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She waved over at the banner with Happy 40th Birthday. "Well look at it" she said hands on her hips.
"What's wrong with that?" he asked feeling confused.
"Forty!" she exclaimed "it's says forty"
"You are forty!"
"I don't want the whole world know do I?"
"You're having a party tonight!"
"my thirty-ninth" she said "my official biography says I was born on the same day as Kobe Goodwin Jr and that makes me thirty nine, thank you very much" she began to walk away "Rose!" she called "come here! Rose!"
He followed her holding out the bouquet of yellow flowers "these are from the girls from the office. Happy Birthday"
She turned to face him "I got hand sculptured arrangement by Veronica Refiric and your secretary dropped off to a garage. I don't think so. And if you're giving out presents where's my zeppelin? Everyone else has got one." She turned to look up at the stairs. "Rose! Come on Rose!" she turned back to face him "bet you didn't notice did you. Special delivery, got them today" she pointed at her ear at the silver object "birthday present from Mr Lumic, latest model, diamond studded, picks up signals from Venice."
"Why would you want to pick up signals from Venice?" he asked frowning
"Well I don't know! Now I can find out" she snapped "oh for god sake where is she? ROSE! She needs a good bath before tonight. Rose come to Mummy"
"Oh crying out loud Mum I'm twenty one not five" snapped a young blonde girl strolling down the stairs, carrying a bag and jacket.
"Where do you think you're going?" Jackie snapped "it's my birthday and we're having a huge party tonight. The President is coming"
Rose rolled her eyes "I know, I know. It's all you have been talking about since January. I'll be there but I got to study"
"I don't know why you insist on this foolish technology school" Jackie said turning her nose in the air
"Mum, I'm working on getting a degree in robotics. Imagine helping build creations that could save humanity. It's not foolish"
"Rose Marion Tyler. You're beautiful, young and rich. All you should worry about is parties, clothes and descent boys. I hear that the President's nephew has his eye on you"
"Only because I'm the Vitex heiress. I want to make my own name Mum. Beside I'm not interested"
"You're not still seeing that James boy are you?"
"There's nothing wrong with James" Rose said "tell her Dad"
Pete opened his mouth but was cut off by a ring "hold that thought" he said.
Rose rolled her eyes and the barking from her mothers Yorkshire terrier distracted her mother to give her enough time to leg it down the drive.
"I'll leave your dress on your bed" Jackie shouted after her. She sighed "that girl" she muttered, before turning round and heading to the stairs.
"…gave me internet access" she said
"Rose whatever it said. It's the wrong world" he said forcefully
"In this world…I'm working towards a degree in robotics." She whispered "at least one of us Rose's got lucky, hey? Education and a father."
The Doctor and Mickey exchanged hopeful looks. Maybe, just maybe she'll let them drag her into the TARDIS.
She jumped off the bench and was silent for a moment "I got to see him"
"You can't" the Doctor exclaimed
"I just wanna see him" Rose protested
"I can't let you"
"Twenty fours hours yeah? Just one peek and we go"
Mickey jumped up "twenty four hours"
"Where you going?" the Doctor exclaimed jumping up
"Well I can do what I want, yeah?"
"I got the address and everything"
"Stay where you are, the both of you" he kept looking between them both moving slowly backwards "Rose, Mickey come back"
"I just wanna see him"
"Yeah and I got things to see and all" Mickey said
"Like what?" the Doctor asked
"Well you don't know anything about me do ya?" Mickey said shrugging "it's all about Rose. I'm just a spare part"
"I'm sorry but I got to go" Rose said
The Doctor looked back at Mickey.
"Go on then" Mickey said pointing to Rose "you can only chase after one of us and it's never going to be me is it?"
The Doctor looked over to Rose who looked back before walking away. "Back here twenty four hours" he shouted at Mickey before running after her.
"Hello sweetheart"
She turned round and grinned at him. James Smith, a fellow student, a genius, who was actually on the verge of getting a third degree before his twenty fifth birthday. He was tall with dark hair that stood up on end; he had dark eyes and right now a stubble.
"You haven't shaved yet have you?" she asked
"Nope" he said popping the 'p'.
She traced his jaw line before leaning in and giving him a chaste kiss on the lips. "Kinda like it" she whispered peppering a couple kisses on his cheeks.
"Rose Tyler are you trying to seduce me?"
"Why yes Doctor I am"
"I like it when you call me Doctor" he mumbled
"Well you do have the degrees to prove it. Have you heard from the others yet?"
"Mrs Moore and Jake say that Lumic is moving. We need to shut Cybus down soon. In fact we should be meeting them soon"