Title: The Truth Is Not Enough Part Two
Author: Dana_Maru
Summary: Day after birthday of the twins and Angelle. A day at the beach.
Disclaimer: None of the characters you recognize are mine but I do own Angelle, Helene and Aimee - and of course Willow, Storme and Rogue...
Chapter Three
It is warm summer morning and everyone is gathered in Mulder and Scully's apartment. Angelle and the twins are getting restless, waiting to go to the beach.
"Mommy?"
"What, sweetie?"
"When are we going?"
"Soon, honey, soon. Just be patient."
"But we wanna go now!"
"I know you do, we'll go soon."
After much complaining from the girls that they were taking too long, they finally left the apartment. Mulder has hired a jeep with a detachable roof and the girls giggle as the wind hits their faces, driving along the busy motorway. Aimee and Helene had insisted on bringing their new puppies, which induced tears from Angelle who couldn't understand why Storme and Rogue could go with them when Willow couldn't.
"Mommy, how comes I'm not allowed to bring my bunny?"
"I told you already, Angelle, bunnies don't like water."
"But why don't they like water?"
"I don't know."
"But mommies know everything."
Monica laughed at this.
"No, honey, mommies don't know everything, we do know some things but not everything."
"Oh, okay, I thought you did."
She contented herself with stroking Storme's fur for the rest of their journey. Willow went forgotten while the puppy licked her face and hands, resulting in hysterical laughter. They left the motorway and were driving along a narrow country road, passing field upon field, littered with sheep and cows and a few horses here and there.
"Are we nearly there yet?"
"Just five more minutes, Aimee."
"Oh, look Helene! I can see the sea already!"
"Yep, we're getting closer."
"Are we nearly there yet, Uncle Fox?"
"I told you, Angelle, just a few more minutes."
The jeep turned round the final bend and they had a full view of the ocean waves lapping against the soft golden sand. Mulder let the girls out with Monica, Scully and John while he went to find a parking space in the car park in front of the beach. He joined them as they were setting out their rugs on the sand and the girls settled to build sandcastles with John helping them. Typical Mulder didn't want to miss out on being a kid again and found his spot on the sand to help, leaving the two women to their own devices.
"I can't wait until September, I mean I love being pregnant and all, but I am dying for a cup of coffee!"
"I know what you mean! Although I wouldn't mind so much if I did get pregnant again."
"Haven't you got enough on your hands with just the twins?"
"Don't forget Mulder! He can be just as much a handful as them, look at him!"
"Yeah, guys never grow up do they?"
"I know. What are we gonna do with them when the girls go off to school?"
Mulder and John gave up trying to build the sandcastles with their daughters and joined the women sitting on their rugs. They brought the six-pack of beer out of the cool-box and drank the ice-cold liquid from the little glass bottles while their wives basked in the sun.
Monica and Scully were absorbed in their conversation and their husbands slept beside them on the sand and the girls sloped off down toward the sea. They were paddling in the waves, sitting on the very edge of the sand while the water danced around the waves. Being as young as they are, they soon got bored easily and decided to go into the water. It was only up to their ankles as far as they were willing to go but the tide was coming in fast. Before long the waves were advancing on them, high and rapidly. The tried as best they could to escape the waves and Aimee and Helene managed to make it back onto the dry sand but Angelle was still standing in the same spot. Her feet had sunken into the wet sand and she couldn't escape the waves that splashed around her, coming higher and higher until they were dashing around her head.
Aimee stood holding onto her sister, looking around for their best friend who had been engulfed by the vicious water.
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