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Chapter 18 - Finally Home

They reappeared in the huge closet of their flat.

He still had her hands in his as she looked up at him. She could feel his lust more than anything. Suddenly, he grabbed both of her hands and pushed her gently into the wall. He kissed her as he held her hands next to her head, pressed against the wall.

'I've missed you so much today. Do you know how hard it is concentrate on meetings while I'm busy imagining wild sex with you all day long?' he asked her in her head.

She laughed at him. 'Lollipops aren't working anymore?'

He leaned back and looked her in the eyes. "No. Not even that damn whiskey I'm sure I had too much of. You have intoxicated my mind. I only want you. I need you."

Rose ran her hands through his hair as he began to moan. They continued to kiss. Rose could taste the sweetness from the jam in his mouth.

He took off his jacket and dropped it on the floor.

'Can you get us into the bedroom, or can you wait that long?'

He shook his head. 'Sweetheart, I can't wait. I've been away from you too long today.'

He took off his vest and started unbuttoning his shirt. He threw them both on the floor.

Rose flipped off her shoes and quickly took off her jeans and t-shirt.

He grabbed her bum and pulled her closer to him as he continued to kiss her.

He stopped kissing her as he bit his lip. His eyes were still closed, and almost looked wild.

"Wait. Yes. Bedroom. Let's take this to the bedroom. It would be better for today."

He picked her up and continued to snog her as he took her through the bathroom and into the bedroom. He lay her down gently on the bed. He stopped kissing her and watched as she looked around the room. There were roses everywhere. Vases of roses all over the floor, the dresser in the corner, everywhere. The room looked like a sea of red. Rose felt small pieces of silk against her back. She looked next to her to find the bed was littered in rose petals. Roses' mouth fell open. The Doctor was busy taking off his shoes, socks and his trousers.

"What in the world?" Rose asked him.

He smiled at her like a loon. "Roses for my Rose! Today is April 28th! I've been here exactly one month!"

Rose lay back and covered her face. "Oh my God! How did I miss that?"

"I told you would kick yourself. I still find it hilarious!"

Rose laughed. "Gosh. I'm thick!"

He climbed on top of her and pulled her hands down from her face.

"I love you more today, than I did back in Bergen. When you went to take a shower that night at the hotel, it took everything I had not to come in there and show you how much I loved you then. I've loved you for so long, Rose. I'm the happiest man in the universe. In all of time. You have made me happier than I've ever been. You are so precious. Not to mention sexy as hell."

Rose reached up and grabbed him. She flipped him over and climbed on top of him.

"Scary ninja woman in her knickers!" he yelled.

She leaned down and snogged him proper.

'Can you do the sensitive thing to me and you both?'

He smiled under her kiss. "I can do one at a time. I've been drinking too much today to do us both."

She sat up and smiled at him with her tongue in her teeth. He smiled.

"Then do it to you for the next five minutes."

"Five minutes! Seems fair!" he told her. He whispered something as she pulled his pants down and took his hard member into her mouth. She pumped the bottom of the shaft as she sucked and twisted her tongue across the tip.

He was speaking that strange language very loudly. He smacked the top of the bed as he moaned, nearly screaming in pleasure. She stayed there until she felt liquid bead up at the tip. She licked it off and stroked him with her mouth.

She kissed up to his lips, and saw that tears were rolling out of his eyes. He panted out of control.

"Are you alright?" she asked.

He nodded, unable to speak. He crashed his lips into hers as he ripped her knickers off of her. He slid into her deeply. She moved her body slowly as he moaned even louder.

Rose spoke to him. 'Have we been apart that long since you have been here? I don't think we have.'

He didn't reply. She didn't hear anything from him. She smiled realizing that he had apparently forgotten how to speak. He was moaning loudly. She smiled at him. She leaned down and kissed his neck and chest.

She ran her hands up and down his body. She felt goosebumps form on his skin. He was quickly soaked from the sweat.

After a few moments, he pointed a finger at her as if to say, "Give me a minute."

She stopped and got off of his waist. She lay next to him as he covered his face as he panted. She heard him whisper something strange, and then he finally started to calm down.

She rubbed his chest.

After a few moments, he finally spoke. "God, Rose. I think I forgot how to breathe. I've not done that in a very long time. Oh man."

She wiped his face. "Tears?"

He wiped his face and laughed breathlessly. "You've never done that? I need to work a bit harder on you then, Rose Tyler."

She smiled, "So, I'm to be proud of myself then?"

He looked at her, "Oh, hell yes! I've only done that once before in my very long life! I won't go into details. Actually, I don't want to say anything about that. Just know, yes. Very good. Oh my! Yes! And I thought I was a professional! Woman!"

Rose laughed at him, "Only the best for my Doctor."

