Maggie

Part 4

by Trycee

Time Line: Post IWTB

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

Scully wasted no time in transferring her mother to Our Lady of Sorrows, against her brother Bill's wishes. She stopped by her mother's home and let Mrs. Marshall know Maggie would be staying with her for a month or so, and then gathered up her mother's clothes and other necessities. She set the house alarm and had her mother's mail forwarded to her own home and then she and Mulder led the way, with Bill and Charles in a rental car to their home in the backwoods of Virginia.

This would be the first visit either Bill or Charles had with them at their home and it made Scully a little nervous though she'd never admit it. The house was modest, a typical home of the area, though she did have a spare bedroom and an attic Mulder had recently converted into a spare bedroom, though they were sure no one would ever come visit. Fortunately though they'd just completed the task and had enough room in their former four bedroom home (now five bedroom home) to house her mother and two visiting brothers. She knew that Mulder too was nervous having Bill in his home. Bill was still a pain in Mulder's backside and though Bill had accepted their relationship years before, especially with her giving birth to William, he was very vocal about her decision to give up William for his safety. He was also highly against her decision to run with Mulder and then continue to live with him, in what he deemed 'sin', the Catholic in him coming out clearly. He had called Dana a hypercrite for working at a Catholic hospital while living unmarried with Mulder. So this wasn't going to be easy, she knew. She worried about Mulder; he'd become milder in his temperament the older he got but she knew also that Mulder hadn't changed that much and that he would not tolerate any snide comments from Bill in his own home.

It was a long drive, made longer by the traffic through D.C and what she really wanted to do was get everyone settled in, and rush off to check on her mother at Our Lady of Sorrow's. Maggie had been transferred as soon as Dr. Adam's had told them she would be fine. Dr. Adams had wanted her to stay a week for them to monitor her before releasing her but Scully instead had her mother transferred ahead of them to the Cardiac ward under the care of her colleague, Dr. Cabrias. She'd kept in contact and was called as soon as Maggie arrived at Our Lady of Sorrows. It was important to her to hurry and check on her herself with Dr.'s she trusted and respected, something she couldn't do at St. Agnes.

Mulder kept his eyes on the road, occasionally shooting a glance to his rear-view mirror where he could see Bill in the rental car, with a red face speaking to Charles. They were arguing and he was sure the argument was about him. Scully sensed his reluctance and turned to him. "Mulder..."

"Hmm, Scully, what's up?", he said, turning down the radio. "We'll be home in a few minutes."

"You gonna be okay, Mulder...I didn't even ask you how you felt about having all the Scully's move in with us," she tried to smile.

Mulder pursed his lips and looked over to her. "I'll be fine. No problem..."

"Mulder, I'll talk to Bill. I'll tell him to keep his opinions to himself!"

"I have an office, Scully...you have an office...I'll just hang out there a bit."

"You shouldn't have to in your own home, Mulder. I won't let Bill force you back into seclusion! I'm sure they won't be here for too much longer."

He pulled her in close to him and draped his arm around her shoulder as he steered with his left hand. "I like your brother Charles, Scully, and you're mom is like my mom so when she's released, she's welcomed in our home for as long as she needs to be."

"But Bill is a different story," she huffed. "I'll talk to him, Mulder. And I'll even call Tara if I have too..."

"Tell on him to his wife, low blow Scully...", he joked.

"As long as it works," she said, reaching up to kiss him lightly on the cheek. "I love you Mulder."

"You know I love you Scully...been putting up with you for all these years!"

She rolled her eyes. "You would say that wouldn't you when it's the other way around..."

Mulder turned off onto the dirt country road and then pulled up to the large gate that lead to their home. He got out and opened it and then had Scully pull up to the door. Bill pulled in behind her and then Mulder locked the gate and walked up to the cars where Scully and her brother's were gathering their suitcases and their mom's belongings, placing it on the front porch. She eyed Bill as she opened the door, straight into the living room. She showed them around, showing them Mulder's office and her own office, the kitchen, the spare bedroom for their mother when she came to stay as soon as she was released, where they placed Maggie's suitcases and then showed them the nearly finished attic with two twin beds and attached bathroom for them to share. She then excused herself and went back downstairs to her and Mulder's room. She could hear the shower on and she went into the bathroom and waited for him to come out and then she got in, as he dressed. She changed into her smocks and doctor's coat and then stood at the attic entrance and called up to her brothers. "Bill, Charles, I'm going to the hospital, you wanna come?"

Bill and Charles had changed into jeans and sweaters and they came down the steps seeing her in her doctor's attire for the first time. Bill kissed the top of her head. "You look good, sis. You look so professional."

"Bill," she smiled. "I'm always professional. I am an accomplished doctor, even when I worked on the X-Files. I was a pathologist then."

"Got it!", he said, moving past her toward the kitchen. "Anything to drink?"

"Yeah, should be. If not, I'll go to the grocery on the way back."

Mulder stepped out of the bedroom and looked at them all. "I'm...ah...going into my office.", he said, opening the door. Scully followed behind him.

"Mulder, there should be something to make a sandwich or just order a pizza. I'll be back as soon as I can, okay?", she said, caressing his shoulders.

He bent down and planted a long loving kiss on her lips. "Got it doc..."

She returned into the living room where Charles and Bill were both sitting. "What's his job now?", Bill said sarcastically.

"Bill...let me give you a few ground rules," she said, staring directly at him. "This is Mulder's home and you will respect him in his home, is that clear?"

Bill shot a look over to Charles who had a smirk on his face. "Yeah...fine, whatever...How far away is the hospital?"

"Far enough...", she said, gathering her keys.

"You're pretty far out here," Charles said, looking out the window.

"For a lot of reasons," she smiled.

"Maybe I could help Mulder cut that tall grass out there...", Charles added.

"Sounds good...now are you too taking the rental car and following me? Or going in my car?"

"Taking the rental, " Bill said, standing up. "That way we can stop and get some beers on our own before we come back."

Scully raised and eyebrow but said nothing, instead leading them outside and down the road for the long drive to the hospital. She arrived and walked right past Father Ybarra with her two brothers following behind her. He stopped and looked them over but quickly turned away after Bill gave him a look. They entered the Cardiac Ward and moved over to Maggie's room. She was awake and smiling as she greeted her three remaining children, hugging them tightly and kissing them all on the foreheads.

"How you feeling, Mom?", Bill asked curtly, looking over to his sister.

"I'm feeling so much better," she smiled. "I'm getting special treatment because my daughter is the doctor here!"

"That's right, " Dr. Cabrias said, walking up behind them. "Dr. Scully is one of the best doctor's I've ever seen. We'll have you flipping, rock climbing, parachuting out of airplanes and swimming laps around the panama canal in no time, Maggie," he said winking.

Maggie smiled widely, she enjoyed hearing about her daughter's skills as a doctor. Scully never bragged on her own skills, so Dr. Cabrias had filled her in on the versatile skills of the famous Dr. Scully.

"How's she doing?", Scully said, turning to her colleague.

"Great! We're just monitoring her, really. I think really what she needed was a little family around."

Scully's eyes dropped but she straightened up in front of him. "How long do you think she'll need to be here?"

"Ah...just a few more days. She's doing well, quite well...She'll be on medication from here on out but fortunately it was a mild heart attack. You can take her home in a few days."

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