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"Hey hun we're out of a few things. Do you think you could go down to the store for me and pick it up so I can finish this? The quicker I get the field report finished the quicker we can… you know…"
When she doesn't get a response from the Doctor she looks over at him, only to find him staring at her like she dribbled on her shirt.
"Rose, I am a complicated event in time and space, I don't do grocery shopping."
The look she shoots him is 100% Jackie Tyler and it screams 'What did you just say?
You better get your butt to the store now.' He jumps a little when he sees it.
"Err… on second thought, I would love to go to the store Rose!"
He arrives at the store and looks around. This might be harder than he thought. He finds the carts and pulls one out, pushing it in front of himself. He wanders through the aisles, searching for the things on Rose's list, but mostly throwing things in the cart at random. Chocolate sauce, strawberries, bananas, lots and lots of bananas, and syrup. He yawns and turns his head. He catches sight of the jam section. Jam! Look at all the jam! He piles the jam into his cart and then proceeds to the checkout, having found all of the things on Rose's list.
"Hello," the clerk says with a wink. "Did you find everything you needed?"
"Yes thank you."
The clerk glances at his hands and seeing nothing but a circle with scribbles tattooed on his ring ringer, smiles her biggest flirtiest smile. "You know Valentine's Day is right around the corner."
"Yes it is," the Doctor replies, oblivious to her flirting.
She flips her hair. "I don't have any plans. Do you?"
Finally he catches on and plops a box of condoms down by the register. This shuts the clerk up for good and she continues scanning all the items in silence, a heavy blush covering her face.
By the time he gets back home to Rose, it's dark out and he rushes to put everything away before she sees what all he bought. He runs back and forth between the kitchen and the bedroom, trying not to let her notice. She of course notices the Doctor's strange behavior, but chalks it up to the Doctor being himself. Once he's read he calls for her.
"Rooooose! I found something at the store that I want to show you!" He runs over to her and slams the lid of her laptop down.
"Can't it wait Doctor? I only have one more page to write."
"No it needs to be now!" He takes her hand and pulls her to the bedroom.
"Why are we going in here? The kitchen is the other way."
"You'll see love. Close your eyes." He walks behind her and places his hands on her shoulder, guiding her into their room and shutting the door. "Ok, open your eyes."
"…Doctor?... Why do you have bowls of chocolate sauce and syrup on the bed?"
"You'll see Rose Tyler."