The next morning The Doctor woke up with his arms around River's waist. She was still asleep and he didn't want to wake her so he stayed where he was for nearly half an hour before he heard footsteps going down the hall. He gently took his arms from around his wife and quietly went out of their room. He followed the sounds of the footsteps to the TARDIS kitchen where he found Clara pouring herself a bowl of Weetabix.
"Hey." He said quietly as he sat down at the table next to her. Clara smiled slightly but didn't say anything. "I'm sorry Clara." He apologized honestly. "I shouldn't have put you in that much danger."
Clara snorted. "Everything with you involves danger." She replied before biting her lip and going back to playing with her cereal without really eating any of it.
The Doctor looked over at her, feeling incredibly guilty. "I'm sorry Clara."
"You keep saying that." She muttered as she shoved a rather large spoonful of cereal into her mouth.
"I mean it Clara." He insisted. "I shouldn't have asked you to come to The Library with me. I could have done it by myself, the only thing I did was endanger you."
Clara shook her head. "I wouldn't have stayed in the TARDIS and you know it." She replied, clearly frustrated.
"Then why are you mad at me!?" The Doctor suddenly yelled.
"Because you're an idiot!" Clara yelled back.
"That's not even a valid argument!" The Doctor replied angrily.
Clara rolled her eyes. "Look." She started. "I'm pissed off… I'm going to remain that way until you figure out how stupid you really are!"
"Clara!" The Doctor protested.
"Fine!" Clara replied. "You're not going to want me here anymore!" She suddenly broke. "You don't need me here now that River's here…"
"Clara…" The Doctor said quietly before he pulled her tightly into his arms. "I want you here. River wants you here."
"This is stupid." Clara replied as she pulled away from him.
"Clara!" The Doctor protested.
Clara shook her head. "This is stupid! This is your stupid snog box and you lied."
"Clara what are you talking about?" The Doctor asked, feeling a headache ebbing at the back of his skull.
"When you first came and picked me up from Angie and Artie's house you told me this wasn't a snog box! It's totally a snog box! River told me she was a companion! Am I just not important enough?!" Clara asked angrily.
"Clara it's not like that!" The Doctor insisted.
"Then what is it like?" Clara asked, sounding exhausted.
The Doctor smiled gently. "Clara Oswald, you are incredibly important to me. Just like each and every other person that has traveled with me over the years. But just because I'm not in love with you, doesn't mean I don't love you Clara."
Clara crossed her arms, trying to remain angry. She looked down at her feet before speaking again. "Just how many 'wives' have you had?" She asked him sternly.
The Doctor sighed. "Two." He admitted quietly.
Clara raised her eyebrows, surprised for multiple reasons. "Does River…?"
The Doctor nodded. "River knows. My first wife died, hundreds of years ago."
Clara looked up at him curiously. "Did you have any children?"
The Doctor nodded again. "Two." He said quietly.
"So Jessica…" Clara began to ask.
The Doctor shook his head. "We shouldn't talk about her, not while River could walk in…"
Clara nodded. "So… you don't just marry every attractive woman you pick up?"
The Doctor smirked. "No Clara. River… River has been a wonderful gift given to me by this cruel universe that I will never be able to begin to explain."
Clara smiled as she nodded. "I'm sorry." She said sheepishly. "And thank you."
"No… thank you Clara Oswald." The Doctor said with a smile before pulling her into another hug, this one she gratefully accepted.
They sat together making jokes for nearly an hour before The Doctor heard a gunshot go off somewhere in the TARDIS.
Both The Doctor and Clara's eyes widened before they ran toward the noise. Eventually they found River and Jack, with River pointing a gun directly at Jack.
"Okay." The Doctor said, sounding surprised. "Let's just… take a moment."
River shook her head. "Nope I'm killing him." She replied.
"What happened?" The Doctor asked cautiously.
"I…" Jack began.
"He walked in on me in the shower." River cut him off. "And then he proceeded to comment on how attractive I was."
"Shoot him." The Doctor replied immediately.
