AUTHOR'S NOTE: Hello! Well, aren't you lucky, two new chapters in one day! This is set months after the previous one and River is about to give birth. Don't worry, there's no gory bits for those of you who don't like that sort of stuff. I hope you enjoy it! Constructive criticism is welcome as always, please R&R!

DISCLAIMER: Unfortunately I do not own any of the characters mentioned in this fanfic, and I do not own Doctor Who. Doctor Who belongs to the BBC and this is purely for fun and non-profitable purposes!

CHAPTER TEN: Trust me.

"OOOOWWW!" River shrieked as a wave of contractions flooded over her.

"It's ok, it'll be over in a minute" The Doctor responded soothingly as she rested her hands on his shoulders and breathed in and out rapidly.

River had been in labour for nine and a half hours now and she was tired and was getting incredibly agitated at the slightest things. She felt defeated, like she wanted to give up. But every time she felt like collapsing, she remembered the struggle she had gone through at the beginning of her pregnancy, and how distraught she was when she thought she had suffered a miscarriage. She wasn't prepared to give up now, not at the final hurdle.

"River, it's nearly time for our baby girl to be born" He smiled, leading River back over to the bed. "We need to get you ready, I'll just go and get the..."

"W...what?" River frowned as she clambered onto the bed. "You are not delivering our baby!"

"What choice have you got?" He replied handing her some mineral water from the fountains of Asgard.

"No, absolutely not, Doctor! You don't know what you're doing!" She whined, snatching the water from him and flinching as she endured a mild contraction.

"Trust me, I'm a Doctor" He beamed.

"Not a real one!" She moaned, shifting about on the bed so she was upright. "I'm more of a doctor than you are"

"You're an archaeologist"

"EXACTLY!" She cried, waving her arms about manically as another wave of painful contractions hit again. "Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow!"

"Stay calm River"

"I AM!" She bellowed, exchanging him a frosty glare. "But it hurts"

"I know, I know" He replied sympathetically, holding her tightly.

"How do you know? When have you ever given birth?"

"Err, well I haven't, but it'll be ok, I know what I'm doing...I think"

"Ooh god! Why doesn't that make me feel any safer?"

"It'll be alright" He kissed her hand.

"You're not delivering this child Doctor" River stated firmly.

The contractions were getting worse and were more frequent now, and although he wasn't, exactly, an expert, he knew that their baby was about to be born.

"Sorry River, but it doesn't look like you've got much choice"

River groaned, partially because of the agony she was in, but also because she was worried about the safety of her child.

"Doctor...I'm scared" She whispered as tears began to stream down her face. "I'm really, really scared"
"I know, I know sweetheart" He murmured, kissing her forehead lightly. "But I promise everything's going to be fine, nothing is going to happen to you, or our daughter. I will never let anything happen. Not ever"

"Ok"

"Do you trust me?" He asked, taking her hand.

"What?"

"River, do you trust me?"

She paused for a moment, as if to think about her answer. But she didn't need to think. She never needed to think about the answer to that question. Not ever. She trusted him with her life.

"Always" She grinned, resting her hand on his cheek and caressing his soft skin with her thumb.

"Good. River I want you to take my hand, don't let go and do exactly as I say. Can you do that for me?" He requested, reaching out his hand, which she took and gripped onto tighter than ever before, then she nodded weakly.

River trusted him, with everything, she knew he would do a good job and that everything would turn out perfectly in the end, but she was terrified and she couldn't help it. The baby, their baby, wasn't human. She didn't even have human plus timelord DNA. In fact, there was no trace of human DNA in their daughter's body at all! She was 100%, timelord. It was barely possible for a human mother to carry a timelord child, but somehow, the Doctor and River's timelord DNA had merged and had become dominant over the traces of human DNA. Resulting in a completely timelord child. And miraculously, they had managed to keep the impossible baby safe from harm for the whole duration of the pregnancy.

"Push... Push, Keep pushing, you're doing really well! Push...Push! Come on River! You're nearly there!" He shouted encouragingly, she squeezed his hand tight as she cried out in pain.

"I...I...I can't!" River shrieked, her face bright red and tired. She looked drained and tired, like she was about to drop.

"Yes you can! Come one, you're nearly there! Don't give up!"

