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Chapter 69 -

Rose walked out of the bathroom into the bedroom. She had just finished brushing her teeth and saw that the time in London showed it was 6:14 in the morning. Sam was still sleeping in his crib at the end of the bed wearing a blue and white sleeper. The Doctor lay on his back in the bed. He wasn't wearing a shirt and seemed to be in a deep sleep.

Rose climbed back into the bed, covering herself in the duvet as she lay on his chest. He ran his fingers up and down her back unconsciously and smiled. Rose felt his restful sleep turn into fear as he began to dream. Rose became concerned. She laid her hand on his cheek and entered his dream.

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The Doctor was standing under a strange tree speaking to a man. He was a fair distance from her, but she could tell it was him. He listened to the other man and nodded his head. The other man wore long red robes, while the Doctor wore a three piece suit. It was obvious to Rose he was not dreaming about Earth. The ground was sandy and the few trees she could see looked very strange.

The Doctor embraced the man he was talking to. They kissed one another's cheeks. They looked at one another for a moment, then hugged one another again tightly. The other man turned quickly away and walked off. Running his hand through his hair as the Doctor so often did.

The Doctor turned to watch some children playing in a field. They all wore dark red robes and hats. He leaned back against the tree as he crossed his arms.

Rose was unsure of what to do, but could still feel his intense fear and sadness. She stood and thought for a few moments. As his emotions became stronger, so did Rose's desire to help him. She walked up and grabbed his hand. He looked surprised as he realized she was there. He embraced her quickly and she could feel his instant relief.

"Sweetheart. Are you alright?" she asked him.

He laughed in relief. "Yes. Thank you!"

She was so confused. "I could feel your fear and -"

He held her hands and looked at her. "Oh, I'm sorry about that. I should have been shielding that."

Rose put her hand on his cheek. "This is one of those dreams you told me about. Stuff you would rather forget, right?"

He nodded as he looked up. "No matter how hard I try. I seem to dream the past. You'll find you do that after get so old. It's like your imagination just stops. That's the reason I read so much. I hope I'll fill my head back up with something besides things I did."

"We're on Gallifrey, right?" Rose asked him.

He nodded. "Yes. The day I left. Well, that first time."

"When you took Susan away?" Rose asked.

He considered for a moment. "Yes." he turned and pointed to the children. "She's over there playing with her friends. She has no idea."

Rose could feel the fear rise again. He sighed.

Rose turned to him. "You can wake up."

He shook his head. "No. She'll come over her in a minute. It's always like this. I can't wake myself up until it's over. It's how it's always been."

Rose offered, "I could hit you. Maybe that would wake you up."

He laughed and shook his head, "Nah. Then I'll just dream it again so it can play all the way through. If I let it just go all the way through this time, I might not dream it for several months."

Rose held him. "Do you have a lot of dreams like this?"

He nodded, "There are about twelve like this. I have to just watch the entire thing, otherwise I can't dream of anything else. It's as if it pollutes my mind."

"No wonder you don't like to sleep. Dealing with this, or the Bad Wolf."

He became serious. "I'd rather deal with Bad Wolf. I've got a ton of questions for her at the moment."

"Who was that man you were talking to?"

He took a deep breath. "Someone who warned me to leave. He saved me and Susan."

"He ran his hand through his hair, just like you do all of the time." Rose told him.

He laughed, "He did always do that. I haven't thought of that in years."

Rose smiled. "A Gallifreyan tradition?"

He shook his head. "No, a family trait. That was my brother. My older brother."

Rose looked at him. "Really?"

He smiled. "Yes. That was the last time we saw one another. We knew it would be the last time as well. He risked a great deal to warn me."

"I'm so sorry. I could feel your fear." Rose told him.

"This was terrifying. I won't lie to you about it. You can sense it anyway. I knew I had to leave. Fast. And I didn't know where I could go. I had no way of getting there. I remember I stood here and tried to work out a plan, but ended up making it up as I went. It worked out." he shrugged his shoulders.