"Doctor!" Both Clara and Jack protested.
"She's my wife!" The Doctor replied. "Do you know what you're not supposed to do when you walk in on your friend's naked wife?"
Jack bit his lower lip as he nodded. "I probably shouldn't have commented on her figure…"
"Alright can everyone just take a breather?" The Doctor asked, specifically directing his question towards River.
River looked up at him as if she were considering it for a moment before she pulled the trigger, hitting Jack directly in the face, instantly killing him. "Nope… we're not taking a breather."
"River!" The Doctor exclaimed as he quickly moved over to Jack to rearrange his body so his face wouldn't be in the pavement when he came to. "You can't just shoot Jack every time he acts like an idiot!"
"Watch me." River challenged before putting the blaster back in its holster and walking away.
"River!" The Doctor called after her.
"Ow!" Jack said suddenly. "Okay that was unnecessary!"
"You deserved it!" River called back before she turned into the console room.
"He saved my life can't we cut him a little slack?!" Clara asked as she helped Jack up.
"Not to mention the fact that we saved The Library." Jack said importantly.
"How exactly did you go about doing that?" Clara asked curiously.
"It was simple really." Jack began. "Basically they thrive off from trees, so they were eternally dying in The Library because they were living in dead trees."
"So we brought the everlasting tree from the TARDIS arboretum into The Library and put it in the darkest corner of The Library." The Doctor continued.
"And then we turned lights on in the rest of The Library to drive all of the Vashta Nerada to the tree in the corner, away from all of the books." Jack picked up.
"Basically the opposite of when you try to catch moths." The Doctor explained excitedly.
"Then I used my Vortex Manipulator to take the tree to planet 9000 which is entirely made of trees. They're now in their natural habitat, and The Library is free for use to the public. Assuming that the family that owns it agrees." Jack finished.
"It was that simple?" Clara asked in disbelief.
"Hey it took a lot of work!" The Doctor pouted.
Clara smirked. "I'm sure it did."
The Doctor rolled his eyes. "Jack are you ready to go back to Torchwood?"
"Yeah… I'd rather not have another run-in with your wife any time soon." Jack said cautiously, hoping River wouldn't hear him.
It was then that River came up behind them and gently put her arms around The Doctor's neck. "I heard that." She said with a smile as she kissed The Doctor on the cheek. "Now let's get rid of this jerk." She said with a smirk before going back to the console room, this time with everyone else following her.
River began moving around the console, entering in coordinates and pulling several of the levers, including turning off the brakes.
"How come it didn't make the noise?" Clara asked as she felt them move slightly. "And how come we're not all being jolted across the room?"
"Because I fly her correctly." River said pointedly toward The Doctor. "He leaves the brakes on."
"It doesn't matter." The Doctor muttered.
"It's why you have to replace the brakes so frequently." River retorted.
"Oh you know you like watching me change them." The Doctor teased.
"Right…" She said as she pulled down a lever, parking the TARDIS. "Alright Jack." She said with a sigh. "Thank you." She said honestly. "But you definitely still owe me one."
"You shot me!" Jack whined.
"You deserved it!" River replied.
"Alright you two, break it up." The Doctor said as he wrapped his arms around River's waist. "Thanks Jack."
"Anytime." Jack nodded with a smile before exiting the TARDIS, closing the door gently behind himself.
"Alright where do you want to go?" The Doctor asked River and Clara.
"I'm in the mood for some shopping." Clara said manipulatively. "How about you River?"
River smiled before nodding seriously. "I could get behind a good shopping trip." She replied. "Doctor?"
"Shopping?" He whined.
Both Clara and River crossed their arms.
"Alright… alright… shopping it is." The Doctor gave up as he raised his hands. "Where are we going?"
Clara and River looked at each other for one moment before they turned to The Doctor. "Paris." They said in sync.
The Doctor shook his head. "I really should have seen this one coming." He sighed.
"Thank you Sweetie." River said as she kissed him gently. "Come on Clara let's go get ready."
