Rose lay awake for a long time, gently rubbing her stomach and trying to reconnect. She could almost sense her baby moving round, but it was faint. She turned onto her other side looking at the Doctor. He too was awake and he smiled at her. Jack was between them sleeping soundly for the first time in several weeks.
"You ok?" The Doctor whispered.
"Yeah," Rose nodded.
"You know," the Doctor took a deep breath. "Your mother said we should go for a visit. I was wondering whether you wanted to go tomorrow?"
"Ok," Rose replied. "She'll probably want me to have the baby their again anyway."
The Doctor groaned quietly and Rose giggled. She suddenly gasped her hand flying to her stomach again.
"What?" The Doctor's brow furrowed in worry.
"He kicked," Rose said grinning and grabbing the Doctor's hand, pressing it to the spot where her unborn child had made a move. "He's defiantly a Tyler."
The Doctor smiled back.
"Yup," he agreed. "He'll have a slap just like his mother and grandmother."
"Most defiantly," Rose replied yawning sleepily.
She closed her eyes intending only to rest them for a moment but before she knew what was happening the Doctor was getting out of bed with Jack.
"Where are you going?" She asked.
"Jack's hungry," the Doctor replied. "Do you want something for breakfast?"
Rose shrugged, getting up herself and following the Doctor towards the TARDIS kitchen.
"We'll go to your Mum's after this yeah?" He said holding out a hand to Rose which she gladly took.
"Suppose it's for the best," Rose agreed. "I'll have to explain the sudden appearance of a bump."
"Just tell her you wore baggy clothes last time she saw you," the Doctor said then glanced at Rose. "Really baggy clothes."
"Oi!" Rose said whacking him. "I'm not that fat."
"No you're not fat," the Doctor nodded. "The baby's just big."
"Flatterer," she smirked.
Jack covered his ears at the sound of Jackie Tyler's screams. It was the first thing that greeted them when she opened the door of her flat to let Rose the Doctor and Jack in.
"You didn't tell me you were pregnant!" Jackie said dragging her daughter in.
"Yeah well…" Rose was ushered into the living room and pushed onto the sofa with her first son whilst her own mother sorted out tea.
"When's it due?" Asked Jackie. "Hang on, you must've been expecting the last time I saw you… unless… how long have you been away?"
"Just a week Mum," Rose said quickly, trying to diffuse any argument that was about to arise. "I was wearing baggy clothes and Gallifreyan kids grow quicker."
"Jack didn't," Jackie pointed out.
"Yeah, but then I wasn't stressed when I had Jack." Rose countered.
"So you're stressed now?" Jackie asked from the kitchen.
"No Mum! Just stop fussing! I'm fine," Rose called to her as the Doctor sat next to her, wrapping an arm round her waist and propping Jack on his knee.
"You're staying here to have him or her then?" Jackie said coming back from the kitchen with a cup of tea for everyone and a carton of juice for Jack.
"Yup," the Doctor said grinning before adding under his breath; "Unfortunately."
Rose elbowed him lightly so he didn't spill his tea. Jackie sat in the armchair opposite them and handed Jack his juice.
"You've gone very domestic haven't you Doctor?" Jackie commented after a moment of silent contemplation.
"Yeah," the Doctor frowned. "Not quite sure how that happened."
"Well I believe it started when you met me and then we ended up falling in love and I decided I wanted kids," Rose said, pretending to think. "Or something along those lines."
The pair laughed and Jackie could see just how deeply they cared for each other and their children.
"Will you want your rooms set up or are you going to sleep in the TARDIS?" Jackie asked.
"Probably sleep in the TARDIS," Rose replied quickly. "Jack doesn't settle very well outside the ship."
The Doctor kept his mouth shut. Jack settled perfectly well outside the TARDIS, when he actually needed to sleep. He had the feeling Rose needed to have some kind of freedom from her mother and if that meant he could spend less time with the Tyrant Tyler the Doctor was more than willing to go along with this.