Chapter 10
Amy and Rorys face dropped. They were stunned by the news the Doctor and River had just given them.
"You... You're pregnant?" Rory stammered, still shocked by the news.
The Doctor put his arm around River and nodded. They both had smiles on their faces.
"Yes Dad" River replied picking up Brooklyn, River placed Brooklyn on her hip and she soon started playing with Rivers hair.
Harry played at Rorys feet. Neither Brooklyn or Harry understood what was going on, why should they, there were only little over a year old.
Amy was stood with her mouth wide open from shick, she finally managed to process her daughters news, "Melody, thats fantastic" she said smiling at River and the Doctor.
River passed Brooklyn over to the Doctor and went to give Amy a hug. Even though the news of grandchildren shocked Amy and Rory, they were still delighted that River was having a child of her own.
"Well" the Doctor said, "Are we taking care of you here or over there" he said, pointing to the TARDIS on the other side of the road kneeling down to Harry and Brooklyns level. He secretly hoped that they would choose the TARDIS. Amy, Rory and River chuckled at the Doctors tone towards the children.
Both Brooklyn and Harry pointed to the TARDIS, they had been brought up with stories about the flying blue box that travelled in time and space.
The Doctor jumped up up with glee at their choice, "Good choice" he said, ruffling the hair on the tps of their heads.
"I'll go and get their stuff" Rory said turing around and walking back into the house, "I had a funny feeling that this would happen.
"Where are you going tonight?" River asked Amy.
"No where sepcial" Amy replied, "Jus for a meal, and we thought that you might want some time alone with the little ones" she added, smiling.
River and the Doctor smiles at Amys kindness, "It can be practise now eh Mum" River joked.
"Still can't believe I am going to be a Granddad" Rory interupted, he was carrying two small rucksacks and he handed them over to Amy.
"Everything you need is in here" she said. She passed the princess one over to River, "That one's Brooklyns and that one's Harrys" she said, passing the Thomas the Tank Engine one to the Doctor. Rory and Amy knelt down to give Harry and Brooklyn a good-bye hug.
"Bye Momma" Brooklyn said as she hugged Amy.
"Bye Dadda" Harry said as he hugged Rory.
"Bye Melody, Doctor" Rory said as he stood up, "I still have that sword some where" he joked. Amy clung to Rorys side, none of them really knew how the Doctor and River would cope with the children.
River took Harrys hand, and the Doctor took Brooklyns as they all crossed the road heading for the TARDIS. Harry and Brooklyn were sqeauling with excitement. The Doctor fumbled about with the TARDIS key like he always did when he was under pressure.
As he finally unlocked the TARDIS door, he let the twins and River go in first and then he followed. He knew he wouldn't get the whole it's bigger on the inside speech that he normally got. He was slightly disappointed, but it didn't really matter to him.
"Doctor" River said, "Sweetie, do you have a play room or something that we can take them to where they can play?" she asked. River and the Doctor knew nearly every room within the TARDIS, but they had never had a child of Brooklyns or Harrys age in here before.
The Doctor looked at River, he was stood by the console getting the TARDIS into flight. "I have no idea" he replied, "But it would be am adventure to find out." He rushed back over to River who was still stood with Harry and Brooklyn. The Doctor picked Harry up and lifted him onto his shoulders.
"Be careful my love" River shouted as she picked up Brooklyn and placed her on her hip once again. The Doctor had ran off down the coridoor with Harry. River sighed as walked as fast as she could after the two of them. Neither of them had any idea where there were going or where they were going to end up.
º~º~º 2 hours later º~º~º
They had fianlly found a room for the children to play in after hours of searching. The room was beautiful, there were swings and slides, a duck pond with ducks and many other things for Harry and Brooklyn to play with. River pushed Harry on the swings whilst the Doctor ran around after Broolyn who was yelling "Duckie" and trying to catch it.
The Doctor breathed heavily, "I never realised how fast they were River" he said in between breaths.
River threw he head back and laughed at her husband, " No sweetie" she replied, "That's just you, you are so physically unfit." River lifted Harry out of the swing and let him go and join his sister chasing the ducks.
The Doctor put his hand to his hearts, "You're hurtful Professor Song" he said, walking slowly over to River.
River looked around at Harry and Brooklyn, running around and playing with each other. She looked towards the Doctor, "I can't wait until Baby Song is born" she said in a small voice, placing one hand on her very small bump, "I'll finally have the chance to show someone the ways of the universe" she smiled eagerly at the Doctor.
The Doctor soun round on his heels, nearly falling over in the process, River laughed at his clumsiness once again. "Harry, Brooklyn" the Doctor shouted, "Time for milk and Jammie Dodgers" he said, with a large gappy smile. He then turned to River, "They can eat Jammie Dodgers right?" he asked.
River smiled and chuckled lightly at his question, "I'm guessing we are about to find out sweetie" she replied.
Harry and Brooklyn ran over to the Doctor and River who were still stood by the slide, "Bic bic" they both said in usion.
"Yes, yes" River said as she bent down to pick Brooklyn up, she looked up to see the Doctor wandering off, "And where are you going?" she asked.
