobile phones and radios, well those on the streets."

"Why your interest though?" he asked as she sat down, putting his arm on the back of the seat.

How much more of a hint did she want? Maybe he was pushing too hard though so he needed to back off before she packed and got a taxi to the nearest train station.

"Alec, there are lots of things that don't exist here, this world developed ahead of my world. Did Pete tell you this world runs about three years ahead of mine? Did he tell you I'd been here before?"

"Yes, he told me you helped liberate London and tried to save his wife. He also said he'd only known you for one night and he completely trusted you and your friend. He wanted a way to repay you but you left before he had chance to apologise for not believing he was your father on your world."

"Yeah, well there was a lot going on that night, when I thought about it, it was a bit hard to swallow. So that was how my mum got him to go back for me?"

"What do you mean Rose?"

He couldn't let on he knew too much.

"Pete brought us here, when the Cybermen invaded our world but I went back to help my friend. I almost got trapped between the two worlds and Pete saved me and brought me back here. I was so angry at first, until I realised how much trouble it would cause him, just for bringing us here."

"What about this Mickey? You said you broke up with him."

Was he jealous? Rose wondered.

"That was part of the cover story, Mickey came here that night with us and he stayed."

"Why would he do that?"

Rose shook her head, leaning back against his arm so he rested his hand on her shoulder.