Not twenty minutes later there was a knock on the door. Scully stood to open it and hugged her mom. "How's Clarice?" Maggie whispered in her daughter's ear. She knew her granddaughter had already told her she was okay but Maggie could never be too sure when it came to her girls.

"She's okay, just fractured her left arm, cast should be off in a couple of weeks." Scully said as the two women pulled apart.

Clarice stood and hugged her grandma tightly, "Hey gram." She said quietly.

"Hey Claire." Maggie answered hugging her back, "So would the two of you like to explain to me why Fox called me yesterday in a panic?"

"Oh." Mulder said walking out of the bathroom fully dressed, "Sorry about that Maggie." He said nervously

"MULDER!" Scully yelled turning on him, "You called my mother?"

"You scared the shit outta me Scully!" Mulder said quickly, "You get a mysterious phone call, bolt, then don't answer when I call you all day! I was worried!"

"I can take care of myself Mulder!" she said putting her hands on her hips

"I know that Scully! I just wanted to know you were okay. As shocking as it may sound I care about you!" Mulder said loudly.

Suddenly Scully's glare softened and her arms dropped to her sides, "I care about you too Mulder." She said quietly.

Mulder gave her a small smile before he remembered the other two in the room. He glanced sheepishly at the other two women and watched them smirk like they knew something he didn't. You could definitely tell all three women were related.

"Care to explain?" Maggie asked with the famous Scully raised eyebrow.

"Umm, well I called you because a woman named Abigail had called the office. I told Scully, she called the woman back, they fought for like five minutes, then she left without any real explanation. I was hoping you would tell me who the woman was and what was going on. When that didn't work I had the Gunmen search all foster homes, police stations, and hospitals for a Clarice Scully thinking maybe it was one of your sons kids the woman had been talking about. They said Clarice had been admitted to Washington Memorial about an hour before so I drove there. I then met Clarice Scully...Dana Scully's daughter..." Mulder explained trailing off.

Scully watched him closely trying to figure out what was wrong with him. He suddenly was in a somber mood and was studying his feet. She watched him while thinking and realized what was wrong. He was still upset that she hadn't told him about Clarice. He understood her reasoning but he was still upset. The guilt that had been bothering her the day before suddenly came back full force when she realized that if it weren't for the accident she may never have told Mulder at all.

"Okay I got that much," Maggie said as she sat down, "Now would anyone care to explain why Claire was in the hospital in the first place?"

"There was an accident Gram." Clarice explained, "Dad didn't make it."

"Oh sweetheart I am so sorry." Maggie said standing up to embrace the girl.

"I'm not. I get to stay with mom all the time now." Clarice said with a smile. Scully gently laid a hand on her daughters shoulder, "And I met Mulder. I don't have to live with people that don't love me either, it was all for the best." Clarice explained.

"So you will be staying here? Full time?" Maggie asked hopefully.

"There is going to be a custody battle with Abigail mom, but yes, hopefully she will be staying here with me all the time." Scully said as the three women sat on the couch.

"What are you going to do Dana? A judge won't like the fact that you work for the FBI." Maggie said honestly.

Scully looked up at her partner and he nodded to her almost imperceptibly, "I am leaving the bureau mom." Scully said, "Mulder might be to. I will do anything to keep my daughter. Abigail will not get her claws into this family ever again."

"Fox may leave to?" Maggie had been expecting her daughter to say that she was quitting but she had never expected to hear that her partner would be as well.

Mulder sat on the edge of the coffee table in front of the three women, "I started to explain this to Dana," he didn't use 'Scully' because there were three of them sitting in front of him, "First, I can't be part of the FBI without a partner and I refuse to accept anyone else. She is the only partner I ever want. Secondly, it would be safer. I would really like to be part of Clarice's life but I won't put her in danger by doing that. If it would keep her and Dana safe I would quit in a second. Third, the x-files are no longer my life. I found out what happened to my sister, and deep down I think I knew it all along. I don't want to be stuck in some dead end government hell hole of a job. I think it's best for everyone if we both quit. Dana becomes the doctor she deserves to be and I can teach psychology like I had planned until the FBI recruited me. We can live the lives we planned on." Mulder finished with a shrug.

