He resisted slightly when she slipped out of his grasp, but he wasn't going to hold her there if she didn't want to be there. His gaze shifted to the ground at her feet. He was silent until she finished speaking.
"I thought you were dead," he said numbly. "I worked for Torchwood Cardiff when Canary Wharf happened. We had to clean up the mess. I saw the list of the dead. I thought you were dead for a year. Then I found the Doctor and he told me what happened." He looked up at her face, his expression had become a little miserable at the thought that she'd misinterpreted his previous hesitation. "I can't say that I missed you, Rose. The word is too small."
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Date: 2009-03-08 01:39 am (UTC)"I thought you were dead," he said numbly. "I worked for Torchwood Cardiff when Canary Wharf happened. We had to clean up the mess. I saw the list of the dead. I thought you were dead for a year. Then I found the Doctor and he told me what happened." He looked up at her face, his expression had become a little miserable at the thought that she'd misinterpreted his previous hesitation. "I can't say that I missed you, Rose. The word is too small."