Title: One persons trash is another persons treasure
Author: Billie Reid
Summary: Kim finds a baby while working her second job.
Disclaimer: Characters aren't mine, They belong to CC and Fox.
Kim loved working her job as A. D. Skinners assistant at the FBI but she still had a part time job cleaning the hut at a town park during the summer. It was a kids program and she enjoyed helping out. She didn't do anything with the kids but she'd clean the rest rooms and make sure nothing was out on the play ground for them to get hurt on. She had been doing this for ten years now and the summer program had just started.
Kim finished work at the FBI and headed over to the park to clean. It was just like any other day. Nice sunny day and wasn't to hot, 78 degrees. Cleaning items in a bucket she walked over to the buildings. Sometimes the bathroom doors were still unlocked after the hut program. She cleaned the boys room with little to no effert at all.
Moving to the girls room she opened the door and walked in. She heard something but wasnt sure what it was. She pulled the garbage can out to throw the paper towels away after she cleaned. It was heavier then normal and she heard that noise again.
Couriosity got the best of her and she started going through the garbage can. It was then she found it. A baby wrapped in paper towels and thrown away. She was shocked. She pulled the baby out and checked it over. Having her CPR course she knew what she was doing. The baby moved in her arms some and she unwrapped it. Then seeing the baby was a little girl.
She could only imagine that some scared teenage girl did this and this poor little thing was unwanted. "shhh now sweetie.. It'll be ok.." she held the baby close to her as she called for help and told them what was going on.
Ten minutes later the ambulance showed up. They took the baby from Kim and cleaned her up and checked her out. They said they would be taking her to Brooks hospital. Kim thanked them and she hurried and finished her work. Doing the quickest job ever to head to the hospital.
Arriving at the hospital she walked over to the front desk. "Hi, my name is Kimberly Cook, I was the one that found the baby today."
The nurse looked up. "I'm sorry, are you the baby's mother?"
"No, I found her." she replied.
"I'm sorry, only family." the blond haired nurse said.
Kim was a bit upset. "I will take responsibility of her, just... Can I see her?"
The nurse sighed and went to talk to another nurse. A few minutes later she returned with a form. "Fill this out and date and sign it. I will then take you to her."
Kim nodded and filled out the form with her information and dated it and signed it. Handing it back over to the nurse, she smiled when she was lead down the hall and to a small room on the right side. The nurse opened the door and there was a doctor and a few nurses taking care of the baby. "excuse me sir.. Ms. Cook is here with the baby."
The doctor nodded. "come in and have a seat."
Kim walked over and sat down in the chair. "how is she?"
"she's healthy... For the most part." the doctor said.
Kim looked up at him. "what do you mean?"
"well, she is dehydrated and she was a bit slow to respond but she is coming around nicely. Her heart rate is elevated so we are watching that. We have her on fluids. We have her all cleaned up. We ran a few tests on her and are waiting for the results. If you want you can hold her. I'm gonna go do my rounds and I will be back when I get the results in. "
Kim nodded." thank you. " she said and picked up the baby carefully. They had her in a onsie and a blanket around her." hey there little one. " she said as she sat back down in the chair. She brushed her fingers against the baby's cheek.
The doctor looked back at her and smiled as he noticed the heart rate slowed to normal after being picked up.
Kim sat there holding the baby and just kept talking to her. "You are a very pretty little girl.. Yes you are. You deserve a good family that will love you.. And I will make sure you get it." she placed a kiss on the baby's head. She started rocking and signing a lalaby to her. To which it didn't take long before the baby was asleep.
A few hours past and the doctor finally got the results. He returned to the room and gave a small knock on the door before entering. He opened the door and walked in. "you still holding her huh?" he asked as he walked over.
"yeah, she's to cute plus she fell asleep. She looked relaxed I didn't want to wake her." Kim said and smiled.
"that's good. Well, I have the results." he walked over and sat down in front of her. "most the tests came back normal. Which is good. Something showed up in her blood. It's not bad, we just don't know what it is. Not contagious or anything it's just really rare." he informed her.
"will it have any kind of effect on her?" she was gently rubbing the girls back.
"not as far as we can tell. We will just keep a close eye on it." he smiled. "once she starts eating she can go home."
"um.. I'm just the one that found her. I was just seeing how she was." Kim didn't know what to say.
"the nurse said you filled out the form. To us that means she's yours." the doctor said.
Kim's eyes went wide. She didn't know what to say. "excuse me?" she took a breath. "I thought I was just filling out a form to see her."
"you can see her all you want now. It looks like she's maybe a day old. I'm glad you found her when you did. A nurse will be in to fill out her birth certificate shortly."
