Summary: Scully has lost so much and now she has been given a chance to finally be a family with the man she loves and hopefully her son as well. What will happen if the great forces against our favorite duo are not gone what if they want her baby? How will Scully and Mulder protect their new addition? Is there wedding bells in their future? Will they both make it out of this adventure alive?
Disclaimer: Well hello lovelies, I have had this idea rolling around in my head since the season/series finale. Anyhow, no I do not own any part of the X-files, it is just my healthy addiction. {insert evil grin} Evilregal007.
"Mulder, do you have any idea how long I have waited to hear those words come from your mouth? Now you beat me to the most important question I was going to ask you. I know that we have never put a label to our relationship. Twenty five years on and off, Mulder. I believe that we were meant to be together, I am just so sorry that it has taken so long for us to get here. We may have been pawns in a game, but because we have each other, every challenge has been conquered." Scully stared at Mulder who neglected to say anything.
"Mulder, please say something."
Instead of speaking, Mulder opened the ring box and removed the ring before putting the box back into his pocket. Continuing without saying a single word, Mulder put the ring on Scully's finger.
"Mulder?"
Just as Scully was about to speak, Mulder closed the distance between them. He placed a soft kiss to Scully's forehead, nose and finally, their lips connected as Mulder held Scully close. The whole world melted away as they stood there.
"I'm sorry, was that a yes?" Mulder teased. "Scully, I love you so much!"
"I love you too, Mulder and yes, that was a definite yes."
Mulder let go of Scully and guided them back to the couch.
"Scully, I don't want you to ever feel sorry for how long it took us to get here, we fought and worked our asses off to be here." Mulder placed his hand on Scully's abdomen protectively. "During one of the last conversations I had with my mom, she told me to be patient because she knew that one day we would marry. During one of my dreams about the little girl, my mom was there playing with her. When she looked up at me, her exact words were 'You will love her, Harper will come to you in time." Don't give up, I will watch over her while we wait for the right time.' That was just before the Father Joe case." Mulder looked up at Scully, she had small tears running from her eyes and a smile on her face. Scully placed her hand over Mulder's on her abdomen.
"Father Joe told me the same thing, maybe your mom did send her to us, and maybe Father Joe saw her in our future. Harper Mireya Scully-Mulder, the little impossible miracle blobfish. Our baby!"
"Scully, that is the most perfect name for our blobfish."
"Do you think that maybe we should tell Skinner?"
"No, absolutely not. I do not trust that man right now, there is no way in hell that I would want him to know about our baby, Scully. I'm sorry, but I don't want anyone else to know right now, not until we know what is going on and the game that's being played. We have no idea what will happen on Monday at the meeting with Kersh."
Mulder was still blissfully unaware that William went to the Hoover building and 'cleaned' Kersh's memory.
"Mulder, he helped us!" Scully suddenly backed away from Mulder, her hands on her hips.
"Scully, calm down it's not good for blobfish," Mulder would soon come to regret what he had just said.
"Seriously, Mulder? DO NOT BRING HER INTO THIS!" Scully placed both hands over her abdomen.
"Scully, please calm down!" Mulder moved closer to her.
"Mulder, don't. Emily and William were brought into fights that should never have had anything to do with them!"
"This is way different than all of that Scully, you have to know that."
"I can't do this right now." Scully walked around the table and began to head towards the front door, only to be stopped by Mulder. "I swear to God if you don't move, I will go through you."
"No, I am not moving because you are not leaving. Not by yourself."
"So now you think you can tell ME what to do?" Scully moved to try and get passed Mulder.
"Scully stop!" Mulder pulled Scully into his arms. "Scully, what's going on?"
"I cant lose her, Mulder, but I know that I will." Scully began to cry and Mulder gently guided her back to the couch. Scully sighed as they both sat down and Mulder rested his hand on her thigh.
"You are the strongest person I have ever met, and I know for a fact that this baby is going to be perfect and she will continue to grow and become strong like her mother. I didn't mean to bring Harper into it, it's just that I want to keep both of you safe and truthfully, I am terrified. Dana, I cannot lose you. You are the last person I have left in this world. Emily, William, and Harper are OUR children. I don't care what DNA says. Any child that comes from your DNA is ours. As their father and your husband, it is my job to protect all of you, and I promise you Scully, I will not fail you this time."
