Two Months Later
This is a really short one, by the way. Thank you so much to my 2 reviewers!
Two months later, they came down to breakfast like normal, both in dressing gowns and with tousled hair. They acted like a married couple now, though it was obvious that River was in charge. They had visited Amy and Rory a couple of times and seen River's new brother and sisters, who were all human. James, Eliana and Hayley were fascinated by their big sister and her husband, and had known about the Doctor since their earliest days.
"My God," River moaned. "I'm so tired." She put her coffee mug down and sighed. "It's cold. Doesn't the TARDIS have a heater?"
"Yeah, she does, she's just cross with me so she won't turn it on."
"Why?"
"I nearly piloted her into a black hole last night and had a little accident with an asteroid."
"That's what that bloody crunch was. Is she OK?"
"And you're the one who told me off for caring about a blue box."
River smiled ruefully. "I'm just going to have a shower, 'kay?"
The Doctor looked at River's disappearing figure and yelled, "OK love!"
River undressed and stepped into the shower, where the water fell on her like warm sunshine. Normally she would have loved a nice warm shower, but there was something on her mind. She knew she'd have to tell the Doctor, but she didn't know how, and she had to be absolutely sure first. She looked down at her belly, prodding and pinching it. She could have just put on weight, but the rest of her was still relatively slim. "Oh God," she whispered.
She stepped out of the shower, quickly towelling herself dry, then slipped on a robe and crept out of the bathroom and into the medical chamber. She thought of the Doctor, so oblivious to what was spinning around in her head. She pulled the robe off again and demanded, "Full medical scan."
The TARDIS medical machines whirred and buzzed, first checking for any cuts and bruises. They found a rather nasty bruise on River's leg, but she told the machines that it would heal, so they kept checking. Checking for any vein or artery blockage, any sore teeth, everything. And finally, they checked River's belly.
"Positive," the machine beeped.
"What is it?" asked River, her face pale and her voice hoarse.
"Pregnancy. Two months along."
River pulled the robe on again and ran out to her and the Doctor's bedroom, where she pulled on some clothes and raced back to the kitchen. "Doctor," she panted.
"What is it?" The Doctor looked up from his breakfast in alarm.
River took some deep, composing breaths and gradually, her heartbeat slowed slightly from its relentless banging. "Nothing," she said.
Immediately, she felt like the worst person ever. She was such a bloody coward, not being able to tell him. They had created a person, a person, and she didn't want to tell him?
But he was the Doctor and she didn't know how to tell him. More than anything, she wanted to see her mother. Amy had gone through this before, she knew what it was like...yes, River needed to talk to Amy.
That night, while the Doctor was sleeping, she crept out of bed and put her clothes on. Then she gently flew the TARDIS to Leadworth and landed, without the brakes of course, and crept out, leaving a scribbled note on the console.
Don't tell him, River thought to the TARDIS. He can't know yet.
