Author: Kersha
Disclaimer: Not mine
Rating: PG
Author's note: see bottom
"Welcome Agents," greeted Agent Spleik. "The body's this way." The couple followed the agent to the autopsy bay. Mulder noticed Scully holding her back again. He leaned over.
"Are you sure you're ok? Your back seems to really be bothering you ..."
"Mulder I'm fine," she said a bit too harshly. She instantly regretted it as the shine in his eyes became less. "Sorry. I'm just...tired."
"I know."
They left it at that as they silently followed Agent Spleik down the hallway. As they approached the bay they saw a young girl standing by the door in scrubs.
"I didn't know anyone was observing Scully."
"No one is, this is a classified case...I..."
As if on cue Agent Spleik turned around and introduced the girl.
"Agent Scully this is Joanie, she'll be your assistant."
Scully looked at the girl. She looked way too young to be a morgue assistant. She cleared her throat and shook the girl's hand. Mulder reached over and patted Scully's shoulder. "I'll be waiting for you when you're done."
"Thanks." With that Scully and Joanie went inside to start their task.
About an hour into the autopsy, including prep time, Scully and Joanie had finished the external exam and were prepared to start the internal. Scully had to hand it to Joanie. She knew a lot more than she had expected. Scully was hoping that Joanie wouldn't know, however, that something was wrong. Scully's back was really hurting, and she didn't know why. She figured something was wrong but she didn't want to worry. She would just go see her doctor when they got home. Right now she was standing over the utensil tray bracing herself against the current wave of pain.
"Are you ok Dr. Scully?"
Scully stood up and flashed a fake smile. "Yeah."
Joanie accepted that answer, fortunately, and showed she was ready to begin. Scully grabbed a scalpel off of the table and walked over to the body. "Ok...we'll begin the internal exam." Scully made the Y-incision and set down the scalpel. She started to peel back the skin when a wave of pain hit her stomach. She bent over and braced herself with her left hand while her right hand flew to her stomach. Her face scrunched in pain for a moment, and then the pain was gone. She stood up straight and took a deep breath. She saw Joanie looking at her concerned.
"I'm fine...I think I just ate something wrong."
"Uh huh..." She knew Joanie didn't believe her, but she didn't care. She began the exam again. She made it five minutes with no pain until another one hit. This one doubled her over in pain. She didn't have a hand to brace herself so Joanie had to catch her before she hit the ground. She heard Joanie holler for Mulder and in no time at all she heard the door swing open and Mulder's footsteps as he rushed to her side. Suddenly the pain was over and she stood up again.
"What's wrong Scully? And don't tell me that nothing's wrong."
"I don't know."
As Scully was trying to catch her breath she heard Joanie gasp and she and Mulder followed her gaze down to where they were now standing in a puddle of water.
"Either I'm mistaken, or your water just broke Dr. Scully."
"I'm not pregnant," she managed to reply before another pain hit her. Mulder caught her just before she hit the ground.
"Joanie, call for a doctor." Luckily, they were in a hospital. Mulder looked down and saw a tear escape Scully's eye.
"Mulder, I'm scared."
"I know I know. It's gunna be ok though."
She looked at him through her tears, and he saw a small smile escape.
"I'm going to be a mom."
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