Mulder turned so he was laying down and brought Scully with him. She moved to rest her head on Mulder's chest while his left arm hung losely around her waist before his hand came to rest on her abdomen.
"You won't lose us, I promise," she said. She honestly enjoyed his touch and his excitement over the baby. She really missed this the first time around and was glad he would be here this time. There was no way she could do this alone at her age.
"But Mulder, if it wasn't for Skinner, it could have been me under that car," she pointed out.
Mulder thought for a moment and listened as Scully continued.
"When I went to see him, he was clearly troubled and conflicted. But when hasn't Skinner played the middle man? In the end, he always has had our side. I know it. He had been told to reign us in, but he went against Kersh to help me. The man was blowing up Skinner's phone wondering where he went. We owe it to him to make sure he's okay. He would do the same for us."
Scully was right. It bothered him when he learned recently that they were directly responsible for Skinner's lack of career advancement at the bureau. Skinner had made it clear he had his own battle and reasons for fighting against injustice in the government. He respected him for it, but at the same time, it troubled him that Skinner was clearly holding something back. In reality, they didn't know a whole lot about him, despite knowing him for over twenty five years. Other than that he might suffer from mild to moderate constipation.
"Okay, but I don't want anyone else to know about the baby. Not yet,"
Scully nodded. "I know, we have time before I..uh..really start showing. Not much though, this is my second pregnancy. The uterus never goes back to the same size after childbirth, so I will begin to show sooner than I did...with William," her voice held a layer of sadness.
"Okay," Mulder conceded and wrapped his arms around her.
A week later was Scully's OBGYN appointment. They sat in the waiting area amongst several other couples and what appeared to be single young women. Some were very obviously expecting and others not so much. Scully couldn't help but feel self conscious as she and Mulder were at least a good twenty plus years older than most of the people in this room that they could easily be parents to. She wasn't really showing much yet and she had been hiding it well under her baggy sweaters and blazers.
Mulder, on the other hand, didn't seem to give a rat's ass. He was excited to be a father and he made it known every chance he got by touching her belly or saying something about the baby, which of course she didn't mind. She welcomed his touch, but it made her feel more self conscious while they were out in public. She often forgot that this was the same man who spent most of his life being known as Spooky Mulder, whose sister got abducted by aliens. Of course he wouldn't care about what people thought about him becoming a father at fifty seven, no matter how amazing he looked for his age.
Scully heard her name being called, startling her from her thoughts and the stares around them. They both looked exceptional for their ages, but it was clear that neither of them was younger than forty five.
Mulder placed his hand on her back as they were lead to a room with ultrasound equipment at the ready. Scully had spent a lot of time in researching a credible doctor after the Dr. Parenti fiasco.
She got onto the exam table as instructed by one of the lab techs who let them know the doctor would be in shortly. Scully was slightly nervous. She had gotten to see her baby once before, but today they would also perform the amniocentesis even though she was just shy of twelve weeks.
A few minutes later, a knock sounded on the door and a blonde, medium statured woman entered the room with Scully's medical file in hand. She wore a smile on her face and if she was shocked by their ages, she certainly didn't show it.
"I'm Doctor Hendricks and you are Doctor Scully," she glanced at the medical record in her hand before looking over at Mulder.
"Mulder," he offered. "Fox Mulder.
She nodded. "And this is your second pregnancy, Doctor Scully?"
Scully winced slightly before nodding. "Yes."
The smiled. "Then you're an expert at all this, being a doctor yourself. If you could lower your jeans for me."
Scully laughed as she did what she was told. "Well, it was a long time ago. Almost eighteen years."
The blonde doctor raised her eyebrows and nodded. "Ah, I see. So this was a surprise, I'm guessing?"
"Very much so. I'm supposed to be infertile and I'm in my fifties."
Cool gel was applied to Scully's abdomen as she continued. "Well, although it is quite uncommon, it can happen during perimenopause. I won't explain the rest since you're a doctor yourself," she smiled, sensing their nervousness, trying to lighten the mood.
