Missing Scene: Existence

Part 1

by Trycee

Time-Line: Season 8, Scully gives birth to William with Monica Reyes' help. Mulder arrives by helicopter.

Disclaimer: I do not own the X-Files, this is written for fun not profit.

Mulder banged on top of the cars screaming, "Where is she? Scully! Where is she? Tell me where she is!"

Monica could hear Mulder's voice over the sound of cars as the strange people, including Billy Miles began to leave. She glanced over at Scully who was cradling her baby in her arms, wrapped in a towel, the umbilical cord still attached. Monica wiped off her hands and arms and then walked out the door, "MULDER!"

As soon as Mulder spotted Reyes, he raced over to the doorway he knew led to Scully. "How is she?"

"She's inside. She needs to get to the hospital..."

The moment Mulder walked in his knees began to wobble slightly. Scully was holding a baby, her face was covered in sweat, but she looked both frightened and content. He could see the umbilical cord and blood between her legs. Scully turned to see Mulder standing there. "Mulder...", she said, simply.

Without a moments thought, Mulder grabbed the sheet between her legs that was soaked with blood and fluid and covered up her opening. He then wrapped her and the baby in another blanket, like a cocoon. He had glanced only for a moment at the baby and his mind registered that it was human, but that's all he had time to process. With one swoop he lifted Scully in his arms, and with Monica trailing behind them, he carried Scully to the waiting helicopter.

"Mulder...the placenta...is still inside...", Scully whispered.

She could feel the baby trying to suckle at her breast as Mulder's mighty arms wrapped her in his warmth. Monica hopped into the helicopter first and they slid Scully in on the floor. Mulder too hopped in and then slammed the door shut.

"Where too?", the pilot asked.

"Where's the nearest hospital?", Mulder yelled.

"Atlanta...", the pilot answered.

"Get us there!"

Emory Hospital, Atlanta, GA

Mulder paced the floor as he stood next to Scully's bed. She was wringing her fingers as they waited...waiting for the word from the doctor, telling them if the baby was normal. They were also nervous because the question of the baby's paternity would be finally answered. The door opened and Monica peeked in. "How is she?"

Scully shot a glanced over to Mulder, shooting him a look and he stopped pacing. "Come in," Scully smiled.

Monica brought a small gift wrapped in blue she'd obviously purchased at the hospitals gift shop. Scully smiled back as she tore the gift open to reveal a small blue baby rattle. Scully smiled warmly and then showed it to Mulder. He nodded back but she could tell that he was too tense and anxious to really pay attention. "Thanks Monica..."

Monica too could see the tension in his face. "I'll go sit in the waiting room..."

They watched the door close behind her. Mulder's stomach was in a knot. He knew what he wanted...but Krycheks words echoed in his mind. Scully then cleared her throat to get Mulder's attention. She reached out her small hand and he took it and she pulled him in until he sat down on the side of the bed next to her. "Mulder...", she said, as his eyes focused on her. "I know you're worried about more than the baby..."

Mulder said nothing so Scully continued. "There were signs that I was pregnant...", she said, licking her lips. "Signs that I didn't pay attention too because I never, ever thought I'd ever have a child...not after all the tests said I couldn't..."

Mulder bit his lips. "Yeah..."

"It wasn't like we used anything either...", she blushed.

Mulder nodded, a shy smile crossing his face. "No...we didn't..."

"I don't think you'll remember...but we were at your apartment after one of our...you know...", she said, looking deeply into his hazel eyes, trying to connect with him. "And you ordered Chinese and I kept saying that it tasted funny..."

Mulder nodded. "I remember...It was the same food we always ordered...but you wanted pizza after I had already ordered the Chinese...so I ordered it..."

"And I scarfed it down," she said, remembering. "I ate more than I normally did..."

"That's true..."

"And then when we went to Oregon...I got dizzy and I was freezing until you warmed me up..."

Mulder gently kissed Scully's hand. "Yeah..."

"And that night we spent together right before you went with Skinner...I was so worried...but I kept running to the bathroom..."

"All those symptoms..."

"I knew when the doctor told me I was pregnant I knew you were the father, Mulder...", she said, staring into his eyes. "I've worried they manipulated it...maybe used your sperm donation from when we tried invitro but I knew it was yours...I wanted to tell you so badly...even when you came back and you thought I had...been with someone else..."

Mulder's head dropped. She reached out and touched his forehead. "Mulder...we worked that all out..."

"I know...but I shouldn't have jumped to conclusions Scully..."

She touched his cheek, bringing his attention back to her. "I know that baby is yours...but...we need proof...We need to know for sure, Mulder...even though in my heart I know it..."

Mulder closed his eyes. The question of whether he was the father and if they had conceived the baby naturally or like Krychek had said, through a trigger from Scully's implanted by aliens...he wasn't sure and it frightened him. He opened them to the deep pools of blue that was Scully. "No matter what the results, Scully...I am that baby's father...no matter what it says..."

Scully nodded. The door opened and the doctor walked in. "I have the blood tests that were ordered...Fox William Mulder," the doctor said, imitating The Ricki Lake Show, her secret indulgence on her off-days. "You ARE the father of this baby..."

Both Mulder and Scully's eyes lit up as Mulder turned to her and hugged her tightly. Scully wrapped her small arms around Mulder's waist in their awkward position. "I love you," Mulder whispered in her ear. "I know it...", she whispered back. "I love you too."

They parted and the doctor continued on with her results. "The Scully baby...hmmm...Everything is normal...We gave him his first shots..."

Relief washed over Scully. "He's normal..."

"All ten digits and one in the middle," the doctor joked.

Mulder blushed red as he shot a look over to Scully. She too was blushing.

"Ah...am I clear to go home?", Scully questioned. "I'm a medical doctor...I would just like to be closer to home..."

"She's an FBI agent...We could have her helicoptered out of here...", Mulder added.

"Well...normally we like to keep baby and mom esp. since baby was born outside of the hospital in...", she said, reading the chart. "Democrat Springs...I thought that placed was closed down..."

"It was...", Mulder answered.

"Well...since you're a medical doctor, I see no reason not to release you and the baby..."

The doctor waved as she exited the room. A moment later before Mulder and Scully could speak, a nurse entered pushing a hospital baby cart. The nurse checked both Mulder and Scullys wristbands and handed the baby to Scully. She smiled as she stared at the baby she'd thought she'd never have.

"Did we decide on a name?", the nurse questioned.

"No, not yet," Scully said, glancing over to Mulder who was beaming.

"Okay...", the nurse said, as she exited the room. "I'll be back with your release papers..."

"I'm leaving the naming to you...", Mulder said, throwing up his hands.

Scully smiled. "What if I named him Fox?", she smirked.

Mulder gasped. "That's not funny, Scully..."

The nurse returned. "Okay, just sign this and you're free to go...I'll wheel you down to the floor."

Scully glanced at Mulder and he turned back to the nurse. "This woman is an FBI agent, we'll need to be medi-vac'd to D.C.

The nurse nodded. "Okay...I'll make the call..."

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