Once Scully and Mulder had gathered themselves to leave Scully's office, they caught Skinner in the corridor. "Sir," Scully said as they caught up to him. As Skinner turned towards them, they recognized Arlene walking towards him. He was using a walker temporarily and would progress to simply needing a cane.

Skinner looked surprised to see them. "Agent Scully...Mulder." From what Skinner heard Kersh had poor recollection of recent events and even offered him his position back. The X-Files was still done for though. Kersh still remembered Mulder had made headlines and it earned the FBI a bad reputation. It was time for him to retire though. Scully walked closer, happy to see he was on his way to recovery.

"You're being discharged?"

Skinner nodded. "Yeah, I'm ready to get out of here. I still have some rehabilitation therapy ahead of me, but it is what it is," he shrugged, probably just happy to be alive at all.

"Let us know if you need anything?" Mulder urged.

"I think I'll be fine, Agents...former agents," he nodded at Arlene who smiled at them.

Mulder and Scully shared a knowing glance. "You know where to find us,"

"Come over anytime, Skin man."

Skinner leaned in to whisper Mulder's ear. "Don't screw it up this time. You're a lucky man," he said tersely.

Mulder nodded slowly. "Thank you...for being with her," he whispered. "Even if we didn't trust you."

Scully eyed them suspiciously.

"What's going on?" Scully pressed.

"Oh nothing, just giving my congratulations," Skinner winked at Mulder.

Mulder moved to stand next to Scully as Skinner walked towards Arlene who touched his shoulder tentatively. Scully took Mulder's hand and they smiled as they watched the two depart.

The following weeks were spent cleaning up the house and starting work on the nursery. Scully was now twenty weeks along and they had found out not long after her first ultrasound that they were having a baby girl. She sighed as she absently rubbed her rounded midsection. This was her second pregnancy and there was no more hiding the evidence as she began to show much sooner than before.

Though they weren't separated long, she was growing used to being back here. This house held a familiar comfort that was lacking at her oversized apartment. Aside from the Purlieu incident, they had always felt safe here. Mulder had taken it upon himself to install a thorough security system afterward that they both could monitor from their mobile phones. They could hear and see people approaching and ringing the doorbell from anywhere they were with the cameras around the outside of their house.

They heard nothing more from Kersh or Purlieu. It was as if nothing had ever happened. It was bizarre, but Scully was just thankful she had Mulder here with her. She wouldn't be able to do it on her own again, especially at her age now. Everything was absolutely perfect aside from missing William, though she sensed she would see him soon.

The sound of her phone startled her from her thoughts. Monica had been texting her the past few weeks. She and John Doggett were on their way back to D.C., permanently. John had also been undercover, which explained why she hadn't been able to look him up either. Things seemed to be going well for the two of them and she was happy about that. They found their way back to one another much like she and Mulder had.

"Scully?" Mulder called from his office.

Scully moved towards his office, noticing for the first time how gravity was starting to shift with her increased girth. His office looked much like it had when they had first lived together. Newspaper clippings on the wall and pencils already back up in the ceiling. She folded her arms over her stomach.

She smiled and regarded him with a raised brow. "What, Mulder?"

"Here," he said, pointing to the screen of his laptop.

She regarded him skeptically before peering at the screen from behind him.

"It's perfect for our blobfish," he said.

Scully couldn't help but laugh. On his screen was a tiny onesie with the same skeptical looking fish that was on Mulder's dinner plate at that questionable sushi restaurant from a few months back. "Mulder...seriously?" she teased.

It actually warmed her heart that he was spending so much time looking for baby things to complete her nursery.

"You don't like it," his face fell.
Scully shook her head as he snuck his arm around her waist, pulling her closer to him.

Mulder reached out and placed his hand over the swell of Scully's stomach. She covered his hand with her own.

"No, I love it, Mulder. We just need to figure out a name for her other than blobfish. She's already going to get teased at school for having old parents."

Mulder smiled at her approval. He pulled her closer and kissed her belly.

"What do you think, Blobfish?" He said.

They both had started talking to the baby in recent weeks. Scully had explained that babies can hear outside the womb at about sixteen weeks gestation and can recognize the voices of their parents once they're born.

Scully felt the baby shift and Mulder gasped at the sudden slight movement under his palm.

"She moved," he beamed, stroking the spot. "I think she likes it."

Scully felt tears well in her eyes. She had been feeling her move quite a bit, but it hadn't been distinguishable until now.

"Walk with me, Mulder," she said. "I've been in the house too long."

"Uh oh."

