"The heart was made to be broken." -Oscar Wilde

Eight

She was bouncing like she was riding a horse and breathing like she'd run a mile. She reached her hand up to pull her sweaty hair back.

The Doctor grabbed her shoulders and pulled her down to kiss him. She briefly kissed him and he brushed her hair away before she leaned back again. She screamed and rolled off of him, breathing too hard to speak.

He looked over at her and smiled, gently petting her mass of curly hair. "Oh my River." He muttered quietly.

He'd told her he'd needed a release, but what he was really needed was a distraction. He could always count on River to lose himself in with her perfect hair and her soft skin.

He didn't mind being alone when he was with River, because with her he didn't feel so alone any more. His time lord. Half time lord, half human. She made him feel normal. The way he had felt back on Galifrey. He would've loved to take her there. She would've loved it.

He needed River, but the mere sight of Rose Tyler had knocked the wind out of him. He hadn't given her an answer to what she'd asked of him. Just muttered that she was too tired to think clearly and that she should get some sleep.

"Got your fill?" River's voice interrupted his thoughts. He looked at her and smiled. "Never." She kissed him again before rolling over and falling asleep with her hair spread across her pillow.

He rolled over so he was facing the opposite direction. The memories came down upon him in a flurry. "Blimey you look beautiful." He rolled over again and tried to shove the memories away. "I thought 'cause you changed you might not want me anymore." He flipped over again. "I'm burning up a sun just to say goodbye."

River's hand on his shoulder once again pulled him from his thoughts. "Are you alright?" He rolled over one more time so he was facing her.

"I'm always alright." He muttered quietly before falling back asleep.