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Chapter 14 - The Dream
The Doctor and Rose woke up early, but still managed to leave later than they had planned to get to their ship. Jackie hugged them both over and over as they left. Tony still didn't want them to leave, but at least he didn't cry when they did. Pete rode to the ship with them to see them off.
When Pete saw the one suitcase that contained everything for the Doctor and Rose, he looked surprised. "Wow! You must know how to pack, Doctor!"
"I've traveled a long time, Pete. You figure out some tricks." Rose hugged her boss/ sortof Dad good-bye. The Doctor shook Pete's hand.
"I've told Tony to call us while we are gone. He seemed upset about us leaving." the Doctor informed Pete.
"Right." Pete told him. "Remember, let me know if you need anything. Shakes and his men have everything under control I'm certain of it."
"Thanks again, Pete." the Doctor shook his hand again and walked into the ship.
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The ship was luxurious even beyond the word. Rose informed him the President of Britain used this same ship often. They had an entire wing of the ship to themselves. Shakes' and each of his men had their own rooms while Rose and the Doctor had a suite. The suite had a small gas fireplace in the sitting area, a separate bedroom, and a dining area outside on a private promenade deck. The bathroom was huge. Rose told him that the shower was bigger than her former bedroom back in the other dimension.
The Doctor and Rose came into their suite and looked around. The Doctor whistled. "Wow. Pete really knows how to send off someone in style, doesn't he? This is rather posh."
Rose smiled at him. "Only the best."
The Doctor picked up some paperwork that lay on the coffee table. "Dancing, swimming, work-out room, candy store...ROSE! THEY HAVE A CANDY STORE!"
She laughed at his excitement.
"Rose! Let's go try out this new debit card and get some!" the Doctor bounced around like a child.
Rose laughed at him. "Figures. I finally get you to get a debit card from your bank account, and the first thing you want to buy is candy."
"Look at the picture, Rose! It looks like they have everything!"
She came over to him and wrapped her arms around his waist. "You have such a sweet tooth. Sure! We'll go. Let me change, and we'll run out." He reached up and kissed him gently on the lips.
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Shakes and one of his men escorted Rose and the Doctor to the candy shop. It was even better than the picture. They left with five bags of assorted sweets. The Doctor beaming away. Rose just smiled at how much he reminded her of Tony at the moment.
They got back to their room and had a quick video chat with Tony and Jackie. Zeus' trainer had already returned stating that Zeus had taken to his new family quicker than he had ever seen a dog take to anyone. The Doctor told Rose, "I imagine it helps when you can explain to the dog what's going on."
Tony was jealous of all of the candy the Doctor had gotten. The Doctor promised to bring him home some when they returned.
The Doctor and Rose hung around the suite all night, chatting and eating their candy loot like two small kids. The stress of the last few days seemed to have lifted and they were exhausted.
The Doctor's hand had a dull ache all day that he had mostly been able to ignore. But after they had eaten dinner on their private promenade deck, it was positively screaming. He took a pain pill and decided he would go to bed. Rose decided to retire with him.
"I'm so sick of this hand," he told her as she helped him put on his pajamas. "I'll be so happy when I can dress myself again."
He lay in the bed with Rose laying on his chest. Rose could feel how uncomfortable he was. She felt so bad for him. He finally slipped off into a semi-deep sleep.
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The Doctor was in a barn with a sandy, desert floor. It was stifling. He felt a presence and looked around to see who was there with him. Then he saw her. It was Rose. Her hair was a longer, and she was wearing clothes with rips all through them. She was sitting on a haystack.
"Joined a punk band, sweetheart?" he asked her.
She looked at him, jumped off the haystack, and came over to kiss him.
It wasn't Rose.
He broke the kiss. "You're not Rose. You are wearing her face, but you aren't her. Who are you?"
The non-Rose smiled as she looked at him. "Clever boy. And I thought I was going to have to introduce myself to you."
"What have you done with Rose?"
"Nothing. She's still laying in the bed with you. She's fine." Her eyes flashed yellow. "Are you scared of the big, bad wolf, Doctor?"
"Wolf?" He asked, "Bad Wolf?"
She smiled, "You do know me."
The Doctor put his hands in his pockets and realized that he wasn't wearing his cast. His hand wasn't even hurting anymore.
The Doctor looked up to ask the Bad Wolf about it, and she had disappeared. He looked around and ran out the door to look for her. But she was gone.
He woke with a start.
Rose wasn't in the bed with him. He rolled over and found a note on the nightstand.
