Scully was sitting on the plane with Missy. The children had fallen asleep on both their laps happily snoozing as the world quite literally flies by. Her things had been packed and the items she wanted (ie the baby items) to keep had been sent off by courier. She threw most of her clothes away and the ones she liked she kept and were in the cargo part of the plane.

She slouched in the chair the overhead fluorescent lights shining down on her. Ellie drooling and mumbling on her lap snuggled into her chest. Her eyes peered out of the cabin window onto the passing clouds full of greys, whites, creams, and almond colours. Her mind wandered to Mulder and in a mere few weeks how they would be living together. They had come to the agreement while she was in San Francisco that the house was certainly big enough for both of them and it would be great for him to be a prominent part of their life. He would sell his apartment and also most of his things. There were only three things he wanted to keep, one being his Syfy collection which she knew meant a lot to him. His bed, so he had somewhere to sleep and the old-style brown leather couch which had fond memories for both of them. He had given her the two weeks to get settled and in some sort of routine before he moved in, to which she was grateful. She had to look past how awkward and hard it would be being so close to him everyday all day knowing she loved him and not having that feeling returned which is entirely her fault.

She sighed and Ellie's hand gripped her top and clung to it for dear life, as if knowing her mother's eternal turmoil rip her apart. He was picking her up from the airport and helping with the twins she knew he had missed them in the last two weeks and they had wormed their way into his heart just like the first time she had laid eyes upon them.

A few hours later the twins had woken up and were playing with their toys in their double pushchair, babbling to each other in their own little code. She passed customs with ease and Melissa was being Melissa and started flirting with the security guard, he wasn't her type but she will never learn. Scully was walking to baggage to collect their things and that was where she spotted him. His chestnut hair shone against the airport lighting, his hazel eyes shimmering green against the brown and blue eyes of swarms of people. He had the broadest of smiles on his face and she could definitely tell that he was indeed happy to see both her and the kids.

"Hey, Scully."

"Hi, Mulder."

"Did you get everything you needed to be done?" he asked so casually, it sounded a little guilty they hadn't really spoken while she was packing the house. But it was good for her and possibly to him gave them both time to think of where their 'Relationship' whether that be platonic or romantic.

"Fox, can we get moving now. I would like to get home at some point tonight." Melissa spat.

"Hello, Melissa."

"Humm."

She was staring at him disgustingly.

"Well, yes in fact I borrowed the minivan to take you all home to Scully's then I'll leave you to it"

"Good" Melissa walked off towards the walking ramp.

"Sorry about Missy"

"It's ok, I understand"

"She will forgive you though it's just going to take time."

Mulder bent down so he could see the twins face to face at their level. "How are my two favourite mini people doing?"

"Dada," Ellie said with an enthusiastic smile and Will just looked at him and back at his toy.

"Yes, baby girl I'm here."

Scully smiled down at them both and for a few moments her anxiety about him moving in was gone "She's a daddy's girl."

"Are you saying that Will is a Mummy's boy?"

"Well you never know." she said jokingly as she pushed him lightly "Come on we better get going."

Mulder drove them to Missy's house first and then drove Scully and the twins to her soon to be their house.

They stopped in front of the house and the long driveway the stone lit up towards the front door was on. Both kids were in the backseat giggling to themselves.

"Which one do you want me to take in?"

"Might as well please Daddy's girl" he laughed and grabbed the bags first placing them in the porch before grabbing Ellie and taking her upstairs and placing her in the crib. Scully soon followed and was taken back by what Mulder had done to the nursery.

"When? How? Jesus Mulder, you didn't have to."

Mulder chuckled "I'm glad you like it, I painted while you were away, I had the keys early."

Scully placed Will in his crib and took a full slow spin around the room to really take it in. there was a jungle theme with different shades of green and blue with hand-painted lions, giraffes and tigers with a crib next to it. When she spun some more the changing table sat in the middle as if separating the two halves of the room but also bringing them together. She spun some more and saw Ellie's side of the room with pastel yellows and pinks with a huge painted light brown teddy bear.

"Honestly Mulder this is truly amazing I…." she took a large inhale as thinking her next words "Truly don't know what to say"

"Don't say anything I wanted to do something nice for them"

"Thank you"

He smiled and walked downstairs. He listened as Scully gave them some stuffed toys and put on a CD of sleepy time meditations to help calm them down and settle before falling asleep. He placed his jacket on his shoulder before watching Scully tiptoe down the stairs.

"I should get going," he said quietly.

"You can stay if you want and watch a film, it's still early."

"Are you sure?" he asked in a questioning voice.

"Sit down, I'll get us a drink. Do you want beer, tea, coffee, wine?"

"Beer would be nice."

She grabbed the drinks and sat on the floor next to him as the furniture was going to arrive tomorrow all that was on the floor was a small rug.

"Here you go."

"Cheers," he took a sip before he looked at her questionably, "Wine?"

"Why not?" she laughed "before you worry I pumped earlier."

"Oh," he blushed slightly embarrassed "Shame there is no tv or DVD player Caddyshack would have been good right now."

"Really Mulder, Caddyshack?"

"It's a classic."

She laughed a full belly laugh "if you say so" She took another sip of wine already feeling the effect in her stomach after not drinking for so long it was kind of a rush.

The night went on and so did the drinks they got to talking about everything and finalizing for when he was going to move in. What time he would be popping back tomorrow to help move her furniture in. The atmosphere was light and flirty, neither one of them realizing it, but simply enjoying each other's company.

Scully reached for the last bit of wine in her glass but accidentally knocked it over. Mulder jumped up, "stay there, I will get a towel" as he headed into the kitchen. He was back in an instant, kneeling beside her wiping up the small amount of wine. "Good thing it missed the rug, huh? That's all we needed was the babies getting drunk while crawling around on the floor."

"Mulder that's not even a thing!" She replied but giggled over the image in her head.

At that moment he leaned into her, pushing a bit of hair behind her ear, "it's so nice to hear you laugh, I have missed that, and other things."

"What things, Mulder?" She whispered.

At that moment Mulder raised his hands up to cup her face, his eyes moist with tears, he leaned in and gently kissed her. Scully reached up and put her hands on either side of his neck, reciprocating the kiss. Their passions deepened as their mouths parted and tongues explored, it had been so long, that both direly missed one another. His hand moved into her hair as his passion deepened then he suddenly and unexpectedly pulled away and stood up.

"Mulder, is something wrong?" Scully said breathlessly.

"I've got to go, Scully," as he grabbed his coat and headed to the door. "I will see you tomorrow. I just don't want to make things confusing right now, we need to think of the kids."

Scully, still sitting on the floor with tears welling up in her eyes quietly replied, "I understand Mulder, I will see you tomorrow."

At that moment he opened the door and lightly closed it behind him. Scully sat and cried quietly, not only over the fact that he left but also the fact he was back and she still loved him just as much as she did from the first time she saw him. She would fix this, she had to, he was the love of her life.