Chapter 6
On the 3rd of March 2013, at 1:30am, River and the Doctor were sleeping soundly in their bed. Rivers head laid on the Doctors chest, listening to his heartbeats. The Doctors arms was wrapped around River, embracing her as his wife, the one he would love forever.
They were suddenly awoken by their bedroom telephone ringing, the Doctor, waking first nudged River to wake her up, "That'll be for you my love" he said groggily, still pretty much asleep.
River picked up the receiver, "Hello" she answered with uncertainty, "Oh, hi Dad. Hows Mum?" she asked, "Oh! That's fantastic, give my love to Mum and the baby" she added with excitement, even though it was the middle of the night. She nudged the Doctor, to wake him up, "Sweetie, Dad wants to speak to you" River said as she passed the receiver to him, the Doctor grunted, all he wanted was to sleep.
"Rory the Roman" he managed to say, with a slight enthusiasm in his voice. "Rory, that's amazing, congratulations. Give Amy a hug from me" he finished, he then lent over River and placed the receiver back.
River had the biggest smile on her face, and all her worries of the past 7 months had finally vanished. She now knew that everything would be okay.
"I told you about him a few hours ago River, please don't get all excited again" he pleaded.
River gave him a gentle nudge before she laid back down next to him. "Shut up sweetie, I've got a new baby brother, I am allowed to get excited" she said, placing her head back on the Doctors chest, "Anyway, shut up and sleep husband, we... Or should I say I... Get to go and see him tomorrow..." River added.
The Doctor placed his arm around River once again, he kissed the top of Rivers head goodnight, "Night beautiful, I love you" he said before closing his eyes.
"Love you too sweetie, night" River replied.
They both laid there, in their bed as husband and wife, the Doctors arm around River, and Rivers head on his chest. She could hear the sound of his hearts beating, that sound helped her to sleep no mater how angry or worried she was.
The next morning, the Doctor rolled over onto Rivers side of the bed to find that she wasn't there. He sat up in the bed and took a deep breath, he could smell pancakes. His favorite. I have the best wife ever he thought to himself. He got up out of bed and put on his blue dressing gown and headed downstairs to the kitchen. Halfway down the stairs he could hear the most beautiful, singing, a voice he knew. As he got closer he could make out River singing, in Gallifreyan. He walked into the kitchen and River carried on singing, he had never heard he sing before.
"Morning sweetie" she said stopping halfway through her song.
He took a long look at River, she was wearing her cream silk dressing gown, loosely wrapped around her waist, he hair was as wild as ever. He loved that space woman look, especially on her. She was perfection...
River was making some more pancake mix, he smiled and walked over to her, he gave her a kiss and replied with "Morning beautiful, can I help with anything?" he then asked.
River gestured for him to go and sit in the kitchen chair, he did as he was told. He didn't want to spoil her good mood.
The Doctor sat in the chair whilst River carried on whisking the pancake mix, she started to sing again, in Gallifreyan. It was one of the most beautiful sounds he had ever heard.
"She's brilliant" he thought out loud.
River heard him, "I'm brilliant at what sweetie?" she asked,
He walked over to River and put the pancake mixture on the worktop, he then proceeded to grab her round the waist and he pulled her close. "You're brilliant... No you're fantastic at making pancakes" he said, proud of his cover story. He didn't know whether or not he should comment on Rivers singing, he thought he would leave that for another day.
He looked at the frying pan on the hob, there was a near perfect pancake cooking inside, he let go of River and took a hold of the handle. He lifted the pan up, he then tried to flip the pancake. The pancake completely missed the pan as he flipped it, and it ended up on the floor, just in fron of the Doctors feet.
River looked at him and squinted her eyes, "You're 1104 years old, and you can't even flip a bleeding pancake" she said, annoyed with him, she looked at the Doctor and he could see the confusion on his face.
"Riv...River, I swear I used to be able to do this" he replied, flustered and in confusion that he couldn't do that simple task, "Anyway, I have no time for practice" he carried on.
"Why's that my love" River asked, concentrating on her pancakes.
"Well.." he started, "I've been too busy saving the world a million times, and meeting the most beautiful woman in the history of the universe" he said smiling.
River turned around to face him, "Awh, sweetie, that's really sweet" River said, smiling once again.
The Doctor looked at her, confused yet again, "I'm not on about you River. I'm on about Amy" he joked, but in a serious tone.
River hit him on his arm, "Oh, I hate you" she said, and turned back around to tend to her pancakes.
The Doctor laughed at himself, even though River was annoyed with him, "River... I was joking" he said wrapping his arms, River poured some more mixture into the pan, "Your Mum is my best friend, but you... You're my wife, forever and always" he said in a soft voice, resting his head on Rivers shoulder, "I love you. Always. Anyway, what time are you going to see Harry?" he asked, his arms were still wrapped around her waist.
"Dad's ringing me soon with the visiting times soon" she replied. She turned round to face the Doctor, she was really excited about meeting her brother.
