Seven months later - July 4th.

Scully turned and smiled to the crowd before her. She hadn't been able to remove the grin from her face for a long time now. She believed it could actually be a sign that her life was finally working out just how she had hoped it would. This may not be what she had dreamt of as a little girl, but little girls re naïve and impressionable. Dana Scully was none of those things now. She turned and smiled to Mulder standing beside her. He leaned in and kissed her again and there was a rapturous round of applause from the people gathered with them. Finally they had made it down the aisle.

They held onto each other's hands as they walked out of the church, their friends and family following close behind. As they climbed inside the car waiting to take them to their wedding reception they both saw Doggett and Reyes among the first in the crowd, they were looking after William and Olivia, along side Mrs Scully. At the sight of so many people wanting her to be happy Scully's grin grew even wider. Mulder saw her smile and smiled with her.

"I finally did it. I made an honest woman of you."

"Took you long enough."

"So, do I have to call you Dana now?"

"What?"

"Well, you're Mrs Mulder now, won't it be kinda weird if we still call each other Mulder and Scully?"

"I don't think so. Besides, it adds to the uniqueness of our relationship."

"Uniqueness? Is that what you're calling it now?" They both laughed and then Mulder adopted a serious look in his eyes and Scully stared deep into them. The car was well on its way to the hotel and he took her hands into his and kissed them.

"I can't tell you what it means to me to be this happy. I never thought I would find this."

"I know. I had the same fears. But that we made it this far, and survived the things we have. Makes me hopeful that the path ahead will be smoother."

"I hope you're right. I'd do anything for you. You and our children." Scully smiled and Mulder wiped away the tear that was sliding down her cheek. She leaned forward and kissed him and they remained that way until the car pulled up at their wedding reception.

The party was a huge hit. There weren't a lot of people there, but anyone that mattered in Mulder and Scully's lives were there, making the day all the more special. Both of Scully's brothers were there, which she had been absolutely thrilled about. Bill had taken Mulder to one side and given him a brotherly warning just the day before the wedding.

"I've never liked you, and I don't know that I'll ever accept you as a part of my family. But I can see plain as day how besotted Dana is with you and I wouldn't do anything to ruin her happiness. So let me tell you this Mr Mulder, if you ever put one foot out of line with my sister I will make your life a living hell, I'll hurt you more than you could ever imagine."

"She's lucky to have you Bill. And if I were you I'd hate me too. But I do love your sister, more than life itself. And there is no way you could possibly hurt me that would be more painful than losing her. So you see I don't plan on stepping out of line. But I appreciate your concern."

Naturally Scully's mom was there, she was thrilled by the whole occasion. Skinner was there, and a few other people that they knew work related, who were there to make up the numbers really. And of course Monica and John were there playing aunt and uncle to William and Olivia. The past seven months had been phenomenal. With Monica's sudden full recovery and her knowledge of Olivia's birth as she awoke, everyone had been walking around on clouds during the wedding preparations. Monica hadn't told anybody about what happened whilst she was in a coma. There was no need. Emily had been right all along. And as Monica held a sleeping Olivia in her arms now she knew there was no other place in the world she would rather be.

John watched Monica cradling her niece. It made his heart melt. They were happy, very happy and as much as he knew nothing would change that he couldn't help the thought in the back of his mind always telling him to be careful, to watch his back. He had had to tell Monica everything about Gibson and the bombing and concerns over William and Olivia, but she had handled it all so well. He knew there were things she wasn't telling him that she could remember from her coma but he honestly didn't feel any concern over not knowing what those things were. He had her back that was all that mattered.

Monica turned from her careful watch of William running around the dance floor and smiled at John as he blushed at having been staring at her.

"John, what is it?"

"I was just thinking."

"What about?"

"You. How much I love you. How lucky I am. And how absolutely stunning you look." Monica blushed and looked down to the baby before back into John's eyes.

"I can't know how hard it was for all of you waiting for me to come back, I guess some part of me always knew I would so it wasn't a problem for me. But I couldn't imagine my life without you John, I love you so much." He took one of her hands and kissed it softly.

"I never want to know what it's like to not wake up beside you in the morning, or to work without you by my side, or to go on vacation leave you behind. You're my whole world Monica." He leaned forward in his seat and Monica moved as much as she could without waking Olivia as they kissed softly. Maybe happily ever afters did exist.

As Mulder and Scully took their first dance as Mr and Mrs Fox Mulder Monica and John watched in complete awe. Mrs Scully came over to relieve Monica of babysitting and John lead her onto the dance floor as couples were invited up to join the newly weds. Mulder and Scully caught the eye of Doggett and Reyes and there was an understanding smile or nod passed between each of them. They all had all they could ever want from their lives. Nothing was going to change that. And anyone that watched as Mulder and Scully danced together felt that little bit better about their own live. Because if they could make it work, then anyone could.