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Chapter 52 - Staying In
Tony woke up a short while later. He lay on the sofa in the Doctor's suite in the castle. He heard a mechanical voice saying a strange word. Then he heard Genie's voice repeat the word, quietly. He didn't open his eyes as he stretched out his arm and found Genie's head. She was sitting in the floor in front of him at the small table between the sofas. He held the top of her head and she laughed.
"Hi Tony." She giggled.
"What are you saying, Lizard?" he asked her.
She turned around and smiled at him. "Daddy told me not to bother you. I was just drawing a picture."
He rubbed his face and turned to look at her. He mocked her English accent. "Drawing a picture, you say?"
She rolled her eyes at him. "I do not sound like that."
He laughed as he sat up and put back on his t-shirt. He heard the strange mechanical voice again say an odd word. He rubbed his face as he sat back and became more awake. "Gene. Where's your Dad?"
"Giving Sam a bath." She told him as she continued to work on her drawing. Tony watched her put the lid back on the marker she was using. When she took the lid off of another one, the mechanical voice said another word.
"Gene. Let me see that."
She handed him the marker she held. "They talk when you take the caps off. Isn't that clever? Daddy says they are saying the color."
Tony looked impressed as he handed her back the marker. "That's interesting. Why doesn't the Universal Translator pick them up?"
She shrugged her shoulders. "I have no idea. And look at this."
Tony watched her make a small line on the paper. The marker said a word. Genie looked back at him. "That means 'one.' I can make another one and it will say 'two'. See?" She made another mark and the marker said another word.
Tony smiled as he picked up another marker and looked at it closer. "That is really neat. Where did you get these?"
"They were in this pack Ma'am Ress gave to me." Genie nodded at a pack that sat next to her. Tony opened it up and looked through it. There were all sorts of small, brightly colored toys that he couldn't wait to get a closer look at.
Genie pointed at a mug that sat on the table next to her. "Daddy made you a cup of coffee. He didn't think you would sleep much longer."
Tony sipped the coffee that was still warm and exhaled. "Your Dad is awesome."
Genie smiled back at Tony.
Rose and Ashena walked into the suite. Tony turned and looked at him. "Well, hello there, ladies."
Genie stood up and ran to Rose, who knelt down and embraced her. "Have you had a lovely time today?"
Genie smiled as she led her back to the table. "I have. Daddy just brought me back. Ma'am Ress is so very nice. She gave me some markers that speak, and a pack full of stuff."
Rose smiled at her daughter's excitement. "That was very nice of her."
Tony rubbed his head as he sipped his coffee, "Who is this Ma'am Ress?"
Ashena smiled, "Her name is Cressida. The children call her 'Ress.' She's one of the ladies who watch the children during the day for the palace. She's a very sweet girl."
He pointed at her. "Oh, that makes sense then."
Genie smiled at Tony. "You met her! She thinks you have a strange name."
"I did?"
"When you came to see me with Daddy. She was the lady in there. She said that you were cute. I had to help her learn your name."
Tony bit his lip as he laughed under his breath. "Well, how about that?"
Rose and Ashena laughed at his reaction.
Ashena smiled, "Tony is a very odd name for us here. Logan had to coach me on how to say it after I met you."
Rose looked at Tony sipping the coffee. His hair stuck up on one side oddly. "You look like you just woke up."
He nodded his head. "I took a nap. Sam talked me and John both into one. He's extremely convincing."
Rose smiled. "John took a nap?"
Tony nodded his head and drank some more of his coffee.
Rose looked back at Ashena. "I can tell when he's sleeping. That shows how much fun we were having. I didn't even notice."
Ashena smiled as there was a knock at the door. After Rose told them to come in, Logan, Legate and Talus entered. Ashena beamed as she saw Logan. "What are you doing here?"
They walked over to her. Logan took her hand and smiled, "Talus has arranged for Legate, Tony and me to go on a tour. See some of this lovely place you call home."
She smiled. "That's wonderful. Let them see anything they would like, Talus."
