A/N: Thank you guys for all favorites/followers. I am amazed by what a great response this has gotten. I was going to wait until next Saturday to post the next chapter but decided to go ahead with it because of this. So I'll just stop talking and get to the story. :-)

Disclaimer: I still don't own Doctor Who or its charterers. :-(

Once they saw Brian's car turn at the end of the street, the three of them made their way back into the house. Rory shut the door with a sigh. "What are we going to do?" he asked.

"We have to tell him" said Amy, stating the obvious.

"I know, but how? Do I just sit him down and say 'Dad, this woman, who is older than us and looks nothing like us, is your granddaughter. Oh and she's also Mels.'?"

"You'll think of a way" assured River. "I'm sorry I caused all this. I should have knocked or at least checked to see if you were alone."

"No, it's not your fault" Amy said, grabbing her hand. "He would've found out sooner or later. Plus, when have you ever knocked?"

"I think… I think if we're going to figure out what to tell my dad before tomorrow morning, I'm gonna need something for my head."

"I might have just the thing" River said, taking out a rapped bottle from her bag. She handed it to Rory who opened it to find a bottle of wine, a brand he had never heard of. "Happy Anniversary"

"Thanks River" Rory said, pulling River into a soft hug. "Amy's right. It wasn't your fault. It probably would have stayed at curiosity if someone didn't blurt out a major spoiler" He whispered, eyeing his wife.

"Oi! Let's stop pointing fingers and figure out what we're gonna say tomorrow."

"I've been thinking and I think I should be the one to tell him" said River.

"River, I don't… But he doesn't even know you."

"Dad, I know. Just listen to me. Brian wants to know who I am so I tell him my story. Plus my story might be a bit less confusing."

"That's not true."

"Amy, you didn't find out who I was until years after you first met me. Where would you start? At demons run and then jump to Berlin? And from there you would go to when you were 7 and then meeting me on the Byzantium? My life goes in that order but yours does not. Brian knows your life too well. I just think it's best if we start from a not so personal side for him."

Amy and Rory both agreed. They decided to move to the kitchen with the bottle to iron out the details. By 1 A.M. all the "Ponds" were safely in their beds, trying to get some sleep before the morning.

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Meanwhile, on his way home, Brian started thinking. Why had he blown up like that? He is normally much more contained. Maybe the long week of planning this party was getting to him. Or maybe, just maybe, it was something else. It had almost surprised him when Rory admitted to there being some truth to his suspicions. But what could it be?

He arrived home quicker than he expected. His plan now was to simply go to bed and wake up in the morning. But that's not what happened.

Brian could not sleep. He laid in bed staring at the ceiling for who knows how long. Images of the night kept flashing through his mind. Amy and Rory's smiling faces at the party, the look on the Doctor's face when he spoke of old friends now gone, Rory's expression when he heard River come in, fear, excitement, nerviness, and there was something else there too. Something familiar yet something he had never seen on his son's face before.

No, he must stop thinking about these things if he's ever going to get some sleep. But it was no use. Brian finally gave up on sleep and decided to go on a walk. "Maybe the fresh air will do me some good."

A/N: So there it is, chapter 2. Let me know what you thought. The next chapter will finally get to some River-Brian interaction.