The Doctor and Rose layed on a blanket, toes in the warm sand of the beach, salty air filling their noses, and three suns above them. The Doctor took his new fiancé to his favorite beach planet before taking her home to her mum.

The Doctor wore kaki cargo shorts and a blue dress shirt that was rolled up to his elbows with a few buttons undone. Rose was dressed in her Union Jack-T with jean shorts on. It had been ages sense either of them had been to a beach.

"Doctor," Rose asked, "is the water safe?"

"Perfectly fine. It's stays a constant 96° all year around with no harmful marine life," replied the Doctor reassuringly.

"Do you fancy a dip," asked Rose as she stood up.

"Nah, go ahead without me. I'll get in a bit, well not to long, well not right away, well, just go," he replied as he thought of how long it would take him to get in.

"Suit yourself," responded Rose as she took off her shirt and shorts, reveling the bikini underneath. She took of for the water, not hesitating a second.

The Doctor watch as she ran to meet the tide. He loved her so much. He never thought that he would love anybody every again. After losing his family in the Great Time War, he shut his hearts up from ever loving again. But somehow this one just happened to slip through the lock and start a fire of love once again inside him.

The Doctor teared up at the thought of his now deseced family. No, he thought, he wouldn't let himself go there. He jumped from thought when he felt water hit his face.

Rose was disappointed when the Doctor had refused her offer to go swimming, but she got up a went anyways. After about five minutes she got bored, and looked back at the Doctor and saw him staring blankly, a tear rolling down his cheek. She decided to go and rejoin him on the mat. When she got to him he jumped like he was startled.

"Sorry, I was just coming to check to see how you were doing," she said as she sat down next to him.

"Oh I was just thinking," he repied trying to get past the uncomfortable subject, "about the last time I brought my kids here."

"My daughter Emily was seven and my son Peter was nine when I brought them here. They loved to play in the warm water, splashing each other and encouraging my wife and I to come in and play," smiled the Doctor as he imagined his kids frolicking in the waves. "But that was years ago, and I am here with you, now," said the Doctor as he sniffled. Rose layed her head on the Doctor's shoulder. He wrapped his arm around her which turned into a hug the he desperately need. After the Doctor had his moment, his attitude changed drastically. He stood up and started unbuttoning his shirt.

"I think I'll go for a swim. How about you," asked the Doctor has he got ready to go swimming.

"I think I'm liking the sand here," replied Rose trying not to smile.

"Oh come on, I finally want to swim and you just want to sit here," said the Doctor in his disappointed voice.

"If your going to twist my arm, I guess," said Rose as she jumped up. She loved to tease the Doctor by playing hard to get. The rest of the afternoon they spent swimming, building sand castles, and looking for sand dollars and starfish.

That evening the Doctor suggested taking a walk on the beach as they watched the suns set. Rose happily agreed. As they started walking, the Doctor took Rose's soft hand in his as they walked.

Night came all to quickly. The couple returned to the TARDIS exhausted from a day in the sun. On the way to his room, The Doctor escorted Rose to her room. She stopped in the doorway to say good night to her fiancé.

"Good night Doctor," Rose said.

"Good night Rose," replied the Doctor.

They paused, the Doctor staring into her dark green eyes and Rose staring into his deep brown eyes.

They moved closer slowly, until their lips met in a kiss. He kissed her passionately unlike the other times they had kissed before. Rose knew this one was special, and she replied with the same passion in her kiss. The Doctor cupped her face in his hands and she wrapped her arms around his neck as if slow dancing. Slowly the kiss ended, and the two parted ways, each one dazed by what had just happened.

They both flopped onto their bed and just layed there recalling the kiss they just shared. Neither went to sleep quickly, but sleep caught up to them soon enough. The next day they would return to London, and the Doctor would have to face Jackie Tyler when they would break the good news to her that they were engaged.