Adopted Consequences
Chapter 15

May 25, 2005 6:27 pm
Mulder's Apartment

"But what do you want Mulder?" she asked, almost pleading.

Mulder smiled slightly before kneeling down in front of her. "I'm so glad you asked that," he said taking her hands and looking into her eyes. "I've been trying to think of how to ask you this all night, and the easiest way is to just come out and say it." He paused running one hand through his hair before sliding it into his pocket. "The only thing I want in this world is for the three of us to be a family, a real family. I want you and our son and me together in one house with the dog and the white picket fence. There is nothing that would make me happier than if that was the way our live will be. Dana, you're the mother of my son, you're my partner, my best friend, my confidant, and my soul mate. The only thing missing from that list is my wife. Will you be that for me?" he asked pulling the ring box out of his pocket and opening it to reveal the ring he had been holding onto for the past three years. "I've been waiting three years for this. Will you make it a reality?"

Scully stared down at Mulder in shock; there was no way this could be happening. Two weeks ago she was alone, on the verge of potential resignation, and how her son was sleeping in the next room and Mulder was in front of her asking her to marry him. "Scully?" Mulder asked, patiently waiting for an answer.

"Mulder… I … I don't know," she replied, drawing a dejected look from him. "Don't you think we should wait on this?"

"I've lost you too many times already to give you up again," he explained. You are my one and only. We've both lost too much over the years to lose our family."

"Our family, she whispered with a smile. "I just don't want to… honestly, I don't know what's holding me back," she said with a small laugh. "This has been my dream for so long, that I don't know how to accept it as reality. Mulder, I've loved you for so long that I would want nothing more than to have a family with you."

The dejected look vanished from his face instantaneously. He placed the ring on her finger and wrapped her in his arms. Both of them with smiles on their face larger than they have ever managed before.


Will surprisingly, slept through the night, but like all small children on weekends, was up at seven am. Instead of plopping down in front of the TV, he went into his father's room, to find both his parents cuddled up together in bed. The small boy had a huge grin on his face as he jumped on the bed and crawled up between the two. He stared into his father's face until he lazily opened his eyes. "And what are you doing up so early young man?" asked Mulder.

"It's not early the sun is already out," he explained matter of factly.

"Why don't you lay down here with us for awhile," said Scully waking up during the course of the conversation.

Will rummaged down under the covers between the two. "Mommy, are you going to stay this time?" he asked cuddling up in her arms.

"Do you want me to?"

"Of course I do," he replied. "We're a family again."

Finished.

NOTES:
1.) Awesome kudos to Ellethom who has been reviewing almost religiously.
2.) Sorry it took so long with this chapter. Had a wicked paper to write.
3.) REVIEW! There maybe an epilogue or a squeal in the works.