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Chapter 21 - The BEST Surprise

Rose had been asleep for 98 minutes and 17 seconds. The Doctor had laid and held her the entire time, blocking her nausea and listening to the Quauhtin guard in his head. Lewis had gone out on a date and was getting advice from the guard and the Doctor which had proved to be most entertaining.

He had laughed several times at the exchange between the Quauhtin. He had to stop himself to keep from disturbing Rose.

He decided that Rose was alright, and he went into the small office to the side of the bedroom. He emptied out his pockets on the desk there. He looked around and noticed that Rose and Genie had hung up pictures in the office. The picture of him, Genie, Tony, Jake and Shakes when they had went to Disneyworld hung on the wall. There was also a picture of Genie, Tony and Rose apparently taking a selfie. He put his hands on his hips and smiled as he looked around and saw pictures of himself, Rose, Genie, Tony, Jackie, Pete, Howie, Jacob and Charlotte standing on the White House steps. There was also a picture of him playing football. Apparently, from a newspaper reporter?

He opened the top of the box with the growing TARDIS in it. He whispered to it. "Happy? You seem happy, today. Here. I'll leave the lid off for a while. Try not to wake my girls up."

He sat down in the chair and looked at Jack's Vortex Manipulator. He put on his glasses and went to work taking it apart to repair it. After a few moments, he opened the bag of parts he had got back on Plentitude. He rummaged around, but didn't find what he was looking for. He took all of the boxes and put them in the top drawer of the desk. He rubbed his beard and thought. Then he decided to go make himself a cuppa while Rose and Genie slept.

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It was dark in the kitchen. He looked over into the sitting room and saw the blue reflection of the diamond as it announced everyone was alright. As he stood in the kitchen making his tea, Genie walked up to him.

"Hey, my child! It's the middle of the night. Why are you up?" He asked her as he picked her up and kissed her. He had been listening to the Quauhtin in his head and hadn't noticed she was awake.

Genie yawned, "Why are you up, Daddy? Drinking tea in the middle of the night?"

He smiled, "Yeah. I was repairing something for your Uncle Jack. I can't remember where I put a part I need for it."

Genie smiled, "It's probably in your pockets. Everything is there."

"I checked. Well, it might be in my other jeans I was wearing. It's a tiny thing. I'll find it. The longer I can keep it broken, the less trouble your Uncle Jack will get into. It's not a bad thing."

Genie giggled at him as he sipped his tea. "Now, Genie. Do you need some water or something?"

Genie laid her head on his shoulder. "No. I just missed you and wanted to make sure you were still here."

He smiled and rubbed her back. "Sweetheart, I'm still here. I'm not going anywhere."

He carried her into the living room and sat down in the recliner with her. He covered her up in blanket and rocked her as he sipped his tea. "Daddy is here, sweetheart. I'm not going anywhere. You are stuck with me."

"What if someone finds out you are an alien, Daddy? What will they do?" She asked him.

"They will report the alien to the Director of Torchwood. And guess who that is, Genie?" he told her.

"Who?" she asked.

"Me!" he laughed. "Don't worry about this, Little One. I've been here for a very long time. No one would guess. I mean, don't I talk and look like everyone else here?"

"Rose says you talk a lot of different languages. I've never heard you talk anything but English though." Genie told him.

He sat his tea down and held her as he pulled the chair back. "I do speak a lot of languages. I've never had to speak anything but English when I'm around you. Do you speak any other languages?"

Genie smiled and shook her head. "No."

"Ah, you will one day. I'm going to teach you and Tony several." He told her as he rubbed her back. "But, for now. You just need to sleep. Alright?"

Genie yawned, "I'm not really tired."

He rolled his eyes. "Children always say that. I can tell you are exhausted. Do you want me to sing to you?"

Genie nodded her head that she lay on his chest and yawned again. "Yes, the windmills song."

He kissed her head and sang the old song in a strange language that always seemed to put her and Tony right to sleep. This time, it put him to sleep as well.

