Mulder hung up the phone almost even before she had finished saying thanks, worried that she'd had some bad news at the doctors. He handed the item in his hand back to the assistant in the shop that he was in and apologised for not buying. Rushing out of the door he promised that he would be back in and the sales assistant just look on, bewildered as he hurried out to his car. Flinging his bags of shopping onto the backseat, he swiftly turned the keys in the ignition and pulled out onto the street. Performing an illegal U-turn, he raced down the road and pulled to a screeching halt in front of the medical centre.
Just as he was about to go through the doors into the building, he heard Scully calling for him from across the street. He swiftly spun right round and, after impatiently waiting for a car to go past, he ran across the road to her. Gathering her up into his arms, he led them back to the bench where they both sat down side by side. Mulder took a good look at her face and reached up to wipe the tears from her cheek.
"What's up? ...What did the doctor say?"
"Oh, Mulder..."
"Hey hey, don't cry...wait, are those happy tears?"
"Yes...Mulder we're...we're gonna have a baby."
"What?"
"I'm pregnant Mulder...we're going to be parents."
"Oh my God...that's wonderful...that's...I'm speechless Scully...I..."
"I know...I couldn't believe it when she told me...but then we weren't exactly careful that first time."
"I suppose not...I'm going to be a dad...you're going to be a mom. Scully this is the best thing ever."
Mulder pulled Scully even tighter to him and they both just sat on the bench cuddled together as they tried to absorb the news. Eventually they got up and walked over to the car, holding hands and exchanging excited glances. Getting into the car, Mulder started it up and pulled onto the street, driving at a much more sedate pace than when he had arrived. He reached over to grasp Scully's hand as soon as he didn't need to use it anymore and Scully placed both of their hands on top of her stomach. Mulder gently stroked her abdomen and then just allowed his hand to rest there.
"You know Scully...when you called I thought that it was something bad. I thought maybe the cancer had come back or something like that."
"I have to admit that I've been thinking the very same thing...ever since Wednesday night when you had to carry me to bed. I just didn't want to think about it..."
"Me neither...I didn't even want to accept it as a possibility so I didn't until you called."
"Sorry about that...I just had to tell you as soon as possible and I didn't want to do it over the phone."
"It's okay...I understand. I'm just glad that the roads were so empty, otherwise I'd have gone crazy."
"Where were you anyway? ...you got there pretty fast."
"I'm not telling you Scully, it's a surprise."
"Mulder..."
"Nope Scully...I'm not telling."
"But...Mulder why are we stopping?"
"You'll on."
Mulder parked the car and, after getting out of his side, he rushed round to open Scully's door for her. She laughed at him when he offered her a hand up, telling him that she wasn't an invalid and she could still manage to get out of the car on her own. He pouted at that but soon started grinning as he guided her quickly along the pavement and stopped in front of a shop window.
"Aren't they perfect Scully? We need to get one."
"This is why we stopped so quickly? Mulder...we have nine months before this baby makes an appearance, we don't need to start buying toys yet."
"Come on Scully...we can buy two, one if it's a girl and one for a boy."
"They ARE adorable...okay then Mulder. Let's go in."
The two of them made their way eagerly into the baby shop, intending only to buy two of the teddy bears displayed in the shop window. One lot were dressed in blue and the other in pink. Once they got inside the shop however, they each started finding more and more things that they loved and wanted to buy for the baby and they soon had a basket full of toys and clothing each. They only stopped on their mad shopping spree when Scully's cell-phone rang.
"Scully."
"Dana...where are you?"
"Oh, hi mom. Ummm...I'm with Mulder."
"Did everything go okay at the doctors? I got worried when you weren't back...what did she say?"
"Everything's fine mom. Actually...it's better than fine."
"Dana...what is it?"
"I don't want to tell you over the phone mom...Mulder and I will be back soon and I'll tell you then. Okay?"
"Okay Dana...see you then."
"Bye mom."
Scully hung up the phone and awkwardly balanced her basket on her knee whilst she tried to put her phone back in her pocket. Mulder saw her struggle and took the basket out of her hands, walking over to the cash desk and placing both of them on the counter. They watched excitedly as the assistant scanned them and started packing them into bags. Mulder pulled Scully to him and laid his hand next to hers on her tummy, caressing the soft skin there underneath her sweater. The salesgirl smiled at the two of them as she finished ringing up the bill and told them the total bill.
"How much...Mulder, we don't need half of that stuff."
"Scully it's not a problem."
"Is it your first?"
"Yes...we just found out today. I think we went a bit over the top though...Mulder put down the crib, we don't need to get that yet."
"Scully...you spoil all my fun."
The salesgirl laughed as Mulder slunk back to Scully empty handed and pouted in a pretend sulk. Scully smiled too and took his hand in hers as they picked up all their bags and headed out of the shop. Placing all the carrier bags in the boot of the car, they got back in and started to drive home. Remembering Scully's side of her conversation with her mom, Mulder tapped her stomach to get her attention.
"What is it Mulder...I was just about to go to sleep."
"Are you going to tell everyone when we get back?"
"No...WE are going to tell them."
"Okay. No problem...I was just checking. I think they're going to guess when we go in with all that stuff though..."
"Well we can just leave it in the car until we've told them then, can't we."
"Sure."
"Mulder...I've gotta warn you about something. Ummm...my mom's going to start talking wedding as soon as she hears this. Just so you know."
