Notes: Probably only one or two chapters left now in this story. I've got another idea for this series, but I'm not sure when it'll get posted. I've got a couple of other things on the go too. HUGE thanks goes to my beta, TheDoctorMulder for her help with this. I ship Rose with every Doctor and yes, I admit, this whole story has been an excuse to let her have sex with as many as possible. We missed a few, so I might have to find other ways for them to meet again ;)
Chapter Twenty-Eight – What's Another Hour?
Rose opened her eyes to find herself lying on a glass floor with yellowish light around her. She could tell that she was in the TARDIS and as she looked around, she recognized this as the console room that she and Alex had entered after the invasion of the little black boxes thing. The Doctor was nearby and Rose felt his shock at her telepathic connection. It was only a moment before he ran into the console room.
"Rose!" he gasped, staring at her wide-eyed.
"Doctor," she greeted with a smile.
"How are you... When are you... What are you doing here?" he stuttered.
"I'll need to unlock some memories for you, love. Then you'll know everything," she replied as he helped her to her feet. Before she had a chance to even attempt to unlock his memories, she found herself wrapped tightly in his arms, as if she might disappear at any second.
"I'm going to die," he cried softly into her shoulder. "You're here now and I'm going to die."
"Oh, Doctor. No. No you won't. Trust me?" she asked as she pulled away from him enough to look into his tear-filled eyes and reach toward his temples with her hands. He nodded, refusing to let her out of the circle of his arms for an instant, and Rose placed her hands on the sides of his face.
The Doctor's eyes fell shut unwillingly as his mind processed all of the memories that had been locked away for two hundred years. He gasped as he opened his eyes again and clutched her impossibly tighter than before. "Oh my dearest, darling, Rose," he whispered as he placed light kisses all over her face.
"Doctor," she giggled as she tried to free herself, but he only nuzzled her neck more insistently. "You're not ignoring me about it this time," she insisted and he instantly let go of her, as if he'd been burned.
"No! No, of course not. I'm so sorry about that, my love. Oh, Rose, how I've missed you," he told her as he gazed at her longingly.
Rose laughed at how reminiscent his behaviour was of a shy schoolboy looking at his crush. His floppy hair, bow tie, and too short trousers emphasized the innocence of his mannerisms. She had wished that she and Alex had found him during this incarnation so that he wouldn't be alone for so long, but she also knew why things had to be the way they were.
"Shall I send the trigger to Evander, now? Are we landed somewhere they can meet us?" Rose asked him.
"Yes, of course. Not sure that Missy could have pulled you here if I were still in the vortex. I'm sure they finished making the equipment by now, so everything should be ready as soon as they get here," he told her, fiddling nervously with some switches on the console that she knew wouldn't really do anything while they weren't in flight.
Rose felt disappointment and longing from him through their bond. Would another hour really matter when they would be able to drag Missy here with the devices they had constructed? She decided that the risk was worth it to give him this. He looked up at her suddenly when he felt the shift in her mood, reminding Rose of a frightened animal.
"Maybe, they could wait just a little bit longer," Rose told him with a mischievous grin.
"Are... are... are you sure?" he asked, fidgeting with his tie and shifting from one foot to the other as she approached.
"I'm sure. Missy can wait a bit longer. You and I need to find someplace comfortable, yeah?" she said, pulling his bow tie loose and sliding her hand down the front of his shirt towards his trousers.
The Doctor jumped back in surprise, but quickly took her hand and pulled her with him up the staircase towards his bedroom. Rose giggled as she tripped along behind him and he glanced back with a beaming smile.
"Here we are then!" he exclaimed as he threw open the door. "Oh, thank you, Old Girl. As brilliant as I'm sure we would be at it, I don't think we have time to figure out the mechanics of making love in a hammock," he added when he saw the huge bed that had replaced his usual sleeping surface.
"A hammock?" Rose laughed as they both started pulling off their clothing. "You're such a nutter."
"You love it," he told her with a smile and picked her up to throw her into the middle of the bed. Neither of them had finished undressing, but the Doctor took it upon himself to remove the rest of her clothes. He had only managed to remove his boots and jacket, but Rose found herself delightfully down to only her knickers in no time.
He crawled over her and began to suck and kiss her breasts while his hands struggled with his braces and trousers. Humming happily against her skin when he felt her hearts beating faster beneath him. She dug her fingers into his thick hair, different from Alex's but just as soft. He got up for just a moment to finish removing his trousers and pants, giving Rose a moment to toss her knickers across the room as well.
"Wondered if I'd ever get to meet this you," she sighed when his lips latched onto her neck.
"Mmmm. I wish I could keep this memory. I have a feeling that there is a long wait still before you are back with me again and I already miss you so much, my darling Rose," he mumbled against her warm flesh, his hands roaming as he mapped out every curve once again.
"I'm sorry, Doctor," she whispered.
"Shhh, no. Let's just enjoy what time we have together," he told her and kissed her deeply, his tongue sliding against hers.