Mulder took Scully's hand as the doctor began to move the wand over Scully's abdomen. He hadn't gotten this opportunity during Scully's first pregnancy. He wasn't sure what he was looking for on the screen, but followed Scully's gaze. That was when he heard a thumping sound fill the room, followed by Scully's gasp. And that was when he saw it a small shifting blobfish like figure on the screen.
"There's your baby," the doctor smiled at them both. She had never seen a couple in such awe as these two before her.
Scully tightened her grip on Mulder's hand. She turned and smiled at him. The love and awe on his face made her heart swell. She turned back to the ultrasound screen.
"Is everything okay?" Scully couldn't help but ask.
The doctor nodded. "As far as I can tell, you have a very healthy baby. It looks like you're about twelve weeks along, which is a good thing. There is a much lower chance of possible miscarriage after the first trimester. Good, strong heartbeat. I will be honest with you that this is a very high risk pregnancy, but you're in excellent health. I don't see why there would be any cause for concern at this time, but I highly recommend more regular visits just so we can check your progress."
Scully nodded. Mulder was still transfixed on the image of their baby.
"You also wanted to also do an amniocentesis today?" The doctor said more as a comment than a question.
Scully nodded. "Yes, a genetic amino," she had insisted. Scully had no doubts about how and when this child was conceived, but she needed medical proof as a scientist and a doctor herself.
Dr. Hendricks nodded. "It is still a little early, but I don't think it should be a problem in your case. I know I don't need to tell you, but there is a very very slight risk of miscarriage."
Scully nodded. "I know, thank you."
The doctor left the room and Scully turned back to Mulder. Her eyes filled with tears once she saw that he was overcome with emotion just like he was when she first told him about the baby on that dock.
"You really were impregnated by a blobfish," he said finally with a laugh.
Scully laughed and allowed the tears of joy and happiness to fall.
A few minutes later, there was a knock on the door and Dr. Hendricks reappeared. After Scully signed the consent form, she sat back down next to Scully and had produced a very long needle that Mulder found unnerving.
"Wait, what is THAT?" Mulder almost demanded.
"It's okay, Mulder. They use that to perform the amniocensis. It collects a sample of amniotic fluid in order to test genetics and abnormalities."
Mulder looked at her in shock, but Scully was unphased. She was really allowing that thing to be put into her.
The doctor laughed. "We use the ultrasound as a guide as we collect the fluid surrounding your baby. We might also be able to tell you the gender of your baby once we have the results."
Mulder nodded and he held onto Scully's hand tightly. The doctor cleaned off Scully's abdomen and applied some antiseptic. They both winced as the needle was slowly inserted.
Once the sample was collected, the doctor explained that Scully would need to take it easy for the next twenty four hours.
A couple hours later, Scully and Mulder were able to return home, but not before they decided to drop by FBI headquartrs to check out their office. The meeting with Kersh had been canceled as Kresh couldn't remember why he had the meeting set in the first place.
After returning home, Mulder put together some pork chops with green beans, rice and mushroom sauce. After dinner, Mulder instructed Scully to relax on the couch while he washed up the dishes. When he had finished, Mulder found a sleeping Scully laying on their couch with both of her hands protectively over the baby.
Mulder decided to move the books off the stairs and into his office. The office would need book shelves, a double desk for both himself as well as Scully, and an area for the baby where she can sleep, play, and eventually, Mulder would get Harper her own desk. The five bedroom house had seemed empty for such a long time and the prospects of being able to finally make their house a home gave Mulder a new hope.
After moving the books, Mulder gently lifted Scully up off the couch and carried her up to their room. Scully woke up slightly to wrap her arm around the back of Mulder's neck while resting her head on his shoulder. Using much caution, Mulder walked up the stairs with the love of his life in his arms. Once Mulder put Scully down on the bed, he grabbed her white silk nightgown and helped Scully undress and put the gown on.
The pregnancy seemed to be taking quite a bit out of her, but Mulder did not mind treating her like an angel, just as his mother had told him to. He hoped that somehow she was watching over them.
Hello everyone Evilregal007 here, I really want to end as many chapters as possible with a good note. Our favourite duo needs some time to be happy, but don't worry .
We've definitely needed a Mulder/Scully OBGYN visit. ;) Enjoy! ~KS