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Chapter 29 - Pete's Surprise

The interview was done. The Doctor and Rose went upstairs to Rose's old bedroom while the reporter spoke with Harriet and Pete. Rose sat down on the sofa and took off her shoes. She laid her head back and sighed. "Oh, I'm glad that's over."

The Doctor closed the door and nodded his head. "Me too, love. Hopefully, it will help."

Rose rubbed her face and laughed, "You are such good liar! That's scary! How much of that was even true?"

He laughed as he sat down next to her. "You can probably pick out the true bits. I'm sure. You're clever enough for that. 317? Where the hell did that number come from?"

Rose laughed, "I have no idea. It just popped in my head."

He sighed, "They want to air it tonight. I imagine the press will go nuts after this."

"Well, they know we are married. That I'm their daughter. All about Genie. Wow. You are what? A secret agent?"

He rolled his eyes. "People go straight to that. No!"

"I remember you telling me you didn't like James Bond movies. Is it the gun thing?" Rose asked him.

He rubbed his face and looked back at her. "Some of it."

"I imagine there's nothing worse than a secret agent to you, and now the world is going to think you are one. Like James Bond." Rose teased him.

He smiled and shook his head. "There are worse things."

"Like what? An assassin?" Rose asked.

He rubbed his finger across his lips. Rose could feel he was growing uncomfortable. She patted his thigh. "We don't have to talk about it. Nevermind, I said anything."

"How are you feeling?" he asked her.

"I'm good. Very relieved." She told him.

He nodded his head and rubbed his lips with his finger still.

Rose ran her hand up his thigh. "Sweetheart, what's on your mind?"

"I'm debating on telling you something." He answered.

"You don't have to tell me anything you don't want to."

He took her hand and didn't look at her. "There are worse things than secret agents. Assassins. Those sorts of things. There is this thing called a 'Time Burner.' A Time Burner travels in time and erases someone from all of time. Completely burns the existence of him or her completely away."

Rose held his hand. "I'm sure they are terrible people that they have to do that to."

He shook his head and rubbed his face. "Not really. Just someone who has pissed off the wrong person. Not to mention if you erase one person, the ripple effect it has. For example, if someone erased…. Say Howie. Jacob wouldn't exist, anything he had done while he was President wouldn't have happened. Pete would have died at that camp when he was a boy. Not to mention that erases Tony from being born. Torchwood employees that would have never been hired, discoveries that would have never been made to help people… It's complex. Really complex."

Rose noticed he hadn't looked at her the entire time. He propped his head up on his fist. She could feel his uneasiness. She moved closer to him and ran her hand through his hair. She felt him start to relax. She wrapped her arms around his shoulders and hugged him.

"That does sound worse. Try not to think about it." Rose suggested to him.

He looked in her eyes. "Oh, I try not to. It still haunts me."

Rose kissed his forehead. He closed his eyes and laid his forehead against hers. Rose whispered to him. "I love you. No matter what you would ever tell me. You know that, right?"

He smiled, "I do know. I feel it. It's the most amazing thing to know I have someone I can talk to about this sort of thing. I've not spoken of it in a very long time."

Rose nodded her understanding. "So, this is something you did?"

He closed his eyes tightly and looked away. He sighed. She put her hand on his cheek and turned his head back to face her. "You need something else to fill your mind with."

She straddled his waist as he sat on the sofa. She took his hands, and placed them on her bum. He rubbed it and ran his hands down to her thighs. She whispered to him. "Think about this, my love."

He smiled, "I love this dress, Rose. I love these curves." He ran his hands up her side and across her breast.

She whispered to him, "Be here with me. Think about me. Fill your mind with only me."

He rubbed his nose against hers and kissed her. "I'm living a dream, Rose."

She lay down onto the sofa and he ran his hand up her dress to find she was without knickers again. He groaned, "Oh….." He exclaimed something in another language. "What are you doing to me? On international news without knickers! Oh, woman."

She smiled under his kisses as he rubbed between her legs, dipping his fingers inside of her causing her to moan. He spoke to her between their kisses. "We probably don't have long at all until they are done downstairs. What do you think?"

Rose was already taking off his sportscoat. "Do it quickly." She breathed in his ear as she nibbled at his neck and loosened his tie.

He was already unbuttoning his trousers and quickly pulled them down with his pants. She grabbed him and put him inside of her. He thrust slowly inside of her. She pulled her dress up so she could wrap her legs around his back.

He asked her, "This is alright? Are you comfortable?"

She panted, "Yes. This is good."

He continued to kiss her and stroke. She bit his neck. He was so lost in his pleasure that he didn't notice. He ran his hand across her bum and down her leg.

