After that day everything went basically exactly as River thought it would. The Doctor was overjoyed and terrified. Terrified at the danger his family was in, but overjoyed that there would soon be another Timelord in the universe. The Doctor insisted that she stay in the TARDIS to avoid any unwanted encounters with the Silence or any enemy for that matter. River agreed, though it did take over an hour of persuasion and a box of jammie dodgers.
Over the next nine months, they were able to hide from any enemies who might want to take River or their baby, hiding in the nooks and crannies of the universe.
The Doctor never trusted hospitals. Never fully, not even the one in New New York. River didn't particularly like doctors either. They always made her a little anxious and nervous because they reminded her of when she was little. So whenever it was time for a check up on the baby, there was only one place they'd go: Torchwood. The first time they went to the Torchwood base, River was about 16 weeks along, with just a small, but unmistakable, baby bump. River and the Doctor strolled down to the peer toward the visitor's entrance. Ianto was at the desk, reading the latest romance novel when they walked in. "Oh, Ianto! How lovely to see you again!" The Doctor clapped his hands together. "Been a while hasn't it! I've been very busy. You know, the usual..." He glanced at River and blushed. She stared back at him with a grin on her face. He was always so cute when he got embarrassed.
"Um, I'm sorry. Who are you?" Ianto was confused at the man who had just waked in.
"Right! Sorry, new face, see?" The Doctor made a ridiculous face as he showed off the new teeth he got when he regenerated.
"Doctor?"
"Yes! It's me! See? He remembers!" He smiled at River who couldn't care less about their reunion. She was getting impatient.
"Anyway..." River interrupted the to. "We're here to see Jack, is he in?"
Ianto looked a little dazed. He had never seen this woman in his life. She was beautiful, her golden curls cascaded down her neck and on to her back. Her blouse hugged her torso tightly and her boots were downright badass But pretty or not, he wasn't sure about just telling her where to find the immortal men he cared so much about. The Doctor looked between the two a bit awkwardly before realizing they hadn't met yet. "Oh right. Introductions! Um, River this is Ianto, Jack's coworker and boyfriend... I think?" He glanced at Ianto who nodded. "And, Ianto this is River" He paused "...my wife."
Ianto looked stunned.
"What?" River said "Is there something wrong?" She narrowed her eyes at Ianto.
"N-no, I just..." Ianto swallowed. "I didn't ever think the Doctor would get married. Especially to someone as gorgeous as you..." He trailed off realizing he said that last part out loud.
River relaxed and smiled, knowing this was a perfect opportunity to embarrass the Doctor further. "So you think I'm out of his league? Well, you're not the first." She laughed. The Doctor's face was red. This just made Ianto laugh along with River at the Doctor's obvious embarrassment. He was about to defend himself when River spoke up again."So" River finally caught her breath. "Is Jack in?"
"Yes" Ianto nodded then reached behind the desk to pull a lever that River couldn't quite see. The wall behind him opened up to reveal a secret door. It was circular and stainless steel. River thought it looked a lot like the doors at stormcage, but she kept that to her self. She and the Doctor entered the door and came to a large room.
It was 10 meters high at least. There were lots of computers and in the center of the room was some unnamable contraption. There were also stairs that lead up to a balcony and offices. In the back, there were stairs that lead down to what looked like an autopsy room. They heard voices and some laughter coming from the offices above them and turned to look at who was here. A dark skinned woman in a lab coat and scrubs uniform was standing just outside an office talking to a tall man with great hair and a captain's uniform.
"Martha Jones and Captain Jack!" The Doctor cheered at them. He was delighted to see his old friends again. The two people stopped talking and stared at the Doctor for a long moment.
"Doctor?" Jack finally said "Doctor is that really you?" His tone changed from shock to excitement as he ran down the steps to greet him.
"Yes, of course it's me! Why is everyone so surprised at that? Well, actually I'd be too..." Then he went on into long and detailed explanation on how and why he had regenerated and about everything that has happened with Amy and Rory and the Silence and so on and so forth. He paused briefly to hug Martha when she came up behind Jack. She told him about how she was married and they were thinking about kids.
River and gotten somewhat bord and a little sad at the mention of her parents, who they had lost. She had wondered off to sit on the couch and munch on leftover biscuits that she had found.
The Doctor was still glued to every thing that his friends were telling him. When Martha mentioned her husband he thought it would be a good time to introduce River. "Speaking of spouses, this is-" He turned his head to River, but she wasn't there. His head then darted in every direction before it landed on the couch that River was sitting on. She was happily eating a biscuit and smiled at his little panic.
