Title: Father and Son
Author: Doctor C.
Category: Story,
Key Words: MSR, Babyfic, Songfic
Spoilers: Existence
Summary: Mulder has a tender moment with William
Disclaimer: I don't own Mulder, Scully, or William. Also, I
don't own the song "You'll be my heart." By Phil Collins
Note: As always, dedicated to Didi, who got me into being a
phile. She won't read this until July, but I still want to
post it anyway.
Fox Mulder woke to the cries of his newborn son. Dana was
sleeping next to him.
"Mulder, your son is awake."
"He's your son too, Scully."
"I gave birth to him, you do the easy part. Plus, I already
did the 12:00 am feeding. You get the 2 am." She said,
sleepily, as she kissed him on the cheek and rolled over
back to sleep. Mulder got up, grumbling and walked down the
hall to the nursery.
"Hey little guy. What's wrong huh? Is somebody hungry?" he
asked as he picked his son up delicately. He brought him up
to his chest and rocked him gently, going to the kitchen as
well.
"Come on, Will. Let's have us a midnight snack." He said as
he warmed up some milk (Dana pumped some fresh earlier that
day), and waited for it to be ready. He saw his son look up
at him with such admiration and awe. His blue eyes were
soft and innocent, naive to what happened to him. What
could have happened to him, what almost happened to him.
This little child looked up at him, he looked up at his
father. In all his wildest dreams (and his dreams can get
pretty wild) he never thought he would see this moment as
it has been. Him, sitting here, holding his son. His flesh
and blood. William was the only true family, with his
genetic make up he had left. Mulder took him over to the
window.
"See that, Will?" he said as he pointed to a star. "That's
the star that lead me to your mother, and to you. I was so
scared I was going to loose you two. You know that you are
the most important people in my life." He paused, as the
baby looked at him with interest. "I used to think that
getting answers and getting to the bottom of things was all
that mattered. That is, until I met your mother. I met your
mother, and fell in love with her." The microwave dinged
its little timer and Mulder took the bottle out and tested
it, to make sure it wasn't too hot. He then gave it to
little William, who drank greedily.
"And then you came along, and you know what I realized?
Family is more important than knowing the world's secrets.
I would gladly give up all the conspiracies of the US
government to have a family, a normal life, and that's what
I did." Will finished his bottle and Mulder put the infant
on his shoulder to be burped while he sat in the rocking
chair in the nursery. Maggie had given it to Dana as a baby
shower gift.
Will squirmed and fussed. He was always like this after a
bottle.
"Hey, now. Don't do that." Mulder said, mock discipline.
"Let me sing you a lullaby. My mom used to sing it to me.
That was when we had the good times, before our family was
ripped apart. Now, don't cringe when you hear my singing,
okay?" Mulder cleared his throat and went on.
"Stop crying it'll be all right
Just take my hand, hold it tight
I will protect you from all around you
I will be here don't you cry
Although so small, you seem so strong
My arms will hold you keep you safe and warm
This bond between us, can't be broken
I will be here, don't you cry
Chorus:
Cause you'll be in my heart
Yes you'll be in my heart
From this day on,
Now and forever more
You'll be here in my heart
No matter what they say
You'll be in my heart, always"
Why can't they understand the way we feel?
They just don't trust, what they can't explain
I know we're different but,
Deep inside us, we're not that different at all
Don't listen to them, cause what do they know?
We need each other to have to hold
They'll see in time, I know
When destiny calls you
You must be strong
I may not be with you
But you've got to hold on
They'll see in time
I know, we'll show them together cause,
Always, I'll be with you
I'll be there for you always
Always and always
Just look over your shoulder
Just look over your shoulder
Just look over your shoulder
I'll be there, always
Mulder felt his eyelids getting heavy. William was snoring
softly on his shoulder. What Mulder didn't notice was that
Dana was in the nursery, leaning against the doorframe. She
was smiling as she saw her two favorite boys sleeping side
by side.
"I love you Mulder." She whispered softly. She meant every
word.
