Little Blue Book

A/N: DISCLAIMER (1): I do not own Doctor Who or any of its characters. Everything expressed in these short stories are products of my imagination playing in BBC's playground with its characters. I make no money from these, they are purely for my own entertainment. I will also be using specific scenes and lines for the show, so if something is familiar, 9 times out of 10 it is probably because you have seen/heard it before…and it belongs to BBC. DISCLAIMER (2): Each chapter in this collection is set to a poem of Christopher Poindexter. His poetry is so tragically beautiful and I found that so many could be applied to my favorite Doctor Who characters. So I did just that. You should check him out on instagram christopherpoindexter

An Unforgettable Honeymoon

You came back for me. Admittedly, much quicker than I thought you would. It only took you three weeks. You wouldn't admit it, but I think you meant to come back earlier…you were just late. You materialized just outside of my cell with that awful grinding noise.

She hates that, you know. Did I ever tell you? She doesn't like it when you leave the brakes on. It's not supposed to make that sound you love so much.

You showed up in that tuxedo with the largest grin painted on your face. You told me to pack my things…we were going on our honeymoon. You laid out a dress for me and took us to the black sand beaches of Caelum Purpura. It was breathtaking…

You've always been full of surprises!

"River, my dear, pack your things! We're going on a trip." The Doctor explained as he sauntered out of the TARDIS doors.

The newly married woman was on her cot, laid out in a particularly provocative position. "And what sort of time do you call this? Where are we, Doctor?"

"We just finished the ceremony at the top of the pyramids." He said with a wink.

"That was three weeks ago."

"Ah, I see…well I think my wife deserves a spectacular honeymoon then. Wouldn't you?" The Doctor blushed, unlocking her door with his sonic screwdriver.

Instantly the already dim lights faded and started flashing red in tandem with the blaring alarms. River jumped to her feet and grabbed a pre-made escape sack before racing to the TARDIS.

"Ready when you are, Sweetie!" She smiled as she stroked the console lovingly. "And, for the love of sanity, use the blue stabilizers!"

"But that's so boring."

For what seemed like the first time ever, the TARDIS landed smoothly, without a sound. River looked at her Doctor with the joy of an adventurer glinting in her eyes. He closed the distance between them with a few long strides and cupped her face gently. With a deft hand, he brushed her untamed curls away from her face and bopped her playfully on her nose.

"Take a right, three lefts, and it will be the third door on your right. Get yourself ready." He said with an air of mystery.

River nudged him lightly before turning and following his instructions. She would wipe that smug smirk off of his face later. For now, she would let him revel in the fact that, for once, he knew more than she did.

The Doctor watched her make her way through the halls of the TARDIS until she rounded the first corner. With a contented sigh, he dug around in his pocket for the object that seemed to be weighing his trousers down…or maybe that was just his hearts in his throat? When his fingers brushed against the soft velvet he let out a dramatic sigh of relief. The Doctor pulled out the little black box and carefully raised the lid to inspect his choice once more.

The ring shined brightly in the soft ambient light of the TARDIS. It really did take him three weeks to find it. He couldn't find a ring beautiful enough for the woman that nearly destroyed time itself to save his life. Nothing was good enough. That is why he was late. But he wanted this to be a surprise…the perfect surprise. When he heard her heels clicking against the floor he snapped the box closed once more and returned it to his pocket.

As she entered the control room, she immediately took his breath away. The Doctor was left stunned and gaping as he reached for the console to steady himself. River, his wife, was easily the most beautiful woman he has ever known. She stood confidently at the top of the stairs in the entryway to the control room. The Doctor had the grace to blush as his hungry eyes traveled over every inch of her…and she glowed.

Her mane of curls sat pinned high on her head in a pretty up-do, with only a few loose to frame her face. She was dressed in a sleek silk gown of the deepest royal blue. The material hugged her curvaceous body like a second skin, showing off all of her curves in the perfect way. Thin straps of silk tied around her neck to form a halter top, leaving her back completely bare, showing off her flawless tanned skin. A row of aligned diamonds ran under the bust and met in the middle of her chest with a beautiful sapphire and diamond brooch that pulled down the dip of the sweetheart neckline to show enough cleavage to be alluring yet tasteful. At her bum, the material bunched with a small cluster of diamonds before fanning out behind her in a simple train. River flashed him a brilliant smile and started to walk down the stairs. His eyes were instantly drawn to the exposure of her long, toned legs. A slit ran up the side of her gown all the way to her hip. His eyes trailed down her form before resting on the simple shoes that adorned her feet. She wore tall, black suede stilettos that reminded him eerily of the ones she wore on the Byzantium.

She was gorgeous.

"Hello, Sweetie!" River smirked playfully.

The dress instantly became my favorite! Any item of clothing that could render you speechless was immediately one I would file away for another time.

I watched you grip the console like you were ready to fall. I had never seen you so affected by me or my body. I could see the lust in your eyes, and I'm sure it matched the look reflected in my own. You were so handsome! A new pressed tuxedo and a fresh hair cut…I get shivers just thinking about you!

It took a quick peck on the lips to bring you back from your little reverie. I could feel the heat under your skin as the blush blossomed across your cheeks.

We were ready for our next adventure.

You stood behind me and placed your hands over my eyes so carefully, like I would break. Your breath tickled my ear as you whispered to close my eyes. I couldn't keep the grin off of my face as you awkwardly led me through the TARDIS doors.

The Doctor gently placed his hands over River's eyes, shivering as she reflexively placed her own hands over his.

"Close your eyes." He whispered closely. "Do you trust me?"

"With my life." She whispered back.

