Oh half of my heart's got a grip on the situation

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Who: River Song and the Doctor (11th)
What: A romantic date for our two lovebirds
When: 10/13
Where: A fancy restaurant in town
Rating: PG-13 at the most

It was a very fancy restaurant and apparently River had even gotten a reservation. Since she hadn't changed, she was merely wearing a comfortable fitting black dress, not unlike the one she'd worn the second time he'd met up with her in their wibbly wobbly timelines. It wasn't long at all before they were seated at a cozy little candle lit table. With River sitting across from him. The atmosphere was very quaint and rather romantic. After spending all afternoon talking and getting tipsy with Helen, she had decided she had to take the reigns in this strange almost-yet-not relationship of theirs. As was the usual case.

Strangely enough, he had seemed almost too eager for this. It startled her. She'd expected to have to drag him along or get out her handcuffs. The Doctor always seemed to surprise her at the oddest times.

"Well, what do you think?"

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The Doctor lounged back in his chair, looking oh so relaxed. He'd had a very long month spent almost entirely in his lab working out the perfect cure for Helen. A night on the town was just what the doctor ordered... Dr. River Song, specifically. He figured it's just dinner so why argue?

He smiled as he looked around, unsurprised that River had managed to procure the best table in the house. "It's nice. Quiet. I can't say I've been here before."

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River had a permanently amused smile on her lips as she surveyed the Doctor. Noting how he made himself comfortable and relaxed into the atmosphere in his usual oblivious fashion. That man wouldn't know romantic if it came along and pointed a gun at his head.

"I friend of mine told me about this place and I've been meaning to come here, so I thought I'd make a reservation for two. Get you out of your lab." She takes a deep breath and drops a bomb on him. "I know I must have been a handful during my loss. James has been filling me in. Amy and Rory are angry at you because of me - again." She chooses that moment to examine her menu. "Seems I'm always causing you some form of trouble and yet, you put up with me."

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As if a switch is thrown, Eleven's entire posture changed He shifted in his seat and suddenly looked a little uncomfortable. Amy and Rory... more Amy than Rory, as usual, but he felt like he'd been fighting a losing battle with them for months now. No matter what he said, Amy always seemed to have something to counter him with. He just couldn't seeem to catch a break with them. He sighed and raked a hand through his hair.

"It's not your fault- it's mine. She blames me for Demon's Run, for not telling her about you, for bringing you to her with no warning..."

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River's mood shifts as well. Her smile has certainly lessened into a grim line, "Amy isn't really talking to me either." Oh, Paradisa is home to the most awkward family reunion ever. "And for what it's worth, you did the right thing. You brought me to my parents. You thought you were bringing Melody Pond home at long last. They just....weren't prepared."

She manages a small chuckle, "You could hardly be expected to raise me for those two weeks. That would have been entirely too awkward." Because of the whole kissing business before her loss.

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"Then there was the fact that the entire time I had you you were screaming for the 'milk thing.'" He gave her a look and chuckled. "You do know that's hardly something to call your mother."

He relaxed again, consciously letting go of the tension he'd been holding. She was right, of course. Not that he hadn't known that all along, but it still made a difference hearing it said aloud.

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River's smile returns and now with the added bonus of a small chuckle, "I don't remember ever calling her that, but I'll take your word for it." Ah, the waiter is here to take down their orders and River requests a large plate of spaghetti with meatballs. She's certainly not a salad type of girl.

"It must have been alarming to find me like that. I wish I could remember the look on your face. I really can't recall anything about my loss, but I'm sure you must have learned how wild I used to be." To say that this version of River Song is tame compared to her past, that's an understatement.

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Eleven ordered something that wasn't on the menu, a sort of mix of a few pasta dishes. The waiter gave him an annoyed look, but he didn't notice. Instead he just smiled at River.

"I only found you because you wouldn't stop screaming." He chuckled, "You certainly have a pair of lungs on you. You knew what you wanted and you wanted the whole world to know."

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River just grins as she hands over her menu to the annoyed looking waiter. Of course the Doctor couldn't be expected to have his taste buds adhere to what was strictly on the menu. By now, she was used to his strange taste in food. Didn't even bat an eyelash.

"Sounds like me. Thankfully though, I've developed somewhat more subtle ways of getting what I want." And yes, that's a very catty grin aimed your way Doctor. Whether it goes over your head or not.

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He raised an eyebrow, "You? Subtle? Since when?"

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"Well, I've managed to save my screams for more pleasurable pursuits." River's grin turns positively devilish and utterly coy. She leans back in her chair and takes a sip of her glass of water.

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He smirked, remembering their banter while fighting the silence. Some things never seemed to change. "Oh I'm sure you do, and I'm sure every one of them is another one of your spoilers."

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River was utterly shameless, he should know this very well by now. The woman who announced she was a screamer in front of her future husband and her parents all at once. Granted, Rory and Amy hadn't known they were her parents at the time. "I could share a few details with you if you'd like sweetie. Just not in public." She flashes a coy wink his way.

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Eleven picked up his water glass, "Oh, the night's still young."

He took a sip, giving himself a moment to think. Based on the shameless flirting, not to mention that kiss, it wasn't hard to figure out what direction their relationship was headed. He was still getting used to the idea, himself. Of course, knowing that it was going to happen before he even even fully realized his own feelings rather took the fun out of things, but who was he to complain.

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"Oh, getting cocky are we?" River chuckles and gestures towards the candles, "I was trying for romance, not seduction." She's just teasing him of course, it's their back-and-forth banter and playful flirting that she loves best about their crazy, mixed up relationship.

Right on time, their food arrives and it looks positively scrumptious. River takes up her fork and begins to eat her spaghetti.

Whoa, almost lost this tag DX

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Eleven smirks, "Me? Cocky? Not a chance." He shoots her a wink as he picks up his own fork, poking around the concoction in front of him before spearing a piece of meat and shoving it into his mouth.

Amazingly, the chef managed to put together precisely what he wanted and he's quite pleased with the taste. He looked around the restaurant again, this time thinking about the setting, itself. He hadn't realized it until she said something, but it really was a romantic setting. The candles, the soft music... it finally occurs to him that she's doing more than just casually flirting, tonight.

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His comment reminds her of that time.

Dr. Song, you've got that look on your face.

She laughs and shakes her head at him. Just to tease him back, she leans over and spears some of his food onto her fork, eating it with a sound of relish. She'd gotten used to the Doctor's strange taste in food over the years. At least this wasn't something terribly disgusting like fish fingers and custard.

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He pulls a face at her, "Oi!"

He grins before reaching over and stealing some of her food, in return. When he puts the fork in his mouth there's a moment's thought before he cringes and spits it into his napkin. "Oh, that's just rubbish." He wiped his tongue off with an unused corner of the napkin.