Mulder's POV:
We make record time in getting to the doctors office. Were standing outside of the office of:
Doctor Heather Young
OBGYN
When Scully's mom, Maggie as she would have me call her, walks up. She smiles when she sees me and then smiles again when she sees that im wearing the same clothes as I wore yesterday.
"Have a productive day Dana?" She says with the ever famous Scully eyebrow.
"Yes, mother I did. Not that its any of your business 'what' I did yesterday. Now come on, were late. Heathers going to be upset."
"Cant make Heather upset now can we?" Maggie says with a small smile, "That would be tragic."
"Ha, ha mom. You know how we pregnant women are though, and she's nearly 7 months along. Much worse than I am at only a little after 3."
"True."
We enter the office and sit in the waiting from for all of a minute before going back to the ultrasound room. Scully is told to lie on a table and she does, then the doctor proceeds in putting some kind of gel over her stomach, on with the ultrasound.
Im amazed at what I see, there on the screen is Scully's baby. You can see his or her heart beating. Its miraculous. She looks at the screen with a huge smile on her face, she takes my hand in hers and squeezes it tightly. Maggie sees this exchange and smiles wider than her smile was before.
The doctor looks at me, "Is he the father?"
Scully looks at me with tears brimming her blue eyes, "Yea, he is." A tear falls down her cheek and I wipe it away. She smiles and looks back at the screen. "Look Mulder, that's ours. Isn't it amazing. That image on the screen is growing inside of me, waiting until its ready to make its appearance in the world."
I don't know what to say to that so I grip onto her hand tighter. She looks at me and smiles, I could get use to seeing her smile this much. We just stand there for a while looking at each other before we look back at the screen.
The doctor looks at Scully, "How far along are you Ms. Scully?"
"Dana, please. Im a little over a week into my second trimester."
"Ok. Do you want to know the sex?"
She looks at me for approval. I nod my head. She turns back to the doctor, "Yes, we would."
Maggie Scully is quite through all of this, switching her gaze from the grandchild she thought she would never have to mine and Scullys exchange.
The doctor looks perplexed for a second and then smiles wide. "Ms. Scully, can I direct your attention at the screen for a moment?"
"Sure."
"Ok," She points to the screen, "If you'll look right here, you'll see something I overlooked. That's another head."
"What are you saying?" She says quickly.
"Well, Ms. Scully, your having twins."
"Twins?" I say, quietly. Unsure.
"Yes, from what I can tell, a boy and a girl. But im not for sure. We might have to wait a few more weeks now. But your defiantly having two of them. Congratulations."
She cleans Scully up and leaves the room, Scully sits up on the table and Maggie hugs her. "Oh Dana, twins. Im so happy for you."
"Thanks mom, im just shocked. Twins. Wow." She looks at me, "Twins Mulder. Twins."
I hug her, "Yea, twins. Im a bit shocked myself."
"How Mulder? I mean its strange enough me getting pregnant without doing any work, but twins? Who? Why? When?"
"I don't know Scully. I don't know. But we don't need to be focusing on that now. We need to focus on them. She said a boy and girl? We can go shopping now."
"Mulder, I think that's the first time I've heard you say anything about shopping."
"And it will probably be the last."
She smiles, "Ok Mulder. Lets go shopping."
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"Baby's R Us." I say with a smile, "Never thought I would shop here. Never thought WE would shop here." I look at Mulder, he looks like a kid in a candy store. He's more excited about this than I thought he would be. "Mulder."
"Yea."
"Well, I know I told the doctor that you were the father. But do you think that its at all possible? That maybe they used you? Would they do that? Could they?"
"It's not impossible. I would like to think of it that way, we could always see, after the babies are born."
"Im not exactly sure if I want to, I mean what if their not? I would rather just say they are, and leave it at that. I mean, I want them to be yours."
"Good enough for me." He says taking his hand into mine.
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"Scully what color's do you want to do the room in?" Mulder says as we pass the paint.
"Oh I don't know Mulder, I was thinking yellow. That's a universal color right? I mean its happy, its not girly, and its not to boyish."
"And Stars. You could do the room in stars?"
"Why does it not surprise me you would say something like that."
"At least I didn't say Aliens."
"Or the Jersey Devil, or the Fiji Mermaid, or--"
"Ok Scully, I get the picture."
I laugh, "Well, Mulder. I was going to do the room in stars in the first place. What about the cribs, what color should they be. I mean should they be natural wood color, or white?"
"I think Natural is better. White's a bit to bright, for a boy at least. And it would look strange with one white crib and one wood crib."
"Your right. Dark are lightwood?"
"Light."
"Why are you making all the decisions?"
"Because, I'll probably be the one who assembles these things."
My cell rings and I let Mulder take the buggy.
"Scully."
"Your names Dana. Not Scully."
"Bill, how nice to hear from you." I say looking at Mulder, he rolls his eyes and continues pushing the buggy. "To what do I owe this honor?"
"Well, your appointment was today right? How'd it go?"
"Wonderful. Im the proud mother of two."
"Your having twins?"
"Yeah, a boy and the girl is what it looks like. Mulder and I are--" I pause, Damn-it! I didn't mean to mention Mulder, he's going to fume. "Mulder and I are shopping now."
"Mulder is with you?" He says a bit agitated.
"Yes, he came to the appointment with me and mom. I asked him to come. Is there a problem?"
"Well I guess since he knocked you up--"
"William Scully! You have no right to say that. You don't have the faintest what your talking about! I don't have to take this from you. Not now."
"Im sorry, sis. I guess I just--im sorry."
"Whatever Bill, I cant talk. Goodbye."
"Bye Dana."
I hang up and snort. "Arrogant asshole."
"Scully? What's wrong?"
"Nothing just Bill being an asshole."
"Was there ever any doubt?"
