First Birthday
Drax Three, Constellation of Synthia
Outskirts of Draxiar- The Harkness Estate
May 5th, 4024
The farm was a bustle of activity, even in the early morning. Today was Amelia Rose's first birthday. We had hired more staff after the bandit incident and built a better security around our property. A, very, very high, electric fence was another security addition. We also built a living quarters, next to the barn, for our staff. If they had family, they were welcome to stay there at any time.
We had also made some new friends since we settled. We meet Freya and Dymon Carter, who have a boy around the same age of Amelia and a two year old daughter. We also meet a pregnant Katerina and her husband, William Baron. A Third was an older couple, Eva and Xiar Drew who have eleven year old twins.
They were all extremely nice and I had invited them over for Lia's birthday party. I wondered if the Doctor was going to keep his promise and show up, but it would be just like him to show up tomorrow.
"Honey, what time are the Carter's, Baron's and the Drew's coming over?" Jack yelled from downstairs.
I was in the middle of changing Lia's diaper. "Around two in the afternoon, Captain!" I yelled, in a joking manner.
I heard Jack laugh. "Alright, Nathanial, Jason and I are going to set up the large tent. The table and chairs have just arrived."
"Okay, Jack. Have fun!" I called down to him.
After finishing changing Lia, I carried a gurgling Lia down stairs. She still hadn't spoken her first word, but she had learned how to crawl. I wasn't sure if that was a good thing or bad thing.
I went into the kitchen and sat Lia in her playpen by the table and started to wash my hands before I would prepare some food for later tonight. As I dried my hands, I froze as I heard a wonderful sound. The wonderful sound of The Doctor leaving his breaks on.
I turned around and watched through the back door as the Tardis materialized on our back porch. I put my cloth on the counter and picked up Amelia, who was staring intensely at the Tardis.
The Doctor stepped out as I opened the back door. "Hello." The Doctor said, hesitantly.
"Hello." I echoed. "You came."
The Doctor smiled. "Of course I did, Susan."
I smiled and stepped forward and hugged the Doctor. "I've missed you." I jumped back as the door banged open to reveal an opened mouthed Jessica, staring at the Doctor, her eyes wide. I sighed. "Jessica, this is The Doctor. Doctor, this is Jessica."
Jessica opened and closed her mouth a couple times then stuttered, "D-D-Doctor? As in The Doctor?"
"Yes." The Doctor said.
Jessica broke into a wide smile. "You saved my village! I was on Xiar Five and the Cybermen were attacking. You saved my life." She bowed my head. "Thank you."
The Doctor looked like a deer caught in headlights. He mumbled, "You're welcome."
Jack walked around the side of the house and called, "I thought I heard the Tardis, Doctor." Jack climbed the steps to get up to the back porch. He clasped the Doctor's hand. "Nice to see you, thanks for coming."
"No problem, Captain." The Doctor said, then turned back to me. "And how's little Amelia doing?" The Doctor asked as I passed Amelia to the Doctor to hold.
"She's growing. And crying. And waking up at absurd hours in the morning, wanting to play." I responded.
"Ah, those were the days." The Doctor said, as if remembering a fond moment. "Well, when's the party?"
"It's nine o seven now, so in four hours and fifty three minutes, the guests arrive." I told the Doctor, watching The Doctor pull faces at Amelia.
"Who did you invite?" The Doctor asked, laughing as Amelia tugged at his bow tie.
I walked over and stood next to Jack. "Three other families and our staff. Doctor, I can't thank you enough for setting this up for us. It's nice to have a normal routine and not almost dying every other day."
"What?" Jessica gasped.
I winced. I forgot she was still here. "I..I traveled with the Doctor."
Jessica's eyes widened. "You were his companion?"
"Sort of. Jack and I both traveled with him. Actually, that's how we meet each other."
"That's romantic." Jessica commented.
"Yeah, not really, considering where I meet Jack for the first time."
Jack snorted, remembering Utopia and the events afterward. "Yeah, definitely not romantic." Lia giggled at her father's snort.
It was now two in the afternoon and the guests were arriving. The Carter's arrived first in their family pod. Then the Baron's and lastly the Drew's. It was an quiet affair, just sitting around the tables underneath the tent, enjoying time together.
The Doctor interacted well with the guests, especially the children. I was surprised nothing happened, like an alien invasion, but I decided not to notice. It would only jinx it.
Amelia... Lia, got lots of gifts. She certainly was going to be raised up spoiled.
After the guests had gone and our staff had retired for the night, The Doctor had given Lia her gift. It was an black wrist bracelet. If Lia was ever in any danger, she would just twist the black bead with the white stripes. One twist was for Jack. Two twists were for me and three were for The Doctor. The signal would go straight to our cell phones and to The Doctor's cell and his Tardis.
We thanked The Doctor and he took off in his Tardis to return for Amelia's second birthday.
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