p class="MsoNormal"XxxxXxxxXxxxXxxXxxXxxx/p
p class="MsoNormal"Chapter 41 - Bedtime Stories/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor popped back inside of his closet at the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe could hear the shower style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanIt was 11:03 style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal""Rose."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanhe called./p
p class="MsoNormal""Hey!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThere you are!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanWhere have you been?"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanRose called from the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"He changed his t-shirt, and put on a black oxford to hid the burn on his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal""I went over to the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanPeter Tyler now has no broken bones in his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanMaybe that will help with his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThey said we still won't know how bad it is until he wakes up though."/p
p class="MsoNormal"He could feel Rose's style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal""He's better style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanMuch style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThey even took him off the breathing machine while I was style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe's much stronger."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Rose turned off the shower and stepped style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe Doctor grabbed a towel and helped her dry style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe looked around and found her cotton, blue robe and helped her put it style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanShe tied it together in the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe wrapped his arms around style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span" style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI know you aren't style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI came home to see you. "/p
p class="MsoNormal"Rose looked up at style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"You warned style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHow did this happen?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor shook his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"I don't style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanJake is with Ryan style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI told him to hell with what Howie style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanGo investigate."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Rose style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Enjoying being Director, huh?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"He shrugged his shoulders as he held style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Ah, I would have done that style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanYou know me."/p
p class="MsoNormal"She kissed him style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"I'm surprised you aren't there in the middle of it yourself."/p
p class="MsoNormal""No, you are more style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI had to see you. span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI've sensed your emotions going up and down all style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI didn't want you to be alone if you needed style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI'm style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI'll stay until you go to style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThen I'll go back to the hospital and try to get Jackie to come here and sleep."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"Rose held style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"When will you sleep?"/p
p class="MsoNormal""I don't need as much sleep as you style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI'll be fine."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal""You didn't sleep last night-"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Rose, don't worry about style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI can tell you are exhausted style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanCome on, I'll lay down with you until you go to style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe children are style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanShakes and Lewis got them both to sleep early."/p
p class="MsoNormal"He took Rose's hand and lead her to their style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanZeus walked into the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor asked style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Tony and Genie still asleep?"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"Zeus looked at style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal""Oh!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThat's even better!"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"Rose laughed at style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"You and Zeus are so style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanWhat did he say?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor pulled down the duvet and Rose climbed into style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal""Oh!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanWait!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanYou need clothes!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanLet me get you some!"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanthe Doctor said as he ran back into the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"Rose smiled at style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe returned in just a few style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Here style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanLet me help you."/p
p class="MsoNormal""I can get dressed!"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanRose fussed at him./p
p class="MsoNormal""Yeah, but I can help style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanLet me do this."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanhe insisted as he slipped knickers on style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanShe smiled at him as he slipped her pajama bottoms on style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanAs he opened her robe, he sat back and looked at her nude style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe rubbed his beard and cleared his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"Rose laughed at style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Forgot what you were doing?"/p
p class="MsoNormal""It's terrible when you get style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanIt happens a lot."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanhe smiled as he took her robe off of her and tossed it in the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe put one of his t-shirts on style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Here, this is my favorite style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanIt's really soft."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"She lay down as he leaned over and took off his trainers and style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe then lay down next to her and held style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe kissed her forehead as she lay down on his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal""Thank you for coming back style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI did need to see you."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanRose whispered to him./p
p class="MsoNormal""You can always ask me to come style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanNo matter what, style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI'll do my style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanDo you want to talk about Pete?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"" style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI really don' style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI feel like I've talked about Dad all style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI'm happy to just lay here in your arms and be held."/p
p class="MsoNormal"He kissed her style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"I completely understand style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI've waited for this moment all day."/p
p class="MsoNormal""Tell me about Disney."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanRose asked him./p
p class="MsoNormal"He style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Oh, it was so much fun!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe children had a style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHell, we all style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI nearly lost Genie on a roller style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanChildren's coaster my style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThat thing nearly had Shakes crying!"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Rose style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Oh, it wasn't that bad."/p
