Before Scully even had time to contemplate anything, four weeks had passed. They had settled into their life with Mulder resuming work on the X-files and Scully teaching at Quantico. Margaret watched William during the week. The two were in a state of euphoria.

The parent life had somehow become like second nature to them, even Mulder. Scully watched in loving amazement at Mulder and his growing parenting skills. He devoted every second he got to being with his son. Scully had come in many nights and found the two sleeping on the couch together.

As Scully walked up the steps to their home late one night, she found it odd that no light emanated from the windows. Cautiously she opened the door, only to find candles lit and placed all over the room. Classical music echoed throughout the room. Raising an eyebrow, she continued in and walked towards the kitchen to find dinnerware set out.

"Hey, I was beginning to wonder if you were going to show."

She turned to find Mulder standing in the kitchen wearing a flamboyant "Kiss the cook" apron.

"Mulder what is all of this?"

He shrugged sheepishly, "I guess I wanted tonight to be special for us. Uh, William is with your mother for the night, so it's just us." He winked at her before pulling her into a swift kiss.

She pulled back smiling, "It's lovely but what's the occasion?"

"This is the occasion, Scully. Our son, this life, everything." He tugged at his apron, "I made pasta."

A smile unfurled from her lips as she sat down.

The two danced slowly to the music as Scully rested her head on Mulder's shoulder.

"Tonight has been wonderful. I know we haven't spent as much time as we would like to together."

Mulder pulled her tighter and brought his head close to her ear, "This wasn't all I had planned tonight. Scully, you have made me the most fortunate man to ever walk this earth. Since the first time I met you, I knew something was different about you.'

"Until that day, I had never met someone who shared the same sense of passion as mine, even if yours was science. And when you were taken from me, I realized that I loved you more than anything. You were my savior, Dana. You pulled me from my own hell and brought me back to life, literally. All I ever wished for was to make you happy. That was why I said yes to the in vitro and when it didn't take, your pain was unbearable. William was our miracle that I will never question. To have him back has been a godsend. The life we share now is everything I've ever wanted.'

"Who would have thought looking back at all the years we've spent this is where we would be now? I promised myself that the minute we came back home, I would marry you and never let you go. You saved me, Dana. You gave me something I can't explain. What I am trying to say is will you marry me, Dana Scully?" Mulder pulled out a small box and opened it to reveal a diamond solitaire.

Scully pulled away; curling her lips in a tight smile. Her eyes glassy with tears of joy, she nodded as she brought her hand to her mouth.

Mulder breathed a sigh of relief before pulling her into a deep kiss. When they broke apart, he slipped the ring on her finger. They shared another kiss as Mulder's hands grazed lightly over her back . Her fingers twirled his hair. Before she knew it, Mulder had scooped her up and carried her to the bedroom. As he put her down, he unbuttoned her shirt and caressed her shoulders, then her chest and down her stomach. She moaned lightly as he continued his grazing. Pressing his velvety lips to hers, she caught them and opened her mouth ever so slightly letting his tongue pass. Mulder went on to take his own shirt off. Scully pressed her own cold body against his feeling the temperature rise. The two stayed entangled for much of the night...

TBC