Ok so chapter number two. HUGE thankyou to everyone who reviewed, and I have to apologise for the boring beginning to the story but I promise you it's going to start getting good so just stick with it if you can .

I'm Cal, I was just about to ask Rose to escort me to dinner tonight, you could join us if you wish?" His politeness was forced, Rose could tell, The Doctor could tell, but still he couldn't resist.

"I'd love to"

"Oh" Cal could not hide the disappointment from his face as his hand dropped back down to his side. Rose stood watching the two men, one with an irresistible smile, the other now not even attempting politeness. "Well I guess I shall see you this evening" Cal grumbled, disdain dripping from his words. "Goodbye my precious Rose" The words glided seductively from his tongue, leaving Rose flushed and trying to hide her smile.

The Doctor watched Cal leave, his eyes seemingly studying the man, his lips pursed together in concentration as he looked down at Rose. His eyes darkened as he noticed the effect this man had on her.

"So shall we look around this place then?" He asked with a broad smile, Rose looked up at him, clenching her jaw and nodding politely. "He seems, well, nice" The Doctor muttered as the pair walked over the deck.

Rose murmured something inaudibly under her breath as she strode a couple of steps in front. Was he really not jealous at all? Of course he wasn't. He didn't care about her in that way. Rose shook her head, desperate for the thoughts to disperse - she had to stop wasting her time with him by confusing their relationship and depressing herself, she was on the Titanic and she needed to soak up every second of it.

"Yeah, he was" Rose muttered absentmindedly as she walked to the tip of the deck, brushing her hands over the cold, refreshing metal. "Ooh look dolphins" Rose yelped excitedly as she pointed to the water in front of them. "Why do they do that?" Rose queried as she watched each dolphin leap gracefully from the water then return to it for a few moments.

"Well, dolphins are naturally inquisitive and playful creatures. The wake generated by a ship creates a strong disturbance on the surface of the water that they often feel the need to investigate. While they do this, they will continuously leap out of the water. They're intrigued by the noise and the motion of ships so they'll follow them if they happen to cross their pod" The Doctor declared smugly, intelligence seemed to be second nature to this man. Rose watched him as his speech continued he was in his element, as he waved his hands to emphasise his point. Her head snapped back in the direction of the waves as his brow furrowed in question of her staring. She smiled to herself as he let the matter go, her eyes glazing over the sparkling water.

"Wow" She whispered, she had to stop taking this life for granted.

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"Rose, you ready yet?" The Doctor's voice called, muffled by the wood of her door.

"Just a second" Was Rose's reply, she gave one last spritz of perfume and checked her appearance once again in the mirror. She wore a deep red dress with black lace around the bust, her hair shone as the light hit the curls that had been left to flow around her face. She smiled approvingly. She looked perfect, after all she had tried desperately to get everything right.

"Ok" She declared as she whisked open the door to find a suited Doctor, "You look nice" She remarked as she walked out into the corridor.

"Yep" Her heart skipped a beat as he flashed her a smile. "You look pretty good yourself"

"Yeah, thought I'd make an effort for Cal" Well that was her excuse, but she knew deep down that Cal wasn't the person she was trying to impress.

"Almost forgot about Mister Cal" The Doctor remarked bitterly but rescuing himself with a small chuckle. "Well best go and meet him" He smiled (falsely) and offered her his arm, which she took eagerly.

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Cal Hockley noted his appearance in his full-length mirror, tightening his black tie and smiling conceitedly at himself. He grabbed the flower from his dresser, thinking of his dinner date. Rose. She was so beautiful, her accent so sweet and strange, her figure slim and inviting. He needed her, wanted her and he would have her - despite his competition - The Doctor. Cal could tell the pair were close, and Rose clearly had feelings for the man but that was nothing that Cal could not banish, after all he was a very powerful man. Nothing, would stop him from getting what he wanted, and Rose was just that, for his own satisfaction as well as his business reasons. But things had to move quicker.

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Rose and The Doctor were escorted to a private table, set out extravagantly with candles and rose petals. Cal was clearly high in authority.

"Picked a good one here Rose" The Doctor muttered cheerily as he pulled out a chair for Rose.

"Weird, I'm not usually good at picking men" Rose retorted as she poked her tongue out between her teeth and slid into her seat.

"Very fu-"

"Ah, Rose a vision of loveliness" The pair looked up to be greeted by a very smartly dressed and groomed Cal. Rose opened her mouth to greet him but was met by lips upon hers. Before she could realise what had happened Cal had pulled back and was licking his lips, which now with held a satisfied smirk.

"Erm ok then" Rose squeaked as she stared at Cal in shock. She looked towards The Doctor not quite sure what she was expecting. She was met with nothing, his face was neutral as he sipped from his crystal glass.

If only Rose knew that the cold grip of jealously was brewing within The Doctor, if she had maybe, just maybe, the horror that was just around the corner could have been avoided.

So who's liking Cal? .

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