20th June

"My eyes!" Jack complained as he ran into the writers room, rubbing them. Clara and the Doctor quickly joined soon afterwards.

"I think he has found out." Rory muttered.

"Jack! Calm down. Stop overreacting." The Doctor shouted over him.

"Why? It you and her. I mean it is you. And her." He said pointing at them. He turned to the rest of the room. "He is Clara's mystery man."

Everyone looked up at Jack and gave him the same look.

"Wait, do you lot know about them?"

There were a few mummers.

"You all know and none of you thought to tell me. This is the news of the century."

"I wouldn't call it that." Clara muttered, feeling totally out of control of the situation.

"When did you all find out? Martha? Come on you couldn't have known for long."

Martha gave a small laugh. "I found out on the day after the election. 8th May, I think. They were in the kitchenette and they were hugging. We know that the Doctor was hung up about Ed Balls."

"He still is." Clara couldn't help herself but comment.

The Doctor gave her a look. "No I am not,"

"Yes you are."

"I wasn't going to say anything. It wasn't my place to tell you. Anyway Clara asked me not to say anything." Martha continued.

"Donna, you would have told me." Jack smiled at her.

"I guessed that something was happening between them. Well me and Rose guessed that something was happening. I know when two people have made out. And then their behaviour was just off. This was again in the kitchenette."

The Doctor was quick to say something. "Before you ask, no, nothing had happened in there. Nothing of what you are thinking of."

"I wasn't thinking that anything happened in there. I just know I will be going out to get my coffees now." Jack said, trying to sound innocent.

"Jack, I know how your mind works."

Jack turned to Amy and Rory. "Well they must have found out at the same time."

"Not necessarily." Amy said.

"You two tell each other everything."

"Don't worry. I was as shocked as you when I found out. I will admit that I have known for a while but I only told Rory when he started to become suspicious. I mean it does take a while to get your head around it but when you hear the things that Clara says about him, it is cute."

"Are these the things that you talk about on your girly nights out?" The Doctor turned to Clara and smiled. "What things do you say about me?"

"Nothing that you don't already know."

"Like?"

"Now that would be telling."

They smiled at each other. Maybe part of them was glad that it was finally out in the open. Clara had enjoyed the secrecy of it but when they started to call themselves a couple, it became harder and harder to hide it. That was probably the reason why they had all found out.

Jack pretended to retch.

"I find it oddly sweet how they are."

The whole room turned to River, who had gone back to her article as everyone was talking.

"What?" She said as she looked up.

"You know?"

"I was the one to tell the Doctor to stop being stupid and gave him a push in the right direction. I think you lot would have seen it sooner if you knew the signs. The Doctor fell for her since the moment he saw her."

The Doctor rubbed the back of his neck. "What? She is incredible beautiful."

"Why was I the last to know?" Jack moaned.

"They all know now."

"I know."

"How are your control freak tenderise holding out?"

She laughed. "Not very well. God, I felt so out of control earlier. It was awful."

The Doctor slipped his hand into hers as they left the building.

"I suppose it was about time that they did all find out." He commented.

"We had become exceptionally careless. I am happy that they all know and I am happy that they are happy for us."

"See all your fears were irrational."

"I know that they were irrational but just because they were didn't mean that it couldn't happen or still happen for that matter. Just because they know doesn't mean that it still could turn sour for us."

"Well I have no plans for it to turn sour for us."

She turned to him. "You know what I mean. No one has plans for things to go sour. But sometimes they do."

"I will not want to let you go any time soon Clara Oswald."

Weirdly, she believed him.

"Wait, everyone knows now." Clara said.

"I did say that earlier."

The Doctor placed his hand on her hip as she rose onto her elbow.

"But work is not going to be different, isn't it? I mean like we won't need specific times to meet because we aren't hiding it. I mean, how do we act? Do we act like we are a couple? Do we just act like we have done? Are they expecting us to act like a couple? Do we openly flirt? Do we try and keep it the same as it was just we don't have to stop if they see? It is going to be so different."

"That is a lot of questions."

"Haven't you thought about them then?"

"No, I was too busy trying to shrug off Jack's jokes. I even think Rory got bored of it after a while. God he is insufferable."

"So that's where they disappeared to. Leaving me with Donna. You had Jack's jokes. I had Donna's questions." She laid back down and rested her head on his shoulder. "I had hoped that it would have taken them a little longer for them to find out."

"Why?"

"Because I said to myself that when they found out, I would tell my dad."

"Does that mean I will have to meet him? Just I don't have the best track record. I think River's dad punched me in the face when I showed up on her doorstep."

Clara tried not to laugh. "Really? My dad will probably do the same. No I will just have to get the idea passed him first off. Hopefully Linda and her judgemental views will stay out of it."

"Is she really that bad?"

"I introduced Nina as a friend and as soon as she left, Linda was telling my dad that she wasn't the type of person that I should be hanging around with. It almost made me tell them that she was my girlfriend."

"So I won't be able to charm her."

"She would probably close the door in your face and wonder why you knocked on it in the first place. No, my dad would probably be happy for me if I was happy. Whether he would have doubts, I would never know because he would never voice them. He would probably tell me that your not the man that he ever thought I would end up with but he would come around to the idea."

"So when are you going to tell him?"

"When I have built up the courage to phone him." She looked up at him. "Please don't take this as I am embarrassed to be with you. Because I am not. You already know that I would love to shout it from the rooftops. It's just my dad."

"Don't worry. I totally understand. I know it is a lot harder for parents to let go. I am sure my parents would have loved you." He kissed her forehead. "And about work, we will just play it as we used to do but now we can walk right up to the writer's room before saying goodbye to each other. Nothing really has to change, if you don't want it to."

"And sometimes change is good." She commented.