Talus bowed his head. "Of course, ma'am."
Logan looked at Ashena. "Well, hang on. What are you doing for the next few hours?"
She smiled at him. "I'll be alright. I need to work with my mother on some things."
He nodded his head. "Okay. I just didn't want you to be alone."
Rose smiled, "That's so sweet."
Tony pat Genie on the head, "Want to come with us, Gene?"
"Nah. Licis is taking me to Genevieve's flat to play."
"Who's?" Rose asked, surprised at the name.
Just then, another knock at the door revealed Licis and Lance. They laughed at the full room.
Lance remarked, "Now, this looks like home. Ready to go, Genie? Where is your brother?"
"Daddy is giving him a bath."
Rose smiled, "I'll go check on him. Can you wait just a bit?"
Licis smiled, "Sure."
Rose walked through the bedroom and into the bath. There she found the Doctor singing the Sinatra's song, 'Witchcraft' to Sam. She leaned in the doorway. "What are you guys in here doing?"
He didn't look up as he put Sam into a towel. "Getting clean. Sam asked me to give him a bath. He didn't like smelling like Daddy or Tony. He wanted to smell like himself."
She giggled, "I can understand that. Wants to be his own man."
"Already." The Doctor agreed proudly as he picked him up and kissed his face. Sam laughed as the Doctor turned and looked at Rose. He stopped in his tracks and looked her up and down. She was wearing a lovely blue dress that came to her knees. She wore her hair down, and it had been colored to be a lovely mix of both blond and brown.
He looked puzzled at her. "Were you wearing that when you left?"
She smiled, "Yes. Don't you remember?"
He shook his head. "Not really. I must have been more tired than I thought. It is lovely."
"Thank you. I thought, what the hell? I've dyed my hair so much lately it's probably going to fall out."
He laughed as he walked over to her and kissed her lips quickly. "I love it. It's beautiful."
Rose held her hands out and took Sam. "You have managed to get wet. I'll dress him."
The Doctor looked down at the shirt he wore. "Yep. Sam has discovered the fun of splashing Daddy."
She giggled as she walked over to the bed and lay Sam down. She dressed him as he began to fuss.
She stopped and held up her hands. "Okay. What is wrong?"
The Doctor had taken off his shirt and was looking in the suitcase for another one. "Sam, you have to speak more clearly for your Mum. He wants you to use the powder."
Rose smiled, "Right. Powder."
He pulled on an oxford shirt on, buttoned it and ran his hands through his hair. He looked back at Rose. "Do you need anything out of this?"
"Have you packed Sam a bag for sitter?"
He sat down on the end of the bed. Grimaced and then lay down. Rose noticed. "What's up with you?"
"Nothing. I'm fine." He told her as he bit his lip. She noticed he continued to keep her shielded as he had all day.
"Licis seems to have big plans-"
He nodded his head. "Yes. There is a huge card game happening at a friend of his flat. He's the father of this child that Genie has become friends with."
"Genevieve?"
"That's her. Yes. I bet they had no idea what they are getting themselves into. Lance is one hell of a card player. I owe him about $28,000 when we get home."
She looked surprised, "$28,000?! What the-?"
He held up his hand. "That was for me and Logan. We played on the ship. I'm supposed to cover Tony's debt, too. So, I'm sure it's more by now."
She closed her eyes, "I'm not even going to get into this. Whatever."
He chuckled at her reaction as she walked out of the bedroom carrying Sam.
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After they said their good-byes to Genie and Sam, and the others, the Doctor and Rose were left alone in their suite. They looked back at one another. Rose covered her mouth and giggled. "I'm rather at a loss."
He walked over, took her in his arms and kissed her forehead. "Well, we have a date tonight. Any ideas of what you would like to do?"
She smiled with her tongue in her teeth. "Oh, I do have a few ideas. But, it involves us staying in."
He smiled like a loon. "You are reading my mind."
They both smiled at one another.
