I never slept with Rose Tyler. I never told her I loved her, I never kissed her. Until one day – I did.

"Where to, Rose?"
"Wherever you take me, Doctor."
"Don't you have a favorite time or place or famous... person you want to visit? It's your choice: Where do you want to go next?" I stopped my pacing and pressing buttons to look at her.
"Mmh. Nooo. I just want to travel – with you – anywhere. Everywhere. Everywhen?"
"You really don't care where we go next?"
"I'm sure we'll have fun there, meet nice people, maybe blow something up..."
"Maybe I'll get us in trouble." I put my hands in my pockets and watched Rose lean against the console a few steps away from me."Maybe you do. But you'll get us out of it, too."
"Hmm" I beamed at her contentedly.
"I trust you." she smiled.
I stretched my hand out to her. She took it and squeezed it gently. I squeezed back, I didn't want to let go of her hand just yet. And I didn't have to – I could just keep hold of her hand, Rose would follow me wherever I went. A warm feeling spread in my belly. She trusts me like that.

By lowering our joined hands, I pulled her towards me. When she was close enough, I stopped her movement with my lips. In that moment, I felt kissing Rose was overdue. So I did.
I pressed my lips to hers gently, lightly sucked on her upper lip and then removed myself from her with a little smacking sound.
"Um. You are not possessed or anything? The last time we kissed, there was somebody possessing me."
"Wouldn't you notice?"
"I don't know, I never saw you possessed."
Despite her concerns, she never let go of my hand. And I adored her for her faith in me.
"Well, I am not."
"I'm glad."

With my wide grin, my chin rose a notch. But it came back down, when Rose placed her free hand on my cheek. Just her fingertips, a light and gently touch. She leaned up to me and kissed the corner of my mouth. Her kiss was a gentle as the touch of her hand. I wanted to lean into her touch, but dared not to move. During her brief kiss, I stood still for once.
When she withdrew, she smiled at me and squeezed my hand again. Then she let go.
I felt the warmth inside me vanish.
"So. Where are you taking me next?" she asked, facing the screen on the console. Standing next to me, closer than she used to do.