They went to the store and bought a lot, it was heavy but they were strong so they could handle it, they got it all home and when they got there, Scully started to make dinner, a simple one pot dish, with beef and veggies, she was starving, she held William as she made it as he was being clingy, she guessed he had missed her while she had been asleep, and also it was a strange place, his little life had been turned upside down, so he was clinging on the familiar, and that was his Mommy. So, she talked him through all the preparation and cooking, he was amazed at it all, she cut a raw carrot up really small, and thin, and tried him on that, he made a face at first, but then he seemed to enjoy it.
After they got home from the store, he went straight to the bathroom, he needed a shower, and that took a long time, because he could only have a bath. He was going to start working on the bathroom first thing in the morning. He had bought what he needed to start rebuilding it, the shower and toilet were his priorities, then he'd work on the tiles and the rest of stuff, but he just needed to check the pipes and make sure everything was as it should be, since it was an old place.
She was really proud of Mulder cause he was working so hard, he was tense though, she knew that it was hard for him, and she hadn't really accepted that he would be working away soon, she knew he would be working in a week but she hadn't fully realised he may be gone for a while.
He wrapped a towel around his hips and walked out of the bathroom, a little cold actually, so he went to build a fire, that's when he smelled dinner, and boy it did smell so good, it made him so hungry.
She kissed William as he reached to squeeze her cheeks as she held him and bounced him a little "oh you gonna let me set the table or not?" She teased lovingly, he was so clingy.
He smiled at them and then went to the bedroom, to get dressed. Hopefully, if it rained again during the night, they'd be okay this time.
She was talking baby talk to him then, he smiled a little and babbled away, but kept trying to hide in her neck and her bosom, hugging into her, as she set the table, he was so adorable, he was really pulling on her heart strings.
Mulder came back after he got dressed and noticed she had already set the table and all "Smells really good" he commented.
She smiled a little at him and reached to pat William on his butt, as his little fists clutched her sweater, she frowned a little then "yeah, yeah thanks erm.. Mulder William is being so weird.." she said softly.
He tilted his head a little and watched the baby, then he looked at her "What you mean" he asked with a soft chuckle.
She sighed and felt stressed, cause he was making her feel anxious, "he won't let go of me.." she said a little sad, she didn't want him to feel vulnerable.
He frowned a little and stepped closer, to touch William's cheek with his thumb "Hm" he hummed softly "I don't know, maybe he's having a hard time getting used to this whole new life" he shrugged "We're all coping the best way we can"
She hummed a little and held him closer, and he obliged happily, it made her upset, it made her really upset actually "I don't want him to feel like that.." she gasped and kissed his cheek and snuggled her face into his cheek and little neck, closing her eyes. It hurt to think he was scared or whatever.
He sighed and touched her cheek a little "Give him time" he said softly and moved over the fridge to get a beer.
She nodded and closed her eyes, hugging him close, she held him tightly as he just snuggled closer and closer, his little hands clutching to her.
He opened the bottle and leaned against the counter as he sipped from it. "Why don't you sit down? I'll serve dinner" he suggested.
She nodded and moved to sit with her baby boy, and kissed his cheek, cuddling him, "its ok baby" she whispered lovingly, "I'm here, I'm never gonna leave you, never.."
Hearing her talk like that to the baby made him tense a little, because maybe her insecurities were rubbing off on the baby, it was normal, he depended on her. He sighed and kept quiet though as he served dinner.
She rubbed his back and then waited for the dinner, she was trying not to feel too much. But she couldn't help it, she was his Mom.
He placed the plates on the table and sat down, ready to eat, he was hungry.
She saw her food and then moved a little so she could eat while still holding him, he pouted a little and whined, as she didn't have his full attention "hey, hey baby its ok" she said softly.
Mulder looked up at then as he ate and sighed "You want me to put him on his chair?" He asked softly.
She sighed and felt her heart strings pull so hard, "no its ok, I don't want him to get upset.."