p class="MsoNormal""That's what Jacob told style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe calls me, 'Doctor John.'span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI love it."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"Rose laughed as she ran her hand up and down his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Doctor style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThat's a new one."/p
p class="MsoNormal"He rubbed her style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"It was style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThey sent us all home with bags full of style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe kids, especially Genie, was style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanShe has this...um...Goofy doll she loves style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanIt's her new favorite."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Rose smiled, "Because you were tap dancing with him?"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal""I style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI was surprised I remembered how to do style="mso-spacerun: yes;" style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe stuff that gets buried in your head."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanthe Doctor said as he rubbed his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"Rose raised up and looked at style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"You need to style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI can feel how tired you are."/p
p class="MsoNormal"He shook his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span" style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI'm style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanDon't worry about me."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Rose lay her hand on the side of his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Don't lie to style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI can feel that, Old Man."/p
p class="MsoNormal""Old Man."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanhe mocked style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Listen to Old Man, and you just go to sleep."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Genie walked into the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Daddy."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanShe said as she came to the side of the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal""Hey there, little one!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanCome up style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI'm trying to get Rose to go to style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanMaybe you can help me."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanthe Doctor told Genie./p
p class="MsoNormal"Genie climbed into the bed with themspan style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanand curled up in the bend of the Doctor's other style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe covered her up with the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"He looked style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Ah, a beautiful girl on both sides of style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanWhat a lucky man I am."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanhe smiled./p
p class="MsoNormal"Rose and Genie style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"Genie asked, "Have you told Rose a story, yet?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Rose smiled, "Nope, he hadn't got that far yet."/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe couldn't deny he was style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanLaying in bed was making it even style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal""A style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHmm...span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanwhat should I tell you about tonight?"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanhe asked as he rubbed his beard./p
p class="MsoNormal""Spartacus!"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanGenie asked./p
p class="MsoNormal"He yawned, " style="mso-spacerun: yes;" style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHmmm..."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"Rose smiled at his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanShe could sense his exhaustion./p
p class="MsoNormal""Okay, I've got style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanOnce upon a time, Spartacus had a friend named style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanBen style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe was an Englishman, but really was just in the wrong place at the wrong style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThere was a war about to begin in the Americas while Ben Franklin was here in style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe British demanded that the American colonies pay taxes on tea and so they threw the crates of tea into the Boston style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThat was a lot of fun helping do that!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanSpartacus and the lot all dressed up as style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanBadly, I'll style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanAnd just chucked it all into the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanWell, Ben was here in London, and got in trouble for style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanWhich wasn't fair, but I imagine someone needed to be yelled style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe was so hurt about it."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Rose rubbed his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"I never knew that."/p
p class="MsoNormal""Spartacus helped him pack up his things, and Ben left style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanNever style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe became one of the Founding Fathers of the United style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe was also an author, printer, political theorist, politician, freemason, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman and style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanAs an scientist, he was a major figure in the American Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Genie smiled, "Physics!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanLike Rose!"/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor smiled, "That's style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanJust like style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanExcept Rose wouldn't have ever made Spartacus hold a kite in the middle of a lighting style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe was soaked and then he nearly got electrified!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanAnd what did his friend, Ben say about it?span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe just style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThought it was style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanReminds me of a friend I have today."/p
p class="MsoNormal""Who?"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanRose asked him./p
p class="MsoNormal""Jake style="mso-spacerun: yes;" style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThey are two of the same sorts."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanhe style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"It's amazing how people you meet find their way back to you."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal""Did he let you read his paper?"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanRose teased him./p
p class="MsoNormal""Ben didn't write style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanSurprising style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe wrote about everything else."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal""Was he a President?"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanGenie asked./p
p class="MsoNormal"" style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHowie is the President style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanBut, Ben never style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe was the 6th President of Pennsylvania, but never of the entire style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe never even ran for style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanBut, he is the only person that the Americans have on their money that was not a style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe did a lot for that country, style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanSome of it, I'm glad didn't work out."/p
p class="MsoNormal""Like what?"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanGenie asked him./p
p class="MsoNormal""The national symbol for the United States is an style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanBen wanted it to be a style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe said they were fierce!"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanhe style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"Rose and Genie style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"He rubbed Rose's back as she told him, "I think you make half of this stuff up."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"He leaned over and kissed them both as they feel asleep./p
p class="MsoNormal"XxxXxxxXxxxXxxxXxxXXxxx/p
