Thanks for the love you guys! Would have come quicker but we were at the Edmonton Expo this weekend; my sweet little four year old niece came (her first convention) and has officially been dubbed 'The cutest little TARDIS ever!' She loves her Doctor Who and her Sunday cuddles with her Auntie Roxy are made better by the marathons they put on Space. Met the sweetest little Ten as well with his daddy dressed like Eleven! If any of my readers are Albertan let me know maybe we can meet up next year – the husband and I are going as my OTP!
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She had been awake for about an hour, choosing to curl against his rhythmically moving chest than to rise with the sun. He kissed her hair and stirred; rolling onto his side and pulling her closer to his chest. His eyes opened blearily and when he spoke his tongue was heavy with sleep. "Morning Rose, what time is it?"
"Six thirty Doctor, go back to sleep." She replied, kissing him softly. She rolled away to get up and he pulled her back by her waist.
"No don't go." The Doctor yawned, his hand stroking her bare stomach where her tank top had rolled up in the night. "Tony will be up soon anyway so you might as well stay in bed with me."
"Or I could get up now and make breakfast." She said, adding teasingly. "We can have banana pancakes."
The Doctor opened a single chocolate brown eye at her. "What are you still doing here then?"
Rose laughed and hit him with the nearest pillow to her hand. "Oi you cheeky git, you wanna have sliced pears instead?"
He stuck his tongue out, scrunching up his face before dramatically throwing an arm over his closed eyes and whining. "And here I thought you loved me!"
She jumped off the bed and lightly opened the door. "Now I know why Donna calls you Spaceman."
"Hey!" He yelled at her back as she shut her bedroom door swiftly behind her. The Doctor laughed quietly before rolling onto his back. The previous night had been magnificent and a loving grin swept across his face as he recalled how soft Rose's skin was beneath his own. It had been spontaneous; he had wanted nothing more than a glass of wine with Rose and a romantic moment to tell her just how much she meant to him. How much he loved her.
The Doctor was not one to fall in love easily, preferring to be the Tortoise in that race. He did not believe in love at first sight, preferring the notion that love was something that required time and patience. Rose had sent his logical mind tumbling the first time he clapped eyes on her, carrying that box out of the back of the moving truck. After Reinette he had absolutely no interest in dating whatsoever. He'd allowed himself to fall in love with a flighty woman and had his heartbroken for the effort, but Rose had offered him friendship and companionship; Donna had told him that she was sure Rose fancied him and to be honest, he had noticed it himself too but he was so sure that he didn't want love, he just allowed himself to enjoy the way she made him feel. It was seeing her with Tony for the first time that he was struck with the realization that he was falling in love with her. Donna had called him an idiot for taking that long to figure it out. Apparently she had known for at least a month.
A soft knock on the door followed by a small voice got him up. "Doctor, it's almost seven and Rosie said breakfast is ready."
The Doctor smiled to himself as the small blond head poked into the open door, blue eyes staring at him from under a white hat. "I'm coming Tony, let me change into my Jake jammies and I'll be right out."
The door closed and The Doctor climbed out of bed and opened the drawer that Rose kept their pyjamas, extracting the brand new yellow dog footie pyjamas that Rose had laughed at as he bought them. He pulled the hood part over his head and grinned at the manic man that stared at him from the dresser mirror. His wild brown hair stuck up out from under the hood and the ears hung down by his neck. He walked out of the bedroom and into the kitchen to grab a cup of tea before he sat down with Tony. "Oh my – Rose you are such an amazing woman you know that right?"
Standing before the stove in a long pink dress and bubblegum pink wig with a tongue-in-teeth grin on her face was his beautiful Rose. "You like it? I ordered it off the internet when you said you was gonna do this for Tony. Thought it might be fun."
The Doctor stood speechless as Rose nervously twisted the hair around her finger. He brought her into a hug as he finally found his words. "Are you gonna wear that all day?"
Rose laughed. "No you twat; I'm not wandering around Southend dressed like Princess Bubblegum."
"Oh." He replied sadly. "It breakfast burning?"
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Rose and the Doctor strolled hand in hand down the sand as Tony ran along the surf. She had her flip flops in her other hand, using it to hold down the material of her soft pink summer dress in the salty breeze. Taking her eyes off her brother for a second; she looked toward her Doctor. His face was lit by a contented smile as he watched Tony jump over the waves crashing in at his feet, their incredibly cliché (as he had affectionately called it as he packed their lunch into it this morning) wicker picnic basket swung in his right hand. He had rolled his trousers up close to his knees not that long ago as he had taken off after her little brother into the waves as the small boy squealed with delight at being chased. They had promised him that after lunch they would take him to Peter Pans Playground and let him ride on any ride he was tall enough to.
