"Doctor, Doctor, Doctor," Clara's voice echoed around the TARDIS as the Doctor stood up and ran in the direction of her voice, a laugh leaving her lips when he ran into the kitchen in a complete panic. "I did it," she shouted as he laughed, watching as she ran towards him and tightly wrapped her arms around his body, the Doctor finally noticing the two perfect soufflés that were resting on the side. "I finally made them," she smiled, moving away from him as he stared at the two perfectly made soufflés that she was so proud of. "Do you want one? I made two for a reason," she asked quickly as he nodded and followed her before sitting down and taking a fork, the brunette passing him one of her soufflés as she sat down and laughed in excitement.
"Clara this is amazing," the Doctor quickly smiled as he took a bite of the soufflé as Clara continued to smile down at the meal she'd prepared. "So how did you manage to get them perfect?" he asked as she shrugged. "Clara Oswald did you have some help?" he questioned, her smile growing as she glanced at the walls.
"The TARDIS may have helped me," she commented as the Doctor nodded. "She gave me a reminder about times and made a loud noise when they started to go wrong, it's my fourth attempt but I finally began to understand what she was telling me and here we are," Clara explained as he nodded again. "Do you like it?"
"Clara Oswald, you are officially the best maker of the soufflé and I've eaten a lot of soufflés over the years," he stated as she laughed before finishing her own.
"So how's the wife Doctor?" Clara asked as he smiled. "When was the last time you went to see her?"
"A week ago, I keep trying to find her but she's not there at the moment, she's busy. Typical River, never where she's supposed to be," he explained as Clara laughed and nodded slowly. "She's her own woman and she always off having an adventure," the Doctor explained as Clara smiled, remembering the woman who had managed to turn tea into champagne, the woman who had married the Doctor. She must be a strong character if she'd married the Doctor! "I might go and visit her again, see whether she's actually in prison or not."
"I might carry on making soufflés then if you're going to disappear," Clara smiled as the Doctor laughed, knowing that Clara was excited by her now found ability. Walking out of the kitchen with a large grin covering his face, the Doctor quickly approached the console room before running his hands across the console.
"Take me to my wife sexy," he whispered, smiling when the TARDIS immediately began to take him where he wanted to go. He wanted to visit his wife, put his hands on their baby bump and see how they both were. Hearing them land, the Doctor smiled as he walked out of the doors to see River materialising in the prison cell. "So where have you been wife?" he asked as she turned to face him, her smile growing at the sight of him.
"Byzantium," she commented as his own smile disappeared. "What's that look for?" she asked, reaching up to remove the necklace that was around her neck. Clearly the necklace had a perception filter on it because the flat stomach disappeared and the curve of their baby's growth appeared.
"River you were pregnant at Byzantium," he said in shock as she shrugged and began to remove her jacket, revealing a thin vest top that was covering her bump. "River, this is our baby. Why would you agree to go on something like that with our baby involved?" he questioned as she sighed, knowing that he was angry.
"Because it was a chance to get out of here," she stated as he watched her. "I don't want our baby taken away and this was my chance to get out of here for real Doctor. I could have got out of Stormcage and found somewhere to have our baby and be a proper mum," she explained before shaking her head. "I guess I'm supposed to have this baby here then," she said quietly as he moved towards her and tightly wrapped his arms around her body while she buried her face into his shoulder. "I wanted to try and be normal, it'll never happen. The two of us doing anything normal is just unheard of but I wanted to do what was best for our baby," she said quietly as he pressed a kiss into her hair. "I was so desperate for you to like me, for you to be impressed with me because you were so young and you hardly knew me."
"River Song, my Mrs Doctor," he whispered as she glanced up at him and watched him cup her face as his smile grew. "You've always intrigued me right from the start River Song and you intrigue me more every time I see you," he stated before kissing her quickly, her arms moving around his neck as he moved his own hands to tighten around her hips. "I love you," he said quietly as she smiled before they both glanced down at her bump. "You look good," he commented.
"I feel good, we're both good," River smiled as he found her hand and took hold of it. "Mother had no idea who I was today," she commented as he nodded, remembering introducing River Song and Amy Pond to each other for the first time. "I wanted to tell her, I wanted to tell her that she was my mother and not just some random stranger," she stated as he sighed. "I wanted to tell her that we're married Doctor and that we're going to have this baby together, that she was going to be a grandmother to our child."
"Why don't you go and visit her River?" he suggested as confusion covered her face. "Why don't you go and visit your mother," he smiled, remembering that Amy had told him that River had visited to tell them he was alive, as she stared at him in amazement. "She'd love to see you I'm sure. Her little girl," he declared as she rolled her eyes.
"I'm not exactly little am I? Both age and especially weight wise at the moment," she smiled before kissing him quickly, not wanting to let go of him. "Are you sure sweetie? What about you Doctor? We haven't seen each other for a while and you've just turned up and now you want me to disappear," she commented as he shrugged.
