The blue suited man in his long brown coat and spikey brown hair had to literally force himself back to the barn. He knew they'd be there. Remy had told him that she was there. It hadn't been all that long since Remy'd left the Carnival. It had given him enough time to rally the troops and make sure they all had their marching orders. It was clear, very clear; Rose Tyler was not to know who he was. Those closest to him: Jack, Sarah Jane, Shannon, Gambit; he'd trust them to guard his secret. It was for everyone's good.
Sliding in through the door he spied Nine and Rose on the couch, Gambit in his coat not too far away. Making mental note that he'd have to kindly have Gambit return Jack's duplicate coat, certain it would do wonders for Jack's level of trust in the mutant. Currently, the Doctor was swallowing his hearts back down from his throat. Last time he'd seen Rose Tyler had been at Bad Wolf bay; and even then he couldn't touch her. Even then he couldn't tell her the words that were forming in the back of his mind even then.
He had to remind himself: this wasn't his Rose. This was Nine's Rose. This was someone else entirely who just looked like her. Swallow hard, Doctor.
"Hello," he said with a wave and a smile that lit the room up before shoving his hands back deep into his pockets. "Everything settled, then?" Yes, Rose Tyler, he wanted you out of here right now.