Scully looked at him with such admiration. She was so proud of him. She grabbed his hand that was resting on his thigh and gave it a slight squeeze. When he looked at her with a smile she silently mouthed 'thank you' to him.

"My gosh Fox." Mrs. Scully said as she sat staring at him, "I certainly wasn't expecting that."

Mulder shot the older woman a small sheepish smile. He was hoping she was happy with his decision.

Maggie looked at her daughter and studied her for a moment before declaring, "There is something else you aren't telling me Dana, what is it?"

Scully was shocked for a second before remembering times when she'd done the same thing with Clarice, "We uh that is Clarice, Mulder, and I were thinking about taking a vacation after Rickies funeral. We thought it would be nice to you know get away?" She explained

"Sounds like fun." Maggie said with a soft smile, "Where are you going?"

"England." Clarice said happily.

Maggie's eyes grew wide but she listened to her granddaughter explain that they wanted a change of scenery and just wanted to get away for awhile. She didn't know if she was more shocked that they needed to go to England for that or that Mulder was actually going to go with Scully and Clarice.

"Why England?" Maggie asked finally.

Mulder quickly answered that, "I went to college in England." He explained hoping it sounded authentic enough, "I loved the country there so I thought I should show it to Dana and Clarice."

Scully turned her face away from her mother and towards Mulder so he could see her mouth 'nice one'. He simply smiled at her.

Maggie absorbed everything and the small group sat talking for awhile longer. After about an hour Maggie announced that she really ought to be going. After hugging everyone goodbye she slipped out the door.

"That went well." Mulder said as he helped Scully make dinner later that night.

"Yeah. Good thing you went to college in England." She said with a small smile.

"So has Clarice found us a flight yet?" Mulder asked.

"Yeah, and a hotel for the first night." Scully said, "Honestly it shocks me sometimes how grown up she can act."

"I bet you were like that when you were her age!" Mulder accused with a smile on his face

"Yes but I never did stuff like go on trips to England or help my mother with her case files and reports." Scully retorted.

"Damn." Mulder said, "She's smart."

"You have no idea!" Scully said, "She started balancing my check book for me when she was ten and types like half my reports when she stayed with me because she was better at wording it than I was."

"Well look at who her mother is." Mulder said, "You, Scully are the smartest person I know, so your children are going to be brilliant!"

"My CHILD is brilliant. My one daughter." Scully stressed. Why was everyone around her talking like she was a baby factory all of a sudden? She couldn't have children so why was he using the word in plural?

"No Scully, children. You have Clarice, we are getting Emily back, and William can't be Clarice's brother unless he is your child. You will have children, I promise." Mulder said guiltily.

"Why are you saying it like that?" Scully asked. He only looked at her with his sad green eyes, "My infertility is NOT your fault Mulder, it never has been and it never will be." She said emphatically.

"I can't help feeling guilty Scully!" Mulder explained as he set down what he was doing and turned to face her, "If it weren't for me and my stupid quest you would have a family and children and a loving husband with a house in the suburbs! I took that from you!"

"Who says I want all those things?" Scully asked facing him so they were staring in each other's eyes, "I don't need a huge family and a husband and a house in the suburbs. I have you and Clarice and that's all I could ever possibly need." She stared at him a moment before he pulled her into a hug and held her tightly.

"Thank you Scully." He whispered into her hair.

"Mom! Mulder!" Clarice exclaimed running from her room.

"What is it baby?" Scully asked pulling out of the embrace.

"I got more Information!" Clarice yelled happily, "I know more about where Emily is!"

"Where?" Mulder and Scully asked at the same time.

"She said she heard a few of the maids talking and they said that they were going into town that day. One of them said that they were going to the Liverpool Markets!" Clarice exclaimed, "They are just outside of Liverpool!"

