"Where should we go first? The bureau or to talk to my mother?" Scully asked as they all piled into the car. They had made it through customs and baggage claim without incident which they were all thankful for.
"I think we should go see grandma." Clarice said as Mulder started the engine, "She is much more anxious to know what's going on than the FBI is."
Scully agreed with her daughter and responded, "She did say that Uncle Charlie might be in town for a few days. We could introduce Mulder and Emily to him."
"Uncle Charlie?" Clarice asked happily, "I haven't seen him in forever! He's home?"
"For a few days. Apparently he hasn't gotten his new assignment yet. Go to my mother's house Mulder." Scully instructed as she thread her fingers through his.
Mulder gave her a cheesy smile before replying, "As you wish my dear." Scully wrinkled her nose at him before giggling.
"Mum? What are we supposed to tell people when they ask where I came from?" Emily asked after about twenty minutes.
Scully looked over to Mulder for reassurance before answering her daughter, "We'll just tell them that you are my daughter and that's all that matters sweetheart." She answered confidently. It only took a few more minutes for both of the girls to become engrossed in some CD player that they had. "Mulder, what do I tell people?" She asked desperately, "I didn't go through legal channels to get Emily, what if someone wants to see papers proving that she's mine? What do I do then?"
Mulder took a deep breathe, "We'll talk to the gunmen, have them make up fake papers or something. Or we can petition for adoption. Whatever you want to do Scully. I mean we're leaving the FBI so the courts can't say no because of our jobs, and we are in a committed relationship so they can't say no because of that. Why wouldn't they let us keep her?" he asked, "I think we have a pretty good chance, that is if you want me to adopt her too…." He said trailing off.
"Of course I do!" Scully answered vehemently, "And I was going to ask you if you want to adopt Clarice legally as well. They deserve to have you be their father and I want to make sure that everyone else acknowledges that you are."
Mulder silently smiled at his partner and they kept driving. It only took about ten more minutes before they pulled up at Maggie Scully's house. Scully got out of the car shakily, obviously nervous. Emily ran up to her, equally as nervous so Scully picked the little girl up. Clarice walked next to Mulder as the group made their way to the front door. "You ready sweetheart?" Scully whispered in Emily's ear. The girl silently nodded and Scully knocked, knowing that she shouldn't delay the inevitable.
The door was thrown open by a surprised looking Maggie Scully. "I wasn't expecting you to be back so soon…" she said before she noticed the little girl the Dana was carrying. She shot her daughter a quizzical look before beckoning everyone in.
"Uncle Charlie!" Clarice yelled as they entered the living room. She flew into the arms of a tall red-haired man. The man looked very much like a member of the Scully family, with the distinguishing red hair and freckles.
"Hey sport, what happened here?" Charlie asked holding up her arm that was still in the cast.
Clarice sighed thoughtfully, "An accident. I'll explain later okay?"
"Sure sport." Charlie said before turning to his older but much shorter sister. "Hey Danes. Long time no see." He said looking slightly confused at the little girl in her arms and the man practically glued to her side.
"Hey Charlie." She said shifting Emily to one arm and hugging her brother with the other. "Uh Charlie, this is my partner Fox Mulder." Dana said motioning to the other man.
"Nice to meet you Fox." Charlie said sticking his hand out to shake.
"You too Charlie." Mulder replied shaking the man's hand firmly, trying to make a good impression.
Suddenly Maggie stepped forward and asked, "Uh Dana, are you forgetting to tell us something?" Maggie glanced pointedly at the little girl in Dana's arms.
Dana sighed heavily, "It is a very long and extremely complicated story, but mom, this is Emily. You met her a few years ago when we spent Christmas at Bill's. She is why Mulder, Clarice, and I went to England. We got Emily back." Just as Dana finished talking Emily picked her head up and Maggie barely contained her gasp.
"B-But, I thought….Isn't she….What?!" Maggie demanded shocked.
"This is my daughter Emily." Scully explained setting the little girl on her feet, "Baby, do you and Clarice want to play outside for a few minutes?"
Emily smiled happily, "Okay mum." Her English accent threw both Maggie and Charlie off. The little girl practically skipped over to her sister and the two ran out the back door.
"Danes, I know it's been a few years since I last saw you and Claire, but I thought you would have told me if you had gotten pregnant!" Charlie said incredulously.
"It is much more complicated than simply getting pregnant." Mulder said to the other man as he protectively wrapped an arm around her waist. If possible Maggie's eyes grew even bigger at the action.
"Do you remember when I was abducted a couple years ago Charlie?" at her brothers nod she continued, "When I was…gone…my ova were stolen from me. We learned a few years later that they were being used in experiments. Emily was one of those experiments. I found her at a crime scene, her adoptive mother had committed suicide, and I was convinced she was Missy's. When I ran a DNA test It said that she was mine, not Missy's. I petitioned for adoption, but Emily got very sick and was admitted to the hospital. Before the courts could rule on custody she had supposedly passed away. The day of Rickie and Clarice's accident we were given a tip saying she may not be dead after all, and was being hidden in England. We went to England and found her, now she is never leaving again." Scully finished with a huge smile on her face.
