**Notes: Relax everyone, this is where it all gets fixed. A huge thank you to Elensari for once again slowing me down and making sure that I don't just skim over stuff.**

Chapter Twenty-Six – Everyday Can Be Christmas

The door of the TARDIS swung open and what was now a very familiar face appeared. Putting his hands in the pockets of his trousers to show off the red lining of his coat, Evander smiled and said, "Did you miss me?"

Rose and Alex leapt towards him, laughing and he caught them both in a hug that was quite unexpected for this incarnation. The three time travellers spun around happily as Jenny stood nearby and stared at the odd sight. She hadn't had a lot of experience with the grey haired Doctor, but she was sure that she hadn't seen him laughing and hugging people before. Jenny also thought that they said they hadn't met this version of the Doctor, so this seemed a rather overly familiar greeting for strangers.

"Am I missing something?" Jenny asked confusedly. "I thought you said something about him not recognizing you, Rose? Weren't you two nervous about his reaction just a few minutes ago?"

Evander chuckled, "Ah, Jenny. Did they tell you what just happened?"

"Something about Dream Crabs?" she replied.

"Yes, creatures that had us all in a shared dream state for what felt like about a month for the three of us. I'm happy to say that this reunion is much better than the one we remember. Significantly less shouting," Evander said with a genuine smile.

"Thank you for everything, Jenny. We'll be back for a visit, maybe after we pick up Clara," Rose said as she turned to enter the TARDIS.

"Alright then, we'll be seeing you, Doctor. Umm... Doctors. I'll inform the mistress," Jenny said with a small wave towards the time machine.

Alex closed the door behind him and leaned against it as he watched Evander circling the console to send them into the vortex. Rose spun happily around the room with her arms stretched wide, glad to really be home.

"God! My head feels so empty, Doctor!" Rose gasped suddenly. "It's like, you're there, but just barely. Can we fix it,please?"

Evander stood facing her with one hand still on the console and gave her a small grin. "Well, technically, the bond was never there. But yes, darling, we certainly can."

"And... as we were never all three in the same physical location, I have one heart yet again," Alex added as he pressed a hand to his chest. "There is a slight bond between us from the mental contact that we had, but nothing like what we thought we had forged."

"I think we may need to sleep again after we rearrange all this regeneration energy between us and reestablish our bonds the way they should be. Come to bed with me boys?" Rose suggested as she headed deeper into the ship, her long, Victorian dress swishing against the stairs behind her.

Both Doctors recalled exactly what she was wearing under that dress and decided that they would deal with THAT before exhausting themselves with fixing the meta-crisis issue. In their rush to follow Rose up the stairs that led towards their bedroom, Alex and Evander smashed together and got stuck between the railings. Quickly pushing and pulling against each other, they got themselves free and Alex pushed Evander up the stairs ahead of him, following close behind.

Entering the bedroom, Rose saw that the TARDIS had changed it to look just like it had in their dreamscape; the extra closets and larger bed to accommodate all of them looked just as warm and inviting. She removed her shoes and walked towards the bed, just as they had done during their first time doing this.

The look on their faces, however, when they entered the room was NOT the way she remembered it for this particular task. Although, this look was definitely one that she recognized. They both removed their shoes and coats as they approached the bed.

"I think," Evander said softly, "that it's time for us to unwrap our Christmas present."

"We certainly don't want to tear the wrapping, though. That dress needs to be worn again at some point," Alex added with a filthy grin.

"Definitely, but we will not have you sleeping in it again. That couldn't possibly be comfortable for you, darling," Evander agreed and leaned around her to begin unlacing the back of her dress.

Alex dove under her skirt to undo her garters and remove her stockings, trailing soft kisses down her legs in the process. Rose groaned at the waves of lust she felt coming from him, but placed a hand on each of them to stop their actions.

"Before we keep going, can we fix the bond with you, Evander? I can't stand not feeling you while we do this," Rose said as she looked deeply into his eyes that looked the brightest blue in the soft light of their room.

"Of course we can, come here," he said as he pulled Alex up next to him as well. Reaching for both of their temples, they touched either side of his as well.

Rose and Alex felt Evander's icy cool mental touch embrace theirs as he connected the three of them in a bond that would tie their lives together. The instability of the meta-crisis pulled at Rose's energy now that Evander was present and with a bright, golden light encapsulating them mentally and physically, the regeneration energy that the Bad Wolf had infused her with flowed into Alex's body and changed him.

They had assumed that Rose had twelve regenerations (well, eleven left after she had already used one) and they would be splitting them between the two of them. The Bad Wolf had other plans however and once the energy transfer was complete, they were all thrown into a new dreamscape. This one however was not dangerous.

