Rose was not abandoned

Chapter 10

The poem in this chapter was composed by me, it's not been taken from anywhere and may not be reproduced without my permission.

She sent a message back telling him she missed him too and was waiting for one back when the train guard asked for her ticket. She was still blurry eyed and he asked if she was alright. She managed a smile when he handed her ticket back, thinking knowing Alec he'd probably get the next train and follow her, which made her sincerely doubt her decision to leave but she couldn't live a lie with him, pretend she didn't have a past and a secret job. She opened her purse to put her phone away and noticed a folded piece of paper on top of her shoulder bag and unfolded it. It was a note from Alec, he must have slipped it in while they were waiting for the train and it had her name on the top of the fold and a drawing of a rose and as she opened it, it was in the form of a poem. She read it, choking back her tears and wondering when he'd written it, it was probably while she was getting ready to go out last night.

You mended my broken heart that was in two
When I first met you I always knew
You were the one I would adore
But now you've gone away I love you more

My beautiful Rose, spare me the pain
By saying you'll come back to me again
And love me as much as I love you
My beautiful Rose, I love you, I really do

If you love me you'll make the right choice
And tell me in your own beautiful voice
That you'll come back with me to live
And all my love to you I'll give

If you decide you're not coming back
I'll go back to Broadchurch and then I'll pack
And live in London until the day
I win you back and you'll come home to stay

So my sweet and beautiful Rose
You are the part of me that knows
We belong together my love, always
So until I see you again I'll count the days

Alec XXXXX

She put the note in her shoulder bag and turned to the window so no-one would see her crying, her jacket sleeve was wet as she rummaged through her purse to find some tissues, angry at herself for running away from him, for not trusting him enough to tell him the whole story but for that, she needed Pete because she couldn't tell Alec anything about Torchwood without his express permission and he wouldn't allow her to say anything if he wasn't present, their secrecy was paramount to it's success. Yes, she could tell him where she was from but Torchwood was involved with that too so it made no sense to tell him just that part. She had told him just enough, that part was true but she had left it at that, left him dangling and he would never be satisfied now, he'd get at the truth one way or another. She just hoped he wouldn't do anything stupid before she told him, like go through official channels to get information that wasn't available to the public. Some high up officials knew about Torchwood but only a select few but if Alec was clever, he'd get to it. She hoped he'd just have the patience to wait until she could tell him.

She got her phone out to tell Alec she had got his note, hoping at least that would put him at ease and told him she loved him, getting a message back that just said, "I know."

The train arrived and she got a taxi back home, her mother was outside before she had got her case out of the back, telling her she should have called her dad or Jake to pick her up. It was after twelve and Rose was hungry so she left her things and went in search of some food, making herself a sandwich as the cook had gone shopping, Jackie had arranged a welcome home dinner for Rose and had invited Mickey and Jake along. She really didn't want to face Mickey, he'd all but begged her to go back to him on the phone and had told him she'd found someone else. Jackie asked if she wanted to go pick her brother up from school with her so she thought it might take her mind off Alec for a while but not for long. She went to unpack and get her laundry and took the opportunity to call him.