Chapter 11: White Wedding

"Rose, wake up this instant!" Martha screeched as she shook the blonde to wakefulness. "Come on, we are already running behind!"

"I'm up I'm up...oh god my head feels like it's about to split open; how much did we drink?"

"Uh uh, how much did you drink would be a better question, and to answer your question, too much. I told you that you should stop taking those shots, but you wouldn't listen to me." She pulled the blond up and out of bed . "Come on, take this aspirin and juice then hop in the shower, I will get the other girls up."

Rose took the aspirin with the juice as she was told then walked to the bathroom slowly as Martha went around the room and roused the other women still sleeping around the apartment room. They each took turns in the shower until finally everyone was washed up and refreshed from the bachelorette party. Donna helped Rose with her hair and makeup, while the others got themselves ready with the exception of herself and Martha. The other ladies left soon after telling Rose they'd see her at the church; they were going up there early to help Jackie decorate the hall for the ceremony, then the banquet at the Tyler Mansion.

Once her hair and makeup were finished Donna allowed her to go take a mini cat nap while she got Martha's and her own hair and makeup done as well. She only said not to actually lay down, but to sit up in Martha's recliner as to avoid doing damage to the work carefully done to her face and hair.

The Doctor got ready with Pete and Toby at the mansion, Jackie had left early to go do decorating at the church and took her clothes with her to when she was done. The guys spent an hour sitting in the kitchen after she'd left just talking about the things going on around London and within Torchwood itself, they were going to the whole institute in the morning about the secret of Torchwood that the people who weren't privileged to be in the upper levels. And if by psychosis Pete's phone lit up with Jackie's picture, when he answered the woman's voice rang through the whole room telling him that they needed to get off their butts and get ready because if they were so much as a minute late she'd have both their heads on a silver platter. The Doctor couldn't help but to laugh though he knew Jackie would hold true to her threat of hurting them, he got up and quickly went to get ready. Pete could be heard down several of the hallways still trying to reason with his wife over the phone.

Both men showered and dressed in their suit pants and white button up long-sleeved suit shirt. The Doctor stood in front of the bathroom mirror located in his and Rose's room at the mansion; he was putting some gel in his hair to get it to spike the way he used to do in the other universe. Toby came into the bathroom behind him.

"Uncle John...can yous help?"

"Heey buddy," he said turning to face the toddler. "What do you need help with?"

"I can't ties this." He held out a slip of cloth and the Doctor took it from the boy with a smile.

and flash that caught his attention off to the side. Glancing up to see what had gone off, "Mickey! What are you doing here, I thought you were going to help Jackie at the church?"

"Yeah, she sent me away to come make sure you and Pete were actually getting ready. She is quite on edge right now, trust me I'd much rather be here than there until I have to be. Have you talked to Rose this morning?"

"I tried to call her earlier this morning, but Martha answered it and said she had confiscated Rose's phone until after the ceremony, and that if I had anything I really needed to tell her that she'd relay it to her. Other than that no I haven't had any contact with her."

"I haven't gotten an answer from Martha either, it's almost like they have gone off the grid. It's driving Jackie crazy because she can't get any of them to make sure they are all on schedule. I think that woman has it all timed to the exact second. She's scary when she gets into one of these moods. All the delivery people bringing in all the flowers and decorations. Rose probably would have either murdered her mum or killed over herself by now if she was observing the process. Though I think if Jackie were here right now she'd be happy; you're a sucker for kids and she'd love to see this picture."

"Of course, and if I didn't I would have to learn to love them...that woman would have my head if I didn't, she's desperate to have grand kids, which is probably why she's acting even more crazy than normal. We haven't really told anyone yet, but once the wedding has happened we are going to try and conceive, we are both ready to start our own family. We've been discussing the idea for a couple of months before we went missing here. Though we thought it would be funny to leave Jackie clueless about all that until we were actually expecting because she's done nothing but nag us about when we were going to start trying. I'm sure she's dying to ask again once the ceremony has ended, and if she does I'm probably going to tell her that we aren't planning on having children for several years and that for now we just want to spend our time travelling, just the two of us."

"You do realize as funny as that is, you will probably...no more than likely receive a well deserved smack from your mother-in-law and it won't be playfully aimed at your arm, but rather forcibly at your head."

"Yea...that has crossed my mind, but I have decided it will be well worth the pain."

Around one-o-clock they arrived at the church, roughly fifteen minutes later guests began to show up and take their seats. The church was massive and all of Torchwood had been invited to witness the union of Rose and The Doctor. Another, but remarkably, smaller group of friends and family had also been invited by request of Jackie who had wanted to prove to some people that Rose really was getting married. Needless to say some people who weren't really fans of Pete's "new" Jackie as they termed her were not so convinced that this wedding would go through, to them Rose was even more fickle than her mum. Rose never paid them any mind, to her they were as fake in their personality as they were in their boobs.