He held her hands, "Hmmm. There is a nebula. It's brilliant. We could take one of the smaller ships and go see it."
She smiled at him. "We could see it another time we're here."
He nodded his head as he looked her up and down. "We could….umm…..go into the city. See some of the little shops. I love a little shop." He smiled like a loon at her.
She pulled him closer and kissed his lips quickly. "We could stay in." She whispered.
He grit his teeth as he looked in her eyes. "Huh. Yeah."
She let go of him and put her hands on her hips. "Alright. Out with it. What is wrong?"
He covered his face. "Ugh. Rose. This isn't a big deal."
"Then don't make it big deal. Just tell me what's wrong."
He dropped his head. "I. Ugh. Believe I'm too sore to…. Stay in."
She covered her mouth. "I did hurt you. You told me you were alright."
He nodded his head. "I am alright. I'm fine."
"You're not. You've been keeping me so shielded all day! Damn it. I should have known."
She threw her hands up at him as she walked over to the sofa and sat down. She crossed her arms and he could feel she was on the verge of crying.
He sat next to her. "Rose. This isn't a problem. I'm not hurt."
"You are! I shouldn't have done that-"
He quickly pointed at her. "No! I loved that! Oh wow. I loved that." He said breathlessly as he sat back and ran his hand through his hair.
He took her hand in his. He could feel she was angry and embarrassed.
He began. "Sweetheart. I'm really-"
She turned and faced him. "You're really not! Don't tell me you are. You weren't able to walk but after the shower, you said you were fine. How bad is it? And be honest with me."
He looked at her, "It's hurt all day. I've been eating chocolate-"
"Chocolate?"
He nodded, "Yeah. That usually helps when I'm hurt."
"I'm so sorry-"
"You have nothing to be sorry for. No."
"But, I hurt you-"
"I'm fine! It wasn't really bad until I woke up from napping with Sam. I went to the loo, and it's been uncomfortable since then. I was going to use some regeneration energy on it, but-
Rose groaned as she ran her hands through her hair. "That's the last thing you're going to do!"
She sat and grit her teeth. He could feel her anger.
He rubbed her hand in his. "I don't know if I've ever told you, but chocolate is wonderful stuff. I was accidently engaged once because I made someone some hot chocolate."
She rolled her eyes and grinned.
Feeling her anger dissipate a bit, he added. "In fact, in 1973, a Swedish confectionery salesman was buried in a coffin made entirely of chocolate."
Rose didn't look at him and smiled. "So random."
He nodded his head and smiled. "Yeah, he had a bit of a sweet tooth. Not as bad as Alexander the Great. He had his remains put into a large crock of honey."
She looked back at him, "Is that even true?"
"Of course it's true! Why do you even ask me that?" He smiled.
She rolled her eyes. "I'm still cross with you. Why didn't you tell me you were hurt?"
"I knew you would be upset. I didn't want you to know. I know how much that took for you to do that. I feel like you are beginning to accept this new life and I didn't want to discourage you." He kissed her hand.
"Especially with something that gives you so much pleasure."
He closed his eyes and groaned, "Oh, wow. So much."
She giggled at his reaction. He held her hands and looked into her eyes.
"Rose. I love you so much. I shouldn't have kept it from you."
She sighed, "I just feel like you don't tell me the important stuff. I need you to tell me things."
He nodded his head.
"Tony said we don't talk to one another. He said that I keep as much stuff from you as you do from me?"
He looked puzzled at her. "What? What are you keeping from me?"
She closed her eyes. "Nevermind. It was something he said-"
"Well, I can go ask Tony. He would tell me."
"Oh, shit he wouldn't know." Rose insisted.
"Tony is right. I should tell you more things. Like, for example…ummm. Pete told me that Howie has arrested his Vice President. He's behind a lot of these attacks."
"What? He is?"
He nodded his head. "Yep. Lewis has been working on it. We'll probably have to testify at some point in court. You don't have to. But, I plan to go."
