She watched carefully for a moment, quiet. There was no way. Was she dreaming? Was her mind playing tricks on her since she had decided to try a different city?

“Because if someone caught me and found it on me it would be gone. I wasn’t about to let something precious like that fall into some scum bag’s hands...” she said quietly.

It had felt like ages ago since the last hug she had. She blinked a few times, going a bit red but relaxing a little. She hadn’t realized how tense she had gotten standing there. “Good to see you again. Are you ok? Is the tardis ok?” She asked quietly.

Part of her still wasn’t convinced it wasn’t a dream. Even so, the hug was nice.

“I’m glad you’re both ok.” She said softly, smiling a little.

She moved away from the Doctor and to the corner of the room, grabbing just her phone and screwdriver before turning around. This still felt unreal to her.. and part of her was still waiting for the dream to stop. It had happened enough that she usually woke up in tears. She didn’t want to do that again. “I’m ready..”

“A few months, seven maybe..” she said softly, taking her hand gently. “I lost count..”

She blinked, giving a small smile. “It’s ok Doctor.” She said softly. All she had to do was not fall asleep.

The tardis beeped softly as they both walked in, still worried.

She watched her, trying not to frown. “Alright.” She didn’t want to sleep. She didn’t want to wake up and find that this was the dream. It was so nice to see the Doctor again.

She blushed a little, not wanting to admit she was indeed exhausted. She didn’t sleep well the last few months, mostly avoiding dreams that would just upset her when she woke up. Instead she had kept herself as busy as possible until she hopefully fell asleep with no dreams to bother her.

“I could probably take a nap...” she said softly, not sure if she actually would once alone.

Her face was extremely warm now as she blushed even more. “Oh— y-you don’t have to, Doctor..” She said softly, trying not to squirm shyly. She hadn’t expected that! It sounded comforting but.. She was use to being independent, and dealing with things on her own again.. Although the defenses she had worked hard on putting back up over the months never stood up well around the Doctor.

She followed her, still red in the face but taking every bit of detail in that she could. Just in case.

Once they got to her room she looked at the bed, it would be nice to feel something so soft again. She sat down on it with the Doctor, a bit embarrassed. How was she supposed to sleep now? It was easier to know she was going to wake up alone if the Doctor wasn’t next to her until the very last second.