A/N: Hey guys! I'm not too fond of how this one turned out, so I'm hoping to get another one up soon. Also, I'm always taking word contributions for the hat if anyone has ideas! Enjoy!

33: Colloquium- an informal meeting to discuss something; discussion meeting

"Professor Song," greeted Professor Bill Slater, head of the history department at Luna University, as River walked into the conference room. "We have a guest at our meeting today."

River looked around the table as she took her seat. Along with Slater were the other history/archeology professors. However, unlike usual, there was a man sitting on Slater's right. The man was the Doctor.

"Professor Song," said her husband. "I've heard a good deal about you. Good things, of course."

Okay. So they were playing the 'we've never met each other before' card. He must have been here for a reason, so she decided to play along.

"It's nice to meet you, Mr…"

"Dr. Smith."

"Dr. Smith has joined us today to offer to give a lecture for all students studying under the history department," Slater explained.

"Ah, I see. A lecture on what, may I ask?" She knew he could be up to no good.

Slater, ever the control-freak, opened his mouth to continue, but the Doctor cut him off by explaining it himself. "A lecture on the misconceptions of history."

River almost laughed. She should have seen that one coming. If Slater let him give a lecture, he'd go on for hours about how the history that is commonly known is incorrect because he was there and he changed it.

"Don't you think that might confuse the students?"

"Course not!" Slater said, trying to get himself at the head of the conversation. "The students could use some fresh knowledge different then their everyday classes. Dr. Smith, if you want to do this lecture, it's all yours."

"I'd love to. Anything to spend some time with the lovely Professor Song over there." He winked in her direction.

All of the professors turned to look at her, gauging her reaction. They all knew she was married- they had found that out when the last history department chairman had shown an interest in her and resigned soon after (she didn't do anything to him, she had sworn)- but none of them had ever seen her mysterious husband. Now here was this man flirting with her. They weren't entirely sure what to make of it.

River, on the other hand, showed nothing except a quick upward twitch of her lips, the ghost of a smile repressed. She glared at her husband. He had shown up at her work with no notice and was hitting on her in front of her colleagues, some of whom she considered friends. She didn't react.

Slater, a bit confused, adjourned the meeting by promising the Doctor this one-time lecture, and one by one the other professors left. River left through the other door of the conference room, the one that led to the gardens and quaint pathways. She was torn between irritation and amusement. As she was walking through the rows of roses and tulips, he caught up with her.

"River!"

She turned towards him. "Dr. Smith," she teased.

Slater's letting me do the lecture."

"So I heard."

"Is that… okay with you?"

She laughed then, her amusement taking over her irritation. "Of course. Just, next time, please don't hit on me in front of my colleagues. They'll never let me live it down."

"But… we're married." He was confused.

"Yes, we are. But they don't know that. They know I'm married, but they've never seen my husband. I go through enough interrogation about my 'mysterious man.'"

"Well, we can go tell them, if you like."

She laughed again. "I don't care if they know. It's sort of a game between us all. They try to guess your name, occupation, and age and I get to tell them every time that they're wrong."

"Well then," he said. "My lecture is tomorrow, and I just realized I've got nowhere to stay for the night. Know of anywhere local?

"There is this one place," she flirted, "right down the road. You've been there before, I'm sure. It's the Song Residence."

"That sounds lovely!"

And so the couple walked down the path to River's house, speaking of the Doctor's plans for his lecture the next morning.