CHAPTER ONE
"Rose!" came a jaunty voice from somewhere upstairs, "did you know anything about this lunch with Jackie today?"
"Umm" She had. She was waiting for the right time to break the news. "12 o'clock at their place, mums got something to tell us"
"ooh well doesn't that sound fun" said the Doctor sliding casually down the stairs and grabbing Rose around the waist, brushing a stray hair her cheek. His fingertips lightly skimmed her temple, sending a shock of butterflies through her stomach. "Wonder what it could be?". His eyes were alight, and he gave Rose a crooked sideways smile, lingering for just a second before kissing her delicately on the lips. He broke away quickly and busied himself with the mail. He was new to all this.
"She's probably thought of baby names or something. You know what mum's like, I bet she's got a hundred picked out right now. What is she like? Doctor… what are you doing?"
The Doctor was staring intently at a piece of paper in his hand.
"Bills!" he exclaimed looking wary, "I've never had to pay bills in my life… I sort of… run away from all that. Even the TARDIS… she's not mine… I kind of… borrowed it…" He rifled through the sheets in front of him. "We have to pay for water? This planet is 71% filled with the stuff we might as well just shoot out and get it…and gas! If only people nowadays knew what was coming… ah well they'll learn in the end… what?" he looked over of rose who was looking at him bemusedly.
"Come here you!"
They embraced again, Rose laid her head on gently on the Doctors chest. She relaxed and immediately was overcome with complete adoration, emotion and happiness. This was what it really felt like to be happy. Bills and money and everything else didn't matter. Not that she was likely to admit it. The Doctors arms came up and embraced her, one hand stopped at her hair and lay there stroking it gently. They had only been here together a few weeks. He felt sort of awkward holding her, it was against what he was used to, but at the same time he cherished and adored it. To be so close to her, to not worry about what was going to happen. He gave in and kissed the top of her head. Rose's grip tightened around him and they stood there barely talking, sharing everything through their connection. He lowered his head and kissed her forehead, and she reacted by kissing him back on the lips, slowly yet full of passion. Their tongues brushed before settleing. After a few seconds they stood nose to nose. "Rose Tyler" he whispered to her, she felt his cool breath and her heart stopped for just a second. "I love you." She giggled.
"I love you too silly" they both laughed, a moment of bliss. "but if I don't go and see next door right now I may as well not be alive, so…." One last kiss. "see you at 12! "
And she left. The Doctor was left staring after her.