The Doctor and the Bad Wolf Chapter 13

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Previously:

"You love her? Like in love with her?" Jackie asked shocked.

"Yes," he nodded.

"Does this mean I get to help you plan a wedding?" Jackie asked Rose excitedly.

"Well...Mom...You see..." Rose stuttered. She never imagined that her mom would get so excited about planning her wedding.

"Jackie, we're already married," the Doctor said quietly watching her reaction and preparing to get slapped.

….

"You're what?" Jackie screamed at the Doctor.

"Mom, just calm down and we can explain everything," Rose said trying to keep her husband from getting the famous Jackie Tyler slap. He'd already experienced it enough and she really didn't want her to make him regenerate, she liked this body and personality. He was her version of a perfect guy.

"Oh no you don't, Rose Marion Tyler," Jackie yelled standing up. "We're not going to wait any longer for you to explain how you…married…a…bloody…alien…and…didn't…invite…me!" she punctuated each word with a slap to the Doctor. The first few landed on his face but the following ones were aimed at his head, shoulders, and arms.

He flinched after each one and tried to block himself in some ways.

"Mom, stop hitting him," Rose tried to say calmly as she stood between her mother and her husband.

Jackie sat back down looking disappointed again, "You're my only daughter and I missed your wedding. Did you at least take pictures?"

"Well, no. But it wasn't that type of wedding," Rose tried to explain.

"What do you mean?" she asked them in complete confusion.

Rose looked to her Doctor and silently begged him to explain the ceremony. She could now explain how and why the Tardis ran the way she did but she was still unsure about what had actually happened when she married the man she loved. She essentially knew everything that had happened but wasn't confident enough to explain it to her mother.

The Doctor sighed and took Rose's hand in his own, pulling her to him. "Jackie, since Rose is now a Time Lady, she has telepathic abilities like I do."

"Okay," Jackie said trying to be patient.

"In my people, it's a very strong and powerful sense. This is why when we wed it's a bonding of the couple's minds," he explained.

"So you're in her head all the time?" she questioned.

"Yes and no, I can feel her presence in my mind as she can feel mine. We share emotions but we can't read each other's thoughts, unless the other allows it."

"So you're constantly aware of each other?" she asked.

"Yes," they both replied and looked at each other.

"Well, that's gotta be annoying, having him in your head all day," Jackie said looking towards her daughter.

"It's actually quite comforting," she replied looking lovingly at her Doctor.

Jackie huffed, "I'm still not happy about missing it." She crossed her arms and glared at her son-in-law.

"Jackie, it's a very intimate ceremony," he tried to explain. He wasn't too keen about being slapped again.

"What, it's not like you were naked, right?" she laughed nervously.

The newlyweds both blushed deeply and laughed too.

"No, but it's not like a big extravaganza, like Earth ceremonies," the Time Lord chuckled watching his mother-in-law nervously.

Rose smiled and leaned into the Doctor's body, they couldn't help showing a little PDA.

Jackie smiled as she watched them and said, "As long as you're happy and he treats you right. But I'd like to see a ring on your finger. If you guys are going to be around here, I don't want to hear the gossip about you fooling around Rose."

"Mom, I don't need a ring," Rose sighed sitting up straight again.

"What if you guys have kids? I don't want to hear you called a floosy because you're carrying my grandbabies," Jackie said standing up. She began to clean up the treats and tea.

"We were just married two days ago, I think children are still a little ways off," she laughed nervously afraid to look at her quiet husband. She didn't know if kids were even possible or if he would want them. She smiled as she remembered her dream about the beautiful little boy. She had never really wanted children, but if they were the Doctor's children then she had no objections.

"Oh," Jackie said stunned into silence.

The Doctor and Rose both blushed deeply under her gaze.

The Doctor had been thinking about getting Rose a ring but it had escaped his mind with all the falling out of the universe and cybermen to deal with. He wanted the universe to know that she was his and no one else could have her heart.

When Jackie brought up children, his thoughts went straight to the dream of the little boy that they had shared on their wedding night. He hadn't wanted children since he lost his own in the Time War but now that he and Rose were officially bound he wanted them again. They would have to slow down and be more careful but that was an easy price to pay for something he wanted so badly. He just hoped that she wanted children too.

Jackie continued to clean up and walk about the flat as the Doctor and Rose both sat within their own thoughts.

"Doctor?" Rose asked trying to gain his attention.

He continued to stared off into space and ignore his wife's prodding.

"Theta," She said a little louder shaking his shoulder.

He snapped out of his thoughtful gaze and looked at her.

"Are children even possible for us?" she asked, her voice barely over a whisper.

"Yes, of course, your changes just made it easier for the baby's DNA/TNA to form," he explained very scientifically.

"I thought so, but I wanted to ask you to be sure," she said smiling at him.

"Would you…um…like to…start a family?" he asked his voice cracking under nerves.

