Chapter 10

Rose woke up early, just before dawn, on her birthday. She snuggled closer to the Doctor and he grunted and opened his eyes. She hugged him fiercely and he grinned. "What is is, Rose? Excited for your birthday?"

Rose nodded and smirked, "Yeah, can we get up now?"

The Doctor shrugged. "If you want. Your surprise was ready ages ago. We should go down and eat breakfast. I think Tirina was going to make it this morning. Come on!"

They got up and got dressed. The Doctor helped Rose put on a purple dress and laced up the black corset she put over it. She put on a heavy gold necklace with a teardrop gem the size of her fist. It was made of a fiery red and orange stone only found on Gallifrey called Gallifire. It was beautiful and sparkled with facets of orange and yellow. It had been the Doctor's mother's but she didn't wear it anymore and had given it to Rose as a wedding gift. The Doctor pushed her towards a chair in front of her mirror and she sat down. He gently began brushing her hair and she sighed into his touch. This had become their morning ritual. He brushed and fixed her hair every day and seemed to know exactly how to braid, crimp, and curl it to make her look beautiful. She put in her heavy Gallifire teardrop earrings and let the Doctor braid her hair. When he had done it up in a coronet she fixed her makeup and then she was ready for the day. He pulled on rough denim jeans and a blue wool jumper. His leather jacket was slung over a low couch in the middle of the room. He pulled Rose close and nibble her neck once he had shrugged it on.

Rose turned her head and kissed him. When he picked her up she squeaked and he carried her out of the room after she grabbed her sonic pen from the dresser. He put her down on the stairs and Rose followed him down to the kitchen. Tirina wasn't awake yet since it was a weekend so the Doctor slung his jacket over a chair at the kitchen table and pulled eggs out of the fridge. He searched about for a pan and finally found it hanging from a rack hanging from chains above the sink. He started cooking the eggs and made omelets and filled them with Tikinue meat and cheese. He plopped a plate down on the table in front of Rose when it was ready and set one out for himself. She picked up her fork and began eating and burned her tongue. The Doctor gave her a look when she yelped and waved his fork. "Be careful now. It's hot."

Rose sat and watched him blow on his food and eat some. He licked his fork on purpose when he noticed she was watching. She began to eat again and watched him between bites. This too was a morning ritual. When he finished he stretched and stood and pulled yogurt and barris berries out of the fridge. He smirked and took his time mixing the fruit and yogurt together. Finally, he pushed some towards her. She ate it and finished before he did. He licked his spoon, long and slow, and it was then that she had had enough. She plucked the spoon from his hand and set it on the table. She pulled him by the lapels of his jacket and kissed him deeply. He kissed her back and soon she was on her back in the middle of the enormous blue table. When he had his jeans around his ankles and her skirts hiked up around her waist Jack walked in. Rose blushed and hastily pulled her skirt down. Jack was grinning. "Doctor, Rose! Good morning! Wasn't expecting to see Rose on the breakfast table. Sorry, didnt-"

The Doctor yanked his jeans on grumbling and cursed at Jack in Gallifreyan. Jack got the gist and hastily held up his hands in surrender. "Sorry, sorry. I'll go. Susan's up anyway. She'll be missing me. Gotta go! Bye!"

Jack ran the opposite direction and the Doctor shouted after him, "You'd better not be messing about with Susan! She's got morals you know!"

Rose yanked his attention back to her with a grin and pulled him in for another kiss. He groaned into her mouth and soon they were making out. Rose's dress and corset soon hit the floor along with her underwear. The Doctor pulled his cocks out and slid inside of her once she was at the edge of the table. She groaned at how full he made her feel and soon the Doctor set a rapid pace. He groaned when she hiccuped and was on top of her. He soon brought her to a screaming orgasm loud enough to wake the whole house. He came with a grunt after biting her shoulder and leaving behind bloody teeth marks. She hastily pulled on her dress and corset and he helped her fix her hair. Once he had zipped his jeans he had her sit down and bandaged the bite on her shoulder. Soon, Tirina and Susan were downstairs and Susan was dressed in a blue gown with a brown corset over it. Tirina had on a black gown with a silver corset. Her black hair was piled on top of her head. She asked, curious, "Father, what was all the noise?"

The Doctor winked at Susan surreptitiously and she blushed. "Everything's fantastic, Tirina. Don't worry. Now, why don't we go and take Rose out for her surprise? How's that sound? Leave everyone else to sleep. They don't need to be here for this. You two eat breakfast and we'll be on our way."

Tirina and Susan fixed themselves breakfast and they ate in silence. Rose was blushing and settled herself down against the Doctor who pulled her into his lap. He was hard again and she blushed even more and shifted uncomfortably. He grinned darkly and whispered in her ear. "I'm going to make love to you on every corner of this house and mark you over and over again. Come on now! Let's get going."

Tirina was eyeing her father suspiciously and questioned, blue eyes narrowed, "Father, the noise we heard. Were you making love to Rose?"

The Doctor shrugged and grinned. "Yup, it is my house after all. I can do as I please. Besides, it's not like we don't hear you and your husband at it all the time. Time Lord morals aside sex is a beautiful thing."

