David would say, later, that it hadn’t been much of a wedding. They had a home then - a farm and a life and two beautiful children who loved to hear the story of how their adopted parents had met - and it was easier to joke about the past than dwell on it.

( Susan would always say that that really depended on what you wanted a wedding to be. )

Susan didn’t dream of Gallifrey anymore. Not really. She dreamt instead of a planet with twin suns and shining silver trees, a haven of peace in a universe filled with wildness and uncertainty. She dreamt of a glittering citadel and a population of laughing, happy individuals.

Gallifrey certainly wasn’t like that. It had never been peaceful. ( Read more... )

Susan was washing the dishes when she received the call from Gallifrey ( Read more... )

( Six lives that Susan Foreman never lived. )

( Ten Kisses )