The Doctor pulled River close, their bodies touching each other. River looked up at the Doctor, What have I done to deserve him? she thought to herself, she stood on her tiptoes, placed her hands on his face and kissed him.
"Erm... River" the Doctor said, interrupting their kiss, "The pancakes are burning" he finished, letting go of River.
She turned around so quickly, she knocked both the pancake mixture and the pan containing a burnt pancake onto the floor. "See... I can't even make my husband a breakfast with out bleeding screwing it up" she grunted with frustration, annoyed with herself.
The Doctor was back to sitting on the kitchen chair, chuckling to himself.
River picked up a cloth of the worktop and then bent down to wipe up all the pancake mixture that had spilt on the floor. The Doctor was still laughing at River, and the mess he had caused her to make.
"And why the bleeding heck are you laughing at me?" River said annoyed both with herself and the Doctor for laughing and not helping her, she then scraped the burnt pancake up of the floor, and took it to the bin.
"Just you" he replied, "You know you didn't need to do any of this for me. I am grateful though."
River stood next to the bin, with the cloth in her hand, "I love cooking and looking after you sweetie. And plus, I really can't imagine you cooking good pancakes for me seen as you can't even flip them, and..." she said, chuckling.
Rivers phone suddenly rang so she put the cloth back in the sink and picked her phone up, "Hi Dad. Hmm, yeah okay. Okay, fine, see you soon. Bye" she said, with pauses every few seconds, she turned back to the Doctor, "I'm of to get ready, I'm going to the hospital in a bit" she said, all of her excitement was coming back from the previous night.
The Doctor smiled as she ran upstairs, he walked over to the kettle, which was already boiled and made two cups of tea, one for him and one for River. Before he took the tea upstairs, he thought about the suprise River would get when she arrived at the hospital. He took at hold of the two cups and walked upstairs to Rivers bedroom carefully, not spilling any of the tea.
When he reached the bedroom, he saw River sat in front of the mirror, she was applying her classic red lipstick. He stood in the doorway, just watching her.
River was singing again, and in Gallifreyan.
After what felt like eternity to him, he decided to say "Cup of tea here beautiful" as he walked over to the dressing table, his voice made River jump and she immediately stopped singing.
"Thank you my love, how long were you stood there?" she asked, the Doctor smiled at her question.
"Just long enough to notice how beautiful you are Professor Song" he lent back on the door frame and added, "And to notice how fantastic you are at singing, especially in Gallifreyan"
River sipped her tea, and blushed. She didn't know he had heard he sing, no-one had heard her sing before, she didn't think she was any good anyway. "You weren't supposed to be listening sweetie" she replied, sipping the last bit of her tea out of the cup. She put the cup on the dressing table where she was sat.
The Doctor laughed at her, "You really didn't think I would hear you sing one day?" he asked, River shook her head as she walked over to her side of the double bed in the middle of the bedroom.
On the bed laid a black vest top, a cream see through blouse, a pair of black trousers and Rivers classic red high heels were on the floor next to them all. She slipped her dressing gown off and threw it onto the bed. River was wearing he black lacy underwear, she knew that the Doctor wouldn't be able to resist.
No sooner had she thrown her dressing gown on the bed, the Doctor choked on his tea, "Umm... Y... You look beautiful Professor Song" he stammered.
River smiled, but acted like she didn't heat him.
He look a long look at his wife, she was perfection. He looked at her perfect red lips that were stretched into a smile she didn't want him to notice, he looked at her toned stomach. He knew all that would change soon, but he still thought that she was beautiful. The most beautiful thing he had ever seen.
"Sweetie" River said, "Doctor! Stop day-dreaming" raising her voice to get his attention. She pulled her black trousers on. She made the Doctor jump, but he snapped out of it straight away.
"Ye.. Yeah, what do you want honey?" he asked stammering once again.
River chuckled at him quietly stepping into her heels. "You've spilt your tea down yourself my love" she replied.
He put his cup down, and looked down his front. He tried to wipe the stain away, but he just made it worse.
River walked straight passed the Doctor, heading for the stairs. She knew her taxi would be here soon. "I'll see you later sweetie" she said, blowing him a kiss of the palm of her hand. As River passed the Doctor, he grabbed her arm.
"You're not getting away that easily River Song" he said seductively. He pulled River close to him, so fast that she slightly stumbled in her heels, and kissed her on her lips, but being careful not to smudge her perfect red lipstick that she had applied carefully.
There was a faint beep of a horn coming from outside the house, "That's my taxi" River said, she unlocked her lips from the Doctors. She rushed down the stairs, when she reached the bottom of the stairs, she grabbed her black leather coat and put it on. She then reached for her matching black bag that contained a present for Amy and Rory, she had been holding on to it for weeks.
The Doctor followed her down the stairs, he sat on the bottom step whilst River put her coat on. "See you later sweetie" River said, blowing the Doctor another kiss from her palm.
"Have fun gorgeous" he replied as she walked out the front door.
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