"I can always come back again and visit once you've returned. Sexy will know when you're back in your cell," he smiled quickly, knowing that River needed her parents at the moment. She was alone, pregnant and he knew she just wanted to talk to her mother, something that he occasionally wanted but knew he could never have. Watching as River stepped away in silence, the Doctor smiled as she pulled her jacket back on before buttoning it up and sighing. "I'll come and see you again soon Mrs Doctor."
"Good because I've missed you," she declared before looking down at her vortex manipulator. "I'll come and find you once I've seen mom Doctor," River explained as he nodded.
"Wait, you're forgetting something," the Doctor commented as he took hold of the necklace she'd been wearing before placing it around her neck. "I really don't like you wearing this," he admitted.
"Why?" she asked as he pressed a kiss to her forehead before his hand moved to her now flat abdomen. "Ah, you miss evidence of our baby don't you?"
"I hate that we have to hide our baby River when we should be celebrating," he whispered, smiling however when she quickly kissed him. "Also I like everyone knowing that you're a married woman Mrs Doctor," he stated as she groaned and shook her head.
"You're such a man sometimes," she moaned quickly, shock covering his face at the comment before he watched her suddenly disappear from sight. Shaking his head at her comment, the Doctor smiled as he re-entered the TARDIS to find Clara sitting on the stairs patiently.
"Where's the wife?" she asked quickly.
"Gone to visit her mother for a while," he said simply as Clara nodded. "Let's go and do something fun for a while Clara," he stated as Clara smiled. "Let's go and meet the man who invented the soufflé. He could give you some tips," he said as she nodded in agreement before running over to join him.
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Staring at her father who was currently in shock, River laughed as her mother tightly wrapped her arms around Rory and continued to laugh. River hadn't been able to keep it secret. She had to tell her mother that the Doctor was still alive because they'd just witnessed the Doctor's 'death' and her mother had looked so depressed.
"Are you sure River?" Rory asked as River nodded and ran her fingers across her abdomen, thinking that the baby was actually there even though it didn't seem like it.
"He is most definitely alive," she promised as Rory nodded and smiled before sitting down and breathing out in amazement. "He's most definitely one hundred per cent alive dad," she declared as she smiled at her parents, thinking about their baby who was growing inside her while her parents remained oblivious. "How are you both?" she asked quietly.
"We're fine," Rory smiled as he found his wife's hand and squeezed it. "We're doing okay."
"What about you River?" Amy immediately asked as River sighed, wishing she could tell them everything. She desperately wanted to tell them about the baby, the Doctor's baby that was growing inside her. She wanted to tell them about their grandchild. "River is everything okay?" Amy immediately asked.
"Everything's perfect," she sighed as Amy laughed.
"Only you could call prison perfect," Amy smiled as Rory nodded in agreement while River laughed.
"So what did you do today?" Rory asked as he smiled across at his daughter who was now clutching onto the still full wine glass. "Do you want that or would you like something else?" he questioned, noticing that in comparison to River, his wife was now near the end of her second glass.
"You have it, I'll have some water in a minute," River stated, passing the untouched glass to her father who thanked her quietly. "I did the Byzantium today actually," she smiled as Rory glanced across at his wife, knowing that it sounded familiar.
"It's where we first met," Amy explained as Rory nodded in recognition, remembering Amy's description of the event. "I knew she was the Doctor's wife, right there. You could tell from the way she bossed him around," Amy said proudly as River laughed at her mother's comments about her treatment of the Doctor.
"Didn't know that I was your daughter though, did you mother dear?" River smirked as the two Pond's smiled proudly at each other.
"No one expected that River," Rory laughed as River sighed, desperate to take the necklace off. She wanted to run her hands across her bump like she did most evenings and not have to hide it from people! "Earth to River," Rory suddenly called out, smiling when his daughter glanced up at him. "Everything okay?"
"Everything's fine," she whispered. "I just hate this whole spoiler's things sometimes," she suddenly blurted out before groaning, knowing that her parents were going to worry now.
"I thought that only applied to the Doctor, surely you can tell us," Amy responded as River shook her head, knowing that she couldn't risk her mother telling the Doctor about the baby.
"I can't risk telling you mum, if you accidentally told him…" she began as both Amy and Rory nodded slowly. "I want to tell you, I want to tell you so badly."
"River whatever it is, I'm sure it's going to be okay," Rory promised as she nodded quickly. "Are you staying for dinner?"
"Can I?" River asked in amazement.
"Of course you can, you're our daughter," Amy declared as Rory stood up.
"And I'm cooking tonight so you don't have to worry about getting sick from your mother's cooking either," Rory laughed, running off into the house when Amy threw something at him while River shook her head at the two of them.
"River, this thing you can't tell us," Amy began as River sighed. "It's not bad is it, you're okay?" she asked quickly, clearly concerned as River smiled weakly. "You're not sick or something."
