Title - Tears of Yesterday III
Author - Nicky
Rating - PG-13
Category - JMPR, MP/L, MSR
Spoilers: Pretender Season 4, X-Files Season 8 Finale
Summary - Jarod and Miss Parker make some unexpected friends and discover some unexpected ties.
Disclaimer: The characters Miss Parker, Sydney, Jarod, Broots etc. and the fictional Centre, are all property of MTM, TNT and NBC Productions and used without permission. Mulder and Scully belong to Chris Carter, 1013 Productions and Fox. I'm not making any money out of this and no infringement is intended.
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Chapter 2
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"How are you doing, Parker?" Dana asks, checking to see that the
fetal monitor is hooked up properly. Obstetrics isn't her
specialty, but she's doing the best she can with her limited med
school knowledge.
"A little better. Now that we're here to safety, I can relax
some. But honestly, I'm actually kind of scared," she sighs.
"More like terrified. Of having to do this. Of what happens
after I do this. Of what I might be having."
"What do you mean *what* you might be having?" Dana asks with
wide eyes. "You mean like whether it's a boy or girl, right?"
She prays silently to herself that she hasn't stumbled upon
another alien birth. She's up here with Mulder and the baby to
get away from all of that.
"Not exactly," Miss Parker says. She looks at Dana long and hard
and has a feeling that she can truly trust her with the whole
truth. "For the past few months, I've been held captive at this
clinic or medical lab or something. This doctor, whom I had the
unfortunate luck in dating, decides to impregnate me to use me as
part of his sick experiment. He gave me injections. Treatments,
he would call them. Along with growth hormones for the baby. I
ended up going through the last 5 months or so of my pregnancy in
only half the time. So, when this baby comes out, I'm not really
sure what to expect."
"At least you know yours will be human," Dana mumbles to herself.
"Something tells me there's a pretty wild story behind that
comment," Miss Parker says, curious as to what the other woman
meant. But her curiosity is put on hold by another contraction.
"You want me to get Jarod?" Dana asks, after the contraction is
over. Miss Parker just nods, still trying to catch her breath.
Dana goes to the door to call the men in.
"Parker, are you alright?" Jarod asks her, going immediately to
her side.
"I will be," she smiles. "Now that you're here."
"This is a pretty good setup, Jarod," Dana compliments. "How did
you know which instruments you'd need? Where did you get them
from?"
"My last job," he says without really thinking.
"You were a doctor?" she asks.
"I thought you were a criminal profiler," Mulder adds.
"Yes to both of you," he says, glaring at Miss Parker as she
tries to stifle a laugh. Most times it's difficult explaining to
others what he can do. "But not an OB/GYN, so I'm afraid I have
to wing it. How about you, Dana. What type of doctor are you?"
"Forensic pathologist," she admits. "So if your patients were
alive, you're already more qualified than me to do this. I've
delivered a baby once, but I pretty much just stood there and
caught what came out. I gave birth myself two months ago,
though. So it's pretty fresh in my mind."
"Jarod, are you . . . prepared to deliver this baby?" Miss Parker
asks him, trying to delicately phrase the question without
spooking their new friends too much.
"Well, I've never delivered a baby before," he admits. "But,
when setting all this up, I managed to run a SIM on the entire
process."
"Okay, then I trust you," she sighs in relief. "I know you can
do anything you set your mind to."
"A SIM?" Mulder asks.
"A simulation. I can sort of . . . imagine myself doing things,"
he tries to explain. "Once I get in the mindset, I can do or
become just about anything."
"You're a pretender," Mulder exclaims excitedly. "I've run
across research on people like you, but I just assumed you all
were just particularly brilliant. Almost beyond geniuses."
"A pretender?" Dana asks.
"A genius who can do or become anything," Miss Parker explains
before cringing again. "But right now I need you to become a
doctor, Jarod. This baby is coming. I need to push."
A brief flash of panic crosses his face at her cries. But soon,
Dr. Jarod takes over and he moves to action. He goes to the sink
and starts to wash up, barking orders over his shoulder.
"Dana, you should scrub up as well. I'm going to need you to
assist me during and after the birth. Mulder, I'm going to need
you to coach Parker since I can't do it."