She nodded biting her lip, "Do you?"

"Yes, of course I want children Rose," he laughed.

She kissed him and he hugged her to him.

"Oi, if you're gonna do that go back to that ship of yours," Jackie shouted as she sat back down.

The Doctor and Rose pulled away and blushed like two teenagers being caught.

"So, when can I expect my first grandbaby? You know me I want to be prepared. Do you think people will think I'm too young to have a grandbaby?" Jackie rambled.

"Mom," Rose said trying not to laugh. "We just discussed it so it might be a short while, but not too long," she said reading the Doctor's feelings in her mind.

"Okay darling, how about we go out for dinner? Mo told me about this new place pizza place down the street," she said looking at them.

"Sounds brilliant Jackie," the Doctor replied smiling.

"Okay, let's go and you two can update me on what you've been up to," she said walking to the entryway and grabbing her billfold. "Come on, my treat."

Rose pulled the Doctor towards the door and followed her mom to the new pizza joint. It was two blocks away from the Estates and Rose enjoyed walking with her Doctor and listening to her mother going over all the current gossip. She wanted to laugh at the ridiculousness of her life and how it didn't really faze her anymore.

They arrived and grabbed a private booth in the back of the restaurant. They ordered and settled into their seats.

"So, what have you guys been up to?" Jackie asked looking at the couple across from her.

"Well, we went to New Earth right after we left here and then to the 1870's and met Queen Victoria," Rose said.

"What was she like?" Jackie asked engulfed in the conversation.

"She was interesting but didn't like me much," she replied frowning.

"Oh Rose, she liked you fine, she just wasn't amused with your nakedness," the Doctor replied teasing her.

"You took my Rose somewhere naked?" Jackie shouted her eyes bugging out.

"No, he promised the 1970's and we got there a bit too early," Rose said blushing and hitting her husband under the table.

"Oh," Jackie said indicating that she understood and prompted them to go on.

Before either could say another word their pizza arrived. The small family ate in comfortable silence.

After the pizza was mostly gone and everyone was full Jackie smiled at her daughter and son-in-law. "There was an explosion at that school that had such great test scores, did you hear about that?" she asked thinking about the piece of gossip that had rocked the neighborhood for quite a few weeks.

"Yeah, that was us," Rose said quietly.

"Why'd you blow up a school for?" she asked shocked.

"There were these bat things called Kryllitaines and they were going to take over Earth if we didn't stop them," Rose tried to explain.

"So you just blow up things that are going to try and take over the world. You don't try and talk?" Jackie asked.

"Of course, we try and talk Jackie, but most of the time they don't listen and we have to do what we need to do!" the Doctor said exasperated.

Rose knew that talking about this upset her Doctor; it was the one thing that she first understood about him. He wanted to help that's why he choose the name he went by. It truly hurt him to destroy or hurt the beings he did but he knew it was his responsibility as the last Time Lord from Galifrey.

"I'm sorry Doctor, I didn't know," Jackie apologized.

"Mom, it's fine," Rose said rubbing circles with her thumb on the back of his hand.

The conversation carried on superficially for the duration of the evening. When the restaurant finally closed, the small family went back to the Powell Estates.

When they entered the flat the Doctor's mood was still low. He hadn't been the same after the conversation about the school explosion. "Rose, I'm gonna move the Tardis down to the courtyard and then head off to bed," he said unlocking the door.

"Okay, I'll be down in a few," she replied placing a chaste kiss on his lips.

The Tardis dematerialized and Rose sat with her mother.

"Rose, I didn't mean to insult you guys, I just don't understand a lot about your life," Jackie said holding her daughter's hands.

"It's okay, that is the really hard part of our job and it's the hardest for him," she tried to explain. "Really I think he's just more exhausted than anything. The last place we were was really stressful and hard on us. We lost some people and almost lost each other."

"Are you sure this is what you want, Sweetheart?"

"Yeah, I can't imagine my life without him now," she said, "just let us get a good night's sleep tonight. We can talk more tomorrow, okay?" Rose asked exhausted.

"Okay, Good Night," she said kissing her on the forehead.

"Night Mom," she said walking out the door. She walked down the stairs and into the courtyard. She found her home and unlocked the blue doors.

The Tardis greeted her warmly and told her that the Doctor was indeed in their room. She walked down the corridor and pushed the door open. She found her Doctor sprawled on their bed fully clothed. She let out a slight giggle at the sight. She knew he was exhausted and she was too.

She readied herself for bed and crawled in beside her husband. The Tardis dimmed the lights and she kissed his temple as she brushed stray strands of hair from his face. "Sleep well Theta, no running for now," she said before curling up next to him and falling asleep.

The Tardis sang happily as her travelers slept peacefully, they had earned it.

AN: So a short and sweet chapter of fluff and catching up with Jackie. This was more of filler for the next chapter I have a plan that will include Idiots Lantern. Please tell me what you think