He looked at the baby and then back at her "Right" he said softly and went back to eat. He didn't think encouraging that behaviour was the best thing to do, but he wasn't about to tell her how to raise their son, because he knew she was totally capable of doing that on her own.
She sighed and knew it could only be something she could hare for so long, she ate some more and he just was quiet then, he wasn't whining but he hid in her neck. She looked at Mulder with sad eyes, it was so hard for her.
He met her eyes and felt really tired, it was a lot on their shoulders, and now a clingy baby too. "This is really good, Scully" he said softly, smiling a little.
She loved him for that, the way he changed the subject, she smiled a little and ate some, while William stayed all cuddled to her "thanks " she said very softly.
He smiled a little more "When did you become so good at cooking?" He asked softly, he loved her meals, he was a fan.
She shrugged a little and ate some more as William's little hand reached for her hair, but he still stayed in her neck "you're trying to flatter me" she teased.
He chuckled as he ate some more and nodded a little "I'm serious though, that first time you made pasta at your place, when we had to finish the reports of this case we went to New Jersey to investigate, I've never had such a great plate of pasta before, and that's a common meal, nothing out of the ordinary, but yours was.. Out of this world" he explained as he remembered.
She chuckled a little and William pulled back, pouting to look at her and then at his Daddy, cause they were having fun and he wasn't, it was adorable "my Mom taught me"
He smiled a little more "So you take after her then" he said nodding a little "I fell for you that night" he confessed "Pretty hard actually" he admitted "Then it started happening more often. Every little thing made me fall for you"
She raised her eyebrows then, as he made her melt, it was so sweet what he was saying, "my food?" She chuckled, and William whined a little and clutched her collar, while looking at his Dad.
He chuckled and shook his head "Not just your food, no, everything" he said and shrugged "I've never met someone like you, I never thought someone like you would be my partner" he said softly.
She melted then, more and more, he was really being so adorable, "thank you" she said quietly and smiled lovingly at him, as William whined again and tilted his head, but it was cuter and less demanding, more like he was feeling the vibes, she giggled a little under her breath and turned to look at William with soft eyes, may be she had not been helping, and he had been feeling that way because she was pandering to him. "You wanna go in your seat baby?" She asked softly, and William whined again, and turned to look at her, and cupped her cheek. She melted so much, her boys were killing her.
Mulder chuckled and kept eating, smiling a little at William "I'm sure he just needs time" he said softly.
She looked at him and melted so much, she took his hand on her cheek and kissed his little fingers "what is it baby? Mommas ok.." she soothed him, "oh Mulder I think he's copying you.."
Mulder frowned a little then "What?" He asked as he reached to take a sip from his beer.
She nodded "well he's cupping my cheek, that's not a baby thing" she chuckled.
He observed William, tilting his head a little "It's not?" He asked, he didn't know "Why would he be copying me?"
She turned to Mulder then and gave him a look, like it was so obvious, "because you're his Father?" She said, and chuckled, it was so clear to her.
He raised his eyebrows a little, for a brief second the he chuckled and looked down "Right" he said softly, nodding a little.
She nodded and kissed William's nose and picked him up to put him in his chair. He wasn't overly happy about it, but she gave him some carrot off her plate and that made him quieten down.
He watched the baby as he finished his first plate, then he got up to serve himself some more, whenever she cooked, he always had a second plate.
She relaxed then when William seemed to calm down a little, ask long as he had some carrot he was happy, and he kept holding it up to her and babbling away, so he could show it to them.
Mulder showed him how to eat, which seemed to entertain the baby, just a little though, he wasn't paying much attention, he did though wanted the bottle of beer, which he wasn't going to have, of course.
She giggled as he wanted the beer. That was so funny. She finished eating and smiled across the table at Mulder softly, they had achieved so much already. "You think you will be working away for long?" She asked. Mulder shrugged a little "It depends" he said softly "From four to six weeks, then we take a one week break, and do it again, for four months" he explained, then took another sip "That's what Joe said"
She nodded and hummed a little "a week at a time?" She asked softly
She hummed a little, and frowned "you're gonna be gone for four to six weeks?" She asked then, alarmed.
