She had seen so much. Sometimes he thought too much, others he knew not enough.

Jackie had wanted her to stay at home, in London, but he'd wanted her to travel hand-in-hand with him to the far reaches of the universe and back. Though Jackie's wish was the nearest to being granted, neither of them got their way.

Rose Tyler had run out of time, and he almost hated her for it. For leaving him alone, for deserting him, for leaving him to face the world without her there by his side.

She never had left London, he reflected sadly.