Old Enemy, New Friends

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Chapter Seven

"Latara?" called the Doctor as he walked down the hallway then stopped, seeing her lying on the bed in their bedroom in the TARDIS, looking at the ceiling. Sliding onto the bed next to her, he rested on his back and looked at the ceiling then at her.

"What are we looking at?" asked the Doctor, focusing on a spot on the ceiling.

"Do you think I'm a good mother?" asked Rain.

"You're a great mother! Jenny, Dot and Tara adore you!"

"I know that but I used to wonder what I'd be like when I had a baby of my own. I used to play with my dolls and pretend that they were real and I had to take care of them."

"Oh, now there's something I would have loved to have seen! You pushing a doll pram and being all mommy-like," said the Doctor, smiling and she snuggled closer, placing her head on his chest.

"I was also thinking about what happened with my mother," sighed Rain and he knew she was thinking about the fact her mother died the day she was born.

"Oh, Latara, you know that it wasn't your fault what happened to her."

"Yeah, I do but it never stopped…"

She felt his love gently caressing her mind as he moved his hand up and down her arm and she listened to his hearts beating.

"Anyway, it's just that I always wondered what it would be like to have this little person growing inside me."

"Well, Adam did give me the information on how to build our own birthing ball but I told him we might not use it for a very long time."

"Did he include the plans for the belt and the birth suits?"

"Yep," said the Doctor, moving his hand up to her hair and gently stroked it. Rain smiled as he looked down and saw her hand sliding inside his trousers. Shivering as she moved her fingers along the top of his genitals, he watched her remove her hand and his ears turned red.

"Um, uh…" said the Doctor as she climbed on top of him and kissed his lips. He held her head in his hands as she moved back and placed the tip of her nose on his. He felt her love creeping into his mind as he smiled and she kissed him again. Her lips brushed his as they kissed and his hands moved down her back then he slid a hand down her jeans, gently rubbing her bottom. Moving her finger through his hair, she moved back and looked into his chocolate brown eyes. Licking his lips, he watched her remove his tie and tossed it across the room. He smiled as she sat up and unbuttons his shirt, stroking his soft skin and fine chest hair. She moved her fingers down his chest as he set a mental block so they could have some privacy and she parted his shirt, kissing his chest. Winking at him, she moved down, kissing along his chest to his stomach and sat on his legs. Sitting up, he removed his jacket and shirt and dumped them onto the floor. Moving closer, Rain moved her fingers down his shoulder and along his arms and he took hold of the bottom of her shirt and slowly lifted it up her body. She raised her arms as he took her shirt off, smiling when he saw she wasn't wearing a bra, and dropped the shirt onto the floor. She sighed as he moved his hands along her sides, up to her breasts, and cupped them in his hands. She kissed him while he stroked her breast and she moaned into his mouth.

"Shit!" said Alan as they looked at the doorway and he covered his eyes. "Close the door if you're going to do that!"

They watched him walk away, an arm out in front of him so he didn't bump into anything, and Rain laughed. Shrugging, the Doctor kissed her then slid his hands along her back and the door slowly closed.

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Lucy walked down the hallway, heading for the laboratory when the door hissed open and she walked inside the room. Bryan sat at the console as she stood behind the chair he was sitting on and looked at the screen. She noticed that he looked strange as she went to touch his hair and looked at him.

"Leave him alone," said the voice over the speaker as she walked to the container and looked into the angry eyes.

"But he hasn't slept in days," said Lucy.

"He is all right. Now, tell me, what have you been up to?"

"If I told you then it would spoil the surprise!"

"Tell me!" said the voice as the monitor alarms beeped while the reading changed and she knew he was becoming agitated.

"What would make you happy?"

"Besides killing you the moment I get out of here?!"

"Hey, do you want me to turn the oxygen turned off again?! Anyway, you won't touch me after you see who I found!"

"What are you talking about?!"

Lucy moved around to one side of the container as she placed her face against the glass and he looked at her.

"I found the Doctor!" said Lucy as his eyes went wide and a grin spread across his face.

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Alan walked down the hallway when he looked into the den and saw Adam sitting at the computer. He typed on the keyboard while a pair of earphones covered his ears and his head moved side to side. Alan walked closer when he leaned on the back of the chair and looked at the screen. Adam pushed the glasses up when he had the feeling that he was being watched and turned around.

"Ahhhhhhhh!" said Adam as he jumped and Alan laughed.

"Sorry. What are you doing?" asked Alan while Adam took the earphones and glasses off, placing them on the desk.

"What?"

"I asked what you're doing."

