The next couple of days they were ok, they went to see the house and at first, Scully didn't take to it at all, it was almost derelict to her eyes, she didn't like it at all, it was going to take her a while to come around, she knew that. At least they had somewhere with a roof over their heads. The fisherman was so friendly and very helpful, he told them where to get the cheapest things, the cheapest supermarket, he thought William reminded him of his son back in England who he never saw since he left.

Mulder and the fisherman had a deal, both would keep quiet about their real identities and that'd keep them both safe and alive. Mulder bought some material to fix the house after the fisherman left that day, saying he'd be back in a week, to pick him up for when the fishing season started. That'd give Mulder some time to fix the house, maybe do some painting if he had time after he was done with the roof, walls and floor.

Mulder said he had a week before he had to go and work, the rain came down a few days later and she was soaked, it woke William and made him cry, she had to move his cot to the far, far side of the house near the door which was in the pantry, the only place which wasn't leaking. To say she was feeling stressed out, would have been an understatement.

He wasn't expecting it to rain so soon, the fisherman said rains weren't expected either, but since it was a bay, wind changed all the time, and it brought clouds. So there he was, up in the Roof, trying to stop the leaking by fixing the roof with only the light of his flashlight illuminating the spot. He'd never in thousand years would have pictured himself doing that, in the middle of Turkey for Christ sake.

She was a little worried about Mulder, she had no idea how safe that was. It certainly sounded like the wood was old and creaky, and because it was pretty derelict she could talk to him from underneath, though the wind was picking up, "Mulder? You ok?" She called.

He had been working on the roof during the day, rebuilding it actually, because it was damn old, but he didn't finish, because he wasn't expecting the rain at all. And now he was finishing the job while the wind and the rain was taking the best of him "Yeah!" He called "Don't worry!" He called, frustrated as hell, because it was hard to hit the nails with wet hands, it was damn slippery.

She was really worried then, cause of the wind "Mulder you need to be careful.." she warned.

He knew, it was slippery but he was balancing on the new boards, so he was safe, he was going to be fine "I'm gonna be up here for a while, until I finish!" He called.

She was worried, her breathing got a little faster, "oh-ok well, I'm gonna stay here.."

He had no time to argue with her as he finished in the kitchen area and moved over to the bedroom "Go to the kitchen!" He called.

She frowned some and was feeling pretty anxious, he clearly wanted her to go, so reluctantly she did, to go see William, he was fast asleep though.

He wasn't a builder, so he had been a bit slow during the day, but boy all little experience seemed to be enough for him to do it faster and faster. The rain wasn't going to stop, and he needed to provide safety and comfort to his family, they had a baby for Christ sake. So yeah, he was doing it fast, not being so careful anymore, he just wanted to finish.

She heard some creaking around and she was nervous. She just hoped to god he didn't fall or anything, it was risky.

He had been close to both, falling down and hitting his fingers with the hammer, but he was being lucky enough. He moved all over the roof with the boards, his back already hurt like hell.

She looked up and kind of followed him, along the way, the sound of his feet, she was worried, and would only be satisfied when he was back with her.

He finished in the bedroom, and then went to the living room, when he was done there, he sat down and was panting, soaked "Scully! Check the whole roof, tell me if it's still leaking!"

She was still worried but she heard him, and was so relieved that he hadn't fallen or anything, she went over to where he was, her eyes widening as she went to check.

He waited in the roof, in the rain, soaked, cold, and damn angry "And?!" He asked.

She looked up and didn't see any more leaks, "it looks ok!" She called up there.

He nodded and used the flashlight to check it before he went down, he slipped a little on his way down, scratched his back, but it didn't hurt, or at least he didn't feel it, he didn't noticed how had ripped his sweater with a nail and had cut his back.

She checked all over, it was still damp of course because it had been leaking but it had stopped, and the rain was still going, she heard something, "wha.. Mulder you ok?" She called and followed the sound of him to find him.

He walked around the back door and opened it, wiping his face a little as he stepped in "Shhit" he cursed, it was raining so damn hard, he was okay, just damn soaked and cold "Scully can you make a fire? I don't wanna catch a cold" he said quiet, not to wake the baby.

She saw him and hurried over to him, poor Mulder, what a job that must have been, she moved and touched his arm gently, pulling him into the little living space, "sure, ok, you need to take those wet clothes off" she said softly, more worried he would catch damn hypothermia.

He nodded and kicked off his shoes by the door then followed her "Yeah, yeah, I'm on it" he said softly, calming down a little.

She hurried to go light a fire then, with what they had, she bent down to do it "you ok?" She asked him, as she started to light it.

He nodded and took off his sweater and threw it aside, then reached to take off his jeans, he struggled with those because they were so tight against his skin.