The New Stuff of Legend stood together with hands clasped as they faced a golden-glowing Rose, in her first incarnation. She smiled at them brightly as she spoke, "This has been a long time coming. The universe needs the three of you, just as much as you need each other. My work is done now, but know this, all three of you have the energy for twelve regenerations now. Make good use of them as you save civilizations, planets and do an awful lot of running." With a wink and a tongue-touched grin, she disappeared in a flash of light. They all gasped to wakefulness and basked in the renewed connection between them. It was crisper, cleaner and deeper than they had ever felt before and all three were positively buzzing with energy.

"Thank you, my love," Rose said and she placed her hand on Evander's cheek. He rubbed his hand over hers for a moment and smiled before continuing his efforts to remove her restrictive dress. Now that she could feel them both in her mind once more, Rose basked in their feelings of love and desire as she projected her own feelings to them as well.

Evander's hands were shaking as he touched her bare shoulders in a gentle caress.

"What's the matter, love?" Rose asked him softly.

"It's just... it was all a dream. What if I'm not any good at this in reality?" he said as he looked away and blushed.

Reaching out to undo the buttons of his shirt, Rose sent him feelings of reassurance, just as she did for Alex on their first wedding night. "It doesn't have to be perfect. It's just something new to learn, love," she told him gently. The words feeling similar to what she told Alex during his first nervous time with her as well.

She pulled his shirt from where they tucked into his trousers and off his shoulders. Alex was removing his own clothes while she helped Evander with his. Before long, they were both wrestling with the ties on her corset. Once the offending article was finally removed, she lay back, helplessly as they kissed and caressed every bit of skin they were revealing.

Surprisingly, Evander was the first to kneel between her legs and lick her intimately. Rose cried out in ecstasy and he looked up at Alex for a moment. "You were right, there is nothing as spectacular as her taste. I didn't dream it properly, no wonder you enjoy this so much," he said with his lips glossy, then dove back down for more.

"Don't I know it," Alex mumbled as he resumed sucking on her breasts.

Rose dug her fingers into Alex's luscious hair and pressed her chest harder against his mouth, arching her back. She moaned and sent them mental caresses that touched areas she couldn't physically reach from their current positions. They hummed happily and those vibrations only pushed her higher.

Evander decided it was time to add his long, slender fingers into the mix and stroked her insides as his tongue circled her clit swiftly. In less than a minute, she fell over the edge and her muscles clenched around his fingers repeatedly as he slowed his movements to ease her back to reality.

Rose tried to catch her breath as her Doctors seemed to be having a mental conversation about what to do next. They seemed to come to a decision and Rose found herself in position for something that they had definitely not tried before.

She was between them on her side, with Evander in front of her and Alex behind. Evander lifted her leg and hooked it over his hip as he slid into her easily. Behind her, Alex stroked her side softly and whispered in her ear, "We haven't tried this before, if it's uncomfortable, just say the word and we'll stop."

Unsure of exactly what they were planning, she simply nodded and enjoyed everything they gave her.

Alex positioned himself at her entrance next to where Evander was already buried within. She felt both of them send her waves of reassurance at her momentary panic. She wasn't sure how she would manage to take both of them at the same time, but trusted that they had probably researched this thoroughly beforehand.

With a mighty thrust, Rose suddenly felt stretched to her limit and gasped. Her Doctors froze in place and just waited for her to acclimate and relax before they moved again. Slowly, she began to breathe again and as her grip on Evander's arm relaxed, they took that as a green light to go ahead.

Three bodies slid together like a well oiled machine as all of them felt an ecstasy they never thought possible rising like a phoenix between them. Their activities before had always been simultaneous acts of pleasure between Rose and each Doctor. Never before had there been this kind of contact between the two Doctors, but the connection that they all felt now with this synchronicity was astounding. It made the memory of their dreamed bond pale to nothing in comparison.

Rose's mind was projecting her feelings of soaring ever higher and as she shattered over the precipice, she brought both of them with her in three blinding and shared orgasms. Alex and Evander held onto each other tightly through their release, resulting in squeezing their wife crushingly between them.

When the waves of mutual pleasure had finally finished crashing, they collapsed in a sweaty heap on the bed. They were happily exhausted and tumbled back onto the pillows with Rose sandwiched between her Doctors almost immediately asleep.

The TARDIS lowered the lights and they slept happily, knowing that there were still some uncomfortable conversations yet to be had. They needed to make sure that Clara was alright; see if she remembered any of the dream episode. And they should go back to visit Vastra, Jenny and Strax again soon as well. But for now, they would bask in the reality of each other.