Chapter 5
The TARDIS materialized in the hallway of Amy and Rory's house. Just like the Doctor had promised, they had gone to see Amy and Rory for a while. By this time, Amy was around 7 months pregnant with her second child. The Doctor wearing what her normally wore, a tweed jacket, a shirt with suspenders, a bowtie but River looked stunning. She wore black ballerina shoes with light blue jeans, a white vest top with a denim jacket.
They both stepped out of the TARDIS and they were welcomed to the smell of freshly baked cookies. The Doctor ran into the kitchen following this amazing smell.
River followed him at a slower pace.
"Don't touch them Doctor" Amy said sternly.
The Doctor turned around and chuckled, but looked at Amy, concerned for her. "Swallowed another planet have you Pond?" the Doctor asked.
"Nope" Amy replied "Still pregnant" she smiles at the Doctor, happy to see him. They hadn't seen each other in a very long while, ever since the day they planned to go to Paris...
Amy turned to River who had just walked in the kitchen, "Your father is at work Melody, he'll be home soon. Oh and we found out the gender of the baby, do you want to know?" Amy asked.
River walked over to Amy and hugged her, "It's fine Mum, I'll wait. More exciting that way, even if you do know" she replied with a light laughter in a voice. River paused for about 10 seconds before she turned to the Doctor saying "And you sweetie, should stop eating those cookies that Mum has just made" in a concerned voice.
He turned around to face River and Amy, he has a mouthful of cookies and a cookie in each hand, "Sorry Amy" he mumbled.
"It's fine" Amy sighed as she sat down on the kitchen chair.
"Whats wrong Mum" River asked Amy as she puled up a chair next to her and sat down. Amy took a hold of Rivers hand and replied, "Nothing Melody, I'm just tired"
The Doctor wiped the cookie crumbs from around his mouth and walked over to where his wife and mother-in-law were sitting. He knelt down in front of Amy, "Amy, tell us what's wrong, please, maybe we can help" he said in a quiet but convincing voice.
Amy put her hand on her pregnant stomach, and looked at the Doctor.
"It's just that..." Amy started, tears started to fall from her eyes, "I'm scared that someone will take my baby away from me again, you know. Like the last time. I really want to be there for this child, sorry for not being there for you Melody, I'm sorry for not being there to help you and watch you grow up." Amy said as she looked at River.
River wiped away the tears from Amy's cheeks. "You know I would never let that happen Mum, neither would the Doctor or Dad. And if I hadn't have been taken away, who knows who I would have fallen in love with. Who else would it be? Can you imagine me with anyone else Mum?" River said in a comforting voice, chuckling at the end of her sentence. River looked at the Doctor.
He turned to Amy, "Oh Amy... Little Amelia Pond, the girl who waited for me. I promise, I cross both my hearts, that nothing will happen to you or your little boy. You'll both be fine, I really do promise" he said, also in a comforting voice, Amy let out a little smile, and River slapped the Doctor across his cheek.
"And what the hell was that for River?" the Doctor said to River as she stormed off to the other side of the kitchen.
"I told you I didn't want to know what gender the baby was. You complete idiot" she replied angrily.
By this time, the Doctors left cheek was bright red, and he was clutching it. There was silence in the kitchen for a few minutes, the Doctor looked at Amy who was still sat on the chair, there was so much sadness in her face. He then turned to look at River who was leaning on the worktop on the other side of the kitchen God she's beautiful, even when she is angry with me he thought to himself.
He walked over to River, she didn't say a word to him, she just glared at him. He stood in front of River and pulled her close, as he hugged her he whispered "I'm sorry River, it just came out. I really didn't mean to tell you, please believe me" he pleaded. River chuckled at his apology.
"What are you too laughing at?" Rory shouted as he walked through the front door.
Rory walked into the kitchen and walked over to Amy and gave her a hug, he then turned to River, "Hi Dad" She said cherfully as if the last 10 minutes hadn't happened.
"Melody, Doctor" he replied with a smile on his face.
River walked over to Rory and gave him a hug, "Talk to Mum, she really needs you right now. Promise me you'll talk to Mum, please" she whispered.
Rory nodded and then walked back over to Amy, she had been silent for a long while now and only the Doctor and River knew why. Rory knelt down in front of Amy and took a hold of her hands and pulled her up so they were both stood in front of each other. "Come with me Amy, I need to speak to you... In private" he said to her in a soft and comforting voice. He lead Amy out of the kitchen, and they both headed upstairs so that they could talk.
River stood in the middle of the kitchen, she turned round and faced the Doctor, she could see how worried he was, but he just smiled at her like everything was okay.
River walked back over to the worktop, and leaned against it once again. She pulled the Doctor in front of her and put her arms around his neck. She pulled him close for a hug, as she needed it, he responded and placed his arms around her.
The Doctor lifted River up onto the work top, "River Song, what are we going to do with you?" he asked seductively. He then proceed the kiss River on her perfect red lips, she kissed him back, and he pulled her close.
"Really sweetie? Here? We are at my parent's house, and they are only upstairs" River said in between kisses.
