[he laughs again, but this time it's amused if still weak]
Oh, no, I wouldn't dare ... you don't need one of those either. Like I said. [gestures again] You're grown.
[also again, he doesn't know whether to feel relieved or disappointed (or anything at all). He's still desperately mourning the loss of his baby and struggling to accept that he will likely not see her again until she no longer needs him--assuming she'll ever need him at all. He won't ever have the chance to build an early bond with her. And when children become adults their relationship with their parents oftentimes turns into something more like friends ... so his relationship with River will likely not change at all. They'll go on as they have been, just with the added knowledge that they're father and daughter.
Despite the circumstances, he still can't help but feel heartbroken over that]
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Oh, no, I wouldn't dare ... you don't need one of those either. Like I said. [gestures again] You're grown.
[also again, he doesn't know whether to feel relieved or disappointed (or anything at all). He's still desperately mourning the loss of his baby and struggling to accept that he will likely not see her again until she no longer needs him--assuming she'll ever need him at all. He won't ever have the chance to build an early bond with her. And when children become adults their relationship with their parents oftentimes turns into something more like friends ... so his relationship with River will likely not change at all. They'll go on as they have been, just with the added knowledge that they're father and daughter.
Despite the circumstances, he still can't help but feel heartbroken over that]
I haven't told Amy.