He raised up as rubbed his face. "Okay, your turn. Five minutes? I think that's probably all I can concentrate on. Actually, give me a few minutes, first. I don't want to mess this up."

He lay back on the bed and laughed.

"Man, I must have really done a good job on you." Rose said, proudly.

"Why, yes ma'am! You sure did!" he smiled.

"So, you aren't as sensitive right now. Right?" she asked.

He had his arm on his eyes. "Right. Regrouping here."

"Then, don't worry. I'll be very gentle." she teased him as she climbed back on top of him.

He laughed under his breath. She leaned down and began to kiss him, again.

'Oh, how I love you.' he told her as he wrapped his arms around her back and took off her bra. He then, started to rub her breasts as they continued their snog.

She began to moan.

"I didn't do anything!" he told her as he tossed his hands out.

She smiled at him. "You don't have to." She pulled him inside of her and started pumping him inside of her as she leaned down to kiss him.

'Oh, my gosh. I know what you mean.' he told her as he began to moan loudly.

He sat up as he wrapped his arms around her. She raised up and then sat down on him. Driving him deep inside of her. She ran her hands through his hair.

"If you only knew how much I love it when you play with my hair." he whispered to her.

He rolled his body where he was able to climb on top of her and continue stroking. She wrapped her legs around his back. He stopped, and looked around wildly.

"What is it?" Rose asked him.

He grabbed a pillow and slid it under her bum to raise her up.

"This will be more comfortable for you." he reasoned.

He was right. Not only was it comfortable, but the change in the angle made Rose scream.

He continued to kiss her and run his hands down her body.

Rose asked him, 'Have you ever been so wildly attracted to someone that you can actually feel it driving you insane?'

He smiled as he looked into her eyes. "Only once. She is a scary human ninja. I call her my pink and brown girl. She's amazing."

Rose smiled at him. "I love you. So much I can't explain."

"You're going to marry me. Aren't you?" he asked her.

Rose laughed. "Yes. Why do you keep asking me?"

He smiled. "Because it's still so surreal to me. I'm going to ask you everyday until I believe it."

He continued to stroke slowly and kiss her. He whispered something and Rose felt herself get instantly sensitive.

He continued to stroke as he looked quickly into her eyes, and smiled. "Oh, yes. That was a good one!"

She couldn't think straight. He drove himself deep inside of her, slowly. He kissed her neck and chest. He ran his hands up and down her body.

'Oh, these curves. My hands ache from not touching them all day. Rose, you are in my very soul.' he moaned to her as he nibbled her neck.

She was panting loudly as he pushed her hands above her head. He kissed all the way down to her waist. He ran both his thumbs outside of her small slit, spreading her open again for him.

'I know I'm your greatest weakness. But, you are also mine.' he told her as he grabbed her clit in his teeth and gently growled. The vibration make her scream. He licked and kissed all around and inside her opening.

'Can one desire too much of a good thing, Rose? Can they?' he asked her.

Rose panted out of control as he kissed up her chest to her neck again. His hot breath panting against her. She was covered in sweat, as was he. She ran her fingernails down his back.

He moaned loudly.

Rose heard him whisper something as she felt him erupt inside of her. He raised up and looked in her eyes.

"Are you alright?" he asked her as he smiled.

Rose nodded, unable to speak.

"Intense isn't it? That's the reason I don't use it much. We probably shouldn't do that often at all."

Rose smiled as she tried to regain her breathing.

He propped his head on his hand as lay facing her. He ran his hand up and down her body.

"I have something special planned for us tonight to celebrate. I'm going to take you to this little place where someone told me they have the best chips. I know how you love chips. And there is supposed to be a live band with music I love to listen to. Just me and you. Just like we used to be. Would that be alright?"

She looked at him. "Shakes is alright with that? Are we going by ourselves?"

The Doctor thought about all of the guys that had insisted on coming with him. He ran his hand through his hair.

"You know something Rose? I think I told you that I wasn't called the Doctor once. If I tell you what I was called, will you promise to never call me that? It's not my name. I can't tell you that until we are properly married. But, I think it will make you feel better about being out. Just me and you."

Rose looked surprised. "You don't like it?"

He shook his head. "No. It's not who I am anymore. It was a title I used during the war."

She knew how hard this subject had to be for him. She rolled onto her side and faced him. She lay her hand on his cheek and he put his hand on top of hers. She wrapped her leg on his and pulled herself as close to him as she could get. She could feel him relax.

She looked into his eyes. "Sweetheart, you can tell me anything. I promise I'll never bring it up again if you don't want me to. Don't feel like you have to ever keep anything from me."

"Oh, I don't. I want you to know some things. There's just so much you can't. But, what you can know, I want you to. Just know, I was a completely different person then."

