Mickey made his excuses and left after they made arrangements to meet him for lunch the following day in the town. Mickey was not happy when he left. Who the hell did this Alec Hardy think he was? How dare he look like the Doctor, he might as well have been the way Rose was looking at him the way she used to look at the Doctor and was all over him and Hardy telling him in no uncertain terms Rose belonged to him. He might as well have a big flashing sign saying 'Rose is mine, back off" He remembered it well, that sickly feeling when the Doctor had regenerated and became a bit too pretty for Mickey's liking with Rose swooning all over him. But he'd lost her long before the regeneration happened when Rose ran off into the Police Box for the first time.
Now she had been smitten with his double, how could she? Didn't she see it? Now he knew he had to do something, Rose was making a big mistake and she couldn't see it. He had to stop her before she did anything stupid and he could tell by the way they looked at each other that they were sleeping together and they were trying to get rid of him. He'd not seen that look in Rose's eyes for a long time and he didn't like how it was for Alec and not him and if he couldn't have her, he sure as hell wasn't going to let this Hardy bloke have her.
Mickey thought he'd got over Rose after all this time but seeing the two of them together was too much. They'd had the nerve to hold hands in front of him, goodness knows what Hardy's other hand was doing behind her back. He drove off back to his hotel to think it over, what could he do to get Rose away from Alec? Try to break them up? No, that would make Rose hate him but if he did it in a subtle way, bit by bit, dig up the dirt on the Detective Inspector and making her see he was far from perfect, he might, just might do enough damage to put her off him at least, come back home and he would be there to pick up the pieces. Just like he'd done when he stood by and watched her heart break at Bad Wolf Bay. She'd not wanted him back then but now, having her heart broken again with the Doctor's double, she may let him back into her life. By the time he got back to the hotel he was starting to make plans.
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When Mickey left, Rose had turned to Alec and apologised for dumping him in at the deep end. He knew about Mickey of course and wasn't in the least bit jealous, or so he thought but with Mickey paying an unexpected visit he wasn't prepared for, he'd been unable to stop himself from making it perfectly clear that Rose was now his and had proceeded to show it. Rose had not looked too happy herself at him showing up at the shop, let alone bringing him home but Alec thought she had done the right thing in introducing them and that Mickey would just have to man up to it and accept that Rose had chosen him and they were together, hopefully for the rest of their lives. He told Rose everything was ok and he loved her and that was it as she snuggled up to him and kissed him. They had held hands in front of Mickey, with him having one arm crossed and the other hand down her back and feeling down her knickers.
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Rose couldn't tell Alec enough that she was sorry about him turning up just like that. She wasn't happy about it. She snuggled up to Alec, kissed him tenderly and Alec responded by telling her he loved her. She had told him about how Mickey was her boyfriend back on the other world but never expected the two of them would meet, she had purposely not told Mickey about Alec for that very reason. She had been able to tell that Alec had hardly been able to stop from being jealous even though he'd nothing to be jealous of, he knew she was his but he'd certainly made that clear to Mickey in no uncertain terms. While they had been holding hands in front of Mickey, she had tried not to smirk too much with Alec's other hand being busy elsewhere as he had purposely crossed his arm so his free hand was down the back of her knickers.
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They went out to dinner as planned, their encounter with Mickey putting neither of them off. Alec complimented Rose when she came down from getting dressed to go out but was bitterly disappointed he wasn't allowed to go help her get dressed. He said he'd have to just settle for helping her undress when they got back instead. They tried a new Chinese restaurant further up in the town that he'd heard about and they had a nice evening out, Alec was driving so he only had one drink, Rose went full out and had two, saying he'd better not take advantage of her, he said if he did, he'd have to arrest himself. They had both laughed. As they drove home, Rose was quiet and he noticed it as they usually chatted about anything that came to mind. He said nothing until they got back, being his turn to have Rose in his bed. They had put off talking about moving in together with Mickey's visit and agreed they'd discuss it in the morning when they'd been for their run. Rose already had a few things at his house, including Alec's new collection of her knickers, her having taken the others home eventually and he'd started yet another collection.