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The Doctor woke up to Rose kissing him. It was still night. He opened his eyes and saw her sitting on the side of the chair. "What are you doing in here, Old Man?"

He looked around, disoriented and rubbed his face. He had been asleep for 48 minutes. "I must have fallen asleep. Genie was lying on my chest. Where is she?"

Rose rubbed his chest. "She's back in her room. Sleeping. Come back to bed."

He rubbed his face and took Rose's hand. She led him down the hall. As they walked by Genie's room, he stopped and looked in on her. He laughed, "I never even knew she got up."

Rose smiled at him. "I think you need more sleep than you let on."

He rubbed his face. "You're not wrong." He turned off the lights in small office and closed the blackout curtains. He undressed down to his pants and climbed into the bed with Rose. He lay facing her, on his side. Rose lay on her side, facing him, smiling.

He asked her as he lay his hand on her cheek. "Are you feeling better?"

She smiled at him. "Yes. I just needed some rest. It's happened before. A few times when you were gone. I just lay down and I'm usually better."

He looked curiously at her. "How many times? What were you doing to cause it?"

She shook her head, "Nothing. I just get sick."

Then he felt it. A huge smile spread across his face. He laughed and jumped out of the bed in excitement. "Oh wow! And you don't know! How is this even possible! Holy shit! What a night!"

Rose shook her head. "It's finally happened. He's gone completely mad. Who should I call?"

He rubbed his face as he tried to calm down. "Sweetheart! I need a minute! Then I'll explain."

"You feel like you are about to jump out of your skin with excitement! What on earth are you on about?" she laughed at him.

He looked curiously at her as he bit his finger. "You really don't know?"

Rose smiled, "I'm not admitting to anything. Tell me."

He put his hand over his face and laughed. "I knew you looked different! Wow! How did I miss that?"

He lay back down on the bed and took Rose's hands. He laid them on his chest. "Okay. Rose. Feel this. What do you feel?"

Rose smiled at him. "Your hearts beating."

He smiled. She could tell he was about to bust from the excitement. He put his hand on her chest. "I can also feel your heartbeat."

Rose looked confused at him. "Yeah."

He smiled and looked in her eyes. "And I can also feel another heartbeat. Here, with us." He lay his hand on her stomach.

Her eyes got huge as she smiled. "Are you serious?"

He laughed, "That's what you wanted to wait to tell me, wasn't it? You wasn't sure?"

She laughed and covered her mouth. "I thought I might be, but wanted to be certain. Are you sure?"

He smiled like a loon. "Oh, there's not a doubt in my mind! There's a baby in there, Rose Tyler! You are pregnant! Right now!"

Rose covered her mouth and laughed. "Oh my God! I can't believe this. You can feel that?"

He rolled his eyes at her. "I can feel the planet I'm standing on moving, you think I can't feel a baby's heartbeat? Woman? Really?"

Rose looked at him, "But, just one heartbeat. Is that alright?"

He smiled, "Why wouldn't it be?"

"You have two hearts?"

"All Time Lords are only born with one heart, love. You don't get two until you regenerate. I haven't explained that? Sorry." He smiled.

Rose laughed. He could feel how happy she was. She could feel his excitement.

He laid his hand on her stomach, "I can't believe this Rose. I didn't think it would even be possible."

Rose was smiling. A tear rolled out of her eye. He looked at her and wiped her eyes. He put his forehead to hers. "You are amazing, Rose. I can't believe this. Tell me. How long have you suspected this?"

Rose smiled, "Right before you left. I didn't want to say anything until I was sure."

"Why? Why wouldn't you tell me?"

"If I wasn't, you would have been so disappointed. I couldn't do that to you." She told him.

"I would have lived. Don't think you need to protect me from myself, Rose. You can tell me anything. You know that." He rubbed her face with his thumb.

Rose smiled at him. "You were already so worried. You would have never left if you had known."

He smiled as he rubbed her cheek. "Yeah, you're probably right. Oh wow! I don't even know what to say. Are you alright? Are you happy?"

