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 3
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"Come on, Baby Girl," he pleads with the baby. "Breathe." He
continues to vigorously massage the tiny chest while Dana
provides intermittent blasts of oxygen.
"Jarod, why isn't she crying?" Miss Parker asks again, this time
her voice laced with tears.
"Because she's not breathing," he finally confesses to her.
"What's her name, Parker?"
"Serena. That's what she told me. Like when Ethan told my mom,"
she cries.
"Call to her. Make her live, Parker."
"What?" she asks, confused at his request.
"Just call her, Parker. We don't have much time," Jarod yells
frantically. "Let her know you're waiting for her."
"Serena," she calls through her tears. "It's me. I'm your . .
. I'm your Mommy, Sweetheart. Breathe for me, baby. Please. I'm
ready to meet you. Please do this. I know you can. Just
breathe."
"Come on, Serena," Jarod begs. "It's time for you to live,
Princess."
"Quiet a second," Dana says, hushing them. She adjusts the
stethoscope and listens carefully. "I got a heartbeat!"
"That's my girl," Jarod smiles, letting out a huge sigh of
relief.
The little girl starts to lose the blue hue and turns a healthy
shade of pink. After a few more puffs of air from Dana, she
starts flailing her little limbs about. Finally, she opens her
mouth and lets out her first scream, tears streaming down her
face. But she isn't the only one crying. In fact, there isn't
a dry eye in the room.
* * * * * * * * * *
"She's gorgeous," Jarod whispers, kissing Miss Parker lightly on
the lips. "She has your nose. And your eyes. And definitely
your big mouth. My ears are still ringing from all that crying,"
he says with a laugh.
"Funny," she laughs along with him before turning back to her
baby, watching her nurse for a moment. "She really is beautiful,
isn't she?" She turns nervously to Jarod and asks him what she
fears most. "You don't think anything's wrong with her, do you?
I mean, you don't think that Carson's 'treatments' had an adverse
effect?"
"She seems perfectly healthy and normal, Parker," he assures her.
"But we took some blood samples just to be sure. Mulder's going
to have some friends look over the results just to be sure."
The baby detaches herself from Miss Parker's breast and yawns
sleepily. Miss Parker cleans her up and burps her before the
child can drift off to sleep.
"Do you mind if I . . can I . . . hold her?" Jarod asks shyly.
For a moment, Miss Parker feels her heart breaking. This is the
man she loves most in the world. This is the man who had the
place in her dreams as the father of children. It seems unfair
that Carson stole that opportunity from him. But as she places
the baby in his arms, she can see that he already loves her. He
would never hold her paternity over her head.
"You two seem to get along," she says with a smile. "I think she
likes you."
"She better," he smiles back. "I'm going to be around for a long
time. If that's alright with you, of course," he adds quickly.
"You mean it?" she whispers, her eyes starting to tear up. "I
know she's not yours, but . . . "
"That doesn't matter," he interrupts. He looks into her eyes and
she can see that he honestly means it. "I love you. And I love
her because I love you. Because she's a part of you." He leans
over to kiss her, assuring her of his love.
* * * * * * * * * *
Out in the living room, Dana is feeding her own baby. Not only
does it give her son his much needed nourishment, it's also a
time for her to sit back and unwind. And with a day as stressful
as she had, she's glad her baby is there.
"What do you think the story is with those two?" Mulder asks out
of the blue.
"I'm not really sure," she sighs. "They seem nice. Although
they're obviously running from something. I'm glad I was able to
help. They didn't want to trust me at first, but . . ."
"But what, Scully?"
"She mentioned something kind of strange," Scully admits and has
to hold back her smile at the obvious pleasure that statement
brings to her husband. Even though he doesn't work on the X-
Files anymore, he's constantly on the look out for strange and
unusual stories.
"Strange how?" he asks with a grin.
"Well, she said that some voice from inside her told her that I
could be trusted."
"That's not so strange," he interrupts. "A lot of people go with
their gut instincts."
"No, it was more than that. She knew my name before I ever told
her," Scully says. "And you heard her after the baby was born.
She told Jarod that the baby let her know what her name was.
That the same thing happened with her mother. Jarod called it
her inner sense, but they never had the chance to explain it to
me."
"Well, that does sound kind of strange," he agrees, his eyes
lighting up again.
"Oh no you don't," she warns.
"What?" he asks innocently.
"You leave that woman alone. She just had a baby, Mulder. She
doesn't need you asking her a bunch of questions."
"But Scully . . . " he whines, sticking out his bottom lip in
that sexy little pout of his that Scully was defenseless against.
Heaven help her when the baby is old enough to pick up that
little habit from his father.
"Here. Change William." She walks across the room and hands
Mulder the baby. She knows if she stays in that room with Mulder
any longer, she'll be tempted to relent and let him satisfy his
curiosity. "I'm going to go check on Parker and Serena."
He sticks his lip out even farther and she just turns away,
rolling her eyes. Yes, Heaven help her indeed when sweet little
William is able to manipulate her like that. The little boy is
going to be spoiled rotten.
