Title: What Could Have Been-1 Author: Leli Rating: PG Keywords: MSR, babyfic Spoilers: Season 8, Post-Existence Summary: I have a family now. Disclaimer: Don't own them, but I wish I did. Archive: Anywhere, just tell me first.

I don't think I have seen Scully smile so much in my life. Since William's birth she has become much more affectionate. She really is an amazing mother. I still have trouble accepting the fact that she loves me, let alone is the mother of my child. I love watching her. Ever since she became pregnant she has acquired this glow. She seems younger, has become much more beautiful than ever before (if that's even possible). Her skin has become so much softer, her lips more kissable. I can go on and on about how gorgeous she has become since giving birth to my son. Our son. William. My son. He has his mother's fair skin, her ocean blue eyes, and my nose. William. Our baby, our miracle. I never thought that something so small could bring so much joy into my life. He's smiling now. Scully says he has my smile, I say he gets it from her. Mom, Mrs. Scully, says that Will is gonna be a "Lady Killer". Today Will is exactly four months old. He's getting really big. The doctor tells us that he is going to be tall, like me. We both made Skinner and Dogget into Will's god-fathers. We couldn't choose between the two of them, they both have put their lives on the line for him. When I first met John Dogget I thought that he was in love with Scully, that he had somehow stolen his heart, it wasn't until I saw the way he looks at his new partner, Monica Reyes, that I realized what he felt for Scully was brotherly love. He looks at Monica the same way I look at Scully. We made Monica into Will's god-mother. We are both so grateful for her. How she delivered William in those circumstances, I will never know. She reminds me a lot of Melissa, both she and Scully have gotten really close over these past few months. I like her a lot. I watch them sleep now, wondering happily in the land of Nod. I feel like the Alpha-male protecting his family from dangers untold. I have a family now.

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