River Song: Hello Sweetie

All Of Time In One Moment

All Of Time In One Moment

River is sitting on her bed in Stormcage when she hears a familiar whooshing sound. She stands up and smiles as the Tardis materializes in front of her. She walks to the bars of her cell and smirks as her bumbling idiot tumbles out of the blue police box. "Hi honey! I'm home!" The Doctor calls. River's heart flutters as she realizes this is a Doctor who knows her. "And what sort of a time do you call this?" She says, finishing the phrase that they share. "I'd say it's time to get my wife out of her cell." He says fondly. Her smile grows even wider, he really does know her. She grabs his braces and pulls him into a searing kiss. He squeaks as his body collides into the bars and she laughs against his lips. She pulls back his braces and lets it go with a loud snap. "Aren't you going to open the door?" She asks. The Doctor pouts and rubs the spot where the braces hit. "Not if you're going to keep abusing me!" River shrugs nonchalantly and opens her cell door. "Fine." "River!" The Doctor exclaims. "How did you do that?" "Wouldn't you like to know." She says tauntingly. "Actually yes, I would very much like to know." "Too bad." She says, poker face on as she inches her way closer to him. He swears that she takes slow steps on purpose, just to rile him up. She does. "Naughty woman." He says, both flirty and exasperated. "You love it." She pecks him on the lips quickly to stop his oncoming retort. His eyes close as he waits for a second kiss that's sure to come. It never does. When he opens his eyes, she's already disappeared into the Tardis. He huffs and pushes open the door. She's nowhere to be seen. "River! I'm not going to take you anywhere if you keep disappearing on me!" "Coming Sweetie." She calls. He turns to the sound of her voice and watches her as she saunters to the console. She's wearing a deep red dress that flows all the way to the ground. The Doctor tries and fails to keep his jaw from scraping the floor. If she's going to look like that all night they're both in deep trouble. They are most likely going to do a fair amount of running tonight and the Doctor will probably need his brain. Too bad it's too fried to even form a coherent sentence. "Close your mouth sweetie, you're going to catch flies." River says lightly as she taps the bottom of his chin. His mouth closes with a snap, and he remembers he needs to breathe. She's turning levers when he finally comes back to his senses. "Where are we going?" He asks as he sidles up next to her. "The coronation of King Arnott the XVII." "I thought you were banned from Atraxi." She spins around to look at him with a wicked gleam in her eye. "Am I? Spoilers." She turns back to the monitor and he internally slaps his face. "Oops. Sorry. So, where are we for you?" He asks. "We just did Bob the Frigg two nights ago." "Ah. I see now. Did that a couple months ago. He was quite a handsy fellow, if I recall correctly." The Doctor frowns as he remembers the young Frigg's infatuation with River's hair and, well, the rest of her as well. "Yes, well, that tends to be an issue when you have seven of them." She answers dryly. "Yeah. He was such a cheater at Rock, Paper, Scissors." River laughs and he remembers that they're flying through space and time and that he should probably concentrate. "Oi! River, I was supposed to drive tonight!" "I suppose you could, or we could be on time for once." He sighs and feels the floor slightly thud as they land. He pouts when he realizes she turned on the "blue boringers." River turns to the door but the Doctor grabs her hand. "No shooting anything tonight, River. And no kissing! Definitely none of that!" "You're no fun." She pouts, and he stares at her ruby red lips. He's sorely tempted to kiss her and River hasn't failed to notice. "Are you sure about this no kissing business?" She says seductively. "Well..." He leans down to kiss her and receives a finger to the lips. "No kissing! Definitely none of that!" She mimics and slips out the door. He stares at the door for a moment, smiling at her sauciness, when she comes back in. "Well, are you coming?" He smiles wider as she grabs his hand and pulls him out the door.

