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Rated T for language, and possibilties in the future?
During Season 7.
Summary: Mulder and Scully get pregnant and later find out that Scully has three options. Abortion. Poison that kills the baby. Or she can die. Mulder and Scully make the best of what they have, get married, and Scully writes letters to her child to later read on each birthday.
Chapter 3- Second Most Joyful Day in Life
My wedding day, the day which is supposed to be the second most joyful in a woman's life.... Second only to child birth...
Scully stood in front of the tri fold mirror, her mother behind her, fixing her dress, smoothing it out. She was a vision in white. The dress was a simple, white, taffeta, strapless, a-line gown that hugged her torso and fell at her hips. There was a rhinestone trim along the top of the bodice, going all the way to the back. Her short red hair was slightly curled and it was pushed back ito an up-do. The veil was pulled down in front of her face by her mother. Her four months pregnant belly showed in her tight white dress.
"I'm so happy for you and Fox," Mrs. Scully cried and hugged her daughter as one of the bridesmaids, Tara, also Scully's sister-in-law walked in. She was using her camcorder, and had it directly on Scully.
"Mom, lift up her veil," Tara said, moving the camera around so that she got a good view of Scully's face. "You're gorgeous, Dana." Tara squealed. "Dana, wave to the camera. We're showing this to your son or daughter whenever she or he's older!" Scully smiled and waved, placing her hand on her belly.
"Mom!" Scully gasped, and she had the most amazing face of awe. "I felt the baby... move." Her eyes were wide a stared down at her belly.
"It couldn't have been a kick."
"I felt it though... I know it wasn't a kick."
"Dana, is there anything you want to say to the camera?" Tara asked before it was time to line up. Scully shrugged her shoulders.
"Only that this is going to be the greatest day of my life.... second only to having my baby."
Bill came in, and his face lit up when his eyes fell upon his baby sister.
"Dana, you look beautiful." He brought Scully into his arms for a hug.
"Does that mean you like Mulder now?" Scully asked, raising her eyebrow.
"I still don't like him. But you're happy, and you're marrying him. There's nothing I can do about it. But Dana if he..." Mrs. Scully shot him a glance. "Marries you, then he's going to be one lucky man."
"Thanks Bill. It means a lot." Bill simply nodded and went to line up outside of the church doors, where Tara also made her way to. The organ at the front of the church began to play a light and slow song for the flower girls and the ring bearer to start down the aisle, followed by the bridesmaids and groomsmen.
Mulder waited patiently at the end of the aisle, up at the altar. But when the organ switched to playing the wedding march, his eyes flew to the door, and when the door opened he gasped, literally gasped. Scully, through the veil was the most beautiful woman he ever saw. For a moment he feared that Bill wouldn't give her away, that he was going to hold on to her forever. But Bill gave his little sister a hug and then returned to his spot with all the other groomsmen. They both had the largest smiles on their faces. Mulder could tell she was nervous.
"Finally," He whispered as they took two steps toward the priest. "After seven years... I'm finally marrying the most amazing woman on Earth."
"I love you." Scully whispered in such a low voice, Mulder barely heard.
"I love you too. You just look too beautiful in that dress..." The priest began, cutting Mulder off.
The pregnancy hormones were kicking in because once Scully began to cry, she couldn't control herself.
"I, Fox Mulder, take you, Dana Scully, as my lawfully wedded wife, from this day forward. You've been my everything, my best friend, my partner, my constant, my touchstone, and the love of my life. You were my light when there wasn't anything else left. I offer you my solemn vow, to be your faithful partner, through sickness, through health, and through the good times as well as the bad. We met in the FBI seven years prior. You were assigned to work with me... and never would I have guessed I would be marrying such an amazing woman. Never would I have guessed that you would say yes to me. I promise to love you unconditionally not just as your partner and best friend as I have before, but now as your husband... to support you in your goals, to honor and respect you, to laugh with you and cry with you, and to cherish you for as long as we both shall live... and longer. Forever." Scully wasn't sure that she would be able to speak her vows. She would speak them, but she doubted anyone would understand through all the tears.
"I, Dana Scully, take you, Fox Mulder, to be my friend, partner, my lover, the father of my child, and my husband. I will cherish love and respect you, care and protect you, to comfort and encourage you more than I did the day before. I will stay with you forever. I will be here for you throughout the obstacles of life, through sickness, and in health, and throughout whatever life may bring us. We have each other's trust and soon to be each other's hand in marriage. You're my life, and will continue to be forever. I give you my hand, my heart, my love from this day forward and all eternity." Scully's words caused Mulder's green eyes to line with tears. At the end they both decided to join hands and say some words together.
"Entreat me not to leave you, or to return from following after you, For where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people, and your God will be my God. And where you die, I will die and there I will be buried. May the Lord do with me and more if anything but death parts you from me."
"With this ring, I be wed." Mulder slid the gold band white diamonds onto Scully's ring finger. It glistened in the sun coming down onto them from the colorful stained glass windows above.
