LIFE WITH THE PONDS IS LIKE THIS
SAVING WATER
The cubes, they were still everywhere. The whole world was covered with them but nothing was happening and nothing could be done about them as the threat was still unknown. For Amy and Rory, they were adjusting to normal life now but were having to cope with the extra addition of the Doctor to the household. The timelord was living with them and despite being helpful on occasions, the Doctor, just by being himself, was never the most straightforward of house guests...
It was early morning and Rory was awake and heading to the bathroom for a shower. He was still tired and knew that the shower would help him waken slightly and be a part of the world around him again. Sleepiness always made him feel detached from everything around him and as he undressed and got into the shower, for all intents and purposes, the day was just another normal day. Yes, the Doctor was living in the house with him and Amy, but apart from that, everything was the same. Then, all of a sudden…
"Hello Rory!" came the Doctor's voice from behind him. Rory yelped out a girlish scream and immediately tried to cover himself up as there was the Doctor in the shower with him. Like Rory, he was naked too.
"What the hell?" said Rory. "Doctor….w…w…what are you doing here?"
"I was already in the bathroom when you came and just thought it would be best to you know…share a shower…" he explained as the water poured down on the pair of them. The Doctor wasn't covering himself up but Rory was trying his best not to expose himself.
"Where were you then?" Rory wondered. "I didn't see you."
"I was in the corner, just standing there. You were tired, you didn't notice me. Add those two things together and you get…"
"A naked Doctor…"
"And a naked Rory in a shower together!" beamed the timelord. "Could be worse I suppose."
"How?"
"It could have been me and Amy." suggested the Doctor. Rory agreed that could have been worse but still wasn't pleased with this situation at all.
"Have you seen you know…everything?" Rory then asked.
"Oh of course, there's nothing to be ashamed of either Rory, I can tell you that." the Doctor then said in his attempt at a reassuring voice. "I really didn't think you'd mind this."
"Really?" asked Rory.
"Well, now I think about it," admitted the Doctor. "You're very English aren't you and any form of nudity is a little odd. You really wouldn't cope with some galaxies out there in the stars. Nudity is a must on some planets."
"Not this one though…" retorted Rory loudly. It was loud enough to stir Amy and soon she came to the bathroom door and knocked on it.
"Everything alright?" she asked. Rory didn't want to answer but the Doctor was happy to.
"Yeah, everything is fine, Amy. Perfect you could say." remarked the timelord.
"Oh, it's you Doctor. I thought I heard Rory in there." said Amy. Rory tried to signal to the Doctor that he didn't want Amy to know he was in the bathroom, but the Doctor misunderstood.
"He is." said the Doctor bluntly. "Both of us are. We're in the shower together, you know…showering."
"What?" asked Amy. "Rory?!"
"Yes…" Rory replied sheepishly.
"Let me get this right, you're showering with the Doctor…."
"…yes." came the eventual reply. "But not intentionally." Rory added quickly. "I was in there and then the Doctor appeared."
"Well to be fair I was here first Rory, but I won't quibble too much." the Doctor then cut in. "Besides Amy, this saves you water but most of all money. I gave you this house and a car, but I didn't give you money, did I?"
"No…" said Amy.
"So, this is helping surely?" asked the Doctor.
"Sort of…" said Amy. "I think I'll just let you two finish off in there. We'll chat about it later. Rory, are you ok in there?" she then asked.
"Not really…" he answered. "It's awkward."
"I'll make you some tea." said Amy as she slowly walked away. Rory didn't like this at all but to be fair to the Doctor, he carried on and didn't make a scene of things, and Rory took a leaf out of that book for the time being. However, it was the most awkward thing he's ever done.
TWO WEEKS LATER
It was bill day for the Ponds and Amy and Rory were looking through the bills in their kitchen, seeing if their money could stretch that far. Everything looked fine and then Amy saw the water bill letter.
"Blimey," muttered Amy.
"What? What is it?" asked Rory. "Have they put up their costs again?"
"No," she replied. "The Doctor was right. It saved money."
"You're kidding, surely?" quizzed Rory but Amy passed him the bill and Rory saw it for himself. The water bill was less than normal. The Doctor was right. "Oh god…" said Rory.
"Oh, what's he moaning about now?" asked the Doctor as he strolled into the kitchen with a sweatband on his head for no reason.
"You were right, Doctor." said Amy. "We saved money."
"Oh, that's good. The shower thing worked." smiled the Doctor as he patted Rory on the back. "See, I told you it would."
"Yeah…" said Rory.
"Hmmm, that money could go on extra shoes, I do need some new ones…" mumbled Amy before then looking at Rory with wide eyes. "Rory," she said. "You don't mind if you have to share with the Doctor more often, do you?"
"Well, yeah of course I do." he replied bluntly.
"No he doesn't!" said the Doctor as he patted Rory on the back once more. "Amy, get as many shoes as you want, we can keep on sharing until the cows come home. I'm saving you water and money…this living you two lark is quite fun, isn't it?"
"Hmmm…" said Rory as he dreaded the thought of sharing showers with the Doctor for the foreseeable future. He was just going to be in a state of permanent awkwardness.