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"Happy Birthday Doctor Song!" The Doctor crows, bopping his lovely wife on the nose through the bars of her cell. She crinkles her nose but smiles at him happily. "Hello Sweetie." He sonics her door open and she saunters out, pulling out her blue book as she glides towards him. "So, where are we for you?" The Doctor pulls her book out her hands and kisses her quickly. "Well wife, I just recently did Lorien." "That hat had been truly atrocious. I'm glad the Loriens made you take it off.""River! How could you say that? That hat was so cool!" The Doctor clutches his chest as if she had wounded him. River just smirks and pushes past him into the Tardis. "Nowhere in this universe could that hat be considered cool." "It was cool!" He cries as he follows after her. "It was so cool!" "It had bells and feathers on it. It was hideous." River says, a note of finality in her tone. The Doctor makes a face and changes the subject. "So! Where do you want to go? It's your birthday today, so we can go anywhere you'd like." "Surprise me." He salutes her and starts dancing around the controls. River moves to help him but he grabs her shoulders and gently steers her to the stairway. "You said surprise you, and I can't do that if you're right next to me now, can I? Go get ready dear. Take a bath, or whatever, to relax." "Care to join me?" She says saucily and he blushes. "River! You bad, bad girl!" River sighs. "So I take that as a no?" "Yes." "It's a yes?" "No! I meant a yes to your no!" "Not even for my birthday?" She pouts. "Get going honey." He says fondly. She blows a huff of air and walks away, swinging her hips far more than necessary. She hears the Doctor trip over his own feet and gives a secret smile. "Oh, dear?" He calls. "Wear something nice." "Anything you say. Oh, and Sweetie?" She turns to him with a smile. "I'd better be impressed." "You will be. I promise."

She was impressed. The Doctor had taken her to the highest peaks of the Denoxo mountains and they had a picnic to the biggest meteor shower in all of history. They had danced to the music of the planet's singing crickets and the light of the falling stars. They had talked and laughed and the Doctor had told River she was beautiful. They were now back in the Tardis and River watched the Doctor as he played with the controls. "What are you doing Sweetie?" She asks, yawning slightly. "Hmm? Oh, nothing. Just fiddling." She smiles softly and closes her eyes. The room is quiet and peaceful for a moment. The Doctor stops messing with the controls and turns to his wife. She is curled up on the chair, asleep. The Doctor's hearts melt as he watches her; she looks so serene, a graceful tigress, even while asleep. He gently picks her up and she stirs slightly in his arms. "Sweetie, what are you doing?" He presses a kiss to her curly hair and she sighs into his neck. "I'm taking care of my wife." "I can deal with that." She says softly. He shivers slightly as her warm breath hits his neck. Oh, that woman! She can always affect him, even while half asleep! She yawns and he gazes down at her lovingly. "River, when was the last time you slept?" She is quiet for a moment, looking back in her memories. "I don't know. Maybe a week ago?" He shakes his head at her fondly. "You need to sleep more, dear. Humans need their sleep." "I'm not all human." She says, yawning again. "I know, but you still need sleep." She grumbles a bit and he smiles at her stubbornness. He reaches their room and she opens the door for him. He maneuvers his way around the room and gently lays her down on the bed. She protests slightly as he takes off her shoes. "I can change by myself, my love." "I know you can, but I am helping you tonight. Deal with it." He says teasingly and she grins. "You're helping me change?" The Doctor blushes a bit and leans down to kiss her. She kisses him back enthusiastically, and after a minute of bliss, he pulls away to breathe. River's eyes are closed, but they fly open as she feels cloth hit her in the face. It's nightclothes, and the Doctor is in the bathroom. "I hate you." She calls. "No you don't." His answer is muffled by the door. She grouses slightly as she changes. When she is done the Doctor comes in dressed in dark blue pajamas. "Are those new?" River asks as she appreciatively looks at him from head to toe. "Yup." He says simply, popping the P. He goes around to his side of the bed and slides in next to her. She wiggles a bit to get comfortable and snuggles into him. "Are we cuddling?" He asks quietly. "Yup." She says, popping the P just as he had before. He nods and wraps his arms around her. "Happy birthday River." River smiles into his chest. "Doctor?" She says. "Mhmm?" "It's not my birthday." The Doctor just gapes at her and she laughs before falling asleep.

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River knows that loving the Doctor is not easy. It's hard and heartbreaking and ever so complicated. But she knows without a doubt that it is always, always and completely, worth it.