Title: Page 65 part 14: Parenting
Author: Doc
Category: R, A, S
Rating: PG
Key Words: Alternate Universe, Mulder Scully Married,
babyfic
Disclaimer: Everybody knows that I possibly couldn't own
Mulder and Scully because I'd do too much with them. They
are real people you know!
Dedication: Hi to Didi S. Blue up north where it is nice
and cool. Ahh to be in your shoes, with temperatures in the
middle 70's (nice...)
Summary: Mulder and Scully get the hang of this thing that
most modern people call parenting.
Note: This series has been so very fun, I don't know what
I'll do without it. The only problem is that before I
started it, I promised myself that I'd make no more than
20, so I'm going to stick to it. It may be a little longer
between posts, so enjoy while you can! Oh yea, and this
part is written from a dog lover.
Feedback: Pleeeze! Good feedback is a must, but flames are
a no-no. Email me at laura_c@imagin.net
Okay, I think that's it. On with the flow,
Here goes everything...
It had been two weeks since Mulder became a father. Two
weeks was a very long time. He still had to get used to
eating after the baby did (if it meant eating with Dana)
and only sleeping in matter of hours. Mulder longed for the
days when he could sleep the night, yet he liked the time
in the night when he can bond with Josh.
Mulder was curled up, his hand protectively around his
wife. He was awakened by cries of his newborn son. It was
around two and feeding time was a little over an hour ago.
It must mean that Mulder had duty to change Josh (a task
that was a hassle).
"Honey, your son is awake." Dana murmured sleepily.
"He's your son too." Mulder said as he let his eyes focus.
"Well, tonight he's all yours." Dana said, as she fell back
asleep.
"I know, and I wouldn't have it any other way." Mulder said
as he kissed Dana atop the forehead.
"Hey buddy, what's wrong?" he asked as Josh's cries slowed
to whimpers at the sound of his father's voice. Mulder
carefully picked up his son to find him soaking wet.
"You poor thing." Fox said as he lay Josh on the changing
table.
He remembered when he first tried to change a diaper. It
was about a week ago.
"Dana, how do you get this on?" he yelled into the other
room.
"Just push back the tabs." She said. Mulder looked down to
see buddy looking up at him with eyes that almost said
"Don't look at me, I go outside to do my thing."
When he finally got it on, he picked Josh up and found out
the diaper was backwards.
"Back to the drawing board." He mumbled.
Mulder came back to the present when he remembered he had a
job to do. It took him a week to get the hang of it, but he
can do a mean diaper in a few minutes. Buddy was there,
watching his every move. That made Mulder think. Buddy had
no idea who this thing was that made earsplitting noises
and smelled bad. Mulder took Josh over to the rocking chair
and sat down.
"Buddy come here. I'd like to introduce you to someone."
Mulder said, as the dog trotted over, his tail wagging in
all directions.
"Buddy, I'd like you to meet Josh. He's the newest member
of the Mulder household." Fox said as Buddy turned his head
either in confusion or curiosity. When things were tense,
Buddy's long pink tongue slurped Josh's face. Surprisingly
Josh made no sound; he seemed perfectly content.
"Come on, let's go down and have a snack." Mulder said as
Josh looked up at his father with awe. Mulder still
couldn't believe that he and Scully created this little
person. A new life created by two.
"Now, Josh. In a few days you'll meet your extended family.
Let me give you some hints before you meet them, okay."
Mulder said as he opened the fridge.
"Anything look good in here?" Mulder asked, as he surveyed
the area. Just bottles of milk (Scully normally breast
feeds, but when its Mulder's shift she pumps), leftovers,
and some orange juice. Mulder took a swig at the carton.
"I'll teach you how to do this. Especially when Mommy's not
around." Mulder said as he chuckled.
"Okay, first off, there's your Uncle Bill. He doesn't like
me very much, but he'll probably like you. He's very
protective of your mother." Mulder said as he climbed the
stairs back to the nursery.
"Then there's your grandma, Maggie. She's a real
sweetheart."
"There's your Aunt Melissa and your Uncle Bruce. They're
not around much."
"There's your Uncle Charlie, and he's the best of all your
aunts and uncles." Mulder said as he recalled a thought.
"Well, I wish that your aunt Samantha was here, but she's
not." He said, not wanting to feel weak in front of his
son.
