Rose was not abandoned

Chapter 20

The wheel descended and as they were almost at the end of the flight, Alec and Rose having signed the register and received their marriage certificate by the time they were ready to alight, Alec taking charge of it, they could hear the crowd cheering as they approached the platform for disembarkation and could see flashes of lights as some keen reporters had heard about it despite Jake having a security team in place but they were being kept a reasonable distance and when the door opened and they prepared to exit, Pete, Jackie and Tony went first, followed by the Registrar and his assistant then Jake, who was still filming the two of them kissing having exited backwards so he wouldn't miss anything. Everyone was waiting for the newlyweds to emerge, shouting their names and cheering as someone said they were kissing at the far end of the carriage, which indeed they were and had not noticed everyone except them and one attendant were still on board until they heard a gentle 'excuse me' from him and Jake was smiling to himself. The sound of cameras clicking, lenses flashing as they stepped forward, Pete taking photos of them as they reached the door and they stood there kissing to the sound of the crowds cheering and whistling as Alec scooped her up as he was stepping out and carried her onto the platform, kissing her once more, her arms around his neck.

Jake had his security team clear a path for them, Pete had put Rose's jacket over her shoulders and the two of them led the way to the entrance to a waiting car that Jake had arranged to take them to a top hotel for the night at Pete's expense, nothing but the best for his step-daughter, an overnight bag packed for them along with Alec's special present for Rose and as the driver took them away, they were still kissing in the back seat most of the way to the hotel. The hotel manager was there to greet them personally and they were escorted to the honeymoon suite, complete with four poster bed, where flowers, wine and a buffet were waiting for them as Alec carried Rose into the room. The porter left their overnight bag by the door and closed it behind him and Alec put Rose back on her feet although she felt like her feet literally hadn't actually touched the ground since leaving the house earlier.

So instead of celebrating the new year in Trafalgar Square, they celebrated their marriage with Alec feeding Rose the food from the buffet as they laughed, Rose being allowed a glass of wine and as they heard Big Ben chime midnight to start the new year, Alec lifted Rose up and lay her on the four poster bed, handing the gift he had neatly wrapped in silver paper with a red bow and she sat up an opened it to find a beautiful pink silk nightgown and he insisted she let him undress her and put the gown on her, showering her with kisses. Once he had slowly undressed her, running his hand on her tummy, feeling lightly where the baby was growing, he leaned over and kissed the spot, telling the baby how much he loved he or she, they had decided not to find out what it was going to be, they wanted it to be a complete surprise but secretly Alec was hoping they would have twins.

They had never been happier as they gently made love in the very early hours of new year's day, Alec was making his wife smile and told her that they were having breakfast in bed, then before they left the hotel in the morning, Jake was having their car sent round and they were driving up to country hotel in the grounds of a castle for a few days for their honeymoon which meant they weren't going back to the mansion which also meant that Rose wouldn't be able to contact The Doctor and wouldn't be able to tell him she was pregnant and by the next time she got to contact him, he might have changed but how could she tell Alec?

They left the hotel the next morning and made the short journey, Alec booked them into the hotel and although the castle was closed, they walked around the grounds and were told they would be able to go in the following day so they had a relaxing few hours in the spa instead. When they got back home, Rose was going to get all her documents changed to her new name and they had a surprise waiting for them. Pete had negotiated with the owners they were renting the house from to buy it from them and the deeds and legal documents were made out to Rose and Alec giving them full ownership. Over time, Rose told him one by one all the places and people that she and The Doctor had met, how he had changed since she had first met him and about Jack and the times she thought she had lost him and Alec listened, never judging her or getting jealous because although he knew Rose loved The Doctor, he was her husband and she was having their child.