When I wake up Scully is still sleeping, I smile into her hair and snuggle closer to her. She mumbles something in her sleep but doesn't wake. I lie there for around an hour before she wakes up, when she does she looks up at me and smiles.

"Go get ready."

"Why?"

"We are going to my mothers remember?"

"Oh, ok. What about you are we going to head to your place first?"

"Yea, but you should get ready before we leave for my apartment don't you think?"

"Yea, I guess. Wanna help?"

"Tempting, but no." She says with a smile. "Im going to make some coffee. Want a cup?"

"Sure."

Then I walk into my room and turn on the shower, I quickly undress and get in. But before I do I stare at myself in the mirror, all these scars all over my body.

What happened to me?

When I exit the shower I can hear Scully walking around in the living room. I smile at the familiar sound, glad to finally be home.

This won't last long though, pretty soon im going to have to deal with what happened.

But not yet.

No, right now im going to spend the day with Scully and her mother.

Oddly enough im excited about that.

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The ride to my mothers is anything but silent. As expected Mulder has the X-files on his mind. Im not sure how happy he feels when I tell him about Dogett. "So they replaced me?"

"No, that is not what im saying Mulder. Dogett was the head of your search team, but he helped me with the X-files while you were away. I have no doubt in my mind that you will be on the X-files soon. You have nothing to worry about."

He smiles towards the road and I place my hand over his. He turns to me and moves a strand of my hair behind my ear causing me to smile.

"This is nice." I say.

"What?"

"This, us being able to be together without the x-files clouding the air, you actually spending the day with me and my mother without us being at the hospital."

He laughs at this, "Your right, it is nice."

Just about then morning sickness starts to rear its ever ugly head.

"Mulder, pull over at a gas station. Quick."

He gets a confused look on his face and then remembers, he pulls in to the nearest Shell station.

I run to the bathroom as quickly as possible and emerge a few minutes later to see that Mulder has gotten himself sunflower seeds.

"Old habit's die hard?"

"You know me."

"A little to much for the norm."

"Your right, but I know you a bit to much for the norm as well."

"I wouldn't have it any other way."

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We pull into her mothers a bit after the gas station, Scully looks like a kid on Christmas morning.

Her mother greets us at the door way,

"Fox! It's so good to see you again, im glad you could come."

"Im glad I could come too."

She moves aside allowing us to come in.

"So Mom what exactly are we doing today?"

"I believe I can answer that." A deep voice says from behind us.

I turn around to see who it is and he's tall, maybe my height, if not an inch or so shorter, he has dark brown hair, military cut, and his blue eyes match Scullys perfectly.

This must be Charlie.

Im obviously right because Scully squeals in excitement and practically jumps into his arms. He hugs her back before she pulls away, "Charlie! What are you doing here?"

Ha, see I was right.

"Well, believe it or not we I got stationed oh maybe half an hour away from here, and I was looking for houses, mom called and told me to come here and that she would have a surprise for me. Guess she was right."

"Are the kids here?

"No, they're with there mother, back in California."

"Too bad, oh, where are my manors? Charlie, there's somebody that I want you to meet."

She turns him so that he is facing me, "Charlie, meet Fox Mulder, my partner and best friend."

"Ah, the infamous Mulder."

"Ah, the infamous Charlie, nice to meet you." I shake his hand and get a concerned look on my face, I look at Scully and add, "He's not a Bill remake is he?"

"Oh, for Heavens sake no, my brother is a prick."

"Ah, im starting to like you more and more by the minute."

Scully laughs and is once again at my side. "So, what do you guys suppose we do? I mean I have the day off. We can go anywhere."

Maggie looks at us and smiles, "Oh, I know Dana, you guys should go baby shopping, you haven't gone yet."

"That's because I don't know the sex of it yet."

"Oh, well, that's why they have green."

"Yeah, but I would rather know if its going to be a boy or girl. After the doctor's appointment."

"How about we just talk?"

Scully smiles, "I'd like that Charlie."

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Im so happy that my brother was at my mother's house. We spent the whole day talking, and laughing, and a few bad words were said about Bill, but that's irrelevant.

Now Mulder and I are on our way to my apartment, and the baby suddenly starts to kick, I wince a little bit because he/she is a very strong kicker.

"What's wrong?" Mulder asks with concern in his voice.

"Nothing, the baby's just kicking," I grab his hand and place it on my stomach, "here, feel."

As if on cue the baby once again kicks, Mulder gets a wide smile on his face and chuckles a bit.

"He's a strong one."

"Or she."

"Or she."

"Just wait, only 6 months left, 6 months."

He turns the engine off and I realize were not outside my apartment building, "Wanna come in?"

"Sure."

We walk up to apartment 35 in silence, I take out my key and unlock the door, thrilled to be home.

"Want some coffee?"

"Sure, sounds good."

"Ok."

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As were driving back to her apartment I see her grimace.

"What's wrong?" I ask hearing concern in my voice.

She looks up at me and smiles, "Nothing, the baby's just kicking," she grabs my hand and places it over her stomach, "here, feel."

I get a wide smile on my face, he kicks again.

"He's a strong one."

She looks up at me, "or she."

"Or she."

She smiles, "just wait, only 6 months left, 6 months."

I stop in front of her building, she looks puzzled for a second and then realizes we are in front of her

Apartment.

"Want to come in?"

"Sure."

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Scully's Apartment

Scully's POV:

"So, any interesting cases while I was gone?"

"Only you would care about something like that, well, there was the bat/man thing, and then the really

Hideous looking creature that took away people's illnesses, but of course you already knew about that

Now didn't you?"

He looks down at his feet, ashamed I would say. "I should've told you about that. Sorry."

"Nothing you can do about it now, im just glad that your back. And healthy. That's all I care about."

"I wish I could shed some light on what happened to me, I think I have a good idea, but I cant be sure."

"Has Skinner told you yet? What he remembers?"

"No, what was it?"

"He saw a ship, then you were gone. He looked everywhere. So there is a big possibility that it was in

Fact, little gray men."

Whoa, am I really admitting to him that I believe Aliens did this to him?

"Are you saying, that you, Dana Katherine Scully, believe in the existence of Extra Terrestrials?"

"It's a possibility Mulder, that's all im saying."

"But your saying that you don't not believe."

"How could I not believe Mulder? I've seen so much, for God's sake, im as much a part of this as you, maybe even more so."

"Your right, you are."

The baby once again kicks, this time a bit harder, causing me to grimace. "What?"

"It's just the baby."

"Maybe you should lie down."

"Yea, maybe."

"I can stay here if you want, sleep in the guest room."

"I know this might sound crazy Mulder, but I would feel much better if you stayed with me, in my room. You don't mind to terribly do you?"

"Does this mean were sleeping together?"

"In some way, shape, and form, yes. But you better remember, im with child."

He smiles, "Dana Scully, im ashamed you would even think that."

"I know you too well Mulder, you cant fool me."

He gets a conquered look, "Too bad."