Rose ran her hands along his sides and back. His bone structure was broader than Alex or Evander's, but he was just as lacking in padding. She couldn't help but compare them to the past Doctors. All of his incarnations were relatively thin and in excellent shape from his constant running. Her leather-clad Doctor was solid muscle, but still very slim. She had decided a long time ago, though that she would love the Doctor no matter what he looked like. This playfully awkward Doctor was no exception.
Two long fingers slid into her, intent to find the perfect places to touch, the perfect rhythm and force to make her scream his name. Rose closed her eyes and moaned as he caressed her intimately. He chuckled, proud of himself for discovering how to please her so quickly. The three of them had spent some time exploring her newest body shortly after she had regenerated, but the last time he had seen her, their coupling had been fast and ferocious. He had been so focussed on himself at the time, that he hadn't taken the time to explore her body the way she deserved. He continued to thrust his fingers in and out of her, curling them against the spot that made her shudder every time. The Doctor rubbed her clit with his thumb and Rose began to babble encouragements in Gallifreyan as she got closer to climaxing.
The Doctor latched onto her breast and nipped at it playfully. The added sensation had Rose tumbling over the edge instantly as she shouted his true name loudly. He growled hungrily and positioned himself over her before she could even catch her breath. She gasped as he thrust into her sensitive flesh and he held perfectly still inside her, waiting for her signal that she was ready.
Once Rose had caught her breath, she wrapped her legs around his narrow hips and pulled his lips to hers for a passionate kiss. The Doctor set a slow rhythm, intent on savouring every second of this encounter, even if he wouldn't remember it for several centuries. His relationship with River wasn't completely chaste (they were going to be married at some point after all), but it was nothing like this. The telepathic bond and deep, overpowering, true love that he felt for Rose, made the experience something absolutely incredible. Dismissing thoughts of anyone else, he set about caressing her mind in ways that made her toes curl.
Rose was used to her Doctors talking constantly as they made love to her; at least telepathically if their mouths were busy. But this version of her husband was completely silent as he clutched her tightly against him and moved within her as slowly as either of them could stand. She knew that he was trying to make this last. It would be centuries before he would see her again, so Rose wouldn't deny him the chance to do this the way he wanted. She returned his mental caresses and sent him mental images of some of their past encounters through her recent adventure along his timeline. He groaned suddenly as she reached the memories of being with his sixth incarnation, when he had tied her to the console and taken her from behind. Apparently, he wouldn't mind reliving that one, but there wouldn't be time for that now.
The Doctor's speed increased after that, his restraint having shattered at the thought of console room sex with Rose. He buried his face in her shoulder and breathed in her scent as he continued to race toward completion. His mental caresses turned desperate as he tried to pull her along with him She caught up easily and they both shouted incoherently as their bodies convulsed together.
He was shaking in her arms, she noticed, and on closer inspection, she found that he was crying. Rose stroked the Doctor's hair and back softly as he sobbed into her shoulder. They stayed that way for another half hour or so before Rose decided to send the signal to Evander that would unlock his memories of this time together. Her husbands would join them soon, so she urged this Doctor into the en suite for a quick shower before they got dressed again.
By the time they got to the console room, Alex and Evander were already waiting for them. They had arranged the devices by the console and connected a couple of wires to the TARDIS computer. They were discussing some details quietly as Rose and the past Doctor approached, his arm still draped over her shoulders.
"Are we ready, then?" Rose asked them.
"Well," Alex began, rubbing the back of his neck. "We can get her here and we can hold her in place. The question is, what do we do with her afterward? I think we've established that killing her just isn't going to work and I don't think I can even bring myself to do it again."
"Any of the prison planets would never hold her. She would just take over and recruit all the criminals to help her," Evander added.
They all thought quietly for a few moments before the past Doctor broke the silence, asking, "How?"
The trio from the future looked at him confusedly. "How what?" Alex wondered, his brow furrowed.
"How do I keep from dying without destroying the universe by avoiding a fixed point?" the Doctor clarified.
"Oh, that! That's simple really. The Tesselecta," Evander replied with a smile.
The Doctor looked at him in shock, his mouth open comically as his brain processed the idea. A wide grin spread over his face as he realized that the solution really was simple. As far as anyone would see, he would have been killed, but he could transport himself out to safety without anyone knowing. Then, who could say whether the version of him that they saw came from before or after his 'death?'
"That's... that's brilliant!" he shouted excitedly. "Why didn't I think of that?"
"Well, you sort of just did, in a roundabout way," Alex responded as he considered the very odd time loop that this created.
"Yes, we're all geniuses. Can we get back to the current problem now? What are we going to do with Missy once we've captured her?" Evander insisted impatiently.
"Oh! That's not a problem. No problem at all! You gave me my solution, now I've got yours," the Doctor told them confidently and typed a few things into the computer. The other Doctors came to look over his shoulder at the monitor and smiled.
"Perfect!" Alex agreed.
"Definitely. I guess a few good ideas can come from this floppy haired giraffe," Evander teased and nudged his past self on the shoulder.
"Oi!"
"Alright, you three. Let's get this problem taken care of, yeah? I'd rather not find out where I might end up next if she tries to go any further," Rose interrupted.
"Absolutely, my darling Rose. The next time that I know you're here, I want to you stay," the Doctor announced and prepared to fix this problem once and for all.
