River is stilled by that look in his eye, that roots her right there on the sofa. She slowly nods her assurance, silenced by both her surprise and relief. “I won’t, I’m not,” she says softly, reassuring him. When his hand comes to her cheek, she slowly smiles, that relief hitting her all the more now, and she blinks back the beginnings of tears.

“Well, I think I’m just past the two months mark now, but.. it’s difficult to say. It’s not like there’s much of a precedence,” she breathes out a small laugh, because this really is impossible. This baby will be the first of its kind, with the combined DNA of human, Time Lord and Immortal - it could defy many pregnancy norms, and many others besides.