When they got back, he asked her what was wrong, he wanted to cheer her up.
"Let's not talk about it Alec, let's just go to bed. It's not worth bothering about, really."
"Rosie, come on, is it Mickey's visit that's upset you?" Rose looked back at him. He put his arms around her neck and began kissing it softly and whispering in her ear "Ok, Sexy, I want you in my bed, now" and he lowered his arms to her waist and steered her towards the stairs, turning out the light on the way. He held her all the way up to the bedroom, his hands around her front, lifting her dress and rubbing her thighs as they went upstairs, only stopping to let her go into the bathroom, then he went through the bedroom door to wait for her. It only took her a few minutes to join him. Any sadness that had been there a few minutes earlier was gone, her beautiful smile had returned when she saw Alec standing there in just his shorts.
As she closed the bedroom door, Alec turned her around and unzipped her dress, letting it fall on the floor as she stepped out of it, kicking her shoes off. He undid her bra and slowly pulled it off, leaving just his favourite red lacy knickers, then standing behind her ran his fingers down her back, dipping his hands down the top of her knickers and pulling them down, slowly. He turned her around to look at her and let out a whistle then smiled from ear to ear. Without either of them speaking, he took her by the hand and led her over to the bed, pulled back the sheets and stopping just long enough for her to reach out and pull down his shorts then they fell onto the bed and Alec turned out the bedside lamp.
They woke up when Alec's alarm went off, which he'd set for them to go running, wrapped in each other's arms. Rose was spread out over Alec with her head just on the pillow, nuzzling his neck while he was supporting her from falling off him, he didn't want her to leave him. Alec turned off the alarm trying not to disturb her too much but she stirred slightly. As she opened one eye she saw him watching her. He gently moved her so he could kiss her and went to her thigh as he did so, reaching into her so she bit his lip as he did, he loved the way she did that. He loved her waking up with him, her response as she was only half awake to let him touch her while kissing her. As they both woke up properly, Alec slid from under her and started to go get his shower, hoping Rose would join him after asking her if she was going to and getting no reply. "One day," he thought and wondered exactly why she never did as Sunday was the only time they really got up at the same time with Rose leaving later than him but before him on Saturdays. He was in for a pleasant surprise as the bathroom door opened and then the shower door as she squeezed in next to him.
"Room for one more Inspector? Move over," as she pressed up to him.
He obliged by moving up to the shower wall so they could both be under the water wondering why she had chosen that morning to take the plunge so to speak. Not that he was complaining as she got as close as she could while he rubbed her back with the shower gel, having already rinsed his off. Slowing covering every inch of her with the gel then letting the water rinse it away was Alec's idea of the start of a perfect day with Rose and hoped there would be lots more Sunday morning starts like this in the future. He didn't even wonder any more why she'd not joined him before but wished she had done as he now he found how enjoyable it was.
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Rose knew the reason why she didn't usually accept his invitation to shower with him, it was because of her dream, the one where she and the Doctor were lying in the sea making love. That was the only thing she had never revealed to Alec, how could she? Dreams of having sex with a 900 year old alien from another world, he would think it weird to say the least. No, she would have to keep those to herself, no matter how much else she told Alec, that was definitely not on the menu. Plus the fact she had been near the water when saying her last goodbye to the Doctor. It was the last remnant of her putting off having a shower with Alec, one she wanted to be rid of for good. That morning seemed to her like just as good as any other so when she saw Alec disappear through the bedroom door, she waited a few minutes letting him think she wasn't going to join him again, then climbed out of bed, hesitated a few seconds, should she, shouldn't she, she had to get over this, if she was going to spend her life with Alec, he was going to be sorely disappointed if she couldn't even get in the shower with him after they had made love.
So, opening the bedroom door, having slipped on her robe, she tentatively opened the bathroom door, saw Alec's outline behind the shower door, draped a towel over the one Alec had already placed there, opened it and took off her robe and asked him to move over. Standing in the shower, pressed up against him, letting him cover her back in shower gel, any further thoughts of the beach went completely from her mind and she couldn't believe she'd been missing out on this for so long.
