Being in Jackie's flat seemed to go on forever while they talked about girl stuff that I didn't want to listen to. But it was this ignorance to listen to what they were saying that lead me into this mess of a situation.
I sat on the armchair while the two girls sat on the sofa. Rose with her feet tucked underneath her and Jackie with her feet on the table. Both of them were drinking tea. I sat there nodding and saying yes to everything they were saying when I was presented to have a say in the conversation.
All of a sudden Rose lets out a sort of an excited squeal and runs over to wrap her arms around me. This sudden burst of affection from her made me unprepared to deal with it. My hearts were racing and I was yearning to kiss her.
"Wait. What did I just agree to?" I say in a tone of voice that wasn't meant to sound as confused as it did.
"You and me are going to visit mum at least once a week!" she says this so happily I don't want to take it away from her. The smile she had and the joy in her eyes already made it near impossible to back out of it but the fact that it was caused by me just made it all the more better. What exactly was I supposed to do?
When we finally leave the estate I decide to reach out to hold her hand. She stands in front of me and looks me straight in the eye and says in the most angelic voice. "Thank you Doctor," she reaches up to hug me and I pull her in close.
We walk slowly back to the TARDIS. I stop to look at her when we reach the doors, she reaches up and kisses me on the cheek before entering the TARDIS doors.
I unintentionally blush and wait a few seconds to compose myself before bursting into the TARDIS in my normal manner.
"Now Rose Tyler! Where to now?"
We decide to go back to see Cleopatra. I bite my lip; let's just say I had some history with her.
The TARDIS arrives quickly enough and I step out first with Rose close behind me. Before I know it I see a person running quickly toward the TARDIS.
I wave "Hey, Cleo!" I say in the friendliest way I can even though by the speed that she is running there is a reason for it that's more than friendship.
Before I know it Cleo's lips attack me without warning and after I pull away I give Rose a sheepish smile.
"Mr. Macduff how I have missed you!" she coos over me and Rose gives me a confused look.
"Awk I'm sorry Lassy, I was just so busy chasing after this wee beastie of a child!" I say it with my amazing impersonation of a scot.
"I must go inform the other you are here! Just come on in when you are ready!" says Cleo with a huge smile.
As soon as she goes Rose give me a slap on the arm. "Ouch!" I exclaim, "What was that for?"
"You are taking advantage of her! You gave her a fake name and your pretending to be a Scot! Anyway what kind of a name is Macduff?" she says to me angrily.
"Never read Macbeth before?" I ask her.
The rest of the evening was dull and very domestic. There was no ancient God I would have to fight and worst of all Rose was still mad at me for the way I treated Cleo.
When it came to saying goodbye I avoided a snog from Cleo and instead led her away from the crowd to talk to her privately.
"I think that you should move on," I say in the nicest way possible.
"But how can I marry any man when I have experienced being with you?" she says her voice is pitiful and filled with sorrow.
"Look take from me you will find someone and it will be soon."
Once I get back to the TARDIS Rose looks at me with her angry face. I don't bother dealing with her because I know it will lead to a fight which at the moment I can't be bothered to have. Instead I make my way to my bedroom and fall on to the bed. That was harder than expected.
