Author's Note: 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.
Disclaimer: I do not own any part of the X-Files or any of the original characters. I hope those who read this like it and review. Co-written with AnakinPadmeSkywalker.
Chapter 10
Are you here? Where did you go?
Mulder waited for what seemed like hours before nurse Rose came back with an update on Scully.
"Mr. Mulder?" Rose asked, sympathetically. "I can take you to see Dana; she is asking for you."
Mulder was on his feet in an instant. "She's awake?!"
"Yes, she is. But she has been given medication to ease the abdominal pain, and she will be sent for an ultrasound to look for any damage." Rose answered Fox, carefully, as she sat back down in the chair beside him. She weighed her next words before saying them out loud. "Mr. Mulder, I hope that you don't mind me say this…but I can sense a very strong connection between the both of you, and I must say that it is one of the most beautiful connections I have ever seen."
"Oh…thank you, we have been partners at the F.B.I for just over seven years, we have been through some very trying times together. It can really build a strong bond, a comradery, if you will. Can you take me to see her?" Mulder felt his face turn red with embarrassment at the admission, but also love for his Dana.
"Absolutely, just follow me."
The pair simultaneously rose, and Mulder followed the nurse through the doors Scully had previously been taken through. They passed through a long hall that never seemed to end until finally, they made a right, and in the middle room in a set of five patient rooms he saw Scully laying in the hospital bed.
Mulder couldn't help but to notice how pale his love had become, two IV's placed in her right side-one in her hand and one just a bit further up her arm. Cardiac leads were now connected to Scully's chest, monitoring the rhythmic ebb and flow of her heart. Even like this Scully seemed perfect to him; she always would.
"Mul…der?" Scully asked, slurring his name as she looked over to the space he now occupied.
He looked back to Rose, who stood behind him. "The doctor gave her some morphine to ease the pain, so she is going to be like this for a few hours." Mulder nodded his head, walking over to Scully's side to place a kiss on her hand; gently, his lips touched the IV line near her skin, as if it would make everything better and take away all the distress she'd been subjected to.
"Mulder… I love you." Scully remarked in a low voice, almost to the point of a whisper, as if the words would be overheard. He looked up at Scully and saw a single tear fall from her left eye. Keeping a hold of Scully's hand, Mulder stood up and inclined his head, kissing the tear from her cheek. He then placed a light kiss on her lips, as seconds later nurse Rose returned with the ultrasound machine.
"Sorry to break up the party, but we need to check everything out." Rose said, noticing the awkward parting between the two. "Oh, before I forget…you two are the world's most adorable couple, by the way."
She grinned cheekily, making her way over to Scully's right side to prep the machine. "OK Miss Scully, I am going to lower the blanket to the bottom of your hips, then if its OK with you, I will pull your gown up and tuck the bottom under your breasts. If you don't feel comfortable with that, Mr. Mulder could give you a hand, if he'd like." Rose gave her a smile. "It's alright, I don't mind; Mulder, tell her about my 'doctorness'." Scully let out a small chuckle.
"Later Scully, let's get you checked out, OK?" Mulder kept her left hand in his own, never wanting to let her go.
Rose quickly but gently prepared Scully's abdomen for the test. "OK, Miss, Scul-"
"Call me Dana, please?" Scully looked at the nurse with a reassuring smile.
"No problem; OK, Dana, the gel is going to be a bit cold," Rose squeezed some gel on to Scully, who let out another couple giggles at the sensation.
Scully and Mulder were unable to see the screen, so they kept their eyes on each other, both silently praying there was no significant damage.
Rose gazed at the screen, gasping as she quickly removed the wand. "I will be right back. I need to grab the doctor." She fled the room with no explanation, leaving the pair on edge and worried. Several seconds later, she returned with the attending physician.
"Hello, my name is Dr. Graylee, Rose here has asked me to come and take a look." The doctor smiled at Mulder and Scully, then proceeded to sit in front of the machine.
She examined Scully's abdomen with the wand for almost two minutes before she finally spoke.
"Dana, I read your records and you were here in the ER four and a half weeks ago…you had the flu?"
Scully looked up at the doctor. "Um…yeah, I was. I had a severe form of influenza or a similar strain…why, is there something wrong?" She began to worry.
"Everything looks completely unaffected by the events, do not concern yourself with that…but there is something, I'm sure as a doctor you can figure out what it is." Dr. Graylee turned the screen so that Scully and Mulder could see. "The test wasn't ordered four weeks ago." she informed Scully in the most apologetic tone.
