John walked up to the doorframe of Monica's hospital room with a cup of coffee in one hand and an empty baby carrier in the other. He leaned up against it as he watched his wife pack up her cloths and other items into her bag. She turned around and was startled to see John in the doorframe. She jumped as John smiled and took a sip of his coffee.
"Please don't scare me like that John."Monica scolded.
"Okay."John replied with a laugh as he walked over to the plastic crib that Kyle was in and he placed the carrier down on the bed and his coffee on the table. "Good morning Kyle, did you and mommy sleep well last night?"He asked the baby as he picked him up. "Did the doc come in with your releaseā¦"John was stopped when Monica handed him the release papers.
"I'm ready to go home when you are."Monica said as John took the bag from her and pulled it over his shoulder then strapped Kyle in the carrier scurley.
"Let's go."John said as he almost walked out the door then realized something.
"I got your coffee."Monica said with a smile.
"I got it."John said offering his hand for Monica to place the coffee cup in.
They walked out to the minivan that Monica had bought, John hated it and thought that they could just take the baby home in his truck. He opened the passenger door for Monica and waited for her to buckle up then closed the door. He walked over to the backseat door, opened it and placed the carrier down, took Kyle out of it and placed him in the carseat then buckled him up and checked to be sure that he was in scurley then, he closed the door walked to the trunk, through the bag in, and closed it. He then finally walked to the driver's seat and got in, buckled up, and started the car. Monica looked back at her son.
"Mon, don't worry, he is safely secure, I checked, and anyways, I bought a mirror and put right here so that you don't have to turn around to look at Kyle."John said as he pointed to the mirror and placed one hand on Monica's shoulder.
"Okay John."Monica said, silently looking into the mirror as John smiled and giggled.
They arrived at their house in ten walked through the door and John had the baby carrier, travel bag, and his coffee.
"Welcome home."Mulder and Scully said as William blew his party horn, and they walked through the front door.
The house was decorated with a sigh hanging in the family room that read: Welcome Home Kyle! and balloons that said: It's a Boy!, and other decorations and presents on the table, and Skinner was there as well.
"Welcome home Monica and Hello there Kyle."Skinner said as he gave Monica a hug and walked over to John and saw that his hands were full, then looked down at Kyle in his carrier as he was sleeping.
"When will I be able to play Kyle Uncle John?"William asked, as he ran over to Kyle.
"Ohh, Will, it's gonna be a while before Kyle can play your games with ya."John said as he looked down at William who was making funny faces at the baby who was sound asleep.
"Come over here William, and sit down with us while Uncle John and Aunt Monica put their bags away and get out some of Kyle's stuff, okay."Scully said to her son as William ran over to his mom and sat down at on the couch in between his mom and dad. He rested his head on his dad's shoulder and Mulder stroked his hand through William's soft gentle hair and smiled.
"Do you need me to help you with anything?"Skinner asked John.
"No, not right now, we'll be out in a minute."John replied as he started walking up the stairs to his and Monica's bedroom.
They walked out in five minutes. John was holding Kyle's baby swing and Monica had Kyle in her arms.
"So, you guys happy to be home?"Mulder asked as him and Skinner got up to help John and Monica sat down on the scooted over and put his elbows on Monica's lap and looked at the baby.
"Yeah, it's nice to be home and to have Kyle here with us now."John replied getting the swing out of box and assembly directions. "Hey, Muldah, in the garage there is a red tool box, it's on the workbench to your right if you walk in through the kitchen. Do you mind gett'in it for me?"John asked as he took the pieces out.
"Sure."Mulder replied as he walked into the kitchen.
"So, John, how has Kyle been so far?"Skinner asked.
"Great, but I think that William really likes him."John said as they looked over at William who was happily peering down at Kyle who was now in Scully's arms.
"Where did you get the name form?"Skinner asked.
"Well, we dumbed it down to two names, Jackson, and Kyle, and we did a poll on it in the room and Kyle had the most votes."John replied as he put some of the parts together.
"What's his middle name?"Skinner asked then, John looked over at him.
"Luke."John replied with a sigh. "We decided that our first son's middle name would be Luke, after mine, and Barbara's kid."He continued.
"Well that's nice."Skinner said with a smile as Mulder came back with the tool box.
They finished the baby swing and Monica strapped Kyle in and they all sat down on the couch and in the chairs and served themselves the food that Scully had gotten catered, and started talking.
"Did you guys see that Friends rerun last night?"Mulder asked.
"You watch Friends Mulder?"Skinner asked.
"Yeah, Scully got me into it about five years ago and I got all caught up in about three months after I started watching it."Mulder replied.
"Which one was it?"John asked.
"The one with the cop."Mulder replied.
"Ohh yeah, John and I watched in my hospital room."Monica said.
"Is that the one where Ross, Rachel, and Chandler move that couch and Ross keeps on yelling pivot, and Chandler yells at him to shut up?"John asked.
"Yeah, that one."Scully said as she took a bite of her sandwich.
"That's my favorite."Skinner said.
"Yeah, it's like the funniest one ever."Monica added.
"Yeah it is."Mulder said as he put one arm around Scully.
"Hey Aunt Monica, look! I taught Kyle a game!"William said excitedly.
"Ohh, yeah, what did you teach him?"Monica said as John wrapped his arm around her and kissed her cheek.
"I taught him how to play with a rattle!"William excitedly announced.
Joh then got up and grabbed his beer and hit the cap to it against it.
"I have a toast."He announced as everyone looked at him and William ran over to his dad's side and Mulder handed him is Sesame Street juice box.
"When Luke died, I never expected to have a family again. I never expected to have another son, a wife or anything like this. I now have Monica, who is the best wife I could have asked for, Mulder, Scully, and Skinner, who are the best friends that I could ask for, and have William who is the best godson, and nephew that I never expected to have, and now,I have Kyle Luke Doggett, the best little miracle that I could ever ask for, I love this new life of mine, and sometimes I look back at my life before this and am happy that all that happened because, I love you guys and this is the best family that I could ever ask God us and our new happy family."John said as he raised his beer and they all took a sip of their drinks.
"And I have an announcement to make."Scully said as she stood up. "I know what the doctors have said, that William was a miracle since they said after the incident that I could never have a child again, but, I am, pregnant."Scully announced as Mulder dropped his glass and it spilled all over William's lap.
"Silly daddy, I'm all wet now."William said with a smile.
"Wait, Scully, are you serious?"Mulder said as he placed William on the ground and he walked over to Scully and William walked over to John, and John picked him up.
"Yes, Mulder, I am."Scully said in a soft tone.
"This fantastic!"Monica said as she grabbed a tissue.
"Now, to Muldah and Scully's new kid."John said as he raised a glass and they made a toast.
