A/N: Wow the ending of this book. What?! I hope you enjoyed it, there will be more to come!
A Surprise
River woke up that morning and stretched. She looked at the clock and realized she better get going. She stumbled out of the bedroom door into Azalea's room and flipped on the light.
"Azalea, honey, get up. It's time to see Nana." Azalea snapped up into a sitting position, then groaned and flopped back down. She pulled her comforter over her head to block out the light. After River laid out her daughter's clothes in the rocking chair, she shook Azalea to wake her back up. This time, Azalea sat up and threw her comforter back.
"Good morning Mummy." Azalea said, yawning.
"Good morning love." River came over and kissed her head. She wiped her 4 year old daughter's eyes.
"Now get dressed. We have to drop you off at Nana's house soon!" River left the room to go and wake her other child, the one she was married to. She entered the master bedroom and shook the Doctor's shoulders.
"Sweetie wake up. We have to go to Amy's." The Doctor groaned and swatted at River's arms, missing terribly. He rolled over and mumbled something. River shoved him and he almost fell out of the bed.
"You have such lovely ways to wake a man don't you River?" The Doctor smirked, laying shirtless in bed. River rolled her eyes.
"Well when the man won't wake up when I tell him, I have to resort to other methods." She walked into the closet and picked out a yellow sun dress with small polka dots on it. She slipped on some silver wedges and went to the bathroom to get her makeup on. The Doctor followed her into the bathroom and before she touched her makeup, he pushed her against the wall and kissed her. River wrapped her arms around his neck as he deepened the kiss. He leaned back and looked in River's eyes.
"Oh sweetie what was that for?" River smirked, enjoying the close contact.
"Cause I love you River. I don't say it enough but I do." He gave her one more brief kiss before exiting the bathroom, leaving River breathless. When the Doctor wanted to, He definitely knew how to leave her mind spinning. She quickly gathered herself before finishing her makeup and going to check on Azalea.
"Azalea are you ready?" River peeked into her daughter's bedroom to see her putting her favorite toys in a backpack.
"Sweetie you have toys at Nana's house. Why do you need all of these?" River said, crouching in front of Azalea.
"Because those are my baby toys mum! I'm a big girl and I only play with big girl toys!" Azalea said, zipping the backpack, slinging it onto her back and skipping out of the room. River sighed and shut the door to the small room. She walked to the console room, where the Doctor was busy landing the TARDIS. Azalea walked up to her dad and tugged his pants leg.
"Daddy I'm a big girl now so when can I learn to fly the TARDIS?" She looked up at him with big blue eyes and light brown curly hair framing her face.
"Oh Zalea. You're still to small to reach the controls! In a couple years, I'll teach you okay kiddo?" The Doctor smiled and ruffled her curls. River just leaned against the console and smiled at her little family.
"Okay let's go Zalea!" The Doctor put her on his back and River walked ahead to open the TARDIS doors.
After dropping Azalea off at the Pond's, River and the Doctor decided to spend the day on a planet called HD 106906. As the Doctor flung levers and typed in coordinates, River stood off to the side watching her husband in his natural habitat. She smiled at how he ran about excitedly with a big smile on his face. Soon after he landed her, The Doctor came and took River's hand to lead her onto the beautiful orange fields of the strange planet.
"Isn't it beautiful? Reminds me of home, so, I come here often." The Doctor wrapped his arm around his wife's shoulder and squeezed. It was very beautiful; the field had orange grass and a beautiful blue stream.
"Yes sweetie. Now can we eat? I'm starving!" River smiled running away from him toward the bank of the stream and laying out the picnic blanket. She sat down on it so it wouldn't blow away in the breeze. The Doctor smiled and set the picnic basket on the blanket. She opened it to find a nice bottle of wine and sandwiches. She frowned a little.
"Everything okay River?" The Doctor chuckled at her disappointed expression, only because she wore it so adorably.