"That's fantastic!" Mulder exclaimed right away, "Maybe we should leave sooner?" He asked turning to face his partner with a hopeful look on his face.

Scully looked up at him and they stared at each other doing that thing where they talked without saying a word, "We can leave tomorrow after Rickie's funeral." She compromised.

"Oh thank you mom!" Clarice shouted as she hugged her mother tightly, "Thank you soooo much! I'm going to go change our flight! You are the best!" The teenager yelled running to the other room.

"I think you just made her night Scully." Mulder said as he hugged her quickly, "And probably mine too."

Scully smiled at him quickly before she turned back to finish making dinner, "You should probably get anything you are going to need for the funeral and our trip from your apartment now so we don't worry about it in the morning." She said simply.

Mulder smiled and told her he'd be back soon before leaving to go get his things.

"Where's Mulder going?" Clarice asked as she walked back into the kitchen where her mom was just putting dinner in the oven.

"To get his things. I didn't want to be worrying about it later. I just thought this would be easier." Scully said as she turned back to face the teenager.

Clarice was leaning against the door frame with her arms crossed studying her mother carefully, "You don't want to spend the night without him do you?"

"What are you talking about? Mulder and I aren't sleeping together if that's what your insinuating." Scully said crossing her arms so the two looked almost identical.

"Oh no you two are definitely not sleeping together, that much is obvious. I just meant you don't want him to far away. Is this because of the accident? Are you scared we are going to vanish? Do you want the people you love under one roof?" Clarice asked as she moved to sit on the counter that was directly across from her mother so the two were only a few feet apart.

"What do you mean the people I love? You think I'm in love with Mulder?" Scully asked shocked.

"I knew you loved him before I met him, now I know that you can't live without him." Clarice said, "And I think you should tell him. I can tell he feels the same way about you. Who knows, maybe he's William's father." Clarice said shrugging.

Scully stared at the girl in shock. Clarice smiled and stood up to leave. Before she walked away she said, "I'm in advanced psychology, just saying."

Scully sat at her kitchen table for a long time after Clarice had left the room. She stared blindly at the wall as her thoughts raced. Was she really that obvious? Mulder had studied psychology, could he read her like Clarice did? Or was that because Clarice was her daughter? Did Mulder know how she felt about him? Or was he doing as she was and trying to ignore it so as not to upset the delicate balance of their relationship? There were so many questions that she simply didn't have the answers to and it was killing her. What was she supposed to do? She decided, after much contemplation that she had to save Emily, and that's what she would focus on. Anything else that happened was just meant to that way.

Mulder found her in much the same state when he returned, staring at a wall mindlessly. "Scully?" He called trying to get her attention but she was too far into her thoughts to react to that. He walked toward her and gently laid a hand on her shoulder causing her to almost jump out of the chair.

"Shit Mulder, you scared me." She said as her hand flew to her racing heart.

"Is everything okay? You seemed really out of it." He said crouching in front of her and searching her eyes with concern.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Just thinking is all. Don't worry about me." She said standing and starting to fiddle with things around the kitchen. She opened and closed the oven, then started pulling out everything needed to set the table.

"Let me help." He said taking the pile of dishes from her and walking toward the dining room.

"I'm gonna go get Clarice for dinner." Scully said before leaving the room and heading to the back of her apartment. She walked into her daughter's room to find Clarice asleep in the middle of her bed...

"Clarice, you must come for me. I hate it here. The people are all snobs and the kids hate me. I want to be with you and mum, please!" The little girl said as three children sat in a pure white house.

"Oh Em, we're coming soon. Mom said we could leave tomorrow instead, so we are leaving after Rickies funeral. Mom, Mulder, and I will be there as soon as we can be, I promise." Clarice said as she grasped the little girl's hand.

"Mulder's coming?" Emily asked shocked, "Did he and mom finally...?"

"William is not on the beach Em, Do you think they realized? They will soon, even if I have to make them." Clarice assured.

"So why is Mulder coming?" Emily asked confused.

"He has been staying with mom and I since the accident. I think it makes mom feel safe. He loves you very much Emily." Clarice said honestly.

