"You can't keep running off like that," River shouted as she chased her husband into their bedroom, her daughter pressed against her chest as she stared at a cut and bruised Doctor. "You're a father now, you can't keep taking these risks," she moaned, watching as he pulled off his ripped shirt and stared at her for a moment, cuts covering his chest. "Doctor," she sighed, hating seeing him like this.

"This is what I do River, I save lives. I save worlds. I can't just stop because we have a daughter now and you knew that," he responded, moving towards the wardrobe full of duplicates of the shirt he'd just removed. "You knew I wasn't going to stop doing this the moment you found out you were pregnant, it was never part of the plan to just stop doing it. We've always known this," he explained as she watched him pull on the new shirt, the professor shaking her head as she rested Clara on the bed and quickly moved to button up his shirt.

"You're hardly here Rick and when you are you're injured," River declared quickly, clearly annoyed as the Doctor stood in front of her silently, clearly not angry at her. Pressing a kiss to his wife's forehead, the Doctor smiled before turning away to face his daughter who he quickly lifted into his arms. "So you want to be a father now?" she asked quickly.

"River," he sighed in annoyance as he held Clara close to his chest. "It's okay sweetheart, mummy and daddy aren't fighting," he whispered in response to their daughter as River watched them in silence. She couldn't help but love watching him with their daughter but she was angry and fed up of being left behind in the TARDIS while he went on his next adventure. "Why do you get to carry on with your life?" she suddenly blurted out.

"River?" he asked.

"I've basically just been left behind like you expect me to suddenly become domesticated. I've sacrificed things for our daughter, for our family but I find myself asking what have you sacrificed?" she responded as she moved to sit on the edge of the bed. "What have you given up since Clara was born?" she immediately asked.

"I…" he began before falling silent.

"Exactly," River stated. "Doctor you need to realise that you're not alone anymore and we're not just your companions. I'm your wife and she's your daughter, you need to start realising that you have a real family now to be there for," River explained, her fingers running through her hair as she breathed out in frustration. "I wouldn't normally ask for this Doctor but she needs you, our little girl needs you to be alive and okay."

"Why don't I look after her for a couple of days? You can go on one of your dig things or go and shoot something," the Doctor suggested as he smiled down at his daughter for a moment. "And I'll look after this beautiful little girl and we can have some bonding time, I won't even go near the console room. We will stay exactly where we are and wait for you to come home," he explained as River shook her head at him.

"I can't just leave you alone with her, what if something happens?" River immediately panicked, immediately terrified about leaving her husband with their daughter.

"River I am fantastic with children and I can speak baby, I'm sure we'll be fine," the Doctor stated before sitting down beside his wife. "I've been selfish recently; it's your turn to have some time to yourself without being in mum mode."

"You're sure you'll be okay?" she asked quietly, her fingers brushing across her daughter's head as the small child cuddled into her father's hold.

"River she's my little girl, I'd rather die than let anything happen to her," he stated, leaning across to kiss his wife as she slowly smiled against his lips. "Go and be River Song for a while, you can come back and be mum the moment you feel ready."

"Contact me if you need anything," she immediately smiled before standing up and leaning down to kiss her daughter's head. "I love you Clara, be a good girl for your daddy and make sure he doesn't do anything silly while I'm gone," River whispered, glancing up at her husband as he rolled her eyes at her comment. "I'll come home if you need anything," the archaeologist added to her statement as she continued to look down at her little girl. "I don't know whether this is a good idea."

"River just go and have some fun, I can look after our daughter perfectly fine," the Doctor stated as River remained silent. "Go or I won't let you ever go again," he smiled, a laugh leaving her lips as she kissed him quickly before standing up and moving towards the door. "Stay safe River," he quickly added as she smiled at him from the doorway.

"I'll be home before you know it sweetie. Make sure she has her naps, you know when and her milk is in the fridge. The TARDIS will remind you, I'm sure, if you forget," River smiled before blowing a kiss at her daughter before disappearing from sight.

"You and I are going to be fine Clara, we'll show mummy that we can cope," the Doctor smiled as he glanced down at his daughter who was making noises at him. "Clara Amelia Song, I will be fine without your mother here to remind me. You're not my first baby," he declared in amusement, moving to lie her down before he rested beside her, watching as she kicked her feet in the air. "You are so tiny Miss Song," he smiled, his fingers brushing across her chest as his smile grew. "I'm sorry if I haven't been spending enough time with you but I have to be there to save lives. It's my job as the Doctor," he explained, smiling at his daughter's comment. "Thank you for understanding impossible girl," he whispered, leaning across to press a kiss to her forehead. "Now let's try and get your mother to understand that."

XOXOXOXOXXOXO

Hearing the TARDIS make a loud noise, confusion covered the Doctor's face as he glanced down at his sleeping daughter before he felt a burning in his pocket. Reaching in he quickly removed his psychic paper to see a message from River, the word 'help' covering the piece of paper as confusion covered his face. What was going on? Was River okay? Leaning down quickly, he pressed a kiss to his daughter's head as she slept peacefully.

"I'll be back soon, your mummy's got into some trouble and probably needs an escape," he smiled before running out of the room towards the exit, amazed to see the doors already open and waiting. "What's she done this time sexy?" he asked the blue box before stepping out, any smile that had been covering his face now disappeared at the sight in front of him. "River," he blurted out as he ran over to the body that was lying on the floor in front of him, a pool of blood that was surrounding her still body. "River?" he asked in tears, kneeling down beside her as he pulled her close to him. "River!"

Short chapter with a dramatic end but hopefully you enjoy it and please review, I love hearing from you and it makes me want to write. I'm sorry for how long it took to update, I was on two holidays and therefore there wasn't much time.