He whispered to her. "What is it about this room?"

She smiled at him. "I suppose we are worried we will get caught."

He smiled, "The element of danger! Ha!"

Someone knocked at the door. He smiled at down at her. "I bet that's Jackie. I'm going to make you scream so you have to explain yourself."

Jackie yelled through the door. "Is this door locked again? Rose!?"

The Doctor thrust forcefully inside of her. Rose gasped. "Mum, we're changing! We'll be back down in a bit."

He quickly kissed her as he stroked slowly, knowing it would cause her to moan. He whispered, "Go ahead. Scream, Rose. Make her ask."

Rose laughed, "You are bad!"

Jackie called, "Pete has something for the Doctor outside. Come on down when you have changed."

The Doctor bit Rose's neck causing her to scream, then slapped him playfully. "Aw! You nutter! Okay, mum!"

The Doctor was laughing at Rose.

Rose rolled her eyes at him, "You are terrible. I can't believe you did that. Mean!"

"You liked it. Don't even lie, woman." He teased her.

She smiled at him. "I love that you can't keep your hands to yourself. I think that's really the problem here, not this room."

He smiled at her. "Ha! And you really like that! I can tell!"

She smiled back at him, "Oh, I really do."

He kissed her gently.

Rose smiled at him.

He looked into her eyes. "I love you, so. I love that we can do this. You are so amazing. Thank you for loving me, Rose."

Rose grabbed his face and pulled him down for another kiss. "You are the best at this. I love you."

He pulled back on his trousers and stood up. "Ugh. Shakes says they are done downstairs. What can I do to help you get changed?"

Rose held her hand up to him as he helped her off of the sofa. "I'm just going to slip into some jeans. Just give me a minute."

She took off her dress and walked nude away from him. He rubbed his beard and smiled, "Damn! Living the dream here woman! That's my wife! Wow!"

Rose laughed at him as she looked around. "Where is my purse?"

He looked her up and down and chuckled. "I have no idea. I'm sorry."

She pointed at him as she walked over to face him. He looked her up and down and bit his bottom lip.

He smiled, "Oh, this is wonderful! Can we just stay in here all day and let me watch you walk around looking for your purse?"

She ran her hands in his trouser pockets. He rubbed his beard and smiled like a loon at her. She smiled at him and pulled out her purse and showed it to him.

He shrugged his shoulders. "I have no idea how that got in there."

She rolled her eyes at him and walked over to the bed. He quickly came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her. "Can we go downstairs in twenty minutes? Can we?"

She turned around and laughed at him. "You are ridiculous! She's already been up here! We can wait."

He looked at her body. "You are so beautiful. Can I just look at you a few more minutes?"

Rose rubbed his chest. "You can look at me all night. We need to get outside."

He smiled and held up his finger. "Just one more kiss. Before you dress. Please?"

She smiled at him as he wrapped his arms around her tightly and kissed her. He slowly ran his hands up and down her nude body. He stepped away from her with his eyes closed. "I have self control. I will wait. Ugh! I need to a drink! Damn!"

Rose doubled over laughing at him.

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The Doctor changed back into his jeans and red t-shirt. He was singing that same song as Rose walked into the bathroom with him. He was fixing his hair.

She laughed at him. "What is that song? You sing it all of the time! You sound crazy."

He took her arm and started to dance with her as he continued to sing. "You don't know Dean Martin, Rose?"

Rose laughed, "Not personality, no."

He laughed at her as he pulled his phone out of his pocket and started a song playing. He sat it on the cabinet as he danced with her. The song, "Ain't that a Kick in the Head" played as he sang along to it.

Rose laughed as they danced, "I've heard this song before. It was in a movie."

He nodded his head as he danced with her. "Yes! I love that movie. Both versions! Tell me, how are you feeling? Alright?"

Rose smiled, "I'm fine. Whatever you are doing has helped more than anything. I'm alright."

He nodded, "I want to do something tonight. But, if you aren't up to it, I want you to tell me. We can do it later. Alright?"

Rose looked curiously at him, "What do you have in mind? Will it require clothing?"

He blushed and laughed, "Oh, wow! Am I that bad? Do you think that's all I want to do?"

Rose looked at him seriously. "Do I really have to answer that?"

He sighed, "Okay! Good point. It's been really bad recently. I've been gone for a week, woman! I had gotten used to –"

Rose put her finger over his lips, "You don't have to explain. I'm just as randy lately, too."

He smiled, "Randy! I love that word! Randy! Best word in the entire English language! If we have a boy, let's name him that!"

She laughed and shook her head. "No way! Think of something else! You are mad!"

