Rose and the Doctor stared at each other for a moment before Rose looked across the room at her mobile, ringing reminding her of the real reason she had some tonight. She walked across the room, and picked up the phone and answered it. It would be the last time she would ever have to check in.
"Hello?... yeah….. No problem. No problem at all."
She ended the call, putting the mobile in her purse and her purse on the table. When Rose turned around, she found the Doctor hadn't moved a bit. Rose stood there, drinking him in. So this is what it felt like to be happy again.
The Doctor stood there, grin on his face, watching her look over him. He almost felt that he was blushing. But now, the ache in his heart couldn't wait any longer. He walked over to her and sat both of them on the couch.
"Third time's a charm. My dear Rose Tyler – I love you."
Rose stared at him. Eyes soft, mouth slightly open.
"Are you really real?"
"I'm as real as they come I think. There's a saying, 'I think, therefore I am.' And being a Time Lord, I do think about these things and I thought of you, well, all of my waking hours and –"
Rose leaned forward and shut him up. She kissed him hard on the lips. So what if the Doctor knew about her past years? He was here. They could talk about it later.
He pulled back and looked at her.
"I missed you, Rose Tyler. So very, very much. I will do everything in my power to keep you with me – if you choose to."
Rose didn't know what to say. What could she say? So she just kissed him again. A kiss that lasted forever.
The Doctor pulled away a bit and started kissing down her neck. The crowd outside started to leave and they were a bit loud.
His tongue rolled up and down her neck. Obviously, his habit of licking things he liked was still in place. After exploring her neck, he moved back up to kiss her lightly on the mouth, on the nose. He gazed at her. He could feel the TARDIS behind them, approving of this completely. He also knew that this was being recorded. So that, some day, some far away day, when Rose was truly gone, he could watch this again. And remember her.
"I love you, Doctor, I really, truly do," Rose said into his ear.
"Quite right too." Rose pulled back and cocked an eyebrow.
He grinned. "I love you too, Rose Tyler. I will always love you, until the stars burn out."
They weren't quite careful now. It was hot, passionate love that was shared between the two of them that night. They cried, laughed and reached points of passion they never shared with anyone else.