She Gave Birth Alone but Moments Later the Doctor Saw Something That Made Him Break Down

“That was true when I said it.”

“It may not be true anymore,” he said. “If you’re willing. That child is my family. And by extension, if you want it, so are you.”

Clara had spent nine months building her walls with the systematic effort of someone who has been hurt badly enough to take construction seriously. She understood walls. She had come to trust continue reading …