Chapter 26
A couple of weeks later...
The twins were at school, it was a Thursday afternoon. River was sat on the bed in her and the Doctor's room, writing.
Her blue diary was now full, she'd fallen into the habit of writing about family life so she had decided to carry it on. Her new diary was a brilliant gold.
Her husband was in the central console room, setting the coordinates ready to pick the twins up later in the day.
River was almost 7 months along, it wasn't that long until the youngest Song was to be born. However, she still didn't have a name.
As she finished writing her diary entry, the Doctor entered the room. "That's that done." He said, sitting down next to her.
"Same here." River closed her diary. "So?" She looked at the expression on her husband's face-he wanted to say something.
"So... I've thought of a name for our baby girl." He took her hands in his.
"Okay, I hope that it's nothing silly." She warned.
"No, it's not. Arabella." He said, searching her face for a reaction.
"Okay." River mulled the name over in her head. "Arabella Song-I like it." She smiled.
"Yeah?" The Doctor's face lit up.
"Mm-hm, it fits. I think that Emily would be nice for a middle name." His wife replied.
"Arabella Emily Song." He smiled, taking her hand. "Our baby girl."
"Exactly." She replied, kissing him.
The Doctor held her close. "Are you alright?"
"Why wouldn't I be?"
"Well, after the other day..."
River gazed at her husband. "I told you, I'm living for the here and now. We are. We don't need to worry about her-Arabella, just yet. She's safe for now."
He nodded and placed his free hand on her bump. "I wonder what she'll be like?"
"I think that she'll be the best of friends with Aurora... I wonder if she'll get on with Oscar?" Said River, placing a hand over his and snuggling into him.
"Aurora does, most of the time so I imagine that our youngest will do as well." The Doctor said, kissing her cheek. "Guess what?"
"What?" She asked.
"I love you, very much." He said. "You know that, don't you?"
"Of course I do, Sweetie. I love you too." River responded.
The Doctor moved away from her and stood up, holding his hands out for her to take. "Come on."
"What have you done?" She asked suspiciously, letting him help her up. "Have you broken anything?"
"Of course not, my love." He led her out of their room and into the room next to theirs on the left.
"I don't know whether to believe you or not." River replied. "Oi!" She growled in protest as he lightly tapped her behind.
"I haven't, I promise."
With their arguing, River hadn't had a chance to take the room in. She gasped when she did, looking around in wonderment.
The room, intended for their youngest daughter when she was old enough, had been painted a blush pink. The carpet, thick underneath her bare feet-she was wearing a dress, was an off white.
There was a white cot, with a pink canopy, along with a wardrobe and changing table.
"It's beautiful, oh my love..." River turned towards her husband, tears in her eyes. "I love it."
"I thought that you would. Look up." He instructed.
The ceiling was pink, with white stars, which were glowing very slightly.
"Doctor... I can't describe how beautiful it is." She said, looping her arms around his neck and gazing at him.
"Well, the Tardis helped a little. Thank you, my love." He smiled, and kissed her.
The Tardis hummed, interrupting them.
River pulled away from her husband. "I think that's our cue to go and pick the twins up, I'll fly us."
"Yes River." He laughed, and together hand in hand, they made their way to the central console room.
A few hours later...
The Doctor made his way into the kitchen, where River was helping Oscar with his homework. Aurora, having finished hers, was in the family room, watching her favourite cartoon.
"What homework are you doing?" He asked, helping himself to a cup of tea and a jammy dodger.
River frowned at her husband and shushed him. "Maths-don't worry, our son is doing perfectly well on his own."
"Okay, okay. I didn't say anything!" He protested.
She rolled her eyes. "I know you, husband."
The Doctor retreated into the family room. Aurora was sat on the sofa, one of her favourite teddy bears under her arm and her attention fixed on the TV-she was watching Peppa Pig.
"Hello." The Doctor set his drink down on the coffee table and sat down next to his daughter.
Aurora clambered onto her dad's lap and cuddled him, not taking her eyes off the TV.
Her father kissed the top of her head. "Did you have a good day at school?"
"Mm-hm, I didn't get much homework. Oscar did though!"
He laughed. "You're very happy about that, aren't you?"
"Yep!" His daughter replied.
A while later...
River made her way into the family room, and smiled at the sight of Aurora and the Doctor on the sofa. The little girl was cuddled up to her dad, they were watching the TV together.
Oscar was sat on the floor, not really paying any attention to the TV, instead playing with the toy car that Rory had bought him.
River sat down next to her husband. He wrapped his free arm around her waist, she smiled and snuggled into him.
"I love you." The Doctor whispered into his wife's ear.
"I love you too, Sweetie."