**Notes: So, this was read over by my beta, but I had to rewrite a couple of things after watching the xmas special because I honestly didn't think the Doctor believed Clara's lies about Danny in the last one. So, some of it might contain mistakes that are no fault of my lovely beta, Elensari. She has been awesome about reading over stuff for me even through the holidays. I'm sure you can all see where the HUGE difficulty is for me in fitting my story in with the xmas episode now, but I said I'd do it and I WILL. I've got a few ideas about how to make this fit and while I could just rewrite it all any way I wanted, the nitpicker in me says that I'm going to keep the main points of the story the way they are. I'm not sure if it will be right away that I have the next chapters up, but I think I'm at least half way through the first part of Last Christmas for my story. It won't be long, promise. **

Chapter Twenty-One - Interrupted

Evander was in the kitchen, leaning against the cupboards with his arms crossed and his face set in a thoughtful scowl. He had already put some things into the oven for dinner and was taking the time to contemplate everything that had happened today with Alex. He had shared so much with Rose in all of this. Thoughts and feelings from the time that she was lost that he never would have shared with her otherwise. Much of it, he wasn't proud of and didn't want her to know about, but as usual, she took it all in stride and was just thankful to learn more about him.

While he was brooding over all of this, Rose entered the kitchen and immediately moved to his side. She crossed her arms, mirroring his stance and looked at him questioningly.

"What's the matter, love?" she asked with a tilt of her head.

"Oh, nothing you need to worry about, darling. Just my usual self-loathing type of thoughts that you'll no doubt assure me are complete rubbish," he answered with a small smile.

"Quite right," Rose replied as she turned to wrap her arms around his neck, forcing him to uncross his arms as she kissed him soundly.

He suddenly felt a little mischievous. He lifted her up by her bum and twisted around to sit her on the countertop. Keeping his hands on her hips, he pulled her against him and deepened kiss, needing to taste every corner of her mouth. Rose groaned as a wave of unexpected lust rushed through her and she tangled her fingers in his thick, silver hair as her tongue battled with his for dominance.

Evander began kissing down her neck towards the plunging neckline of her new dress. Rose gasped as he sucked on a sensitive spot just below her ear.

"I take it you approve of my new dress?" Rose gasped as she tried to slow down her breathing.

Evander merely grunted against her skin, then backed away enough to give her a filthy grin and waggled his eyebrows before diving under her dress to please her in the way that he usually left to Alex. It wasn't that he disliked doing this for her, but Alex loved it. Evander loved what he felt from her through their bond though when he did this. Maybe he shouldn't let Alex have all this fun, after all.

Rose leaned back on her hands and rested her legs over Evander's shoulders. "Oh, Doctor," she groaned and he hummed in response which just made her soar even higher. Rose was right on the edge of ecstasy when Evander did the most brilliant thing ever with his tongue.

"Whatever you're making for supper, smells fantastic..." Jack said as he rounded the corner into the kitchen and stopped dead in his tracks. "Umm, ... oops. I'll come back a little later." As he sauntered back towards the library, he couldn't help but chuckle at their antics. If only the Doctor had given into his desire for Rose back when he'd first met them.

Evander looked up at Rose as his face turned as red as her namesake. She couldn't help but laugh and pulled him close to her for a hug.

"I'm glad you find this funny," he said petulantly.

"Oh, it's only Jack, Doctor. We've caught him in far worse situations before," Rose said once she got her giggles under control.

"I suppose," he grumbled. "Trying to be spontaneous is rather difficult with other people on board."

"Oh, don't worry about it. At least it wasn't Clara," Rose said as she thought about what she had been told about his most recent companion. "We should probably think about visiting her sometime, I suppose."

"Yes, well..." he paused as he considered the repercussions of sharing this, but he had put it off for far too long now. "I believe I mentioned when you first came back that I had been visited by Father Christmas," Evander said nervously. "He may have mentioned that she might need some help, but then, the two of you were here and it IS a time machine, after all..."

