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Chapter 46 – A New Game

Rose walked quietly back into the island home's bedroom. It was late at night. The room's lights were turned off and the doors to the balcony were open. The drapes that hung next to the doors blew in the cool, ocean breeze.

Rose walked out on the balcony and found the Doctor lying back in a chair with Sam and Genie on his chest. They were all covered in blanket together. The three of them seemed to be sleeping. Rose smiled at the scene.

The Doctor spoke without opening his eyes, "It could be considered rude to stare at someone when they are sleeping."

Rose smiled, "Then forgive me. You lot are just so adorable out there. I want to burn this image in my mind so I'll never forget it."

He smiled, "I often have the same thoughts."

Rose sat on the chair next to him and giggled.

He spoke, still without opening his eyes, "This has been the longest day in recorded history. We're moving this damn house tomorrow. Right after the game. Or before. I don't know how long that debriefing will last."

"Dad explained that to me. You can really copy this house?"

He opened his eyes and looked at her. "I'm sorry, I should have asked you about that-"

"Nope. It's alright. I get it. This time zone is a problem. But, it will be nice to have this place to return to when we can."

He smiled like a loon at her. "A vacation home exactly the same as our regular home."

Rose laughed quietly at him, "When you do something right, why mess with it?"

He chuckled. "There is one thing."

"What is that?"

"We really need some more flats for the guys. What if we clone them here, then we will have double the space for them in both places?"

Rose's hair blew in the wind, "I think that is a great idea. Who would have ever thought eight flats wouldn't have been enough?"

He nodded his head as he rose up and kissed both Sam and Genie. "I'll have to use both our ship and the Hamlet. Summus will be leaving after the King Clagl comes in a few weeks to check up on Ashena."

Rose added, "And Lewis will be in charge of the Guard."

The Doctor pulled the blanket up on Genie and Sam higher, "No. He's in charge as soon as he returns from his honeymoon. Summus is stepping down."

Rose looked at him and smiled proudly, "And you'll be here to help Lewis."

He closed his eyes and relaxed again. "Yes. Lewis and me. But, Lewis is in charge. Not me."

"You are the one that came up with these Protocols and such-"

He shook his head. "That was Lewis and I working together. He had as much a hand in that as I did. It was part of our trials. And I'm certain Pete is going to properly box my ears over it tomorrow during our debriefing."

Rose looked at the ocean.

He could feel her emotions. He turned his head to her. "What's on your mind?"

Rose turned to look at him. "Are you sure you aren't taking on too much? This isn't like before. You can't just pop from one place to another."

He smiled, "Yes I can. I have a bracelet." He held up his wrist to show her.

"I mean, one time to another. I know you were all of these things and probably more before. But this is all at once, in one time. Are you sure you're not doing too much?"

The Doctor rubbed his lips against Sam's head, "No. I'm sure. The most important things take priority over whatever I think I need to do. The safety of this family is my first priority. It just made sense to try to pass the trials with Lewis. It gave him someone to do them with."

"I still have no idea when you had the time to do that." Rose smiled proudly at him.

He smiled proudly, "I'm a Time Lord, Rose. Time management is one of my skills."

Rose laughed, "No, it's not! You suck at that."

He rolled his eyes, "But, it is something I'm working on. Cheeky woman. Blimey!"

Rose looked seriously at him and rubbed his thigh, "Baby, when did you even do this?"

"The trials take place over several months time. Summus supervised everything and set the tasks. It was while you were pregnant. Lewis and I just did a bit everyday together."

"So, you training Logan….?"

"He's Lewis', too. Yes. It's part of that. And it will help Torchwood. See, Time Management, Rose. Three things at once without time travel."

Rose smiled and squeezed his thigh. "Legate told me some of the things you had to do."

"Oh, he did? What has Legate said?"

"Nothing that really surprised me. I'm honestly not surprised you passed the trials after hearing some of it. Strategic planning, space walks, training others, repairing equipment, all of that."

"That's not what he told you that surprised you. Tell me." He insisted.

Rose sighed. "Legate told me that you killed someone tonight. He was saying something about me…"

"Yeah. He's right. I did. Two guys. Legate doesn't know of the other man. I have to put it in a report and discuss it in the morning with Director Tyler. I still can't believe I did it." He sighed.

Rose rubbed his leg. "Sweetheart. What's going on? This isn't like you."