"I'm going to get the Jammie Dodgers and milk sorted River" he said, running down the coridoor, "You can bring the kids"
River had Brooklyn one one hip, and she took a hold of Harrys hand, Brooklyn and Harry yawned and Brooklyn muzzled her face into Rivers wild, space curls. Great, I have two tired children that I need to carry she thought to herself. She silently wished that the TARDIS would make it easy for her to find the Doctor.
º~º~º 20 minutes laterº~º~º
River finally found the living room, she had Harry on one hip, and Brooklyn on the other, both of them were half asleep. She walked into the living room and she saw the Doctor sat on the sofa, "A little help please" she said, making the Doctor jump the the porcess.
The Doctor rushed over to River and took Harry off her hip and carried him back over to the sofa. River followed him and they all sat down on the sofa.
River turned to the Doctor, "You could have stayed and helped me carry the children" River whispered sinking into the sofa.
The Doctor took a Jammie Doger of the plate in from of him, he took a bite and replied "Sorry River" spraying biscuit crumbs all over her. He picked two bottles of milk up of the table and he gave one to River. He then proceeded to feed Harry who was half asleep in his arms.
River gentelly pushed the teat of the bottle aginst Brooklyns lips, she reposnded and guzzled the milk contendely. "Just think" River said, turning her head so that she could look at the Doctor, "Another 7 months and we'll have a baby of our own to feed."
The Doctor smiled at River and at the fact he was going to be a Dad. "Yes, yes we will River" he replied with a smile on his face. He looked down at Harry who had finished his bottle and was now fast asleep in the Doctors arms.
River looked down at Brooklyn, she had drank most of her milk, but she was fast asleep too. River and the Doctor put the bottles on the floor, and River inched closer to her husband, he put his free arm around River and she rested her head on his shoulder. I'll close my eyes for 5 minutes she thought to herself as she closed her eyes.
The Doctor closed his eyes too, Well, I hope our child isn't this energetic he thought to himself as he drifted of to sleep.
º~º~º 1 hour later º~º~º
There was a sudden ringing of a phone that jolted the Doctor and River back to reality. Brooklyn and Harry were still in the Doctor and Rivers arms. The Doctor rubbed his eyes and looked at the wall clock. He got up of the sofa and laid Harry down, he then ran over to the ringing phone.
"Hello" he said with a yawn, "Oh Amy. Yes, I know they were supposed to be back an hour ago. We all fell asleep on the sofa. Yeah, we'll bring them back now" he said, pausing every few minutes to listen to Amys reply. He placed the reviever back in its place and turned back round to face River. "Gotta get the kids back River" he said quietly.
River rubbed her eyes in the same fashion as the Doctor and hoped it would make her feel more awake, "Yeah, sure" she replied groggily, still half asleep. "You get us back, and I'll bring the kids" she said, getting up from the sofa.
"I'll be right back, stay right there" the Doctor said, he then ran off down the TARDIS coridoor.
He can be such an idiot sometimes River thought to herself. She looked around the room, and then at Harry and Brooklyn who were still asleep. She debated in her head whether or not she should wake them,she eventually decided that it would be best not too.
Sticking too his word, the Doctor returned to the living room, "Right" he said, packing up the bottles and other various bit and peices he had taken out of Harry and Brooklyns rucksacks, "We best get going River" he looked at River, he could tell that she was tired, and that she didn't want them to go home.
"Really Doctor, I don't want them to go" River replied as she put Brooklyn back into her arms.
He picked Harry up off the sofa and started walking down the coridoor to the console room, River followed him. When they finally reached the console room, the TARDIS had already landed so thye headed straight for the doors. Before they could even reach the doors, Amy and Rory rushed in.
"Oh, hello Ponds" the Doctor said, "We were just bringing them in"
Amy looked at the Doctor, "We have been worried sick, why do you never call? You knew how worr..." she said angrily.
"Mum, it's not his fault okay, we were just tired and we fell asleep on the sofa" River said interupting Amy mid-sentence. River walked over to Amy, she gave Brooklyn to her, "Look, she is alright"
Rory walked up behind Amy and stood behind her, admiring his beautiful daughters.
"Do you really think I would let anything happen to them?" the Doctor said walking over to them, "Amy, they are your children, can you remember everything I did to find Melody" he gave Harry to Rory, "Why would that be any different with these two" he asked.
Amy looked up at the Doctor, deep down she knew that the Doctor would never let anything happen to her children, "Sorry" she said.
The Doctor shook his head, "I shouldn't have fallen asleep Pond, I'm sorry" he kissed Amys forehead, "I'll ring in next time" he said.
River kissed Harry and Brooklyn goodbye before the Ponds departed from the TARDIS, "Bye" River shouted after them.
The Doctor put the TARDIS in flight, "Anything you want to do Riv?" he asked his tired wife.
River looked into the Doctors eyes and replied, "All I want to do right now is sleep" she yawned, "I'm going to bed, you coming sweetie?" asked the Doctor. She wasn't sure whether he was tired or not.
"I'll come, I'm super tired after running round after Brooklyn earlier" he replied, he took Rivers hand and they both headed towards their bedroom.
Within 10 minutes, they had got changed and they were both asleep in each others arms. That night, they both dreamt about their child, and what would happen once the child was born. For River, it was the best dream she could have, but for the Doctor he worried, and he couldn't help it.
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