We make record time in getting to the doctors office. Were standing outside of the office of:
Doctor Heather Young
OBGYN
When Scully's mom, Maggie as she would have me call her, walks up. She smiles when she sees me and then smiles again when she sees that im wearing the same clothes as I wore yesterday.
"Have a productive day Dana?" She says with the ever famous Scully eyebrow.
"Yes, mother I did. Not that its any of your business 'what' I did yesterday. Now come on, were late. Heathers going to be upset."
"Cant make Heather upset now can we?" Maggie says with a small smile, "That would be tragic."
"Ha, ha mom. You know how we pregnant women are though, and she's nearly 7 months along. Much worse than I am at only a little after 3."
"True."
We enter the office and sit in the waiting from for all of a minute before going back to the ultrasound room. Scully is told to lie on a table and she does, then the doctor proceeds in putting some kind of gel over her stomach, on with the ultrasound.
Im amazed at what I see, there on the screen is Scully's baby. You can see his or her heart beating. Its miraculous. She looks at the screen with a huge smile on her face, she takes my hand in hers and squeezes it tightly. Maggie sees this exchange and smiles wider than her smile was before.
The doctor looks at me, "Is he the father?"
Scully looks at me with tears brimming her blue eyes, "Yea, he is." A tear falls down her cheek and I wipe it away. She smiles and looks back at the screen. "Look Mulder, that's ours. Isn't it amazing. That image on the screen is growing inside of me, waiting until its ready to make its appearance in the world."
I don't know what to say to that so I grip onto her hand tighter. She looks at me and smiles, I could get use to seeing her smile this much. We just stand there for a while looking at each other before we look back at the screen.
The doctor looks at Scully, "How far along are you Ms. Scully?"
"Dana, please. Im a little over a week into my second trimester."
"Ok. Do you want to know the sex?"
She looks at me for approval. I nod my head. She turns back to the doctor, "Yes, we would."
Maggie Scully is quite through all of this, switching her gaze from the grandchild she thought she would never have to mine and Scullys exchange.
The doctor looks perplexed for a second and then smiles wide. "Ms. Scully, can I direct your attention at the screen for a moment?"
"Sure."
"Ok," She points to the screen, "If you'll look right here, you'll see something I overlooked. That's another head."
"What are you saying?" She says quickly.
"Well, Ms. Scully, your having twins."
"Twins?" I say, quietly. Unsure.
"Yes, from what I can tell, a boy and a girl. But im not for sure. We might have to wait a few more weeks now. But your defiantly having two of them. Congratulations."
She cleans Scully up and leaves the room, Scully sits up on the table and Maggie hugs her. "Oh Dana, twins. Im so happy for you."
"Thanks mom, im just shocked. Twins. Wow." She looks at me, "Twins Mulder. Twins."
I hug her, "Yea, twins. Im a bit shocked myself."
"How Mulder? I mean its strange enough me getting pregnant without doing any work, but twins? Who? Why? When?"
"I don't know Scully. I don't know. But we don't need to be focusing on that now. We need to focus on them. She said a boy and girl? We can go shopping now."
"Mulder, I think that's the first time I've heard you say anything about shopping."
"And it will probably be the last."
She smiles, "Ok Mulder. Lets go shopping."
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"Baby's R Us." I say with a smile, "Never thought I would shop here. Never thought WE would shop here." I look at Mulder, he looks like a kid in a candy store. He's more excited about this than I thought he would be. "Mulder."
"Yea."
"Well, I know I told the doctor that you were the father. But do you think that its at all possible? That maybe they used you? Would they do that? Could they?"
"It's not impossible. I would like to think of it that way, we could always see, after the babies are born."
"Im not exactly sure if I want to, I mean what if their not? I would rather just say they are, and leave it at that. I mean, I want them to be yours."
"Good enough for me." He says taking his hand into mine.
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"Scully what color's do you want to do the room in?" Mulder says as we pass the paint.
"Oh I don't know Mulder, I was thinking yellow. That's a universal color right? I mean its happy, its not girly, and its not to boyish."
"And Stars. You could do the room in stars?"
"Why does it not surprise me you would say something like that."
"At least I didn't say Aliens."
"Or the Jersey Devil, or the Fiji Mermaid, or--"
"Ok Scully, I get the picture."
I laugh, "Well, Mulder. I was going to do the room in stars in the first place. What about the cribs, what color should they be. I mean should they be natural wood color, or white?"
"I think Natural is better. White's a bit to bright, for a boy at least. And it would look strange with one white crib and one wood crib."
"Your right. Dark are lightwood?"
"Light."
"Why are you making all the decisions?"
"Because, I'll probably be the one who assembles these things."
My cell rings and I let Mulder take the buggy.
"Scully."
"Your names Dana. Not Scully."
"Bill, how nice to hear from you." I say looking at Mulder, he rolls his eyes and continues pushing the buggy. "To what do I owe this honor?"
"Well, your appointment was today right? How'd it go?"
"Wonderful. Im the proud mother of two."
"Your having twins?"
"Yeah, a boy and the girl is what it looks like. Mulder and I are--" I pause, Damn-it! I didn't mean to mention Mulder, he's going to fume. "Mulder and I are shopping now."
"Mulder is with you?" He says a bit agitated.
"Yes, he came to the appointment with me and mom. I asked him to come. Is there a problem?"
"Well I guess since he knocked you up--"
"William Scully! You have no right to say that. You don't have the faintest what your talking about! I don't have to take this from you. Not now."
"Im sorry, sis. I guess I just--im sorry."
"Whatever Bill, I cant talk. Goodbye."
"Bye Dana."
I hang up and snort. "Arrogant asshole."
"Scully? What's wrong?"
"Nothing just Bill being an asshole."
"Was there ever any doubt?"
