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Thank you for reading ! And thank to Goblindreamer, my beta, who is doing a wonderful job ;)
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2. Cold River

"Come on River, get up!"

She moaned something he could not understand and buried her face a little more in the pillow.

"It's just a cold. You can't be so ill."

"I can. I am"

She sniffed and he sighed impatiently.

"You don't even have fever."

"My head aches, my nose aches, my throat aches, and I'm sniffling a ridiculous amount. I'm ill, can't you understand that, stupid, perfect, 'always okay' Time Lord? I just want to rest."

She sneezed, turned, and curled up in the sheets. Her head almost disappeared under the blanket and all he could see is a mount of blond curls.

"That's unfair. You can't blame me because of genetics!"

She did not answer anything. Or at least, he could not hear her. He calmed down and tried again.

"So you're going to lie here all day long?"

He heard something that sounded like a yes, but he was not sure. That did not prevent him from looking for other things to argue.

"Think of all the adventures waiting for you outside! I will let you fly the Tardis if you want. And choose where you want to land. When you want to go. I can...I can give you a planet if you want to!"

She sneezed again and this time he surrendered. If she did not want to move, there was nothing he could do.

"Okay, okay, we can stay here."

He took his jacket off and threw his shoes on the carpet. Then he crawled in the bed, and lifted the sheets so he could see her face. She groaned and tried to get the blanket back to her. He could not but smile as he looked at her face. She was a little red and her nose was running—finally, even River Song had her weaknesses. And he loved her, not only when she was fine and when they ran together through danger, but he also loved her when she was ill and they had to stay in bed all day long.

"There are also interesting things we can do in bed."

He came closer and began caressing her shoulders, then going down to her thighs and his fingers tried to find a way under her dressing gown. Surprisingly, she roughly pushed him away and turned her back.

"Doctor, please, I said I wanted to rest."

He stayed voiceless for a while, shocked by her reaction. Then he quickly jumped out of the bed and crossed the bedroom.

"Okay, okay, I believe you, you're really ill. You can't stay like that. I'll give you the best medicine I have. Trust me, in one hour you'll be cured."

She smiled as he went out, almost running. She always knew how to get what she wanted.