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It wasn’t until Rose had sat down at her desk at Torchwood for the first time in a year that it dawned on her.
She’d just finished her maternity leave, and the Doctor was now taking time off from his job at the university, staying at home with their son Jamie. As she was settling back into her office, it suddenly occurred to Rose that this ‘happened’ to coincide with a rather crucial stage in the development of their new TARDIS.
She picked up the phone.
“Hi Rose!” The Doctor was whispering but still sounded chipper. “Checking up on me already?”
“No, no, just had a question,” Rose said, knowing full well he’d be able to tell she was kinda-sorta lying. “Why are you whispering?”
“I don’t want to interrupt Jamie. He’s assembling a temporal stability lever.”
“Our one-year-old is assembling part of the TARDIS console?”
“Well, I say ‘assembling,’ I really mean ‘sticking the parts together randomly,’ but he’ll get it eventually. He’s smart.”
“Doctor…”
“Don’t worry, it’s not attached to anything, it’s just the casing and mechanical bits. Big parts, can’t be swallowed, nothing sharp. If he gets it before lunchtime I’ll install it myself while he takes a nap. Oooh! He’s got those two pieces together properly, the rest will be easy. Sorry, you had a question?”
“I think that answers it.” It could have been nerves, but Rose was about ready to burst out laughing. She managed to keep a straight face long enough to sign off. “Have a good day, Doctor. I love you.”
“Love you too!”
And then she collapsed into giggles.