"It always does when you do that." Rose smiled at him.

He turned to look into her eyes. "I'm so glad you are here to rescue me, and you are always welcome to save me from any bad dream or anything. But, there are things I don't like to talk about. Or think about. This is honestly one of them. I've never told anyone about this, and would rather never think of it again. Would that be alright?"

Rose looked at him. "Of course it would. There are things I have like that. I think everyone does."

He nodded and looked away. "That's probably true."

"Do you want me to leave? I feel like I'm intruding a bit." Rose asked him.

He looked surprised at her and took her hand. He raised it to his mouth and kissed it. "No, you're not intruding. And there's nothing scary that's going to jump out and frighten you. I know I probably have made you think something might do that. I remember I stood here and watched Susan play with her friends. She'll notice me in a bit and come over and ask why I'm here. Then I'll have to tell her we need to leave. Then I wake up."

"Has it ever been different?" Rose asked him.

He looked at her. "Different? Like how?"

"Like different. What if you didn't tell her that? What if you told her to go back with her friends and play a few more minutes?"

He rubbed his beard. "I've never done that. I've always been too frightened to. We had to leave."

"Can you tell me why you are so frightened? I can still feel this intense fear."

"He warned me about something that was about to happen. To me. To Susan. We had to leave to save ourselves." he explained.

"When does it happen?" Rose asked.

"He wasn't sure. They could already be on their way." he answered her.

"Let her play for five more minutes. And introduce me. That will make it different. Maybe you won't dream it anymore. Maybe you are trying to do it differently the reason you continue to dream it."

He looked at her questionability. "You think? I've never thought about it."

Rose held his hand and smiled. "Try it. The worst that can happen is that you will wake up and be in my arms. I'm not going to let anything hurt you. You know that. You are safe."

He sighed. "Alright. I'll do it your way."

A tall girl with dark, short hair ran over to them. She wore long red robes like the rest of the children. She looked like Rose's Doctor who saw her running towards him and smiled.

As she got to him, she wrapped her arms around the Doctor. He kissed her cheek and hugged her.

"My precious child." he greeted her.

"Grandfather. Why are you here?"

"Watching you play. Are those all of your friends?"

Susan turned and looked back at the group. "You would approve of them, Grandfather. Trust me."

He smiled, "You know I do. That is never in question."

She smiled as she grabbed his hand. He raised her hand to his lips and kissed it. "My dear, this is someone I would like you to meet. This is my wife, Rose."

Susan smiled. "Rose! That's my name!"

He laughed. "That's very true!"

She looked at Rose and smiled. "It is so wonderful to meet you!"

Rose smiled, "It is lovely to meet you as well."

Susan laughed, "She speaks English better than you do, Grandfather."

He laughed and ran his hand through his hair. "There's a lot of things she does better than I do, my dear."

She smiled at him, "Do we have to leave right now or can I play a bit more?"

He gritted his teeth. Rose saw him and grabbed his hand and held it tightly. "Go play for a few more minutes. We'll leave shortly."

She smiled at Rose. Then kissed the Doctor on the cheek and ran back to rejoin her friends. The Doctor turned to Rose and threw his hands out. "Well, that was way different."

"And see, you are okay. I don't even feel your panic anymore."

He smiled and took her hands. "This is the best therapy. Thank you, Rose."

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The window that wrapped above the bed The Doctor and Rose lay in showed stars streaking by. The Doctor woke up to Rose kissing his neck. He moaned quietly as he moved his hands to hold her.

"Oh, I love waking up like this." He told her.

She sat on his waist and leaned down to kiss him. "See. Safe here in my arms. Just like I said." She said quietly as she rubbed her nose to his.

He laughed quietly as he rubbed her hips. "Quite safe. Probably never been safer in all of my lives."

Rose twisted her hair up on the back of her head and leaned down to kiss him. She whispered. "You promised me something, Time Lord."