He nodded a little "Yeah" he said felling a little uneasy about it too "I know, it's not.. what we were looking for, I can always quit though. We have the money to pay for this place, I'm rebuilding it actually" he reasoned.
She frowned a little and felt it in her heart "oh man, I'm gonna miss you" she admitted under her breath, thinking it through. It was a long time.
He smiled a little and nodded "I'm gonna miss you too" he said softly, leaning back against his chair as he finished his second plate.
She frowned some more, it was a long time "well I guess we can try it for one time, see how we go.."
He nodded some "Maybe I'll get fired" he chuckled "We both know I'm not a sea kinda man, boats are your thing"
She felt so sorry for him then. She looked at him with all the love in the world "oh Mulder.." she said softly, "you're gonna need some sea sickness tablets, some Stugeron or something.." she ran her hand through her hair, "dammit I don't think I have any.."
He chuckled softly "We have a few more days to get that, don't worry about it" he said smiling at her softly, she was so sweet.
She sighed and was worried, she reached for his hand across the table "I'm worried about you"
He frowned a little and placed his hand over hers "You don't think I can do it?" He asked softly, he wasn't offended, he wasn't a fisherman, that was no secrets.
She frowned a little and tilted her head, "no, I think you can do anything, you put your mind to, I just.. you aren't used to the sea.." she explained softly.
He nodded a little "I know, it's not my thing, nothing it's my thing here, this isn't Washington, all my skills, and whatever think I know it's useless here if I wanna earn some money" he said with a shrug.
She nodded and sighed a little "well, it will certainly teach you some life lessons." She said then, trying to be positive
He chuckled, he thought that was funny "Yeah.." He said amused "I might get my peg leg after all, I've always wanted one" he joked.
She arched her eyebrow, amused "you will not" she warned. There was no way she was going to let him go hurt himself. She knew he was only joking though.
He chuckled again and shrugged, teasing her "We literally know more about space than about the depths of the ocean, so.. "
She nodded and rolled her eyes, that was so Mulder "stop.."
He took a sip from his beer, amused, he liked teasing her like that. "Hey, look at the good side, free fish for life" he said "Or until we get tired of it" he added, joking.
She rolled her eyes again and shook her head "right, healthy huh" she said softly
He offered her what was left of his beer then, smiling "Very healthy, we gonna end up eating fish burgers" he said amused.
She took the bottle and drank it, she chuckled then, because he was being funny "right "
He looked at William and wiggled his eyebrows at the baby "What you think buddy, huh? Fish burgers, you gonna grow strong and well built" he said flexing his arms to show his biceps, but it was his face which made William giggle "Yeah, that's right" Mulder added, laughing a little.
She giggled also, because William's laugh was infectious. She finished the beer and watched them, she loved her boys so damn much. She knew William was going to miss him too, so much.
Mulder literally beeped the baby's nose and that made the baby laugh again. "Beep, beep" Mulder teased again, pressing the little nose of his son like a button and William couldn't hide his baby teeth any more "Look at you, such a roadrunner, but there's no Coyote here buddy, nah-uh" he joked.
She giggled a little and watched them lovingly, enjoying her beer, she was really enjoying it actually, and she was the most relaxed she had been in a long while.
William reached with his little arm and little finger to beep his father's nose and Mulder leaned in to help him "Oh, it's my turn, yeh I got you puppy" he said and when William touched his nose he made the sound "Beep!" So the baby giggled again, really loud, he was loving it.
She let them play and moved to get up and wash the dishes, the place was looking a lot better since her and Mulder did so much work but there was still so much left to do.
They both watched her get up, but they kept playing, because the baby was really entertained then.
She ran the water and started to wash the plates, quietly, she loved to hear them playing, it warmed her heart so much.
William yawned and then gigged some more "Aw, you tired puppy, hm?" He asked and stood up to pick him up "Yeah, okay, I got you, daddy got you" he said softly and started pacing with the baby over his shoulder, patting his butt gently "Yeah, we're gonna get your bottle soon, don't worry"
She did the dishes and turned to watch them, smiling lovingly, as she saw them being so cute together, it made her heart soar, Mulder was such a great Dad, he really was.