"Rose, I've killed people before. It wasn't like we were at tea together. They had already hurt Logan. That kid took a hell of a beating. They intended to hurt me, or you. Actually, the shit they said they were going to do to you….. Rose. It was just rage. Pure rage. I can't explain it."

"It frightens you." Rose filled in.

He nodded his head. "Yes. More than I can admit. I can't remember ever being like this. I feel, angry. All of the time."

Rose continued to rub his leg. "Maybe it's our marriage bond. You said it would do this."

He sighed as he kissed Sam's head, and held his lips to him. "It could be that. Or that part of Donna that is in me."

"Or both." Rose smiled. "Have you thought about trying to find her here?"

He shook his head. "No. She wasn't very welcoming when I first met her in the other Dimension. I have enough problems without looking for another one."

"I always liked Donna. She was….."

"Psychotic. Physically violent. Mad-" he said.

"Useful. She took you exactly where I needed you to go." Rose told him.

He looked surprised at her. Was he talking to Rose or the Bad Wolf?

"Rose?"

She smiled, "I'm going to bed. Do you want me to take one of these children?"

He held up his hand. "No, I'm fine. Hang on a bit. She took me where you needed me to go? What do you mean by that?"

Rose smiled, "Baby. We've talked about this." She told him as the wind blew her hair in her face.

He looked seriously at her, "Baby didn't understand all of that. Could we chat about it?"

Rose stood up and rubbed her arms. "I'm cold. Let me have Sam and I'll tuck him in."

Rose leaned down and took Sam in her arms. She cradled him as she walked back in the bedroom. She laid him in his cot and covered him with a blanket. She rubbed his back as he went back to sleep.

"I'll just go lay Genie down in her room." He told Rose as he walked through the room carrying a sleeping Genie in his arms.

Rose closed the doors to the balcony and turned up the lights in the bedroom. The Doctor returned and closed the bedroom door. He looked at Rose. "Alright. What we were talking about. You needed me someplace at a certain time."

Rose sighed as she lay across the bed. "I don't want to get into this tonight. It's late."

He put his hands on his hips. "Don't want to get into it. Damn. I've always wondered how you did that. Rose-"

"John." She groaned.

He laughed in surprise. "John?!"

Rose smiled, "It's just easier to get your attention that way."

"Phhh.….that's just…..strange." he grumbled.

Rose smiled as lay against the pillows. "What's strange? You've thought about dropping the title and just being John. Are you still thinking about that?"

He rubbed his hand through his hair. "Hell, I don't know. I've not thought about it in a while. Seems like most people call me 'John' now, instead of 'Doctor'."

He lay down on the bed and grimaced in pain. Rose noticed.

"What's wrong?" She asked him.

He covered his eyes with his arm and groaned. "I bruised my back. I didn't think about it when I flopped on the bed."

"What else hurts?"

He exhaled slowly. "I think it's alright." He looked at her. "You know. I have a game we can play."

Rose smiled, "Finished asking me about things I've already explained?"

He smiled, "Ummm. No. I'm going to figure that out. No. Better idea. A game. Okay. You can ask me anything. If I don't know the answer, I lose an article of clothing of your choice. If you don't know…."

She smiled. "I lose clothing. You've been planning this for a minute. Alright. I have one."

He rubbed his hands together in excitement. "Alright! Ladies first. Yes, ma'am. Ask me."

"What is my favorite type of sweet?" Rose asked him.

He pointed at her. "That is mean. Very mean. You know I don't know that."

Rose bit her lip and laughed, "Ahh…..off with it! I choose trousers. And you do know this."

He rolled his eyes, "I really don't know this. That was one I was going to ask you." He complained as he took off his trousers and tossed them in the floor. "Alright. Tell me. What is it?"

Rose stood on her knees and kissed him, "Revels. Those little chocolates with different things inside of them."

He smiled and kissed her again. "Revels. I like those, too. I really didn't know that."

Rose giggled. "Alright. Your question."

He bit his lip and thought. "Umm…. Where did we first kiss?"

Rose shrugged her shoulders. "Bad Wolf Bay. When you got here."

He smiled and shook his head. "No."

Rose groaned, "You think it was when we were in New New York. That wasn't me. That was Cassandra. Doesn't count."

He chuckled, "No. That wasn't the first time. Jeans! Off with them!"

