The four of them walked towards the TARDIS, the Doctor and Alyssa holding hands. "So, Great Britain is part of Europey, and just across the British Channel, you've got Great France and Great Germany", Mr Copper said trying to understand what Alyssa had been explaining to him as they walked.

"No, no, it's just…t's just France and Germany. Only Britain is Great", the Doctor corrected him.

"Oh, and they're all at war with the continent of Ham-Erica"

"It's America and they're not at war with them yet", Alyssa corrected.

"There she is", the Doctor pats the blue box with his free hand "Survive anything"

"You know, between you and me, I don't even thing this snow is real. I think it's the ballast from the Titanic's salvage entering the atmosphere", Mr Copper said.

"Yeah. One of these days it might snow for real", the Doctor said looking up.

"So, I-I suppose you two will be off"

"Yep. There's still so much to see out there", Alyssa said "do you still want to come Astrid?"

"Actually I think I'm going to stay here with Mr Copper", the waitress replied.

"Really?" Mr Copper asked surprised.

"Yep. Someone's got to look after you"

"So what are we supposed to do?"

"Give me that credit card" the Doctor said and Mr Copper handed it over to him.

"It's just petty cash. Spending money. It's all done by computer. I…I didn't really know the currency, so I thought a million might cover it"

Alyssa gaped when he said that "A million pounds?" she said shocked at how much money he had, and didn't even know it.

"That enough for trinkets?"

"Mister Copper, a million pounds is worth fifty million credits"

"How much?"

"Fifty million and fifty six", the Doctor said after mentally calculating the amount.

"You mean we've got money?" Astrid said surprised at the amount.

"Yes, you have", the Doctor said giving the card back.

"Oh, my word. Oh, my Vot! Oh, my goodness me. Yee ha!

"It's all yours. Planet Earth. Now, that's a retirement plan. But just you be careful, though"

"I will, I will. Oh, I will", Mr Copper promised.

"No interfering. I don't want any trouble. Just…just have a nice life"

"Don't worry Doctor, Ali. I'll make sure he doesn't into trouble", Astrid assured them.

"But we can have a house. A proper house, with a garden, and a door, and. Oh, Doctor, Ali, I will made you proud. And we can have a kitchen with chairs, and windows, and plates, and…" Mr Copper links his arm through Astrid's and skips away.

"Um where are you guys going?" Alyssa called after them.

"Why, I've no idea!"

"No, me neither", the Doctor agreed unlocking the TARDIS.

"I know where we're going"

"Where?"

"Somewhere awesome", Alyssa said with a smile before stepping into the TARDIS. The Doctor smiled and entered the blue box after her.

An hour later…

"Man that was really good Doctor", Alyssa said putting down her knife and fork. He had surprised her with a small Christmas dinner to make up for the Titanic adventure.

"I'm glad you liked it. What do you want to do now?"

"How about a movie?" Alyssa suggested picking up her plate and taking it to the sink.

"Let me guess, Star Wars?"

"How did you know?" Alyssa asked pretending to be surprised that he guessed correctly.

"I'm psychic Ali", the Doctor replied putting his own plate in the sink.

"Oh really? Can you guess what number I'm thinking of?" Alyssa asked putting her arms around his neck.

"42?"

"Nope. 10", Alyssa replied with a smile before softly kissing him on the lips. She pulled away, only to have the Doctor reach out and pull her back in order to kiss her some more. It was far different from any of their previous kisses, there was more passion behind it. At one point during the make out, without even breaking the kiss, the Doctor had picked up Alyssa and set her down on one of the kitchen counters. Eventually they broke away, both breathing heavily. The Doctor gazed into her green eyes, wanting to continue but knew that if they did, it could potentially lead to something else…something that would be a big step in their relationship. Alyssa gazed into the Doctor's eyes, she too wanted to continue not due to what she was sensing from the Doctor but because she genuinely wanted to.

"I've changed my mind. There's something else I want to do"

"What?" the Doctor asked wondering if she wanted what he did. In response Alyssa rested her forehead against his, closed her eyes and opened her mind. The Doctor's own eyes widened seeing exactly what she wanted to do. "Ali….I…are you sure?" he asked when she pulled back.

