Inspired from the Christmas Special of Husbands of River Song

The Doctor and River were together on the balcony admiring the Singing Towers. The Doctor then remembered that moment back on the ship. How he won back his place in River's eyes and heart and how long it took after he caught her gaze in his and then whispered "Hello Sweetie."

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"Almost Fifteen seconds" The Doctor says aloud.

"Hmmm" River says looking away from the singing towers to turn her head to the Doctor beside her.

"Almost Fifteen seconds, that's long it took when you really looked at me…and saw your Doctor."

River reached up to caress his cheek in her hand, and the Doctor leaned into her touch easily, with his eyes closed, as she has done thousand times before.

"I'm sorry I didn't see it sooner…." River said softly with sad eyes.

"I won't lie to you River" he said pulling her hand on her from his cheek so it joined his hand holding the other together firmly.

"I was upset at first when you didn't recognize me, but after that speech about the stars and sunsets…." he said as she smiled with a slight pink flush in her cheeks looking away from him shyly, "It was worth waiting for…" he finished making her head turn back to meet his eyes.

Her eyes full of love, he could drown in her orbs of emerald eyes of green and ocean blue, because that what she does to him, pulls him in, like a pull of a river, his River Song.

She smiles and leans toward him to meet his lips, kissing him deeply, his eyes widened slightly at the touch, to close and kiss her back in return, finding their rhythm till it was like second nature.

The Doctor then pulled away to let them both breathe and smiled brilliantly at River who mirrored him back happily and then River found her being held in a way to sway into a intimate slow dance in his embrace on the balcony.

"Please believe when I say I adore you River… he whispers tenderly in her ear.

River holds him closer till her face is buried near his neck, closing her eyes and breathing his scent. Stardust and time. Her Doctor. Her husband, the one who counted.

"River...?" the Doctor says softly.

"I do" she answers.

"As I do for you Sweetie" she smiles in his arms.

"Always and completely River….please don't forget that" holding her tight as they danced to the soothing music in the winds.

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