He made sure the baby was relaxed, then he went to get the bottle from the fridge and put it in the microwave to warm up "Let's go get changed" he said softly and took him to the bedroom.
She finished up and went to go sit on the couch to watch some tv, she managed to find the BBC world news, which was obviously in English.
He changed the baby's diapers and also changed him into more comfortable clothes for him to sleep. He went back to the kitchen to get the bottle and stayed by his side while he had his milk and fell asleep. He was adorable, the most beautiful baby boy.
She was laid on the couch with another bottle of beer, she was feeling pretty relaxed, and relieved that the roof was fixed. She was going to miss Mulder so much. She couldn't imagine what it would be like for so long without him there.
He heard the thunders announcing the rain and sighed, at least he had fixed the roof already. When William fell asleep, he carried the bottle back to the kitchen and washed it then walked to the living room and took off his shirt "Can you scratch my back a little?" He asked her softly.
She frowned a little and sat up, "it's itchy?"
He nodded and sat down, with his back to her "Yes, I think it's this shirt" he said softly and checked the fabric.
She tilted her head a little and sat up more, placing her hands on his back "no Mulder it'll be your dressing" she said then, amused.
He made a face then and moved a little "Use your nails please, it's killing me" he said frowning.
She smiled a little and then pulled back his dressing a little "I think may be I should change it.."
He reached behind his back and started scratching himself, groaning a little "Scully.. Scratch my back" he said again.
She sighed and shook her head "no baby you'll just scratch off the scab.." she explained and pulled off the dressing.
He made a face again and groaned in frustration "Ugh, it's itchy" he complained "Scratch my back just a little come on, I can't reach"
She hummed and chuckled a little, as she left it open, and then she just wrapped her arms around him from behind, "I'll put some cream on" she told him gently
He wanted her to scratch with her nails, but he sighed when she hugged him and nodded a little "okay" he said softly, he was going to try against the door frame, maybe that'll work.
She smiled a little and kissed his shoulder, "be right back ok? Don't scratch" she warned and went to go get the cream that would make it feel better.
He nodded again and waited for her to disappear inside the bedroom, then he stood up and hurried to the door, he leaned against the door frame and started rubbing his back up and down against the wood, he felt immediate relief "Ah.. " he moaned softly, closing his eyes in pleasure.
Scully She came back with the cream, and then she heard him first, she frowned and then saw him, "Mulder!"
He jumped a little when he heard her and stepped away from the door "I wasn't.." He said, hoping she'd believe him.
She narrowed her eyes and crossed her arms, "shut up, sit-down.."
He walked back to the couch, quiet, he wasn't going to say anything, he scratched his back and now he was okay.
She sighed and sat behind him, as she got the cream on her fingers and rubbed it in, "we can leave the dressing off, but you gotta sleep on your side or your belly.." she reasoned softly.
He nodded a little "Is it so bad?" He asked softly, he didn't think it was so bad, it didn't even bother him so much.
She rubbed it in and hoped it made him feel better "it's just the scab, its itchy because its healing, is that better?"
He nodded again "Yeah" he said softly, it was fresh, it felt nice "Thank you" he said softly.
She rubbed it in all the way down. "Ok" she said softly and put the cream away then went to wash her hands.
He sighed and was about to lean back, but then remembered what she said, so he stood up and headed to bed.
She smiled a little sympathetic at him and stood up with him to go to bed.
He went to the bathroom first, brushed his teeth and peed, then undressed before getting in bed, yawning.
She went after him to brush her teeth and get ready for bed. When she was in her pjs she got in and switched off the light, to go lie next to him.
He laid down on his belly, without a pillow, he was so tired, he wasn't used to sleeping like that, but he knew she wouldn't let him lay on his back, being so tired help though, he was going to fall asleep wither way.
She leant over to kiss his cheek and caressed his arm gently, "good night" she said softly, and laid down also to sleep.
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