Title: The Truth Is Not Enough Part Two
Author: Dana_Maru
Summary: Mulder reflecting on his new life

Disclaimer: None of the characters you recognize are mine but I do own Angelle, Helene, Aimee and Jonathon - and of course Storme, Willow and Rogue...

Chapter Nine

Five years have passed since we left our lives in America behind, but it feels like no time at all. Life is good. I have my two beautiful daughters and my lovely wife. Sometimes I still can't believe we actually got married. But we did and that's what matters. That day will be in my memory forever - even if it did start badly for me. It's strange how much my life has changed in the past five years, living in Scotland with John and Monica and the children. Sometimes I wonder if it is always gonna be this good, I still expect some Syndicate member to turn up on the doorstep. When we first got here, I kept thinking of home, back in America. But now Scotland feels like home - more than America ever did. I feel safer and the people here are so friendly, I settled in in no time.

It's funny to hear my girls speak because of their accents, they sound like any other Glaswegian kids! It's weird how much our twins look so much like Scully, Aimee has the red hair, the blue eyes and the cute little freckles across her nose - Helene has the freckles too, but her skin is slightly darker and her hair and eyes are like mine. They are just as stubborn as their mother is but then they tend to have some pretty wild ideas - I wonder where that comes from!

I can remember the day Scully told me that she was barren, and I could feel the pain she felt, see it in her eyes. Then she got pregnant with William and everything changed. I often wonder where he is and how he is doing, he'll be just over six by now. One day, we'll have to tell the girls about their older brother. Right now we have another little one on the way and the girls are almost as ecstatic as I am! I can't wait for the day he or she is born. We are booked for the three-month ultrasound so I have two days to talk Scully into wanting to know the gender. I hate not knowing, although I suppose it would be nice to keep it a surprise but I'm dying to find out. The girls are constantly arguing over whether they want a brother or sister, Aimee wants a brother but Helene is adamant that it's gonna be a girl. So if we know, we can settle the argument once and for all!

Nothing has happened in the last five years to cause any worry, except the day at the beach when we found Angelle unconscious in the water. She's fine now even if she is sulking because Monica has taken Jonathon to bed and she wanted to play with him. The joy of having kids. Don't get me wrong, it's wonderful to be a dad but it's hard work too, trying to settle the arguments fairly so that neither of them goes off in a huff. Like now, when each of the twins is in a different corner of their bedroom, doodling offensive pictures of the other because of a petty squabble! Helene has just shown me the latest picture of Aimee and I have to tell you this fight is gonna be a hard one to sort out.

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This chapter is a little short but I hope you enjoyed it anyway. By the way, some reviews would really make my day just that little bit better. J

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