PARENTHOOD

Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Four

Alan ended up taking his daughter to the bathroom. He smiled when he took her back to the Doctor.

"Dora has just been to the loo. Her bladder is empty and her mind is content," he said to him.

"Good," he said while Hope climbed into his lap.

Alan sat back down beside Rose and whispered something in her ear. Hope watched while Rose giggled at whatever he said and kissed his cheek. Hope looked at the Doctor and imitated Alan, blowing air in his ear in imitation of his whispering. The Doctor chuckled and kissed her cheek. He wrapped his arms around her as she settled back against him and let out a small contented sigh.

Meanwhile, Shilah was snuggling with his wife. He smiled when she gave him a kiss on the cheek.

"Having fun?" Shilah said softly.

"Yes, I am," Mingxia replied.

"Hmm, we'll have to find a hotel room when we get to Cardiff," Shilah said.

"What about the Doctor? He has the TARDIS?"

"I'll tell him to come back and pick us up in the morning. I think you and I should have a night spent alone without..."

He raised his voice.

"Alan bursting in on us."

Mingxia giggled when he heard Alan getting up. Two seconds later, he appeared at Shilah's side, hands on hips.

"I was relaxing, minding my own business and chatting with the misses and suddenly I heard my name floating on the air and it seemed to come from this precise location. What would I be bursting in on exactly?"

"They're talking about having sex," Namid said.

The rest of the family snickered as Alan slowly turned, walked over to her side and bent over Sokanon.

"Duh-roo, I knew that already, I was trying to get him to say it, Dorky-doodle!" he said to her.

"Well, I was savin' ya the trouble so I don't have to hear them say it, Poopy-poodle," Namid said.

The triplets laughed when Alan folded his arms and set them directly on the Doctor's head while he stared at her quietly.

"Um...Alan, hello?" the Doctor said, snapping his fingers as Rain laughed. "Could you not use me for an armrest, thanks!"

Alan leaned back up. He pointed to Namid and pointed to both of his eyes before he sat back down in his seat.

"Yeah, I'm really scared," Namid said to her sister and brother.

While Alan sat with his wife and son, Hope slid off the Doctor's lap, walked over and sat on his lap.

"That's it, Sunshine, sit there so he doesn't get up and annoy everyone," the Doctor said.

Alan wrapped his arms around Hope.

"Do you love me?" he asked, bending his head down to Hope's head.

"Yes."

"How much?" Alan asked.

"A little."

"A little?" Alan said while Rose laughed. "Just a little? But I love you more than all the stars in the universe. How is it that I love you so much and you love me so little?"

Hope didn't say anything while she stared at the seat in front of her.

"Are you being coy or are you in really deep thought regarding my question?" Alan asked her.

Hope noticed a small plastic latch on the seat in back of her. She reached out, turned it and gasped when the plastic tray fell open with a loud bang.

"Yes, that's a tray table for eating and doing activities on," Alan said in Hope's ear. "But you better not let that fall again, otherwise the person in front of me might hit me in the face because he'll think I did that and that'll be bad because I'll bleed from my nose and lip and you don't want that, do ya?"

Hope didn't answer. She looked at Rose who chuckled and gave her a kiss on the nose. Hope puckered up and gave her a kiss on the lips.

"Hey," Alan said, tapping her head. "You didn't answer this question or the question before it. The question's are pilin' up. Answer me or at the very least, give me a kiss too."

Hope leaned her head back and kissed Alan on the lips. Alan squeezed her tightly.

"Aw, I knew you were just pulling my leg when you said you didn't love me that much. You love me loads and that makes me want to sing and..."

The Doctor and Rain laughed when Rose slammed her hand over his mouth. Alan gave her an annoyed look and pulled his face away.

"I wasn't going to," he said.

Rose gave him a dubious look and grinned when Alan gave her a playful nudge in the ribs.

"Bro, send Hope back this way. Food's comin'," Rain said, pointing to the flight attendant who was entering with the food cart.

"You heard your mum, time to get some grub, Bub. So get up my lap and go eat."

"No."

"No, you wanna eat here with little ol' me?" Alan said.

"Yes."

Rose laughed when Alan pumped his fist in the air. Rain glanced at her husband and shrugged. She waited till the woman came with the trolley and told her that Hope was sitting with Alan and wanted her tray over there. The woman nodded and passed out Alan and Hope's trays. Alan turned his tray so it was longways and then put Hope's tray next to it. He took some tea and got some milk for Hope. He smiled as Hope ate his food with him and sent love into her mind while they were doing it.

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