Hey all! Here's another really short one-shot. I rewrote it a bit but I'm still not really sure about it so please let me know what you think. Thanks!

"Doctor?" Rose distractedly wandered into the console room, holding up her mobile in one hand and counting on her fingers with the other.

"Yeah?" He asked, unconsciously and completely focused on her the way he usually was when she wasn't paying attention. It was fascinating to watch her mind work. She came up with the most brilliant things. He couldn't wait to hear the newest revelation.

"What's today?" She asked, looking up with a puzzled look all over her face.

Oh. Well, that was...nevermind. "I dunno. Thursday. At least, if we want it to be it could be Thursday. I like Thursdays" He answered lightly, turning his attention back to the ancient writing he'd been trying to decipher.

"No. I mean, really, what is today? Like, on Earth, what day in what month are we if we were counting properly from the time we left?"

Without giving it more than a moment's thought he answered, "November 21st."

"Oh... Huh... We missed it...I mean, I missed it." Rose said so quietly she could barely be heard.

"I'm definitely missin something. What's wrong?" The Doctor asked, his attention completely centered on her again.

"My- Oh, I mean, it's stupid. It's nothin... S'just, my birthday is November 20th. It was yesterday. What did we do yesterday?"

"We um... we went to that planet covered in silk. Sorry again by the way. Bad idea, that." He said, looking embarrassed.

"Yeah, guess it was! Not your fault though. How were you to know it was all carnivorous silk worms? Anyway, doesn't matter. Just another day, right? So, um, what's that you're workin on?" Rose was doing her best to cover her disappointment and it hurt the Doctor to watch.

"No." He stated.

"No? I don't get to know what you're doin? Well...Gotta say, that's a bit rude and I-"

"Not that. I mean, No it's not just another day. It's the day you were born which makes it-" He paused, hesitating because he knew his guard was slipping.

"What, Doctor?" Rose asked nervously. It wasn't like he was exactly predictable. The Doctor paused for another second, looking at her.

"Fantastic," He continued, finally giving in for just a moment with a grin. "And you know what else? We're gonna go to a party to celebrate. Celebratus 12 to be specific. The name's rubbish but the place is a blast. Obviously, as the name denotes, the whole planet is just a non stop party. Think Rio Carnivale if no one in Rio ever got tired!"

Rose smiled, but still didn't look quite happy. Now it was the Doctor's turn to be disappointed.

"What's wrong? You don't like Rio?"

"No, yeah, that sounds great but-" She began but snapped her mouth shut and shrugged.

"Rose Tyler, I am not about to play 20 questions with you again. What's wrong?" The Doctor demanded, sternly folding his arms across his chest.

"Well, it's just... Will I get a cake?" Rose said, smilingly sheepishly. The Doctor laughed, rolling his eyes.

"Humans... So domestic. You get free access to all of time and space and you're worried about cake?"

Rose stuck her tongue out at him, "No, not just a cake. A birthday cake. A birthday cake for my twentieth birthday! That's a big deal! Come on... Just a little birthday cake?" Rose argued, grasping his arm in hers and resting her chin on his shoulder.

Well, this was an intseeresting twist in his ever growing list of things about Rose. When she wanted to, she could be very convincing.

See"All right. Fine. Forget the party world. Let's just go, out of all the places in the universe, to a regular old cake...shop." He groaned in mock irritation.

"Bakery." She laughed, giving his arm a squeeze before letting go. " Thanks! I'd better go find something to where for Rio World later." She said, bolting away and leaving him in his confusion.

"Yeah...Happy Birthday." He said as she retreated. Once she was gone, the Doctor let the grin he'd been holding back break across his face. " Always liked Thursdays ."