On the run

Chapter 21

Rose went to get into bed and was settling down when Alec came in, rooting in a drawer for a t-shirt and the joggers he'd bought. He was about to leave again.

"Where are you going?" Rose asked.

"To get changed."

"Oh. I thought maybe you'd changed your mind and you were going to the spare room?"

"There is no heating on in there. I know this is difficult but I can go in there if you want me to?"

"No, it's fine, I really don't want to be on my own right now. I just miss home, this is different than going on holiday."

"Then think of it as a holiday, while I go get changed."

He was soon back after thinking about what was going on. He'd got changed in the bathroom, since he didn't want to put on another light, it was essential everyone thought they were together and it was getting easier. The kisses had been nice, something he'd thought about since the day he'd arrived. His twin had been a fool, well so had he, for not taking things further but now, there was no guilt to stop him, no regeneration to get in the way. Regeneration was a lottery, you never knew what you were going to get but he had thought he had Rose to thank for this one.

He hung up his shirt and folded his trousers then got into bed, reaching for the light switch. There was some light coming from outside and Rose was watching him. He stretched out his arm and Rose went to lean on his shoulder, Alec kissing her hair.

"You will feel differently in the morning."

"Yeah? How is not being able to go home gonna be better in the morning?"

"Then like I said, relax and enjoy your holiday. Why can't you do that?"

Rose realised what this was probably doing to him, he had gone out of his way to make her feel at home.

"Yvonne knows about you, that's why."

"Rose, she would not dare come after me, what can she do, she can't prove I was there that night because I was in Norway."

"Even back then? How long were you there?"

"It does not matter how long I was there, Yvonne cannot prove otherwise. You should get some sleep."

"We went to Norway, after we got here. There was a tiny gap in the universes, enough for him to get a message through."

"You saw him again?" Alec asked as Rose moved closer.

"A projection, for a few minutes. So, where in Norway we you based?"

"Bergen but we travelled at lot."

"We were near there – Bad Wolf Bay or Darlig Ulv Stranden as the locals call it. We stayed overnight before we drove back."

"You drove all that way?"

"Pete and Mickey did, we had to make a few stops, mum was having Tony. It was about six months after we arrived, mum got away with it, they said it was because they had almost lost each other, that it gave them another chance."

"Then it all turned out for the better?" he asked, convinced she must suspect something now, what were the chances the two of them had been in Norway at the same time?

Rose kissed his cheek and he pulled her almost onto him, Rose letting him. They began kissing then she went to lie on him, resuming as the kisses deepened. It was Alec who stopped.

Rose was concerned. "Is there something wrong with you?"

"What? No, there is nothing wrong, I thought maybe it was too much for you?"