Rose was not abandoned

Chapter 12

The dinner was going well, Jackie had a few too many glasses of wine and Rose was hoping she wouldn't put her foot in it and mention Alec so right on cue, she asked Rose when she was going to meet her latest bit of fluff, what's his name the Police Detective and who did he think he was swanning off with her daughter and keeping her in that seedy little seaside town miles from anywhere. Rose threw her a filthy look as Jackie asked what she'd said and Mickey rounded on Rose.

Rose told him she had tried to tell him that she had found someone and that it was he who had the problem, not her. "Why don't you just move on Mickey, let me get on with my life. You've tried to make me feel guilty since we've been here and it's all your fault that The Doctor never was interested in me because he thought I was just missing you. Well, I wasn't and I wanted the Doctor and now he's gone and I've got Alec and you're not taking that away from me, no-one is."

Pete tried to calm her down. "Rose, no-one is trying to take Alec from you, we just don't know him yet and I'm sure he's a fine man and a great detective. Mickey, as your friend and your boss, I'm asking you to please, don't ruin any chance of Rose has of being happy. She has spent the last eight years getting over the Doctor and she's not showed the slightest interest in other than being a friend to you, it's time to leave her alone and find yourself someone else, like Rose has done. Rose, I'm really happy you've found someone and I'm sure we'll all like him when he comes here on Saturday."

Rose needed to talk to Alec, she needed to be with him so she made her excuses, told her mother and Pete she was going out in the morning and wouldn't be back until Saturday with Alec. Pete didn't seem surprised but Jackie had her mouth wide open to say something but thought better of it. She was going to try to get Alec to get the first train he could in the morning. It was already half past nine, maybe he could get the last train if he hurried. She rang him rather that a video call and he was surprised she'd called.

"Alec, I need you, can you come over early in the morning, on the first train? I'll look the time up for you." She already had her laptop on and was looking on the website for trains from Broadchurch to London. "There's an early one that leaves at six forty five, gets here at eight thirty, we can have breakfast when you get here."

"There is one tonight at ten forty five, I looked it up while we were waiting this morning. Gets in around midnight but I can't have you coming to meet me at that time and I've no hotel booked unless you can do it while I'm on the train."

"You just get that train and I'll be there, I've got someone who will bring me, my friend Jake will bring me and he'll wait with me until you arrive and take us to a hotel. Just get yourself here, please Alec."

"I'll throw a few things in a bag and go get the train, there's an hour yet. Call me when you fix us a hotel, call the one I booked for tomorrow night, It's the Radisson in Leicester Square, tell them my train is getting in at midnight. I love you Rose, I'm getting ready to leave now, I'll call you when I'm on the train. I'll see you soon Sweetheart."

Rose said goodbye, got the hotel's number and was told the room that was booked for tomorrow night was occupied tonight but they had a room for two nights so they transferred it and said that Mr Hardy would have to confirm the alteration when he arrived as Rose said he was travelling and couldn't do it now, she didn't want anything stopping him getting on that train and Rose gave them her card details and said they'd be checking in just after midnight. She threw some things into a shoulder bag and went back down to get Jake to take her to meet him. Luckily, Jake was still there, going over the security of their personal information, Jackie had been persuaded to go to bed so Rose asked Jake to take her to meet Alec, wait with her for him to arrive and drive them to the hotel. Jake just laughed and said she didn't want much did she? He did it though, he was her best friend, even sided with her over the Mickey situation. Rose asked Pete to tell her mother she'd be back on Saturday with Alec.