Kim just sat there frozen. She watched as the doctor left the room again. She didn't know what to do. She pulled out her cell phone and called the one person she thought of first, Walter Skinner. She sat there waiting for him to answer.
" Hello? " he said as he answered his phone from his car systems Bluetooth.
"Sir, it's me.. Kim Cook. I um.. Was wondering, I'm at the hospital, could you please come?"
"I'm ok my way." he said and hung up the phone and turned his car around and drove to the hospital. He was freaking out. What had happened to Kim since she left work. He knew she had another job but didn't know what it was.
Kim was shocked he didn't ask questions. She sighed and looked down again at the little bundle in her arms. She couldn't but smile, yet she was scared. What was she going to do with a baby?
Skinner arrived at the hospital and parked his car. Walking inside he looked at the nurse. "Hi, I'm looking for Kim Cook?" He said to the front desk.
The nurse recognized the name. "Down the hall and third door on the right." She pointed down a hallway.
"Thank you." He said and headed down to that room. He knocked on the door and waited.
"Come in." Kim said thinking it was the nurse or doctor.
Skinner opened the door and walked in, he stopped dead in his tracks when he saw Kim holding a baby. His eyes wide and speechless.
Kim looked at him and knew that's what he'd do. She smiled. "Hi." She took a shaky breath. "Why don't you come sit down." She patted the chair the doctor was in a few minutes ago.
"Hi." He said in return and walked over and sat down. "Um...I'm sorry, I didn't even know you were pregnant." He had a very puzzled look on his face.
"I'm not...well, I never have been...where do I start?" She asked. Over the next few minutes she explained to him her other job, what it was and what happened today while working, where she found the baby in the garbage. She frowned.
"That's horrible, how could someone do that. It's a good thing you found her." He said as he leaned forward to look at her. "She's a little cutie." He looked back to Kim.
"Yeah, um..when I came here to see her, they wouldn't let me at first. Said I'd have to sign some kind of form." She paused and looked at him. "They said now because I signed it...she's mine. Is that legal?" She finally said it.
He sat back in the chair and looked at her. "Um, I have heard about that. It's like a parental exchange kind of thing...like an adoption, less paperwork."
"Is it binding? I mean... What am I going to do with her?"
"Raise her and love her." He smiled.
"Oh yeah...single mother life...I will never be able to date again...not that that has happened lately." She rolled her eyes. She stood up and laid the baby down on the bed for the first time in hours. She looked down at her and walked to one side of the room, away from the bed.
Skinner followed her. "Kim, what's wrong?"
"The fact that now going by the hospital, I'm a mother to this little girl? No that's not what's wrong at all!" She was panicking.
He took a hold of her arm. "Ki..." He started and was interrupted by the little girl crying and wasn't happy.
Kim was looking at Skinner and sighed when she started crying. It didn't sound like a hungry cry either. Just then something went flying a crossed the room as she screamed louder. Kim's eyes went wide as she looked at the jar that now laid on the floor. She looked at Skinner in shock.
The little girl screamed loud again, another jar went flying to the ground.
"What's going on Walter?" She asked.
"Pick her up see if it stops." He said in reply. He stood there and watched as Kim moved forward and picked the baby up. She instantly stopped crying and nuzzled into her arms. "Wow, I have never seen that before...you said they ran tests on her, everything get cleared?" Skinner asked moving back over to the chair.
"Only thing that showed up was something very rare with her blood. Nothing that would effect her."
"Oh yeah...that's no effect at all!" Skinner teased.
"So..." She started just as the nurse walked in. "Oh, hello there." She smiled. "Ms Cook, I have her information down, weight, Length, date approximately a time. We guessed the best we could." She smiled. "I just need some of your information and a name for this little girl."
Kim looked from the baby to Walter. She shrugged her shoulders. "Um...can I have just a moment?" She asked the nurse.
"Of course, I will be back in a few minutes with a bottle for her." She stood up and left the room.
Kim waited for the nurse to leave. "What do you think I should do?"
Walter looked at them for a moment. "Well, one...you don't have anything for a baby...two...you work like all the time...three...you will be doing this alone...four...you look good with a kid in your arms." He smiled.
She looked up from looking at the baby and smiled at him. "Well, why don't you hold her while I stretch my legs and think for a moment." She stood up and put the baby down in his arms before he could say anything. She smiled and walked to the door.
"Kimberly!" He said shocked. "I don't do kids." He was a bit panicky now too.
"Just relax Walter." She walked out into the hall and stood there a moment. She looked in through the window and smiled.