He rolled his eyes back in his head and stopped dancing, as if he was listening to something. He put his hand on his hip and rubbed his beard. Rose could feel his mood change. After he stood there for a few moments, she took his hand. He jumped and looked up at her, as if he had just remembered she was standing there.

"Sorry, sweetheart." He told her as he ran his other hand through his hair.

"What's wrong?" Rose asked him.

He shook his head and forced a smile. "Nothing to worry you about. Come on. We're requested outside."

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Sam joined The Doctor and Rose as they stepped off of the grand staircase. The Doctor patted Sam on the shoulder and asked, "How long ago?"

"Before the interview took place. He said they would only be gone five minutes." Sam told the Doctor.

The Doctor rolled his eyes and shook his head. "I told him to run it in. That idiot."

Rose looked at him. "Okay, tell me what is going on? I can feel you are properly pissed."

The Doctor patted Sam on the shoulder. "Tell Pete we're on our way, Sam." Sam nodded his head and left them standing alone at the base of the staircase.

The Doctor put his hands on his hips and sighed. "Where do I start? Well, first….Jack is an idiot. Let's start there."

Rose rolled her eyes. "Just in general? Or he's done something?"

The Doctor put both of his hands on his face and took a deep breath. "I gave him back his Vortex Manipulator. I told him to run it in before he did anything. Jump maybe five seconds into the future. Make sure it lands where he is expecting to."

Rose covered her mouth. "Oh, this is not good."

"He had a bet on a football match with Jake. The game is to be played in five days. So, he jumped ahead, with Jake, to watch the game. Trouble is, because he didn't run in the Manipulator, he didn't land there." He hung his head and bit his bottom lip. "I knew I shouldn't have fixed that damn thing. I should have kept it broken."

Rose took his hand. "Can you tell where he is?"

He nodded his head. "He's about five months ahead of us. I can't tell exactly, but that's what it feels like. I've already told Shakes."

Rose smiled, "He will pop right back as soon as he realizes-"

The Doctor was shaking his head. "No, to him, it will be instant. He left here, and he will arrive there. We just have to catch up to him the long way round. This is what you warned me that you were worried about if I messed with time here. I tried to warn him! And now he has Jake, too! Five months without Jack, well…that's a holiday. But, I need Jake! Damn it!"

Rose couldn't believe it. "But, you fixed that. What happened?"

"Moving in space, that's easy. That's the reason the watches aren't a big deal. You just have to deal with ….. well, you get this now. It's all physics! Moving in time is more complex. The part that burnt out in that Vortex Manipulator controlled the landing of where you wanted to go. Those little dials are extremely sensitive and have to be run in. Like I told him! All time units need to be! Even my TARDIS will drop you off….. phhhh…. 100 years away from where you intend to go sometimes. Remember when we were going to see Elvis? And ended up in ummm…"

"Muswell Hill." Rose helped. "And then we were going to see the Beatles, and you took me to 1879 and we met Queen Victoria, instead."

He put his hands in his pockets. "Yeah. That's it. That man's life would be so much easier for him if he would just listen to be….. half of the time. That's all I ask."

Rose sighed, "Well, there's nothing we can do about it now. Try to calm down."

He nodded his head. "You're right. Ugh!"

Rose took his hand and they walked outside into the back gardens together. Jackie was standing there with Shakes, Sam, Legate, Polotius and Gobbo.

The Doctor looked at them, "Where are Tony and Genie?"

Jackie smiled, "They are with Pete. He's bringing something around."

Then they all heard the sound of the engine as Pete drove up to them in a bright yellow, Edwardian Roadster. The top was down and Tony and Genie were riding in the back seat with huge smiles on their faces. Rose turned and looked at The Doctor who was smiling like a loon. "Oh, wow! Where did you ever find one of those, Pete?"

Pete put the brake on and stepped out of the car. "I would have never found it had it not been for another car enthusiast you know from New York. It's been completely restored, although I know you will probably end up taking it completely apart and doing something mad with it. It's yours, though!"

"Mine! Why?" The Doctor asked.

Pete patted him on the shoulder, "Oh hell, I don't need a reason, son. Just enjoy it!"

Genie called to him. "Come on, Daddy! We need another ride!"

The Doctor shook Pete's hand, which turned into an embrace. "Wow! Thank you, Pete! This is just like the one I used to have! I'm thrilled! Wow!"

He turned to Rose, "Care for a ride, ma'am?"

Rose smiled, "I thought you would never ask."

He kissed her hand as he helped her into the car. He then got into the driver's seat and looked back at the children. "Ready, everyone?"

They all agreed.

He smiled as he took off the brake, "Then Allons-y!"

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