Chapter 3

The next few days passed peacefully. The Doctor and Rose stuck together like glue; refusing to leave each others side even for a minute. After waking up in each others arms that first morning, they had continued to share Rose's bed nightly. Rose didn't have anymore nightmares and the Doctor was content to have his Rose near him at night. He didn't need to sleep very much so he spent most of the night watching his beautiful Rose sleep.

Four days after their reunion, Rose was sitting in the kitchen nibbling on a piece of toast when the Doctor entered and she doubled up in laughter.

" What are you wearing?" she gasped.

The Doctor looked down at his clothes and frowned. "Don't you like it? I found it in the TARDIS wardrobe…"

"I love it!" said Rose, gazing at the Doctor's t-shirt that he had donned along with a pair of jeans. It read ' Trust me. I'm a Doctor '.

The Doctor beamed and nicked some of Rose's toast, ignoring her protests. "That's good. So, what do you want to do today, my lovely?"

Rose frowned in thought. "Can we get out of here?" she asked.

"Out of here as in out of the TARDIS or out of here as in leaving Earth?" said the Doctor,

"Leaving Earth. I want to go travelling again," decided Rose, "I've had enough of this planet and I want to see more aliens,"

"You're looking at one," the Doctor smirked,

"You know what I mean!" said Rose, with laughter in her tone, "Plus, I never really think of you as an alien. You're very human."

"Are you calling me an ape?" asked the Doctor, reverting back to his ninth self again. Rose loved those moments.

"No!" giggled Rose, wrestling the Doctor's tickling hands away from her ribs, "Stop it! Please Doctor!"

"Do you concede?" the Doctor growled hotly into her ear.

Rose shivered slightly. "Yes, yes !" she shrieked, "I concede!"

The Doctor smirked again and gave Rose a soft kiss on her lips. She sighed happily.

"We should go and tell Jackie," said the Doctor, "If you want us to go,"

"Yeah," answered Rose. She caught his hand. "Come on!"

The pair ran swiftly put of the TARDIS, across the forecourt, up the stairs and came to a halt inside the Tyler's flat.

"Mum, are you here?" Rose called, panting a little. She turned to the Doctor. "I'm out of shape!"

"Guess we'll have to do lots more running from aliens," he teased, with a flirtatious smile.

"You're leaving?" asked Jackie, suddenly appearing from her bedroom.

Rose turned back to her mother. "Yeah, we want to get back out there," she said, softly.

"But you're in the middle of your A-Levels," exclaimed Jackie, "All of that hard work will have been for nothing!"

"I'll come back to do them. I want to complete them. We're only going until September,"

"We are?" asked the Doctor.

Rose nodded. "That's alright, isn't it?"

"Sure," he replied, "Anything you want."

Jackie had been watching this exchange silently. "But I know you," she said, "Three days for you can mean an entire year here. What if you completely loose track of time and miss your A-level year?"

The Doctor coughed slightly, feeling a little guilty at her comment. "I can give you the TARDIS number," he offered, "And if we haven't turned up by whenever Rose needs to be back, you could give us a call."

Jackie thought it over and eventually nodded. "OK. I'll 'phone you on Result's Day."

"Thanks Mum!" said Rose, before giving her a hug.

The Doctor nodded his thanks and quickly jotted down the TARDIS 'phone number. "Don't give it to anyone else."

"We'll be off then," Rose said, "See you soon, Mum."

"Take care," Jackie said, "You look after her, you hear me?"

"I promise I will," said the Doctor, "Thanks again, Jackie."

"Bye then."

"So, where do you want to go?" the Doctor asked, once they were back inside the TARDIS.

"Anywhere!" enthused Rose, "Surprise me!"

The Doctor grinned. "I know the perfect place!" He ran around the control panel, joyfully, flipping switches as he went. "Hold on tight!"

Rose clung onto a bar and shivered in anticipation as the TARDIS worked its magic and sent them soaring through time and space. Suddenly, it all stopped.

"We're here!" called the Doctor, bounding over to her.

"Where are we?" she grinned, once again feeling like she did on her very first trip on the TARDIS.

The Doctor simply put his hands over her eyes and carefully led her to the door.

"Surprise!" he said, removing his hands.

Rose gasped. In front of her lay a gorgeous beach and a calm, sky-blue sea. The sun burned down hotly and the waves made delightful little splashing sounds on the deserted sand.

"Where are we?"

"Welcome to Paradise," said the Doctor, softly, placing his arms around her waist from behind.

"Seriously?"

"Near enough. It's an uninhabited island on an unnamed planet two galaxies across from your own."

"Wow," Rose breathed, "It's gorgeous. Thanks for bringing me."

"You deserve it," replied the Doctor, "Now, why don't you go and get changed for the beach?"

"Only as long as you do too," grinned Rose, turning around and pulling the hem of his t-shirt playfully.

"Deal," said the Doctor, taking her hands gently, "Meet you back here in ten minutes."

"Mama Mia!" whistled the Doctor, from his position on the sand.

Rose blushed as she stood in the TARDIS doorway, dressed in a blue bikini. "You don't look half bad either."

"Thanks," replied the Doctor, standing up and coming over to her. Rose admired his plain black trunks before leaning into his kiss.

"I got a sunbathing spot all sorted out for you," the Doctor said, pulling Rose over to a blanket laid out on the sand. There were a couple of towels to one side and a picnic hamper an arms reach away.

"It's all so lovely," Rose gushed, "Thanks Doctor. I love you so much,"

"Not half as much as I love you," the Doctor replied picking up a bottle of suntan lotion, "Do you need oiling up?"

"Yeah please. Can you do my back?"

"Of course."

Rose lay down on her stomach and the Doctor straddled her and poured some lotion onto his hand.

"Wait a minute," Rose said, before reaching behind her and unclasping her bikini top. "There, you can get all my back now."

The Doctor swallowed and began to massage her back, slowly and firmly. Rose hummed and closed her eyes as the Doctor's hand worked their way skilfully along her lower back before returning to the top and then over the sides. She squeaked softly and the Doctor's hands stilled momentarily.

"Sorry," he murmured,

"No, it's ok. Keep going,"

"You sure?"

"Positive. I like it."

The Doctor grinned and continued to massage Rose's breasts softly. Her hums became louder and louder until they erupted into moans.

"God Doctor, your hands are magic !" she groaned.

"I live to serve you," he replied seriously before giving into temptation and swooping down to kiss her cheek. Rose immediately turned her head so they were mouth to mouth and then her whole body so the Doctor was lying on top of her. Their tongues duelled in a passionate kiss while the Doctor continued massaging. One of Rose's hands pulled the Doctor even closer to her while the other got tangled in his hair; both legs were trapped in between his and their bodies felt like they were on fire.

"Want you, Doctor," mumbled Rose into his mouth,

"Rose, oh my Rose," the Doctor gasped, breaking their frantic kiss for a moment, "Are you sure?"

Rose took a deep breath and raised herself up on one arm. She opened her mouth, ready to give the Doctor the answer he desperately craved.

And then she screamed.