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Epilogue - The Proposal by Andie J. P. Frankham The TARDIS rested on the tarmac beside a street lamp. The door was open and the Doctor stood there waiting. In the distance he could see his two companions walking towards him. They both walked at a sedate pace. This provoked a mild feeling of annoyance in the Doctor who wanted to get off the planet Gidi as quickly as possible - he had had more than enough of this planet to last him several lifetimes. ‘Nick! Alf! Will you get a move on?’ he called out. His companions glanced over at him momentarily, and then returned to their conversation. The Doctor let out a loud dramatic sigh and walked into the TARDIS. Alf laughed. She had no idea why the Doctor was so annoyed, and she said so. Nick laughed too. ‘Simple really,’ he said. ‘It was that Vera. Lovely woman, no doubt, but she was a bit barmy.’ Alf nodded. ‘You got that right.’ She sniggered. ‘He really ain’t the marrying type, is he?’ ‘Nah, not the Doctor. As long as he has his companions and his TARDIS he’ll be quite happy.’ Alf nodded. ‘Yep. He needs someone to show off to. You ever thought of leaving him?’ Nick was thrown off by the abrupt question. ‘Eh?’ ‘The Doctor. You’ve been with him for a while now. Do you ever see a time when you’ll pack up and leave him?’ Nick considered this. ‘Dunno. Maybe. Not in the immediate future, though. He has so much to show me, and we need each other.’ Alf looked to the ground and nodded sadly. ‘Yeah, thought as much.’ Nick stopped and turned Alf to face him. ‘Why so sad?’ She did not respond, merely looked away. ‘Alf? You’ve been kind of sad since you told me you still love me. Shouldn’t that be a good thing?’ She looked at him straight in the eyes. ‘Yeah. But you never said the same to me.’ Nick brought Alf closer to him. ‘Of course I love you, Alf. I fell in love with you before the war, but it was only when I saw you again on Mars that I truly realised.’ He gave a lopsided grin. ‘I should have told you sooner.’ ‘Yeah, you should.’ Alf grinned too. ‘That’s why I wonder if you’ll ever leave the Doctor. At the moment I’m happy to travel with him, but one day I want to settle down with you.’ Nick wrapped his arms around her. ‘I do love you, you know.’ ‘Then marry me.’ Nick blinked. ‘Huh?’ ‘I want you to be my husband, Nick.’ Nick was not too sure how to react. The Doctor had always told him that there was such a thing as perfect happiness, but it was a rare thing to find. At that moment, looking into Alf’s eyes, Nick knew he was a closer to it then ever.
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