"It made you the person I love. We all change."

He smiled and whispered. "Not as much as I have changed. Trust me."

She whispered to him. "Tell me. It's alright."

He looked in her eyes. Hesitated, then told her quietly as he closed his eyes. "The Warrior."

He kept his eyes closed. She leaned into kiss his lips. She rested her forehead on his.

"That's what Shakes kept calling you." she realized and spoke quietly.

He nodded gently. "Yeah. I had so much on my mind then, I imagine I didn't notice because I was called that for a big part of my life. But, I'm telling you now because there are things you can know about me. And things you can't. And things I don't ever want to think of again. I want us to be together, and be this happy, forever. I want you to know you can trust me. That you can trust that you are safe when you are with me. I'll never let anyone take you again. Never let anyone hurt you. I'll do anything I can. You are my everything. We traveled together for all of that time, and I always kept you safe. Rose, I'm even more determined now."

"You said we are already married on seven worlds." Rose told him.

"No, eight. I thought about that last night. It's eight. I didn't tell you when it happened. It was the first time. I was honestly too ... um..."

"Bashful?" Rose asked him.

"Umm... there's not a word. Yeah, that's close." he told her.

"So, if we are already married... why can't we go ahead and join our minds, now? Are we going to do that when we do an official ceremony? How does that even work?" she asked him quietly.

"Well, you understand clearly what it is, right?"

"Yes. I'm good with that. I want it so much. To have you in my head all of the time? I imagine it will make days like today easier for us when we are apart for so long." Rose reasoned.

He smiled and caressed her cheek. "What exactly are you asking me, Rose?"

She continued to look in his eyes. "Well..."

"Sweetheart, ask me. Nothing you can ever say will ever disappoint or make me angry. We are so far past that. It's me. You can lay your soul open to me and remain safe. You know that, right?"

She could feel his sincerity.

He felt her relax. She asked him, "Can't we join our minds together, now? Do we have to wait?"

He smiled at her. "I've though the same thing. I'm a bit anxious about it."

She looked surprised. "Anxious? Why? You've done this before, haven't you?"

He bit his lip and shook his head. "I've been married, but never joined to anyone. I never took that step."

"Really? I'm the only one you've ever asked to do that with? After all of those years?"

He looked seriously at her. "Well, yes. I never thought I would meet someone I would want in my head all of the time."

"Then, what are anxious about?" Rose asked him.

"That I'll get on your nerves." he laughed at her.

She smiled at him. "I've honestly thought that too. The nagging wife. In your head all day."

He rubbed her back. "I'm so glad you asked me about this. I have been thinking about it lately, myself. I want to do it of course. But, I wondered if you would be open to doing a temporary connection first to see if it's something we can live with before we make it permanent? I mean, once I tie us together, it's forever. Nothing can break it. I've thought about it, and I can do something very similar that won't last but about a week. But, it will give us an idea if it's something we want."

"I do have a question. How does this work if we are joined together and we have children later? Will the children be joined to us as well? Forever?"

He rubbed her back and beamed at her. "That's a brilliant question! Yes and no. Children of parents that are joined usually are naturally joined to their parents for about... sixteen to seventeen years. Then it fades. It's still there, but not as strong when they are so young."

"And Genie?" Rose asked.

"I could give her a temporary connection to us. Just so we can know she's alright. It won't be exactly the same, but very close. I'd rather wait on that until she's known us longer though. Until we adopt her and make everything official."

"When do you want to do that, my darling?" Rose rubbed his beard as she looked in his eyes.

"I figure we can do that the same day we get married. Just do it all at once. Make it a small ceremony for her. Make it special."

Rose smiled. "Two marriages, and an adoption, all in one day?"

"Imagine how drunk Howie will be celebrating that!" he joked quietly.

"Are you alright?" she asked him seriously.

"Yes. Why? Are you?" he smiled.

"Well, you just seemed really... I don't know..."

"I'm fine, sweetheart. I swear. I just missed you so much today. I've gotten used to being around you. Being able to touch you whenever. Everywhere I went today, someone asked me about you or something reminded me of you. My hands and arms begin to hurt from not being able to hold you. As soon as I popped into Jackie's house, I nearly grabbed you and popped you into your old bedroom to show you how much I had missed you. It's all I thought about all day. Getting back to you. I don't know if I can be gone that long again."

She smiled at him. "I felt the same way today. Genie kept talking about you. Asking questions. It made me long for you so much. I came close to calling you several times to see if you could pop home. Just for about 10 minutes."

He smiled like a loon at her. "You said 'home'. Is this really home?"

Rose smiled back at him and laughed. "I did, didn't I?"

They both laughed at one another.

He kissed her gently. "Welcome home, my beloved."

She smiled, "Welcome home, my Nehyta."

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