Chapter 1

The Doctor yelped as he opened the TARDIS door.

"Trick or Treat," three children chorused holding out bags.

"Blimey!" He pressed a hand to his chest trying to calm his racing hearts. "Of course it's Halloween. Hold on a second…" He rummaged through his pockets looking for something to give them.

"Everything okay Doc?" Jack asked appearing behind him. "Wow, look at you!" He grinned as the Doctor cheered, producing a bag of Jelly Babies.

"There we are, best sweets in the world. Especially at Halloween. You can bite their heads off!" he told them with a huge, wicked smile.

"Cool!" they snatched the sweets and ran off into a near by block of apartments.

Jack took a deep breath. "Aaah, Cardiff. I love the fact it doesn't change."

"Jack, for them we we've only been gone two days."

"Point taken. Come on, let's get going. Sooner we get in there the sooner I can have that pint I've been thinking about all day."

XxXxX

"Why have we never done this before?" Jack asked taking a seat.

"I wasn't really the socialising type in my last regeneration."

"Ah yeah, obviously I'm become more used to the new you than I realised. What's taking Rose so long anyway?"

"Well you know women, better than me probably. I suspect she's trying to find the perfect jeans and hoodie combo or whatever they call it these days. What time are your lot getting here?"

"Right about now." Jack nodded towards the door, taking a sip from his glass before standing.

"You sure they're not annoyed with me for sending them away last time?" the Time Lord asked, rising to his feet opposite.

"I explained everything and they understand. They don't hold a grudge. Well not unless they're called Owen."

"Oh Jack. It's so good to see you," Gwen said, throwing her arms around him.

"I've only been gone two days!"

"We know. It's just Owen is driving us mad. We may have to kill him," Tosh said, hugging Jack.

"That bad huh?"

"Ianto swore at him three times in twenty minutes."

"Wow," the Doctor said. "It's that bad Jack. Feeling bad enough to leave me yet?"

"Not a chance. You're gona be stuck with me a while longer yet Doc. So what have I missed?"

"Nu-uh." The Doctor held his hands up to silence them before taking his seat again. "No talking shop until everyone has a drink. Where is Doctor Harper anyway?"

"Oh please don't call him that when he gets here, it'll make him worse," Gwen groaned heading for the bar.

"Sorry, sorry. I couldn't find any clothes," Rose panted dropping into a chair beside the Doctor.

The Doctor eyed her up and down.

"What?"

"Nothing, just admiring the clothes you couldn't find," he smirked.

"Oh shut up and get me a drink," she smiled.

"Ah ha! One step ahead of you." He reached into his coat pocket and pulled out a full pint glass and placed it on the table. He saw the look of surprise on his friends faces. "What? Had to keep it cold somewhere!"

"It'd go great with…" Before Rose could finish her sentence the Doctor had sighed and reached into his coat again, pulling out a packet of salt and vinegar crisps and dropped them next to her drink.

"Anything else in there Doc?" Jack asked with a smirk on his face.

"Oh plenty. And if you're a very good boy I might just show you!" he grinned.

"So, where is Ianto anyway and what have we missed?" Jack asked Gwen as she and Tosh sat beside him.

"Ianto is being a party pooper again. I swear that man gets more like you used to be every day. He does nothing but work and sleep and even then I'm sure he sleeps in the Hub. You need to have a word, Jack. It's not healthy."

"I'll talk to him…. When I have a chance."

Gwen glared at him.

"Okay, okay, I'll go see him, just…. not right now."

"Gwen's hooked on 'Grey's Anatomy'," Tosh shrugged, changing the subject.

"Bit heavy reading for someone who isn't a medical student," the Doctor said, taking another sip from his pint.

"I think Tosh means the t.v show," Rose sniggered.

"Oh. Right, sorry. Don't watch much t.v these days," he said shyly.

"Never mind, I'll get you up to speed on everything eventually." She grinned at him, giving his knee a light squeeze.

"So there's nothing I should know about?" Jack asked.

"No. It's been pretty quiet here really. A couple of calls but they turned out to be false alarms," Gwen shrugged.

"That'll be the rift," the Doctor told them.

"How so?" Tosh asked leaning forward ready to learn anything the Doctor wanted to tell them.

He noticed her interest and smiled a little, leaning back in his chair and arching his back slightly. "A lot of things passed through that rift when you opened it. When it was closed everything got sucked back through,"

"Almost everything," Jack pointed out as Rose took the Doctor's hand.

