The Doctor stood staring at the scan. Disbelief exerting from every pore. He looked from River back to the scan then back to River. He thanked every divine being he could think of that her injuries could be solved with simple rest. He walked over to the bed and placed a hand on the top of her head brushing his thumb against her forehead. He placed a small kiss on her lips. He then bent lower and kissed the fabric that covered her baby bump.
He then moved away to find his medicine cabinet. He was in search of a small vile of a teal gum like substance from Moasert, the 3rd moon of the planet Appelil. It had healing properties for high blood pressure. He was also looking for another small vile of an orange liquid which healed physical and mental stress.
When he finally found the alien cures he hurried back to his beloved River. He tilted her head back slightly then opened each vile. He picked up the teal gum and scraped out a dime sized portion with him index finger. With is other hand he opened her mouth slightly. He rubbed the teal paste over her tongue lightly until it mixed with her saliva and seeped down her throat. He then grabbed the orange vile and poured a couple drops into her mouth. He closed her mouth and straightened her head out on the pillow of the bed. The medicines would take effect in less than an hour.
He pulled up a chair and sat next to her holding her right hand in his. Her left hand rested over her belly. He smiled at how protective she was even when she was unconscious. He brought her hand up to his mouth and kissed every knuckle gently. He then looked down at her stomach. He knew it was his baby, their baby. She was full Time Lord. He looked up at River's face then back at the bump. Then slowly pushed her shut up, revealing the skin of her rounded firm mid section. "Oh River…" he breathed in awe. Tears brimmed in his eyes; a large smile grew on his face. He put both his hands on either side of her stomach, leaned down and kissed every inch of the rounded surface. "Hello in there" he whispered a joyful sob catching on the last word.
"You're going to be absolutely amazing" he whispered into her skin. He felt a faint moving beneath his hands. His daughter was moving. Tears fell at this point. He smiled as a sob choked laugh escaped his mouth. "Sweetie?" His head popped up suddenly. His eyes soon locked contact with a set of crystalline blue eyes. His smile grew wider. She stroked his cheek gently. He rose quickly and set his hands on her cheeks. "River…" he smiled inches from her face, "I came as fast as I could." She smiled pushing her head up slightly to rub the tip of her nose against his.
"Yes you did…" He kissed her lightly. Pouring love into every second of it. He pulled away and leaned his head against her forehead. "What happened Doctor?" She asked brushing a hand over her bare belly. He pulled away, keeping a hand on her cheek while the other joined hers on her stomach. "You fainted River…you have high blood pressure and your body is extremely overwhelmed," he kissed her belly again, "it's not good for you or our baby." He smiled up at her at the last part. She sat up slightly. Something in his eyes caught her attention. "You didn't know about her before today did you?" The joy had left her face as she held herself up on her forearms. His mouth hung open slightly. "When are we? What have we done?" He moved closer to her face. "River we've been together in that way…we've been together in my timeline for a while now. We're engaged" he explained holding onto her face again. "For how long?" she asked placing her hands over his. "10 months, 27 days, 12 hours and," he checked his watch, "32 minutes…" he smiled. The math was starting to make sense to both of them.
"Where are we in your timeline" he asked searching her eyes. "We've been engaged for 10 months, 27 days, 12 hours," she grabbed his wrist and looked down at his watch, "and 33 minutes…" He smiled at this. It started to make sense. "I had a different you…" they both said at the same time. The River he was traveling with was a future version, most likely the other half of the Doctor that was visiting his River. "It must have been a way for me to spend time with you while you pregnant after missing it now…well to the future me it'd be my past and to future you, your past…err" he was rambling. River leaned up and kissed him silencing his explanation of this timey-wimey situation. Using teeth and tongue to distract him fully. He pulled away breathless. They understood what had happened. After being engaged for 2 months River and the Doctor separated to carry on two different needed adventures. Their last night together was spent conceiving their growing daughter. When the Doctor retuned for River it was a future version hoping to finally spend time with his wife during her pregnancy. And when the present Doctor found River it was his future wife wanting to spend time with him as a newly engaged couple. Their fanatical timelines were becoming a greater paradox by the moment.
"I'm not leaving you again" he whispered, "this me…the current linear me." She smiled happily. He helped her sit up further and moved the back of the bed up so she could lean against it. He happily returned to her rounded belly. "Our daughter" he noted placing his forehead against her mid section. River placed her hand on the back of his head, gently tossing his hair back and forth. "Yes. Our daughter…our brilliant daughter" she smiled back at him. "Come along Song, let's get you both something to eat then...I know my girls must be famished after an eventful evening" he helped her down off of the bed, stopping to show her the results of her full body scan. He explained the effects of the medicine he gave her and listed treatments that they'll follow until the baby was born.
