A/N: This takes place about a year after the Doctor and Rain are married and it's before they meet Tara .

Chapter One

The Doctor breathed a weary sigh as he and Rain stepped into their house. They had just gotten back from stopping a mad dictator from poisoning the planet Gallaxia and wiping out the population but when Thantos, the dictator, tried to kill them, his young eight year old daughter, Lea, got in the way and ended up being shot by his blaster. After that, it took all his self control and Rain's soothing words to keep himself from blasting the guy into space. Ever since they dropped him off at Volag Nok, the Doctor had felt depressed and wanted nothing more than a soothing bath and a kip and some time to wind down and relax before he went out somewhere again.

The only other occupants in the house at the moment were Madison and Dorothy. Alan and Rose had taken their children, Elizabeth and Angel, out to a restaurant and to see a movie. The dogs were outside playing by the pool and the Doctor smiled as he briefly watched their antics and accepted a kiss from his wife before going upstairs to the bathroom. He was just about to go into it when he heard a giggle coming from Dorothy's bedroom. Smiling, he walked over to the doorway and looked in. Dorothy was sitting on the floor playing with a stuffed Patrick the Starfish and singing to herself.

"Boo-boop-ba-doop-ba-doo," she sang softly as she made Patrick dance.

The Doctor grinned and strolled into the room. He walked up behind his daughter who was singing and playing with her Patrick. His hearts ached as he briefly imagined his blonde haired daughter in Lea's place and he quickly dispelled that from his mind. He smiled again as he reached down and put his index finger in her armpit.

"Gitchee goo!" he said tickling her.

Dorothy stopped singing and sat for a few seconds wondering what was going on before she looked up. She stared at her father for a moment with her bright blue eyes before she suddenly squealed out…

"DADDY!"

"HI!" the Doctor yelled back.

The little four year old got to her feet, clasping her Patrick to her chest.

"Hello," she said in a high-pitched voice that made the Doctor's hearts warm up nice and toasty.

"Hiya!" the Doctor replied. "What are you doing?"

Dorothy began to swivel back and forth while the Doctor shook with silent laughter.

"Nooooothing!" she said.

The Doctor leaned back up and hugged himself while he parroted her back and forth motion.

"Reeeeally? Me too," he said to her.

Dorothy stopped moving and stared at him for a moment.

"Come here," she said, walking past him. "Wanna show ya something I found today."

"Okey-doodly-dokey!" the Doctor replied, following her.

The Doctor followed her, smiling while her daughter resumed her little song as she headed for the stairs. As they went down it, Rain came out of the kitchen with Madison and smiled warmly at them.

"There you two are," Rain said. "I thought you were gonna take a bath, Love."

"I was but Dot needs to show me something first," the Doctor said in a hushed voice with wide eyes.

The women watched as Dorothy led him to the front door.

"I'm so glad Dot was up there. The Doctor needs a little cheering up after what just happened," Rain whispered to Madison while Dorothy opened the front door and led the Doctor outside.

The Doctor breathed in the warm air as they stepped into the bright sunny day. He closed the door behind them and put his hands in his pockets while his daughter toddled down the porch steps and turned right. The Doctor, wondering what she had found, eagerly followed her. They went around the side of the house and Dorothy stopped at a clump of grass directly beside it. The tall grass hid whatever she was pointing to as she stood and waited for her father to catch up. The Doctor sauntered over, looked down and let out a low whistle when he saw a bird's nest with three lavender colored eggs inside it.

"Well, well, my daughter, this is quite a find," he said to her.

"What are they, Daddy?" Dorothy said, coming over to his face.

"Those are birdie eggs. Don't touch them cause Mama Birdie's probably nearby," he said.

They stared at one another and then suddenly Dorothy leaned in and gave him a kiss.

"Ah, that was much needed love, cheers," the Doctor said.

Dorothy leaned in and gave him another one.

"Wow, two for the price of one, I'm chuffed."

Dorothy giggled and leaned in for a third one.

"You're being too kind today," the Doctor said.

"I love you, Daddy!"

"Aw, I love you too, my Ladybird."

The Doctor stared at her with wide eyes and puckered lips while Dorothy giggled. When she didn't give him more kisses, he began to make kissing sounds while he pointed to his puckered mouth.

"NO!" Dorothy giggled as she run off.

She ran three feet and turned and laughed at the Doctor who was feigning confusion.

"No more kisses?" he said in a sad voice.

