Dana woke up earliy the next morning, and was surprise to see that she was alone in bed. She began to panic. It had all been a dream. One of those she had been having since he had left. But it had seemed so real. She had been at the train station. He had gotten of the train. He was back. He had lifted her into her arms and kiss her senseless. They had gone home and spend an unforgettable night together. It had all seemed so real, but it was all a dream. How could life be so cruel? She began to cry. Then she heard a voice call her name. The voice was far away. It was a male's voice. But not any male's voice, it was his voice.

"Dana, sweetie, wake up. Come on honey its just a bad dream" she heard him say. Then she opened her teary eyes and woke up in his arms.

"Please tell me you are really here. Please tell me this isn't a dream," she asked her voice trembling.

"Shhh, baby. It's all right I'm here. I'm not going anywhere. Promise." he told her and pulled her closer to his chest. He felt her hot tears on his bear chest as he rocked her trembling body. "Want to talk about? It might make it better."

After several minutes of complete silence, he had given up hope that she would talk, but then. "I woke up and it had all been a dream. You weren't here. We had never gone to the train station to meet up with you. It had never happened any of it. I woke up and it was all a dream. You were gone."

He stroked her back. "Its ok baby, I promise it was all a bad dream. It all happened. You went to the train station. We meet up with each other. And we are finally together, and I promise you no matter what happens. Come what ever, cigarette-smoking bastards, aliens, or supersoilders. Anything. I promise you we will always be together. No one or nothing will ever take us apart again. Ok. You hear me. There is not a damn thing that could keep me away from you. I will never leave you again. Promise."

She looked at him with a tear stained face. "Promise?"

"Yeah, baby, I promise." he looked at the clock. "You know its only 6:30. And Monica said she would bring William at eight. And we are both awake…."

"Hmmmm. Wonder what we could possibly do in that hour and a half. I can't think of a thing"

"Well I sure as hell can," he said, pulling her onto him

John woke up, and couldn't remember were he was. It took him a second to recall, and then he looked down at the warm body in his arms. 'She looks so beautiful while she sleeps. Hell she looks great no matter what she does, but she seems so peaceful when she sleeps. I wonder if she knows how beautiful she is.'

Just then the beauty in his arms stirred. She looked up at him with her big sleepy dark eyes, and welcoming smile. "Morning John" she mumbled. And got up from the couch they had both slept on that night. "You know you really didn't have to stay. I could of handle it on my own."

" I know you could have Mon, it's just that… well I-"

She silenced him by putting her finger on his lips. 'Lord she smelled so good. What would she taste like?' "Thank you John, although unnecessary I thank you. What time is it by the way?" she turned towards the clock. "Good lord! John it's ten 'til eight"

"I'm I missing something?" he asked confused. Watching her run out of the living room and towards the room was William was sleeping.

"Stay with me John. I told them I would drop him of at eight. And by them I mean Dana and Mulder." she said as we reach the room. "You are all ready to go see daddy aren't you sweet prince," she says to Will who apparently had been up for some time and was now flashing a toothless grin.

"Oh the poor boy. How is he ever suppose to become a man with you talking to him like that? Tell her little man; you don't need to be talked to like a baby. Right?" This causes Monica to laugh. 'She has a an amazing laugh'

"Earth to John. You still with us?" she says, while picking up William. "What is it? You have this look on your face."

"It's nothing" she gives me the your-not-fooling-anyone look "Alright is just that you have an amazing laugh. You should do it more often."

"Thank you. Now hurry up. How are you suppose to get ready and get across town all in under five minutes?" she says pushing me into the bathroom. "Go on brush your teeth. You know which brush to use. I'll be waiting outside."

Thirty-two minutes later

Dana had just finish dressing when there was a knock at the door. Mulder was still dressing so she went to open it.

"Well Mon only twenty-seven minutes late this time" she said without even looking who was at the door. She was shocked to see it was John holding William and not Monica.

"She's parking the car," he informed her

"And the reason she's late is because she stop to pick you up on the way?" she asked with one eyebrow lifted and a questioning look on her face.

"Morning John" Mulder walked into the room and stopped short when he notice William in his arms. " He- um- I do- wow, when did he grow so much? Can I take him?" he asked sounding unsure and looked at Dana nervously.

She gave him a loving smile. "He is your son. You don't have to ask, just take him" When he didn't right away she continued. "I promise he won't bit. He may drawl some, but he won't bite." just then Will extended his arms at him signaling that he wanted him to carry him. "See he wants you to" He took him into his arms and laughed.

"You have to be the weirdest person to laugh when you carry your son. What is so funny any way?" Monica asked, arriving just in time to witness everything.

"I'm a father" was all he said.

"Sorry we are so late, but um, the little prince didn't want to wake up"

"And what little prince would that be Monica?" Dana asked with a huge smile on her face.

"YOUR SON YOU DAMNAS- I was saying" Monica said catching herself.

"Now let me get this strait. You want, me to believe that the reason you are so late is because my son didn't want to wake up?" Monica nodded. "My son? The one that sleeps at most two hours all night didn't want to get out of bed? You sure it was him that didn't' want to get out of bed?" She teased her friend. Normally she wouldn't tease her friend. If it had been any other person who had been with her, she would have let it go, but it was John. She knew what neither knew. Monica had a huge crush on him, or so she called it. In Dana's opinion it was a whole lot more then just a crush. And John, even through he may deny it to all, including himself; he was madly in love with Monica. Dana just wanted to give her friends a little push in the right direction.

The phone was ringing. The person closes to it was Mulder, but he didn't notice it was ringing because he was to warped up in his small son. John picked it up

"Yes sir I'll put her on right away sir"

"Yes sir yes we are all still set for lunch. Actually why not change it to breakfast, that way we could get it all over with" after giving direction to a restaurant she huge up.

They were sitting in a round table. Monica and John were sitting next to each other. On the right of John was Skinner. On Monica's left was Dana, and of course next to her was Mulder with William in his arms.

After their food was served they went right to business.

"So Mulder tell us everything that happened."

"Now? Here in public? It's not pretty"

"Mulder we need to know" Dana said in a loving voice. "I have to know. For our sake. For his sake" she says pointing to their sleeping child. "I need to know how save it is for him. Please tell us."

" Ok. But I warned you. When I left I first went…"