DW VNA [053] - Return Of The Living Dad by Kate Orman

Author:Kate Orman
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Science Fiction, General, Doctor Who (Fictitious Character), Mystery & Detective, Fiction
ISBN: 9780426204824
Publisher: London Bridge
Published: 1996-08-14T07:00:00+00:00

18 Chris Chris bang bang

Chris wandered back into consciousness. His first thought was that he had a nasty flu. His head pounded, his mouth was dry, he was a little giddy, and his bedroom light was unbearably bright.

He squeezed his eyes open. ‘Mom?’ he said to the blurred human shape above him.

‘Shh,’ she said. ‘Lie still. You’ve got a bastard of an untreated concussion.’

‘Roz?’ he muttered.

‘Yes.’

‘Oh Goddess,’ he said, suddenly realizing where he was.

‘Am I okay? Are you okay?’

‘Don’t try to sit up, you idiot!’ She pushed him back down, the heel of her hand pushing into his naked chest, but he grabbed hold of her and hung onto her.

‘Oh Goddess,’ he said again. ‘I’m sorry, I can’t think properly. Oh, Roz, they were going to cut me up!’

‘It’s okay,’ she grumbled. ‘You’re all right now. Hey?

You’re all right.’

‘I’m sorry,’ he said. He was starting to cry, the panic he’d been forcing down coming out of nowhere. Bright lights flashed inside his head when he moved. ‘I’m sorry,’ he gasped. She was so strong that he could feel the steel of her muscles as she held onto him, awkwardly. ‘I’m so sorry.’

‘Quit that.’ She took his face between her hands. ‘You’ll be all right. Just calm down.’

‘Thank you,’ he babbled. ‘Thank you for coming and rescuing me.’

‘Just stop it, Chris. You’re okay now, for Christ’s sake!’

He couldn’t help it. He grabbed hold of her and kissed her.

She made a muffled, outraged sound, and kissed him right back.

She tasted like rosemary and gunpowder.

Somewhere in the middle of it, he lost consciousness again.

‘I was here in sixty-eight,’ said the Doctor.

Woodworth was sitting on the edge of the dentist’s chair, her arms folded tightly. Her eyes were still blank, puzzled, as though she hadn’t got over the shock of realizing who he was. She looked... embarrassed.

‘They kept me cuffed hand and foot for three weeks,’ he said. He looked around at the examination room, the tools and instruments on their metal trays, the sink, the lights. ‘I really thought we’d closed down this place. I suppose it was another of those loose threads that I never got around to ravelling up.’

‘I really don’t give a shit,’ said Woodworth.

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