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 3
* * * * * * * * * *
"Come on, Baby Girl," he pleads with the baby. "Breathe." He
continues to vigorously massage the tiny chest while Dana
provides intermittent blasts of oxygen.
"Jarod, why isn't she crying?" Miss Parker asks again, this time
her voice laced with tears.
"Because she's not breathing," he finally confesses to her.
"What's her name, Parker?"
"Serena. That's what she told me. Like when Ethan told my mom,"
she cries.
"Call to her. Make her live, Parker."
"What?" she asks, confused at his request.
"Just call her, Parker. We don't have much time," Jarod yells
frantically. "Let her know you're waiting for her."
"Serena," she calls through her tears. "It's me. I'm your . .
. I'm your Mommy, Sweetheart. Breathe for me, baby. Please. I'm
ready to meet you. Please do this. I know you can. Just
breathe."
"Come on, Serena," Jarod begs. "It's time for you to live,
Princess."
"Quiet a second," Dana says, hushing them. She adjusts the
stethoscope and listens carefully. "I got a heartbeat!"
"That's my girl," Jarod smiles, letting out a huge sigh of
relief.
The little girl starts to lose the blue hue and turns a healthy
shade of pink. After a few more puffs of air from Dana, she
starts flailing her little limbs about. Finally, she opens her
mouth and lets out her first scream, tears streaming down her
face. But she isn't the only one crying. In fact, there isn't
a dry eye in the room.
* * * * * * * * * *
"She's gorgeous," Jarod whispers, kissing Miss Parker lightly on
the lips. "She has your nose. And your eyes. And definitely
your big mouth. My ears are still ringing from all that crying,"
he says with a laugh.
"Funny," she laughs along with him before turning back to her
baby, watching her nurse for a moment. "She really is beautiful,
isn't she?" She turns nervously to Jarod and asks him what she
fears most. "You don't think anything's wrong with her, do you?
I mean, you don't think that Carson's 'treatments' had an adverse
effect?"
"She seems perfectly healthy and normal, Parker," he assures her.
"But we took some blood samples just to be sure. Mulder's going
to have some friends look over the results just to be sure."
The baby detaches herself from Miss Parker's breast and yawns
sleepily. Miss Parker cleans her up and burps her before the
child can drift off to sleep.
"Do you mind if I . . can I . . . hold her?" Jarod asks shyly.
For a moment, Miss Parker feels her heart breaking. This is the
man she loves most in the world. This is the man who had the
place in her dreams as the father of children. It seems unfair
that Carson stole that opportunity from him. But as she places
the baby in his arms, she can see that he already loves her. He
would never hold her paternity over her head.
"You two seem to get along," she says with a smile. "I think she
likes you."
"She better," he smiles back. "I'm going to be around for a long
time. If that's alright with you, of course," he adds quickly.
"You mean it?" she whispers, her eyes starting to tear up. "I
know she's not yours, but . . . "
"That doesn't matter," he interrupts. He looks into her eyes and
she can see that he honestly means it. "I love you. And I love
her because I love you. Because she's a part of you." He leans
over to kiss her, assuring her of his love.
* * * * * * * * * *
Out in the living room, Dana is feeding her own baby. Not only
does it give her son his much needed nourishment, it's also a
time for her to sit back and unwind. And with a day as stressful
as she had, she's glad her baby is there.
"What do you think the story is with those two?" Mulder asks out
of the blue.
"I'm not really sure," she sighs. "They seem nice. Although
they're obviously running from something. I'm glad I was able to
help. They didn't want to trust me at first, but . . ."
"But what, Scully?"
"She mentioned something kind of strange," Scully admits and has
to hold back her smile at the obvious pleasure that statement
brings to her husband. Even though he doesn't work on the X-
Files anymore, he's constantly on the look out for strange and
unusual stories.
"Strange how?" he asks with a grin.
"Well, she said that some voice from inside her told her that I
could be trusted."
"That's not so strange," he interrupts. "A lot of people go with
their gut instincts."
"No, it was more than that. She knew my name before I ever told
her," Scully says. "And you heard her after the baby was born.
She told Jarod that the baby let her know what her name was.
That the same thing happened with her mother. Jarod called it
her inner sense, but they never had the chance to explain it to
me."
"Well, that does sound kind of strange," he agrees, his eyes
lighting up again.
"Oh no you don't," she warns.
"What?" he asks innocently.
"You leave that woman alone. She just had a baby, Mulder. She
doesn't need you asking her a bunch of questions."
"But Scully . . . " he whines, sticking out his bottom lip in
that sexy little pout of his that Scully was defenseless against.
Heaven help her when the baby is old enough to pick up that
little habit from his father.
"Here. Change William." She walks across the room and hands
Mulder the baby. She knows if she stays in that room with Mulder
any longer, she'll be tempted to relent and let him satisfy his
curiosity. "I'm going to go check on Parker and Serena."
He sticks his lip out even farther and she just turns away,
rolling her eyes. Yes, Heaven help her indeed when sweet little
William is able to manipulate her like that. The little boy is
going to be spoiled rotten.
To be continued . . .