"Almost everything got sucked back through and the rift closed up a little tighter than before. So it's harder for anything to fall through, it's like when you pull stitching on a seam too hard or…. Ooo if you have really thin feet in a pair of trainers and you have to really pull to get them tight enough! Eventually the gaps will stretch and get bigger and activity will increase again so enjoy the break while it lasts."

"Any idea of what we can expect next?" Gwen asked.

"Nope. But as long as it's not Jackie Tyler then I'm relatively safe," he grinned, earning a light hearted slap on the arm from Rose.

"Oi, she likes you now remember?"

"Rose, if something seems too good to be true it often is! So what made you choose this bar anyway?"

"Karaoke!" Gwen and Tosh chorused.

"Oh dear," the Doctor muttered

XxXxX

Many, many, many drinks later and more than a few out of tune renditions of old pop classics, it was time for another round.

Rose had lost count of the round number, she just knew she was feeling more than a little on the merry side.

Jack had managed to drag the Doctor up to sing 'Me and my Shadow.' Rose couldn't help but laugh at the pair of them, drunkenly crooning along to the old Rat Pack classic. When the song ended the Doctor jumped down from the platform and dragged Rose up to dance as Jack continued into an up-beat version of 'Under my Skin'.

She smiled up at the Time Lord as he hummed along and spun her across the small square that was being used as a dance floor.

It had been an entire week for the three of them without trouble or injury and Jack had lost the ten pound bet.

Reaching up she gave the Doctor a toe-curling kiss that left him slightly dazed as they made their way back to their table.

"You know I've just realised something," Jack slurred sitting down in the seat opposite Rose and the Doctor. "You always say 'not without buying me a drink first'. Well Doc, I've bought you a drink, what you going to do \now Spaceboy?"

"Fine, fine. Brace yourself." The rather tipsy Doctor grabbed Jack's face between his hands and kissed him soundly, stunning the girls into silence.

Rose stared not sure whether she should be shocked or a little turned on, because at that moment she was feeling a bit of both and a dash of jealousy added for good measure. There was her…what was he anyway? Boyfriend sounded odd when it was aimed at the Doctor, lover maybe? Partner? Who knew, but there he was kissing someone she viewed as a brother.

"There. Happy now?" the Doctor asked smugly, seemingly completely unaffected by the kiss as he turned back to his pint.

Jack's mouth bobbed, trying to regain control of his senses. "How……how do you cope with that?" he looked at Rose. "It's like the whole universe is inside your head!" He excused himself awkwardly, disappearing into the crowd and heading for the gents, not giving Rose a chance to answer. She just sat staring at the Time Lord.

"What?" the Doctor asked looking at the expression on Rose's face. "Oh fine." He took Rose's face between his hands and kissed her even more passionately than normal. "Any more for any more?"

"I'll have one if you're getting them in." Owen's voice came from beside them as he shrugged his coat off.

Doctor sighed and for the second time that night kissed a man in a way he'd never kissed one before. "Right anyone else 'cause this is the last time."

Dropping back in his chair he went back to his beer, leaving Owen completely stunned.

"Owen, close your mouth, it's not the first time you've been kissed by a bloke. Or an alien for that matter," Gwen told him, biting her lip to keep herself from laughing at him.

"What did I miss?" Jack asked as he reappeared a few moments later sitting back down.

"The Doctor just snogged Owen," Rose told him, her eyes never leaving her lover's face.

"What he asked!" the Doctor told her defensively.

"He wanted a pint," she growled. It was one thing to finally shut Jack up by playing him at his own game but she thought kissing Owen was going a bit far.

"Are you sulking Rose Tyler?" He grinned at her.

"No. Why would I be sulking? My ….. you are an intergalactic tart is all!" she huffed.

The Doctor chuckled and leant towards her, pressing a soft kiss to her temple.

She couldn't help but shudder slightly as his hand found its way to her thigh.

"I'll make it up to you," he whispered, giving her earlobe playful nip.

"And just how do you plan on doing that?"

"Oh I can think of many ways," the Doctor growled as he let his hand stray higher up her thigh.

Rose spared a look at everyone else. Owen was at the bar with Toshiko and Jack was whispering to Gwen, causing her to giggle.

