A/N: Um, yeah. I'm sorry it took me so looong to get this chapter out. I started writing it right after the last chapter but I ran out of 'inspiration.' I know how the story ends I'm just not sure how I'm going to get there. Once I get an idea of what I'm going to do in the middle of the story (and I have enough time) chapters should come slightly more quickly.
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"Aww, look! You're standing underneath the mistletoe!" Betty Jo added.
The Doctor groaned inwardly. Humans and their stupid customs!
"Oh, so we are, bu-"
"No 'buts' Mr. Smith! Give your wife a kiss! It won't embarrass me!"
It would embarrass Rose. But for some reason, her heart pounded incessantly in anticipation of the Doctor's next move.
With a wry but apologetic grin the Doctor leaned in for a kiss…on the cheek. Unfortunately, Rose, also having the same idea, moved at the last second…just in time for the Doctor to miss her cheek…but catch her lips.
Their lips met quickly and they started to part…but somehow they just…couldn't. Arms tangled, the unexpected kiss deepened as time slipped away. What could a few more seconds…minutes…hurt?
The Doctor came to his senses first. What was he doing?!! In a panic he jerked back from Rose. Unfortunately, that only afforded him a better view of her - flushed and beautiful. This was bad - very bad. He should not have liked her kiss that much. Actually, he shouldn't like her this much period. The Doctor cleared his throat and quickly looked away…to find a small crowd of people had gathered around.
Rose felt as if her face was burning off. THE DOCTOR had just KISSED her!! A proper kiss! Yeah, so maybe there was mistletoe – still, he didn't have to kiss her. But he did! She couldn't breathe much less think straight. Mickey might've been a nice bloke but he didn't have a thing on the Doctor's kisses! How did such a short little kiss hold so much…oh God, what was she thinking?! Rose's scattered thoughts were interrupted by the Doctor's wonderful voice.
"Rose," He quietly remarked "we seem to have drawn quite a crowd."
What was he talking ab… Oh! For the first time Rose noticed the interested crowd of people that had gathered around.
Once again, Betty Jo came to the rescue.
"Nothing to see here people! Just a man who loves his wife very much!." She barked with a sly grin in the Doctor's direction.
At that, the crowd dispersed with a few hoots and hollers.
"Some people just cannot respect a young couple in love!" Betty Jo quipped.
"Betty Jo!" An unknown voice bellowed from across the room.
"Looks like I'm needed. Nice meetin' you folks! Let me know if I can help you with anything; I like to think of myself as the glue that holds this town to-"
"BETTY JO!!" The voice interrupted, louder this time.
"Whoops, better go. Have a good time at the party!" Betty Jo said as she hurried off, quickly swallowed by the crowd.
Well, this was awkward, the Doctor thought to himself. He spied people dancing around the room. Dancing! That's what got him into this mess in the first place! As he recalled, Rose seemed to like his dancing. In a spur-of-the-moment decision the Doctor decided to ask Rose while there was no "Captain Jack," no drunk possessive stranger…
"So, Rose."
"Yes Doctor?"
"Would you like to dance?"
If Rose was expecting the Doctor to say something, that was not it. He was asking HER to dance? Not the other way around? This was…different. What should she say, what should she say!!! Something sarcastic – that was it!!
"Are you sure you aren't busy trying to resonate concrete or something?" She asked with a grin.
"No," He answered with a simple smile.
"In that case, yeah, I'd LOVE to dance!" She said, a little more enthusiastically than she intended, but considerably less than so than she actually felt.
He grinned so hard he thought his face would split. She said yes! She said yes! Why was he surprised? He had moves!
Rose smiled even harder seeing the grin that absolutely covered the Doctor's face. She loved this!
Hand in hand, they strolled across the room towards the music and the…screams?
A/N: Hmm, what's going on? Ok, one last thing (I promise!). The Doctor was originally going to kiss Rose on the lips from the start (not the cheek) but it didn't seem as 'Doctorish' so I changed it. So, where Rose was thinking about the Doctor "not having to kiss her but he did" was written before I changed the kiss. It still makes sense as Rose didn't know the Doctor was going to kiss her on the cheek. But, still…I don't know…what do you think? Please review!
-horsefly-
EDIT: Uh, I'm not sure why but fanfiction seems to want "Previously on 'Oh, Dusty Rose' " twice. It isn't there twice in the original document. I'll try to fix it again later. EDIT 2: This is getting ridiculous! Now it's on there four stinking times!