~Chapter 24
Appreciate I stayed up until 1am writing this for you guys XD enjoy!
Ella x

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We stay on the beach for a few more hours before it is suddenly dark, and the tension between us has risen by a mile, and I can tell the Doctor hasn't finished whatever he started to tell me earlier. The Doctor holds out his hand to me and I take it, him lifting me off the sand.
"Doctor.." I start, feeling amused.
"What?" He asks.
"Um, I forgot to ask. What country are we in?"
"Oh, sorry, right. We're in Mexico."
"Ohhh" I say with a smile.
"Meet up to your standards Miss Tyler?" He says a little light heartedly, but there is still a bit of sadness hanging behind those old eyes from our previous conversation.
"I have standards?" I grin.
"Everyone has standards" he smiles, and pulls me into him. Our lips meet instantly in a sudden ecstasy. We both breathe out a sigh of pleasure at he contact which sends a wave of desire pulsing through us both. The chaste kisses we had shared earlier only make us more in desperate need to be closer to each other. We lean deeper into the kiss, completely devouring and exploring. The Doctor moves his hips against mine experimentally, which only causes me to let out a small whimper at the contact. I feel him smile against my lips as he kisses me again, this time his tongue slides open my mouth and I feel his coolness glide against my roof. Every movement he makes just makes me feel more on fire than I was before. Desperately feeling the need for air, I stop, and hold the Doctor still at his shoulders.
"Rose" he says, drawing out my name like a caress, low and rich, making me shiver "there's something I'm going to ask you, and it's the most important question I've ever asked anyone in my whole life. But before I do I need you to be absolutely certain" he finishes. I am definitely not about to let him talk me out of this now. I don't care if the ground spontaneously opens beneath our feet, now is definitely NOT a time for turning back.
"Is this where you give me a list of reasons why we shouldn't be together?" I ask a little playfully, but being serious none the less "because there is nothing in the universe that could ever change what I feel for you," I place my hands between his hearts "what I want with you"
"But as I said earlier, Rose...there are things you may want cant give you. Like children." "Doctor, that doesn't change things for me. I never exactly pictured myself raising children back on Earth in an ivy-covered cottage with a husband. All I have ever pictured is a life with you" I pause for a second, gathering my thoughts in the fact we have actually reached the point where we can broach such a subject "and a life with you is all I will ever want"
The Doctor draws a heavy breath "But what about in five, ten years time? You may feel differently then, and wish for a normal life with a normal family, and I can't ever give you that"
"And I don't ever want that. So if I can't have children with you, I want have children at all. Full stop. This conversation ends here" I say, and lean in to kiss him but he places a long finger against my lips.
"No, it doesn't. Because I need to ask you something" he says. I open my eyes and he takes his finger away.
"Go on" I say, and find his hand to interlace our fingers.
"I need to know if you're sure" he says. I suck in a breath.
"Doctor, haven't I already made it clear enough that I want you?" I say.
"Okay. This is serious, Rose. If we decide to take the next step it means things will change between us."
"What things?' I ask.
"It's called bonding. A joining of the minds."
"So if we...go further..we will be joined by the mind? What does that mean?"
"We'll be able to read each others emotions and communicate telepathically, but it won't be too strong because you're obviously human, so the bond won't be as big."
"So I believe I have a question to ask you" I say. The Doctor nods. "Are you sure?"
"I've never been so sure about anything in my life" he says with a small smile.
"So I believe you have a question to ask me?"
"Would you be my bond mate, Rose Tyler?" He asks intently. I almost want to grin at the awkward cheesiness of the question, but I know this is obviously a big deal to Timelords, so attempt to go about it like an adult.
"I'm guessing this is the equivalent to a Timelord proposal?" I ask a little playfully.
"Yes" the Doctor replies solemnly.
"Then yes! Of course" I smile brightly, but my next words are silenced by the Doctors mouth descending on mine. I sink deeply into the kiss and into The Doctor's arms. Only question left on both of our minds is if we can actually make it back to the bungalow cabin. Right at this moment, both of us don't really care.

We have been falling slowly for so very long. Tonight, we are finally falling all the way.