Rose pulled her legs up under her. "That's remarkable. The Vice President?"
He nodded his head. "Oh, I've been chatting with Lewis all day about it. He's working with Tony's friend, Steve, on it. They have a lot of evidence on him and some members of the CIA. Oh, it's a mess."
He could feel Rose's disappointment.
"Why do you feel like that? I thought you would be pleased?" He asked.
"You'll be all wrapped up in that when we return."
He shook his head, "I can't do anything with that. I'm directly involved."
She shook her head. "I'm being selfish. I've just not seen you much at all in the past few days."
He nodded his head. "I know. I've missed you. I accidently found one of your notes I left you when I was packing, so I've rehidden it."
She smiled at him. "Here?"
"Oh, I won't tell." He teased her.
Rose looked back out of the windows at the snowy canyon in front of them. The light from the first sun had gone, and the second sun seemed to be setting. The sky was painted beautiful colors which seemed to reflect off of the snow topped castle that wrapped around the large canyon.
"So, it's over?"
He shook his head. "Oh, no. But, it's a start. I'll never rest easy on Earth. It's just…too dangerous there. The Tyler family is just so well known."
"Have you given anymore thought to Tuwo's offer?"
He nodded his head. "I have. I know you are all for it, but with Clagl gone now….I'm certain we'll be here often. At least for a while. I spoke to Pete about stepping down as Director. That didn't go over well. Not at all."
"What did he say?"
He rubbed his face and groaned, "Oh, I don't even want to go into it. But, he made some good points."
"Such as?"
"He feels if we're always traveling and there's nothing to tie us back to Earth, then we simply will stop coming back as often. We need to spend as much time as we can there."
"Why?"
He bit his lip as he looked back at her. "Rose. We will probably have a TARDIS in a few years and will be able to go back and do anything. Except the time we have already experienced. We can't come back and visit this point. You have your family for only a short period of time, and then that's it. I don't want you to miss anything."
She nodded her head as she looked down at his hand that she held. "But, you want to take his offer. I can feel it."
He sighed, "I do. I'll fully admit it. I could help so many in a position like that. But-"
"Then it's settled." She smiled at him.
He ran his hand through her hair and returned her smile. "Yeah?"
"We can travel back and forth. Bring Dad, Tony or whoever. They would love it."
He laughed quietly and nodded his head. "Jackie Tyler in space. Can you imagine?"
Rose smiled, "She won't like it. I doubt you will ever get her out here."
He chuckled. "Ah. She might surprise you yet."
"Baby. I feel so much safer out here. Our island is the only place I really feel safe at home. Out here, a million miles away from all of trouble, I don't even have to think about it. It's so peaceful."
He laid his forehead to hers and closed his eyes. "Rose. It will be alright. I'll do anything to keep you safe."
She smiled as she rubbed his thigh. "I know. Will you tell me something else?"
He sat up and propped his arm on the back of the sofa. "Maybe."
"The prisoner that I killed…" she looked at him. He didn't change his expression or emotion. "Did you know that was him?"
He shook his head. "No. Not at first. Jack and Jake caught him before he killed Thomas Trout. They arrested him and brought him to Torchwood. He was using a different name than what Pete told me. But, when Pete saw him on the ship, and attacked him. I guessed it was him by his reaction."
"Dad attacked him?"
He nodded his head as he looked at the sunset. "He slammed his head onto the table and broke his nose. Then he told me it was him."
Rose could feel his anger. He ran his hand through his hair.
She rubbed his thigh, "Will you tell me what you did to him?"
He shook his head. "Things I'm not proud of, and would rather not speak of. Things I've not done since the war. Lewis wanted me to just kill him, and have it be done. But, I didn't want to look back on it one day and realize I should have done something differently."
"Now that it's over, would you have done anything differently?"
He took a deep breath, "I would have told you sooner that he was there. That I knew. I just…"
"Yeah. I know."
"I know it's something you don't want to talk about. I don't want to make you uncomfortable."