Author: Doctor C.
Category: Story,
Key Words: MSR, Babyfic, Songfic
Spoilers: Existence
Summary: Mulder has a tender moment with William
Disclaimer: I don't own Mulder, Scully, or William. Also, I
don't own the song "You'll be my heart." By Phil Collins
Note: As always, dedicated to Didi, who got me into being a
phile. She won't read this until July, but I still want to
post it anyway.
Fox Mulder woke to the cries of his newborn son. Dana was
sleeping next to him.
"Mulder, your son is awake."
"He's your son too, Scully."
"I gave birth to him, you do the easy part. Plus, I already
did the 12:00 am feeding. You get the 2 am." She said,
sleepily, as she kissed him on the cheek and rolled over
back to sleep. Mulder got up, grumbling and walked down the
hall to the nursery.
"Hey little guy. What's wrong huh? Is somebody hungry?" he
asked as he picked his son up delicately. He brought him up
to his chest and rocked him gently, going to the kitchen as
well.
"Come on, Will. Let's have us a midnight snack." He said as
he warmed up some milk (Dana pumped some fresh earlier that
day), and waited for it to be ready. He saw his son look up
at him with such admiration and awe. His blue eyes were
soft and innocent, naive to what happened to him. What
could have happened to him, what almost happened to him.
This little child looked up at him, he looked up at his
father. In all his wildest dreams (and his dreams can get
pretty wild) he never thought he would see this moment as
it has been. Him, sitting here, holding his son. His flesh
and blood. William was the only true family, with his
genetic make up he had left. Mulder took him over to the
window.
"See that, Will?" he said as he pointed to a star. "That's
the star that lead me to your mother, and to you. I was so
scared I was going to loose you two. You know that you are
the most important people in my life." He paused, as the
baby looked at him with interest. "I used to think that
getting answers and getting to the bottom of things was all
that mattered. That is, until I met your mother. I met your
mother, and fell in love with her." The microwave dinged
its little timer and Mulder took the bottle out and tested
it, to make sure it wasn't too hot. He then gave it to
little William, who drank greedily.
"And then you came along, and you know what I realized?
Family is more important than knowing the world's secrets.
I would gladly give up all the conspiracies of the US
government to have a family, a normal life, and that's what
I did." Will finished his bottle and Mulder put the infant
on his shoulder to be burped while he sat in the rocking
chair in the nursery. Maggie had given it to Dana as a baby
shower gift.
Will squirmed and fussed. He was always like this after a
bottle.
"Hey, now. Don't do that." Mulder said, mock discipline.
"Let me sing you a lullaby. My mom used to sing it to me.
That was when we had the good times, before our family was
ripped apart. Now, don't cringe when you hear my singing,
okay?" Mulder cleared his throat and went on.
"Stop crying it'll be all right
Just take my hand, hold it tight
I will protect you from all around you
I will be here don't you cry
Although so small, you seem so strong
My arms will hold you keep you safe and warm
This bond between us, can't be broken
I will be here, don't you cry
Chorus:
Cause you'll be in my heart
Yes you'll be in my heart
From this day on,
Now and forever more
You'll be here in my heart
No matter what they say
You'll be in my heart, always"
Why can't they understand the way we feel?
They just don't trust, what they can't explain
I know we're different but,
Deep inside us, we're not that different at all
Don't listen to them, cause what do they know?
We need each other to have to hold
They'll see in time, I know
When destiny calls you
You must be strong
I may not be with you
But you've got to hold on
They'll see in time
I know, we'll show them together cause,
Always, I'll be with you
I'll be there for you always
Always and always
Just look over your shoulder
Just look over your shoulder
Just look over your shoulder
I'll be there, always
Mulder felt his eyelids getting heavy. William was snoring
softly on his shoulder. What Mulder didn't notice was that
Dana was in the nursery, leaning against the doorframe. She
was smiling as she saw her two favorite boys sleeping side
by side.
"I love you Mulder." She whispered softly. She meant every
word.