She smiled reassuringly and took his hand as she guided him out of the office. "You could use some air too, you've been in here all day."

"Have you thought of any names while doing your research?" Scully asked

Mulder held onto her hand as they eased down the steps and onto the pathway in the front of their home. "Well, I always figured if I had a daughter her name would be Samantha, but I think she should have her own name. Something untied to the darkness of our past."

Scully nodded as she enjoyed the warmth of the midday sun. "Melissa is probably out then. I thought about Margaret, but you're right, maybe it's best...no family names. She should have her own name. I know my mom would have loved a granddaughter though," she thought wistfully with a twinge of sadness.

Mulder squeezed her hand. "She would have loved her. I'm confident she's watching over her though."

Scully was impressed. "Mulder, believing in God? I'm impressed. I never thought I'd see the day."

Mulder shook his head and chuckled. "Not God. You, remember? Anyways, I was thinking we could call her Kit."

"Kit?" Scully asked incredulously. "Says the guy named Fox who insists on going by his last name."

"Well, Katherine if we're being technical. With a K."

"My middle name?" Scully asked in surprise.

"Yeah, does it have any personal significance?" He asked. They had known each other twenty five years and they had never had this discussion.

"Actually it was after my great aunt. It means pure. There are many variations of it though. Poor kid will be spelling it out all the time."

"So is that a yes or a no? Do you like it?"

"A baby Fox," Scully mused. Scully felt the tears coming, bless those damn pregnancy hormones. She came to an abrupt stop on the pathway, taking his hands in hers and pressed them to her belly.

"How about that, little Kit?" She said.

"She'll probably want to go by something like Kate or Katie at school," Mulder shrugged. "But she'd be our little Kit."

Scully was practically crying. Mulder gently pulled her into his arms.

A minute or two later, Scully was finally able to gather herself.

"So, other than family names, is there anything else you considered? You can't tell me you never had a favorite name growing up."

"Well, to be honest Mulder, I didn't. I never really thought about getting married or having a family until I was much older...until," she was unable to say the words.

Until she found out she couldn't have a child. And yet, here they were.

"Well, when I was pregnant with William, I frustrated the hell out of my mom by not telling her when I found out I was having a boy. We talked about baby names and she initially suggested naming the baby after Missy if it was a girl but said I should also consider Lily or Lillian. I wish I could tell you why she suggested those names, but it's just as much of a mystery to me as that quarter. I'm pretty sure she was trying her best to make me slip up on the baby's gender."

Scully looked away slightly, feeling another sudden onslaught of tears.

Mulder took her hands in his.

Gathering herself, she turned back to meet his gaze. "I want you to pick her name this time though."

"Well, then I think we have a winner. Katherine Lily Scully-Mulder. I want to make sure she has both of our names too."

Scully nodded. She wanted this child to have Mulder's name. This time she wanted no ambiguity. They had found out as soon as they were able that they were having a girl and she would also have Mulder's last name.

"I know we haven't been conventional people, but I'm so happy you're on this journey with me, Mulder." Mulder rested his head atop hers.

"I know. And I may not be the best communicator, but thank you, Scully. I couldn't imagine a better Father's Day present. Thank for giving me this second miracle."

Mulder thought back to when she told him he was a father on that dock during an ungodly hour of that fateful night. He had been crushed losing William and the news that she was expecting, as impossible as it was, filled him with hope. The moment she brought his hand to her belly, he knew he already loved the tiny life inside implicitly.

Scully pulled back for just a moment and smiled, her eyes full of tears. She looked up to see them in Mulder's eyes too. She reached up and pulled him towards her, locking her lips with his.

She suffered for many years, knowing she had made the decision to give up William without him. The pained agony in his face as he suffered once again the loss of fatherhood and loss of purpose in his life had shattered her. It wasn't a look that could be unseen and she hoped she'd never had to see that look again.

It wasn't how she wanted to tell him about the baby, but she was glad she could save him from falling into another depression. They were going to be a family. She had proof that both children were theirs and no one would ever take that away or make them fear otherwise again.

A/N: I wrote this part during Father's Day, hence the Father's Day reference. :)

I've seen so many wonderful names for baby #2. I've had a difficult time coming up with one canon name for her. I had people vote on a name on Instagram and the result was Katherine, because it makes sense for Mulder to call her "Kit", a baby Fox. In the past I've named her Alethea, Vera, Gracie, Micaela and Melissa. But the fans seem to agree no Samantha or Melissa for #2. I've also been seeing Lily a lot and love that one as well, so I ended up settling for Katherine Lily.