"Doctor, Shakes and I went to for a quick run. I'll be back soon. xx"
He rubbed his face with both of his hands and sat up on the side of the bed. He ran both of his hand through his hair and yawned.
"Hang on." He said and held both of his hands out in front of him.
"Where's my cast?"
There was no sign of it.
He made a fist, and his hand worked perfectly. It was as if he had never injured it.
How did this happen? He ran over to the jeans he had worn the night before and pulled his sonic screwdriver out of the pocket. He scanned his hand.
He heard the door of the suite open. Not wanting Rose to see his hand, he ran and jumped back into the bed and covered up his hand. As soon as he had closed his eyes, she walked into the room. She came over and sat on the side of the bed. She ran her fingers through his hair. He smiled without opening his eyes.
"Have a nice run?" he asked her.
"I did. How's your hand? Does it feel any better this morning?"
He raised his shields so she couldn't get anything from him. "Yeah, a bit." he told her without opening his eyes.
She leaned down and kissed him on the forehead. "I'm going to pop in the shower."
"Give me a few minutes, and I'll join you." He opened his eyes to look at her. "Is that alright?"
She smiled. "Of course. I've gotten used to washing your brilliant hair. I don't know if I'll stop once you are all healed up."
He smiled his million-watt smile, "Oh, I hope you don't stop."
She smiled at him with her tongue in her teeth as she went to the huge bathroom.
The Doctor's mind raced. How was he going to tell Rose? How was he going to explain this? Still not believing it, he took his hand out to see it without the cast again. Sure that he was dreaming, he pinched himself. "Awwww!" he complained.
Nope, not a dream. It was really gone. There had to be a reasonable explanation for this. Maybe he had lost track of time. He had been known to do that.
He got out of bed and wandered into the bathroom. Rose was in the shower already. It was beginning to steam up the bathroom. That woman took the hottest showers.
"Rose..." he began as he leaned on the sink. "What day is it?"
"Monday, I think... yeah Monday. We got on the cruise ship yesterday."
Hmmm...so he hadn't lost any time. He turned to look at his scruffy beard growth in the mirror. He had his ex-sore hand in front of him out of habit from when it was in the cast.
"What did we do last night?"
"What are you on about? Have you been drinking again?" she teased.
That made him laugh. "No. I don't think so."
"There are some plastic bags you can slide on over your cast in the suitcase. Get yourself together and come in while the water is warm."
"I don't think the water ever gets cold on a cruise ship." the Doctor thought out loud. "I'll be right in. Just a second." He stepped out of the room quickly.
He was back in less than a minute. He took off his clothes and stepped into the shower with Rose. She was standing under the showerhead, rinsing the shampoo out of her hair. Her eyes were closed. She looked positivity beautiful.
He walked over to her and put his arms around her waist. Still not noticing his cast was gone, Rose smiled up at him. She reached over and got the shampoo bottle and started washing his hair.
"What would you like to do today?" she asked him.
He was smiling like a loon. "Oh, I have some ideas, Rose Tyler."
She smiled at him as he leaned in to kiss her. Shampoo ran into her face from his hair.
"Oh sorry," he brought one of his hands up to wipe the soap out of her eyes.
"It's alright. Let me just rinse this out." She told him as she pushed him back into the water.
He ran both of his hands up and down her back. Caressing her. She still hadn't noticed. She continued to spread soap on both of them while the Doctor made plans for his next move. As soon as they were both rinsed off, he leaned down and caught her lips.
His tongue asked for entry into her mouth as hers began to dart around in his mouth. He grabbed her hips with both of his hands and pressed her into the shower wall. He lifted her up as she wrapped her legs around her waist. He took her roughly against the wall. She still hadn't noticed the cast was missing. He figured if he did his job well enough, the last thing on her mind would be his hand.
After a few moments of thrusting, she had him sit down on the bench in the shower. She straddled his waist. Teasing him by rubbing her groomed patch of hair between her legs against his erection. He continued to kiss her as she opened up her mind to him.
'Oh, Rose. That is wonderful.'
She ran her hands through his hair.
'I love this shower. How long do you think we have until the water gets cold?'
He moved both of his hands down to her breasts. He then took one and sucked on her nipple. He ran his tongue around it.
He slipped himself inside of her. She continued to ride him as he sat on the bench in the shower. The water ran over them, keeping them warm. They were completely lost in one another. She kissed every part of him she could find. He was determined to keep her mind on her pleasure, and not his hand.
He stood her up and pressed her into the shower wall again. The shower ran over the pair of them. He took his hand and dipped his fingers inside of her. Rubbing inside of her, she moaned as she grabbed his length and pumped his shaft.