She snuggled into his shoulder and he wrapped his arm around her. They watched the sunset together and he kissed her head.
"There were five of them. Six, once. They had a guy who kept a look out and redirected anyone away from the lab while they were there. No one knew about it. I was told if I said anything, they would kill my Mum. My Dad. Tony. I tried to tell Mickey, but he was sure that I was infatuated with the guy that he wouldn't listen. It made me so angry, that I hit him. I remember being angry, just all of the time. I tried not to be alone anywhere, but it would happen."
"He became obsessed with the idea of us. Me and him. He was sure that if I would become pregnant, I would be forced to marry him. I told him he was completely mad. A few days after he told me that, I went to my first self defense training at Torchwood. He volunteered to partner with me. I remember kicking him square in the balls."
He held her closely and kissed his her head. "He deserved worse."
"Oh, he did. He was sent out on an assignment and I came down with the flu. Or something. We never found out why I got so sick. I returned to the lab and it happened again. He, and his guys, came in. Tosh and Malcolm had been called away. He told me not to worry about calling them or anyone. He was determined I had to be pregnant by then, and he was going to….." her voice trailed off as she started to cry.
He held her close, "It's alright. You're safe." He whispered.
She couldn't speak anymore. She began to speak in his mind. 'I honestly couldn't tell you what happened. I don't remember. I suppose I've blocked it out. I remember thinking that I was going to die. And I could only think of how I would never get home. Never see you again. I either, passed out, or was knocked out. I don't know which. I remember waking up in the hospital, days later. Dad was there with me. I hurt everywhere, and I shouldn't have lived through it. Mickey couldn't forgive himself and apologized to me everyday for not listening.'
"Did you forgive him?"
'In some small way, I never have. We grew up together and he knew me better than anyone ever did. He should have known I needed his help.'
"When you found me, he came to get you."
'He came because Mum made him bring her. I wasn't involved in that. Why do you think he was so quick to stay on that side? His Grand had passed away, I just couldn't…'
He laid his forehead to the top of her head again.
She continued, 'Dad told Mum that I was sick again. The same odd sickness I had before. That kept her off of our case when I came home. Thankfully, I never had to tell her. She was busy with Tony, though. He was little. A bit older than Sam. I remember Dad would come into my bedroom every afternoon and bring me dinner. He would sit with me and tell me all about his day, or what crazy thing Howie had done while I would eat a bit. He would sometimes sit in there all night long with me. He would sleep, sitting up next to me on the sofa as we watched telly. It was during that time that he became, 'Dad'. I look back at it now, especially having Genie, and admire him even that much more. He told me everyday how strong I was, and how I would get through this.'
She was proper sobbing. He leaned up and a handed her tissue. 'It was still too much. I hated it here. I had lost everything. I even felt as though I had lost Mum. She had Tony and she didn't need me. She talked a lot about our new life and how wonderful it was. I was miserable. I decided at that point, I was leaving. I wanted to return. I read a book about traveling between Dimensions and how impossible it was. That's all I honestly understood from that book. And it made me just feel stupid. I hit a low point and decided I was trapped here. I took every pill the doctors had given me. I went to sleep, fully expecting never to wake up. And then I did. I was such an idiot, I couldn't even off myself. Mum came in that morning and told me she was going somewhere. I don't remember where. She said my hair was a fright so I decided to take a bath. While I was in there, I cut my wrists and relaxed in the tub as I saw myself bleed out. I knew I was successful then. Then, I woke up and Dad was giving me CPR as I lay on the bathroom floor. One look at his face and I knew I couldn't do that to him. After I woke up, he held me and cried until the Torchwood doctors got there to reassure him that I was okay. My telepathy and empathy became so much stronger after that happened.'
'Dad brought Melissa to the house and we started having sessions there. Dad sat with me and held my hand in each one. No matter what I said, I could feel he loved me. That he wanted to protect me. He became the Dad I had lost. I told him I wanted to return to the other Dimension, but felt that I was too stupid to figure it out. He told me that I was his daughter and he would move Heaven and Earth if he had to for me to realize I could do anything I was determined to. He was amazing. He still is amazing.'
