Hello again! This book of my musings will be filled with one-shots. Feel free to send in reviews or requests anytime! Also, I don't own Doctor Who. Because if I did, this would be canon instead of just brain juice. :)
"Doctor?" River said quietly.
He didn't answer. He was just staring back and forth between her face and the almost unnoticeable curve beginning to make itself known on her belly.
"Say something?" she said nervously.
He looked at her and opened his mouth, the words caught in his throat.
"You're pregnant?" he managed.
River sighed.
"For the billionth time, yes." she snapped, her nerves manifesting as impatience.
The Doctor still couldn't decide how to react. He just sat there, staring.
"But...What?"
River made a frustrated noise and walked away, deep into the TARDIS.
She just couldn't handle waiting and watching while he tried to wrap his head around it.
He could come find her when he was ready to vocalize his thoughts.
She reached the TARDIS library and entered, walking deep inside the room and sitting on a soft chair tucked away in a far corner.
River pulled her legs up to her chest and rested her arms on her knees.
What a mess,she thought.
She sat alone with her thoughts in the silence for a few minutes before a simple melody startled her.
She pulled her phone out of her pocket.
"Hello?"
"Professor Song. This is Strackman Lux. I was wondering if you'd be interested in an expedition."
River smiled.
Oh how she loved her job.
"I might be. What's the mission?"
"The Library. I'm organizing an expedition to find out what happened and you're the best there is. Will you at least think about it?"
River sighed.
"Yes. Send information to my office at the university. I'll be in touch soon."
River hung up and resumed her thoughts, this time mixed with the prospect of a new adventure.
"RIVER?"
Apparently he was ready to talk now.
Still, she didn't answer.
She rested her chin on her arms and shut her eyes, waiting.
River could hear him searching the rooms one by one, getting closer and closer to the library.
The door opened.
She heard his footsteps on the hardwood floors stop.
"River? I know you're in here. Where are you?"
He was still pretty far away from her. She sighed.
"East wing, sweetie." she called.
He ran to her as fast as he could. As he approached, she didn't move.
There was an awkward pause as the Doctor found his words.
"I'm sorry, River. I didn't handle that very well." he apologized.
"No, I should say not." she snapped back, halfheartedly.
She looked at him and melted at his sorry face.
It was impossible for her to stay mad at him for more than a little while.
"I forgive you, my love." she said simply, still leaving the initiations of conversation to him.
He approached her and held out his hand to her.
River looked at it for a minute and then took it, allowing him to pull her onto her feet and into him.
The Doctor slid his arms around her waist, pulling her close.
The TARDIS began to play soft music and the Doctor began to sway.
"So...a baby? We're going to be parents?" he said.
"Looks like it, sweetie. Think we can handle it?"
The Doctor scoffed, "Of course we can! We can handle loads of things."
She laughed and leaned her head on his chest.
"You know what this means, don't you?" River said after a minute.
"That I have to share my fishcustard with you?" he guessed.
"There is NO way I'm touching that stuff, sweetie. It means time has been rewritten. There hasn't ever been a baby for the two of us. None of the versions of you have ever mentioned it. I haven't mentioned it to you, have I?"
"No." he answered simply. "I guess we'll just have to deal with it."
They continued to sway to the music.
"River? Are you happy?" he said after a long while.
She pulled back and looked at him.
"About what?"
"You know what about, River."
"Are YOU happy, Doctor?" she retaliated.
He didn't have to think.
"Yes. So incredibly happy."
"Good." she whispered.
The Doctor grinned at her and drew her back in, leaning down to speak in her ear.
"Can I have a look? Oh please can I, River? Pleeeeaaase!" he begged.
River rolled her eyes and laughed.
"Oh alright. But you have to take me somewhere adventurous first." she replied.
He thought for a moment and then dashed off, leaving her standing there.
"Oh!" she heard him cry and he raced back, taking her into his arms and twirling her around, causing her to laugh.
"Almost forgot the most important thing." he said.
"Oh? And what's that?" she asked, clueless.
"My wife!" he exclaimed, kissing her tenderly, pouring all his love for her and their child into it.
She would never doubt his love.
Not ever.
Not even the day she died.