She looked back at him, he was shaking all over, she hurried to get the fire going more, it was soon starting up "did you fall?"

He shook his head and finally was able to pull his pants off with a grunt "No, I'm okay" he said softly.

She got it going as much as she could then she turned and went over to him, that's when she saw the wound on his back, and the blood "Mulder!" She exclaimed quietly in surprise, and gently touched his back, checking out his cut, which looked pretty big to her.

He frowned and looked up at her, he didn't know what was wrong "What" he asked "I need a towel" he said as he moved towards the fireplace.

She followed him and sighed then "you've cut yourself" she said softly, and then headed to go get him some towels.

He stood by the fireplace trying to get warm, he didn't feel anything but cold "Where?" He asked softly.

She got the towels from the bedroom and also her doctors bag, she moved to wrap the towel around him, "your back" she said softly, "I need to check it out" she told him then, calmly.

He was shaking a little "Hmm" he said and sat down by the fireplace "Gimme a minute okay" he said softly.

She nodded and wanted to rub him and hug him. But she didn't want to hurt him, so she moved closer and wrapped her arms loosely around him, and kissed his cheek as she sat down with him, using the smaller towel to dry his hair after. "You warming up?" She asked softly, concerned.

He kept quiet and just nodded when she asked him. He was upset, so it took him a couple of minutes to let it go. "I'm sorry, I didn't think it would rain" he said softly, after he had warmed up enough.

She frowned a little, she didn't know why he was upset, "what's wrong?" She asked softly and dried his shoulders and his chest gently with the same towel she had used for his hair.

He shook his head a little "Just look around you, Scully" he said serious.

She knew then, he was upset about the house, she nodded a little and pouted some, he was like a little puppy "Its ok, we're gonna fix it up" she said, positive.

He sniffed and kept looking at the fire "Is the baby okay?" He asked quietly.

She nodded and ran her hand through his damp hair gently, and kissed his forehead, "mmhmm.." she hummed and then moved to pull his towel back to check his cut. She loved him so much, it must not have been much fun up there at all. She sighed and saw it needed cleaning, but she was going to get William first and move him to the same room they were in, to be by the fire, "I'm gonna be right back" she said softly and got up to go to the pantry where she left him, as that was enclosed and hadn't been leaking. She saw him, he was still asleep, she checked him over and picked him up, holding him close to her. He whined just a little but snuggled into her.

He moved to get his boxers off and hung them by the fire, then pulled the towel close to him a again, getting warmer. Now he knew whenever he started something in that house, he needed to finish, otherwise it'd be a pain in the ass.

She came back with William and smiled a little as she rocked him gently "are you ok to hold him while I get his cot?" She asked softly.

He looked up at her and nodded, reaching to take the baby in his arms "I got him" he said quietly.

She gave him over and then went to get his cot, and brought it back with her, setting it nearer the fire.

He held the baby against his chest, very gently, not to wake him, although William was very used to him by now.

She moved to go get him back off Mulder. "Ok.." she said softly, reaching to put him in the cot

Mulder kissed the baby's head and handed him back to her, moving to lay by the fire then, he wanted to keep warm like that, it felt nice.

She put William back into the cot and then she moved back to help Mulder, going down on her knees "lay on your side baby" she asked softly

He rubbed his eyes a little and rolled over his side, pulling the towel over him, using it as a blanket.

She hummed a little and placed her hand on his side and bent to kiss his temple, "I love you" she told him softly, she could tell he was still feeling pretty down.

He looked up at her and hummed softly "I love you too" he said softly, feeling pretty miserable still.

She kissed him again lovingly as she got her doctors bag opened up, she needed to clean his wound, "did you fall?" She asked again, as he said no before.

He shook his head "I slipped on my way down, I didn't take a tumble" he explained "I didn't even feel a thing"

She hummed a little as she got out the antiseptic wipes and gently pressed it against him, "well this looks pretty sore.." she warned softly. "Looks like you hit a nail or something.."

He frowned a little, because it stung a bit when she pressed against it "It's okay, I'm alright" he said tiredly.

She nodded and cleaned it gently "yeah I know, I just need to clean it or its gonna get infected"

He just nodded and closed his eyes "Alright" he said quietly and relaxed some more.

She cleaned it gently and tried not to hurt him too much, she put a dressing on it, hoping he was feeling ok.

He started dozing off, he was tired, and it kept raining, anyways he didn't have much time to sleep, because he needed to fix the walls and the ceiling now he had taken care of the roof.

She finished up and realised he was falling asleep, she thought that was really adorable. She left him there, with a blanket over him, she got a cushion and put it under his head. She was tired too but she started to tidy up some.