"With this ring, I be wed." Scully slid the gold wedding band onto Mulder's finger, and smiled wide into his eyes. Only a few more seconds....
" I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride."
Mulder slowly pulled back the veil and set it over Scully's head. Her eyes were more blue than ever, affect Tara had down with the subtle make up. Her ruby lips pulled back into a grin and Mulder carefully cupped her cheeks.
"Finally," He whispered before dipping his head down and kissing Scully passionately, but still appropriately for a church and her family. There wasn't a dry eye in the room as everyone clapped.
The wedding reception was held in the grand hall of a hotel. The wedding party sat at a long table covered in a white lace table cloth, and throughout the hall were round tables with candles and nametags.
"Can you believe it, Scully?" Mulder whispered as they danced in the dim light, swaying back and forth. The music was one of those songs Scully could fall asleep to. And she was in her favorite place in the whole entire world, Mulder's arms, resting her head on his chest. Sleep felt okay at the moment.
"Believe what, Mulder?"
"We're finally married."
"You've been saying that all night," Scully giggled, and moved her head to place a kiss on Mulder's neck. After that, she placed her head back onto his chest, listening to his even heartbeat. She wasn't sure if it was the beat of his heart luring her into sleep, the music, the feel of his arms around her, or if it was just the pregnancy hormones.
"It's just... I can't even begin to count all of the times I fantasized about marrying you... and now that we're married.... it's surreal."
"I know what you mean." Scully yawned, and closed her eyes.
"Tired?" He asked, rubbing her back and pressing his nose into her hair.
"Very,"
"Do you want to go take a nap?" Scully giggled.
"On our wedding night?"
"Scully, your pregnant... if you're tired..."
"I can stick it out another...what?" Mulder looked to his watch.
"30 minutes." She kissed his cheek. "You keep kissing me tonight... more than usual."
"I just find you very kissable in that tux."
"Then you should know what I find you to be in that dress... with that pregnancy glow." Scully blushed.
"What would that be?" Her shaky voice whispered back.
"Hmm, maybe you'll find out on the honeymoon." Mulder teased. "I think you're a little too tired right now."
"How excited are you to be a father?" Scully asked idly. Her growing stomach was on her mind all day.
"Why do you ask?"
"I can't stop thinking of you holding him or her... your face when you look into his or her eyes." Mulder smiled.
"I'm nervous.... which is natural I guess. It doesn't really seem like something you can prepare for." Scully didn't know it but there were two meaning behind his words.
"I can see her face."
"You still think it's going to be a girl," he laughed.
"Of course I do! She's inside of me!" She was giggling through the sleepy haze. Her eyes remained shut against him. She was sure it was his heart beat, because now, that was the only music she heard, and it was her favorite song.
"Well, describe her to me."
"Her eyes are big, beautiful, amazing, bluish green, and very curious. She has my lips, my bones structure, but without a doubt your nose. Her hair.... yours. I can imagine that she'll be just like you. She'll be a little Mulder... following you around the house. She's going to be a natural Daddy's girl."
"Katherine Dana," He hummed.
After the wedding, Scully and Mulder had a room in the hotel where they changed out of their clothes. Scully's mother waited in the room, and assisted Scully with taking her dress of while Mulder changed out of his tux in the bathroom. Mrs. Scully put her daughters dress into the dress bag while Scully changed into a pair of fold over yoga pants and a fitting white long sleeve v-neck. Even with her obvious pregnant belly she refused to wear maternity clothes just yet.
"Don't forget about you ultra sound tomorrow at 10, before you guys leave. Your tickets are in your purse, Dana. Don't forget!" Scully's mother embraced her daughter before she left. "Oh, honey!" She placed a kiss to her daughter's cheek and went to Mulder. "Bye, Fox. You take care of my daughter." She did the same thing to him before exiting.
Scully threw her arms around Mulder's neck and jumped up into his arms, wrapping her legs around his waist. Her lips crashed down onto his in a slow but passionate kiss.
"Are you still tired?" Mulder whispered as he laid her down on the bed. She bit her lip and nodded. Mulder groaned. "Okay," He pulled back the covers for her and threw her shirt off, tossing it onto his suitcase. He crawled in with her. She was nestled perfectly into his body, her head tucked underneath his chin. "Good night, Mrs. Mulder." Mulder whispered with a wide grin.
"Goodnight Mr. Mulder," Scully looked up and pressed a soft kiss onto Mulder's lips, biting down softly onto his lower lip and pulling back. "I love you." She said and tucked her head back into place. She heard his heart again. Perfect and steady. His big warm hand went up under her shirt and rested on her firm stomach.
Please, review. :D I'm writing one honeymoon chapter. This one was short, I know.
What do you guys think of Gillian Anderson moving to the US! Okay, I'm thinking she moves to New York... for the theatre. David lives there now. I wanna go there... and see them on the street together. Wahooo.
-A.