"Rose.. I... I didn't leave you.. on purpose.. I didn't want to... I tried.. I..." the Doctor's words changed language again and the frustration showed on his face as he realised it half way through and stopped talking.
"Why not just tell her? We both know what the end of the sentence was," John pointed out. At the other's look he sighed softly. "Well, then, what do you want to tell her?"
"That I hated it! I hated how we got separated and that I didn't get to say goodbye properly and how losing her affected my mood. How I went to show her things and she wasn't there! Tell her... Tell her... Oh for... just tell her I missed her."
"He does too. He missed you more than anything and just wants to see you happy again," John said softly to Rose, not exactly the words the Doctor had said but, hell, they shared the same memories and feelings, he knew. "Stuff of legend, right?"