She laughed in his face. "Of course I am. Why do you ask? You can feel it, can't you?"

He laughed, "You feel like you are bubbling over in excitement. I knew you wanted to say it. Oh, wow!"

He sat up in the bed and rubbed his beard as he looked down at Rose.

Rose looked up at him, "What?"

He smiled at her. "May I kiss you? Proper? I feel like I should."

She laughed at him as she sat up and put her arms around his neck. He ran his hands down the sides of her silk gown. "Why do you think you have to ask? Of course, you can. I love it when you kiss me. Wait. This isn't a weird thing, is it?"

He smiled and shook his head. "No. Just a kiss. That's all."

Rose ran her hands through his hair and rubbed her nose to his. She licked his lips as he held her closely and kissed her. As he licked her lips, he smiled and moaned, "You put on lip gloss before you came to get me?"

She laughed, "I knew I would have to kiss you to wake you up."

He smiled at her. "Oh, I love you. The other half of me. The one who makes me whole. You are precious to me."

She smiled at him, "I love you. The other half of me. The one of makes me feel so important. So special. So clever. I adore you."

He cupped her face with his hands and pulled her in for a kiss. She could taste the tea that he had drank before he had fell asleep with Genie a few minutes earlier. He licked her lips as he ran his hands up and down her body. He was so excited for their news that he had to keep himself under control more than he normally did. He realized he had probably snogged her a lot longer than he probably ever had.

Rose smiled at him. "Now, that was some kind of kiss!"

He laughed at her. "Only the best for my Rose! Now, you need to go to sleep. You are growing a baby! No wonder you are so exhausted."

He lay back down with her on his chest. "I'm here with you, Rose. Wow! What amazing news!"

His phone rang next to the bed.

He complained, "Damn it. How do they always know? The Doctor is happy. Let's invade the planet or something!"

Rose laughed as he answered the call. "Doctor Smith."

A voice on the other end spoke.

The Doctor rubbed his face. "Ugh. Alright. I'll be right there. Alert Jake as well."

He ended the call.

He turned and looked at Rose. "I want to keep this to ourselves for a while. Is that alright? Not to scare you, but a lot can happen in those first few months. How do you feel about that?"

Rose smiled and nodded her head. "I'm fine with that. Just me and you know for now."

He smiled as he leaned back in and kissed her. "Oh, wow! I am so happy I feel like I'm going to bust! You've made me so, very happy Rose."

Rose smiled, "Me too. Now, go deal with whatever is going on. Be careful. You are a Daddy now. Properly with almost two children."

He laughed as he got up and put on his jeans. "Two children. Blimey. That's a scary thought. Genie is going to love this, though. I wonder if it will be a boy or a girl?"

Rose looked at him curiously. "You can't tell?"

He shook his head. "Not now. It's too early. I'd recommend you don't try to telepathically join to the baby for a few more months. Gallifreyan children are all brains and thought. Your head is going to sound similar to mine in a few months. Well….no. That's not true."

Rose smiled, relieved. "Good, I hope not. That sounds like a madhouse, with a police scanner and a barking wife inside your head. Not to even mention your thoughts, and Genie."

He shook his head and laughed at her as he pulled on his t-shirt. "I've been listening to the Quauhtin Police Scanner all night. Oh, that's hilarious. Lewis was on a date and was getting advice from all of us. They are idiots. It was fun."

Rose laughed at him. "Gosh, a bunch of blokes in your head at once? I imagine you guys get into some good conversations."

He smiled, "Yeah, it's not at all what I expected. I really like it! I just told them I'm leaving for Torchwood. Shakes will be in the sitting room if you need him for anything."

Rose lay back down in the bed. "That's just strange. I'm going back to sleep."

The Doctor went into the small office and grabbed a few things and put them back in his pockets. He then went into the closet and put on his trainers and leather jacket. He came back out into the bedroom and sat on the side of the bed. He rubbed Rose's back.

"I'll try not to be very long." He told her.

"Take your time, as long as you are careful." Rose told him.

He leaned down and kissed her head, and popped away.

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