"And then that, is your mother." He said as he entered the
master bedroom.
"Isn't she beautiful?" Mulder asked as he looked down to
find Josh asleep in his arms.
"Well, I must be boring." Mulder said to himself as he put
Josh back in his crib.
1 week later:
"Well, Dana, if you want to stay home then stay home. I
think the FBI will let you take a leave of absence." Mulder
said to his crying wife.
"It was just so hard today, Mulder. Every moment I was
thinking about him. If he was okay, if something was
wrong." She said as he put his arm around her.
"I know that my mom is great with him, and he loves her for
it, but I just want to be a full time mother, just until he
gets a little older." Dana said as she wiped the tears from
her eyes.
"Mom said that he picked his head up today, and I missed
it." She said as she started wailing again. Talk about post
partum depression. He just comforted her and let her cry
into him.
Mulder was getting the most pleasant sleep that he'd ever
have tonight. He and Dana had just made love (they hadn't
in such a long time, he was thinking about popping in one
of those porn videos if he didn't get to touch Dana like a
husband touches his wife).
He curled up next to her, and spooned body into his. He
fell asleep with pleasant dreams.
He woke to find Buddy scratching at their door to be let
out.
"Buddy, do you want to go out?" Mulder asked, since
sometimes, the dog liked to sleep on the patio. Mulder let
him out eagerly and closed the door on the crack just so
Buddy can get back in. He fell asleep dreaming of Dana and
Josh and Buddy. All are people, I mean creatures that love
him dearly.
"Mommy, I'm hungry." A voice said.
"Okay, Josh let me get the sandwiches out." Dana said as
Mulder saw that they were at a park, having a picnic.
"Buddy, come on boy." He said as the dog, now looking much
older trotted up to him. Josh threw the ball and Buddy
retrieved it, doing what his breed did best.
"He's a handful, isn't he?" Dana said, looking at her pride
and joy.
"He sure is, and I wouldn't have it any other way." Mulder
said as he kissed her.
"Eww, that's yucky." Josh said, suddenly picking that
moment to stop playing tag with the dog.
"Well, someday you won't think it's yucky, Josh." Mulder
said as Josh climbed up on his lap. Josh then played with
his Daddy's wedding band.
Mulder woke from his pleasant dream to a wet nose at his
cheek.
"Buddy go away." Mulder told the dog. Again, the dog put
his nose to Mulder's face.
"Buddy, stop it." Mulder said as he pushed the dog's nose
away. Then the dog barked, and barked and wouldn't stop
barking.
"Buddy, what is it, what's wrong." Dana said, awakened by
the commotion.
"He won't stop barking." Mulder said as he buried his head
under his pillow.
"Mulder, I think something's wrong." Dana said, over the
noise. As she sat in bed, wondering what was wrong with her
dog, Buddy took her hand gently in his mouth and pulled her
up.
"Mulder, he's trying to tell us something." Dana said as
she found her bathrobe and slippers.
"Maybe he just has to go potty." Dana said, pointing to the
dog who was dancing around the room, trying to get his
humans' attention.
"Fine, you let him out, I'll see what's wrong." Fox said as
he tried to go back to sleep. Try to dream of the picnic.
"Mulder!!!!!" Was Dana's shriek of reply.
It was a parent's worst nightmare. Josh had somehow in his
sleep rolled over for the first time and rolled on his
belly. That is a no-no for babies and Josh stopped
breathing. When Dana went into the room, he was turning
purple from lack of oxygen.
Dana and Fox stood outside the waiting room; wondering and
hoping their baby boy would be all right. Dana's eyes were
wet and puffy, and Fox had that "panic face" on all night.
The pediatrician was called and rushed to the nearby
hospital.
The pediatrician walked out with a glum look on his face.
Both Dana and Fox's smiles faded.
"Mr. and Mrs. Scully, it looks like we caught it just in
time. I think that Joshua is going to be fine. We need to
monitor him for a while to keep him on pure oxygen but
other than that I think he'll be home by dinnertime
tomorrow. He's in room 1121 when you want to see him" The
doctor said as both Dana and Fox sighed.
"Thank you, doctor. I don't know how I can ever repay you."
Dana said as she flung her arms around the man.
"Just keep Joshua happy. And love him." The pediatrician
said before he walked off (perhaps to go to bed). Mulder
and Scully rushed into room 1121 to find their son sleeping
peacefully, and with his color back. He picked that moment
to wake up, and look at his wonderful parents.