He woke when he heard William whining, he frowned and sat up, he didn't know what time it was, but probably morning because if William was whining, it was because he was hungry.

She saw him moving, she was still cleaning all over, she had popped out to the market and got some bleach and cleaning supplies, she was hot and bothered even though it wasn't hot, she had worked all through the night. She heard William and sighed, she felt her breasts ache, she was so tired

He wrapped the towel around his hips and moved over to pick up his son "Hey buddy, I got you, daddy got you" he soothed him "Let's get you a bottle, okay? Sh.. Sh.. I got you" he said calmly as he went to the kitchen to warm up the bottle for him.

She was so glad that he was doing that, they had a microwave, thank god they had one, it was old but it worked, and a very old fridge too, and oven. "Hey, hey you ok?" She asked then, breathless and wiping her brow.

He put the bottle in the microwave and patted William's butt, he was still whining softly "Morning, yeah, I'm okay" he said half asleep still. When the microwave beeped, he took the bottle out and handed out to William, who eagerly took it and laid back in his father's arm to fed.

She saw how at ease they were, so she left them at it, and went to go take a bath. They didn't have a shower yet, only an old bath.

He went to sit on the couch with William, they needed a new couch. They needed everything actually. He sighed and just held William and talked to him softly, he was stressed, but things would get better, he hoped.

She had a bath, it took a long time for the water to heat up, a long, long time. And the boiler made an awful sound as it worked, but at least it was something.

When William finished his bottle Mulder changed his diapers and played a little with him as he looked around and decided where to start working on the house.

She got in the bath and then when she was done she got out and headed to bed, she had tidied up everything, everywhere she could.

He started working on the floors, with William by his side actually, because the baby seemed entertained. He needed to go to the store soon, but he was going to wait until it was near lunch time, because that way I'd be less busy in the stores.

She slept for a good few hours, she was taking some time for herself, she enjoyed it actually. She had gotten rid of all the dust and spiders as best as she could.

So Mulder and the baby were about to finish with the floor, they took a break to drink some water and the baby had half a bottle, and some biscuits, just two actually, because Scully got upset if he let the baby have more.

She woke up, she was drowsy and confused for a moment, in a different place, so unfamiliar, but then she remembered and put on her dressing gown and walked out in her slippers, she saw them then in the kitchen "hmmwhattimeisit?" She asked sleepily, confused. She was understandably jet lagged.

Both Mulder and William turned to look up at her from the floor and the baby smiled immediately "It's.. I don't know, actually, I can't find my watch" he said softly "You okay?" He asked her softly, her hair was a mess.

She rubbed her eyes and stumbled over to the kitchen, "yeah imjusttired.." she mumbled and tried to find a kettle or something, there was none, but there were pots and water, so she was going to boil some.

He stood up with William in his arms "We're gonna go to the store soon, I need to buy stuff for the bathroom, if I start today, I might have it all installed by the end of the week before I leave"

She raised her eyebrows a little, "you gonna redo it?" She asked quietly and boiled the water to make a coffee.

He nodded "Yeah, we can't live like this for much longer. The baby needs a proper tub, and we need a proper shower. It's gotta be done" he was determined.

She nodded and smiled a little "I'll come with you.."

He nodded a little "Of course you are. I can't carry everything on my own" he said softly and went to the living-room, to check if the paste on the floor there was drying properly.

She watched him go, as he carried William, she smiled some more at seeing them together. She heard the bubbling water and poured a coffee "you want one?"

He nodded "Yes please" he said and sat William on the couch, to be able to bend over and check the wood "Stay put puppy, daddy's right here" he said softly and William just babbled some.

She poured them both a coffee, she walked in and handed Mulder his cup, "you been working hard huh?"

He stood back up and took the mug from her "Thanks" he said softly and took a sip, looking up to the ceiling, he needed to add more glue up there before painting it. "I won't sleep until the house is a safe place for us to live in"

She gave him a half smile, and glanced at William, "I need to get dressed" she said and moved away to the bedroom with her cup.

He bent to pick up William and carried him to the bedroom, because he needed to get dressed too.

She got undressed as she walked in and stripped down to put on her underwear, still pretty sleepy but better.

He laid William on their bed, tickled him a little until he couldn't stop laughing, then he stopped and moved up to get dressed.

She smiled as she heard him laughing like that. She loved that. She put on her sweater and her pants "has he been fed?" She asked softly.

Mulder put on his boxers, socks and clean pair of jeans then headed to the bathroom, he needed to pee and brush his teeth "Yes honey" he said simply as he peed.

She smiled some more and moved over to the bed, to get him "ohhhhhereemylittleboyyy!" She teased and tickled him, teasing that she was gonna pick him up.

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