"Doctor," Rose scolded with a disapproving look in her eyes. "The next thing on our agenda now, is to go and help your friend. What happened?"

"Her boyfriend was killed while crossing the street. We tried to save him, but he saved himself... oh, it's complicated. Let me show you," he responded and showed her the memories of everything that had happened with Clara after Danny had died and with Missy and the Cybermen. Then shared the memories of their meeting in the coffee shop as well as the warning from Father Christmas.

Rose wasn't sure what to say in response, she could tell from the conversation with Clara in the coffee shop that she was hiding a painful secret. The Doctor may not have seen it, but Rose could read people like no one else, so she wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled his forehead to lean against hers. Rose had a feeling that the Doctor's assumption that the bracelet being there meant that Danny was saved might not be the case based on Clara's response. She could certainly sympathize with Clara for dealing with the sudden death of a loved one. Rose was a mess after her family had been killed and they weren't even given the chance for a funeral before they were running for their own lives.

Alex entered the kitchen just then, his hair still damp from the shower. Sensing their conflicted emotions, he wanted to know what the problem was. "What's going on? What are you two so worried about all of a sudden? It certainly didn't feel that way a little while ago," he said with a raised eyebrow and a knowing smirk as he tried to lighten their mood a little.

"Well," Rose began, "THAT was interrupted by Jack coming in here, but as for what the problem is now, we need to visit Clara. Apparently, she wasn't doing so well just before we came along and Evander's been putting off going back."

"What happened to her?" Alex asked and Evander shared the memories regarding Clara, Missy and the Cybermen again. He had shared these memories with him as soon as they had appeared in the TARDIS, but there had been so many other things to worry about at the time that they had all put it aside. He added in their little meeting in the coffee shop where he told her that he had found Gallifrey and what Father Christmas had told him about her not being alright at all.

"Oh, yes, I suppose we should go for a visit and see what we can do to help," Alex responded.

"Honeymoon's over?" Rose asked with a sigh.

"No!" both of her Doctors shouted and after a brief silence, they all burst out laughing.

While they were trying to get their laughter under control, Jack returned to the kitchen. "Is it safe to come in here now?" he asked with a snicker as he knocked mockingly on the doorframe.

"Yes, Jack, it's safe," Rose answered. "Sorry about earlier." Her smile though, said that she was not in the least bit sorry.

"I'm sorry for interrupting earlier," Jack said as he waggled his eyebrows at both Rose and Evander, who blushed and quickly turned to tend to the dinner he had been preparing. "However, I think it's time you guys dropped me off somewhere. As much as I love travelling with you, there is too much sex going on that doesn't involve me around here. And a man like me can only take so much teasing."

They discussed places that Jack might want to go as they shared a leisurely dinner. It had been nice having him around, but he wasn't suited to be a permanent fixture in their lives. There would always be visits. After all, he would be alive for several billion years.

When dinner was over, Jack had decided on another pleasure planet. This one happened to be in a considerably cleaner and safer place than where they had found him several weeks ago. Alex handed him a credit stick as they were saying their goodbyes.

"Consider it a thank you for getting me out of there before prolonged electrocution managed to do any more damage. But don't expect us to go around paying all your bar tabs just because you're family," Alex told him firmly.

Jack winked in response. "I'll keep that in mind. Doctor," he said as he shook Alex's hand. "Doctor," as he shook Evander's. "And my lovely, little sister," he said with a hug that lifted Rose off the ground. "I'll see you guys again soon. Don't do anything that I wouldn't do!"

"That's a short list!" Rose called after him as he walked down the brightly lit street.

"Well, my love, after all of the heartbreaking memories that we relived today, I think it's time for a little relaxation before tackling the Father Christmas/Clara problem," Alex said with a warm smile. "Would you care to accompany us to the opera?" he asked as he offered her his arm chivalrously. Evander moved to her other side and offered his arm as well. Rose smiled at each of them and linked arms as they led her back into the TARDIS where she could change her clothes and they could set course for Vienna. They had promised her a trip to watch Die Zauberflöte after all.