"Hey there, buddy. How you doing?" Mulder asked him as Josh
stuck out his finger and played with Mulder's wedding ring.
The funny thing was that he never would let go. Then he saw
his mommy in the room and held his arms out for her
attention. "I always told you he was a Momma's boy." Mulder
said as she sat down on the bed and started nursing Josh.
He clutched onto her gold cross as he suckled her breast.
"You know what, Dana." Mulder said, as he saw a pleasant
site, their family.
"What, Fox." Dana said as she looked up at the love of her
life.
"Buddy didn't save this family once, he saved it twice."
"And we have him to thank for that." Dana said as she
rocked Josh back and forth and he was asleep in minutes.
Seven Months Later:
"Come on, Josh. Please eat." Fox said as he practically
begged his son to eat. Josh just stuck out his bottom lip
and gave a full-fledged pout.
"What kind of a face is that?" Mulder asked his frowning
son.
"He gets it from you, Mulder." Dana said as he turned to
see his wife just get out of the shower. He turned back to
see Josh with his hands in the mashed peas and he had it
all over his face and hands. He was giggling at the site
that when he threw food on the floor, the dog would eat it.
Now Josh and Buddy were covered in green goo.
"Mulder, now we have two creatures to wash." Dana said as
she got Josh out of his high chair. He was now full after
smearing it on his face AND eating some of it.
"I'll take buddy outside." Mulder said as he led the dog by
the collar outside. At that moment, both parties struggled.
Buddy strained on his leash and Josh tried to get out of
his mommy's arms.
"Dee Deeeeee" Came out of Josh's mouth as both parents just
looked with utter amazement.]
"Did you just hear that?" Mulder asked.
"Did Joshie just say the dog's name?"
"Maybe." Dana said as she was still holding the struggling
green infant.
"DEEEEEE." Josh wailed again.
"He did, he's trying to say Buddy's name." Dana said as Fox
chuckled.
'Well I'll be. I thought that his first word would be for
his Dada, but I get replaced by a dog.' Mulder thought to
himself as he and Scully decided to let Josh and Buddy take
a bath together.
Author: Doc
Category: R, A, S
Rating: PG
Key Words: Alternate Universe, Mulder Scully Married,
babyfic
Disclaimer: Everybody knows that I possibly couldn't own
Mulder and Scully because I'd do too much with them. They
are real people you know!
Dedication: Hi to Didi S. Blue up north where it is nice
and cool. Ahh to be in your shoes, with temperatures in the
middle 70's (nice...)
Summary: Mulder and Scully get the hang of this thing that
most modern people call parenting.
Note: This series has been so very fun, I don't know what
I'll do without it. The only problem is that before I
started it, I promised myself that I'd make no more than
20, so I'm going to stick to it. It may be a little longer
between posts, so enjoy while you can! Oh yea, and this
part is written from a dog lover.
Feedback: Pleeeze! Good feedback is a must, but flames are
a no-no. Email me at laura_c@imagin.net
Okay, I think that's it. On with the flow,
Here goes everything...
It had been two weeks since Mulder became a father. Two
weeks was a very long time. He still had to get used to
eating after the baby did (if it meant eating with Dana)
and only sleeping in matter of hours. Mulder longed for the
days when he could sleep the night, yet he liked the time
in the night when he can bond with Josh.
Mulder was curled up, his hand protectively around his
wife. He was awakened by cries of his newborn son. It was
around two and feeding time was a little over an hour ago.
It must mean that Mulder had duty to change Josh (a task
that was a hassle).
"Honey, your son is awake." Dana murmured sleepily.
"He's your son too." Mulder said as he let his eyes focus.
"Well, tonight he's all yours." Dana said, as she fell back
asleep.
"I know, and I wouldn't have it any other way." Mulder said
as he kissed Dana atop the forehead.
"Hey buddy, what's wrong?" he asked as Josh's cries slowed
to whimpers at the sound of his father's voice. Mulder
carefully picked up his son to find him soaking wet.
"You poor thing." Fox said as he lay Josh on the changing
table.
He remembered when he first tried to change a diaper. It
was about a week ago.
"Dana, how do you get this on?" he yelled into the other
room.
