Chapter 2

Mulder paced outside Scully's room still. He couldn't go anywhere, he couldn't call anyone, there was nothing he could donate to her or get for her…he just had to wait. The doctor had called Scully's brother, Bill, and he was on his way.

"Mulder," Bill nodded at him then sat on a bench. Mulder sat next to him hesitantly, were it soon became very quiet.

"What did the doctor say?" Bill finally asked.

"He said she should make it," Mulder guaranteed. Bill looked at him with the same sort of look Scully would when he lied.

"She's going to be fine," Mulder nodded.

The two men sat for a long time, quietly breathing, once in awhile a few shaky breaths, but still quiet. Nurse Travis came up to them and asked to talk with Mulder.

The two walked down the hall and into a small room.

"What happened?" Mulder demanded.

"We got the tests back two hours ago- and since then I've gone over and over them."

"Yeah? What do your tests say?"

"Some weird things, to be blunt."

"Like?" Mulder waited as Nurse Travis handed him the test results.

"There were some lesions on her leg, same kind we do to put a camera in you, look at different organs and whatnot, but there's no sign of anything actually being put into her. Another weird thing is the marks on her inner tissues around her ovaries. Doesn't look like anything I've seen before, but excluding the fact that there are no outer scars or marks, I'd say she was sodomized, probably with a doctor's utensil of some kind."

Mulder studied the tests, but it was hard to concentrate when all he wanted was for her to get through this, "anything else?"

Nurse Travis nodded, "did you know Ms. Scully is pregnant?"

Mulder's eyebrows lifted as high as they could go, "no."

"Well, she is. She's about one month in. Have you noticed any changes in her behavior?"

"Well yeah, but… I mean… I didn't…"

"I know this is a lot to handle right now. But if she has the baby, there's a big chance the baby will be stillborn, a blue baby, or have major mental and physical problems. The window of opportunity to get an abortion goes until thirteen weeks, from what I can see she's at 6 weeks… if she doesn't wake up before that, we'll have to give her an abortion. And even if she does, I think it'd be best if the baby wasn't born- but its up to her if she wakes up."

Mulder took in a deep breath, there was nothing to say to that, words were no longer applicable.

"Have you had any sexual relations with Ms. Scully in the past few months to a year?" Nurse Travis asked ready to write what Mulder answered.

"I don't see how that's relevant," Mulder stated.

Nurse Travis nodded again, "even if you are the father, if she doesn't wake up in 12 or 13 weeks, it won't matter."

Mulder left him a little steamed, but he began to make his way back to Scully's room again.

Bill stood by her bed, holding on to his sister's weak hand.

"Well?" Bill wondered as he let go of Dana. Mulder nodded that they go outside the room, and they both sat back on the bench again. Mulder explained to him what Nurse Travis had.

"…and I think if Dana doesn't wake up in 12 weeks, that we should make the decision together," Mulder proposed.

But Bill shook his head, "Dana has trusted you with her life many more times then me, if she choose you to make the decision, she choose you for a good reason. You need to be the one that makes that decision. But, I say we don't get ahead of ourselves, lets just see what we can do for her now," Bill suggested. Mulder smiled, he hadn't remembered Bill so compassionate and caring, he must have gotten it from his wife and daughter.

TBC