"I'm working on my new book."

"You're a writer?! What do you write?"

"I write about my brother and his adventures."

"Oh yeah?!" asked Alan, looking at the screen again. He read the page when he realized that it was about the Doctor, Jamie and Zoe, the Ice Warriors and deadly seed pods. "Hmmmmm, I forgot about this."

"Don't you have his memories?"

"Oh, yeah, I do but I don't think about them."

"You're kidding! They're a goldmine! I have been writing about him for the last six years and I have had six books on the best seller list. In fact, the last one's going to be made into a movie."

"Cool! By the way, what's with the glasses?"

"Oh, I'm a bit nearsighted."

"Ever heard of contact lens?"

"I have contact lens but they hurt if I keep them in too long."

Alan smiled when Jamie, dressed in blue flannel footie pajamas with little teddy bears on it, walked into the room and dragged a stuffed Stitch doll by one leg. He stopped near them as he looked at them and Alan smiled at him.

"I thought you were in bed," said Adam.

"I can't sleep," said Jamie, rubbing one eye.

"What's the matter?" asked Alan.

"There's a monster in my room."

"There's a monster in your room, eh?! Weeeeeeeeeeeeell, it's a good thing that you have monster hunters in the house!" said Alan, picking Jamie up and rested him on his hip. They walked out of the room as Adam frowned, saved what he was writing, turned the computer off and went to catch up with them. Walking up the stairs, they headed down the hallway when Jamie pointed where his room was and they walked into the doorway. Alan reached for the light switch as he turned the lights on and smiled. Jamie's room had blue walls, covered with posters of dinosaurs, Stitch and David Tennant, and glow in the dark stars and planets were on the ceiling. A child size wardrobe, which looked like the TARDIS, sat to the left of the door and a rocket ship bed faced them. Several stuffed dinosaurs sat on the floor near the bed and two large toy boxes were crammed with other toys. A bookcase stood near the right of the door and a child's desk sat under the window to the left. Alan felt the pangs he felt before as he looked at the room and sighed. "All right then, where is this monster?!"

"It's under the bed," whispered Jamie as Alan handed him to Adam and walked to the bed. Hushing them, he removed the sonic screwdriver from his pocket and turned it on. He carefully walked to the bed when he knelt down and lifted the corner of the blanket to look under the bed.

"Is there anyone under there?" asked Alan as he looked under the bed then dropped the blanket and backed up. "Get back! Those things are huge!"

"What things?!" asked Jamie, hiding his face in Adam's neck.

"Those are the biggest dust bunnies I ever seen!"

"Dust bunnies?" asked Jamie, looking at him.

"Oh, yeah, those buggers are harmless but they do make a noise at night. They snore like little buzz saws. No wonder you can't sleep!"

"How do we get rid of them?"

"Easy, where's the vacuum?"

"In the hall closet," said Adam. Alan nodded with he left the room then came back a few minutes later with the vacuum. He wiggled his finger for Jamie to follow him as they walked to the bed and he lifted the blanket up. Kneeling, he turned the vacuum on and slid the hose attachment under the bed. He moved the hose back and forth as Jamie snuggled on the floor next to him and watched the dust bunnies being sucked up by the vacuum. A few minutes later, Alan turned the vacuum off and sat against the side of the bed. Jamie crawled onto his lap as he hugged him and Alan ruffled his hair.

"Well, that got rid of them. The thing is they tend to come back. Best to have the maid check for them every other day or so. Now, are there anymore monsters you want me to get rid of?"

"I think there are some in the wardrobe," said Jamie as they got off the floor and walked to the wardrobe. Pointing the sonic screwdriver at it, Alan opened the door and scanned what was inside the wardrobe.

"Nope, no monsters in there," said Alan, closing the door.

"Anywhere else, Bump?' asked Adam.

"No," said Jamie.

"Well, let's get you back to bed then," said Adam as he lifted Jamie over his shoulder and Jamie giggled. Adam flew Jamie around in a circle before placing him under the blankets and kissed the top of his head. Nodding, they left the room as Adam closed the door and Alan sighed. "You ok?"

"Yeah, sorry, just missing my daughters, is all. One of them is Jamie's age," said Alan as he looked at the sonic screwdriver and Adam tilted his head, looking at it.

"Where did you get that?" asked Adam.

"I made it. Why? Don't you have one?"

"No."

"Why not?" asked Alan with a puzzled look on his face.

"Just never thought there was any reason to have one," said Adam, shrugging.

"I could make you one."

"Ok," said Adam as they walked down the hallway and the hose from the vacuum trailed behind them.