Rose rolled her eyes. She lay down on the bed and took off her jeans. She tossed them in the floor. He rubbed her hip as she sat back down in front of him on the bed. "I just realized you had to change your clothes from the State Dinner. Who helped you out of that dress?"

Rose smiled, "Lewis. And he blushed like mad. You should have seen him."

He smiled. "I bet he did. You owe me two articles of clothing. You guessed twice."

Rose sighed, "I don't remember this in the rules."

He waved his hand and smiled, "I'm sortof mucking with the rules a bit. It's a new game. I'm not sure how this will end up."

Rose laughed, "I can guess. Alright. What do you pick for me to remove?"

He snapped, "Your jacket. I can't believe you are still wearing one."

Rose smiled as she took it off and tossed it on the floor. He rubbed her hips and smiled, "Alright. Do you need another guess?"

She pointed at him. "I maintain that wasn't me. So, let me think. Oh, I know. We had just been running from some aliens. I can't remember what they were called. We were exhausted and had been awake for days. You told me that you would take me to a market on…..umm….."

"Aruva Kappa." He filled in.

"Yes. There. I fell asleep on your shoulder and you carried me to my bed on the TARDIS. You thought I was asleep…..and you kissed me when you tucked me in." Rose smiled.

He looked shocked. "I thought you were asleep. You were awake?"

Rose giggled, "I was exhausted or there would have been more than kissing I assure you."

He ran his hand through his hair and shook his head. "Damn. All of this time. I thought ….. well, nevermind what I thought. Oh wow. Revelations in this game."

Rose rubbed his beard, "Was that it?"

He smiled, "No. Good-bye to the shirt."

Rose groaned as he helped her take off her shirt, "I suck at this game."

He laughed, "The best game to suck at! Oh yes! Do you want another guess?"

"No! As I sit here in my knickers. I'll take the socks off since you already have yours off." Rose smiled at him.

He looked at her and smiled, "Two and two. Right. Okay. Shall I tell you?"

Rose smiled, "Let me have a think. I should know this. I'll ask you a question."

He smiled, "Sure. It has to be about you. Not me."

Rose shook her head. "This wasn't in the rules."

"Fine print. I know everything about me. I think. Most of the time." He chuckled.

Rose rolled her eyes. "What is my favorite restaurant?"

She lay back in the pillows and laughed at the confused expression on his face.

"Hang on. I know this. What is it? Damn." He ran both of his hands through his hair.

Rose giggled at him. "You are so adorable with your black eye. Why didn't you use the dermal regenerator on it?"

He held out two fingers. "That's two questions. I could get you on a technicality."

Rose laughed at him, "Show me the yellow card then!"

He chuckled as he rubbed his beard. "Favorite restaurant. Give me a hint, have we ate there?"

Rose smiled with her tongue in her teeth. "No."

He held out his hand, "No, we haven't or no you won't give me a hint?"

"No." Rose laughed.

He laughed, "I'm bleeding into you I believe. That sounds like me."

Rose teased him as she pulled her bra strap down and rubbed her breast.

He rubbed his beard and watched her, "That isn't helping."

She smiled, "It's not meant to. I'm calling it. Off with the shirt!"

He took off his t-shirt and tossed it on the floor. "Fine. I don't remember a time limit being in the rules."

Rose shook her head at him as she rose up to look at his chest and arms. "You are mucking with the rules, I can too."

He sighed, "Alright. What are you doing?"

"Looking to make sure you are alright." Rose told him. "Turn around and let me see your back."

He lay down on his stomach and sighed, "I won't lie, you can tell anyway. It is sore."

Rose ran her hand around the large bruise. "You must have landed on something uneven. It's busted and bruised to hell."

"To hell?" he chuckled.

"To hell. Really." Rose giggled at him.

He rolled over on his side and looked at her. "What's worse? The eye or the back?"

Rose lay down and kissed him. She whispered, "Your back."

He tucked her hair behind her ear and snogged her. 'Rose. Try.'

Rose was lost in his kiss, 'Try? What do you want me to do?'

He rubbed his nose to hers. "I'll give you a free pass on our game, try to heal my back."

Rose looked surprised at him. "Sweetheart. I don't know if that is a good idea or not."

"Rose, I trust you more than anyone else in the entire universe. More than even myself. You cooked with my head when I was sleeping; you've healed me when you have slept before. I'm sure you can do this. It's my back, I can't watch you do it. Just try. Please?"

