Chapter 5

Rose stood in front of her full-length mirror. She was dressed in the dress she had bought earlier and she had managed to find some pink sparkly shoes to go with it. Just then she heard a knock at the door. Worried in case it was the Doctor, she called out "Who is it?" Luckily she heard Martha's voice "It's me, let me in!"

Rose wandered over to the door and opened it. Her mouth fell open. Martha was dressed in the dress she had bought earlier as well. Her hair was up in a tidy ponytail with four flower clips holding some loose hair in place.

"You look beautiful Martha!" she said. Martha blushed. "Thanks. You look amazing by the way! You ready to go?" Rose nodded. She grabbed her purse and headed for the console room.

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In the console room, the Doctor nervously fiddled with the cuffs on his suit jacket. He had changed into a deep red velvet suit with a black shirt. No tie. He walked over to the captain's chair and picked up the two bunches of flowers. He patted down his pockets feeling for the small box. He had got it six weeks ago while Rose and Martha were away at the cinema. He was waiting for the right time to ask Rose. He hoped that tonight might be the night.

Just then he heard footsteps. He looked up and his mouth fell open. Rose looked amazing.

"You look…. So beautiful" he breathed. She blushed. Then the Doctor noticed that someone was missing. "Where's Martha?" he asked.

"She's just getting her purse. Nice suit by the way" she walked up and ran her hands over the front of his velvet suit. The Doctor was thankful that she hadn't felt the box. He ran his hands up and down her back, feeling her skin and the dress.

"Is this what you were trying to hide from me this afternoon?"

Rose nodded "Yeah. Now you know why I was hiding it!"

The Doctor grinned at her. He then bent his head and kissed her passionately. They were about to take it further when someone cleared their throat."Sorry. I didn't mean to interrupt but it's nearly seven" Martha said. They broke apart and smiled at her. Rose walked over to her and linked their arms. Both of them walked back up to the Doctor. He joined hands with Rose.

"Ready?"

They both nodded "Yep"

"Let's go!"

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"Oh my god!" Rose and Martha gasped in unison. The Doctor grinned at them.They were standing outside a very posh restaurant. They walked inside and they were greeted by a steward.

"Good evening sir. Do you have a reservation?"The Doctor grinned again "Yes I do. A table for three under the name Smith" he noticed Rose rolling eyes as he said the name. The steward searched on the list. "Ah yes, Smith. If you would like to follow me" He led them over to a private table for three in the corner. "Someone will be over soon to take your orders" he handed them their menus and left.

Rose leaned over to the Doctor. "How did you manage this?" she asked. He smiled at her "I have my ways" Martha leaned over "What universe are we in?" The Doctor thought for a minute. "I'm not sure, but I think it's the parallel universe" There was silence again as they looked at their menus. A couple of minutes later, a waiter came over.

"Has everyone decided what they would like?" he asked.

They gave him their orders and sat back and relaxed.

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An hour later they were sat drinking coffee and tea.

"Well, that meal was delicious. Especially the deserts. Thank you for this Doctor" Rose said, taking hold of his hand. Martha nodded in agreement, taking his other hand. The Doctor smiled "You're welcome. Both of you"

"What're we going to do now?" Martha asked.

The Doctor thought for a minute "Well…. We could go to a club. If you want"

Rose and Martha looked at each other and grinned. "That sounds great. We're just going to nip to the toilets then we'll get going" Rose said. She and Martha stood up and walked towards the toilets. The Doctor watched them go with a smile on his face.

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Back at the table, the Doctor reached into his pocket and pulled out the small velvet box. He opened it and softly stroked the diamond ring inside. He heard someone clear their throat behind him. He panicked in case it was Rose and stuffed the box back inside his jacket. He looked up and was relieved when he saw Martha standing with a knowing look on her face. The Doctor sighed. "You saw it didn't you?" Martha nodded and sat down. "You're going to ask Rose to marry you, aren't you?" she asked. The Doctor nodded, a small smile on his face.

"Where is Rose anyway?" he asked.

"She's just fixing her make-up" Martha said. "When did you get the ring?"

"About six weeks ago while you and Rose were out at the cinema"

Martha nodded. "When are you going to ask her?"

"It was meant to be tonight but I'm too nervous. I'm scared in case she'll say no" The Doctor said quietly.

Martha smiled softly and took his hand "Why would she say no? She loves you so much Doctor. She's bound to say yes" She looked up "Rose is coming"The Doctor quickly sorted himself out and made sure that the box wasn't visible. Rose ran her hands through his hair before sitting down. "We ready to go?" she asked. Martha and the Doctor nodded. "Yeah, lets go!" The Doctor said. They stood up and left the restaurant.