"Mulder?" Dana muttered almost breathlessly.

There he stood, what she prayed for every day and here he finally was. She was afraid to let herself believe it was truly him. Slowly, scared any sudden movements would cause the apparition to disappear, she rose from her chair and walked around her desk until she was standing right in front of him.

"Is it really you?" She asked dropping the fake accent.

"Pretty sure you stole my question there, Scully." As soon as he said her name, her real name, she stopped second-guessing and launched herself into his arms nearly knocking him over.

"Oh my God, Mulder."

"I know," He told her as he held her to him and buried his nose in her hair, "I know."

Mulder POV:

I had found her, she was standing in my arms. I brushed her new blonde locks back from her face and tilted her head up, I missed the red but I could definitely work with this.

My gaze flicked down to her full pouty lips I had found myself coveting during so many cases, I checked her eyes again as if I needed to triple check it really was her before I did what I did next... kiss the fuck out of her.

Our lips meet, just touched and stilled on one another both of us needing a moment to just absorb the impact of being about to touch one another again. Finally, they started to move together, dancing, wrestling, teasing, biting, we put everything we had into that kiss and it seemed to go on forever neither one of us brave enough to stop it and come up for air in case this was all some cruel trick.

The need for oxygen eventually won out and our lips separated, but not by much... a feather would struggle to fit between us, it was just enough to breath in some air.

"Whoops, uh sorry to interrupt." A voice interrupted us.

I turned around to find a gangly young man,

"Yes, Richard what is it?" Scully asked.

"Richard?" I asked Scully surprised by the name and her flawless transion back into a british accent, who knew Scully had such acting chops.

"Right, again sorry to interrupt but Dr. Muller you should be starting office hours soon just wanted to give you a heads up."

"Mulder I'm so sorry, I need 2 hours here but why don't you head over to my place I'll let the sitter know she can leave early, you can spend some time with James."

"James?" The name of my son stuns me all over again.

"Yes, he'll be so happy to see you."

"Will he even know who I am?" I ask not wanting to the make my son uncomfortable by forcing him to be alone with a stranger.

"He knows you Mulder, pictures and videos, he's always known you I made sure of it."

I can't believe she did that, I don't deserve her, but I'm sure as hell taking her, right here on her desk if it wasn't for Richard or stupid office hours.

Scully POV:

Mulder just left and I tell Richard to give me a few minutes. I call Karen who is watching James and ask her to give him the phone.

We're on face time so my little man can see me.

"Momma!"

"Hello baby, I have a big surprise for you," I tell him.

"What?" He demands ever impatient.

"It's daddy, he's found his way home to us." James is silent unsure how to take this.

"Do you understand, daddy from the pictures and videos and all the stories I've told you, he's here, he's on his way to see you right now." James looks down unsure and I realize I need to be there for him, even if he knows who Mulder is, it's a big deal and he needs my support, they both do I think.

I tell Richard to email my students office hours are canceled today and race out to catch up with Mulder.

Luckily he hasn't gotten too far and we head off to see our son together for the first time in years and I know i'll be thanking God for this for years to come.