Rose bit her lip. "Sweetheart, I'm not comfortable with this. I messed up your head when I did that-"

He shook his head. "You didn't. And this isn't my head we're talking about. This is my back. Simple bruising."

Rose pointed at him, "That's busted open, too."

"Whatever. Either you try, or I'm going to use some regeneration energy because it really hurts, Rose."

Rose pointed at him forcefully. "You are not going to do that!"

He rolled his eyes. "Okay, I'm teasing. I won't." He sat up in the bed. Rose noticed his face showed the pain. He cupped his hands on her face and whispered, "Rose. I trust you. I love you. Please try." He kissed her slowly. He licked her lips and she opened her mouth for him to bring his tongue in to dance with hers. She ran her hands gently up and down his sides, slowly as he snogged her.

She thought about how they had taken him from her. How they had hurt him. She became angry. And then she became very grateful that he was there with her. Kissing her like there was nothing else in the universe that could be more important for him to be doing in that moment. She could feel the tingle he always gave her when he touched her. She thought of his back as she put her hands on it gently. He jumped quickly from the pain.

"Sorry." He told her as he continued to kiss her.

Rose felt his hands move from her face to her hips. He pulled her knickers away from her skin and she could feel his lust growing. He continued to kiss her as he slipped his fingers under her knickers and rubbed her opening. She moaned, "You can always find that spot."

He smiled at her, "It's my favorite spot. Let me make you shout, now. Thank you, Rose."

Rose looked surprised, "Thank you?"

"Look at it. I'm certain you healed it. The pain is gone." He told her.

Rose moved and looked at his back. It looked as if nothing happened. He could feel her instant fear. He took her hand and told her gently, "Rose. I love you. Nothing changes that. Nothing ever will. You are always my Rose. You will always be my Rose."

Rose covered her mouth, "Baby, this is so strange."

He smiled, "I like strange. Kiss me."

He held her face again and snogged her, pushing her back into the pillows. He kissed her until he felt her fear turn into relief. He smiled at her. "I need to get you out of the knickers. Favorite restaurant. I didn't know it. What is it?"

Rose smiled, "Aunt Bee's. It's a café in London. We ate there once in the other Dimension. I'm not sure if it's here or not. They had the best chips."

He smiled at her. "Better than the German chips?"

Rose rubbed his beard, "No, they are in a class of their own. Oh wow. I want some now."

"I'll get you some in a bit. Would you like that?" he smiled at her.

She kissed him, "Don't leave me. I'll wait."

He nodded as he sat up and looked at her. "Alright. The score is currently bra and knickers to my pants."

Rose teased him, "Your alien pants."

He pointed at her. "Your alien knickers."

Rose laughed, "Okay, it's your turn."

He sat back and thought. "Our first kiss….you're still thinking about that."

Rose shook her finger at him. "No. I've lost most of my clothing over that question. I need another one. You can tell me after the game is over."

"Alright. Fair enough. I'll do that. Okay, another question."

"About you." Rose insisted.

He groaned, "About me. Something you wouldn't know. Damn. Does it have to be about me?"

Rose giggled. "I really don't mind."

He pointed at her. "Okay. Let's do this. This counts as one. If you have taken your medicine tonight…. You keep an article of clothing. But if you haven't, you lose your bra."

Rose raised her eyebrow. "Or."

"Or, you can tell me what's the most incarnations of me that have met at once, that I can remember."

Rose covered her face. "Ugh. So, I can pick one?"

He smiled, "Yes. Pick one."

She smiled, "Four!"

"Wrong! Five! Now, have you taken your medicine?"

Rose was already unsnapping her bra. She tossed it in the floor and lay back in the pillows. "I haven't forgotten I have a free pass. I think I'll save it for our next game."

"Clever strategy." He looked at her and rubbed his beard. "One day, I want you to pose and I'll sketch you. Would that be alright?"

Rose giggled, "Seriously?"

He smiled, "Oh, hell yeah. I can draw pretty good. I want another reason to study all of these curves." He told her as he ran his fingers down her bare chest.

Rose smiled, "Do you have that damn medicine?"

He leaned out of the bed and dug in his trousers' pockets. He pulled out five injectors. He licked each one. After he licked the third one, he put the other ones back in his pocket and tossed them on the floor. "This is it. I'm certain."

Rose pointed at her throat. "Go on and do it."

