A/N~ Hello, sweeties! In celebration of Alex Kingston's upcoming return to the Whoniverse in her recurring role of Professor River Song, as well as just due to the fact that I adore this pairing, I have decided to write a series of one shots dealing with the Doctor after River's death. This will be the first installment in the 'Remembering A Forgotten Song' series. However, they will likely not be in chronological order, just in the order that I get ideas. Enjoy!

As usual, I do not own Doctor Who. However, this time, I also do not own The Time Traveler's Wife.

The first half of this is 11/River, and the second half is 12/River.

Number One: The Time Traveler's Wife

It was one of her favourite books.

He would always laugh whenever he caught her reading it, saying, "Isn't living it enough for you?"

She would just smile back sadly and close the book without a word.

Years later, after he lost her, he found her old copy of the book, and decided to read it for some reason. He wasn't all that interested, to be honest, until he saw the first one.

"Do you love her?".

"Very much," I whisper. We He silently side by side, watching the swaying trees, the birds, the sky. I hear a muffled sniffling noise and glancing at Clare I am astonished to see that tears are streaming across her face toward her ears. I sit up and lean over her. "What's wrong, Clare?" She just shakes her head back and forth and presses her lips together. I smooth her hair, and pull her into a sitting position, wrap my arms around her. She's a child, and then again she isn't. "What's wrong?"

It comes out so quietly that I have to ask her to repeat it: "It's just that I thought maybe you were married to me."

Written in the margins next to it were words in a familiar hand:

I remember that feeling. Berlin.

That was all, but he spent the rest of the day pouring over the book, searching out each and every one of her little notes in the book.

Over time, he grew to love the story of The Time-Traveler's Wife. It was the book that he read the most times ever - second on the list was Melody Malone, and third was Summer Falls.

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For the longest time, he wondered why he kept a TARDIS key hidden within the pages of that worn old book. After all, this regeneration wasn't one for sentimentality - or emotional displays, for that matter.

But over time, he began to understand why - or at least came up with a theory.

Maybe, just maybe, he kept the key to the TARDIS there because they were similar.

The TARDIS key - the key to his home, yes.

But that worn, pen-marked-and-dog-eared book?

Hidden within those pages was the key to his heart.

There were two, in fact:

When two people are meant for each other, no time is too long, no distance is too far, and no one can ever tear them apart.

And:

I love.

I have loved.

I will love.

A/N~ Please review! Any ideas for this series will be considered, if not used.