Chapter 11: Something in Your Look

Mulder and Scully walked to the door and watched as the agents fought over who would drive, who was being a traitor and who was too emotional to get behind the wheel. Finally William prevailed to take his place in the driver's seat and Abigail reluctantly threw herself into the back seat with all of the files and her anger.

"Well that went well," Mulder stated as he reached out and took Scully's hand.

"Did you expect it to go any other way?" Scully asked as they watched the car pull out of their driveway.

"Not really," Mulder laughed.

"You didn't give them as much information as I thought you would. You've been studying this colonization from the side lines forever." Scully said as they walked back to the couch and sat down together.

"They didn't even have cake!" Mulder said reaching out for the tea and cake that Scully had brought in earlier, "they must have guessed that neither you nor I are very good cooks."

"That cake is store bought, it's delicious!" Scully laughed, "And you're trying to change the subject."

"I've got my own agenda, yes," Mulder admitted leaning back and pulling Scully into his arms, "but you already knew that, you've been my eyes and ears in the hospital for quite some time and I have been corresponding with many of my old friends to keep me posted. What she doesn't know can't hurt her."

"Or it might," Scully stated.

"I knew you had a secret, there was something in your look that told me so, now you had better spill the beans Dana," Mulder stated.

"Oh no, I'm going to make you guess," Scully teased.

"No you aren't," Mulder retorted and watched the change in her countenance again.

"That boy isn't all he has admitted to being," Scully stated.

"I knew that, you can tell by looking at him that he's keeping his own secrets. Someone of his education and background would never stay this devoted to a young woman who was ruining his career." Mulder stated.

"I'm offended by that remark."

"And I nearly had you killed many times," he stated. "But you have always been madly in love with me, so I knew you would never leave."

"Even more offended!" Scully cried.

"But I'm right!"

"Yeah maybe you are, and maybe I'm interested but I can't see why you are playing hardball with these two young people who seem to be fighting for exactly what you are fighting for." Scully said.

"You still haven't told me his secret," Mulder stated changing the subject. "He told you something while you were alone; something that brought tears to your eyes."

"I knew you would notice, I was just hoping that the girl didn't," Scully stated.

"So are you going to keep me in suspense?"

"You'll never believe me if I do tell you," Scully sighed, "I can hardly believe it myself and he knew I would be a skeptic."

"Ok and you're still not telling me…why?" he asked.

"Because, William Blake told me he was our son," Scully stated tears in her eyes once again.

"That's impossible, he's playing games with you," Mulder stated angrily, "I told the girl to lay off that subject!"

"Mulder he has your eyes, my father's smile," Scully stated.

"Our son disappeared, he would only be eleven or twelve," Mulder stated.

"I know," Scully stated, "and I told him that, but he let me draw blood, I have it in the freezer ready to be tested against ours. I can't help but believe him-he has accounted for everything. More abduction, more tests, and a lost childhood that was brought back to his memories through hypnotherapy, it sounds all too familiar and after what we have seen and been through I can't help but believe him. You, yourself, have tried to prove to me that lost time is possible."

"Well that sounds like me," Mulder stated.

"If you can be raised from the dead after nearly a year, then why couldn't he be aged prematurely?" Scully asked. "We knew from the very beginning that William was special. He talked about his desire to go into medicine and the bureau, he told me of his own experiments with his own DNA and he told me that the attack that caused Abigail's hospital visit was not meant for her but rather that he was the one attacked and was the aftermath."

"So he's immune to the radiation?" Mulder asked.

"So it would seem," Scully stated.

"Then he's the perfect soldier," Mulder said lost in his own thoughts.

"He follows Abigail to protect her," Scully stated, "and yes he is madly in love with her."

"And she hardly acknowledges his presence," Mulder sighed, "poor kid."

"I really think we have stumbled onto something important here," Scully stated, "he's always been our missing link."

"I'll believe it when I see the test results," Mulder stated. "But if it is true, then we have to fight for our son's sake."

"I know," Scully sighed and leaned her head on Mulder's shoulder.

"I know you want it to be true, Dana, but please wait until we can be certain." Mulder said as he stroked the side of her face.

Dana nodded her agreement and silence fell between the two former FBI agents.