Dorothy giggled when the Doctor let out a loud, "WHAAAAAAA!" and pretended to cry as he stomped past her and went back around the house. Dorothy clutched Patrick to her and followed as he continued his whaaaaa and walked up the stairs onto the porch and rang the doorbell. Rain opened the door and stuck her head out.

"WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" the Doctor said right in her face as Dorothy giggled and ran up the steps.

"Awwwww, what's wrong?" Rain asked sympathetically.

She laughed when the Doctor breathed in huge gasping breaths of air.

"I…I…I only got three kisses from Dooooooooooooooootah!" he wailed pointing to her.

He let out more shuddering sobs.

"And…and…and she won't give me any more. Why won't she give me any more kisses, Rain?"

Rain bit her lip at the little boy lost look he was giving her. The Doctor bit his lip when he saw she was trying her damnest not to crack up at that. She cleared her throat trying to keep her laughter down as Madison came up behind her.

"I…um…guess three was the limit today, Dear."

"WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" the Doctor wailed as Rain and Madison collapsed against the doorframe laughing.

The Doctor stomped off the porch, letting out continuous whaaaaas while Dorothy followed him. Both Rain and Madison stepped onto the porch and laughed harder when the Doctor walked across the street and up the steps to Jackie's house, ceasing his banshee whaaaaaaaaas while he did it. He walked calmly to her door as Dorothy climbed up the steps after him and rang Jackie's doorbell. The moment Jackie opened the door the Doctor immediately began his whaaaaas again while Rain and Madison bent over laughing.

"For Christ's sake, Doctor, what the hell are you doing?" Jackie said.

"Dot only gave me three kisses todaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!" the Doctor wailed.

Rain and Madison split their sides laughing when they saw the odd look Jackie gave him as he blubbered and whaaaaaed in front of her. Dorothy stood behind him giggling loudly at her daddy's antics. While he was whaaaaaing in Jackie's face, the doors opened the next two houses over and Francine, Tish, Wilf and John stepped out onto their porches to see what the commotion was about.

"What's going on?" John called.

The Doctor turned to him and pointed to Dorothy.

"I only got three kisses from her today and I want more and she won't give me any!" he wailed.

John and Wilf giggled.

"Dot, you give your daddy more than three kisses!" John yelled out.

Dorothy walked over to the stone wall surrounding the porch and peeked over the top of it.

"NO!" she yelled as everyone laughed.

"WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" the Doctor wailed as everyone laughed harder.

He walked back down the steps while Dorothy followed him, snuggling Patrick against her. Jackie rolled her eyes and grinned as she watched the Doctor wail and walk across the street followed by her daughter. By this time, the houses on either side of the Doctor's house were aware of the wailing and Amber, Grace, Jenny, Awinita and Donna stepped out on the porch to watch.

"Dear, you're making a scene," Rain teased, gesturing to all the people watching.

The Doctor stopped wailing and feigned shock as he looked around at everyone.

"Oh blimey, I am, aren't I? Sorry everyone, I'll stop the police siren noise now," he said.

Everyone laughed hysterically as he went back inside the house.

"That's it everyone, inside your houses. There's nothing to see here!" Madison called out as everyone laughed.

They waved at each other and went back inside their houses. Rain and Madison went inside and saw the Doctor sitting on the couch, his arm around Dorothy while she sat beside him and played with Patrick. Rain smiled as she walked up to him and kissed his cheek.

"Feel better now?" she asked sweetly.

"Tons better," the Doctor replied. "Little Dot has cheered me up immensely."

"Good," Rain said.

She put her arms around him and he sent love into her mind when she kissed his cheek. She gave his hair a quick tousle before she and Madison went back into the kitchen. The Doctor sat and watched TV for a few minutes while Dorothy played. Suddenly he jerked his head and stared at her.

"Dotty Dot!" he said.

"Huh?" Dorothy said, looking up at him.

"You know what I want?" he said.

"What you want?"

The Doctor got in close, his eyes bulging.

"Piiiiiiiiiiiiiiiizza!" he said.

He smiled when Dorothy's eyes widened.

"You want pizza?" he said in a little kid voice.

Dorothy nodded.

"Wanna go have a Daddy/Dorothy pizza night?"

Dorothy nodded emphatically.

"Okey-dokey Pokey, lets get you coat on and go get us a biiiiiiig pizza."

He gave her a kiss on the cheek and sent love into her mind. Dorothy squealed when he stood up, grabbed her and swung her out before he adjusted his hold, held her closely and walked with her up to her room.