After the girls arrived home from breakfast, Scully's cell phone started to ring. Storm became excited thinking it was her father. The older woman smiled at her daughter and answered the phone.
"Scully," the woman spoke into the phone. When Storm realized the phone call wasn't her father, she huffed and went upstairs. Scully sighed as her daughter left the room.
"Skinner I can't. I have Storm. No, I can't take her. You know she doesn't have a babysitter since my mother passed away. No I won't leave her with Bill," Scully spoke into the phone.
Fifteen minutes later Scully knocked on her daughter's bedroom door. Storm looked up at her mother, then back at the video game she was playing. Scully gave her daughter a small smile and sat on the bed.
Storm looked at her mother again, trying to figure out why she was there. Scully was paying attention to the computer screen. Storm mumbled and went back to her game.
"Stormy," Scully spoke softly after about five minutes. Storm grumbled and looked over at her mother. Scully smiled at her daughter.
"What do you want?" Storm huffed. Scully ignored her daughter's attitude and looked at her.
"I have to fly out to meet your father, and you're going to come with me Storm," Scully explained. Storm paused her game and looked at her mother.
"Why do I have to go? I'm old enough to stay home alone. I'm not a baby anymore Mom," Storm became upset. Scully sighed and tried to keep calm.
"Your Dad and I are okay with you being home alone for a few hours. Even overnight if it's just one night. This could be for a couple days Storm. I'm going to go pack us a bag. You get yourself ready, okay?" Scully said firmly. Storm grumbled shut off her game. The woman smiled at her daughter and left the room.
That afternoon Scully and Storm were sitting in the airport terminal waiting for their flight. The teen was cuddled up and laying on her mother. Scully was reading a book.
"Mom. Can I get a Sprite?" Storm mumbled as she looked up at her mother. Scully looked down at her daughter and smiled. The woman pulled out her wallet and gave her daughter some cash.
"Here Storm. Go get me a Diet Coke as well okay?" Scully smiled at her teenager. Storm mumbled and looked around. The woman watched her daughter and realized she was nervous.
"You're fine sweetheart. The kiosk is right over there. I can see you from where I'm sitting," Scully said reassuringly. Storm nodded and slowly got up to go over to the kiosk.
Scully smiled at her daughter as she returned to the seats. Storm gave her mother her pop and change, the sat down. The teenager opened her bag of sunflower seeds, and drank her Sprite. Scully looked at her daughter's snack and smiled.
"Mom," Storm looked up at her mother. Scully smiled at her daughter.
"What is it sweetheart?" Scully replied. Storm put a sunflower seed in her mouth and looked at her mother.
"What if my ears hurt after the flight?" Storm mumbled. Scully snuggled on her daughter. Storm chewed on the seed.
"I have your medicine for your ears Storm. You'll be fine," Scully smiled. Storm nodded and went back to eating her snack. The woman kissed her daughter, and watched her.
Ever since Storm was little she had issues with her ears. She would get constant ear infections, or her ears would ache for no reason. Scully smiled as her daughter, laid on her again. The woman went back to reading her book.
Twenty minutes later Scully's and Storm's flight was called for boarding. Scully got her daughter up, and made sure she had all of her stuff. The woman then made sure she had her purse, and led Storm over to the terminal.
"Mom, I'm scared," Storm mumbled unhappily. Scully smiled and grabbed her daughter's hand. Storm quickly tightened the grip on her mother's hand and followed her.
Scully gave the tickets to the flight attendant at the counter and when she got them back, she lead Storm into the plane. Storm got close to her mother and followed her. Scully smiled at her daughter.
"Here Storm. Here are our seats," Scully spoke softly as she removed her daughter's backpack. Storm mumbled and sat next to the window. Scully quickly sat next to her daughter.
Storm was looking out the window. Scully watched her daughter and smiled. Storm was nervous about flying and it showed. The woman reached over and got her daughter's seatbelt on.
"I want my Dad," Storm mumbled as she looked up at her mother. Scully gently kissed her daughter's forehead and brushed the hair out of her eyes.
"We will see your Dad soon, okay Stormy?" Scully smiled. Storm nodded and looked back out the window. Scully buckled herself in and watched the safety demonstration.
Thirty minutes later, the plane started to move. Storm looked up at her mother unhappily. Scully got into her purse and gave her daughter a piece of gum.
"Here. I know you don't like gum, but if your ears hurt, you can chew on it. It will help them to feel better, okay Storm?" Scully smiled. Storm nodded and took the gum from her mother. Scully lifted up the arm rest between them and rubbed her daughter's back.
Storm mumbled happily at the attention she was receiving. The older woman smiled at her child. Storm was watching out the window. Scully pulled out her book and started to read.
As the plane started to take off, Storm started to have an anxiety attack. Scully tried to sit close to her daughter and cuddled on her. Storm calmed down and looked up at her mother.
"Storm, you're fine," Scully smiled at her child. Storm nodded and laid on her mother. The woman kissed her daughter as Storm settled down.
After the plane was in the air, Scully unbuckled her daughter and wrapped her arm around her. Storm cuddled up to her mother and laid on her.
"Do you want me to read to you sweetheart?" Scully asked happily. Storm nodded and yawned softly.
"Mom, do you have Moby-Dick?" Storm asked hopefully. Scully smiled at her daughter.
"Of course I do. Do you want to read that with me?" Scully asked proudly. Storm nodded. Scully filled up with pride. Storm loved Moby-Dick as much as her mother did. Scully was happy she was able to pass that tradition down to her daughter.
The woman pulled out the book and started to quietly read from it. Storm mumbled happily and closed her eyes, as her mother read to her. Scully smiled at her child and hoped this flight wasn't too upsetting for her.