Untitled - TARDIS Big Bang

He looked down at his folded towel. "Ah. Yes. Right. Trousers are, in fact, incredibly useful things."
"And I need a shower," she added. "Ten minutes tops, I promise."
He got that wicked look in his eyes again. "What if I helped you in the shower?"
She gave his towel a tug. "Then we'll never get out of here and make a mess on the floor, most likely."
"I fail to see a problem with that," he protested, and made no protest at all as she peeled the towel
completely away.
"After we make our supply run," she said before she headed into the shower. "I promise."
~*~*~*~*~
Unsurprisingly, they didn't get much accomplished that day, or the next either; and Rose was okay with
that, because it was so rare she got any actual downtime between missions and crises, and besides,
there was something to be said for making an utter mess on the bathroom floor. They had enough food
and drink (some of it even non-alcoholic) in stockpiles that they didn't need to go out for anything after
that initial shopping trip, and between the computer, the television and each other, they had more than
enough to occupy their time. It was possibly the best holiday Rose could remember having, at least in
the last two years.
People phoned, of course, to check that they hadn't died or something. Her mum rang to ask how the
Doctor was settling in, and announce she was going on another goodwill tour of Chinese orphanages
and would Rose please check up on Pete and Tony from time to time? "Yes, mum," Rose assured her.
"You know you can leave them alone for a few days without them going savage."
"It's not just a few days, though!" Jackie protested. "I'll be gone nearly two months!"
"What can possibly happen in two months?" Rose asked.
The Doctor, who was eating cold pizza in front of the telly, raised his hand. "I know!"
"Was that the Doctor?" Jackie asked fretfully. "Does he think something else is going to happen?"
"Of course not, Mum, he's winding you up." She stuck her tongue out at him; he retaliated by flashing a
mouthful of chewed-up pizza at her. "Because he's acting like a five-year-old."
"Five days, thank you!" he called.
"Well, you two take care of each other," Jackie said. "I'll try to call you from China, but you know how the
phones are over there..."
"We'll be fine, mum. Love you."
Jake also called, late enough in the evening that Rose wondered whether he'd been at work until late
and only just got free to call, or if he hadn't gone in at all and had only just now got up the courage.
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