His eyes looked from Tony to her; causing her to blush at being caught staring and averting her eyes. "I like it when you stare at me Rose, I stare at you a lot too. I happen to think you are incredibly beautiful."
She could feel the heat on her face rising higher. "You're quite handsome yourself Doctor."
He smiled at her and pulled her into a hug. "I love you Rose, so very much."
"ROSIE I FOUND A STARFISH!" Tony yelled running back with his little red bucket in his hands. He came to a stop before the couple and showed them the small pink starfish on the bucket full of water.
"That is quite a fine starfish, what do you want to do with it?" The Doctor asked the little boy as excitement shone in his eyes.
"Can I keep it?" Tony replied. "I've got a fish tank at home."
"Starfish need saltwater Tony." Rose said. "You guys don't have one of those tanks. You're gonna have to put him back in the ocean."
"I don't wanna." Tony said, pulling the bucket to his chest. "I wanna keep Mister Pointy."
"But if you keep him, he's gonna miss his family. It would be like someone taking your daddy away." Rose told him softly. "How about you put him back and we'll get lunch set up."
The boy wandered back toward the ocean to leave Mister Pointy with his family as The Doctor pulled a thick woolen blanket out of the basket and spread it across the sand. Rose sat beside him and began pulling out Tupperware containers full of sandwiches, potato salad and a couple with something that The Doctor called Eton Mess that his family had taken on every picnic. It was strawberries and whipped cream with broken sponge cake pieces. He said it was delicious. She said he was a snob. He'd ended up flicking a spoonful of it at her face that morning and after tasting it she had agreed it was delicious.
After lunch they had been true to their word and taken the boy to the amusement park. They went on Captain Hooks Swinging Ship, the Haunted House and almost every other ride there. Then they took Tony to one of the many arcades and played countless games with him. The Doctor spent only a half hour on a camel racing machine and had gotten enough tickets to win Tony the inflatable basketball hoop that he had wanted so bad. After one last go on the rides the three went to the nearest pie and mash shop for dinner.
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There was a gorgeous red sunset over the ocean as they began the drive back to London; Tony passed out in the back seat, clutching a gigantic Scooby Doo to his side. Rose looked up to the rear view mirror from the passenger's seat to check on Tony and caught The Doctors eye instead. "Thanks for today, he had a fantastic time."
"I hope you did too precious girl." He replied, reaching for her hand over the gear shift. "Think your dad's gonna like me?"
Rose smiled. She could tell he was nervous about their Sunday lunch the next day. "My dad is lovely and you make me awfully happy. All else fails he already likes Donna."
"He's met Donna already?" The Doctor asked quietly. "When?"
"You were out picking Jenny up from Sarah-Jane's when he dropped off Tony last month. Remember the night we all watched The Hobbit?" She answered. "They had a nice chat and he left right before you got home."
"Oh right, we got stuck in traffic." He said with a sigh. "Oh well, this shouldn't be too bad. Your mum is really nice."
Rose snorted. "My mum's the one you need to look out for too, she can be real vicious."
"Nah, your mum's nice." The Doctor said before turning on the radio. He was honestly nervous about meeting Pete. Mostly because he was thirteen years older than Rose. He had spoken to Donna about it a few weeks previous, worried that the difference would drive Rose away from him and he knew at this point that he loved her. Rose loved her dad to bits and he knew a daddy's girl when he saw one. Jenny was a daddy's girl through and through, and Rose's face lit up when she talked about Pete.
He drummed his fingers on the steering wheel a little as they re-entered London, glancing at the time on the dashboard. It was almost eight and they'd be home soon. "Did you want me to stay tonight?"
"If you'd like to." Rose said. She gulped and sucked in her breath. "So, Doctor?"
"What Rose?" He replied, glancing at her with a smile.
"I'd like to, that is if you'd like to; erm." She blew out a breath and ran her fingers through her hair. "Do – erm – well I'd like to..."
Heat rose to his neck as he caught on. "I'd like to, if you want to. I love you Rose, you know that I'd like to show you."
"I'd like that." She mumbled, flushed red and leaned over to kiss his cheek. "I love you too Doctor."
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Well, that was the middle hope you all liked it. I don't think I'll be posting THAT scene so you can just imagine for yourselves.
Roxy x
