"You're going to be wonderful Clara," River whispered as she sat beside her daughter and ran her fingers across her face, enjoying seeing her daughter's eyes for the first time in days. "You're going to be the most special child in the universe and you're going to be so loved," she continued to mutter, trying desperately to convince herself that she was right in her decision to give her daughter up. "You're going to be loved by whoever your daddy finds for you to live with and you're going to always be loved by me and your father," she explained before standing and lifting the small child into her hold, unable to stop herself from crying as she pressed a kiss to her daughter's head. "I will always love you and that's why I have to do this," she stated before kissing her little girls forehead and resting her back into the cot, her hands moving up to her neck as she removed a chain from around her neck. "This belonged to my mother," River explained as she held the wedding ring in her hand. "My grandfather gave it to me after she died, it's all really complicated Clara, but I want you to have this," she explained as she locked the chain to the crib before shutting her eyes, desperately trying to stop the tears from running.

"River," the Doctor suddenly interrupted, forcing her to open her eyes as she realised her husband was getting nearer.

"I'm sorry," River whispered before leaning down and pressing a kiss to her daughter's head before moving towards the door and leaving the room, her hand moving to her face to brush away the tears.

"River," the Doctor called out again as he entered the nursery, confusion covering his face to find that the room was empty except for his daughter who was lying wide awake in her cot. Moving towards the small baby, the Doctor felt his small smile disappear as he found his fingers touching Amy Pond's wedding ring. "River," he muttered under his breath before lifting Clara into his arms and walking out of the room in search of his wife. "River," he shouted, not surprised when Clara began to scream at the noise. "I'm sorry baby, I'm sorry," he whispered, knowing that it was pointless looking for his wife. She'd gone. It had got too much for her and she didn't want to be around when he gave their daughter to another family, he wasn't surprised. "I guess mummy has said her goodbyes," he commented before brushing his lips against Clara's head and shutting his eyes as she wriggled against his chest. "Clara Oswald, my daughter," he mumbled before moving towards the control room, knowing that he needed to start the process before it got too difficult. "I want you to know that I never gave you up, that we would have tried anything to keep you but it's too dangerous. I nearly lost your mother and I nearly lost you, we can't have that happen again. I won't let you get that close to harm again," he stated before groaning, realising that he'd already let his daughter down. She'd become a Dalek, she'd died at Christmas and she'd saved his life so many times and he couldn't change that. He couldn't just give her a normal life, he couldn't just change the path of Clara Oswald because she was actually his daughter.

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Staring at Ellie and Dave Oswald as he cradled Clara in his arms, the Doctor forced a smile onto his face as they continued to stare at his daughter in amazement.

"She's beautiful," Ellie commented as the Doctor nodded, unable to remove the pride from his face. She really was a beautiful little girl, his beautiful daughter with River Song. "Can I hold her?" the nervous woman asked as he slowly leant forward and passed his daughter into the arms of Ellie, the woman whose future he knew all about. His daughter was going to fall in love with this woman and call her mother and be devastated when she died early. "She's beautiful, are you sure you want to do this?" Ellie asked quietly, glancing up to see the strange man opposite her looking across at his daughter in tears. "You have to be completely certain."

"I am," he stated, knowing that he had no choice. His Clara had already grown up with these people, they were her parents, and he'd already seen it all happen. "I want her to have a proper family and I can't give her that, not with my job or without my wife. She needs a mother and father who'll love her and put her first," he explained before standing up and moving towards his little girl as Ellie allowed him to take Clara back for a moment. The process had been bizarre to her, it seemed to have happened faster than she'd ever imagined but she now had her daughter, she was getting the baby she was so desperate for. "You're going to be so loved Clara and I'll see you again. You're going to be so brilliant," he mumbled, hoping that Ellie and Dave wouldn't hear him. "And you'll see your mum again too," he stated before turning around to look at the Oswald's again. "Her mum wanted her to have this," he explained as he passed them the chain with Amy's wedding ring on. "It was her grandmother's and the blanket is a family heirloom as well," he stated before his lips brushed against Clara's head.

"We'll make sure she has them," Dave promised as Ellie took Clara into her arms again while the other man straightened his jacket and forced a smile onto his face. "Thank you," Dave said quickly as he stepped towards the Doctor and shook his hand. "We've desperately wanted a baby and she'll be so loved, I promise."

"I know she will, I know she will be." `

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"Doctor," Clara said in amazement as she opened her front door to find the Time Lord standing there in silence, his eyes filled with tears as confusion covered her face. "What's wrong?" she immediately asked, not surprised when his arms tightly wrapped around her, pulling her as close as physically possible. "Is it the baby? Is it River?" she asked, clearly concerned as he shrugged and stepped away, following her into the empty house.

"River's gone, it became too hard for her and after the baby got hurt she decided we had to give her up. She's gone now too," he explained, sitting down on the stairs before burying his face into her hands. "I had to give my baby up and it was a decision neither of us wanted to do but we had to keep her safe somehow and she's with a loving family, people who will adore her and keep her safe," he stated, trying both to convince himself and explain to his grown up daughter who was standing in front of him.

"She's going to be fine, you did what you had to do Doctor," Clara said quietly as she moved to sit beside him. "I know that you're angry with yourself right now but your little girl is going to be fine."

"I know she is," he stated as Clara stared at him. "I've seen her Clara; I've seen the beautiful young woman she grows up to be. She's wonderful and yet part of me hates the fact that it's not because of me and River that she's so fantastic and I hate that. I hate that I'm not happy for her when I should be grateful that she's happy and had an amazing life," he explained as he looked across at her, taking in how beautiful his little girl had become before she found his hand and took hold of it. "I should have tried harder."

"Doctor your life is dangerous. You knew that from the start and that's what scared you when you found out that River was pregnant but you did try and in the end it was too much of a risk for…" she began before falling silent. "What did you actually call your daughter? You never told me," she commented as he shut his eyes, desperately trying to think of a name.

"Amelia," he blurted out, remembering his daughter's middle name. "After her grandmother," he explained as Clara nodded slowly and cuddled into his side, a small smile covering his face at her being so close. "I can't stop feeling like I just gave her up."

"You did what you had to do Doctor," Clara promised, continuing to hold her friend close as the Doctor remained silent. He knew he was lucky because he'd been reunited with his daughter, even though she had no idea about the truth.

I know I've been terrible at updating recently but I've been at university and finding the time has been difficult. Hopefully you enjoyed the chapter and update, I love hearing from you and I hope you enjoyed the chapter. It's not the best but it should improve in the future with Clara learning the truth and River will make another appearance.