A/N: Okay, I wasn't going to continue but Raven encouraged me to. Here goes… Oh and this chapter is dedicated to her.

"You know, Valentines Day is coming up soon," Rose said hinting to the Doctor.

"Yes I do know Rose. What? You wanna go home and visit Mickey, shame, I thought you were over him…" the Doctor said disappointedly, his voice soft.

"I am, its just well we need closure. I never officially broke it off with him. And he'll still be waiting. He told me. It's to say goodbye once and for all," she explained sounding a bit distant almost as if someone else was on her mind.

"You intend to break it off with your boyfriend on Valentines Day? The most romantic day of the Earth year!" the Doctor said before realising he'd just defended Mickey's honour," I mean, why then, is there someone else? Do you want to hook up with them without feeling guilty?" he added softly shifting from each foot and looking down at the console pretending to be interested in it.

"Well, I was hoping to spend more time with someone else, but I guess it's not gonna happen. You're still hung up about that incident in Sydney," she retaliated.

"Rose! I am not still 'hung up about that incident in Sydney!'" he replied indignantly.

"Then what is it? Why don't you want me meeting someone else? Why is it you don't want me to be happy?" she said her eyes welling up with tears.

"Hey hey Rose, don't cry, it was never like that, I want you to have the best time of your life. And if that means taking you back home for Valentines Day then off we go!" The Doctor replied comforting her and giving her a hug.

"Okay," sniffled Rose.

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Mickey heard it. There was no mistaking that sound. The grating and whooshing sound of the TARDIS, Rose was back. He ran to its normal parking spot in the back of the Powell Estate to greet her.

"Doctor! Rose! Open up!" Mickey shouted as he banged on the door.

"What is it Ricky boy?"

"It's Mickey. Where's Rose?" he replied automatically. It was like this process that they had, and quite frankly he was used to the Doctor's taunting.

"She's in back, but I wouldn't go in yet. She's not ready," the Doctor answered him.

"I am too ready Doctor!" Rose yelled buttoning up her shirt and combing through her hair with her hands.

"Then why you still dressing yourself Rose?" the Doctor teased.

"You'll get that smack I promised you months back," she retorted forgetting that Mickey was there.

"I guess you're here for Valentines Day. Is Jacks gonna meet your boyfriend for real now Rose?" Mickey said hurt. There they were teasing each other and ignoring him.

"Mickey, we're just friends. You know that. Now, come on, I'm here to see you, and Mum of course," she reassured him as she didn't see the Doctor's face droop.

Now it was the Doctor's turn to feel left out. She wasn't going to be admitting any lost love for him any time soon, like Valentines Day, but still he offered his hand and she took it as they waltzed up the steps to Rose's mother's apartment.

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Jackie Tyler had been all too excited when she saw that her daughter was home so soon. It must have been, oh a month or two. She hurried them inside before any of the neighbours stuck their heads out and busy bodied their way into her business.

"So, where've you been this time?" Jackie questioned not even bothered by the Doctor's presence.

"Well Mum, we went to Utah 2012, almost got killed. Uh, then the year 200 000 a giant satellite, so much telly Mum you'd love it! Oh and then we went to Justicia and saw more Slitheen. Of course these ones were generations younger than Margaret and the others. Last place would've been 1920's London. Shade Vassily, crazed maniac. Nearly destroyed all of London," Rose recounted briefly to a horrified Jackie.

"It's okay though, you know I would never let anything bad happen to Rose now don't you," the Doctor said his tone serious and shocking the rest of the little group.

"There, now that's the answer I was looking for two months ago Doctor. Now, fish and chips for tea and then I guess you'll be needing a place to stay. There's a good motel not far from here, unless you wanna stay in that TARDIS of yours," Jackie said.

"Well why don't we just kip here Mum? My room's still got a double bed don't it?" Rose asked curious as to why her mother didn't offer out her home like she did before.

"Uh, been redecorating. All your stuff's in storage. Sorry."

"Oh, okay then. Motel sounds great. We'll check in then meet you back here for dinner. See you later," Rose said quietly and hurt.

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Rose needed a good cry at that point, never had her mother been so unwelcoming. If it was anyone else she'd met, her mother would've gladly rolled out the welcome wagon and found a way to accommodate them. Instead she was sobbing in to the Doctor's jacket and he was giving her a hug.

"Room for two please," the Doctor said absentmindedly to the lady at reception forgetting about asking for two single beds and from Rose's current position, there was going to be another 'Sydney based incident' but the Doctor didn't realise this.

"Yes sir coming right up," the lady replied.

"Thanks," he said as the key was handed to them.

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It was late at night when the Doctor realised what had happened. The lady had again assumed that they were a couple, probably due to Rose's body language. She'd been sprawled out over him sobbing into his jacket. Mostly because she was tired but there was a lot of loose emotions in her and she probably needed to recount what had happened at her mothers. But, nevertheless there they were in bed together, again. However this time it pleased the Doctor and although they were just sleeping the Doctor found it to be hopelessly romantic. Rolling over, he stared at Rose's now peaceful and tear stained face as she slept. They hadn't returned to her mother's for dinner and Rose had cried herself to sleep. The Doctor gently kissed her nose and held her close, Rose was a deep sleeper so he was sure that she wasn't going to be waking up anytime soon. He heard her groan but didn't release her from his hug and pretended to be asleep.

Rose knew something wasn't right. She felt suddenly felt so guilty. And then she knew why. Again she was in a bed with the Doctor and he had his arms around her. Although it felt like she was cheating on Mickey, Rose rolled over gently and watched the peaceful look on the Doctor's sleeping face. He was adorable, and she then knew who she wanted her Valentine to be. Of course, the Doctor would never agree to it, but Rose couldn't help herself. Mickey began to fade from her mind and she began to notice what had been there for so long. Rose then remembered the lyrics to James Blunt's Goodbye my Lover and how appropriate they seemed right then and there. Across London, Big Ben chimed midnight, - Valentines Day.

There, that's chapter two. Update should be up over the weekend but not making any promises. Reviews would be appreciated. :-p