The Doctor murmured in agreement, and flashed River a smile he knew she couldn't refuse. That minute, there was an ear piercing scream that came from upstairs. River and the Doctor stopped what there were doing and look at each other.
Within seconds, River slid of the worktop, and headed upstairs, running as fast as she could, the Doctor following her at the same pace. They headed for Amy and Rory's bedroom, the got to the doorway and they saw Amy sat on the floor, leaning against the bed.
Rory was dialing '999' on the telephone in the bedroom. River and the Doctor froze whilst Rory spoke on the phone "Ambulance please. My wife is in labour and she is only 7 months pregnant" you could hear his panic in his voice.
The Doctor panicked and thought to himself I can't believe I promised everything would be alright he then ran off downstairs.
River was still frozen with fright, he worst dream were coming true. Something was going to happen to the baby, she just knew it...
Amy was still on the bedroom floor, puffing and panting through the contractions and labour pains. Amy glared at Rory, "You're a doctor, you know what to do" Amy screamed through another contraction. Amy carried on looking at Rory hoping he would do something.
Rory looked at River not knowing what to do and River looked at Amy, hoping that her and the baby would be okay.
River snapped out of her frozen state and rushed to her Mothers side, Amy took a hold of Rivers hand, and then Rory knelt down next her her. He couldn't believe what was happening, Amy took a hold of Rory's hand as another contraction came.
She squeezed both of their hands so hard, "Owch" River and Rory said at the same time. Both River and Rory knew that the Doctor had disappeared some where, where the hell he had gone, neither of them knew.
"Please don't let anything happen to him" and whispered in pain, "I can't lose another child." There were tears rolling down Amy's cheeks, whether they were from worry or pain nobody knew, another contraction came and again, Amy squeezed Rory and Rivers hand.
River could hear an ambulance siren in the distance and it was getting louder as it got closer to the house. River le go of Amy's hand, "I'll go and let them in Dad," she said with worry, she really didn't want Amy to lose another child. River rushed down the stairs and to the front door, she couldn't see the TARDIS anywhere so she guessed the Doctor had gone somewhere, she unlocked the door and let the paramedics into the house. "This way" she said as she led them back upstairs.
When the paramedics reached the bedroom, Rory was helping Amy up onto their bed. Amy's breathing was getting heavier and heavier by the second, "I'm Doctor Green and this is my colleague Doctor Carter. We are here to help you" the first paramedic said, Doctor Carter went round to Amy and checker her pulse.
River stood in the doorway, feeling helpless, not knowing what to do to help Amy, but worrying at the same time.
"Pulse is normal Doctor Green" the second paramedic said, "Do we have enough time to get to the hospital for a hospital delivery?" he added.
"She is only 4cm dilated. We should be fine" Doctor Green replied, "Mrs Williams, we are going to take you to the hospital so we can deliver your baby there" he then looked at River and at Rory, "Which one of you will be accompanying Mrs Williams to the hospital?" he asked.
"You go Dad. I'll wait behind and wait until my husband gets home. I'll come later" River said quickly before she changed her mind.
River and Rory put there arms around Amy and helped her downstairs, the help her climb into the back of the ambulance. Rory climbed in after her and Doctor Green followed him. Doctor Carter got into the front of the ambulance on the drivers side. "I'll see you soon Mum" River said, "Look after her Dad" she added looking at Rory, he nodded at is daughters request. The doors of the ambulance were close by Doctor Green, the sirens were on and within seconds, the ambulance was a small, flashing blue lights in the distance. River stood on the side of the road, waving goodbye to the ambulance, even though she knew no one could see her.
River turned round to walk back into the house, tears started welling up in her eyes. There were so many questions running through Rivers head and one of them was where was the Doctor? River walked back into the house and closed the front door behind her. She could still smell the warm cookies that Amy had made, and the Doctor had eaten just an hour ago. River never normally cried this much, but she had tears rolling down her cheeks. She headed for the kitchen so she could get a cup of tea, she walked through the doorway and stood in front of her was the Doctor.
"Where the bleeding hell have you been?" River shouted, placing her hands on her hips, tears still falling, "She's your best friend, and I am your wife. How the hell could you just leave like that" River continued, hitting the Doctor in the chest, tears still falling.
The Doctor took it, and let River carry on.
"You don't understand how difficult this is for me do you? You might as well just fly away and come back later, I'm too mad to even speak to you anymore" she finished, she turned around to walk away from the Doctor, wiping her tears away from her cheeks.
"Harry John Williams, born tomorrow morning at 1:26am, weighing 5lb 2oz" the Doctor said. River froze, had she really just heard that?
The Doctor walked over to River and turned her around so that she was facing him, he placed her hands around her slim waist. "I couldn't stand to see Amy in pain, and i had to see whether or not her and the baby would be fine. I really do care River, as you said, she is my best friend, and you are my wife. And I am sorry for leaving like that, I really am. Please forgive me" he said in his most comforting voice, he knew River would still be worried until she saw them for herself. The Doctor pulled River close to him and River rested her head on his chest.
"So... So everything is okay?" she asked.
"Yes, everything is fine. You just have to go to the hospital on your own tomorrow. Time lines and everything.." he chuckled.