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Daylight Part 2

A heavy autumn wind swept through the trees in the yard. A faint crunching could be heard as boots stepped through early fallen leaves. The steppes slowly and quietly came closer, forcing River to pry her eyes open and identify a lanky figure in a coat, casually making its way to her. Reaching for her nonexistent gun, she felt her breath catch in her throat as she sat up. Scrambling off the swing, she ran through the entry way, slamming the door behind her.

Leaning her back towards the door, she sighed. "I must be imagining this. The data core is completely safe." Turning around, she pulled back a curtain, and peaked out the window. Her stomach settled as she confirmed her thought. Unlocking the door, she chuckled to herself as she bent down to retrieve her diary, freezing as she sensed a presence behind her.

"If you plan on sneaking up behind me, I suggest you start breathing through your nose first." Turning around she felt her heart skip a beat as she took in a sight that she never thought she would see again.

"Hi honey, I'm home."

Glancing at her watch, River raised a scolding eye brow. "And what sort of time do you call this?"

The Doctor cleared his throat, "Sorry-"

"Oh shut it and get over here." With that invitation, the Doctor climbed the steps and took River's face in his hands. Their lips connecting with a glowing passion; But as soon as it started, it ended. The couple pulled apart, and River laid her head on the Doctor's chest, while he wrapped his long arms around his wife.

"I'm not a mouth breather River Song, I can promise you that." The Doctor said with a smirk, as he placed a kiss on her temple.

"Riveeyy" whined a small voice from the doorway, forcing the couple to turn around.

Removing herself from the Doctors embrace, River dropped to her knees in front of the little girl. "Ella, sweetie, what are you doing out of bed? Is everything alright?"

The child continued to rub her eyes before unexpectedly throwing herself into River's arms, sleepily mumbling, "I heard a thump."

Groaning as she carefully stood up, the woman adjusted the child in her arms, slightly smiling as she gave an apologetic look to the Doctor. "It should only be a minute."

Stepping forward, the Doctor offered his open arms. "I can take her."

Cocking an eyebrow, River hesitantly agreed. "Alright…Up the stairs, first room on your right." Gently transferring Ella into the Doctors lanky arms, River stared him down as he made his way into the house. "Careful, if you drop her, I'll never forgive you."

The Doctor chuckled. "River Song, you act as if I've never done this before."

As he climbed the stairs the young child mumbled into the tweed jacket "Is River's Doctor real?" Her question stirred a quite smile across the man's face.

At the top of the creaky wooden stairs, the Doctor rounded the corner and entered the children's room.

Laying Ella down under her covers, The Doctor smiled, quietly whispering "I'm always real."Grinning as the child mumbled "I knew it" while slowly drifting back to sleep; he exited the room, returning back to his wife and the front porch swing.


River sat, staring at her diary that still lay open on the floor with the words, "Spoilers. Goodbye, sweetie." carefully scrawled across the middle of the page.

"Everything alright?"

Raising her head, she looked at the impossible man. "You've regenerated, haven't you?"

The Doctor sighed as he approached, "Yup…or at least I think so. The last thing I remember was seeing Amy and-" The Doctor immediately grabbed for his neck, gasping as he realized that his collar no longer sported a bow tie. "Damn."

"I thought there was something different about you…" Reaching into her pocket, River carefully removed a dark blue cloth and handed it to the Doctor. "Here. Try this on for size."

The Doctor grinned as he reunited with a familiar friend. Wrapping the material around his collar, and tying it off in a slanted bow, the Doctor beamed. "How do I look? Hot? Sexy?"

Standing on her toes, River grinned as she straightened his bow tie. "Irresistible."

Taking her answer as an invite, the Doctor snaked his hands to either side of her waist, pulling her close as their lips pressed together. Only slightly pulling away as he whispered, "I've missed you Song."

"And I the same my love. But we now have all the time in the database to make up for what was lost."

Glancing to the open diary, the Doctor smirked. "Well then, it looks like we have a lot of work to do…but…um..." The Doctor tilted his head to the ceiling "I don't recall you being pregnant in the library, you look the same now as you did then...NOT that you look pregnant! You look gorgeous and defiantly not pregnant… unless you were… I MEAN!"

Tossing her frizzy blond curls back, River laughed. "No Doctor, I wasn't pregnant."

"Then who-" Placing a finger on the Doctors lips River chuckled. "I'm sorry, is there something you find humorous Professor Song?" The raggedy man mumbled behind her finger.

"It's just that I've forgotten how sexy your little rants are dear."

Giving a modest half smirk, the Doctor steered around Rivers finger and placed a kiss on her cheek. "Now what was that for?" River smiled.

"I just wanted to show that I can be a lot more than just sexy. Although I'm pretty sure we both already know that it's true..."

"You're just dying to know the answer about the children, aren't you?"

The Doctor let out a sigh of relief, "Yes! I thought I was going to have to spell it out for you." His eye's followed River as she moved towards the house. "Oye! Where do you think you're going?"

Grabbing a hold of his hand, River pulled him into the house. "Come on you." Locking the door behind them, she motioned to the kitchen. "How about I make us some tea?" The Doctor nodded, leaning against the counter, as he watched River fill the kettle with water and place it on the stove. "I never thought that I could be a mother. Between the lives that we lived and our uneven timeliness, it just wasn't possible. But when I entered the database, it was as if I was given a second chance, and I lepta at the opportunity." Reaching across the windowsill, she picked up a picture frame and handed it to her husband. "On the left is Joshua, then its Charlotte, and Ella. Joshua and Ella are both five and Charlotte is eight." Returning back to the stove, she removed the kettle and poured the steaming water into two cups. Moving away from the stove and back to the Doctor, she handed him his cup and hopped up onto the counter top. "You already know Charlotte's story, but the twins have a different one. When Donna was saved, she had a life created for her. She met someone, got married, and had these two lovelies. But when everyone was released, Josh and Ella stayed behind because they were created from the database. When I was uploaded into the mainframe, I was introduced to Charlotte who then introduced me to Joshua and Ella. They immediately stole my heart and… well the rest is history." River looked to the Doctor, his eyes staring into hers with a small smirk. "What? Have I got something on my face?"

"No not at all. It's just I never thought I would see you again, and now I am and you are happy and safe. You're on top of the world with everything that I wished I could have given you." Placing his cup on the counter, the Doctor moved so he was standing in front of River and took her hands in his. "River, I am overjoyed because you finally have the life that you deserve to have." Kissing her hand, he smiled as she cupped his cheek.

"Sweetie, it's only complete now that you're here." Placing both arms around his neck, she grinned as their lips met. Lasting only for a few seconds, they pulled apart, pressing their foreheads together, quietly chuckling.

Lifting River off the counter, the Doctor kept his arms wrapped around her, spinning in a few circles before moving towards the stairs.

River squinted her eyes at the sunlight that was driving its way through the blinds. Grinning as she turned herself into the arms that had warmly wrapped themselves around her, she was greeted by the Doctor's smile.

"Hello love."The Doctor whispered, brushing a curl away from her face.

"Hello sweetie."


Thank you for reading! I hope you liked it! I apologize for the break between part 1 and 2 but I put it in to make it easier on you guys to read. Together the entire thing is a little over 3,000 words, so I did it this way to keep from losing readers midway through.