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“Come on we just saved the world, come have a couple of drinks with us” Jack said to the Doctor as the exited torchwood after defeating the Sontarans.“Fine, but one drink and then I’m going back to the TARDIS” the Doctor replied reluctantly.“Great first round is on me” Jack said excitedly before dragging the Doctor into the nearby pub.“I said one drink Jack” the Doctor shouted after him as he headed to the bar and left the Doctor sitting in a booth by himself.“I don’t know why I let him push me into these things” the Doctor mumbled to himself before looking around the room at the other patrons. It was relatively busy for a Thursday night, with groups of people filling every booth. Some had clearly had a number of drinks already and had even set about creating their own little dance floor near the jukebox.Out of the corner of his eye a flash of red caught his attention. Turning to get a better view, he saw a stunning redhead, her head thrown back as she laughed at something her friend said. He had to admit she was gorgeous, her dark blue blouse and fitted jeans accentuating her figure.He was busy admiring her features, when Jack returned and placed a beer down in front of him.“So who’s taken your fancy?” Jack asked with a smirk.“No one, I was just observing” the Doctor replied quickly taking a sip of his beer.Over the next thirty minutes, Jack watched as the Doctor tried to surreptitiously sneak glances towards the redhead who was sitting a couple of booths over.“You could go over and talk to her, you know” Jack said nudging the Doctor.“I don’t know what you mean” the Doctor replied flustered.“Sure” Jack said rolling his eyes before getting up and adding, “I’m going to get another beer, want another?”“I’m okay thank you, I’ve still got half of mine” the Doctor replied holding up his beer.“Okay, try not to get into trouble” Jack said getting up.As soon as his friend was gone, the Doctor turned to where the redhead had been, but was disappointed to find she was no longer there.“You know it’s rude to stare” the redhead suddenly said as she sat down next to him, causing the Doctor to jump slightly.“Oh I umm, sorry” the Doctor replied not sure how to respond now that it looked like he’d not been as covert as he’d thought.“That’s okay” the redhead said laughing, “I’m Donna, Donna Noble”.“Nice to meet you Donna, I’m um John Smith” the Doctor replied holding out his hand.“Nice to meet you too” Donna said with a smile, “so what brings you here? I haven’t seen you around here before”.“Uhh one of my friends works nearby and he wanted to go out for a drink after a hard case” the Doctor replied scrambling for a response.“Well it sounds like you guys deserve a break and to let off a bit of steam” Donna said moving closer to him and smiling brightly.“Yeah. Can I get you something to drink?” the Doctor offered returning her bright smile.“A vodka cranberry would be great thank you” Donna replied resting a hand on his arm.------------------------------------------It wasn’t until the Doctor happened to glance at the clock above the bar, that he realised Jack had never returned from getting his drink, and that he and Donna had been talking for the past hour and a half.Finishing his 3rd beer, the Doctor surprised himself by asking “would you like to dance?”“I’d love to” Donna replied beaming and taking his offered hand as he helped her out of the booth.“Oh I love this song” Donna said as the Jukebox started playing Come on Elieen. Wrapping her arms around his neck as he followed suit and wrapped his arounder her waist.“I love your hair; I’ve always wanted to be ginger” the Doctor commented as they danced closer and closer together.“Thank you” Donna replied blushing under his gaze, “for a long streak of nothing, I have to say the pinstripe suit look, looks good on you”.“Well in that same vein I have to say your jeans look fantastic on you” the Doctor said emboldened by her response, and lowering his hands so they rested on her lower back.“I’ll have to wear them more often then” Donna replied giggling, feeling happily tipsy.They spent the next 45 minutes dancing and teasing each other, not realising the majority of the patrons had now left the pub, Jack included.“Would you like to come back to my place? It’s not far from here?” Donna suggested nervously.“I’d love to” the Doctor replied grasping her hand and smiling as she led them out of the pub and a few blocks over, the tension between the pair palpable.“Here we are” Donna said as they arrived at her apartment door and she led him inside.“May I kiss you?” the Doctor asked fidgeting once she’d closed the door behind them.“Yes” Donna replied, the words barely out of her mouth before the Doctor had wrapped his arms around her and fused their mouths together.Donna eagerly returned the kiss and led him towards her room.------------------------------------------“Morning” Donna whispered stretching as she awoke to find ‘John’ staring down at her with a soft smile on his face.“Morning” the Doctor replied leaning over to kiss her softly.“Last night was amazing” Donna said blushing.“Agreed, you were brilliant” the Doctor replied grinning and watching her adoringly.“You weren’t too bad yourself” Donna said with a matching grin, biting her lip, “can I see you again?”“I’d like that. I travel a lot for work, so I don’t have a fixed address, but I’ll write down my number for you” the Doctor replied tucking a strand of hair behind her ear, before kissing her deeply.------------------------------------------Six weeks later Donna nervously paced around the bathroom as she waited for the test on the counter to produce its result.Breathing deeply when her alarm went off, she closed her eyes and picked up the test.“Shit” Donna whispered as the blue plus stared at her in the face. Of course, she had to get pregnant to someone with the most common name in the world. She’d tried ringing the number he’d left with her, once he finally departed later that day, but it had just rung out, and even though she’d also given him her number, he’d yet to ring.“It might just be me and you” Donna whispered placing her hand on her stomach.------------------------------------------I'd love to know what you thought :)