DREAMSTON, NEBRASKA

5:21am

I lay on the couch with my eyes closed but sleep does not visit me, nor do I want it to. My mind goes over the conversation Skinner and I had. He said that there was a surprise, what kind of surprise?

I think of Scully, how I heard her telling me to return to her, was that just my mind playing tricks on me or something more? Hell maybe its even an X-File.

Since I know im not going to get any sleep I sit up on the couch, wrapping the blanket around me because it is pretty cold in this women's house. I get up and make my way to the bathroom the lady showed me when we arrived. I turn on the light and look in the mirror, I stare at my reflection, shocked. I have scares all over my face, three big circles on each of my cheeks. I touch the scare and surprisingly enough it doesn't hurt.

What happened to me? Where was I? Why don't I remember? Will I ever?

I walk back to the couch and lie down, I close my eyes and to my shock after a few minutes I fall asleep.

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Dreamston Nebraska

12:32 pm

When I see the sign for Dreamston a shiver runs down my spine. Im so sacred, scared that Mulder is somehow different, that whoever, dare I even say whatever, took him, what they did to him somehow changed him. I've heard about kidnap victims going crazy before, that's acceptable, but what if this was more than just your average kidnap? I don't like to think about this because of the skeptic that I am, but, what if what Skinner said was true, what if it was aliens?

I don't even want to think of that right now. All I want to think about is im minutes from seeing Mulder again, after three months of being apart and only seeing him in my dreams, im finally going to see him. The baby moves in my stomach, I lay my hand over my belly to calm him down, again using the word him because im sure my baby is a boy.

Skinner looks over at me and smiles, "How's the little one?"

"Getting comfortable, he was kicking last night."

"You decided on a name yet?"

"Yes, yes I have."

"Well?"

"If it's a boy, which im sure it is, William Fox."

"That's a good name, what about if it's a girl?"

"Samantha Emily."

He smiles once more, "Those are both good names."

I give him a weak smile, weak because im so nervous. "I missed him so much Skinner."

"You don't have to anymore."

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12:35pm

I jolt awake, look to my right and see a little boy looking at me.

"Hello."

"Hi, what's your name?"

"Fox Mulder."

He wrinkles his nose, "Fox, that's a strange name."

"Well, what's yours?"

"Bond, James Bond."

"Well nice to meet you Mr. Bond."

The doorbell rings and he runs towards the front of the house. "I got it mom!" He yells as he runs.

"Robert James! Get back here this instant! You didn't clean your room!"

He stops dead in his tracks. "Ah mom! Do I have to?"

She appears in the doorway of the kitchen. "Yes, go, now. I'll get the door."

He slumps away and I stand up, what if its Skinner?

I hear her open the door and then hushed voices, I cannot make out what they are saying though. Then Mrs. Lawson and Skinner appear in front of me, Skinners smile drops when he sees me.

"Mulder? You look…"

"Like shit." I finish for him, "Yea, I know."

He smiles once again and then moves aside. I see a flash of red and then before I know it Scully is in my arms, hugging the life out of me.

"Scully, let go, I can't breath."

She laughs and looks up at me, tears cascading down her cheeks, "Wuss."

"You know me too well."

That's when I notice it, her belly is slightly bulged. Now I get the surprise. "Your pregnant??"

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Dreamston

12:40pm

"Yea, got no clue how, but yea."

"Who?"

"I don't know Mulder, I haven't even…well not in a long time. Defiantly not 3 months ago. Hell not even 3 years ago. It can't be possible, but it is."

He smiles and hugs me tightly. His arms feel so natural around me, like it was meant to be.

"You think maybe it was them."

"Im not sure Mulder but im not concerned with that at the moment. All I care about right now is you, and how happy I am that your back."

I touch his cheek, and the scares that are so visible. "God Mulder, what happened to you?"

"I don't know, I don't care. I just want to go home ok?"

"That's what were here for." Skinner says out of the blue, I was so wrapped up in Mulder that I forgot anybody else was here.

"Thank you again Sir."

"There's no point in thanking me Mulder, I did what anybody would do."

He snorts, "You sure anybody? I can name a few that wouldn't."

Skinner smiles, "Your right, I can to. But that doesn't matter, we should get you home. The sooner the better."

I only then realize Mulder's arms are still wrapped around my body, I hide my face in his chest and let out a small sob, a happy one though. Mulder can see that.

I look up at Mulder shocked to see a tear running down his face, I wipe it away and say quietly. "I knew you'd return to me."