Listening to Amy's story may have been the quietest that Rory , River and particularly the Doctor had ever been in their lives (which for some of them meant much longer than for others). Amy read through the chapters of her book and it was hard to believe that she had never done this before, the words seemed to roll off her tongue and all too soon the story was over. They sat round in silence as Amy looked from one to the other. "okay , I know it's not good," she said defeatedly "but what do you think ? Honestly." she added, looking around them all before her eyes landed on and rested with her husband
"Amy, it's... amazing. You're amazing" breathed Rory, he put one arm round her waist and the other hand softly brushed her cheek as it made its way to her hair and he ran his fingers though her beautiful long locks to the back of her head and pulled her into a kiss , her body edged ever closer to his and even after they had finished kissing she stayed close to him, leaning against him as she looked half-heartedly across the room to where River and the Doctor sat together , she felt like she should probably hear their opinions too but just out of politeness , now that she'd heard what Rory thought she knew that really no other opinions mattered . He liked the story but more importantly in Amy's eyes, he loved her.
"Well Pond ..." the Doctor began and then he saw Rory with his arm round her "well Mrs. Williams" he corrected himself slightly uncomfortably " not a bad job" he concluded as a smile spread across his lips. Amy laughed and looked to River for confirmation of the Doctor's view, she noticed that River's eyes swam with tears and her hand seemed to cling to the Doctor for support and reassurance . Amy looked so concerned and within seconds she was sitting next to her daughter with her arms round her and River was crying into her shoulder , it was at moments like this that it didn't matter to anyone that River looked older than her mother or even that Amy hadn't raised her daughter or seen her grow up – they were as much mother and daughter as anyone in the world .
"River " Amy said quietly "come on , what's wrong ?" River looked at her mother and smiled weakly through her tears "all those thing you were talking about , your life when you were younger , your time with the Doctor , everything . And I've never heard it , I don't know the parents you talk about , I've never met the Aunt who brought you up and here you are telling me all of it in a few hours . It's so much to take in and it just reminds me how much we missed out on , I just wish we could have had that same relationship that everyone else knows." as she finished tears were running down her face and her voice sounded strained . Amy was crying too now and she was desperate to make up at least some of the lost time with her daughter , even if she had just a day or two to do it, suddenly Amy Pond's famous determination overcame any other feelings she had and she composed herself and became assertive "Right ! River, Doctor – you're staying the weekend , get some things from the TARDIS. Rory make the spare bed." The Doctor and River looked surprised but not even timelords are brave enough to refuse Amy's commands and they followed her instructions without question and headed outside to the TARDIS to get their belongings. Amy walked into the hallway and Rory followed her with a puzzled look on his face.
"Amy," said Rory cautiously as if he feared she may explode at any second "what , er , what are you doing ?"
"Making up lost time." Amy said simply as she opened the cabinet and began to root through it's contents "now , do you know where the family photo album is ?"