"Just push back the tabs." She said. Mulder looked down to
see buddy looking up at him with eyes that almost said
"Don't look at me, I go outside to do my thing."
When he finally got it on, he picked Josh up and found out
the diaper was backwards.
"Back to the drawing board." He mumbled.
Mulder came back to the present when he remembered he had a
job to do. It took him a week to get the hang of it, but he
can do a mean diaper in a few minutes. Buddy was there,
watching his every move. That made Mulder think. Buddy had
no idea who this thing was that made earsplitting noises
and smelled bad. Mulder took Josh over to the rocking chair
and sat down.
"Buddy come here. I'd like to introduce you to someone."
Mulder said, as the dog trotted over, his tail wagging in
all directions.
"Buddy, I'd like you to meet Josh. He's the newest member
of the Mulder household." Fox said as Buddy turned his head
either in confusion or curiosity. When things were tense,
Buddy's long pink tongue slurped Josh's face. Surprisingly
Josh made no sound; he seemed perfectly content.
"Come on, let's go down and have a snack." Mulder said as
Josh looked up at his father with awe. Mulder still
couldn't believe that he and Scully created this little
person. A new life created by two.
"Now, Josh. In a few days you'll meet your extended family.
Let me give you some hints before you meet them, okay."
Mulder said as he opened the fridge.
"Anything look good in here?" Mulder asked, as he surveyed
the area. Just bottles of milk (Scully normally breast
feeds, but when its Mulder's shift she pumps), leftovers,
and some orange juice. Mulder took a swig at the carton.
"I'll teach you how to do this. Especially when Mommy's not
around." Mulder said as he chuckled.
"Okay, first off, there's your Uncle Bill. He doesn't like
me very much, but he'll probably like you. He's very
protective of your mother." Mulder said as he climbed the
stairs back to the nursery.
"Then there's your grandma, Maggie. She's a real
sweetheart."
"There's your Aunt Melissa and your Uncle Bruce. They're
not around much."
"There's your Uncle Charlie, and he's the best of all your
aunts and uncles." Mulder said as he recalled a thought.
"Well, I wish that your aunt Samantha was here, but she's
not." He said, not wanting to feel weak in front of his
son.
"And then that, is your mother." He said as he entered the
master bedroom.
"Isn't she beautiful?" Mulder asked as he looked down to
find Josh asleep in his arms.
"Well, I must be boring." Mulder said to himself as he put
Josh back in his crib.
1 week later:
"Well, Dana, if you want to stay home then stay home. I
think the FBI will let you take a leave of absence." Mulder
said to his crying wife.
"It was just so hard today, Mulder. Every moment I was
thinking about him. If he was okay, if something was
wrong." She said as he put his arm around her.
"I know that my mom is great with him, and he loves her for
it, but I just want to be a full time mother, just until he
gets a little older." Dana said as she wiped the tears from
her eyes.
"Mom said that he picked his head up today, and I missed
it." She said as she started wailing again. Talk about post
partum depression. He just comforted her and let her cry
into him.
Mulder was getting the most pleasant sleep that he'd ever
have tonight. He and Dana had just made love (they hadn't
in such a long time, he was thinking about popping in one
of those porn videos if he didn't get to touch Dana like a
husband touches his wife).
He curled up next to her, and spooned body into his. He
fell asleep with pleasant dreams.
He woke to find Buddy scratching at their door to be let
out.
"Buddy, do you want to go out?" Mulder asked, since
sometimes, the dog liked to sleep on the patio. Mulder let
him out eagerly and closed the door on the crack just so
Buddy can get back in. He fell asleep dreaming of Dana and
Josh and Buddy. All are people, I mean creatures that love
him dearly.
"Mommy, I'm hungry." A voice said.
"Okay, Josh let me get the sandwiches out." Dana said as
Mulder saw that they were at a park, having a picnic.
"Buddy, come on boy." He said as the dog, now looking much
older trotted up to him. Josh threw the ball and Buddy
retrieved it, doing what his breed did best.
"He's a handful, isn't he?" Dana said, looking at her pride
and joy.
"He sure is, and I wouldn't have it any other way." Mulder
said as he kissed her.
"Eww, that's yucky." Josh said, suddenly picking that
moment to stop playing tag with the dog.
"Well, someday you won't think it's yucky, Josh." Mulder
said as Josh climbed up on his lap. Josh then played with
his Daddy's wedding band.