Walter looked down at the baby as he rocked her gently. "What do you think she is doing huh? You and I...will get a long just fine...as long as you don't cry." He touched her cheek.
The baby was looking up at him with wonder in her eyes, trying to figure out what was holding her. Her little lip quivered some but she didn't cry.
"Oh...none of that pipsqueak" he said in a whispered tone.
There was a sparkle in her eyes and she yawned big and closed her eyes.
A few minutes later Kim walked back in. "Well, look at you." She sat down a crossed from him. "I think I will give this a chance, I did tell her I would make sure she found a loving home. I have a lot of love to give, why not to this little one that don't have any?"
"I think you will be just fine with her Kim. After all you have taken care of me for years... You can handle her." He smiled.
"You do have a point." She yawned, it has been one heck of a long day.
He watched her closely. "So, have you thought of a name?" He wanted to know.
"I was thinking about one in particular. Hannah Belle." She said as she looked at the girl still in his arms.
He nodded and looked down at her. "Hannah Belle..." He tried it and she looked up at him. "Well, I think she likes it. She woke up."
Just then the nurse walked back in. "Hi, I brought a bottle for her, see if she will eat. And you...have you thought of a name?"
This time Kim smiled and nodded at the nurse. "I have."
The nurse handed the bottle of to Skinner to feed her. "Run it over her lips, get her to open her mouth some and see if she will take the nipple into her mouth and start sucking." She instructed him. She turned back to Kim and sat down, she had the papers with her. "And the name?"
"Hannah Belle." Kim said with out hesitation.
The nurse looked at the man holding the baby. "Is this the father?"
Skinners head snapped up to look at the two women.
"Um..no father." Kim said after a moment.
Skinner looked at Kim for a moment then to the baby. "Excuse me..can we have a word."
Once again the nurse nodded and left the room.
Kim looked at him. "What's wrong?"
"Do you really want to put no father, she's going to think when she's older she really wasn't loved." He watched Kim.
"What are you saying?" She was confused.
"Go ahead and put me down if that's ok with you."
Kim was shocked. "Are you sure sir?"
"Walter, can't have the mother of my kid calling me sir." He teased.
Kim's face turned red and she bit her lip.
He smiled, she was cute when she blushed. He looked down and noticed Hannah was finally eating. "Well, aren't you a hungry little one?"
The nurse was called back in and they informed her that his name will be added to the birth certificate and Skinner will be Hannah's last name. The nurse wrote it down and looked over. "Wow, she was hungry wasn't she?" She smiled. "I will inform the doctor and you guys can head home." Both Kim and Walter signed the paper and the nurse left.
There was a moment of silence between them. Hannah choose that moment to burp. They both laughed and Kim took her from Walter. "You have a powerful set of lungs sweetie." She patted her back gently since she just ate. She burped again and cooed.
Walter looked at her. "Well, we know she has some kind of power if for when she cries things fly off the shelves, we should get Scully to take a look at her."
Kim looked at him a bit leery. "I don't want her to become some X File."
The doctor walked in. "I heard she ate." He checked her over and removed the IV. "So, Hannah is it?" He looked at both adults.
"Yes it is."
"Well, she looks sleepy, I'm sure you want to get her home to bed. If you need anything, don't hesitate to call. Congratulations you two." He handed over a copy of the birth certificate and then the release paper. "Just sign here and your own your way."
Kim signed it and handed it over. "Thank you."
The doctor left then.
"I should get to the store and at least get a bassinet, some clothes diapers and formula before I head home to...nothing." She sighed.
"You just gonna lay her in the backseat?"
"Crap... Yeah I have nothing at all, how can I even leave."
"Calm down, I will call Scully and ask if she can at least pick you up one. I will head to the store and get what you need and meet you back at your place. Sound ok?" He touched Kim's cheek to calm her some.
"Thanks Walter."
They walked out to the main lobby of the hospital, he has his phone to his ear already calling Scully at home.
Mulder picks up. "Hello?"
"Mulder?" He asked all puzzled.
"Yeah..." He said slowly.
"Is Dana there, I need a favor."
"One moment." He covered the phone and walked to the bathroom, Scully was getting ready for bed when Mulder walked in. "It's Skinner...think we are busted?" He's holding the phone out to her.
She took the phone, shaking her head. "Yes sir?"
"Dana, could you do me a huge favor?" He asked as he looked out the lobby windows.
"Sure, what can I do?"
"Could you run to Walmart and pick up a car seat for an infant then bring it to Brooks Hospital?"
"Yeah, not a problem." She knew not to ask to many questions with him.