He smiled, "So is his daughter. I see where she gets it."
She looked at him as he wiped the tears from her eyes. She whimpered, "I'm so sorry, this is hardly date chat."
"This is important. Rose, you can talk to me about anything. It doesn't matter when. Now was a perfect time."
She rolled her eyes as she wiped her nose. "On a beautiful planet. Without children. Just you and me."
He caressed her cheek. "Well, yeah."
She could feel how sincere he was. She took a deep breath and groaned. He leaned over and kissed her forehead. "I've wanted to tell you, I just knew you would blame yourself. And it wasn't your fault."
"You're right. When I first was told, that's exactly how I felt."
She shook her head. "It's not. Please don't think that."
He groaned, "Let me worry about you for a change, please. Let me do my damn job, woman. Everything is not about me. This is about you."
She smiled at that. "Alright. I won't argue."
"Peter Tyler is one of my dearest friends. I've always admired him. I owe him more than I can ever repay."
"For what, Baby? He was just being a father."
He nodded his head. "That's true. But he did it, brilliantly."
She rolled her eyes as she sat up and got another tissue. He pat her thigh. "Stay here a bit. I have something you will love."
She watched as he slowly got up and stretched his back. He walked over to the table that was loaded with all sorts of "nibbles" as he called it. She watched him ask for something from the food replicator as he rubbed his back. When he returned to the sofa and sat down, he had two glasses and a bottle of wine in a bottle decorated lavishly with metal and jewels.
He looked back at her and cupped her face. He looked into her eyes, "Rose. Thank you for telling me about this. Nothing like that will ever happen again. I'm not the man I once was. There are things I will kill for. Keeping you safe is one of them. Alright?"
His words surprised her. He felt her shock.
He smiled at her. "Sweetheart. There's no reason to feel that way."
She took a deep breath and said quietly, "Sometimes, you frighten me."
He smiled, "I would never hurt you. You know that. Just like you would never hurt me."
She sighed, "Even though I have-"
He smiled, "That. Doesn't count. May I kiss you, Rose? Proper? We're together and have both been through Hell to be able to sit on his couch together and hold one another. I adore being able to touch you. I had no idea how much you trusted me. You've allowed me to kiss you since we were both dropped off on that damn beach. You are so brave. I love you."
She leaned over and her lips met his. She held the front of his shirt in her fists as she allowed his tongue to come into her mouth and dance with hers. She was able to catch it after it had darted into her mouth and sucked it. He moaned and then she heard in her head. 'Oh wow. That's new.'
She could feel his lust grow as they continued to snog. Suddenly he stopped and held up his finger. "Oh, wait. We don't want to miss it."
She was confused until he looked back at the sunset. She understood as it dipped behind the canyon and disappeared. She smiled at him as he smiled back at her. "We've seen the sunset now on two worlds. Let's make it more. What do you say?"
She smiled, "I love you. Yes. Let's make that a thing we always do."
He leaned in and rubbed his nose to hers, "Like other things we do on other planets."
She giggled as she caught his lips and kissed him again.
She heard his voice in her head, 'I love kissing you. I could do this all night. Are you really alright with staying in?'
She smiled as she pulled his shirt closer to her, 'Yes. It's what I want.'
He smiled under her enthusiastic kiss. 'Even if it's your birthday?'
She stopped kissing him, "What?"
He smiled, "You didn't think I would forget did you? I knew you didn't want a big deal made, so I didn't even tell Genie."
She closed her eyes and covered her mouth as she smiled. He smiled back at her and poured them both some wine. He handed it to her. "Happy birthday, my dear. If there was only one thing I could give you, it would be the ability to see yourself through my eyes. Then you would realize how precious you are to me."
She smiled they toasted. They both sipped the wine. Rose looked down at the glass, "Wow. Oh that's strange."