Two can play at that game, Rose decided and boldly grabbed at his crotch causing the Doctor to choke. She smiled to herself with some satisfaction then watched his eyes darken as his fingers flexed. Suddenly Rose was very aware she was wearing a skirt, something she didn't often get to do travelling with the Doctor. Trousers were always a safer option. She tensed slightly as his fingers brushed against the fabric of her underwear. The touch was so soft it was almost a tickle and she found her hips pushing themselves closer to his hand instinctively.

He pressed his lips against her temple again and her mind exploded. She couldn't see the bar anymore or the other occupants of the table.

She and the Doctor were alone in a room she'd never seen before but she was certain they were on the TARDIS, and they were clearly enjoying themselves.

Then she realised. The Doctor was sending her the equivalent of naughty photo messages only these she could hear and feel. The git was getting her all hot and bothered in front of Jack's friends on purpose!

She shook her head slightly and forced him out of her mind.

It was the Doctor's turn to smile when he saw her flush as his fingers traced the elastic round the inside of her leg.

"How 'bout we all move to the TARDIS?" the Doctor suggested, allowing one finger to slip underneath the elastic and stoke her lightly.

Rose shot him a look of pure murder as the gang agreed and stood.

"What's going on?" Owen asked as he and Tosh rejoined the group.

"We're all moving to the TARDIS for more drinks," Jack informed him.

"But I've just bought a pint."

"So bring it with you," Jack told him leading them out of the bar.

Rose sat for a moment longer, willing her legs out of their jelly-like state.

The Doctor suppressed a smile as he held his hand out to her.

"You're evil," she hissed.

"Patience," he whispered in her ear when she finally stood.

XxXxX

"Okay, I've got one. 'I've never…..had sex with an alien,'" Gwen said, trying not to laugh as nearly everyone drank.

"Wait….. alien to you or alien to me?" the Doctor asked.

"Oh….erm….both I guess." She shrugged.

"Better pass me a jug then," the Doctor laughed. "Kidding." He shot a look at Rose as he put down his shot and refilled his glass. "So everyone here has had sex with an alien."

"I haven't," Gwen admitted.

"Nope!" Owen raised his hand.

"You have so!" Gwen protested.

"I think you'll find I haven't. A woman from the past, a couple using an alien aphrodisiac, you. No aliens."

"What about the sex crazed one?"

He shook his head, slurring his words. "Stripped but never actually had sex."

"How did you manage that?"

Owen's face went bright red. "So what's the next one?" he asked, wishing he'd never admitted to anything.

"No, no. Come on, spill!" Jack said.

"She scared the hell out of me alright? I wanted to but when it came to it she scared me. Can we move on?"

"Okay, okay." The Doctor scanned the group and his eyes narrowed, a smile tugging at his lips. "I've never been pregnant." He watched as Jack was the only one to drink and laughed. "Got ya!"

"I remember you saying that before. How? You're human right? And a bloke so how does that work?" Tosh quizzed.

"Different strokes for different folks," Jack told her. "It's not really a conversation to be had bathed in alcohol. Speaking of, Doc, we're running a little dry." He waved the bottle.

"I'm on it. As you were ladies and gents." He grabbed the empty bottle from Jack and yelped as the Time Agent pinched his bum on the way past.

Rose watched him disappear out the door. "Excuse me. Too much liquid." She got up and tottered out; noticing the cheeky and approving look Jack shot her as she did so.

XxXxX

Next time:

"Rose? As in lost Rose? What did you do, go back in time and steal her?"

"No that would cause a paradox. She found a way home." He looked round at her with a huge grin on his face. "Quiet and interesting story, you see there's this rift…."

"Yeah, yeah, never mind the alien science, get to the good stuff. Have you told her you love her yet?" Donna spoke over him, shutting him up completely.

Coming soon:

"You can keep running all your lives Doctor, but it all catches up with you in the end." Koschei's voice filtered through the door. "What is it these humans say? 'What goes around comes around'? Imagine what you've got coming to you! The blood of your entire species soaks your hands. And doesn't it just drive you mad?" he paused for a moment. "Doesn't it make your flesh crawl? Don't you want to rip your self apart for it? Don't you just wish……you were dead?"

A/N: So let me know what you all think? Please? Pretty please? Cyber Jelly Babies all round if you push the lilac button! ;-) Until next time...

"Catch ya on the flip flop!"