Chapter Eighteen
Dana Scully placed her hand on her tiny baby bump. It was just starting to grow. Everyday she was reminded that she was carrying life inside her body. It was a miracle, just as Mulder had said, but somehow, she couldn't help but be frightened. How had she conceived? Was it even possible?
She consulted her fertility doctor, Dr. Parenti. He was just as amazed when he saw her test results. He had been quite sure that the IVF hadn't taken, but considering her ova had been stolen after her abduction, he had no explanation as to how she could have possibly conceived.
Mulder was at her side, holding her hand when she went in to get the first ultrasound. She was nervously looking at the screen, hoping and praying that the little one inside her would be healthy. She hadn't felt any kicks yet, but she couldn't wait for that grand event to happen. It all seemed so strange and surreal.
Mulder too was staring at the screen in awe. A grainy image appeared of a growing human fetus. The child was kicking his or her legs. The heartbeat was strong and healthy. When Scully saw the baby, she started to cry. As tears fell from her eyes, Mulder looked at her in concern.
"You okay, Scully?"
"Yes, Mulder. I am just... so happy. We're having a baby."
It hadn't really sunk in until she saw the little image on the ultrasound screen. It was real. She and Mulder had created a miracle. In just a few months, they were going to be holding their second child.
Mulder smiled and gently kissed Scully, tasting her salty tears. "I think this calls for a celebration," he said.
"What do you have in mind?"
"Dana Scully, will you marry me?" he asked. "We're about to have TWO kids, so I think it's time I made an honest woman out of you."
She laughed at his little joke. "You're lucky it's not twins."
"I kind of wanted twins."
"Maybe next time," she said as she beamed with radiance.
Dr. Parenti finished with the ultrasound and gave his congratulations to Mulder and Scully. Then he left the exam room to give them some privacy. Mulder was staring into Dana's amazing blue eyes.
"Scully, you can't keep me waiting."
"Can Emily be the flower girl?"
"I wouldn't have it any other way. I want to make it official. I want to adopt Emily, so she'll be my legal daughter after we are married," Fox stated.
"Ohhh Mulder," she said as she choked up on tears again.
She wiped the tears away as she told him, "This pregnancy is making me so emotional."
"You're the most beautiful pregnant woman I've ever laid eyes on... and our child - he or she is going to be exceptional."
Scully couldn't help it. When he said those words, she felt that nagging feeling again - as if something wasn't right. She feared that all of this couldn't be real. There had to be some sort of catch, considering the pregnancy seemed to have happened out of nowhere.
Mulder reached for her hand and tenderly kissed it. "I love you, Scully," he said as he melted her heart.
At that moment in time, Scully had never been more blessed.