Mulder woke from his pleasant dream to a wet nose at his
cheek.
"Buddy go away." Mulder told the dog. Again, the dog put
his nose to Mulder's face.
"Buddy, stop it." Mulder said as he pushed the dog's nose
away. Then the dog barked, and barked and wouldn't stop
barking.
"Buddy, what is it, what's wrong." Dana said, awakened by
the commotion.
"He won't stop barking." Mulder said as he buried his head
under his pillow.
"Mulder, I think something's wrong." Dana said, over the
noise. As she sat in bed, wondering what was wrong with her
dog, Buddy took her hand gently in his mouth and pulled her
up.
"Mulder, he's trying to tell us something." Dana said as
she found her bathrobe and slippers.
"Maybe he just has to go potty." Dana said, pointing to the
dog who was dancing around the room, trying to get his
humans' attention.
"Fine, you let him out, I'll see what's wrong." Fox said as
he tried to go back to sleep. Try to dream of the picnic.
"Mulder!!!!!" Was Dana's shriek of reply.
It was a parent's worst nightmare. Josh had somehow in his
sleep rolled over for the first time and rolled on his
belly. That is a no-no for babies and Josh stopped
breathing. When Dana went into the room, he was turning
purple from lack of oxygen.
Dana and Fox stood outside the waiting room; wondering and
hoping their baby boy would be all right. Dana's eyes were
wet and puffy, and Fox had that "panic face" on all night.
The pediatrician was called and rushed to the nearby
hospital.
The pediatrician walked out with a glum look on his face.
Both Dana and Fox's smiles faded.
"Mr. and Mrs. Scully, it looks like we caught it just in
time. I think that Joshua is going to be fine. We need to
monitor him for a while to keep him on pure oxygen but
other than that I think he'll be home by dinnertime
tomorrow. He's in room 1121 when you want to see him" The
doctor said as both Dana and Fox sighed.
"Thank you, doctor. I don't know how I can ever repay you."
Dana said as she flung her arms around the man.
"Just keep Joshua happy. And love him." The pediatrician
said before he walked off (perhaps to go to bed). Mulder
and Scully rushed into room 1121 to find their son sleeping
peacefully, and with his color back. He picked that moment
to wake up, and look at his wonderful parents.
"Hey there, buddy. How you doing?" Mulder asked him as Josh
stuck out his finger and played with Mulder's wedding ring.
The funny thing was that he never would let go. Then he saw
his mommy in the room and held his arms out for her
attention. "I always told you he was a Momma's boy." Mulder
said as she sat down on the bed and started nursing Josh.
He clutched onto her gold cross as he suckled her breast.
"You know what, Dana." Mulder said, as he saw a pleasant
site, their family.
"What, Fox." Dana said as she looked up at the love of her
life.
"Buddy didn't save this family once, he saved it twice."
"And we have him to thank for that." Dana said as she
rocked Josh back and forth and he was asleep in minutes.
Seven Months Later:
"Come on, Josh. Please eat." Fox said as he practically
begged his son to eat. Josh just stuck out his bottom lip
and gave a full-fledged pout.
"What kind of a face is that?" Mulder asked his frowning
son.
"He gets it from you, Mulder." Dana said as he turned to
see his wife just get out of the shower. He turned back to
see Josh with his hands in the mashed peas and he had it
all over his face and hands. He was giggling at the site
that when he threw food on the floor, the dog would eat it.
Now Josh and Buddy were covered in green goo.
"Mulder, now we have two creatures to wash." Dana said as
she got Josh out of his high chair. He was now full after
smearing it on his face AND eating some of it.
"I'll take buddy outside." Mulder said as he led the dog by
the collar outside. At that moment, both parties struggled.
Buddy strained on his leash and Josh tried to get out of
his mommy's arms.
"Dee Deeeeee" Came out of Josh's mouth as both parents just
looked with utter amazement.]
"Did you just hear that?" Mulder asked.
"Did Joshie just say the dog's name?"
"Maybe." Dana said as she was still holding the struggling
green infant.
"DEEEEEE." Josh wailed again.
"He did, he's trying to say Buddy's name." Dana said as Fox
chuckled.
'Well I'll be. I thought that his first word would be for
his Dada, but I get replaced by a dog.' Mulder thought to
himself as he and Scully decided to let Josh and Buddy take
a bath together.