He laughed as he poured her some more. "This is something I've not had in a very long time."
Rose looked down at the blue wine in her glass. "Is this the wine you told me about?"
He smelled of it. "Yes, this is it. It's called 'Hyacintho Vinum', which literally means 'blue wine.' I asked Ashena about it, and she told me they had it here. We can have as much as we want. Although, this bottle will knock both of us on our ass. Pace yourself."
She rose the glass and smelled it. "It smells like…."
He smiled, "It smells and tastes different to everyone. The Legend is it tastes like your most favorite thing. The thing you love the most."
She smiled as she held it up, "Then cheers."
He clanged glasses with her again. They sipped it. He looked at it. "That tastes different than I remember."
She smiled, "When was the last time you drank it?"
"A very long time ago. But, what I love the most changed since then."
She smiled, "What does it taste like now?"
He blushed as he ran his hand through his hair. "I'm not certain." He sipped it again and thought. "Yeah. I think that's what that is."
"What?" She asked.
He grit his teeth as he refilled his glass. "I need some more to be for sure."
"Phhhh…." She sipped hers again. "Tell me what it used to taste like for you."
He smiled, "Old wood. That odd smell it has. That and oil."
She rubbed his chest and laughed, "The TARDIS. That's what it tasted like to you. You've had it more recently than I thought."
"What does yours taste like?" He asked as he rested his head on his fist and looked at her.
She smiled, "You. The way you smell when you are standing in the shower with me."
He smiled and sipped it again.
"Okay, I told you. Tell me what it tastes like to you." She insisted.
He rubbed his face. "It takes like…..you… when…we make love and …"
"The candy? My candy?" She filled in.
He chuckled, "Yes. That."
They both laughed.
Rose looked out of the window again. The stars had came out. "This is wonderful. I know we've been on the ship together, and you have been incredibility busy the last few days. I'm not complaining. Not at all. But, I feel as though I've really not seen you."
He sipped the wine, "I saw you for an hour and 47 minutes this morning. Oh yes. 41 minutes that will live in my memory."
She sighed. "That was crazy. I shouldn't have done that-"
"Ah! No, it's alright. I loved it. How did you do that?"
She looked down at her wine, "I just imagined myself, doing that to you. It was like when I move things, without seeing them. I just had to think about what I wanted to do, and well…."
"Really?"
She blushed as she looked back at him. "When you were busy with the search, I gave Genie some milk with a straw. She went to play without finishing it. It was sitting on the table, across from me. She had gone to bed when I noticed it. I looked up from my paperwork and imagined sucking on the straw. I saw the milk come up in the straw and it spilled all over the table. I practiced each night. I wanted to make sure I could do it."
He nodded his head. "You are welcome to experiment on me, anytime."
She laughed with him. "You're not kidding. That's some strong stuff." She sat her glass down and held her head.
He laughed at her. "It is really strong. Oh, I'm loving this."
"How long do we have sitters for?"
He finished his glass and sat it back on the table. "All night. Licis and Lance plan to stay over there and play cards. Lance is winning and Licis is looking to settle a score."
"Seriously?"
He nodded his head. "Yep! They just told me that Sam is getting the royal treatment from Genevieve's Mum. She's rocking him and singing."
She smiled, "He's so happy. He really likes her."
"I hope they don't expect him to sleep in a sperm cot." He looked serious at the realization.
She laughed at him.
He rubbed his face and groaned, "I might need to go rescue my son. I can't let that happen."
"He'll be fine." She put her tongue in her teeth and smiled at him. "So, we're just going to stay in all night and snog?"
He shrugged his shoulders. "Well. It's your birthday. I'm really not going to be able to do anything-"
She held her hand up. "Okay. First. It's not my birthday."
He looked confused, "It's not?"
She smiled, "No."
He narrowed his eyes at her. "Hang on, yes it is-"
"No, it's not. You plum. My birthday was yesterday."