p class="MsoNormal"Chapter 41 - Bedtime Stories/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor popped back inside of his closet at the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe could hear the shower style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanIt was 11:03 style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal""Rose."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanhe called./p
p class="MsoNormal""Hey!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThere you are!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanWhere have you been?"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanRose called from the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"He changed his t-shirt, and put on a black oxford to hid the burn on his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal""I went over to the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanPeter Tyler now has no broken bones in his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanMaybe that will help with his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThey said we still won't know how bad it is until he wakes up though."/p
p class="MsoNormal"He could feel Rose's style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal""He's better style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanMuch style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThey even took him off the breathing machine while I was style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe's much stronger."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Rose turned off the shower and stepped style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe Doctor grabbed a towel and helped her dry style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe looked around and found her cotton, blue robe and helped her put it style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanShe tied it together in the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe wrapped his arms around style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span" style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI know you aren't style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI came home to see you. "/p
p class="MsoNormal"Rose looked up at style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"You warned style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHow did this happen?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor shook his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"I don't style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanJake is with Ryan style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI told him to hell with what Howie style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanGo investigate."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Rose style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Enjoying being Director, huh?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"He shrugged his shoulders as he held style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Ah, I would have done that style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanYou know me."/p
p class="MsoNormal"She kissed him style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"I'm surprised you aren't there in the middle of it yourself."/p
p class="MsoNormal""No, you are more style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI had to see you. span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI've sensed your emotions going up and down all style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI didn't want you to be alone if you needed style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI'm style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI'll stay until you go to style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThen I'll go back to the hospital and try to get Jackie to come here and sleep."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"Rose held style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"When will you sleep?"/p
p class="MsoNormal""I don't need as much sleep as you style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI'll be fine."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal""You didn't sleep last night-"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Rose, don't worry about style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI can tell you are exhausted style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanCome on, I'll lay down with you until you go to style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe children are style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanShakes and Lewis got them both to sleep early."/p
p class="MsoNormal"He took Rose's hand and lead her to their style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanZeus walked into the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor asked style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Tony and Genie still asleep?"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"Zeus looked at style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal""Oh!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThat's even better!"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"Rose laughed at style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"You and Zeus are so style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanWhat did he say?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor pulled down the duvet and Rose climbed into style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal""Oh!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanWait!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanYou need clothes!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanLet me get you some!"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanthe Doctor said as he ran back into the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"Rose smiled at style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe returned in just a few style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Here style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanLet me help you."/p
p class="MsoNormal""I can get dressed!"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanRose fussed at him./p
p class="MsoNormal""Yeah, but I can help style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanLet me do this."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanhe insisted as he slipped knickers on style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanShe smiled at him as he slipped her pajama bottoms on style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanAs he opened her robe, he sat back and looked at her nude style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe rubbed his beard and cleared his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"Rose laughed at style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Forgot what you were doing?"/p
p class="MsoNormal""It's terrible when you get style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanIt happens a lot."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanhe smiled as he took her robe off of her and tossed it in the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe put one of his t-shirts on style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Here, this is my favorite style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanIt's really soft."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"She lay down as he leaned over and took off his trainers and style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe then lay down next to her and held style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe kissed her forehead as she lay down on his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal""Thank you for coming back style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI did need to see you."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanRose whispered to him./p
p class="MsoNormal""You can always ask me to come style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanNo matter what, style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI'll do my style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanDo you want to talk about Pete?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"" style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI really don' style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI feel like I've talked about Dad all style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI'm happy to just lay here in your arms and be held."/p
p class="MsoNormal"He kissed her style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"I completely understand style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI've waited for this moment all day."/p
p class="MsoNormal""Tell me about Disney."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanRose asked him./p
p class="MsoNormal"He style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Oh, it was so much fun!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe children had a style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHell, we all style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI nearly lost Genie on a roller style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanChildren's coaster my style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThat thing nearly had Shakes crying!"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Rose style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Oh, it wasn't that bad."/p
