Early the next morning Mulder yawned as he woke up. The man felt the bed and noticed his daughter was still asleep, but his wife was gone. When Mulder heard the shower turn on, he grinned and got out of bed.
"Dana?" Mulder spoke softly as he entered the bathroom. Scully poked her head out of the shower and looked at her husband. Mulder grinned at his wife.
"Can I join you?" Mulder asked hopefully. Scully sighed and opened the shower curtain a bit wider.
"I guess. Remember I still gotta work," Scully scolded softly. Mulder locked the door as he undressed and joined his wife in the shower. Scully turned away from her husband and continued to wash herself.
Mulder smiled and held his wife close and started to kiss on her neck. Scully shivered and tried to ignore her husband. The older man nibbled on his wife's ear.
"Dana, we're alone," Mulder said suggestively. Scully sighed as she turned around to look up at her husband. The older man kissed his wife deeply. The woman returned her husband's kisses.
"Fine, but you need to make it quick," Scully scolded. Mulder grinned eagerly as he looked at his wife.
An hour later, Mulder left the bathroom with his wife. The man quickly dried himself off and pulled on clean clothes. Scully was blushing and smiling at her husband as she got dressed.
"I love you Mulder," Scully spoke happily. Mulder grinned at his wife and kissed her eagerly. The woman laid against her husband. Soon they heard their daughter waking up.
"Dada," Storm cried unhappily as she woke up. Mulder went over to the bed and picked his daughter up. The toddler wrapped her arms around her father and laid on him. Storm slowly fell asleep again.
"I'm going to go get breakfast Fox, okay?" Scully smiled at her husband. Mulder nodded as he took his daughter to get changed. Storm whined as she woke again.
"Hi Stormy, did you sleep well?" Mulder spoke softly. The toddler nodded and rubbed her eyes. The older man gently kissed his daughter and laid her on her changing table.
"Love Dada," Storm mumbled as she watched her father. Mulder smiled and changed his daughter. The toddler mumbled happily.
"All done Stormy," Mulder smiled as he picked up his daughter. Storm mumbled happily as she was carried downstairs. The older man snuggled his child.
"Mama?" Storm mumbled when she saw her mother. Scully looked at her daughter and smiled. Usually she was gone before her daughter woke up for the day.
"Hi Stormy. Did you sleep well?" Scully asked happily. Storm nodded as her father set her in her booster seat. Mulder then grabbed Storm some fruit and yogurt. The toddler mumbled happily as her father gave her food.
"Alright hun, I gotta go to work," Scully said as she kissed her husband. Mulder returned the kiss and nodded. The older woman grabbed her car keys and headed out the door.
"Stormy, stay put. I'll be right back," Mulder said as he stood up from the table. Storm mumbled as she ate a grape. The older man quickly ran outside.
"Dana!" Mulder called after his wife as she was pulling out of the driveway. Scully stopped the car and rolled down the window as her husband ran up to the car.
"What is it Mulder," Scully asked with a smile. Mulder leaned into the car and kissed his wife deeply. The woman smiled.
"Um, I thought about it, and you can invite Scott and Monica over for dinner," Mulder said with a smile. Scully stopped and looked at her husband. The older man watched his wife.
"Are you sure Mulder?" Scully asked again. Mulder nodded and grinned. Scully smiled, figuring out their shower must have put Mulder in a good mood.
"Thank you hun. I love you so much," Scully smiled happily. Mulder grinned and kissed his wife again.
"I love you too Dana," Mulder spoke happily. Scully smiled again.
"Mulder, when Storm lays down for her nap today, can you put the baby gate up in her doorway? I'll have a surprise for you during that time," Scully smiled. Mulder was confused but nodded. Scully kissed her husband again.
"Alright Mulder. I do need to leave now. Love you, I'll be back soon," Scully smiled. Mulder gave his wife one last kiss and watched her leave the driveway for work. He then returned to his daughter.
"Daddy, juice," Storm asked hopefully as her father walked back into the kitchen. Mulder smiled at his daughter and got her a cup of apple juice. The toddler took her cup from her father and happily drank it. Mulder grinned at his daughter and went to get breakfast.
Later that day after Scully finished up her paperwork, she found the contact information for Scott and Monica and called them. The older woman glanced over at the clock and noticed that her husband would be putting their daughter down for her nap soon.
"Hello, Monica? This is Dr. Dana Scully, how are you?" Scully spoke happily. The woman talked with Monica for a small while and was able to tell the woman was still depressed.
"Hey, usually this isn't a normal thing, but I talked with my husband, and we were wondering if you and Scott would like to come over to dinner tomorrow?" Scully asked. The woman heard Monica talk to her husband for a moment, then replied to Scully accepting her invitation. Scully smiled and gave Monica the address and finished up their phone call.
An hour later Scully pulled into the driveway and shut off her car. The woman walked into her house and put her stuff away. After not hearing her family Scully went and looked for them.
First Scully went to look for her daughter. Storm was in her room fast asleep. The toddler was hugging her fox close to her as she slept. Scully noticed the baby gate was set up like she asked. The woman checked it and when she saw it was not going to budge, she went and looked for her husband.