"Your a life safer, I'm in the main lobby, I will see you when you pull in, and keep the recite so I can pay you back."
"Will do."
Walter hung up the phone and just stood there.
Scully turned away from Mulder. "Well, Walter, it is a little bit of a weird question..." She paused, she enjoyed teasing Mulder. "Ok, fine...I'm only wearing a bra and panties"
"EXCUSE ME?" He yanked the phone out of her hand. "If you plan on being AD freakin Skinner for much longer you better not ask my girlfriend again what she is wearing!"
Dana's eyes were wide and she busted up laughing.
It was then he heard the hang up tone on the phone. "Oh your so gonna get it!" He grabbed her and started tickling her.
She was still laughing and moving around in his arms. "Ok...ok...I give!"
He finally stopped and kissed her.
She returned the kiss. "I do have to run and pick something up from the store for him."
"Honey... I want to go to bed and cuddle!"
"When I get back." She started putting her clothes back on. "An hour...tops."
He made a face. "Fine...I will just...get on the computer."
"No checking out those sites you never go to." She said as she put her shoes on and grabbed her keys and purse.
"Oh...never!" He smirked and watched as she left. Instead he sat on the couch and watched tv.
Scully ran to Walmart and not really knowing why, got a car seat for him. She text him quickly. "Anything else you need while I'm here?"
He looked over and could tell Kim was tired and didn't have it in her to run to the store and home with a baby. "Bassinet, clothes for a new born, bottles and formula if its not to much to ask..oh and diapers. Can't forget those!" He replied.
Scully read the message twice to make sure she was reading it right. "Ok...baby stuff...why does he need all this?" She asked as she walked around and got everything he asked for plus wipes and a changing pad. Walking towards the register she stopped and smiled. She picked up a small bear. She'd pay for that herself she said and finished her trip. She loaded up the car and drove to the hospital.
By this time Kim was leaning against him as he had now taken Hannah from her. She was almost asleep. He placed a small kiss on the top of Kim's head.
Just then the doors opened and Scully walked through. She was looking around for Skinner and her eyes went wide seeing the sight in front of her. She walked over. "Hi Walter."
He looked up. "Hi Dana..were you able to find it all?"
"Of course...Walmart has just about everything." She smiled.
Kim didn't stir once.
"So...what's going on?" She asked.
"Long story short...meet Hannah Belle Skinner." He swallowed hard. It will take awhile to get used to that.
"I...um...yeah I'm at a loss for words. I didn't know you were seeing anyone, let alone Kim...didn't know she was pregnant either."
He smirked. "I will explain later. Promise, could you take Hannah for me, I'm gonna carry Kim to the cat, she shouldn't drive back to her place being this tired."
"Sure." Scully leaned down and carefully took Hannah from him. "Your a little cutie aren't you?"
Walter watched closely to make sure she wouldn't cry. Thankfully she stayed asleep. He carefully picked Kim up and together they exited the hospital. "I parked over here." He nodded to the right. "Crap, should have thought about this better." He held Kim close as he fished out his keys and unlocked the door. He sat Kim in the front seat and buckled her in. "Where's your car, I will at least need the car seat, would you mind following me back to her place and I will unload your car. Don't want to do it twice."
"That's understandable Walter. I'm just right there actually." She pointed three cars down from his. She was still holding Hannah. "Want her back and I will put the car seat in for you?"
"That'd be great...I wouldn't even know how to put it in right... I should at least watch." He took Hannah back and walked over with her. "Thanks for doing this for me... I owe you."
"You owe me not get sir...except for the bill." She smirked. "Oh...and if Mulder says anything...deny it." She smirked.
He raised an eye brow at her. "Do I even want to know?"
"Um...no." She laughed and pulled the car seat out of the box. "This one I got because it was better then the other three they had. It has a separate base that stays in the car, you just snap the seat into the base and it's all set. Makes it easier to carrier her into the house and then to the car." She showed him how it all hooked up and worked. She stood up. "Why don't you go around to the other side, I will show you how to put her in and buckle her up."
He nodded and walked to the other side and sat down in the back to watch.
Scully explained everything to him and in detail. She was fascinated he was so into this.
"She won't like...slide out or fall out will she?"
"No, once she is buckled, she's in." She looked at her. "I did grab another thing you didn't ask for, I'm glad I did." She went to her car and got the item. She returned and it went around and under her head. "So her head doesn't fall from side to side, it'll support her head."
"Thank you so much. I'd have been lost." He was honest with her. "We will come back tomorrow for Kim's car. Right now I'm getting them to bed."
"I will follow behind sir."
"Stop with the Sir, we aren't at work."
