A/N: Hi guys! Chapter 4! I just wanted to give you all a hint at the next chapter's word. Here goes- it starts with an 'm' and it is anadjective,but I can't say any more. You know, spoilers. : )


4: Intimacy- A close, familiar, and usually affectionate or loving relationship with another person or group; an act or expression serving as a token of familiarity, affection, or the like


He had been staring at her for quite a while now. They were sitting in the Tardis living room, him sprawled across an armchair and her perched atop the stone in front of the fireplace, attempting to fix her life form detector. He had broken it. Again.

"Come sit with me." The Doctor detangled himself from the armchair, sitting in a normal position and patting his lap for her to come join him.

"I'm kind of busy fixing something you broke for the second time."

"Oh, come on, River. We can fix it later, we have all of time at our fingertips. Come here," he said as he held out his arms with a smile.

"I suppose it can wait until later," she reasoned, sighing as she put down her detector and walked across the room.

Once he had his wife situated in his lap, the Doctor placed one hand around her waist and took her own hand with his other, smiling. It was a smile that showed, if it showed only one thing, his love for her. River found herself thinking of his other smiles that matched this one.

Manhattan, right before he kissed her on the check, he smiled, as though his heart had just melted.

Because, looking at her right then, it had.

She looked again at the Doctor's present smile; you could practically see the love on his face. His eyes looked directly into hers in a way that said he would do anything and everything for her. His hand grasped hers, communicating that he would never let it go. His other hand was placed around her waist protectively, as he would never let her fall. All this and more showed the Doctor's love for River, displayed the entirety of their relationship; but nothing showed it like his smile, the smile that could only be seen when he was with his wife.

He kissed her gently and she laid her head against his chest, both of them taking in the love that was present in the room.

Intimacy. When he tapped her on the nose; when he instinctively reached for her hand; when he flirted and teased playfully; when he showered her with kisses; when he reached out and held her just because he wanted to; when he looked at her hopelessly because he didn't know how to show her, to tell her how much he loved her. He didn't know that by doing all of these simple things, he already had.


Again, if anyone has any words to add to the hat, just comment or PM me, and you can do that at any point in the story. : )