The elderly man sat on the cosy, chair that he had owned for years. The man sat and waited for his wife to return from the kitchen with some tea and cake. He loved the cake his wife made, he loved it very much.

The elderly man, a retired Admiral hardly had the ability to keep himself awake, these days. As his wife, Polly walked in, he felt excited, he felt like he hadn't seen her in years. He looked at her, and could still tell that even though many years had passed, she was still the girl he fell in love with.

"Here you go, Ben." She said softly as she passed him the tea. "Thanks duchess." He said in reply.

"It's been a while since you've called me that. I thought you'd forgot about it." Polly said after hearing his old nickname for her.

"It was on my mind, you know I've been thinking about our time with the doctor a lot lately?" He said to her. She nodded.

They sat in silence for a few moments, even though he had lead a big and fulfilling life after he met the doctor, he still wished that he had continued to travel with the doctor, and not aged, just been a figure in time like the doctor, but he and Polly made the choice to stay behind.

He looked across at the elderly woman he had married all those years ago, he remembered the first kiss they ever shared, and the times they made each other laugh. He wished that they had both decided to spend their time with the Doctor and Jamie, but they thought they knew better.

Ben then thought a bit harder, if he had travelled with the Doctor for longer, forever, then maybe he wouldn't have had the experiences that made him who he was, the ones who built him to become the man he became.

Ben and Polly witnessed things they should have never experienced, and Ben thought he should at least be thankful for that.

He looked over to Polly, to see her now reading a book called 'the time machine', he gave a chuckle, then closed his eyes, then for just a few seconds he heard a familiar whistle and howl, one that he would never forget. His eyes shot open, he looked at Polly, who had now jumped out of her seat, Ben slowly got up out of his seat without hurting himself. They then heard a knock on their door.

Polly rushed over to the door to answer it.