Charlie stared at his sister in shock for a few moments before saying, "Wow."
"Just think," Mulder muttered, "That's the short condensed three minute version."
"Shut up Mulder." Scully said lightly slapping his arm. The adults talked for a little while longer until Emily and Clarice came back inside claiming to be bored. "We should probably go. We have to talk to Skinner." She stood up, with Emily once again in her arms, "It was really nice to see you again Charlie." She gave him a hug before stepping back so Clarice could do the same.
"Call me soon Dana." Maggie says wrapping her arms around her daughter before whispering in her ear, "I want to hear everything that happened between you and Fox."
"I'll fill you in soon mom, promise." Scully whispered back. They left a few moments later.
"So off to the bureau it is." Mulder said as he started the car.
"I think this will be very fun." Scully said smiling smugly. They pulled into the underground parking a little while later and all quickly climbed into the elevator. Two other agents were in the elevator with them and Scully almost burst out laughing at the look on their faces when they saw "Mr. and Mrs. Spooky" with two kids. The other agents got off a few floors before Mulder and Scully needed to.
"You're right, this is fun." Mulder said as soon as the elevator doors closed. Scully giggled a little. It was only a few more seconds before the elevator opened again. The family got off the elevator and almost all activity on the floor stopped for a full five seconds. Almost all at once everyone was whispering and huddling together at desks and peeking out doors to watch the FBI's most talked about couple walk down the hallway holding hands and following two children.
"Agent Mulder, agent Scully," Kim, Skinner's secretary greeted them as they walked in, although she looked very confused, "Can I help you?"
"We need to talk to AD Skinner as soon as possible if you don't mind Kim." Scully answered with a smile.
"Let me just call and check." Kim said holding up a finger. She had a quick conversation before telling them to go right in.
"Sir." Skinner said in way of greeting. Scully just nodded her head professionally.
"Agents, may I ask what this," he motioned to the two children, "Is all about?"
"Well sir," Scully started to answer, "I don't think you have met my daughter Clarice before." Scully said motioning to the teenager who was sitting on the arm of Mulder's chair, "But I know you have heard the story about Emily." Scully said referring to the little girl in her lap.
Skinner sat there dumb struck for a little while before Mulder started speaking, "Sir, agent Scully and myself have decided that because of recent…developments it would be beneficial if we were to both resign from the Bureau. We hope that you understand, our children are more important to us than anything and we feel we can best keep them safe if we are no longer associated with the FBI."
"Your children? I was under the impression that these were agent Scully's children?" Skinner asked even more confused than before.
"We decided that Mulder will be adopting both girls." Scully explained. It was weird, but she felt more comfortable revealing everything to him than she did her own mother.
"Are you gonna tell him about William and Melissa mum?" Emily whispered in her ear before looking at her with puppy dog eyes.
Scully glanced over at Mulder for a little moral support before taking a deep breath and saying, "Also sir, Mulder, the girls, and I believe that I am…pregnant." She stared at him for a moment as his jaw fell open before whispering, "…with twins."
"Scully, don't give the man an aneurism." Mulder said with a chuckle.
"Hey, she didn't even tell him you're the father yet." Clarice pointed out, causing Skinner's eyes to almost bug out of his head.
"Seriously, am I going to have to teach both of you how to prepare someone before dropping that type of bombshell on them? Do you know what subtlety is?" He asked shocked.
"Well we have plenty of time for that." Scully said grabbing his hand and smiling almost seductively at him.
Skinner stared at them shocked for another moment before saying "What happened to you two?" Scully and Mulder looked at him confused so he continued, "You look like….almost like a newlywed couple or something. I never thought I would see you two like this."
"I did." Emily said, speaking to anyone but Scully for the first time since they'd exited the car. "I knew mum and dad loved each other the moment I met them."
The conversation quickly turned formal again, and after signing a few papers they were no longer Special agents of the FBI, but civilians who led a normal life.
"Let's go home Mulder, we can clear out the office some other time." Scully said as they walked down the hallway they had just travelled an hour before.
"Course baby." Mulder said squeezing her hand lovingly before whispering in her ear, "Want to give them a show?"
Scully pressed the button for the elevator, "What did you have in mind?" she asked just as quietly.
As the doors opened Mulder ushered everyone in. He turned to face his partner and dipped her while attaching his lips to hers. As soon as he did everyone that had been 'secretly' staring at them started cheering and clapping. Mulder and Scully couldn't help laughing after the doors had closed.
"How long do you think they have been waiting for that?" Mulder asked as he hugged her.
Scully stared into his eyes before whispering, "Not nearly as long as I have."
A/N: Hope you liked it! Please leave me a review and let me know :)