p class="MsoNormal""That's what Jacob told style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe calls me, 'Doctor John.'span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI love it."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"Rose laughed as she ran her hand up and down his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Doctor style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThat's a new one."/p
p class="MsoNormal"He rubbed her style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"It was style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThey sent us all home with bags full of style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe kids, especially Genie, was style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanShe has this...um...Goofy doll she loves style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanIt's her new favorite."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Rose smiled, "Because you were tap dancing with him?"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal""I style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI was surprised I remembered how to do style="mso-spacerun: yes;" style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe stuff that gets buried in your head."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanthe Doctor said as he rubbed his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"Rose raised up and looked at style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"You need to style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI can feel how tired you are."/p
p class="MsoNormal"He shook his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span" style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI'm style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanDon't worry about me."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Rose lay her hand on the side of his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Don't lie to style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI can feel that, Old Man."/p
p class="MsoNormal""Old Man."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanhe mocked style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Listen to Old Man, and you just go to sleep."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Genie walked into the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Daddy."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanShe said as she came to the side of the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal""Hey there, little one!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanCome up style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI'm trying to get Rose to go to style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanMaybe you can help me."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanthe Doctor told Genie./p
p class="MsoNormal"Genie climbed into the bed with themspan style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanand curled up in the bend of the Doctor's other style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe covered her up with the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"He looked style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Ah, a beautiful girl on both sides of style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanWhat a lucky man I am."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanhe smiled./p
p class="MsoNormal"Rose and Genie style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"Genie asked, "Have you told Rose a story, yet?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Rose smiled, "Nope, he hadn't got that far yet."/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe couldn't deny he was style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanLaying in bed was making it even style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal""A style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHmm...span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanwhat should I tell you about tonight?"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanhe asked as he rubbed his beard./p
p class="MsoNormal""Spartacus!"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanGenie asked./p
p class="MsoNormal"He yawned, " style="mso-spacerun: yes;" style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHmmm..."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"Rose smiled at his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanShe could sense his exhaustion./p
p class="MsoNormal""Okay, I've got style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanOnce upon a time, Spartacus had a friend named style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanBen style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe was an Englishman, but really was just in the wrong place at the wrong style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThere was a war about to begin in the Americas while Ben Franklin was here in style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe British demanded that the American colonies pay taxes on tea and so they threw the crates of tea into the Boston style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThat was a lot of fun helping do that!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanSpartacus and the lot all dressed up as style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanBadly, I'll style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanAnd just chucked it all into the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanWell, Ben was here in London, and got in trouble for style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanWhich wasn't fair, but I imagine someone needed to be yelled style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe was so hurt about it."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Rose rubbed his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"I never knew that."/p
p class="MsoNormal""Spartacus helped him pack up his things, and Ben left style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanNever style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe became one of the Founding Fathers of the United style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe was also an author, printer, political theorist, politician, freemason, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman and style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanAs an scientist, he was a major figure in the American Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Genie smiled, "Physics!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanLike Rose!"/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor smiled, "That's style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanJust like style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanExcept Rose wouldn't have ever made Spartacus hold a kite in the middle of a lighting style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe was soaked and then he nearly got electrified!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanAnd what did his friend, Ben say about it?span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe just style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThought it was style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanReminds me of a friend I have today."/p
p class="MsoNormal""Who?"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanRose asked him./p
p class="MsoNormal""Jake style="mso-spacerun: yes;" style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThey are two of the same sorts."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanhe style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"It's amazing how people you meet find their way back to you."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal""Did he let you read his paper?"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanRose teased him./p
p class="MsoNormal""Ben didn't write style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanSurprising style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe wrote about everything else."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal""Was he a President?"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanGenie asked./p
p class="MsoNormal"" style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHowie is the President style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanBut, Ben never style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe was the 6th President of Pennsylvania, but never of the entire style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe never even ran for style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanBut, he is the only person that the Americans have on their money that was not a style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe did a lot for that country, style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanSome of it, I'm glad didn't work out."/p
p class="MsoNormal""Like what?"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanGenie asked him./p
p class="MsoNormal""The national symbol for the United States is an style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanBen wanted it to be a style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe said they were fierce!"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanhe style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"Rose and Genie style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"He rubbed Rose's back as she told him, "I think you make half of this stuff up."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"He leaned over and kissed them both as they feel asleep./p
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