"I am. Are you?"

"Yes", the Doctor replied stepping back to allow her to hop of the counter. They walked to her room hand in hand. After the door was closed, the Doctor hesitated in making a move. As much as he wanted her, he was worried about whether it was the right thing to do, whether it was going to ruin what they already had. What they had was important to him and he didn't want to lose that by doing something that Alyssa may not be ready for despite her showing him that she was. He just didn't know how much she was influenced by his own emotions being an empath.

"What's wrong?" Alyssa asked when she sensed his worry.

"I'm just worried that I may have influenced you with my emotions. I don't want to do this if you're not ready"

"You didn't influence me. I am ready. I want this. Tell me: what do you want?"

"You", the Doctor replied quietly moving closer to her putting his hands on her hips.

"Then what are you waiting for Doctor? I'm right here" that was all the Doctor needed to hear. He leant in and kissed her. What happened next was nothing short of amazing. As the couple slept, a wisp of golden energy entered the room and floated above Alyssa. It drifted down, absorbing itself into her skin causing it to briefly glow.

Alyssa stood in the kitchen making tea for herself and the Doctor with a smile on her face. Last night had definitely been something. Something she had no regrets about. Alyssa could tell by the Doctor's emotions and the way he looked at her as if she was the most beautiful thing in the world, he had no regrets either. She'd gotten pretty preoccupied by her thoughts that she didn't even sense that the Doctor had come into the room until he had wrapped his arms around her waist from behind. He pressed a kiss to the side of her neck before murmuring "good morning beautiful", in her ear.

"Morning", Alyssa replied leaning back against him.

"What were you thinking about?" the Doctor asked knowing that she had to be thinking out something to not sense that he was in the room.

"Last night. It was…" Alyssa trailed off trying to think of the best way to describe it.

"Pleasurable", the Doctor said almost seductively making Alyssa shiver. The Time Lord smirked when he felt her shiver, he loved knowing that he could make her feel that way.

"That's one way to describe it", she agreed. Alyssa twisted around in his grip so she was face to face with him. "So what are we going to do today?" she asked putting her arms around his neck.

"Well I was thinking that we could stay here", the Doctor replied.

"Stay here? I'd thought you'd want to have an adventure", Alyssa said, surprised.

"Don't have to leave the TARDIS to have an adventure", the Doctor said giving her a suggestive look. Alyssa blushed knowing exactly what he wanted to do.

"Where exactly is this adventure going to be?" she asked.

"You pick", the Doctor answered.

Alyssa smiled before saying "your room". The Doctor had spent the night in her room several times but she'd never stayed in his room before. The Time Lord grinned removing his arms from her waist so that he could take her hand. "Wow your room is very… blue", Alyssa commented when she stepped into the Doctor's room with the Time Lord.

"You like it then?" the Doctor asked as she looked around his room.

"I do very much so", Alyssa replied turning to him "now I believe we have an adventure to start"

"That we do", the Doctor agreed reaching out and pulling her to him. He then claimed her lips with his own.

Later…

"I don't know about this. What if she can't handle the truth?" Alyssa asked the Doctor as she stopped at the front door. After their little 'adventure', they'd gone to relax in front of the TV and that was were Alyssa had decided to tell her mother the truth about what she'd been doing the past several months. It didn't feel right to her keeping this big of a secret from her mother especially after she saw what it did to Martha's family. It nearly destroyed them. Granted it wasn't the Doctor's fault, it was the Master's. Alyssa was grateful that her own mother hadn't been imprisoned by the crazy Time Lord. Still the year that never was made her think that it wasn't a good idea to keep her mother in the dark anymore.

"You might be surprised Ali. She raised you all by herself knowing that you had psychic abilities"

"Yeah but it's a big step from psychic abilities to time travelling alien, formerly our lodger"

"If you don't want to tell her the truth, you don't have to", the Doctor said taking her hand "whatever you decide to do, whether its tell the truth or not, I'll support you"

Alyssa smiled at him "thank you". She took a breath and unlocked the house.

"Ali there you are", Sarah said as she was coming down the stairs at the same time as her daughter and their former lodger stepped in the house "you must've been feeling better because I came up to you this morning with breakfast you weren't there. Also it looks like your bed hasn't been slept in at all"

"About that mum, there's something I need to tell you", Alyssa said.