Finally, the entrance music began and the pastor and Doctor walked down the overly furnished aisle, followed shortly after by the bridesmaids and groomsman: Martha and Mickey, Donna and Shaun Temple, and then a new young lady from Torchwood and her husband, Amy and Rory Williams. Then, the music stopped once everyone in the bridal party was assemble in the front, and the wedding march started and the door holders opened the doors once more revealing Rose in her dress; she began her graceful walk down to the dais with Pete at her side. Her eyes never leaving the Doctor's and a smile always gracing her painted lips; the Doctor himself couldn't stop smiling, he was completely taken with how beautiful she looked all in white, and was fairly certain he'd never forget the image of her as she walked to him. When they arrived the pastor asked who was giving this young lady away and Pete responded "I am." Then the Doctor took Rose's hand as her father released it and the ceremony began. All through the service the couple could hear her mum crying in the pew behind them, even through their vows of spending the rest of their lives together through all of time and space.

"You may kiss the bride."

He gave a cheeky grin and looked back at her, "I promise to make it a good one."

"You better." As she finished he brought his lips down onto hers in the sweetest kiss she'd ever received.

Everyone in the room applauded and some even whistled, then the motioned for silenced, and as silence fell across the hall he turned the couple to face the room and announced them as Mr. and Mrs. Doctor John Smith, and following came another round of applause and whistling along with a few "it's about time's" from the front row. The newly married couple gave a small laugh and headed towards the exit, the bridal party coming in behind them, and finally the guests were allowed to leave to go to the reception at the mansion. The party stayed behind for a bit to have the group pictures done then the bridesmaids and groomsmen left leaving just Rose and the Doctor to do their pictures with only the two of them.

"Mum is going to murder you if you tell her that I hope you realize...not to mention when we tell her that we are immediately heading over to the TARDIS to prepare to leave after the reception is over or at least when we leave it. She'll have a fit when we tell her that."

"Yea...I'm aware that I'll be evoking her wrath about having children; but do you really think she'd be that upset about us travelling in the TARDIS?" Seeing the glance she gave him he nodded. "Yea...she'll be that mad. Well, maybe since we are telling her with a bunch of people around she'll control her reaction and not completely blow a casket."

Rose burst out with a very amused and mocking laugh and the Doctor felt his hopes deflate because even he knew that where Jackie was concerned dodging a torpedo in the water was near impossible. Finally, they pulled up to the mansion, the Doctor got out first and went around and opened her door, helping her out then shutting the door behind her. He looped her arm through his and they walked arm in arm up to the house. Jackie opened the door before they had even finished climbing the steps and in her high pitched voice announced their arrival to all who were within hearing range which was pretty much the whole house.

"What did I tell you, Susan...my daughter did get married after all, and you thought she wouldn't go through it."

"Jackie, I was at the wedding, I did hear her say 'I do' now I guess the big question is when we can expect to see little feet running around this drafty old house?"

The ten immediate surrounding people plus Jackie and Susan turned and stared at the couple standing uncomfortably in the doorway still. Rose let a hesitant laugh escape briefly, "I think that's a conversation for a later time..." Jackie's eyes narrowed. "Oh look, there's Sarah Jane and Luke, John, let's go say hello. Excuse us."

They pushed through the circle and quickly made their way into the adjourning rooms, they could feel the heat of Jackie's glare following them until they were out of her direct line of sight. Breathing a sigh of relief she looked around and found Sarah Jane and Luke who were talking to Amy and Rory in the corner. They kept finding friendly faces to occupy themselves with until Jackie's group of speculators moved on; Donna came around after a while and snagged Rose away to go change out of her dress. Donna's grandfather took that time to come over and speak with the Doctor keeping him safely engrossed so Jackie couldn't nag him about the unsatisfactory answer about the children. In only a short while Rose reemerged with Donna and Martha at her side, she now wore a more comfortable white sundress. They talked and mingled with the guests and always dodging Jackie who kept trying to get close enough to get a word in. After a while they went out the back door to stroll in the gardens where it was peaceful and quiet. She was growing tired of the constant crowd of people always swarming around them, she just wanted to spend some real alone time with her husband; once out of sight of the house they stopped, looking up at the sky she let out a grateful sigh. Giving her hand a gentle squeeze he got her attention, her brown eyes glittered beautifully in the late afternoon light, he smiled down at her.

"We're married."

"I know..." she said happily and turned to face him completely. "I'm not Mrs. Doctor John Smith."

"I know." He pulled her close as he wrapped and arm around her waist, her own arms wrapping around his waist. He leaned her against a nearby tree as a soft moan escaped her lips as he planted a passionate kiss on them. One of the straps of her dress fell off her shoulder, his lips trailed over the bare skin there making her shiver delightfully. Returning to her lips he slipped the strap back up with lazy fingers. He rested his forehead against hers and looked deeply into her eyes, she was flushed a nice shade of pink; a mischievous smile crept onto her mouth.

