A/N: Alright, so this was a thought of mine from a few years back that never got published. After going back and watching the episodes, I couldn't resist. It's absolutely heartbreaking to think that Amy and Rory never got the opportunity to raise their little girl. And even more for Rory who never even got to hold his daughter when she was born. Some details might be a little off, but it's the emotion I'm going for.
Melody,
Oh my dearest Melody… I am sorry for a great many things in my life, but I think the thing that weighs the most is for never getting to know you. Forgive me. I guess we never expect it to be the end for us until suddenly it is. And then without warning, without even the chance for a goodbye, we are gone. Though my circumstance is quite different than most, the fact remains that I will never see you again. I have been given many chances in my lifetime. You, River, are the clearest proof of that. But I screwed up every chance with you that had been given to me. I'm sorry that I was never there for you…for not embracing you as my daughter the moment we learned you were our little girl. I don't mean to rationalize my actions, merely explain and hope that one day you will read this letter and know that you were loved.
Life with the Doctor is complicated. You of all people know that. Nothing about our lives has been normal. But I am merely human…and I guess all I ever wanted was to be a normal father. To watch your mother break the moment you were taken...I nearly broke too. But I needed to be strong for the both of us. But you must understand that the normal path of parenthood was ripped away from us. We were robbed of so many opportunities that we will never get back. You were born on Demon's Run and taken from us before I ever had the chance to hold you. I held in my arms a flesh avatar, and never got to hold my baby girl. I never got to read you bedtime stories, help you with your homework, or dance with you on your wedding night. I didn't get to watch you grow into the beautiful and strong woman that I know you have become. I was not the dad I wanted to be or the one that you deserved.
And now, now I will never get to be. River, do not for one moment think that I regret you or the person you have become. I regret the time with you I wasted on anger, shock, and confusion. We love you Melody, and we are so very proud of you.
Watch after the Doctor baby girl. He needs someone to keep him out of trouble.
Love,
Dad