Meant To Be II: Children

            By Caitlin "Jinx" Wasson

Chapter Twelve

Dreaming…

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            Dana screamed through another contraction. "I have to push! Get that god damned doctor in here and get these little brats out of me!"

            As the contractions got more intense and closer together, Dana's language got worse.

            "He'll be here in a minute, Sweetie," Fox told her. "John went to get him."

            "Give me some drugs!" she moaned. "I don't care what, just get rid of the pain!"

            "I know, I know," Maggie said. "Just wait for the doctor."

            "Ow!" Dana screamed. "Oh god! I have to push now! This baby is on its way!"

            "Wait for the doctor," Fox told her helplessly.

            "No!" she said. Her voice turned to a scream as she pushed hard. With a scream from Scully and a cry from the child, baby one of four came into the world."

            "It's a girl!" Monica exclaimed.

            Maggie wrapped the baby in one of the blankets she'd made and handed her to Monica.

            "She's got your eyes," Fox said fondly to Dana.

            Dana nodded and swallowed, preparing to push again.

            "No!" Dr. Dracken said. "Don't push again yet. We need to cut the cord first."

            She waited whiles the doctor cut the cord and nurses helped her sit up further.

            "Okay, Dr. Scully," Dr. Dracken said. "I want you to give me one great big push."

            "Lucas, you don't have to tell me what to do! I am a doctor myself after all!" she shouted. "And you've known me for five years. Call me Dana!"

            "Sorry Dana, it's a habit," Dr. Dracken apologized.

            Dana screamed and pushed through another contraction.

            "Here it comes!" Dana shouted after pushing four more times. The room was filled with cries as the second Mulder child entered the world.

            "It's a boy!" Lucas said, cutting the cord and handing him to a nurse.

            Dana screamed in agony as the third child came into the world.

            "It's a girl!" Dr. Dracken exclaimed.

            Dana cried. "I can't do this again!"

            "Yes you can Dana," Fox urged. "Come on. This is the last one."

            Dana gritted her teeth and pushed as hard as she could. No screams filled her ears except her own. Everyone was quiet.

            "Shit," Dr. Dracken swore. "Get this one down to the NICU."

            "What's wrong?" Scully demanded, panicking. "What's wrong with my baby?"

            The nurse handed her a pink swaddled bundle. "She's not breathing right. The umbilical cord was twisted around her neck, cutting off her oxygen," Dr. Dracken told her gravely. "We're not sure how things will turn out."

            Scully gasped.

            "Your other babies are fine," he continued. "They're big for quads, especially being premis. They each weigh a bit over 4 pounds."

            "What are their names?" Monica asked.

            "This little one is Caitlin Marie Scully-Mulder," she said. "The other girl is Rebecca Elisabeth. The boy is William John. The third girl is Hope Monica."

            "Those are pretty names," Monica said. "Especially the middle names," she added with a grin.

            "Thanks," Dana said. She rocked Caitlin in her arms but her mind was elsewhere.

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