One True Love

Chapter 14

"River, River! Wake up!" the Doctor shouted as he ran into their bedroom waking River up from her much needed sleep.

"What's wrong sweetie?" River asked groggily sitting up in bed.

"Nothing wrong," the Doctor said, "Come and see!" he added, sitting down on the end of the bed. "Please," he pleaded like a 5 year old.

"Fine," River said, she couldn't be bothered with the Doctor whining, especially at this time in the morning. She threw the covers of the bed and tried to stand up. "A little help please my love," River said.

"Oh yeah, sorry Riv," the Doctor said, rushing to Rivers aid.

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"What do you want to show me?" River asked as she walked down the corridors of the TARDIS oblivious to where the Doctor was taking her.

"Can you remember when we couldn't decide on how to decorate the baby's room?" the Doctor said.

River looked at him confused. The past few months had all blurred into one and she could hardly remember what she did yesterday, let alone something that could have happened months ago.

"The day we nearly got sacrificed to the Rain Gods?" the Doctor said, hoping to jog her memory.

"Oh yeah. How could I forget that?" River exclaimed.

The Doctor stopped halfway down the corridor, "Well close your eyes Professor Song, I have something to show you."

"Sweetie, I'm pregnant. You'll walk me into a door or something," River said.

"Riv, please?" the Doctor said.

River let out a sigh, "Fine, if I get hurt, I am personally holding your responsible." River held out her hands to the Doctor and closed her eyes, trusting him not to hurt her or baby Dayton.

The Doctor led River into a room, a room he had been working on for the past few weeks without River knowing. Even though they had both decided that it would be marginally better for the TARDIS to create the room for baby Dayton, the Doctor had defied Rivers wishes and done it all by himself. "Open your eyes Song," he said as they walked into the room.

River open her eyes and let out a gasp. She looked around the room, it was beautiful.

In one corner there was a changing table with all the essentials and next to it was a small, but bigger on the inside, wardrobe full of the clothes that the Doctor and River had bought over the past 6 months. On the other side of the room was a large bookcase full of all the children's books that had ever been written, and there was a chair next to it where the Doctor or River could read their child stories. In the corner of the room was a large play mat, toys and all the teddies that a child could ever want. In the middle of it all stood a cot. The Doctors cot that he had slept in when he was a baby, the one River had slept it when she was formally known as Melody, and now baby Dayton was the occupant.

"Well, what do you think?" the Doctor asked, eager to know what River thought, "I did this all by myself," he said, proud of his achievement.

"I.. I love it Doctor," River said as she walked over to the cot in the middle of the room, "The walls are a bit plain for a child though sweetie," she added.

"Ah, well. That's another surprise," he said as he walked over to the light switch. He flicked the switch and the walls changed, They suddenly looked like deep space, starts and planets moved around the room.

River stood next to the cot, in awe of the fantastic room that the Doctor had created for their child, she was also speechless.

"River Song, are you speechless?" the Doctor asked walking over to River and joining her in the middle of the room, beside the cot.

"No," River said, trying to gain back her reputation. River smiled at the Doctor, pleased with all he had done for their child. "Thank Gallifrey that you didn't go with your original idea and have actual forest animals in here," she joked.

"Well when we last discussed that, we nearly got sacrificed by the Rain Gods," the Doctor retorted, "but I had a plan as I always do." The Doctor grabbed River by her waist and pulled her as close as he could. 

River scoffed, "You never had a plan, that was just hoping," she said. She lent in an her and the Doctor shared a passionate kiss.

As the kiss ended, the Doctor thought her heard something come from the control room. "Did you hear that River?" he asked.

"No sweetie, what did you hear?" River asked, clearly confused to what the Doctor was talking about.

There was a louder clanging noise and both the Doctor and River looked toward the entrance to their child's room. 

"I defiantly heard that sweetie," River said, worry in her voice.

"Stay here River," the Doctor said sternly as he pulled his sonic screwdriver from his pocket.

"Not a bleeding chance sweetie," River said, "What you going to do? Assemble a cabinet against them?" she asked. jokingly.

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Walking slowly along the corridors of the TARDIS, the Doctor and River could hear noises coming from the console room, They both wondered who could have been in the control room, as the TARDIS was suspended in space.

"Who is it?" River whispered to the Doctor.

"Do I look like I know. And I thought I told you to stay behind," he replied, "You're pregnant River, I don't want to risk you getting hurt."

"I've got my gun," River said, waving her gun around, "I'll be fine," she added reassuringly.

"River just promise me you'll stay here until I need you," the Doctor said as they reached the door that lead to the console room.

"Defiantly not," River replied.

The Doctor turned round so he was facing River, "River please, I couldn't bare it if anything happened to you or the baby."

River nodded at the Doctors request, "Fine, but I'm coming if you need me," she said, folding her arms and leaning against the corridor wall.

The Doctor walked into the console room silently, sonic in hand, He turned a corner and he saw a blonde haired girl. If River wasn't in the TARDIS with him right now, he could have sworn it was her. Big, blond, space curls. Her back was turned to the Doctor. "Who the hell are you? And how did you get in my TARDIS?" he shouted to the woman stood next to the console.

The woman spun round on her heels, "Hello Daddy," she said.