Tirina shut her mouth and looked down at her plate and said nothing. When they finally got up and put their dishes in the sink they left and went to the Tardis. Once inside the Doctor took them to the city of Ankhor. It was mere minutes away by Tardis. He landed them with a screech of brakes and when they got out it was quiet. The early morning sunlight filtered through the brilliantly colored flowers that grew everywhere. Red and gold blossoms grew in abundance and they found red grass beneath their feet. Rose stared about her in delight. Stone walls grew up around them and shadows passed over the ground where clouds passed over the suns. Purple flowers grew up trellises and bloomed in huge blossoms the size of Rose's head.

The Doctor took her hand and Tirina and Susan followed close behind. It was the most beautiful garden Rose had ever seen. He took them down winding paths into the shade of silver leaved trees and even ones that were heavy with green and red fruit. Rose stared about her in awe and, finally, they found themselves in a clearing where an enormous flower grew. It wad easily the size of a person and several feet across. The petals were blue and sheer, almost see through. The center was a golden color and filled with silver nectar. Chairs were lined up in front of it. Rose sat down in the one the closest to it. She asked, curious, "What kind of flower is that, Doctor? It's beautiful.

The Doctor smiled. "It's a Time Flower. One of a kind. Only grows in these gardens. There are others scattered about the other clearings, but I chose this one because it's my favorite color. Self-pollinating. They close at night and open first thing in the morning. It's got regenerative properties like Time Lords. But with thousands of regenerations. Never the same twice. It even comes in rainbow colors. We don't know how it survives or how often it regenerates, but scientists believe that it will only regenerate if it's life is threatened. Go on taste the nectar. It's delicious. Used to grow all over Gallifrey until people kept uprooting them and taking them home. Try it. Just dip your finger in it."

Rose got up and touched her fingers to the nectar and found it to be surprisingly cool and sweet with just a hint of spice. Like dark chocolate with chili peppers in it. She grinned and stroked the petals. The petals were extreme soft and felt like silk to the touch. She hesitated before asking, "Why bring me here? I mean. It's gorgeous here but, really, why here?"

The Doctor smirked and stood. His fingertips began to glow and he touched the flower. It sent of sparks and soon the petals were glowing golden. They burst into a dazzle of colors like the rainbow and Rose gasped in delight. "Because of that. It's beautiful isn't it?"

Rose watched the light show for nearly an hour with the Doctor and sighed in content. It was wonderful. Susan and Tirina had seen it before but were still just as dazzled. The Doctor finally took them back to the Tardis and they went home. They walked through the house and into the gardens at the back of the estate. There set up underneath the silver trees were the entire Lung family. A pink cake with twenty one candles was set up on a long table and the family was seated at it. Rose grinned and hugged everyone in turn who had helped fix the spread. No wonder everyone had been so occupied the last week! She blew out the candles and was given gifts left and right. By the time she was done there was dancing and tea. The Doctor offered her his gift as they danced. "Here. I made this for you. I hope you like it."

She took it from him and gasped in delight. It was a sonic screwdriver that flashed blue and had a diamond shaped light on the end. He smirked and she kissed him deeply. "I love it. Thank you, Doctor!"

Jack came up behind her and while her away laughing. He asked, gently, "Do I get a kiss from the birthday girl?"

Rose giggled and said, drawing back to look at him. "No, of course not, mate. You're courtin' Susan. Don't be kissin' me. Come on then. What did you get me?"

Jack drew back and pulled a bracelet out of his breast pocket. It was made out of canary yellow and pink diamonds set in a backdrop of gold. She squeaked in delight as he put it on her wrist. "There. Got that from New Zealand. Thought you might like it. Happy birthday kid."

Rose smirked and held up her prize for the Doctor to see who raised his eyebrows. He came over and inspected it and glared at Jack. "No, you got this off the Zygonian black market if I'm not mistaken. Well, no matter. Rose I've got one more surprise for you."

The Doctor pulled her through the gardens and finally brought her to the very back edge of the property. Hills rose above the fence line that marked the end of the property line. The Doctor motioned to a small box that sat in the corner of the fence line. Rose walked towards it and noted that it rustled. She pulled it open and found inside a tiny black and white animal that looked much like a cat only it had flat stubby ears and a round face. It stared at her with gold and red eyes and mewed. She picked it up and hugged it gently to her chest. "Oh, he's beautiful, Doctor? What kind of animal is it?"

The Doctor grinned. "That is a Gallicat. A Gallifrean cat. They've evolved like that over millenium and they also regenerate after eating so many of the animals around here. SHE may be small now but she'll grow. She'll get about the size of a bobcat or so. Don't know when the cats came to be but I suspect some traveling Time Lord may have brought back a couple in the past. Anyway, she's yours. What are you going to name her?"

Rose thought about this for a moment before grinning and saying, "Let's name her Goldie for her eyes. I like that. Can she stay in our room? Please?"

The Doctor shook his head. "Nah. She'll just get in the way. She can sleep downstairs in the living room. There are other wild Gallicats on the property. Plenty of them. Now, come on. Let's get back to the party." He held out his hand and she took it.