"Hey Scully, looks like I'm going to finally put what we learned
in those Lamaze classes to good use," Mulder smiles.
"Alright then," Jarod says, slipping his hands into a pair of
gloves. "Let's have us a baby."
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"That's it, Parker. Breathe," Mulder gently coaches. "You're
doing great."
"You are, Honey," Jarod adds. "I'm so proud of you."
"Baby's heart rate is dropping and Parker's blood pressure is
still rising," Dana whispers into Jarod's ear.
"What?" Miss Parker asks. "Is something wrong with the baby?"
"Don't worry about that. This delivery has been tough on the
both of you. I think he's a little anxious to get out. So we're
going to oblige him and get him out of there as soon as we can."
"Her," Parker says through her panting breaths. "You said . . .
him but it's a . . . her. Ahhhh . . ." she screams, her pain
taking on a new twist.
At the same time, the fetal monitor starts beeping
uncontrollably. Dana turns the sound off and looks back at Jarod
shaking her head.
"Listen to me, Parker. You've got to push now! Push," he yells.
"That's it. Keep going." The head emerges with a bluish tint
causing Dana to gasp in shock.
"What's wrong," Parker cries.
"Nothing," Jarod says quickly. "The head's out. I just need you
to give me one more push. Can you do that, Honey?"
Miss Parker bears down and with one last push, the rest of the baby
slips out into Jarod's hands.
"Parker, you did it," he tells her before handing the silent baby
to Dana. "And you were right. It's a girl. A beautiful girl."
"Let me see her," Miss Parker whispers.
"Not yet," he says, trying to come up with an excuse. "We need
to get her all cleaned up first." He manages to hold in his
tears so she won't see his worrying.
She nods her head and leans it back, allowing her eyes to drift
shut. She is so tired and the room is so silent, she could
almost fall alseep. But something at the back of her mind is
bothering her, keeping her from the exhausted slumber.
"She's quiet," she mumbles. "Too quiet. Jarod, why isn't she
crying?"
To be continued . . .
Author - Nicky
Rating - PG-13
Category - JMPR, MP/L, MSR
Spoilers: Pretender Season 4, X-Files Season 8 Finale
Summary - Jarod and Miss Parker make some unexpected friends and discover some unexpected ties.
Disclaimer: The characters Miss Parker, Sydney, Jarod, Broots etc. and the fictional Centre, are all property of MTM, TNT and NBC Productions and used without permission. Mulder and Scully belong to Chris Carter, 1013 Productions and Fox. I'm not making any money out of this and no infringement is intended.
* * * * * * * * * *
Chapter 2
* * * * * * * * * *
"How are you doing, Parker?" Dana asks, checking to see that the
fetal monitor is hooked up properly. Obstetrics isn't her
specialty, but she's doing the best she can with her limited med
school knowledge.
"A little better. Now that we're here to safety, I can relax
some. But honestly, I'm actually kind of scared," she sighs.
"More like terrified. Of having to do this. Of what happens
after I do this. Of what I might be having."
"What do you mean *what* you might be having?" Dana asks with
wide eyes. "You mean like whether it's a boy or girl, right?"
She prays silently to herself that she hasn't stumbled upon
another alien birth. She's up here with Mulder and the baby to
get away from all of that.
"Not exactly," Miss Parker says. She looks at Dana long and hard
and has a feeling that she can truly trust her with the whole
truth. "For the past few months, I've been held captive at this
clinic or medical lab or something. This doctor, whom I had the
unfortunate luck in dating, decides to impregnate me to use me as
part of his sick experiment. He gave me injections. Treatments,
he would call them. Along with growth hormones for the baby. I
ended up going through the last 5 months or so of my pregnancy in
only half the time. So, when this baby comes out, I'm not really
sure what to expect."
"At least you know yours will be human," Dana mumbles to herself.
"Something tells me there's a pretty wild story behind that
comment," Miss Parker says, curious as to what the other woman
meant. But her curiosity is put on hold by another contraction.
"You want me to get Jarod?" Dana asks, after the contraction is
over. Miss Parker just nods, still trying to catch her breath.