"Ok"

"But I think it would be best if we went into the lounge. You're gonna want to sit down for this" that put a slightly worried look on Sarah's face but she did as Alyssa suggested. "I've been keeping a secret from you and its time you knew the truth", Alyssa said. She took another breath before she told her mother everything. Sarah listened to what her daughter was telling her keeping her comments to herself as it was a rather unbelievable tale that Alyssa was telling her.

"That is some story Ali"

"You don't believe me do you?"

"I don't know honey its pretty unbelievable", Sarah replied "I'm still trying to get my head around the fact that you're an alien Doctor. You look human", she said to the Doctor.

"Actually we look Time Lord. They came first", Alyssa corrected her.

Sarah shook her head "Time Lord. Time Machines. Aliens. How do you do it Ali?"

"Do what?"

"How do you cope with all that?" Sarah asked.

"It was pretty overwhelming to begin with but now I'm used to it", Alyssa replied "maybe we should show her the TARDIS", she suggested to the Doctor who nodded in agreement.

"That's your spaceship right?" Sarah asked.

"That's right", the Doctor confirmed.

"You don't have to see it if you don't want to. I know I've told you a lot of stuff", Alyssa said.

"I'd like to see it", Sarah said standing up. The Doctor and Alyssa stood up also. The trio left the house and went around to garden shed where the Doctor opened it up to reveal the blue police box. Sarah's mouth dropped open when she stepped inside the TARDIS. Alyssa had told her that it was bigger on the inside but it was still quite a surprise.

"Sexy I'd like you to meet my mother Sarah", Alyssa said to the box while Sarah was still gaping in awe at the place.

"Pleased to meet you Sarah"

"She says 'pleased to meet you'"

"She talks to you?"

"Yep. In my head. I still have no idea why I can", Alyssa replied "do you want to leave?" she asked sensing the mixed feelings coming from her mother.

"Would that be ok?"

"That's fine mum", Alyssa said escorting her mother out "feeling better?"

"A little. Sorry honey it was a bit much for me", the older woman admitted.

"Don't worry about it. You believe me now?"

"Yeah I think I believe you now Ali. It's still a lot take in", Sarah said.

"Understandable", the Doctor said.

"Ali would it be ok if I spoke to the Doctor alone for a moment?" Sarah asked. Although she was a little overwhelmed by her daughter's story, she wanted to talk to the Doctor about his relationship to her daughter. It was one thing that Alyssa was having feelings towards John Smith, their lodger whom she'd thought was human. But it's an entirely different matter now she knew that he was an alien.

"Sure", Alyssa replied. She watched as Sarah took the Doctor back into the house.

"Do you love my daughter?" Sarah asked.

"Yes I do. She means everything to me", the Doctor said sincerely.

"Her former boyfriend once told me that, then he cheated on her"

"I would never do that to her Sarah. I love Alyssa so much. She's remarkable and brilliant and I honestly don't know what I'd do without her. When we first met I was struggling to cope with losing a good friend of mine. It was your daughter who helped me move on. She's my healer. And I'm thankful to have met her"

Sarah didn't need to be an empath to know that he meant what he said. She could hear it in his voice and in his face that he really cared for her daughter "you really do love her", she said "I know I can't exactly stop Ali from travelling with you, she's a grown woman. All I will ask is that you keep her safe"

"You have my word Sarah"

"That's all I ask"

The pair went out to the TARDIS were Alyssa was waiting. The Doctor stood back while mother and daughter said their goodbye's or in Alyssa's case, her usual saying of 'see you later'. The young woman also promised to drop in to visit every so often and to give her mother a call once in a while. "So where to next?" the Doctor asked as he and Alyssa stepped into the TARDIS.

"Somewhere amazing", Alyssa replied. The Doctor grinned at her and ran to the console.

"Somewhere amazing coming up!" he said dashing around the console flicking switches. "Want to do the honours?" the Doctor asked gesturing to the lever that would take the TARDIS into the vortex. Alyssa grinned and put her hand on the lever.

"Allonsy!" she shouted pulling it down.