By Caitlin "Jinx" Wasson
Chapter One
Note: This story is in the same format as the first one, Meant To Be.
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"And how did this make you feel, Jenny?" Fox Mulder asked.
"Second rate, like I wasn't good enough," she replied from her place o the couch.
Fox Mulder hated days like this. His last client of the day refused to leave so he could go to his wife's doctor appointment.
He smiled just thinking about Dana. They'd been married for a year and she was pregnant.
"Okay, Jenny," he said, closing his notebook. "That'll wrap things up for today's session. I'll see you tomorrow, Wednesday."
"Thank you Dr. Mulder," Jenny said, getting up and leaving.
Fox checked his watch, 2:15. Shit! He'd missed the appointment. He pulled out his cell phone and checked his voice mail.
"Hey honey, it's Dana. I need you to come to the hospital now. There's something I have to tell you."
Fox panicked and practically ran out of his office. He sprinted the two blocks to the hospital. A doctor waited for him in the lobby.
"Dr. Mulder?" she asked.
"Yes, that's me. What's wrong?" he demanded.
"Come with me, your wife is in room 204," she said, leading him down the hall. "I'm Dr. Pat, your wife's OBGYN. I'm sure she'd rather tell you the news herself."
Fox followed her nervously. What was wrong with their precious child?
Dana was lying in a hospital bed. "Hey Honey," she greeted him.
"What's wrong?" he demanded.
"Sit down," she said. "You know how we're having a baby?"
"Yeah."
"Well, we're not," she said.
"What? Did you miscarry?"
She shook her head. "We're not having a baby, we're having four babies."
"What?" he asked in disbelief.
She smiled and handed him the sonogram. Sure enough, there were four tiny babies. "You know how I'm bigger than I should be?" she said. "That's why."
He stared at the black and white picture.
"Say something," Dana urged.
"Wow," he said. "I mean… this is… I always wanted four kids."
Dana laughed, leaned over, and kissed his cheek. "I know, so do I but you aren't the one who has to go through labor."
Fox smiled. "Why are they keeping you here?"
Dana's smile faded slightly. "Apparently, this is a high risk pregnancy. Quads are a rare occurrence and healthy quads are even rarer. They want to keep me here to make sure the babies are okay."
He nodded then frowned. "You're going to have to stay here for five months? I won't be able to sleep at night without you."
Dana smiled. "Why else do you think I chose a room with an empty bed?"
"They'll let me stay?" he asked.
"Of course!" she said. "I am, after all, the premier neurosurgeon in this hospital. They'll do just about anything for me. Except let me go home, apparently."
Mulder smiled and kissed her hand. "Why don't I go home and get some of our stuff?"
"Okay," she agreed. "This hospital gown is itchy."
"I'll be back in a little while, Sweetheart."
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Note: Same format as the original.
Meant to Be is probably my favorite of all the stories I've written. Why? As the third X-files fic I've ever written, (yes, it was the third X-files fic I've ever written, not published. I wrote the New Girl first, then another story which is so bad you will never see it, and then the first Meant to Be.) it seems to have at least a little more substance to it and a lot more plot.
Enjoy!
Luv Y'all!
Cait
Thanks to my beta reader
