A/N: I guess I am just going to update this thing every once in a while. I always seem to forget about it, but now that I have conquered one, this is kind of a bonus. Anyway, me and my dad used to go out on dates when I was little. One time he even bought me Little Mermaid lip gloss. I accidentally sent it through the wash and ruined all the clothes. It was the thought that counted.

Dedicated to Julia because I said I would. She's a wise, willful and wonderful woman (without the creepy old man connotation...). And to Haley for having the same annoying fashion crisis that Hannah does. And Derek aka Duckman for sparing my life at Wii boxing every time.

"Mommy, I look glamorous, huh?" Hannah asked, turning on the stool to look at herself in the mirror.

"Yes you do, babe. Turn back around so I can finish please."

"I don't want to wear this shirt."

"You picked it out 10 minutes ago."

"I changed my mind."

"Hannah... you have been spending way too much time around your aunt Monica."

"That's what uncle John says too."

"I figured."

"Can I pick a different shirt?"

"Yes, but if your hair gets messed up while you change, it's your own fault."

"That's a risk I am willing to take, mommy."

She chuckled and rolled her eyes before inserting a few more bobby pins into Hannah's curls.

"Alright love, you're done. Let's go pick out a shirt."

Hannah held her hands out and grinned as Scully picked her up.

"I want to wear a fancy shirt, mommy."

"I don't think you have any fancy shirts, baby."

"My purpley one."

"You spilled juice on that one last week, remember? I couldn't get the stain out."

Hannah nodded as they entered her room, and Scully set her down.

"Alright, what shirt do you want to wear?"

"Which one would daddy like?"

"Daddy would like whatever you picked."

Hannah sighed and stepped into her closet and began looking though her shirts.

"No... no... maybe... no.... maybe... maybe...no... no..."

Scully tried to hold back her laughter as Hannah handed her the 'maybe's. Once they had a substantial pile, Hannah went through the shirts three more times before finally picking two.

"Which one do you like Mommy?"

"Either one is fine."

"But..."

"Why don't you go ask your brother?"

"Okay!" she dashed out of the room with the shirts and Scully sighed and put the rejected clothes back in the closet.

"Is she almost ready?" Mulder asked, poking his head into the room.

"She's changing her shirt and she told me in no uncertain terms that she is wearing lipstick and "eye stuff" so that should take another five minutes."

"It's rough waiting on a lady."

"She's worth it."

"Just like her mother," he said, leaning down to kiss her.

"Daddy! You can't come in here!"

"Why not?"

"You can't see a girl before she's ready for a date!"

"Yeah honey, don't you know anything?"

He rolled his eyes and left the room.

"Where is daddy taking me, mommy?"

"I don't know. He wouldn't tell me."

"I've never been out on a date before. Especially not with daddy."

"You should feel mighty special Bug. It was years and years before your daddy took me out on a date."

"How come?"

"Well, because we were just friends for a long time. Remember I told you about that?"

"Yes. And then one day you falled in love and you got married and had me and Joshy and lived happily ever after."

"I don't think I ended it that way, but yeah."

"But daddy's home now, so it can be happily ever after again, right?"

"Yes, it can."

Hannah smiled as Scully fixed her shirt.

"Now make-up?" she asked with a smile.

"Yes, but just a little bit."

"Daddy! I'm ready."

"Are you coming?"

"No, you have to knock on my door like a gentleman!"

He rolled his eyes at Scully who just chuckled.

"Did you tell her to say that?"

"Maybe."

"Women."

He went to Hannah's room and knocked on the door. She opened it and spun around, revealing her casual evening wear.

"Well madam, you look a dream."

"Thank you daddy."

"May I escort you to dinner this evening?"

"Sure. Let's go!"

She tugged on his hand an urged him towards the door.

"Hannah, do you mind if I kiss another woman before our date starts?"

She sighed and covered her eyes.

"Okay, but hurry up."

He leaned down and kissed Scully, then tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.

"We'll be home later. I expect to find the house perfectly intact when I return."

"No problem."

"Mom, you said you would play Wii with me!" Joshua said, handing her a remote. "I'm ready to box. Come on!"

"Alright."

"Go create some gratuitous virtual mayhem," Mulder teased before Hannah finally pulled him out the door.

"Mom, you're going down!" Joshua exclaimed, jumping off the couch and into boxing position.

"Not in your wildest dreams, Joshua William."

"Wanna bet Dana... mom... Mom, what is your middle name?"

"Why do you need to know?"

"For threats like you do."

"Kids can't threaten parents."

"Just for that, no mercy!"

"You've broken me dude. I am completely and utterly useless. I shall never move again."

Joshua laughed and tried to tug her from the couch. She didn't budge.

"Mom, come on. One more round of tennis. I think I can do a speed ball."

"Oh that's enticing."

"Please? You promised you would play all of the sports with me. I even let you win at baseball."

"You did not."

"I did so! I didn't throw no curve balls."

"You can throw curve balls?"

"Didn't you read the directions at the beginning?"

"No."

"Mom please, more tennis."

"Bud, I need to get up and make dinner. You can play tennis by yourself for a bit."

"Please?"

"No way dude. I'm pooped."

"Heh, poop."

"You are your father's child."

The phone rang and she stood up from the couch to grab it.

"Great, it's probably aunt Monica and you're going to be on there all night."

"Hello?"

The voice on the other end was clear and precise, but it still made her sink back to the couch in a confused haze.

"We'll be right there."

She turned the phone off and Joshua was at her side, his hand on her shoulder.

"Momma?"

"We need to go. Get your coat and your shoes please."

"What's wrong?"

"Just get your coat, Joshua!"

He silently obeyed her and managed to get his coat and shoes on before she pulled him into a hug.