At first, Scully saw nothing, and then…then she saw it. Everything in her world stopped, and she felt as if the pain medication instantly wore off. With a look of pure shock on her face, Mulder began to worry.
Rose noticed the exchange. "Dr. Graylee, Mr. Mulder seams confused." Rose smiled at the doctor.
Dr. Graylee turned on the sound, and the sound of heartbeats immediately illuminated the room. Tears began to flow from Scully's eyes, and she squeezed Mulder's hand.
"Is that…is that what I think it is?" Mulder looked down at Scully, completely amazed, a little afraid to believe what his eyes and ears were telling him were true. "Is that the baby…the one we thought we lost?" He could feel tears prick his own eyes at the realization.
Looking away from the screen for the first time, Scully released Mulder's hand, raising it to his cheek. "No…this baby only looks 8 weeks into gestation. So that weekend we…we made that, Mulder. We did it."
Unable to hold in his need to kiss her any longer, Mulder bent down and placed his hands on either side of Scully's head, kissing her with so much affection the doctor thought she might cry.
Dana broke their contact, looking straight at the doctor, "Is it OK? I mean, with everything that happened today…what are my chances of all complications…will I lose the baby?" she voiced her last concern in almost a whisper.
"Remarkably, everything looks to be on track; there is no bleeding, and nothing is torn. You have a strong and resilient baby bean. I do want to keep you overnight and see how you are in the morning. In the meantime, Rose can take out the IV in your upper arm; we will keep the one in your hand, as I still want you on the saline." The doctor continued her inspection of Scully's abdomen with the ultrasound receiver.
"STOP!" Scully yelled suddenly, an anomaly on the screen capturing her interest. The doctor paused her motions.
Scully took the wand out of the doctor's hand, "Right there." She pointed to the screen.
"That right there, Dana, is a tear in your placenta, and its only about 5 cm long, so it will heal on its own. This definitely changes the treatment plan though."
Scully began to worry. "How high are my chances of miscarriage?"
"Right now, you're at seventy-five percent risk, if I send you home. But with your history, I want to keep you here for at least three weeks. That's if it heals as predicted; if the tear closes sooner, you can go, but it could take up to six weeks to heal so we need to be prepared for a possible six week stay. So, bed rest is very important, as is intermittent ambulation…I want you to walk to the nurse's station and back every two hours during the day."
Scully could feel herself choking up; the prospect of losing another child overwhelmed her. "So I will probably lose the baby?"
Not caring about the gel on Scully's abdomen, Mulder bent down and pulled Scully into his arms, holding her close. "Love, we will beat this, OK? You have come through so much, and this baby-our baby-is going to be just fine. We are going to follow everything the doc says, and I promise the next few weeks are going to be absolutely stress-free." His voice lowered to a whisper. "I love you, so much; no one and nothing is going to take this baby away from you, I promise." Fox helped her lay back down, holding her hand to make sure she knew he was there and not leaving.
"We are going to keep a close eye on you, Dana. Twice a day I want an ultrasound done, and I want constant vitals running. I am going to order light anti-biotics to prevent any possibility of infection. I also want a fetal monitor connected as much as possible." The doctor looked at nurse Rose as she transcribed the orders on Scully's chart. "Also, Miss Scully is FBI, so I want her in a private room."
Dr. Graylee directed her attention back to Scully. "Also, Dana, try not to worry too much. I know it's going to be hard until you are in the clear, but I…your baby needs you to be calm and stress-free. Mr. Mulder can stay with you as much as he likes; I will inform the staff on the floor of the security precautions they need to take regarding who can see you. You can give Rose a list of people, and we'll run it by unit security. Due to the incident that caused this, if the FBI wants to have added protection, they are more than welcome to bring some of your people in." Dr. Graylee smiled at Scully, then gave a nod to Mulder.
"Thank you, Dr." Scully managed, feeling the beginnings of a slight anxiety attack.
Samantha, Melissa, and Emily
Sitting around the kitchen table in Samanthas apartment with milk and cookies, Emily and her aunts were playing goldfish when Emily gasped. Melissa and Samantha instantly turned their attention to Emily, whose eyes where shut tight as she gripped her five playing cards, the cards bending and beginning to disintegrate in her hands.
"Missy, do you see that…the cards-they are turning to ash!" Melissa flew out of her chair; stepping over to Emily, she turned her chair around so she could place her hands on Emily's knees. She was afraid of what could happen if she made skin to skin contact with the little girl.
"Em, baby…what's going on, what do you see, my love?"
"It's Katie…she…she needs you auntie. The man who went after Mommy is trying to get to Katie. He wants to make Mommy find him."
Melissa stared at her sweet niece in shock.