9:30am, 27th December
"Mummy where's Auntie Day?"
"She's still asleep Peter. I'm sure she'll be down soon."
"Are you kidding Jess - do you really think they're going to make it out of bed before noon?"
"Charlie sssh!"
"What? It's not like Peter understands what I'm talking about."
"Still..."
"Understand what, daddy?"
"Nothing Peter. Where are Abby and Adele?"
"They're both in the den playing with their Christmas present from Gamma."
"Could you go and get them for breakfast, please? We're all eating together this morning since it's Uncle Bill and Auntie Tara's last day. Tell them to clean their hands because it's almost ready to be eaten."
"Okay daddy."
Peter went off to find his sisters and, once he had told them to go through to the kitchen, he went to do the same himself. When he passed the stairs though, he paused and looked up at the upstairs landing where he could see that his Auntie Day's door was still closed. Mulder and Scully were still fast asleep and Peter was getting tired of waiting for them to come down. Remembering that his father had told him that they were all going to eat breakfast together, he thought that they should be included in the family meal. He decided that he would wake them up for breakfast so he climbed the stairs and pushed open the door to their room. Charlie had just come out of the kitchen to see what was taking his son so long when he saw that he had made his way upstairs. He followed Peter up the stairs to stop him from disturbing them and just caught up to him as he got the door fully opened. Charlie picked Peter up quickly and shut the bedroom door before Mulder or Scully woke up - but not before he and his son had both seen the pair entangled on the bed. The covers had concealed very little and it was incredibly obvious that neither had any clothes on.
"Daddy why's Auntie Day got no clothes on? And how come Mr Fox is cuddling with her?"
"They're just sleeping Charlie."
"But how come Mr Fox is sleeping with Auntie Day - doesn't he got his own bed?"
"Yes but..."
"Where was their jammies Daddy? They should have jammies on to go to bed."
"Well Peter...you know that Mommy and Daddy love each other and we sleep in the same bed - that's what Auntie Day and Mulder are doing."
"Do they love each other too?"
"Yes Peter, they do - very much."
"What about Uncle Bill and Auntie Tara?"
"Yes they love each other as well."
"So..."
"Peter, let's just go downstairs and get your breakfast, okay? That's enough questions for just now."
"Okay daddy."
"Oh and Peter - this isn't something we should be telling everyone okay?"
"Why not Daddy?"
"It's private - just like sometimes you need to knock when our door is closed, you should have knocked on Auntie Day's door too."
"I'm sorry daddy. I didn't know - I didn't mean to."
"I know you didn't Peter. Just make sure you knock next time okay?"
"Yes Daddy."
"Right, Lets go back downstairs - I think Gamma is just about to serve breakfast and you wouldn't want your toast to get cold now, would you."
"No. Cold toast is yucky."
"Well then, let's go."
Father and son made their way back down stairs to rejoin the others who were all seated at the kitchen table. Maggie had just begun serving the bacon and eggs when they got down and so she missed the look that Charlie gave Jess. Jess understood what her husband was trying to communicate to her though and smiled widely at the knowledge that Mulder and Scully had indeed had a very good evening. Catching the smile on Jess' face, Maggie looked questioningly at the pair of them but let it rest for fear that Bill would start an argument if it was anything to do with Mulder and Scully like she suspected. The whole family dug into their breakfast while, upstairs, the pair slumbered on, oblivious to their very brief audience.
"Mummy where's Auntie Day?"
"She's still asleep Peter. I'm sure she'll be down soon."
"Are you kidding Jess - do you really think they're going to make it out of bed before noon?"
"Charlie sssh!"
"What? It's not like Peter understands what I'm talking about."
"Still..."
"Understand what, daddy?"
"Nothing Peter. Where are Abby and Adele?"
"They're both in the den playing with their Christmas present from Gamma."
"Could you go and get them for breakfast, please? We're all eating together this morning since it's Uncle Bill and Auntie Tara's last day. Tell them to clean their hands because it's almost ready to be eaten."
"Okay daddy."
Peter went off to find his sisters and, once he had told them to go through to the kitchen, he went to do the same himself. When he passed the stairs though, he paused and looked up at the upstairs landing where he could see that his Auntie Day's door was still closed. Mulder and Scully were still fast asleep and Peter was getting tired of waiting for them to come down. Remembering that his father had told him that they were all going to eat breakfast together, he thought that they should be included in the family meal. He decided that he would wake them up for breakfast so he climbed the stairs and pushed open the door to their room. Charlie had just come out of the kitchen to see what was taking his son so long when he saw that he had made his way upstairs. He followed Peter up the stairs to stop him from disturbing them and just caught up to him as he got the door fully opened. Charlie picked Peter up quickly and shut the bedroom door before Mulder or Scully woke up - but not before he and his son had both seen the pair entangled on the bed. The covers had concealed very little and it was incredibly obvious that neither had any clothes on.
"Daddy why's Auntie Day got no clothes on? And how come Mr Fox is cuddling with her?"
"They're just sleeping Charlie."
"But how come Mr Fox is sleeping with Auntie Day - doesn't he got his own bed?"
"Yes but..."
"Where was their jammies Daddy? They should have jammies on to go to bed."
"Well Peter...you know that Mommy and Daddy love each other and we sleep in the same bed - that's what Auntie Day and Mulder are doing."
"Do they love each other too?"
"Yes Peter, they do - very much."
"What about Uncle Bill and Auntie Tara?"
"Yes they love each other as well."
"So..."
"Peter, let's just go downstairs and get your breakfast, okay? That's enough questions for just now."
"Okay daddy."
"Oh and Peter - this isn't something we should be telling everyone okay?"
"Why not Daddy?"
"It's private - just like sometimes you need to knock when our door is closed, you should have knocked on Auntie Day's door too."
"I'm sorry daddy. I didn't know - I didn't mean to."
"I know you didn't Peter. Just make sure you knock next time okay?"
"Yes Daddy."
"Right, Lets go back downstairs - I think Gamma is just about to serve breakfast and you wouldn't want your toast to get cold now, would you."
"No. Cold toast is yucky."
"Well then, let's go."
Father and son made their way back down stairs to rejoin the others who were all seated at the kitchen table. Maggie had just begun serving the bacon and eggs when they got down and so she missed the look that Charlie gave Jess. Jess understood what her husband was trying to communicate to her though and smiled widely at the knowledge that Mulder and Scully had indeed had a very good evening. Catching the smile on Jess' face, Maggie looked questioningly at the pair of them but let it rest for fear that Bill would start an argument if it was anything to do with Mulder and Scully like she suspected. The whole family dug into their breakfast while, upstairs, the pair slumbered on, oblivious to their very brief audience.