Both refreshed from their shower, kissing after the gel had been rinsed off Rose, Alec turned off the water and reached for a towel to dry Rose, taking his time as he did it. Their first shower together had been sensational and special, they had sealed their love even more. Rose had a smile on her face as he dried her, then he insisted she get dressed while he dried but she wanted to stay, just putting on her robe and watching him getting dried. He said he didn't trust her to dry him and that they'd end up taking another shower, a cold one if she did. They just laughed. They got dressed for their morning run together, walking across the street holding hands. They waved to Ellie who happened to be looking out of the window, it looked like little Fred had got up early again.
Rose meant to speak to Ellie later to offer her a break from time to time by looking after him for a while so she could do things on her own for a few hours. She had spoken to Alec about it and he agreed but they'd babysit together if it was in the evening. After their run, they were debating to put off their lunch with Mickey because they needed to let Ellie know they wouldn't be round soon so she wouldn't get anything ready. It was already half past eight and Rose was about to call Mickey when Alec stopped her.
"Sweetheart, Rosie, don't let him get to you, we'll go and if he gives you a hard time we'll just leave."
Rose put her phone down. "I don't want to start a fight with me playing piggy in the middle, Alec. I'm not a toy to be fought over. I saw you both yesterday and it was uncomfortable for me. I didn't tell Mickey about you for a reason. He was jealous over the Doctor, he even wormed his way into travelling with us when I made it clear I was no longer his girlfriend, he still followed me. I told him to move on and he didn't. He even came back for me when the Cybermen invaded my own world after he stayed in this one because he knew I didn't want him. He's a stubborn as a mule and he won't give in Alec, he'll keep doing this. So I'm not going to give him the ammunition, I'm not playing his game. I love you, Alec and nothing he says or does is going to change that. I know why he came here and it's not going to work, no matter what."
"Have you finished, Miss Tyler?" Alec asked.
Rose smiled at him. "I've said my party piece, Inspector."
"Good, then hand me your phone, please and I'll put an end to this right now."
Rose handed him her phone and he found Mickey's number. "Please Alec, don't use your official capacity as a Police Officer to warn him off will you?" she begged him.
"Not unless I need to, Rosie, I'll just give him the facts and tell him you don't want to meet with him because it makes you uncomfortable and ask him to leave you alone in future. It's his choice. If he takes my advice and leaves then all well and good, if not, it becomes official, then it's out of my hands."
He dialled Mickey's number. He had sounded surprised it was Alec's voice, obviously expecting it to be Rose. Alec spoke briefly to him, relaying what Rose had said, that she'd been uncomfortable by his visit, that he should have called her first. Then he told him that Rose didn't want him to contact her again, not unless it was for business purposes. He told him they had cancelled their lunch date with him and that Rose was upset by his visit yesterday, adding that this was a friendly approach and that Mickey should respect Rose's privacy of not wanting him to visit again. He told Mickey that Rose was now his and his alones' concern, he was taking care of her now and he would take very great care of her. He also added that Rose had suspected the reason for his visit despite him stating why he had come. Rose, he said was adamant that nothing he said or did was going to change her mind about how she felt about himself, no matter what and if he had planned to do or say anything to persuade her otherwise then he may as well save his time and not bother trying.
He added for good measure that he would protect Rose from any attempts to upset her again and if it meant in an official capacity then he was willing to go to that extent. He said goodbye and pressed the end call button and handed the phone back to Rose then took her in his arms and held her there, not wanting to let her go, to protect her and promised her he would always protect her, no matter what. He'd lost her once for a week and that was far too long.
They went to Ellie's for lunch as usual, saying nothing to her about Rose's unwanted visitor. Alec decided he would recruit her help if necessary, if it got out of hand which he has a nasty suspicion it would. He was hoping he was wrong though but was prepared to go to great lengths to prevent Rose from further upset. She had been through enough, she didn't need this just when their relationship had become stable and they were thinking about moving in together. He smiled at Rose across the table reassuringly. He'd cheer her when they got back to his house. He would drop the subject for now, let her calm down a bit with a bit of their regular 'romp on the sofa' as he put it as he smirked to himself.