"Yes si...Walter." She walked to her car and got in.
Walter drove to Kim's, glad he knew where she lived. A few minutes later he pulled into her driveway. He turned the car off. "Kim?" He whispered. "Kim, I'm gonna need the house keys to get you into bed."
She heard that and smirked. She always thought her boss was a very good looking man, and to have him here saying that, brought a smile to her face. She yawned and slowly opened her eyes. "What happened?"
He looked at her puzzled for a moment. "Um...we've been having an affair for a year now and you just had my love child and now I'm bring you home to bed." He teased.
"Am I dreaming?" She didn't know what was going on.
"Kim...Hannah needs to get some sleep too." He said.
"Hannah...oh yeah... That was all real huh?"
"Afraid so honey. So come on... You need your rest." He held out his hand. "House keys?"
She pulled the out of her purse and handed them to him, making sure he had a hold of the key itself.
He took the keys and walked up to the door and unlocked it. He pushed opened the door. He then returned to the car. "Think you can make it inside while I get Hannah?" He asked looking at her.
"Yeah, just slowly. She unbuckled her seat belt and opened the door and got out. It was then she saw Scully standing next to her car behind his in her driveway. "Hi Dana." She waved.
"Hi Kim." She watched Walter walk into the house.
"I need to go to the store." Kim yawned.
"No..I think I picked up everything you needed to start with." She smiled. "Why don't you go in and rest. Walter and I will get the bags."
"I can't thank you enough."
She smiled. "Let me spoil her and we will be even." She teased.
"Deal!" Kim laughed and walked into the house.
Walter sat the car seat down on the floor and was talking to her even with her sleeping.
Dana followed her in with a few bags in hand.
Walter seen her. "Oh...here, I will get that.. You just visit." He told Dana and went out to her car, now seeing all the bags in the back. "Holy hell...this is an X file in and of its self. How much stuff does one little thing need?" He was talking to himself as he carried the bags in and sat it out of the way for the moment.
Kim was rocking the car seat and talking to Dana, filling her in on what all happened today.
"She's lucky you found her when you did. No telling what would have happened if she was there much longer." Dana smiled. "You always hear about this on the radio, never thought it'd hit so close to home."
"Yeah, tell me about it. But I signed papers at the hospital so now they say she's mine." Kim looked towards the door as Walter went back outside. "He stepped up, said to put his name on it too, he'd help."
"He's a good man...and I can tell he already cares about her...and you." Dana smirked.
Kim looked at her suddenly. "What?"
"Oh come on Kim, you know what I mean." She raised an eye brow at her. "Just, go with it."
Walter finally brought the last of the bags in and the bassinet. "Done." He said and wiped his brow.
Dana smiled and leaned forward. "Night Hannah... I will see you soon." She stood up. "You need anything just...call."
"Thanks Dana... I mean it."
Dana walked to the door. "Congratulations Walter...to you both. Recites in one of the bags. I will talk to you later. Have a good night." She left and shut the door as she did. She has been gone for close to two hours, that's way to long to leave Mulder, no telling what kind of trouble he has gotten into. She smiled and headed home.
Kim looked over at the pile of bags. "Wow..."
He nodded and handed her a pair of clothes that looked like pajamas and the diapers and wipes. "Why don't you...take care of this... I will put the bassinet together for you. Where would you like it?"
"Um, probably in my room for now."
"And where's that?" He asked.
"Oh..um..second door on the left down that hall there." She took the bags and went back to the couch. "Well, look who's now awake... " she cooed at her and Kim took her out of the car seat. She laid her on the floor and went about changing her diaper and cleaning her up and putting new clothes on her. Normally she'd have washed them all first but it was late so she was using them, didn't want her to get cold. "Aren't you the best little girl ever. Aren't you Hannah bear." She kissed her fingers, making loud kissing sounds so she could hear her.
Walter carried the bassinet to Kim's room and turning the light on, was shocked everything was clean and in order. He smiled and went about putting it together and next to the bed for her. He walked back out because he seen sheets and a small blanket. He stopped and listened to the girls. It was like music to his ears. He started to turn when he seen a gift bag. He reached down and picked it up. It read, 'best of luck, dana' with a small bear inside. He smiled and took that to the bedroom as well. He made the bed for Hannah and put the bear down inside.
He returned to the living room and they sat there talking for what seemed like hours. They had feed and changed Hannah once more and then he put her down in her bassinet. "Night night pipsqueak." He waited to make sure she was asleep and then walked out. Kim was asleep on the couch. He smiled and picked her and carried her to her bed and laid her down. He covered her up and he went to the couch. That's where he fell asleep.