With the grace of a newborn giraffe, he nudged her forward and walked her out of the TARDIS doors. River nearly toppled as her heels sank into the new terrain. With a sudden shriek of surprise, River tore her hands away from her face and groped blindly for her Doctor.

"Ah, yeah, about that…I was going to mention that the shoes were probably a bad idea. Just kick them off, we'll come back for them later." He reassured as she wobbled again, digging her fingers into the fabric of his jacket.

River did as she was instructed and buried her toes into the warm powder soft earth beneath her feet. He walked them forward a few more feet before removing his hands from her face.

"Open your eyes." He said lowly from behind her.

She opened them slowly, relishing in the surprise. What greeted her was the incredible sight of four moons that rested low on the horizon surrounded by more stars than you could possibly imagine. The largest wore a glowing ring of trapped matter, reminiscent of the planet Saturn of the Milky Way galaxy. They were so close she felt like she could reach out and touch them. They hung in an evening lavender sky that was streaked with the fluffiest pale pink clouds. Her feet were buried by warm black sand that glittered in the never ending moonlight. The dark beach flirted with luminescent indigo waves that teased the shore.

My jaw dropped and I didn't think I would ever catch my breath again.I had never seen a place so peaceful…so beautiful. I doubt I ever will again. It was a paradise.

But it wasn't the view that surprised me.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the bright flash of a vortex manipulator. Before I could ask, I felt your hand take a hold of mine and you were pulling me forward. You planned everything…every last detail without me knowing. Waiting underneath a wooden arch covered with twisted foliage and little white flowers were the people most important to me.

My mother was dressed in a simple white dress, my father in a tux matching yours.

Between them was a man I didn't recognize but very quickly was able to identify.

"This must be the missus!" the handsome man exclaimed as he grasped my hand, running his lips over her knuckles. "Wow, might I say you look absolutely ravishing tonight! If you're up for it later…"

"Jack, no!" the Doctor growled in a low warning as River simply laughed and embraced her parents lovingly.

"Let's do this. I have a hot date with a Silurian and her wife later." Captain Jack said impatiently.

I didn't understand what was happening at first.

Jack situated himself in the middle of the arch facing away from the shore as Amy took her place to his right. Rory grabbed my elbow gently and led me underneath the arch. He cupped my cheek in his hand before laying a light kiss on my forehead.

In that moment, he looked so proud and fulfilled that it took so much of me to stop myself from crying.

It was then that I knew.

"What is this?" River asked as Rory settled himself behind the Doctor.

"A proper wedding for my baby girl." Amy's Scottish lilt answered.

"Did you really think I would be okay, knowing I never got to walk my daughter down the aisle on her wedding day?" Rory added.

"Mr. and Mrs. Williams, do you consent and gladly give your daughter, Melody Pond, to be married?" Jack asked the couple.

"We do."

"Doctor, do you take the lovely Miss Melody Pond to be your wife, from this day forth and the rest of eternity…god knows you'll live that long. Do you vow to be forever faithful, to love her always, today and every day, till death do you part?"

I looked up from our intertwined hands and my breath hitched.

You were looking at me with such passion.

Everything was so overwhelming and unexpected.

But your calm smile and confident "I do" anchored me to reality.

We were really doing this. For real.

"Melody Pond, do you take the Doctor to be your husband, from this day forth and for the rest of eternity? Do you vow to be forever faithful, to love him always, today and every day, till death do you part?"

"I do." River whispered.

"Doctor, you may present the rings." Jack nodded as he clapped his hands together excitedly.

The Doctor reached in his pocket and withdrew the box. Delicately, he removed the ring and slid it easily on her finger. River was drawn away from her awestruck stupor as Amy casually shoved another ring box in her hands. She cracked it open and withdrew the simple white-gold band and slid the ring on the Doctor's finger with slightly trembling hands.

"I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride!" Jack declared with a blinding smile.

I will never let you live that moment down.

I will forever tell stories about how I beat you to the first kiss. I couldn't help myself now could I, Sweetie? You were taking too long!

I grabbed the front of your jacket and pulled you down hard against my lips. The kiss was full of passion, longing, and promises.

We were married for real, not just in an aborted time stream.

It didn't take you long to push it further. Captain Jack Harkness kindly took my parents home after you subjected them to watching you snog the life out of their daughter. We never even made it back to the TARDIS.

We made love for the first time right there on the beach.

And it was beautiful.

River wrapped her naked body around the dozing form of her husband. She couldn't sleep just yet. Her heart was still pounding with excitement and disbelief. And to be quite honest, she was like every new bride: she couldn't keep her eyes off of her wedding ring. It was a sizable emerald cut sapphire set in a band of white-gold. Around the sapphire were small clusters of pointed diamonds that reminded her of an exploding star. The ring seemed to trap the light from the multiple moons above them and reflect it back just for her. It was so beautiful. But her restlessness woke the Doctor. He watched her quietly for a couple of minutes before pulling her impossibly closer. He buried his face in the wild tangle of her curls and inhaled deeply. She smelled like promises, time, and the warm summer air before a good rain. And he could still taste her on his lips: a mixture of electricity and vanilla…a taste uniquely River.

The Doctor pressed a kiss against her temple and whispered lowly into her hair, "You are loved by so many, and so much, and by no one more than me."

River sighed happily into his chest and smiled at the familiar echo of his words. She buried her ears into the calm of his heartbeat, and in a matter of seconds: fell terribly in love with the way her loneliness fell softly and suddenly, asleep, in his chest.

I tried something different with this chapter, as I'm sure you noticed. Let me know if you like this change up or if you prefer I keep the chapters as they were. I'm not getting a lot of feedback.

Again, bolded end quote belongs to Christopher Poindexter…I left it exactly as it was written.