She was nervous. Nervous like she hadn't been in years. She was about to make a call that would literally shake the foundation of the surrounding Washington area. She dialed the number just as she had so many times before. With each number she pressed she could feels her nerves inching closer and closer to the surface of her pale skin.

"Hey Mom." As soon as she spoke she knew her mother would be able to tell something was wrong.

"Dana what's wrong?" She replied very nervously.

"Mom, everything is fine. It's just that, I know we've been going to lamas class together and everything but…" She didn't even get a chance to finish before she was cut off.

"Dana don't be silly. I'm just as happy as you are the Fox is back. Don't worry about me. I'm happy that you're happy." Scully smiled on the other end. She had been so nervous about hurting her mothers feelings, but she should have known her mother would have reacted this way.

"Mom, you amaze me." She replied.

"I love you Dana." Scully hung up the phone with a smile on her face. Mulder could see it from the kitchen. He wanted to give his partner some privacy while handling the matter.

"Well it looks like that went a lot better then you had planned." He said as he sat down on the couch next to her.

"Yes as a matter of fact it did. I don't know why I thought she would be upset, it must just be the hormones." Mulder laughed at the little bit of weakness she was showing. It very unlike her to do that, even at 8 months pregnant she was still stubborn.

As the pulled in to the parking lot of the local YMCA Mulder still saw the same nervous look she had on her face when she had called her mother earlier.

"Hey Nervy McNervster, calm down for me, okay?" He placed his hand on her leg trying to comfort her.

"I'm not nervous, it's just. I'm still amazed." She raised a hand to his cheek and brushed his softly against him. He leaned his body across hers and unlocked her door, stopping momentarily to kiss her.

"Well I sure as hell am." He replied.

"Why are you nervous?" She asked with a raised eyebrow.

"I just hope I'm as good a coach as your mother. That's a lot for one man to live up to." He said with a smile.

"I guess there's only one way to find out."

The room smelled a bit like sweat. The aerobics class held in there had run a bit late. All of the windows to the room were open and a slight breeze blew through her red hair. He watched as the slight wind carried pieces of her hair. Even in this stage of pregnancy, in all of her discomfort her beauty still amazed him. Out of the corner of her eye she could see him looking at her, admiring her. She often caught him doing this since his return. It made her feel good, knowing that at least to one person she was undeniable.

"Okay everybody, grab a mat and let's get started." The instructor enthusiastically yelled as she entered the room. Mulder gave Scully a look as if to say 'you've got to be kidding me.' She just smiled in response. Being the gentleman that he was Mulder grabbed the mat for Scully and placed it on the ground near her.

"I need a little help here." She said shyly. Her cheeks turned slightly red. He carefully lowered her to the ground and the comfort of the mat.

"That's what I'm here for" He replied with a smile. He noticed that some of the other women were looking at them and smiling. He wondered what she had told them about him. Was he just some loser that didn't care enough to show up, or had she portrayed him as some type of hero. It seemed more likely that it was the latter of the two. The women all looked at him a smiled. So much so that Scully even began to take notice.

"I told them you were a Doctor." She said with a smile as if she had known what he was thinking.

"Well it looks like we're the cool parents on the block tonight." She said referring to all the smiling faces.

Soon the class was under way and Mulder was catching up on all of the things he had missed in the prior weeks classes. He paid careful attention to the instructions all the fathers were given. He had missed enough and sure as hell wasn't going to miss the birth of his first son.

"Heee heee hooo." He echoed in her ear. It took him quite a bit of self control to keep from laughing. That and the fact that he was occasionally tickling her sides.

"Your going to get us kicked out if you don't stop. " She managed to get out between muffled giggles.

"This stuff doesn't work anyway Scully. I've been thinking, and I think we should have a 100 percent natural birth. No hoopla, no nothing. Just us and the pain." She glared back at him in response.

"Your insane."

Sorry this update took a while. I've been a bit busy with work and school and all the fun stuff that comes along with it. Only three weeks left of this semester baby!