When you got right down to it, it wasn't the pale blue flowers lying limply
beside the gray marble headstone or the familiar name etched into the cold
stone that broke her heart. It wasn't the bitter cold that seemed to steal
the very warmth from her soul or the few lingering snowflakes blowing in
the wind that seemed to drain the light from her eyes. It was the fact
that she would never see him again that tried to rip her from reality.
At least that was how she had felt at the funeral two days ago. Dana looked down at the headstone and read inscription again.
Joshua A. Williams
1960-1998
He Gave Them Love
She smiled as her son reached up and swatted at her face. Gently she pulled Ethan's hand down and tickled him, drawing a smile and happy noises from his mouth. His first smile.
Mulder came up behind her and placed some flowers down next to the blue ones. He stood up and said, "How is he?"
"He's doing much better. The doctor discharged him this morning." She looked up at Mulder and saw him looking down at her thoughtfully. "What?"
"Nothing," he said, shaking his head. "It's nothing."
"My mother is letting me stay with her until I can find an apartment somewhere, decide what I'm going to do. Oh no Ethan, don't do that to Mulder's tie!" The baby had grabbed his tie and stuffed it in his mouth, jabbering away.
Mulder gave a little laugh and eased the soggy material out of Ethan's toothless mouth. "Sorry Tiger, not my good alien tie."
Dana smiled before her face took on a look of concern. "Mulder, where are you staying?"
"The Lone Gunmen have offered me their couch until my apartment is either fixed or I get a new one, whichever comes first." He was still looking down at the tiring child in her arms, watching his face scrunch up as he yawned.
She looked at him and then looked down at the headstone. The wind blew harder and more snow began falling as Josh's laughter seemed to echo in the nearly empty cemetery. "Mulder, why don't you stay with us?" She raised her eyes up to meet his.
"No, Scully - Dana. I couldn't."
"Mom's got two guest bedrooms and I'm sure she'd love to see you again." Dana put a hand on his forearm. "I'd like to see you again."
Ethan made little popping noises with his mouth and grabbed Mulder's tie again, tugging on it until he finally took it off and handed it to him. Content, Ethan yawned and closed his eyes, snuggling deeper into his mother's arms.
"What can I say? The kid's got my tie. I guess I'll have to come stay, at least for a little while."
Dana smiled up at him as he grinned and put his arm around her shoulders and guided her out of the cemetery. "Ok but there are a few rules. Number One: No chasing after little green men until you get your own apartment."
"They're gray."
"Number Two: If any of those video tapes that aren't yours survived the tree incident they are not to come into the house."
"They're still gray."
"Number Three: You live there, you have diaper duty."
"Is it too late to check in at a Motel 6?"
"Mulder!"
"Just kidding. Sounds great."
"I thought you'd approve. Come on, let's go home Mulder."
"As you wish."
::Somewhere Up There ^ ::
"Ten bucks they'll get married in a year," Josh said.
"I'll take that bet," said Melissa Scully.
"Twenty says they'll have three kids by the millennium," William Scully said.
"I'll raise you ten and say they'll have four," William Mulder chipped in.
"We'll raise you all a hundred and say they'll live happily ever after," Samantha Mulder and Emily said.
"The bets are in. Mulder and Dana take it from here now," Josh said, looking down on the two people he loved most ride away into the sunset with the beginnings of new life ahead of them.
"Godspeed."
**********
OH MY GOSH I FINISHED IT!!!!! I can't believe it's actually done. ::sob:: I didn't think I'd actually complete my first chapter X-File story, but I did. Yayness.
Special thanks to: my little sis Beth who helped me with the Latin and stayed up many a night allowing me to bounce stories off her and for listening to my insane ramblings, to all my faithful reviewers (YOU GUYS ROCK!), my parents for allowing me this obsession that has taken over my life, and my grandparents for letting me tie up the phone line while I'm visiting so I could download these last few chapters onto ff.net. Thank you all!
I hope you enjoyed this, I know I loved writing it. Until next time... Bye!
At least that was how she had felt at the funeral two days ago. Dana looked down at the headstone and read inscription again.
Joshua A. Williams
1960-1998
He Gave Them Love
She smiled as her son reached up and swatted at her face. Gently she pulled Ethan's hand down and tickled him, drawing a smile and happy noises from his mouth. His first smile.
Mulder came up behind her and placed some flowers down next to the blue ones. He stood up and said, "How is he?"
"He's doing much better. The doctor discharged him this morning." She looked up at Mulder and saw him looking down at her thoughtfully. "What?"
"Nothing," he said, shaking his head. "It's nothing."
"My mother is letting me stay with her until I can find an apartment somewhere, decide what I'm going to do. Oh no Ethan, don't do that to Mulder's tie!" The baby had grabbed his tie and stuffed it in his mouth, jabbering away.
Mulder gave a little laugh and eased the soggy material out of Ethan's toothless mouth. "Sorry Tiger, not my good alien tie."
Dana smiled before her face took on a look of concern. "Mulder, where are you staying?"
"The Lone Gunmen have offered me their couch until my apartment is either fixed or I get a new one, whichever comes first." He was still looking down at the tiring child in her arms, watching his face scrunch up as he yawned.
She looked at him and then looked down at the headstone. The wind blew harder and more snow began falling as Josh's laughter seemed to echo in the nearly empty cemetery. "Mulder, why don't you stay with us?" She raised her eyes up to meet his.
"No, Scully - Dana. I couldn't."
"Mom's got two guest bedrooms and I'm sure she'd love to see you again." Dana put a hand on his forearm. "I'd like to see you again."
Ethan made little popping noises with his mouth and grabbed Mulder's tie again, tugging on it until he finally took it off and handed it to him. Content, Ethan yawned and closed his eyes, snuggling deeper into his mother's arms.
"What can I say? The kid's got my tie. I guess I'll have to come stay, at least for a little while."
Dana smiled up at him as he grinned and put his arm around her shoulders and guided her out of the cemetery. "Ok but there are a few rules. Number One: No chasing after little green men until you get your own apartment."
"They're gray."
"Number Two: If any of those video tapes that aren't yours survived the tree incident they are not to come into the house."
"They're still gray."
"Number Three: You live there, you have diaper duty."
"Is it too late to check in at a Motel 6?"
"Mulder!"
"Just kidding. Sounds great."
"I thought you'd approve. Come on, let's go home Mulder."
"As you wish."
::Somewhere Up There ^ ::
"Ten bucks they'll get married in a year," Josh said.
"I'll take that bet," said Melissa Scully.
"Twenty says they'll have three kids by the millennium," William Scully said.
"I'll raise you ten and say they'll have four," William Mulder chipped in.
"We'll raise you all a hundred and say they'll live happily ever after," Samantha Mulder and Emily said.
"The bets are in. Mulder and Dana take it from here now," Josh said, looking down on the two people he loved most ride away into the sunset with the beginnings of new life ahead of them.
"Godspeed."
**********
OH MY GOSH I FINISHED IT!!!!! I can't believe it's actually done. ::sob:: I didn't think I'd actually complete my first chapter X-File story, but I did. Yayness.
Special thanks to: my little sis Beth who helped me with the Latin and stayed up many a night allowing me to bounce stories off her and for listening to my insane ramblings, to all my faithful reviewers (YOU GUYS ROCK!), my parents for allowing me this obsession that has taken over my life, and my grandparents for letting me tie up the phone line while I'm visiting so I could download these last few chapters onto ff.net. Thank you all!
I hope you enjoyed this, I know I loved writing it. Until next time... Bye!