Christmas 2011

Rose was woken Christmas morning by a bouncing Joshua, eager for her to wake. She compared him to her younger brother. He pouted for a moment before kissing her soundly. He'd been compared to much worse in his long life. Being compared to a hyper 4-year-old was nothing. And really, it was Christmas!

Rose groaned and buried her face in the pillow.

"Joshua, the sun isn't even up yet."

"So? We have to go to your parents' later. I want to give you my presents now. Before we have to go." His voice was almost a whine. Yep, definitely a toddler parading around as an adult.

She groaned. Joshua wouldn't stop until she got out of bed. He was obviously excited about something and no amount of whining on her part would get him to leave, she was sure. So, apparently it was time for her to get up for the day.

She sat slowly and rubbed the sleep from her eyes. She could smell breakfast wafting in from the kitchen. She yawned before getting out of bed and padding grudgingly towards the smell of food. Joshua was bouncing ahead of her. She wanted to growl at his morning antics, but couldn't conjure the energy.

Breakfast was a mostly quiet affair. Joshua was still bouncing in his seat. As Rose ate, she became more awake and less likely to bite his head off. He knew this. They'd traveled together for years before they were separated. And once they found one another again, they had slipped back into the companionship they had once shared.

They made their way to the living room and their tree. Underneath were presents between the both of them as well as for the rest of the family. He grabbed the two he wanted to give her privately and sat back on their couch. She did the same. They exchanged presents. Grinning, they tore into the wrapping.

Rose gasped as she opened her first present. It was a necklace that matched her wedding ring perfectly. She teared a bit as she turned and asked him to put it around her neck. There was a matching bracelet which she also immediately put on.

Her other present was a bit more racy. He had picked out a sexy lingerie set for her, also blue. It wasn't the most revealing of things she owned, but the fact that he had picked it made her stomach do a little flip. When she looked at him, he looked a bit sheepish but she couldn't deny the fire of lust in his eyes. She leaned over and kissed him. It was slow and languid. They broke apart, panting slightly.

Her presents for him were both on the mild side. The first was a simple but tasteful wrist watch. He could still keep perfectly with time and the turn of the Earth. But, it had a few extra features that most watches didn't normally have. For one, it synced with his cell phone. The watch face was touch screen and would display the same as if his phone was out. He shot her a quick smirk.

"A bit Spock, isn't it?" Rose giggled and shook her head.

"I was thinking more along the lines of James Bond."

"Really? I think I'd make a great James Bond. Do they have those films here?"

"Yup."

His second present was a series of t-shirts. Nothing over the top, just a few bands he'd taken an interest in since coming to this Universe. Bands they didn't have in their original Universe. The last shirt, had him rolling on the floor laughing. It was a light blue t-shirt with darker blue lettering: "Trust me, I'm a Doctor."

"Oh that is just...I don't even have the words. You think I'd get in trouble if I wore it to your Mum's today?"

"I think she'd be more offended if you didn't. She picked that one."

After presents, they quickly got ready to go to the mansion with Joshua proudly displaying his new t-shirt.

~DW~~DW~~DW~

Once they arrived, Jackie greeted them both with a kiss on the cheek. Joshua tried to feign disgust but everyone knew that it was a ruse. He and Jackie had gotten close since he had come here. More than once, she thanked him for being here with Rose. She had her daughter back and now a son-in-law. She hadn't talked about grandbabies again. As far as she was concerned, their little family was complete.

Tony slammed into Rose hugging her legs until she picked him up. Together, they went to the sitting room where the tree stood. He started babbling about the various gifts that were under the tree and the decorations that he had made that were on the tree.

Joshua joined them shortly and the three sat, staring at the tree and hypothesizing what could be in the boxes.

Soon they were called into the Dining room and tucked into their food.

~DW~~DW~~DW~

Jackie surveyed the damage to her sitting room and shook her head. It looked like a tornado had swept through and thrown wrapping paper all over the place. Rose and Joshua had left after the unwrapping of the presents with a promise that they would be back tomorrow. Tony was asleep in his room and Pete was sitting in his office, nursing a small glass of brandy. She could have felt alone, but looking at the after effects of the family gathering, she couldn't help but feel an immense sense of calm.

Joshua had gotten something techy for every member of the family except her. Each piece was crafted by himself and she couldn't help but see the Doctor in him at that moment. He'd gotten her a necklace. It wasn't anything elaborate. He'd honestly seemed a bit ashamed that he didn't know what he could make her that she would enjoy. She'd hugged him in that moment and assured him that anything he made, she would appreciate. He had walked away with a thoughtful look and a mischievous glint in his eye.

He'd made a chip for Pete to put in his phone. It enhanced reception as well as the capacity of the memory. Pete could run just about anything on it now. Joshua had also built in a a translator. It didn't have all of the languages that Joshua knew, but it did have all of the current Earth languages as well as the most frequent aliens that decided to come to Earth. All-in-all it was a very useful present for Pete.

He'd built Tony a robot. Thankfully, it looked nothing like a Cyberman. It resembled Wall-E from one of the movies from their original Universe. It would even pick up toys and place them in it's front pouch. Thankfully, it didn't compress the things it picked up.

Rose was given a sonic screw-driver with a pink tip. Rose had almost cried at the thought-fullness of the gift. He explained that he'd given it as many features as his was capable of. He'd also told her that she deserved a better version than the one she had taken from the bubble Universe where he'd died. She did cry then, upset over the memories those comments had dredged but soon was able to recover. There was no need to mourn now that she had him.

Jackie smiled softly, remembering the night they had just had. Her family was happy, together, and complete.