Part 8/8
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The next few days were leisurely for Mulder and Scully. Their time was spent lounging and playing with Akila, who was already showing signs that she wanted to crawl. In preparation of this, Mulder went around and started baby-proofing the house.
"Mulder, will you sit down?" Scully called into the kitchen as Mulder scurried around fastening baby protectors on the cabinets. "Akila's not crawling yet, she's rolling. It'll be at least a month before she's up and speeding around."
"That's too soon." Mulder replied from the sink. Scully rolled her eyes and shifted Akila on her hip.
"Your back's going to hurt." She told him. "Than I'll hear nothing but complaints."
"Dana, Dana, Dana, when will you learn?" Reyes grinned and went to the refrigerator for a soda. "He is a man. He will not succumb to a woman."
Mulder sat up on his haunches. "And just what is that supposed to mean?" Despite his attempts to conceal it, Scully heard his groan. She clasped Akila against her hip and offered her hand to Mulder. He took her hand and pulled himself up before reaching out and taking his babbling daughter from Scully.
"Akila, sweetie, I'm doing this because of you. If I didn't know that you'd end up giving your mom a heart attack if I didn't get this done, I wouldn't be busting my back over it." Mulder kissed Akila's forehead.
Scully rolled her eyes. She glanced at Akila and placed her hand on Mulder's back. "Come on, I think it's naptime."
Mulder nodded. "I am a little tired."
"Not you. Akila." Scully told him exasperated. Without a word, Mulder leaned down to kiss her. Smiling at each other, they left Reyes to herself for a while.
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The days wore on and as Scully and Mulder enjoyed their newfound intimacy, they dreaded Mulder having to return to the negotiations. On his second day with Scully, he had called Skinner and asked about being able to videoconference and stay with Scully and the baby, but Skinner refused. He said that Mulder's presence at the negotiations was the only thing keeping them in session. It was then that Scully proposed something else.
She suggested that instead of leaving her and the baby, Mulder could take them back with him. From everything he'd been telling her, she and Akila were in no immediate danger and if anything, they'd be safer with him than without him.
"No Scully. I'm not letting you go."
"Why the hell not Mulder?" Scully countered.
"The negotiations are not the place for the person who created Earth's only real line of defense against the Aliens, and it's definitely not the place for my daughter. Scully, even if you're with me and Skinner and Doggett, you don't know how many people want to put an end to the resistance." Mulder explained, caressing Scully's cheek.
"This isn't helping my decision to let you go back Mulder." Scully whispered. Mulder closed his eyes and rested his forehead on Scully's hair.
"I know." Mulder spoke just as softly. Before he could continue, his cell phone rang. After ten tense minutes, Mulder finished his call and grabbed Scully around the waist, lifting her up and spinning her. After he set her down, he drew her lips to his for a long kiss.
"Mulder. What was that all about?"
"We've won Scully. That was Skinner. This morning, they received word that the infection of the population was over. Everyone is now immune. The Aliens surrendered after that. All that's left is treaty signings and clean-ups. Skinner told me that I could stay till it's finished." Mulder grabbed Scully again. She laughed happily and kissed his nose before looking over at Akila, asleep in her bassinette.
"Come on G-Man, it's time to celebrate." Scully pulled Mulder to the bed.
Where the world was changed in almost every way, the truth, and the nature of Mulder and Scully's connection remained the same.
End of It all!!!! Watch out for a sequel!
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The next few days were leisurely for Mulder and Scully. Their time was spent lounging and playing with Akila, who was already showing signs that she wanted to crawl. In preparation of this, Mulder went around and started baby-proofing the house.
"Mulder, will you sit down?" Scully called into the kitchen as Mulder scurried around fastening baby protectors on the cabinets. "Akila's not crawling yet, she's rolling. It'll be at least a month before she's up and speeding around."
"That's too soon." Mulder replied from the sink. Scully rolled her eyes and shifted Akila on her hip.
"Your back's going to hurt." She told him. "Than I'll hear nothing but complaints."
"Dana, Dana, Dana, when will you learn?" Reyes grinned and went to the refrigerator for a soda. "He is a man. He will not succumb to a woman."
Mulder sat up on his haunches. "And just what is that supposed to mean?" Despite his attempts to conceal it, Scully heard his groan. She clasped Akila against her hip and offered her hand to Mulder. He took her hand and pulled himself up before reaching out and taking his babbling daughter from Scully.
"Akila, sweetie, I'm doing this because of you. If I didn't know that you'd end up giving your mom a heart attack if I didn't get this done, I wouldn't be busting my back over it." Mulder kissed Akila's forehead.
Scully rolled her eyes. She glanced at Akila and placed her hand on Mulder's back. "Come on, I think it's naptime."
Mulder nodded. "I am a little tired."
"Not you. Akila." Scully told him exasperated. Without a word, Mulder leaned down to kiss her. Smiling at each other, they left Reyes to herself for a while.
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The days wore on and as Scully and Mulder enjoyed their newfound intimacy, they dreaded Mulder having to return to the negotiations. On his second day with Scully, he had called Skinner and asked about being able to videoconference and stay with Scully and the baby, but Skinner refused. He said that Mulder's presence at the negotiations was the only thing keeping them in session. It was then that Scully proposed something else.
She suggested that instead of leaving her and the baby, Mulder could take them back with him. From everything he'd been telling her, she and Akila were in no immediate danger and if anything, they'd be safer with him than without him.
"No Scully. I'm not letting you go."
"Why the hell not Mulder?" Scully countered.
"The negotiations are not the place for the person who created Earth's only real line of defense against the Aliens, and it's definitely not the place for my daughter. Scully, even if you're with me and Skinner and Doggett, you don't know how many people want to put an end to the resistance." Mulder explained, caressing Scully's cheek.
"This isn't helping my decision to let you go back Mulder." Scully whispered. Mulder closed his eyes and rested his forehead on Scully's hair.
"I know." Mulder spoke just as softly. Before he could continue, his cell phone rang. After ten tense minutes, Mulder finished his call and grabbed Scully around the waist, lifting her up and spinning her. After he set her down, he drew her lips to his for a long kiss.
"Mulder. What was that all about?"
"We've won Scully. That was Skinner. This morning, they received word that the infection of the population was over. Everyone is now immune. The Aliens surrendered after that. All that's left is treaty signings and clean-ups. Skinner told me that I could stay till it's finished." Mulder grabbed Scully again. She laughed happily and kissed his nose before looking over at Akila, asleep in her bassinette.
"Come on G-Man, it's time to celebrate." Scully pulled Mulder to the bed.
Where the world was changed in almost every way, the truth, and the nature of Mulder and Scully's connection remained the same.
End of It all!!!! Watch out for a sequel!