"Ready for what?" The Doctor asked as he pulled up a lever, sending them into flight.
"We're going shopping in Paris, you honestly don't think I'm going like this do you?" River asked, gesturing to her jeans and blouse.
"You look gorgeous." The Doctor replied. "I don't see why you shouldn't…"
River rolled her eyes before kissing him one last time. "Just fly the TARDIS we'll be ready in an hour."
The Doctor sighed as he watched the two of them head toward the TARDIS wardrobe. It was going to take a while to get used to two women living on the TARDIS.
"Hey Doctor?" Clara's voice suddenly broke the silence.
"Yes." He replied immediately as he turned around to face her.
"I'd like to go home for a little bit." Clara admitted.
"Now?" The Doctor asked in surprise.
Clara laughed. "Of course not! We're going shopping first!" She insisted. "I would just like to have a little bit of normalcy for a bit."
"Of course." The Doctor nodded. "Now go let River help you get dressed, or else she will come and find you."
"Angie, Artie!" Clara called as she opened up the door to the house. "You better be working on your homework!"
"Is your boyfriend here?" Angie called down the stairs.
Clara blushed furiously, looking at River nervously. "He's not my boyfriend!"
River laughed.
"Who was that?" Artie asked before running down the stairs. "Doctor!" He exclaimed excitedly before running toward The Doctor.
"Artie Maitland!" The Doctor greeting him excitedly as he shook his hand. "How are you doing?"
"I'm well." Artie said seriously before looking over at River. "Who's that?" He asked bluntly.
"This." The Doctor said importantly. "Is my wife."
"I TOLD YOU!" Artie yelled up the stairs to Angie.
Angie appeared at the top of the stairs. "You told me what?" She asked as she quickly made her way down the stairs.
"The Doctor isn't Clara's boyfriend!" Artie said proudly.
"I'm Professor River Song." River introduced herself to Angie. "I'm the Doctor's wife."
Clara nudged Angie to have her shake River's hand. "Hello Professor Song."
River smirked. "You can call me River." She said with a smile.
"Clara what's for dinner?" Artie asked suddenly.
"Well what do you want?" Clara replied as everyone continued into the kitchen.
Both Artie and Angie spoke at the same time. "Ribs." Artie said while Angie suggested, "Pasta."
Clara smirked. "Well since we don't have any ribs in the house it's going to be pasta. How about chicken alfredo with garlic bread?"
"Fine." Artie allowed.
An hour later everyone was sitting at the kitchen table eating dinner.
"River how long are you and The Doctor staying?" Angie asked between bites.
River smiled, the young girl had grown rather fond of her over the last hour, she was incredibly intrigued by her stories from the science field. "Probably not too long." She admitted.
"Why?" Artie chimed in.
"River and I have some adventures to catch up on." The Doctor said with a smirk. River elbowed him in the side. "Of course Clara is welcome to come with us if she wants."
"I'd like to stay here for a couple of days first." Clara said for herself.
River looked over at The Doctor. "Well I don't see why we can't stay here for a couple of days."
"River…" The Doctor began to whine.
River gave him a stern look. "Tomorrow how about you go to the cinema with Angie and Artie?"
The Doctor looked suddenly excited. "Excellent! I haven't been to the cinema in years!"
Clara smirked. "Alright Angie and Artie get to bed, you can stay home tomorrow, but after that you're back to school."
Angie and Artie high-fived before running up the stairs together.
"You two can stay in the guest bedroom." Clara said as she pointed down the hall.
"Thanks." The Doctor began.
"But we're going to go out and sleep in our room in the TARDIS." River finished.
Clara smiled. "Alright, but you two better not fly off on any exciting adventures without me." She teased.
"We promise." River replied.
"Goodnight Clara!" The Doctor said as they headed out to the backyard.
"Goodnight Doctor." Clara said before closing the door behind them.
Author's Note: I actually ended up adding in this chapter based on requests in reviews so I hope you like it! I tried to cover things people felt were missing or askew! Please keep reviewing!