He smiled as he remembered what she was talking about. "My dear. You fell asleep before I could deliver that last night."

Rose rubbed her hands on his chest. He could feel her lust. She wanted him so badly. She smiled at him and teased. "You could have woke me up."

He smiled up at her. "I would never wake a mum of an infant. No way. She needs her sleep."

"She needs other things, too." Rose told him as she pushed his hands beside his head, leaned down and kissed him passionately. She rubbed her breasts against his chest as he tasted the spearmint toothpaste. Rose could feel his playful mood.

'Tell me what else she needs, then.' He teased her. 'I'll give her whatever she wants.'

Rose took off her robe. She was wearing a simple cotton, light pink tank top, and matching knickers. He looked up at her and smiled. "I love this. Is it new?"

Rose smiled at him. "Yes. You've never tossed this on the floor."

"Let's see how it goes with the carpet in this cabin, then." They both laughed as Rose leaned back down and continued to snog him. She ran her hands down to his pants and teased the little hairs between his legs. It dove him mad. He kissed any part of her he could reach. His mind could only think of removing her knickers and getting to her. In his lust, he ripped her knickers off of her and tossed them on the floor. She didn't seem to notice. She was already moaning and panting.

"Oh, please. Let me have you." She whispered to him as she pushed his pants down and stroked his staff.

He ran his hands up her chest and cupped her breasts as he continued to snog her. "Do what you want, sweetheart. I'm all yours." He whispered to her.

She put him inside of her and sat on him, driving him deep inside of her. She was so wet his eyes rolled back in his head as he spoke in the strange language.

Rose was lost in her pleasure as she pumped his staff. Sliding up and down on it. He held her hips tightly as he moaned. She pressed down on him, pressing him inside of her as deep as he could go. She smiled as she grinded on him. He could feel she was getting what she needed. Her pleasure gave him pleasure. He raised his hand to her cheek, longing for her to return to his lips, and then she did. She whispered. "Stay hard for me. Just a few more minutes."

He had forgotten how to kiss her as she continued to move her body up and down. His brain had completely stopped working. Rose must have noticed. She whispered to him, "Tell me. What are you thinking, right now? At this moment?"

He smiled at her, "There's nothing but you in this moment."

Rose smiled at him as she rolled him over on top of her. Her legs had grown tired so he took over thrusting as he lay on top of her. Rose's moaning became louder as her lip quivered. He bit her neck gently and moved to kiss her lips. Trying to keep her moaning quiet so they wouldn't wake up anyone. Especially, the baby sleeping at the end of the bed.

He pulled her leg behind his back to reenter her at a different angle. 'This is what you need?' he asked her in her head.

She couldn't speak as she breathed deeply. He kissed her chest. She still wore her tank top, but it scooped down where he could see her cleavage. Her breasts were enlarged and knowing he couldn't have them at moment only made him want them more.

He bit his lip as he looked down at her body. He slid his hand back up her side until he met her cheek again. He wiped her tears from the corners of her eyes and made that happy noise in the back of his throat. "You are so beautiful."

Rose's heart was still racing. He rolled over on his back and she laid her head on his chest. They looked up at the stars that rushed by the window above them. When she had regained her breath, she whispered. "I love this. Being back in space with you."

He smiled as he leaned over and kissed her head. "Feels, right. Doesn't it?"

Rose giggled. "Feels like I'm where I'm supposed to be. Right here in your arms. Numb from the pleasure of your love."

He rose his eyebrows. "Sorry about that. I sortof cheated a bit."

Rose shook her head, "I don't care. Cheat all you want. All's fair in love and war."

He laughed quietly at her words.

Rose rolled onto her side and rubbed his chest with her fingertips. "There's something I don't understand that I would like you to explain to me."

"Sure. What is it?"

"I remember the Sisters of Plentitude were the ones behind that that sub-species. They grew all of those people. Engineered them to be sick."