"He loves all of us very much." Emily said looking between Clarice and the infant William snuggled contently in her lap.

"Mulder is his father? Isn't he?" Clarice asked, she could never be certain.

"Are they sleeping in each other's arms?" Emily asked cryptically.

"No, they are making dinner. Unless they just fell asleep or something..." Clarice said confused. William had only appeared moments before.

"The only times I have seen him he told me 'Mom and Dad are in each other's arms' I assumed that meant asleep, because you and I must be asleep to visit here." Emily explained logically.

"What if they only have to be holding each other? William cannot be asleep because he doesn't exist yet, so how could that rule apply to him?" Clarice asked

"Clarice..." A very far off voice called.

"Mama?" William asked quietly as he looked up towards where the voice was coming from.

"Clarice..." The voice called again.

Clarice slowly began to fade again, "I have to go. We will find you as soon as we can Emily. I love you..." Clarice said before the whole scene had faded...

"Come on Clarice, it's time for dinner." He mother said as she was sitting on the side of the teenager's bed.

"Where's Mulder?" Clarice asked looking around.

"Finishing setting the table, I've been trying to wake you for the past couple minutes." Scully said.

"I must have been really out of it." Clarice said sitting up.

"Well calling to you and shaking your shoulder didn't work so yeah probably." Scully said laughing a little.

"Wait, did you keep your hand on my shoulder?" Clarice asked suddenly coming up with an idea.

Scully stared at the girl for a minute before answering, "Yeah, actually I think I did."

Clarice gasped then started talking to herself, "That must have been why William was there. They don't need to be holding each other if one of them can be linked to my dream. Oh this is amazing. I wonder if one of them can come into the dream? How could I do that...?"

"Clarice, what are you talking about? Was there another dream?" Scully asked getting concerned.

"Yes! And William was in it, which I thought was impossible unless you and Mulder slept in each other's arms but then he was there so me and Emily figured it was just you two had to be holding each other but then Mulder wasn't here when I woke up so now I think that William can be there if one of you can be linked to my dream by touching me while I'm asleep! This is great!" Clarice said quickly.

Neither of the girls knew that Mulder had been about to come into the room to see what was taking so long. Now he stood just outside of the door shocked at what he was hearing.

"What?" Scully exclaimed shocked, "What makes you think Mulder's William's father?"

"Well last night was the first time I saw William and you two were snuggled together on the couch when I woke up so I figured who else could it be?" Clarice asked like it was obvious, "I mean come on mom! I'd already figured out that you two are in love with each other and then the couch thing, it's only logical."

"Oh, what am I getting myself into?" Scully muttered.

"Can we try something tonight?" Clarice asked hopefully, "When I fall asleep I want you and Mulder to each just place one of your hands on my shoulder or something, I want to try and see if we can pull you into the dream."

"Claire, baby, I don't think that will work." Scully said.

"Well maybe we should all be sleeping. Would it be weird if I asked to sleep between you and Mulder? I need this to work, to show you that this is real!" Clarice begged.

Scully sighed but after a moment or two said, "Let me talk to Mulder about it okay?"

"Oh thank you mom!" Clarice said hugging her mom tightly.

"What is taking you girls so long? Dinner's ready and the table is perfectly set, if I do say so myself." Mulder said flashing them a smile.

"We're coming Mulder, calm down." Clarice said standing up and walking out of the room.

"We'll be out in a sec doll; I just want to talk to your mom quickly." Mulder said as she walked past.

Clarice stared at him confused for a second before nodding her head and walking away.

"What's up Mulder?" Scully asked once Clarice had left.

"I overheard Clarice saying that she wants to try and pull us into her dream and I want to give it a try." He said hoping that he hadn't given away how much of the girl's conversation he'd actually heard.

"Really?" Scully asked more than a little shocked, "I mean you're okay with this? I don't want you to if you feel uncomfortable or something."

"Not at all." Mulder said as he pulled her up so they could leave the room, "Actually it sounds like fun."