Mulder was in his tiny downstairs office sitting at his desk reading through some old newspapers. Scully quietly opened the door and smiled when she saw her husband. The older woman locked the door and went behind her husband.
"Hey handsome," Scully spoke softly into her husband's ear as she wrapped her arms around him from behind. Mulder set down his papers and tried to look at his wife.
"Hey Dana, you're home early," Mulder said as his wife showed him some affection. The woman smiled and nodded as she kissed her husband again. Suddenly Scully pulled Mulder's chair out away from his desk and sat in his lap, facing him.
"Yes I am, and I see you put up the gate as I asked," Scully smiled as she started to kiss her husband deeply. Mulder groaned and returned his wife's attention. Scully smirked at her husband happily.
An hour later Storm woke up from her nap. The toddler rubbed her eyes as she sat up in her bed. Storm mumbled as she grabbed her fox and started to waddle towards the door. When Storm realized she was gated in, she mumbled unhappily.
"Dada," Storm cried out as she pushed on the gate. The toddler didn't understand why she was blocked in her room. Storm called for her father again.
"Hey sweetheart, how was your nap?" Scully spoke softly as she walked to her daughter's room. The toddler looked up at her mother as Scully removed the gate.
"Mama?" Storm mumbled as she looked up at her mother, not sure why Scully was already home. Scully knelt down next to her daughter and held out her arms. Storm looked down at her stuff fox and played with it.
"Can I have a hug, baby?" Scully asked happily. Storm sat down and played with her stuffed animal. The older woman sat next to her daughter. The toddler looked up at her mother.
"Mama," Storm spoke as she looked up at her mother. Scully smiled at her daughter happily. The toddler slowly stood up and walked over to her mother.
"I love you," Scully spoke happily. The toddler grabbed into her mother's shirt and played with her buttons. The woman watched her daughter as Storm tried to button up the rest of her shirt.
"Mama missing," Storm mumbled as she pointed to an extra button on Scully's shirt. Scully realized that she messed up buttoning up her shirt after spending time with her husband.
"It's okay Stormy. Can we read a book?" Scully asked hopefully. Storm nodded and grabbed her mother a couple books. The toddler sat on her mother's lap and opened the books.
"Mama blue," Storm mumbled as she pointed at a blue fish. Scully smiled happily and praised her daughter. The toddler pointed out the colors of other fish.
"Good job Stormy!" Scully praised proudly. The toddler looked up at her mother and smiled. Soon Mulder walked into the room.
"Hey hun," Mulder grinned at his wife as he entered the room. Scully looked up at her husband and smiled. The toddler reached up for her father. Mulder smiled and sat next to his family.
"Dada Mama home," Storm mumbled happily as she kept looking at her books. Mulder laid on his wife and kissed her. Scully blushed at her husband. Storm looked up at her parents.
"Stormy, Daddy and I are going to have guests over for dinner tomorrow," Scully explained to her daughter. Storm didn't like strangers so when Scully had friends over, she had to let Storm know ahead of time.
"Mama green," Storm mumbled as she pointed at a turtle. Scully kissed her daughter happily and brushed her daughter's hair out of her face. Mulder smiled at his family.
"Stormy, do you remember Monica and Scott from the grocery store and aquarium? They're coming over for dinner. Daddy and I talked about it last night," Scully explained. When Storm realized that's the reason for her parents fight the night before Storm covered her ears. Mulder looked at his wife.
"Hey Stormy, what's wrong?" Mulder spoke softly. The toddler tried to hide her face while still covering her ears. Scully looked down at her daughter. Mulder tried to remove his daughter's hands from her ears.
"Stormy you need to use your words. Why are you upset," Scully asked hopefully. Storm shook her head and refused to look at her parents. The older woman lifted up her daughter off her lap and set her on the floor. Mulder stood up and helped his wife off the floor.
"Stormy, you need to tell us why you're upset," Mulder explained. The toddler hugged her fox close to her and ignored her parents. Scully looked over at her husband and sighed. Storm had behavioral issues her whole life and raising Storm was a huge challenge for the couple. Scully laid down next to her daughter.
"Mama, bed?" Storm asked as she pointed at her bed. Scully looked at her child and smiled. The toddler slowly stood up and waddled over to her bed. Scully stood up and walked over to the bed.
The toddler climbed into the bed and sat up waiting for her mother. Scully climbed into the bed and laid down. Storm went over to her mother and wanted her attention. The older woman smiled at her daughter.
"Stormy, why are you upset? You need to talk to me," Scully said firmly as Storm went back to playing with her mother's shirt. The older woman looked at her daughter in the eye. Storm mumbled unhappily.
"No dinner. Mama Daddy yell," Storm whined unhappily. Scully looked at her daughter trying to figure out what she meant by that. Storm was sitting up rubbing her eyes. Mulder then realized what happened.
"Stormy, did you hear Mommy and I fighting last night? Then did we wake you when we were yelling?" Mulder asked. Storm nodded and covered her ears again. Scully picked up her daughter and held her close. The toddler hugged onto her mother.
"Aww we're sorry sweetheart. You know we love you very much right?" Scully spoke softly. Storm nodded and grabbed at her mother's shirt. Mulder sat down with his family and showed his daughter some affection as well. Storm mumbled happily.