A/N: I do not own Doctor Who.
It's late but Amy and Rory are up. I can tell.
They're sitting in the kitchen talking. Empty cups all around them.
They didn't hear the Tardis as she landed. They just got home themselves. From Demon's Run.
I can smell the cheap time travel in the air. The house is just as they left it. But they are completely different people.
They're holding each other's hands across the table.
Not speaking. They don't need words right now.
I cradle a still sleeping Melody in my arms. She's so light.
I walk up the steps to their door and knock.
I here someone coming. Rory. His steps sound different.
They probably think it's some nosy neighbor. Here to see if they're back from their extended vacation ('and how can they afford to go on vacation for so long when he's just a nurse and she just sits around all day in the back yard looking up at the sky day dreaming?' they ask).
The door opens. It was Rory. He's not wearing his centurion outfit anymore and he looks… older.
He's looking behind him down the hall at first so he doesn't see me. Standing in his doorway with his daughter in my arms. But then he turns.
His eyes widen at first at the sight of me. He wasn't expecting a visit tonight.
And then he see's what I'm carrying in my arms. Now his eyes look like they're about to fall out of his head.
He stammers for a moment. Then yells "Amy! Amy come quick! Amy!" while he motions for me to step inside the house.
My chest hurts a lot now. I figure I'm about three minutes from either dying, regenerating or fainting.
I hear Amy come down the hall from the kitchen. She's wearing the same clothes she was wearing the last time I saw her.
She looks scared at first. Like a frightened rabbit. Not Amelia Pond. The girl who's not afraid of anything.
She sees me and she sees Melody. She can tell it's her daughter even though the last time she saw her she was a baby.
"Is she…?" She asks. Or tries to.
I nod. "Just sleeping. Here."
I hand her over to Rory.
He takes her gently. Cradling her in his arms. He's a dad now.
"You did it." Says Amy.
She's moved next to Rory and is stroking Melody's back gently.
"You found her. Thank you."
She looks at me and I can see her tears. She steps forward and wraps me in one of her hugs.
"Thank you." She whispers.
I nod. It's all I can do at the moment.
When she lets me go I'm free to speak again.
"How long have you been waiting?" I need to know.
She smiles. More tears flow down her white cheek. "Five minutes. River… Melody just dropped us off."
I shake my head and grin.
" See." I say. "I told you I'd be back in five minutes."
They both laugh. And I laugh and Melody stirs in her fathers arms and then everything goes black as I collapse onto the floor.