A/N: Hello! Are you readers ready for the birth? This chapter is long, which is good I think. More story for you.
The Doctor had a hand on River's five month belly. She was giggling as the baby kicked her.
The Doctor was laughing too.
"I can feel her, you know," he said.
"Uh, yes sweetie I know, your hand is right where she's kicking," said River.
The Doctor shook his head. "No not like that, I mean I can feel her presence. It's a Time Lord thing, which I suppose you don't have. But I sense her just as I can sense you, or Amy, or anybody else. I always know who is who by what I sense."
River raised her eyebrows in disbelief. "Then how come you've never told me this before?"
The Doctor shrugged. "It just never came up."
River rolled her eyes at her ridiculous husband. She hoped her daughter would be more like herself, and not him. He could just be so silly sometimes.
River was moving around some filing cabinets in her classroom. She had arranged for a guest teacher to teach her class for however long she needed, while everyone thought she was on a dig in the future. The Doctor simply watched as she moved the heavy documents.
"River, I'm not sure if you should be lifting those. I'll do it," said the Doctor, pointing to the crates.
River scoffed. "Oh come on, I'm fine. I don't need your help."
"Are you sure I can't just carry one?"
"Sweetie, I've got it. I'm pregnant, not dying or disabled. I would appreciate if you would not ask me if I need help unless I truly do."
The Doctor nodded. "Yes, dear."
River grinned. "Good. Why don't you go mess around with your ship while I pack the rest of this up."
The Doctor smiled at his beautiful wife, then ran out the door, into the closet, and into the TARDIS. His shoes squeaked on the floor as he spun around. River had her books and her history, but he had his machine.
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The Doctor and River spent most of their time doing regular things. They traveled around the universe and saved people, although, by the time River was in her third trimester they had to slow down with the running.
They expected their daughter to be born after nine months of gestation. A normal Time Lord baby is born after eleven. The Doctor figured that since River is human, the baby would be born after nine months. And he was right.
"So River, where do you want to go today?" The Doctor stood at the console fiddling with the controls. River was sitting in the chair, feeling too big to stand up.
"I don't know, dear. She'll be here any day and we don't even have a name!"
"Oh right. Well then we should choose one!"
"We've thought of so many names but none of them seem fitting. Which one do you like the best?"
The Doctor rapped his fingers on the console. "I'm not sure. I quite like Willow, or Thalia. As for a middle name, maybe Rose."
"Thalia Rose or Willow Rose? Hmm," said River. She wasn't sure which one she liked best either. The Doctor was staring up at whatever the ceiling was, trying to think, when River cried out. She held her huge stomach with both hands as the Doctor ran to her side.
"Uh, Doctor, I'm pretty sure the baby is coming," said River, calmer than you would expect.
"I-uh. Wait what? She's coming?" River nodded. "Oh no. She's coming. We've got to get you to the sisters."
River winced and bit her lip. "Yes hurry up!"
The Doctor franticly ran around flipping switches. When he stopped, he ran out of the door, forgetting River. A few seconds later he ran back in and helped River out. He checked her into the Sisters of The Infinite Schism. A cat nurse wheeled her away to her room as the Doctor ran behind. He was smiling. He'd get to meet his daughter soon.
He sat next to River and held her hand as she clenched her teeth while the next contraction came.
"It'll only be a few minutes before I want you to start pushing, okay?" said the cat-doctor. River nodded. The Doctor was very nervous. He just wanted to see that his girl was healthy.
"Doctor, thank you. I know you don't like to be in the same place for a long time. Thank you for being here for me," said River in-between contractions.
"River, you're my wife. I would never leave you if you need help. And I especially wouldn't leave you with our baby. I cross my hearts."
River smiled but then her smile faded as another contraction came. By the time the next one came around, the doctor —the actual medical one— had told her to push. The Doctor tried not to squirm as River crushed his hand. Time Lords are known for their strength. She pushed for a while, and worked hard, until the Doctor saw a bright red bundle of skin that let out a cry. River sighed alongside the Doctor. She looked quite relieved. The nurse wrapped the tiny baby in a blanket and nestled her in River's arms. She was small, too small. After River held her and the nurse let the Doctor cut the cord, they took their daughter from River's arms.
"She looks a little small," said the nurse. "We're just going to run some tests on her." They put the baby on a table on the other side of the room and the doctor began to examine her. River watched with wide eyes as they poked and prodded her daughter. She just wanted to hold her in her arms again. The Doctor put a hand on River's shoulder and she looked up at him.
"She's beautiful, River."
River smiled. "Of course she is, she's our daughter isn't she?"
The people looking at their daughter started to sound worried. The Doctor walked over and looked at her. The nurse was right, she was small. He hadn't noticed at first, but his daughter was tiny. Dangerously tiny.
A/N: Aaaand there we go. But anything could happen now. Thanks for reading you guys! Don't forget to drop me a review!
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