"You're wondering why I would align myself with someone knowing that's where they are headed? That doesn't happen for thousands of years. And a completely different place than this. Although, I did look into that and can see where they are trying to manufacture cures from growing it in cattle now. Lab rats, other animals. If I'm part of it, I can stop it before it happens here. It's not a fixed point."

Rose seemed satisfied. "Becoming a Doctor. An intergalatic-"

"Sweetheart, I was always that. I'm just working with the people of Plentitude primarly because it's known for the best care during this time. That's why. Plus, it's not too far from home when I need to come out here." He explained.

Rose continued to rub his chest. "I'm not complaining. I was just asking."

He held her tightly as he kissed her head. "Oh, I know. It's odd to you, I'm sure. But, it's just a starting place for me here. No one knows who I am. I don't really want them to, like they knew back in the Prime Dimension. It's nice going into shops and resturants and not getting recoginzed."

Rose smiled, "That part excites me the most."

He could feel her happiness. "We'll go down together. I love looking in the little shops. Buy yourself some new dresses or whatever you like. No one out here knows who we are. It's not like Earth."

"I can't wait." She said quietly.

"I would like you and I to spend a night down on the planet. A hotel. Just us. No children. Can we do that?"

"Not even the baby?" Rose asked.

"Can we? We can be loud and scream. Just us."

Rose smiled. She felt herself blush. "That's what I could tell Tony to get you. Another private island so we can do that again."

He laughed, "Yeah. Maybe that's what we should do."

Rose sighed. "I don't know if I'm comfortable leaving Sam all night. He's so small."

He held her tightly. "That's alright. I tell you what. Let's do this. We'll start with just a date. Simple. Go out to eat someplace. Then see how things go from there? Would that be better?"

Rose smiled as he felt her excitement rise again. "Oh. That sounds lovely. Yes."

He closed his eyes as he held her. "I don't think there's anything in the universe better than this. Being here. Holding you."

Rose smiled at his words. "You still feel tired. When did you finally come to bed?"

He didn't open his eyes. "32 minutes ago. I think I probably woke you up when I climbed in. Your back demanded to be kissed."

"Where the hell have you been all night?"

"Bachelor party for Lewis. The first of a few, I worry. Don't believe anything you might hear, although I do have some stories on Jack I'll have to fill you in on later." He told her.

"Oh, I'm sure. Who all was there?"

"Legate played the guitar for Tony and Jack to sing to. Logan and Legate left before then, thankfully. Tony roped me into singing. I'm glad Logan didn't see that. Lewis and Lance were there, too. Timon, too."

Rose laughed, "What were you lot singing?"

He smiled. "I honestly don't even remember. I had the oxygen turned up in Legate's ship. We were enjoying ourselves."

"Sounds like it." Rose teased him. "Get some rest. You have a lot to do when you wake up."

He held her as he drifted back off to sleep. "You can go run if you want. There's a workout room someplace. I'm not sure where. Shakes can help you find it."

Rose rubbed his chest again. "You mean Friday can help me find it."

He nodded. "Yes. Friday. That's what I said."

Rose lay there and ran her fingertips across his chest as he went back to sleep. He felt more peaceful than she could remember. She smiled knowing she was responsible for that, even though she couldn't figure out how she would tell him. He hadn't noticed his PTSD was gone yet, and Rose was very happy she had managed to block the memory he had of her pushing him into a deep sleep. She still couldn't believe she had done it. It was as if something had just came over her. Had she finally just gotten angry enough with him to demand certain things? Or was the Bad Wolf beginning to take over more of her than she would like to admit?

He rubbed her arm as he slept. "Sweetheart. Don't worry. Everything is alright. You are safe."

She rose up and kissed his lips as he slept. "I'm going to go run so you can get your rest."

He inhaled deeply as he rolled over on his side and continued to sleep. He grabbed her pillow and wrapped his arms around it.

Rose smiled at the scene as she went to get dressed for her run.

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