"Hello sweetie" She chuckled.
"W-What? River-How did- but..." The Doctor stammered looking back and forth between the River and the empty space next to him.
"I got bord." She stated taking another bite of food. "And Baby got hungry." They hadn't yet chose a name for their baby, so River always referred to it as simply "Baby". The Doctor looked at River and then at his friends who were snickering at him. "Is there someone you were going to introduce me to, dear?" She said trying to not laugh, this was just too much fun.
"B-but, I-" He said fumbling over his words. He sighed knowing that River was just toying with him for her own amusement. (Jack and Martha's, too) "right, um, Martha, Jack, my wife: River Song. River, Martha and Jack." His hands gestured back to his friends.
"Pleased to meet you" Said River, bowing her head slightly in hello. "And I presume that you're the one doing the ultrasound?" She said to Martha. She was wearing a lab coat after all, she looked enough like a doctor for for her.
"Ultra-? Oh, right! Yes, I'll be doing that." Martha had completely forgotten why Jack had asked her to come here, she was so busy catching up with the Doctor. "Shall we?" Martha and Jack lead the couple down to what they earlier thought was an autopsy room, but was actually doubled as amed bay. River hopped up onto the silver table. Jack handed her a pillow and she laid down. The Doctor was next to her, looking very anxious. That made Jack and River simle. Martha had rolled over a machine that looked like a small tv with a scanner attached to it. She held up a bottle of blue gel and lifted River's shirt up to expose her belly. "This'll be a bit cold." She said and squirted the substance on to River's skin. The cold feeling sent chills up River's spine. The Doctor took her hand as Martha put the ultrasound wand on top of the gel and moved at around. River and the Doctor stared intently at the screen which was displaying black and white lines. Martha pressed a few buttons and freezed the image of a person-like blob. "There." She pointed at the blob. "That's your baby. See? Head, arms, torso, and- oh." Her hands moved around the screen and stopped near the bottom of what she said was the torso. "Do you want to know the sex?" She smiled at the mesmerized parents. River snapped out of her daze and nodded.
"Absolutely."
This alerted the Doctor and he interrupted Martha before she could speak."What? No! I want it to be a surprise!" He frowned at them
"Sweetie. Do you honestly think that you could handle five more months of not knowing? Really, it will drive us both mad."
"But, I-" He cut himself off when River shot him a nasty glare. He would never win this one. "Fine." He grumbled.
Martha looked between the two as if they'd change their minds again. "It's a girl." She said rather quietly.
"See? Now that wasn't to bad now was it?" River teased the Doctor. He had completely forgotten about his little tantrum. He was smiling from ear to ear.
"A girl." He repeated. "We're having a daughter!"
"Better start thinking of names." Jack came to stand next to Martha. "I think Jacqueline is a good one, don't you think?"
"Over my dead body." River rebutled. Jack laughed.
The Doctor was still smiling, completely oblivious to their comments. He was paying attention to Martha who had continued on with tapping buttons and clicking a mouse. Soon a new image was present on the screen. "River, Jack, look at this!" There was a heart-line on the screen that would bump up every second.
Thump-thump-thump-thump. Thump-thump-thump-thump. Thump-thump-thump-thump.
"She's full a Timelord!" River gasped.
The Doctor leaned down to kiss her on the forehead. "Our imposible child." He said
"Here you go." Martha interrupted the moment and handed them a picture of the ultrasound.
"She's beautiful." River said.
"I'm just going to run a few tests. Human technology is very limited." Jack and Martha went back up the stairs to set up the tests.
River and the Doctor were left alone in the med bay. He reached over and took a cloth to wipe the gel off of River. "Oh River Song. You never cease to amaze me."
"So you're happy with me that Baby is a Timelord? Well you're the one to blame for that, darling."
"I know" He helped her sit up and gave her another kiss. "But, you still amaze me, River. You're growing a whole new person and that, that is amazing."
River gave a chuckle. "Well thank you, sweetie. You're not to bad yourself." The Doctor opened his mouth to protest that he was in fact amazing and not just not to bad, but River cut him off with more kisses. He didn't mind. Today was a great day. He saw his baby for the first time and found out that he wasn't the last Timelord any more. This was possibly one of the best moments of his life. And he got to share it with the people he loved.
He was happy