He moaned as he lay down on the sofa. "Shit. It was. I did miss it. Damn it. Rose, I'm sorry. I am complete rubbish at this." He rubbed his face and she felt how absent minded he already was. He had lowered his shielding and she could feel his pain in his back and his groin.
"Baby, it's really alright. You were a bit busy yesterday. We can celebrate it anytime you want. It's really not a big deal." She was sitting at his waist and unfastened his jeans.
He felt her and looked up at her suddenly. "Rose, it's alright-"
"I can feel how uncomfortable you are here. Just lay back and let me do something."
He sighed and lay back. He helped her push down his jeans and pants. He closed his eyes as he said something in Gallifreyan.
"Tell me what you just said."
He chuckled, "An old Gallifreyen saying."
"What's that?" She could feel his playful mood and smiled.
"Never argue with a woman who is removing your clothes." He teased.
She shook her head and giggled at him.
She lay her hand on his groin and felt his pain. She imagined a light and one appeared. She was grateful he had his eyes closed. She raised one of her hands and pointed to where she wanted the light to go. It disappeared into his abdomen. He didn't seem to notice. She imagined it surrounded the area that hurt and was uncomfortable. She put all of the pain into the light and then motioned for it to come back out. It reappeared in front of her. She blew it and it disappeared. She smiled as she realized she didn't feel pain any longer coming from him. She leaned down and kissed the tip. He opened his eyes as she lay down on top of him. He smiled and cupped her face with his hands.
"How's that?" she whispered.
He smiled like a loon. "So much better. Completely fit. It's going to be a hell of a 'Not Birthday' for you."
Her lips met his and they began to snog again. She felt how absent minded he was. He held his thumbs to her cheeks and sat up with her. She was able to catch his tongue in her mouth once again and suck it. She felt his enthusiasm grow.
He put his hands under her dress. She felt his fingers pull at the elastic on her knickers. 'These feel lacey.' He told her.
She smiled as they continued to kiss. 'Maybe they are.'
He smiled and pulled them off of her. He slipped his fingers inside of her and found her spot easily. She moaned.
"Do you want to stay out here? Would you rather go to the bedroom?" He whispered.
She took off her dress and bra, and tossed them both on the floor.
He smiled at her. "Oh, we're staying here."
She straddled his waist as he lay back. He kicked his jeans and pants into the floor. She unbuttoned his oxford as she continued to kiss him. He sipped inside of her easily. They panted together.
"You're alright?" She asked.
"Oh, yes." He smiled as she caught his lips again.
'Rose, I'm sorry about your birthday.' He told her as they snogged.
'Let's just pretend it is today. Alright?'
He smiled at her as she looked into his eyes. "Okay. It is today."
She smiled at him with her tongue in her teeth. "See, that wasn't that hard."
"A lot harder than I planned it would be tonight." He teased.
She smiled. "We need more wine."
They snogged as he sat up with her on his lap. She kissed his neck as he reached around with her on his lap and poured them both some more wine. They both had another glass and sat the empty glasses back on the table. He picked her up and walked over to the large window. She lay down on the floor and watched him take off his shirt and lay on top of her. He rubbed her breasts and kissed her neck. She turned her head and looked out of the window. He whispered to her as he kissed her ear. "Look at all of the stars, Rose. I'll take you to see each one of them. We'll make love as you feel the warmth of each one. As many times as you want to."
She looked back in his eyes, "I look forward to it."
He crashed his lips into hers and continued to snog her. He rose her legs and sat them on his shoulders as he entered her. She shouted as he kissed her and moaned. He continued to thrust until they were both covered in sweat. He lay on the floor next to her once they had finished. They both tried to catch their breath for a few minutes.
He sat up and poured them some more wine. She smiled as he handed it to her. "My head is already spinning. I'm not drinking this until we go to the bedroom. I'm worried I won't be able to walk after another glass of this."
He drank all of his and nodded his head. "Right. Come on then."
He stood up and helped her to her feet. She wrapped her arms around him and they walked slowly into the bedroom, snogging the entire distance.
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