ROSE'S STORY AFTER JOURNEY'S END

"Are you enjoying the party, m'lady?" Gordon, the kind butler asked. Rose sighed. "Yes, Gordon. I am enjoying it all. Where is the Doctor?" "Mr. Smith is in his quarters. He wishes to speak with you one moment." Rose tore away from the window. "All right then," she said. Picking up the hem of her frilly dress, she walked up the stairs to her fiancé's bedroom.

"Doctor?" she called. "Well, Rose… how did I ever get you to convince me to wear this? I look like… like…" Rose giggled loudly. "James Bond?" she suggested. The Doctor frowned. "James Bond? More like Harry Potter!" he exclaimed. Rose searched him head to toe.

He was dressed in a black suit with a bow tie. Something he despised. "Come on, Doctor. Dad says that he's going to announce our engagement tonight," Rose reminded him. The Doctor scoffed. "Can't I just, well, be myself?" he asked. Rose grinned. "Nope!" she announced. Rose shyly looked up at him. "You're not, happy, are you?" she said, doubtfully.

The Doctor's face became playful. "Pssh, same thing, yeah? Just like old times… you getting me to do something I don't want to… you know, you bossing me around…" he said, grinning. "No, really, Doctor. You miss the traveling, and all that? Sure, dad's going to pay for all, but you don't like down payments or mortgages… or cars. You looked uneasy when mum showed you, the well… Highlander," Rose replied, softly.

The Doctor closed his eyes, sinking in the memories. "Well, Rose… when you've had a Ferrari, for 903 years of your life… and suddenly, you are approached with a Honda, well… I just miss the TARDIS. I know, I personally, have never been there, but I remember the good ol' times… maybe… can we… well… Rose, I have a confession to make," he said. Rose looked into his dark eyes. "What, Doctor?" she asked, voice shaking. He grabbed her hand. "Follow me," he instructed.

The Doctor went over to his bookshelf, pulled out a book, and the door swung open. Inside the secret passageway, was a blue box. Halfway made. "Don't be mad," he said, quietly. Instead of anger, joy and glee took over Rose's face. She hugged him. "Thank you," she said, crying. Then, the Doctor whispered in her ear, "I love you."

"When did you start working on it?" Rose asked, timidly. "Oh, well, err…" the Doctor looked down at her, in an ashamed manner. "What, Doctor?" Rose pressed. "A little bit after when I, well, he, well I … first dropped us off here," he admitted, bashfully. He cocked an eyebrow at her. "You, aren't… mad?" Rose gave him a peck on the cheek. "Of course not! I'm getting married, I'm living in a mansion, and my fiancé is working on a TARDIS. Why shouldn't I be happy?" The Doctor nodded.

"Rose? Your father said it's time." Jackie Tyler's face popped in the doorway. Rose nodded. "Ready?" she asked her spouse. He kissed her then said, "Ready."