"I'm not in the mood for Moscato sweetie. I'd enjoy a glass of Pinot Noir though." River laughed, and he looked at her like "Well excuse me."
"We didn't have any. Guess I'll just have to drink it." He opened the bottle, took one swig, and spit it over his shoulder. Disgustingly, he shoved it back in the wicker basket.
"Why do you keep tasting wine if you hate it?" River got out a ham and cheese sandwich and unwrapped it.
"Because I'm hoping one day I'll like it as much as I like you." He winked at her, biting into his sandwich.
"Oh shut up." She waved him off and smiled.
"Not a chance." He said with a full mouth of ham. River rolled her eyes at his poor eating habits.
"Wish we brought some music. Nature sounds so boring." The Doctor pouted, then remembered he had a stereo in the TARDIS. He ran back through the door and hit play on the stereo. The sound of Frank Sinatra's "Fly Me To The Moon" began to fill River's ears.
"Sinatra? You are such a nostalgic idiot." River chuckled and wiggled her feet to the song. The Doctor shut the TARDIS doors and danced his way back over to the picnic blanket, making River laugh even more.
"I love you." The Doctor lip synced along with him and booped River on the nose before sitting down. He pulled a pack of Jammie Dodgers out of the basket, which his wife promptly took.
"Oi! Those are MY Jammie Dodgers!" The Doctor pouted and River opened the package.
"Well you tried my wine so I guess I'll try your silly little biscuit." She took one out of the package and popped it in her mouth after examining it. Her face turned, but she swallowed it.
"Here you go. Bleh!" River said sticking her tongue out. The Doctor laughed and ate one. He gave River her little thing of dark chocolate he bought her.
"Ooo, thank you sweetie!" She opened the package and took a small bite out of a square. The Doctor swayed to the new song, "Wonderful Tonight". River softly smiled at her husband's silliness. She set down her chocolate and scooted closer to the Doctor, who finished his dessert.
"Eric Clapton sure could play a guitar huh?" The Doctor smiled over at his wife, who laid down on the blanket and stared at the clouds passing by. She remained silent, taking in the beautiful skies and her husband's presence. He laid himself down beside her and watched with her.
"HD 106906 has a sun and one moon, like Earth. Today is a rare day that they share the sky together." The Doctor pointed to the two celestial bodies in the sky and continued to spout off various knowledge. River sighed and sat up.
"I'm bored. Let's dance sweetheart." She dragged him to his feet and he laughed, taking her hand. The TARDIS rambled through the playlist of many eras and began to play "I Will Be Right Here Waiting For You" by Richard Marx. The Doctor hummed the tune in River's ear and she laid her head against his chest. He loved these moments, when River is in his arms. After the music stopped, River gave the Doctor a kiss and walked back towards the TARDIS.
"Sweetie I am going to go take care of something. Will you clean up and come inside?" River laid a hand on the TARDIS and looked at him. The Doctor nodded and she disappeared. Gathering the blanket and the basket in his hands, he walked into the console room and laid all of it beside the door. He sent the TARDIS into the vortex and sat down to wait for his wife. She soon came out and he walked over to where she was in front of the table.
"Today was lovely River." The Doctor smirked, wrapping his arms around her waist.
"Ah but it's not over. I have one more surprise in store for my lovely husband." She hummed, kissing his cheek. She released herself and turned to the table to obtain a small box. She handed the bracelet box to the Doctor, who quickly tore off the wrapping paper.
"Oh boy is it a new watch? I've needed one for-" He stopped mid sentence. There was no new watch in the box but there was something else. The Doctor picked up the strange object and flipped it over to see something he wasn't expecting printed on it. Bewildered, He looked up at River who was smiling.
"Guess who's going to be a father again?" She sang.
A/N: There's a reason my friend calls me the long lost daughter of Steven Moffat. ;) Hope you enjoyed this! Leave a review on what you thought of this piece over all? KissKiss xx