"Oh Doctor, I think you're getting a little excited." Her eyes trailed down between them then back up to his eyes.

"Can't help it, I've waited years for this night..."

"Rose..." Jackie's voice rang through the garden making them both jump suddenly and pull themselves further behind the tree. "Rose, I need to talk to you."

She kissed him quickly then left the cover of the tree and walked up the path a little ways. "What is it, mum, I was trying to get a few moments alone for once today."

"I just wanted to know what you meant when you told everyone that the idea of children was a conversation for another time? You have Susan saying that the two of you are not planning on having any children and that's why you refused to talk about it. How can you do something like that to me, you know how much it means to me to have grandchildren? You wouldn't do that to me would you?"

Rose rolled her eyes, "Mum, I said that because at that very moment we did not want to discuss the topic of babies, this is our wedding day, let us just enjoy that for now."

"But you are..."

"MUM! For once lay off, because maybe we aren't planning on children and maybe we are, but when we are ready to discuss it we will discuss it with the whole family and everyone will support our decision whether or not they like our choice. But for tonight I want to celebrate my marriage to a man who loves me, now can I do that one thing?"

Jackie nodded dejectedly and Rose pushed past her to go back inside, she felt bad for leaving her husband out there and for being so harsh to her mum, but she just wished her mum would let them live their own lives without trying to interfer. The Doctor watched her stalk away, he couldn't go inside till he got himself under control. Somehow he knew that Jackie would push the issue of children until it finally knocked Rose over the edge, however, he had thought that she'd at least wait until tomorrow to start the pushing. He watched his mother-in-law slowly go back inside looking deflated and beaten, he resolved to try and do something to cheer her up without letting her know he'd seen and heard their argument.

Rose sat in her room at the Tyler Mansion just looking up at the ceiling, she'd been up there for about ten minutes before she heard a knock on the door followed by the click of the latch as the door opened, her husband's head poked into the room; after asking if he could come in and receiving a nod from her he closed the door behind him and joined her on the edge of the bed. He wrapped and arm around her waist and pulled her into an embrace, she laid her head on his shoulder and sighed feeling her frustration begin to leave her body.

"I'm sorry I left you out there, I just got so mad at her and had to get away quickly."

"That's alright, but you did leave your mum looking like a deflated balloon when you walked off. Maybe you were a little harsh on her?"

"Maybe, but she needs to learn some boundaries and just let us live our lives the way we choose to. She acts so impatient about things that cannot always be controlled, I mean what would she do if I physically couldn't have children?"

"She'd be upset, but she'd get over it and be there to support you no matter what." She gave him a blank look which he only returned with a smile and kissed her forehead. "Come on we still have some guests that we have yet to talk to, much less cut the cake. Cannot do a wedding and not have cake."

"You love cake entirely too much."

"Not possible."

They went back downstairs to the reception and mingled with the guests some more, cut the cake (much to the Doctor's delight), the garter toss, which left him blushing as he was not used to such human traditions. Mickey caught the flying garter and all the gentlemen whooping at him saying he was next; as was Donna after catching the bouquet. After a couple more hours the newlyweds made their way out to their car to head to the TARDIS and eventually their honeymoon. Rose caught her mum on the way out with a peck on the cheek and a whispered apology for her earlier outburst.

They arrived back at the condo to change into some comfortable travelling clothes so they could go prep the TARDIS for their big adventures after the meeting in the morning when they officially set out on their extended honeymoon. The ship was not filled with clothes from every century yet so they were having to start from scratch; once all their bags were packed they looked around at their semi empty home, pictures of them together and their friends and family sat on the mantle and shelves in each room. Rose sighed, it was such a strange feeling, she felt like she was completely giving up this life to start a new one that would never be consistent, but always changing. She felt his arms come around from behind and hold her tightly to him, his lips making a trail from the bottom of her ear down t her shoulder, she gave a soft moan and angled her neck to give him better access, his fingers were playing with the edge of her shirt, lifting it up and exposing her flat stomach; his hand moved to caress the exposed skin. She leaned her head back and rested it on his shoulder, he pulled her back to their room and down onto the bed. Clothes were being thrown in every which direction and their lips barely leaving the others as that consummated their marriage.

An hour later the sound of her cell phone going off in the other room woke her from the light sleep she'd fallen into, she felt his arm that was still wrapped around her naked hip, she rolled over to stare into his face. Feeling her movements he opened his eyes to see her brown ones looking back at him; they both grinned, they were married and were going to spend the rest of their lives enjoying that in every way they possibly could. They had an endless amount of love for one another.

"We should probably get over to Torchwood so we can get everything into the TARDIS." He sat up and got out of bed, grabbing clothes as he walked into the bathroom. She gave a groan and pulled the covers over her head, she was not ready to get up and go anywhere even though she knew they needed to. Grudgingly she removed the covers and left the comfort of their bed and got dressed again.

AN: Sorry for the long wait on this addition. Been a little busy with work and catching up with some friends that I haven't seen in a while.