Summary: In this timeline, Mulder was never abducted. This is the story of Mulder, Scully, and Emily. What would have happened if Emily had survived, unbeknownst to Dana? Would Dana be able to find her again, or was her daughter lost to her forever? With her partner, Mulder, at her side, nothing was impossible. This story is based mainly on Scully. Please read and review. Co-written with AnakinPadmeSkywalker.

A/N: Hello, followers and new readers! Scully is now seven weeks pregnant!

What makes a heart harden?

Days of Scully being sick turned into four and a half weeks. After the first week Maggie forced her daughter to go to the doctor, who told her that it was just the flu. Now, sick for almost five weeks, Maggie decided to take her duty a step further and call someone for help so she could convince Scully to go to the hospital. Upon contemplation, the only person Maggie trusted enough to call was Mulder. The phone only had to ring once, and reliably, Mulder was on the other end, as if he were waiting for Maggie or Scully to answer.

"What's wrong?" he asked in a haste.

"Fox it's time, it's been almost five weeks and she hasn't gotten any better. We have to take Dana in; she won't listen to me…..Fox, you have to tell her."

His cheeky response brought a smile to her face. "Well, miss mama Scully, consider it done. Give me about 20 to 25 minutes."

"Thank you, Fox."

"No problem mama Scully." With that, both Maggie and Mulder hung up their phones.

Mulder arrived ten minutes later. Not even knocking, he walked in and walked right into Scully's bedroom, picking her limp body up into his arms as though we weighed nothing.

"Mulder, what are you doing?" Scully whimpered into his chest.

His voice brooked no room for argument. "We are going to the hospital to get you checked out."

"No….no no…I'm fine, it's just the flu." She feebly protested, but it fell on deaf ears.

Mulder walked to the front door, determined. "Scully, I would do anything for you, I would protect you from anyone. But right now, I need to protect you from yourself."

Maggie was right behind him with Scully's purse, along with her own. Maggie opened the door.

It was all just a blur for Scully as she dozed on and off the whole way from her apartment to the hospital. She vaguely remembered hearing people yelling, and she remembered the feeling of the IV needle piercing her arm.

Two days later, Scully began to wake up, the lights and sounds of life at first overwhelming her senses. It took several seconds for her body to catch up with her mind, and at once she could feel someone holding her.

Scully took a deep breath in. "Mom?" She kept her eyes shut and lifted her head, so that her face was in her mom's hair. Scully loved the constant sweet smell of vanilla and almonds in Maggie's hair; it offered a sentimental comfort.

"Well hi there!" Maggie placed a kiss on the side of Scully's forehead.

"Where are we?" Scully opened her eyes and put her head back down.

"We are in the hospital, sweetheart. You have been in and out of consciousness for a couple days."

"Why? What's wrong with me?"

"Your body was losing fluid faster than you were taking it in; several of your vitamin levels and your iron level were down."

"So what was it?"

"It was just the remnant of the flu…your body just needed some help getting back to normal."

"So I'm going to be ok?"

"Well, you better be because you and I have unfinished cases at the X-files, and it's kinda hard and extra boring without you!" Mulder walked into the room with an orange teddy bear and a box of Scully's favorite chocolate.

"So he finally admits it!" Scully said with a small smile on her face. "Hello, Mulder."

"Hello, gorgeous." Mulder swept over to Scully and placed a tender kiss on her check.

"And that is my cue to switch shifts so I can go home and sleep." Maggie placed one last kiss on her daughter's head, then got off the bed to gather her things. "I will be back in the morning to come and see how you are doing."

"Ok, mom." Maggie nodded and headed for the door.

"Mom, I love you."

Maggie turned around, her emotions catching in her throat. Her daughter may have been a medical doctor and an FBI agent, but at that moment all she saw was her vulnerable child. "I love you too, my sweet girl."

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Mulder sat down beside Scully in the hospital bed and held her close to him. "When you get sick it really scares me." he confessed, kissing her head.

"I'm sorry Mulder, I thought I could get rid of this on my own and then I couldn't, so I called my mom. And now I am back here in this hospital again."

"Hey, there is nothing to be sorry for." Mulder paused for a moment. "You are fine, and that is all that matters."