He gave her the injection. He used the opportunity to kiss her while he was so close. He smiled, "I have a new plan. Let me give those to you. I'll kiss you every time you take it. I love to kiss you. Deal?"

Rose smiled, "Oh, I really like that idea. Alright. Start now."

He put his hand on her cheek and leaned in to kiss her proper. Rose spoke in his mind. 'Our first kiss, do you mean in this Dimension? In this body?'

He smiled at her. "No. You really don't know?"

Rose groaned and fell back in the pillows dramatically, "I can't believe this. Really?"

He laughed, "It was the body before this one. I was on Platform One. Wasn't that what it was called? I sent you away in the TARDIS and you looked into the Time Vortex and returned to me. You saved me. Well, and Jack. But, no one is meant to look into the Time Vortex and it had taken over you. I kissed you to take it out."

Rose smiled, "Yes, you did. And it caused you to regenerate into this body."

"You prefer this body. I can tell." He teased her.

She laughed at him.

"Yep! The knickers. Off with them!" He told her.

"I'm not even going to protest that." She told him as she slipped them off and tossed them in the floor. She lay back in the pillows and looked at him.

He rubbed his beard and smiled, "I can't even think looking at you. You could probably ask me anything I wouldn't know in this moment."

Rose smiled, "Whisper your name to me again. In my ear."

He looked surprised, "I do remember that."

Rose smiled, "The full thing, not the brief version."

He rolled his eyes, "Alright. This counts?"

"Of course it will. I have no more clothing to take off, so I'll take your pants off."

He nodded his head. "Fair enough."

He leaned up and kissed her neck, then her ear. Then he whispered his name in her ear. He felt her slip his pants off of him and she stroked his already stiff staff.

He looked at her and smiled, "Rose, I love that."

She smiled at him, "I love you. Find that spot again and make me shout."

He smiled like a loon. "Oh, I love this game!"

Rose laughed, "Friday. Play my music. The Doctor's has been corrupted."

Friday spoke, "Certainly." "Hayling" by FC Kahuna started to play.

"Corrupted, huh? That's what we're going to call it? I think hacked is a better term." He told her.

Rose put her hand on his beard. "Oh, shut up."

He lay in front of her and kissed her as she continued to stroke him in her hand. He found her spot easily and she was panting within seconds as she wrapped her leg around his.

He leaned down and kissed her chest. He bit her gently. She began to shout. He smiled as he felt her pleasure. 'Some more?' he asked her as he continued to tease the area that was making her wild.

'With you.' Rose told him.

He slipped inside of her as he climbed on top. He thrust inside of her as he continued to tease the area. Rose was lost in her pleasure already.

He smiled at her. "Don't get very loud. You'll wake up…..oh hell with it. I'll stay up with him." He continued to tease the area, thrust, twist his hips and kiss her. The song changed to the "Mating Game" by Bitter:Sweet.

Rose covered her face with a pillow to shout into it. He laughed and pushed the pillow away as looked at her and whispered, "Shout. Go on. I won't stop until you do."

Rose couldn't think. She could feel him still inside of her twisting his hips and thrusting. He kissed her neck and she felt his warm breath against her skin and heard him moan. She bit her lip and as much as she willed herself not to, she found herself shouting.

He growled deep in his throat and kissed her quickly. "Oh wow! What a ride."

Sam cried from his cot. Rose groaned. He laughed, "I've got him. Stay here. I'll bring you a towel. The gods, woman. Wow."

Rose could only lay in the bed, stunned and trying to catch her breath. The Doctor slipped on his pants and hurried over to the cot. "Sam. Daddy is here. Calm down, son."

The song changed and 'Stop the World I Wanna Get Off With You' started to play by Arctic Monkeys. The Doctor smiled, "Oh, I love this song." He took Sam in his arms and sang along with the song to him as he went into the bathroom.

He came back out and handed Rose the towel and her robe. "There you are, my dear. I think Sam and I will take a shower. Do you want to join us? You can wash the blood out of my hair."

Rose rolled her eyes as she slipped on her robe. "That's a terrible invitation to someone. ' Come wash the blood out of my hair'. Do you hear this, Sam?"

Sam coo'ed. The Doctor smiled, "He says he is clean enough. He would prefer a feed."

Rose took Sam. "I'll give him a bottle while you take a shower. I need to get some sleep."

He smiled at her. "Right. I'll go get the bottle for you. You two get comfortable."

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