And with one last burst of newfound energy, River made the last push. Suddenly cries filled the air as the Doctor cradled their new baby girl in their arms. He cleaned her up and she wriggled as he did, her little arms wafted around in the air. Tears swirled around in the Doctor's eyes as he held his infant daughter close to him, wrapped in a small white knitted blanket. River closed her eyes slowly, and when she opened them again, she saw her husband, who had spun round to face her, glowing with happiness as he approached and carefully handed the newborn to her. River's sweaty and exhausted face lit up with delight as her baby girl nestled in her chest.

"Hello" River whispered to her daughter, tears of joy rolling down her cheeks. She smiled and bit her lip as she looked to the Doctor, who moved forward and perched beside them on the bed. He stroked his wife's hair and kissed her lovingly on top of her head, and then he extended his index finger and stroked the baby's cheek. She was beautiful. She was perfect and best of all she was theirs. Their baby, their tiny little time child, the only one in the entire universe. The most special child in existence.

"Well done River" He whispered.

"Doctor..."

"Yes?"

"She needs a name" River smiled.

"Oh right, of course, well, what name would you like?" He asked, smiling down at the bundle of joy, he felt her two tiny hearts beating tranquilly as he ran his hand over her tiny body.

"I don't know. I thought maybe Harmony, but, it's not right" She shook her head, glancing at her baby.

"Ok, so...how about, Adeline?" He suggested.

"I don't know sweetie, it's lovely, but it just doesn't sound right"

"Don't worry. We'll find a name" He replied, brushing her soft golden hair away from her face as he saw that his wife was looking very disheartened.

There was silence for a moment, with the only sound coming from the unnamed baby as she gurgled away blissfully in her mother's arms.

"How about Lily?" River asked, looking to the Doctor, her eyes glazed over with hope.

"Perfect" He beamed. "Does she need a middle name?"

"We could call her Lily Rose, after your friend?"

"Yeah, I'd love that" He smiled down at his daughter. "Hello Lily Rose Song, welcome to the world"

...[Two Days Later]...

"Yes mum, she's perfectly healthy, both heartbeats are strong. Yes, yes, I'm fine too, although it is strange not being pregnant anymore. Of course you and dad can see her, in fact we're on our way to see you right now, and we'll be there in about five minutes. Ok, see you then. Love you too" River hung up the console room phone and wandered back down the corridor towards the bedroom as she could hear Lily crying and the Doctor trying desperately to calm her down. "Give her to me sweetie, I think she's hungry"

"Was that Amy on the phone?"

"Yes. They're very excited to meet Lily" She laughed, taking a seat on the bed as she pulled her top and bra down so Lily could reach her breast. Lily began to feed, River smiled down at the perfection she and the Doctor had made.

"Of course they are, they're grandparents now!" He responded, pacing around the room.

"Oh I know! It's so surreal" She muttered. "I still don't believe it, we've got a baby!"

"Yes we have, we're parents!" He grinned. "You are an excellent mother River"

Suddenly there was a thud as the TARDIS landed rather ungracefully in the Pond's backyard; the Doctor had forgotten to use the blue stabilizers again! The Doctor helped River up and they walked slowly to the TARIDS door. Amy shrieked and came racing out of the big stone house and across the freshly cut grass, dragging Rory behind her by the collar of his polo.

"River!" She squealed, and when she spotted the little bundle that was safely wrapped up in River's arms, she gasped rapidly and the tears, that had welled up in her eyes when she had seen the familiar blue box land on the lawn, began to roll down her pink flushed cheeks.

"Hi mum!" River grinned, her warm, inviting eyes glowing under the sunlight as she kissed her mum on the cheek.

"Doctor..." Amy began. "Oh, just look at you!" She straitened his bowtie and leaned into River, as Rory and the Doctor shared a manly handshake. "How's he taking fatherhood?"

"He's fabulous. He's so amazing, I can't have asked for more. And yes, he did cry, a lot!" She laughed.

"Oh, I know what you mean, Rory bawled like a baby when you were born" Amy smiled, glancing at Rory who was currently involved hugging the Doctor. Amy turned her attention to the wriggling child in River's arms. "Is this her?"

"Yes" She carefully handed Lily over to Amy, who began to tear up again as she kissed her granddaughter on the nose. "Lily Rose Song, this is your grandma" she whispered, glancing at Amy who was fighting back gallons of tears. Rory and the Doctor slowly moved over to join the gathering around Lily. Even Rory the Roman began to cry as he was handed his beautiful tiny grandchild.

"Hi Lily, its grandpa" He began. "Welcome to Leadworth"

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