"How is everything at work?"

"We actually do need to talk about that. I have to go over to Atlanta for a couple weeks, there is a murder investigation and they need as many people as they can get. It's now turned into a manhunt."

"Well, I'm sure the X-files will be fine for a couple weeks, as soon as I am discharged I will come with you."

"Absolutely not! If I let you do that your mother will skin me alive. No, you are staying here and resting, and when I come back we can do a super fun case."

"A 'super fun' case? Are you serious? You want me to stay here, even though I am completely fine now?" Scully looked up into Mulder's eyes, her frustration and questions causing her head to spin. Chasing legitimate leads, investigating, making arrests….that was something she was comfortable with. Convalescing in a hospital bed while daily events passed her by and cases were assigned; that was decidedly outside her comfort level.

"Yes, I am. You need to rest and take time to get better. Also, you can spend this time with your mom before she has to go home." Mulder laid down behind Scully, and held her close.

"Mulder, I hate when you're right. I really do want to spend time with her." Scully rolled over and snuggled into Mulder's chest.

"And I am just a phone call away…..for you, I would be on the next flight back."

"Just be careful, please?" Scully gripped Mulder's hand.

"I will be, I promise. I'm on strict orders to, and I can't disobey the queen of the X-files." Mulder's infectious grin was back, and he let out a giggle. "How are you feeling?"

"I'm tired, and I want to go home. But I'm good."

"Perfect, because I really need you back at work with me."

"Well, let's bust out of here and get to Atlanta."

"I prefer my skin intact to my body." Mulder placed a kiss on Scully's head. "I would love to have you with me, but I want you to stay here and get stronger. First things first."

"Mulder, I still feel like something is off….like they missed something. I just don't know what it is."

"Scully, I made sure that they ran every necessary test to make sure that you are really ok."

"But I can feel it."

"Well, in a couple weeks, if you still have this feeling, I will go back to the doctor with you…ok?"

"Ok, just don't mention any of this to my mom. You know she won't let them discharge me."

"Don't you worry Scully, I've got your back."

7 weeks 3 days

Scully was released two days later, and it wasn't a moment too soon. Finally being able to go home and relax was the best thing she could have asked for. The first thing she wanted to do was have a shower, and then pass out on her bed. Even though the doctors and nurses said she was almost back to normal and just needed rest, Scully still felt in her core that something was very off, but she could not figure it out.

Maggie took Scully home. She was not going to leave her daughter's side until she could go back to work, and maybe not even then. Maggie knew her daughter; she knew every scar, every freckle, every birthmark. But the new look in her daughter's eyes, and the constant movements of anxiety, worried Maggie.

"Dana? Honey, are you ready to go?" Scully stood still in her hospital room looking out the window, unable to think about anything besides Mulder and his safety. Scully felt a very high sense of dread and fear, as though something bad could happen at any moment.

"Dana?" Maggie walked over to Scully and placed her hand on the small of Scully's back, which made her jump.

"I'm sorry….I've just….I guess I'm pretty jumpy."

"Don't be sorry honey. Let's take you home." Scully nodded to her mother. They each picked up one of Scully's bags, and left.

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Finally arriving home, Scully was able to soak in her tub and sleep in her own bed. Although Scully hadn't heard from Mulder in two days, which worried her very much, the exhaustion took over her body and by 8:30 pm Scully was out cold until the next morning.

Maggie was up almost every two hours to check on Scully. At 4:00 a.m. Scully started to cry while in a deep sleep. Maggie decided to lay down beside her daughter and hold her close.

"Shhhhh... its ok Dana I'm here... it's ok." Maggie softly stroked her daughter's head.

Scully gripped onto her mom's shirt and was calm once again, falling into a deep sleep. As Maggie tried to rise from the bed to go back to the spare room, Scully held onto her mother tighter. Maggie ultimately gave up and stayed the night with her daughter.

Author's note:

Hello, everyone thanks you so much for reading and reviewing. There are some twists coming next so whatever you think is going to happen I wouldn't count on that. there is going to be a lot of Scully and Maggie time as I feel that Scully didn't get enough screen time with her mom.

I do not intend for this story to be under ten chapters so I hope everyone enjoys the next few chapters.

- evilregal007