'You are so good at that, Rose.'
'I need you inside of me.'
He sat back down on the bench, bringing her with him. He took his length and thrust himself inside of her. She rose and dropped, getting the friction that they both craved. He scratched her back with both of his hands. She still hadn't noticed there was no cast.
Without removing himself from her, he continued to kiss her. He picked her up.
'Turn off the shower, love.'
Rose obeyed while he carried her into the bedroom.
He gently lay her down in the silk sheets, not bothering to dry off either one of them. He continued to thrust a few more minutes.
He could feel her satisfaction. It seemed to be more than she had ever experienced with him. She moaned loudly.
He rolled her over and took her from behind as he lay against the bed.
Both of them moaned loudly. Rose began to find her orgasm. So, had he.
He pulled out of her, turned her over, and parted her legs. He dove into her with his tongue. She shouted.
He took his teeth and gently bit her clit. He shook his head gently.
Rose pulled her legs up and screamed.
'Do it again.' she said in his head.
As he bit her clit again, he ran his fingers inside of her. She was getting wetter with every passing second. The taste was better than any candy he had ever had.
'You taste beautiful.' he told her.
He ran both of his hands up her sides and returned to her mouth to kiss her. She then flipped him over in the bed. She kissed him down his chest until she met his erection. She took him in her mouth and sucked while running her tongue around the head of his length. It was already wet from being inside of her.
He moaned out loud.
He unconsciously bent his knees. 'Oh keep that up. That's so wonderful.' his dreamy voice filled her head.
Someone knocked at the door of the suite. Rose pulled her head up to look. The Doctor put his finger over her lips to quiet her. "Just leave it outside the door. Thanks!"
He grabbed her face with both of his hands and returned to kissing her. She crawled on top of him and put him inside of her.
She pumped his length, arching her back. They both moaned. He brought his body up to hers as he continued to kiss her face and neck. She pushed him even deeper inside of herself and wrapped her legs around his back.
The Doctor looked her in the eyes and said, "I swear I couldn't love you more than I do right now, and yet I know I will tomorrow."
She smiled with her tongue in her teeth as she grabbed his wet hair with both of her hands and crashed her lips into his again. She ran her hands through his wet hair, making it stand up all over the place.
He flipped them back over so he could get back on top of her. He began to thrust into her again. He moaned into her ear as he kissed her neck.
She moaned and returned to kissing him. He pulled out of her and ran his fingers inside of her, thrusting to give her pleasure. She started to find another climax as she began to make those delicious noises again. He turned his fingers so he could hit all of the right spots.
He smiled and continued as he found her lips again. She ran her fingernails down his back. He groaned and knew it would leave marks.
'Oh, Rose. I love you so much.'
'Doctor. I have to have you inside me again.'
He grabbed himself and slid back inside of her. He gently stroked as she rubbed her clit.
'Let me do that.' he told her as he took over rubbing her clit. He then grabbed it between two of his fingers and rolled it around.
She moaned loudly. He continued to thrust inside of her. He rubbed both of her breasts as she ran her fingers through his hair.
He panted loudly. "Rose..."
He continued to stroke and began to twist his hips. The effect made Rose moan again.
He came down to suckle her breasts again.
She still had no idea his cast was gone.
He went back to run his tongue inside of her. He ran both hands across her chest and spread her legs to get at her better.
'You taste so good, Rose.' he told her as his tongue darted inside of her. He licked all of the wetness in her, then put his mouth over her opening. He sucked some more of her wetness out of her as she moaned helplessly.
'You taste like candy. I have to have more.' he told her. He licked her as he ran his fingers inside of her.
She panted out of control.
He rolled her back over. She lay across the bed, and he had helped her get up on her knees and entered her again from behind. He rubbed her breasts as he pumped himself in her for a few more minutes. She raised her hand to her face to wipe her wet hair out of her eyes.
'I don't know how much more I can take.' she told him.
He smiled and pulled out of her. He whispered, "Lay down." She rolled over and lay down and he entered her again.
She began to kiss him again, with renewed energy. He stroked her very gently until she felt him erupt inside of her. He continued to stroke for a few moments longer before he stopped.
They were both covered in sweat.
"What has gotten into you?" she asked him.
He laughed and asked, "What do you mean?"
"Was that a record time or what?"
"Oh, Time Lord trick," he whispered to her. And he kissed her on the end of her nose.
She laughed, "I don't think I'll be able to walk for a little bit."
