Previously:

Once again, a phone rang. The sound echoed through the Tardis, and bounced off the walls.

Bella had her hand in her handbag and finally found the source of all the ringing. She clicked a key on her mobile phone and held the device up against her left ear.

"Hello?"

Chapter 10

No one answered. The beeping sound of a disconnected line was familiar and annoying.

Bella hung up with a frown on her face. "What's wrong Bella?" asked a still pouting Doctor. Instead of answering, Rose and Bella started laughing hysterically at the suitability of the pout on his face.

As usual, the Doctor found these little yellow apes hard to understand so he hammered at a few buttons and knobs till the Tardis started shaking wildly. Bella didn't know this would happen so she began to fall backwards. The Doctor caught her by the waist just before she was about to fall on her back, she blushed like usual and as her usual clumsy self; Bella somehow caused the Doctor – who was still holding her – to started falling backwards, till they both landed on the surface of the Tardis control room with Rose laughing like there was no tomorrow.

~ Many travels later ~

The connection between the Doctor and Bella never faltered as they traveled together; instead they probably felt more connected then ever and with Rose being more tolerant with Bella. Things were brilliant.

Of course Bella got all the benefits of traveling with the Doctor. Universal telecommunications device + free calling, key to the only Tardis in existence, lots of running, traveling the stars, meeting creatures of the universe and falling in love with the Doctor, she still loved Edward with all her heart but it was hard not to fall for the Doctor; with his nonsense, attitude and his personality.

Rose had gone to their hotel – Leon Blanco, after smelling the odors of the 16th century Venetian canal water and throwing up in a gondola (I don't actually know if the water smells since I've never been to Venice, just assumed since waste were dumped into the waters). It was Bella's idea of visiting Italy; she wanted to see the beauty of the buildings and the calmness of the lapsing water.

It was getting dark, and in the dim sunlight; the reflection of the twilight sky lingered in the water in front of the Palazzo that now held many people scurrying around by the remaining light to get home before the darkness flattened all, even with the faint torch light echoing across and between the slender canals.

Bella walked onto another gondola and the Doctor followed her. The oarsman held out his hand, the Doctor put a few coins into the tanned, outstretched hand and said; "Leon Blanco please."

"You are not from around here." Said the oarsman; in fluent Venetian.

Bella sat down on the padded wooden seats and turned around, smiling as she answered, "No we're not. We just came to see this beautiful city. It's like a dream." The Doctor was laying back on the end of the boat, he turned around and smiled at Bella. She smiled back.

"How long have you been married for?" Bella's eyes grew big as she stared at the man Italian man who asked. "No…um…we aren't married. Just traveling together." Bella blushed as the Doctor offered this explanation.

"Oh! Spiacente! I did not mean to make such a mistake. You'll have to forgive me, I am growing so old." The oarsman looked around 40 years old.

Bella looked up at the oarsmen, grinned and asked "So, are you married?"

"Oh yes. My beautiful wife Sorrel, she is from England. And my two wonderful children; Luciano and Eduardo, both turning 15 this year! Oh they are wonderful, ever so caring." He smiled and stared ahead as he said this.

Bella sighed "Oh." She had stopped smiling and now looked to the side of the gondola.

The Doctor gently grabbed the sides of Bella's flushed face and stared into her eyes before placing a soft, sweet and lingering kiss on Bella's lips. She froze, and just when the Doctor was going to let go and apologize; she pulled her arms up and tangled them around his neck, she deepened the kiss.

TO BE CONTINUED…

Sorry for the long wait and sorry for the shortness of this chapter!!! Please don't hate me ." and sorry for ANY spelling, punctuation and grammar mistakes.

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PS: Spiacente = Sorry in Italian

All my love, MLA