Mulder nodded almost indifferently at that and Scully closed her eyes again to have a much-needed rest before they arrived back at the house. She knew that her mom and brother were going to go mad when they heard their news and she needed to keep up her energy in order to deal with their hyperactivity. She smiled in her doze as she felt the comforting weight of Mulder's hand resting on her abdomen and then allowed herself to float into oblivion.
Just as he was about to go through the doors into the building, he heard Scully calling for him from across the street. He swiftly spun right round and, after impatiently waiting for a car to go past, he ran across the road to her. Gathering her up into his arms, he led them back to the bench where they both sat down side by side. Mulder took a good look at her face and reached up to wipe the tears from her cheek.
"What's up? ...What did the doctor say?"
"Oh, Mulder..."
"Hey hey, don't cry...wait, are those happy tears?"
"Yes...Mulder we're...we're gonna have a baby."
"What?"
"I'm pregnant Mulder...we're going to be parents."
"Oh my God...that's wonderful...that's...I'm speechless Scully...I..."
"I know...I couldn't believe it when she told me...but then we weren't exactly careful that first time."
"I suppose not...I'm going to be a dad...you're going to be a mom. Scully this is the best thing ever."
Mulder pulled Scully even tighter to him and they both just sat on the bench cuddled together as they tried to absorb the news. Eventually they got up and walked over to the car, holding hands and exchanging excited glances. Getting into the car, Mulder started it up and pulled onto the street, driving at a much more sedate pace than when he had arrived. He reached over to grasp Scully's hand as soon as he didn't need to use it anymore and Scully placed both of their hands on top of her stomach. Mulder gently stroked her abdomen and then just allowed his hand to rest there.
"You know Scully...when you called I thought that it was something bad. I thought maybe the cancer had come back or something like that."
"I have to admit that I've been thinking the very same thing...ever since Wednesday night when you had to carry me to bed. I just didn't want to think about it..."
"Me neither...I didn't even want to accept it as a possibility so I didn't until you called."
"Sorry about that...I just had to tell you as soon as possible and I didn't want to do it over the phone."
"It's okay...I understand. I'm just glad that the roads were so empty, otherwise I'd have gone crazy."
"Where were you anyway? ...you got there pretty fast."
"I'm not telling you Scully, it's a surprise."
"Mulder..."
"Nope Scully...I'm not telling."
"But...Mulder why are we stopping?"
"You'll on."
Mulder parked the car and, after getting out of his side, he rushed round to open Scully's door for her. She laughed at him when he offered her a hand up, telling him that she wasn't an invalid and she could still manage to get out of the car on her own. He pouted at that but soon started grinning as he guided her quickly along the pavement and stopped in front of a shop window.
"Aren't they perfect Scully? We need to get one."
"This is why we stopped so quickly? Mulder...we have nine months before this baby makes an appearance, we don't need to start buying toys yet."
"Come on Scully...we can buy two, one if it's a girl and one for a boy."
"They ARE adorable...okay then Mulder. Let's go in."
The two of them made their way eagerly into the baby shop, intending only to buy two of the teddy bears displayed in the shop window. One lot were dressed in blue and the other in pink. Once they got inside the shop however, they each started finding more and more things that they loved and wanted to buy for the baby and they soon had a basket full of toys and clothing each. They only stopped on their mad shopping spree when Scully's cell-phone rang.
"Scully."
"Dana...where are you?"
"Oh, hi mom. Ummm...I'm with Mulder."
"Did everything go okay at the doctors? I got worried when you weren't back...what did she say?"
"Everything's fine mom. Actually...it's better than fine."
"Dana...what is it?"
"I don't want to tell you over the phone mom...Mulder and I will be back soon and I'll tell you then. Okay?"
"Okay Dana...see you then."
"Bye mom."
Scully hung up the phone and awkwardly balanced her basket on her knee whilst she tried to put her phone back in her pocket. Mulder saw her struggle and took the basket out of her hands, walking over to the cash desk and placing both of them on the counter. They watched excitedly as the assistant scanned them and started packing them into bags. Mulder pulled Scully to him and laid his hand next to hers on her tummy, caressing the soft skin there underneath her sweater. The salesgirl smiled at the two of them as she finished ringing up the bill and told them the total bill.
"How much...Mulder, we don't need half of that stuff."
"Scully it's not a problem."
"Is it your first?"
"Yes...we just found out today. I think we went a bit over the top though...Mulder put down the crib, we don't need to get that yet."
"Scully...you spoil all my fun."
The salesgirl laughed as Mulder slunk back to Scully empty handed and pouted in a pretend sulk. Scully smiled too and took his hand in hers as they picked up all their bags and headed out of the shop. Placing all the carrier bags in the boot of the car, they got back in and started to drive home. Remembering Scully's side of her conversation with her mom, Mulder tapped her stomach to get her attention.
"What is it Mulder...I was just about to go to sleep."
"Are you going to tell everyone when we get back?"
"No...WE are going to tell them."
"Okay. No problem...I was just checking. I think they're going to guess when we go in with all that stuff though..."
"Well we can just leave it in the car until we've told them then, can't we."
"Sure."
"Mulder...I've gotta warn you about something. Ummm...my mom's going to start talking wedding as soon as she hears this. Just so you know."
Mulder nodded almost indifferently at that and Scully closed her eyes again to have a much-needed rest before they arrived back at the house. She knew that her mom and brother were going to go mad when they heard their news and she needed to keep up her energy in order to deal with their hyperactivity. She smiled in her doze as she felt the comforting weight of Mulder's hand resting on her abdomen and then allowed herself to float into oblivion.
