More than words

Goodbye my lover

A/N

I'm sorry it's taken me this long, but I only managed to write 1,5 chapter instead of two, and today marks the one year anniversary for this story so I thought I might as well wait a few extra days so I could update today instead. So, happy one year anniversary everyone =) I hope you'll like the chapter.

Beta Tarree87

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Chapter 17 Goodbye my lover

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Goodbye my lover.
Goodbye my friend.
You have been the one.
You have been the one for me.

~James Blunt

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"How can you act so natural with him?" Amy went to stand beside Rose, who was still sitting on the empty barrel, looking at the door with a vacant expression. "He's not the Doctor."

"He is." Rose looked up at her, her brow furrowed with what could only be concern. Concern for her, Amy wagered. "But you really don't believe that." It wasn't a question.

"It's just..." She trailed off, a feeling of unease washing over her when she thought of the Doctor's ganger, especially after he attacked her earlier. "He was grown from a vat of... of... mucus, Rose." Amy grimaced. "How can you tell me that that is normal?" She crossed her arms and looked over at the real Doctor. "The doctor is much more... alive."

"Have the doctor told you about regeneration?" Rose asked and Amy returned her eyes on the blonde woman.

"He told me the first time I met him that he had a new body," She began. "I was only seven at the time, didn't think more of it. But when he returned twelve years later looking exactly the same, it got me thinking." She paused, thinking back to her first night in the TARDIS after they had saved the star whale. "I decided to ask him about it and he told me everything, saying he didn't want to repeat a past mistake." Never thought I would have to witness it though, she thought as she remembered that awful day, almost nine months ago, in Utah.

"So you're okay with keep calling him the Doctor if he regenerates and a new man walks away with his memories?" Rose looked up at her.

"I..." She didn't know how to respond.

"The Doctor gains an entire new personality when he changes." Rose stood up and wrapped her arm around her shoulders, steering her so she was looking directly at the Doctor, who was busy doing something to the monitor. "At least this Doctor still looks the same and acts the same."

"I don't understand." Amy frowned, glancing at Rose who met her gaze.

"They changed shoes, Amy." Rose said, and returned her eyes on the Doctor. "He's the ganger."

"What?" Amy snorted, disbelief clear in her voice. "Of course he isn't." She shook her head. "I would know."

"Are you sure?" Rose raised her eyebrows as she looked at her again.

"Yes." She paused. "I think... yes of course." She nodded. "Right?" She looked at Rose for answers.

"Think about it, will ya?" Rose let go of her. "And try to be open minded." She patted her once on the arm before she walked away to stand beside the Doctor.

He couldn't be the ganger, she would know the difference. Wouldn't she?

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