Rose followed him while carrying Goldie in her free arm. They went back to the party and settled at a table where the Doctor let Goldie play with the cat toys he had gotten from the Tardis. Goldie's stubby tail twitched every time he moved the toy mouse about the table. Rose was delighted and watched the Gallicat with fascinated wonder. She had never had a cat before. Never even a gold fish. When Goldie had finally worn herself out they put her to bed in a basket Susan gave them.

The Doctor took Rose back to the Tardis and they carried Goldie to a room just beside theirs. Once they were inside their room the Doctor swept her off her feet and carried her to the bed. He inquired, kissing his way up her neck. "Where would you like to go, My'karti? Anywhere in the stars and I'll send us there for your birthday. Any pleasure planet, any space, hell we could even go see the Oods. What do you say?"

Rose blinked and pulled him close and kissed him on the forehead. "Could we go see Mum? Haven't seen her since the wedding. She's probably wondered if I've gone and grown two heads. Come on then! Let's go!"

Rose struggled out of his arms and they headed back to the console room. The Doctor set the time for Rose's time and landed them right outside of Jackie's apartment. Rose took his hand and hastily said, smirking, "Why don't we go in full regalia? Surprise her, eh?"

The Doctor dragged them back to the wardrobe room and she pulled on traditional Gallifreyan robes in pure gold with a silver waist coat of her own underneath. The Doctor had barely finished putting on his cap when she grabbed his hand and dragged him back outside. Her hair was pinned up in a net of sapphires and curled expertly by the Doctor. They stood before the door to Jackie's apartment and grinned. After they knocked on the door Jackie answered, on the phone with someone, and gasped when she saw them standing there. "Well, I'll be, Dafney! There are aliens on my doorstep! No, it's just Rose and the Doctor. I'm gonna get them some tea. Come on in you two. Haven't seen them in weeks I has."

Jackie sat them in the living room and they hastily settled down on the couch. The Doctor adjusted his underrobes and took the tea she offered. He drank it and sighed in content. The one thing Jackie did was make good tea. She got off the phone and sat down across from them. When she motioned to their robes the Doctor explained, plucking at his own gold robes, "Well, these robes are to go out visiting family in. You are my mother-in-law after all. It's just something new I thought up. Red robes are for ceremonies. Used to have all different kinds of colors representing rank and all that. Not anymore. Old news when I was young. Rose liked playing dress up now that she's a Time Lady. Quite hard to keep up. But she wanted to see you today. Anyway, how are you, Jackie?"

Jackie grinned, "Wouldn't you like to know, Doctor? I've finally got me a job now. Selling clothes at the new shop down the way. You just happened to come on a weekend. I'm off today. Anyway, strange clothes aside how are you two? Am I gonna be expecting grand babies soon? You know Rose is a bit young to be pregnant, even by human standards. Out with it then, Doctor. Did you knock her up?"

Rose blushed, "No Mum! Of course not! I'm not even on my first cycle yet. Am I, Doctor?"

The Doctor shrugged and winked, "Nope. But you never know. I'd say your only about two or three weeks away from your first heat. I can smell it." He tapped his nose and Jackie's face crinkled.

"Ewww. Why'd you have to bring that up, huh? I don't need to know you can smell her. You great alien bore you! Now, what's happening on Gallifrey? What's I miss?"

So, Rose and the Doctor told her about their life on Gallifrey and reiterated that she could come visit anytime she wanted. After an hour or so she brought out a present for Rose who found a new pink sun dress inside the box. Jackie motioned to her own with obvious pride, "Got em' from the new shop called Shanon's at the mall. It's a matching set. Go on then try it on!"

Rose shook out her velvet sleeves and shook her head. "Can't. These robes are a hassle and a half to put on. I'll try em' on once I'm back on the Tardis. Doctor, why don't we stay a while? Just a few days? Please?"

The Doctor kissed his bondmate indulgently, "Anything for your birthday, My'karti. Jackie, what do you say? Want to go somewhere in the Tardis? We can have you back in a jiff."

Jackie glared at him, "I dunno. You got Rose back a year late last time. Your not going to do it to me are you?"

The Doctor looked affronted. "I'm a bloody Time Lord. You think my Time senses are that skewed? Of course I'll have you back in time for tea. Come on then! Let's get this party started!" He offered Jackie his hand and she took it reluctantly. They went back to the Tardis and when they were on the inside Jackie stared about her in shock. She had been on Susan's Tardis before but that was it. "Well, I'll be. It IS bigger than I expected. Where are we going then?"

The Doctor shrugged, "Wherever in Time and Space you want. Well, where'll it be? Yestalis? Romadora 5? Galdrass? 51st century Earth? Or would you like to go back to Gallifrey?"

Jackie beamed and said, sure of herself, "Earth. 51st century. Somewhere familiar. London. Right where we were before. Right next to the apartment complex."

The Doctor grinned and began setting the dials for Jack's time. "Hold on tight, Jackie. Rose! Here we come Earth!"

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