He laughed at her as he got up and slipped on his pajama bottoms. He left the bedroom, went to the door where a bottle of iced champagne and two glasses had been left.
He returned to the bedroom where he found Rose had already covered herself up in the duvet. He opened the champagne. The cork popped like a bullet into the ceiling and started to spill out of the bottle. He quickly grabbed the two glasses and filled them up. He sat the champagne back down in the ice and brought her a glass.
"What are we celebrating?" she asked him.
"Oh, let's see if you can guess," he told her as he lay back on top of the duvet. His hair was sticking up in every direction, he was only wearing his pajama bottoms, and had an impressive amount of hair on his face.
Rose smiled at his untidiness and smiled. "I've never seen you so scruffy."
He laughed. "I've been worse. So, guess."
Rose sipped her drink. "I honestly can't think straight after that. You'll have to give me a hint."
He couldn't believe it. How had she not spotted it? He looked at her and blew out of his mouth in frustration.
"A hint?"
"Yeah. I'm clueless."
"You are really going to kick yourself when you figure this out."
He thought for a few minutes. He sat down his glass, then took her glass and sat it down on the nightstand. He took both of his hands and placed them on her face, pulled her in, and snogged her good and proper.
When she opened her eyes, he was right there. "Anything?"
Embarrassed. Rose laughed and said, "No! You daft alien! How is a girl supposed to think with you kissing me like that?"
He made that happy sound in his throat and blushed. "Rose Tyler. I can't believe you haven't spotted it yet."
"What is it?" she smiled.
He took both of her hands in his.
"Now?" he asked.
She still looked bewildered.
He laughed, "I should get your phone and take a picture of how confused you look right now."
"I have no idea-" She laughed.
He rolled over in the bed, grabbed her phone, and snapped the picture.
"I'm still clueless. What is going on?"
He laughed at her as he lay back in the bed. She climbed onto his chest. He flipped the camera so he could take a picture of the pair of them together. He rubbed her back and clicked the picture.
"Now?" he asked her.
She laughed at him.
"Rose Tyler! You have got to be kidding!" he laughed at her as he rolled back out of the bed to put the phone back on the nightstand. He brought both of his hands to his hair. He unconsciously pulled his own hair making it stand straight up as he tried to figure out how he was going to make her see it.
That did it. As soon as she saw him with both hands in his hair, he saw the realization in her face.
"What the hell did you do to your cast?!" she asked him.
"Ah! You figured it out!" he exclaimed at her and jumped back into the bed with her.
She was confused and concerned. "What have you done?"
"It's not me! I don't really know what happened."
She grabbed his hand and looked it over. "It's not even bruised up!"
He made a fist with it to show her it was alright. "See! Now I have another fist to punch Thomas with!"
She laughed, "What happened? Did you do something?"
He shook his head as he handed her the glass of champagne again. "No, I didn't do anything."
"But, is it alright? The doctor wanted to do surgery on it and here you are without a cast on it!"
He raised his hands to her. "Rose, it's okay. I scanned it with my sonic. All of the bones are healed up. It's completely fine."
Rose was so confused. She crossed her arms and glared at him. "Start at the beginning."
The Doctor made a funny noise in his throat. "I really don't know. Isn't it wonderful, not knowing?" He asked her smiling like a loon.
"I'm not liking it at the moment, honestly."
He groaned in frustration. "Rose. Okay, from the beginning..." he stood beside the bed and put both hands on his hips as he thought it through. "Alright. I went to sleep. Damn hand hurting like mad. I dreamed I was back on Gallifrey in... errr... nevermind about that. And you were there! But, it wasn't you. It was someone else. We chatted and I noticed my hand didn't hurt. I looked at it and the cast was gone. Then I woke up, and the cast is still gone."
"So, you didn't have a cast in the dream? And now you wake up missing it as well? Where did it go?"
"Who cares!? " he said. "I'm not one for looking a gift horse in the mouth, Rose Tyler! It doesn't even hurt anymore!"
"But, what if it's not safe? What if something is wrong?"
He blew out his frustration as he ran his hand through his hair. "Rose, it's alright." He took her hands in his. "I'd know if something was wrong. It's strange, that's for sure. But, it's alright."
"How can you know that?" she asked him, seriously.
He kissed her hands in turn. "I have my suspicions of what happened. And it's alright. Trust me, Rose."
She looked at him skeptically. "If you say so. I suppose you have more experience in strange things than I do."
He lay back in the bed next to her, grinning like a loon.
"And look! I can be right-handed now!" she teased her.
"Oh shut up you idiot." she chuckled.
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