"I didn't mean to yell."

"What's wrong, momma?"

"Hannah and Daddy got in a car accident. We have to go to the hospital."

"Are they okay?"

She was quiet as she ushered him out the door.

When they entered the hospital, she was immediately overcome with memories of years before. She couldn't get rid of the chill that ran up her spine as she stepped up to the nurse's station. Before she got a word out, Joshua let go of her hand.

"Dad!" he shouted. Scully turned and found Mulder walking towards them. She rushed towards him, taking in the small cuts on his face and the bruise on his forehead.

"I'm okay," he said before she could ask. "Just a few cuts."

"Where's Hannah?"

"The doctors are still with her. They're just finishing up a scan-"

"A scan? Is she okay? Did she lose consciousness? She was buckled in, right? What happened?"

He took her shoulders and led her over to the small waiting area. He gently pushed her down in a chair, then took the one beside her, while Joshua climbed into her lap.

"We were going through this intersection and I guess I could have sped up a little, but it was icy and I didn't want to risk it. This guy was going the other direction and he tried to stop, but he slid on the ice and plowed right into us. I reached over to hold Hannah back because I didn't want her to get whiplash, but with only one hand on the wheel, I couldn't control the spinning as much and we spun right into a telephone pole. It only hit the back of the car, but it's totaled."

She breathed out a sigh of relief, but then something he said registered and she almost flew out of her chair.

"You reached over to hold her back? She was in the front seat? She's not tall enough to sit in the front! What are you thinking? Did the airbag go off? The airbag could have killed her you know! You might as well have not buckled her in! Why would you do this?"

"Mr. and Mrs. Mulder?"

They turned to face the young doctor who was coming towards them with a clipboard in his hands.

"I just finished looking over Hannah's scans, and everything looks great. She's still complaining of a headache, but nothing suggests any damage. She's probably just sore from the impact. I would like to keep her overnight just as a precaution, but as far as I'm concerned, she's fine."

"What about the airbag? I know that the powder they use for that can cause respiratory distress."

"We checked for that. Her airway is clear, there is no inflammation, and she's breathing normally. It's probably a good thing she was in the front seat. The paramedics said that the back of the car was banged up pretty good. They would have at least had to use the jaws of life to get her out, and her injuries would have been far more serious."

Scully just nodded.

"When can we see her?"

"I can take you in right now."

They followed him down the hallway and got on the elevator. He took them to the third floor and it was just a few short steps to Hannah's room. She was sitting up in bed, reading a magazine.

"Hey Bug," Scully said, walking into the room and sitting down next to her daughter.

"Hi mommy. Look, they let me have purple band-aids."

"I see. How are you feeling?"

"I'm hungry. Daddy and I didn't get to go to dinner."

"I know. We'll see about getting you something to eat in a little while."

Mulder sat down on her other side and she looked up at his face.

"Daddy, how come you just got plain band-aids?"

"Because I would look silly with purple band-aids, babe."

"Does it hurt, Hanny?" Joshua asked, standing at the end of the bed.

"Just a little. Guess what? When the other car hit us, Daddy said a bad word!"

"He did? Which one?"

"Don't repeat it, Hannah," Mulder warned. Hannah giggled.

"Here Hanny, these were in mom's car. I brought them in for you."

Joshua fumbled with his pocket for a moment, then produced three of Hannah's Littlest Pet Shop toys.

"Thanks Joshy!"

"I'll even play it with you if you want."

"Yes!"

He hopped up on the bed and Hannah handed him one of the small toys.

"Can you do the voice for the gangster dog?"

"Sure."

"Josh, stay with your sister for a bit. I need to talk to mom."

"Okay."

Mulder stood from the bed and held his hand out for Scully. She took it but didn't meet his eyes until they were out in the hallway.

"Honey, I'm sorry I yelled at you. I was scared and it was adrenaline and-"

"Dana. It's okay. I understand. And I would be mad too. We got lucky this time, but you're right."

"I don't want to fight with you. It's just hard for me to remember that you're dad and you're here and you love them as much as I do. I'm used to it being just me. And I should be over that. You've been home for a long time now."

"It's alright, honey," he whispered, pulling her into his arms. "The fight is over."

"I'm glad you're okay."

"Me too. Let's run down to the cafeteria and get some dinner for the kids."

"Okay."

They were back 10 minutes later with 2 trays of food. Scully had been apprehensive to feed her kids hospital food, but then she saw Lunchables were offered, so she had grabbed those. Mulder took a burger and fries, even though Scully told him exactly how long it would take to run those calories off. It felt like old times.

She was giggling as they entered the room, but Mulder stopped short and shushed her.

"Look."

Joshua and Hannah were sitting on the bed, asleep. Her head was resting on his shoulder and he had his arm protectively around her. Scully smiled and looked up at Mulder who had a tear in his eye.

"Reminds me of me and Samantha."

She nodded her understanding and they just stood in silence for a moment, watching the kids.

"Maybe I should take Joshua home. You can stay here with Hannah tonight and we'll pick you guys up in the morning."

"Are you sure? They put those family suites in this hospital last year. I'm sure we can stay there."

"No, Joshua needs his own bed, and so do I."

"Alright. I'll call and let you know when they're going to discharge her."

They set the food trays down on the small table and he helped her to get Joshua back into his coat.

"Want me to walk you out?"

"We'll be fine," she said as she picked up their son- who was almost too big for her to be carrying. "I'll talk to you in the morning."

He leaned down and kissed her softly.

"Drive safe, honey."

"I will. Goodnight."

She left the room with Joshua, being careful not to wake him. It was hard to leave half of her family here, but it was only for one night. They would all be together again tomorrow.