"It's not bad, it's wonderful actually," she stated quickly as Amy slowly nodded. "Is it okay if I go and change?" River asked quickly, wanting to change the conversation before she told her mother the truth.
"Of course you can," Amy responded, watching as her daughter grabbed a bag from the floor and quickly disappeared inside the house. Approaching her parent's bathroom in silence, River sighed as she stepped inside and locked the door before removing the necklace and smiling down at her bump.
"I love you," River admitted as she ran her fingers across her bump. "And I'm sorry if you ever think I'm ashamed," she mumbled before going through her bag and changing her clothes. "I wish I didn't have to keep you a secret but we can't risk an early daddy finding out about you," she whispered before putting the necklace around her neck again, losing the bump again.
"River dinner's ready," Rory's voice echoed up the stairs as she smiled to herself, enjoying the feeling of being part of a family. "Hurry up or your mother will eat it all," he called out.
"Rory," Amy shouted as River laughed and slowly walked down the stairs and into the kitchen to find her parents placing foot onto the table like a normal married couple. She secretly wanted this sometimes. Sometimes she was desperate for a normal life with her husband where they could have dinner together and be a normal married couple!
"River food's getting cold," Rory commented, noticing his daughter's appearance in the doorway, her smile growing as she walked towards her parents. The Doctor had been right to send her here; it was exactly what she needed.
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"Doctor," River called out as she entered the TARDIS, laughing when he ran into the room and stopped just in front of her. "Missed me sweetie?" she asked quietly as he nodded and kissed her quickly, her arms wrapping tightly around his body as he deepened the kiss. "You're getting good at that," she whispered as he smiled and slowly led her towards their bedroom. "Doctor is that all you ever think about?" she smirked as he turned to face her.
"Doctor River Song, you're not any better," he declared as she shrugged, laughing when he pulled her close and started to kiss her again. "Let's get this off you," he whispered, his hands grabbing at the necklace before removing it, her eyes rolling when he immediately dropped to his knees and pressed a kiss to her bump. "Hello baby, it's your daddy again," he smiled as River rolled her eyes at him. "Did you meet your grandparents today?" he asked quietly as River shut her eyes. "Well I mean hear them more than meet them; your grandmother is so loud you wouldn't miss hearing her anyway."
"Doctor, that's my mother you're insulting," she warned as he glanced up at her before smirking. "I nearly told them, I nearly told them about the baby," she blurted out as he stood up and wrapped his arms around her, pulling her close. "I don't want to hide our baby from everyone because we're worried about spoilers or people trying to hurt us."
"River," he whispered, knowing that the Pond's would never meet their grandchild. They'd never learn that they had a grandchild! "We both know there's nothing we can do, we just have to keep you both safe and try not to mess up our timelines," he whispered as he cupped his wife's face and stared at her as she remained silent. "What did you and the Pond's do then?" he asked as they slowly moved to the bed, the Doctor removing his jacket while River untied her hair and relaxed back against the pillows.
"You know, went drinking and dancing. I flirted with quite a few men too, there was this one man…" she joked as he stared at her, clearly unimpressed. "We just had dinner together, father cooked and we just had an evening in Doctor. No other men involved," River explained as he rested on his side beside her and gently raised her t-shirt up before running his fingers across her stomach.
"I would hope there were no other men involved Mrs Doctor. You're a married woman and a pregnant married woman at that," he declared as she rolled her eyes before they both laughed. "Did you have a good time though?"
"I had a lovely time sweetie. It was nice to see them at home and not running around in danger," she smiled as the Doctor laughed, stealing another kiss from her as her grin grew. "You're rather affectionate in your old age Doctor," she commented as shock covered his face.
"Old? River I'm not old," he moaned as she smiled.
"You're a lot older than the Doctor I met today though," she explained as he shrugged. "And you were so awkward around me; you've always been awkward around me until we got married really."
"It's because you're so different to anyone else River," he whispered before kissing her again. "And I'm less awkward now because I know who you are and well, we're having a baby River. I can't exactly be awkward anymore because it would just weird and anyway you love my awkwardness."
"It goes with your youthful appearance," she sighed before yawning. "Having a baby is exhausting," she moaned as he watched her move closer to him before cuddling into his body. "My mother's face when she met me for the first time," River smiled as he stared down at her, noticing how content she looked. "I was sprawled all over you Doctor, god knows what she thought," she laughed before falling silent as she allowed sleep to take over; unaware of the shock that was covering the Doctor's face.
"River," he whispered, knowing that she was asleep. "My River," he muttered, unable to stop the tears that were appearing in his eyes. He was losing her!
I'm not sure about this chapter but you may like it. I decided to make it clear where this is set so hopefully you enjoy it and it allowed me to bring the Pond's in as well but they'll probably appear again. Anyway please review, I love hearing from you and comments get me through my exams and inspire me. Also anything you want to see, do tell me. I love suggestions.
