Another Dimension (Tenrose AU)

6: Hiding

I'm not supposed to be enjoying it, I tell myself. I'm saving his life. It's entirely medical.

But I can't stop, I'm enjoying it too much. But then I feel his lips move against mine and I pull away, tears brimming. They spill down my cheeks and I cry out in angst.

'Doctor!' I scream. 'Wake up! Wake the hell up, you idiot!'

I'm crying even more when he doesn't respond, but that's when I see his eyes open slightly and close again.

'All right.' I catch the whisper of words pass from his soft, dry lips. 'No need to be rude!'

And as I cry even more he sits himself up and smiles weakly, his eyes barely open. 'Rose, you saved my life,' he says softly. 'Thank you.'

I laugh and wipe my eyes with my sleeve, and that's when I remember that there is a Dalek fleet out there, killing all of London as I sit and cry over the Doctor. I need to take him somewhere where he can heal, somewhere where the Daleks won't get him.

Dragging him against an empty house, I lock the door with the keys left under the doormat and dump him on a sofa, shoving lots of heavy things against the door.

Raking my hand through my hair, I sit down on the sofa next to the Doctor. He smiles distantly at me, his eyes half open.

'We'll be safe here, hiding, Doctor,' I whisper gently. 'Safe forever.'

He smiles again and whispers a soft, warm hand to my face. 'Can I have you forever, Rose?' He murmurs, closing his eyes. 'Can I have you forever?'

I nod and rest my head against his, closing my eyes. 'Yes, you can have me forever and ever, Doctor,' I say.

This time I have no doubt he can. He is mine and I am his; if not forever than at least for this one night.

Just for this moment, as long as he's mine, I will love him and he will love me. Like it should always have been.

'I love you,' he whispers softly. 'I love you forever.'