Dana goes to the door to call the men in.
"Parker, are you alright?" Jarod asks her, going immediately to
her side.
"I will be," she smiles. "Now that you're here."
"This is a pretty good setup, Jarod," Dana compliments. "How did
you know which instruments you'd need? Where did you get them
from?"
"My last job," he says without really thinking.
"You were a doctor?" she asks.
"I thought you were a criminal profiler," Mulder adds.
"Yes to both of you," he says, glaring at Miss Parker as she
tries to stifle a laugh. Most times it's difficult explaining to
others what he can do. "But not an OB/GYN, so I'm afraid I have
to wing it. How about you, Dana. What type of doctor are you?"
"Forensic pathologist," she admits. "So if your patients were
alive, you're already more qualified than me to do this. I've
delivered a baby once, but I pretty much just stood there and
caught what came out. I gave birth myself two months ago,
though. So it's pretty fresh in my mind."
"Jarod, are you . . . prepared to deliver this baby?" Miss Parker
asks him, trying to delicately phrase the question without
spooking their new friends too much.
"Well, I've never delivered a baby before," he admits. "But,
when setting all this up, I managed to run a SIM on the entire
process."
"Okay, then I trust you," she sighs in relief. "I know you can
do anything you set your mind to."
"A SIM?" Mulder asks.
"A simulation. I can sort of . . . imagine myself doing things,"
he tries to explain. "Once I get in the mindset, I can do or
become just about anything."
"You're a pretender," Mulder exclaims excitedly. "I've run
across research on people like you, but I just assumed you all
were just particularly brilliant. Almost beyond geniuses."
"A pretender?" Dana asks.
"A genius who can do or become anything," Miss Parker explains
before cringing again. "But right now I need you to become a
doctor, Jarod. This baby is coming. I need to push."
A brief flash of panic crosses his face at her cries. But soon,
Dr. Jarod takes over and he moves to action. He goes to the sink
and starts to wash up, barking orders over his shoulder.
"Dana, you should scrub up as well. I'm going to need you to
assist me during and after the birth. Mulder, I'm going to need
you to coach Parker since I can't do it."
"Hey Scully, looks like I'm going to finally put what we learned
in those Lamaze classes to good use," Mulder smiles.
"Alright then," Jarod says, slipping his hands into a pair of
gloves. "Let's have us a baby."
* * * * * * * * * *
"That's it, Parker. Breathe," Mulder gently coaches. "You're
doing great."
"You are, Honey," Jarod adds. "I'm so proud of you."
"Baby's heart rate is dropping and Parker's blood pressure is
still rising," Dana whispers into Jarod's ear.
"What?" Miss Parker asks. "Is something wrong with the baby?"
"Don't worry about that. This delivery has been tough on the
both of you. I think he's a little anxious to get out. So we're
going to oblige him and get him out of there as soon as we can."
"Her," Parker says through her panting breaths. "You said . . .
him but it's a . . . her. Ahhhh . . ." she screams, her pain
taking on a new twist.
At the same time, the fetal monitor starts beeping
uncontrollably. Dana turns the sound off and looks back at Jarod
shaking her head.
"Listen to me, Parker. You've got to push now! Push," he yells.
"That's it. Keep going." The head emerges with a bluish tint
causing Dana to gasp in shock.
"What's wrong," Parker cries.
"Nothing," Jarod says quickly. "The head's out. I just need you
to give me one more push. Can you do that, Honey?"
Miss Parker bears down and with one last push, the rest of the baby
slips out into Jarod's hands.
"Parker, you did it," he tells her before handing the silent baby
to Dana. "And you were right. It's a girl. A beautiful girl."
"Let me see her," Miss Parker whispers.
"Not yet," he says, trying to come up with an excuse. "We need
to get her all cleaned up first." He manages to hold in his
tears so she won't see his worrying.
She nods her head and leans it back, allowing her eyes to drift
shut. She is so tired and the room is so silent, she could
almost fall alseep. But something at the back of her mind is
bothering her, keeping her from the exhausted slumber.
"She's quiet," she mumbles. "Too quiet. Jarod, why isn't she
crying?"
To be continued . . .