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"Is there a reason Skinner hasn't given us a case?" Scully asks wondering if there is something her partner is not telling her. Mulder shakes his head answering, "No idea. Maybe he still feels bad for me."
The red head rolls her eyes at the man's comment before asking, "How did Chloe act about her first day of school?"
"Like a teenager. Apparantly I was going to make her late, but I got a picture!" Mulder replies as he slides a Polaroid from him pocket. Scully has to keep from rolling her eyes. Only her boyfriend would have a Polaroid camera to take pictures of his daughter.
"They have digital cameras now," She teases as she looks at the photo with a smile just as the phone rings. Looking over the teen's outfit, Scully is surprised Mulder let her wear such a short dress to school and says so when her partner gets off the phone.
"Yeah, that was what she chose after I vetoed a plaid skirt and tied shirt."
With a mirthful huff, Scully remarks, "She'll realize high school isn't a Britney Spears video soon enough."
"Yeah," Mulder replies before stating they have a case. Riding out to the crime scene, Scully is affronted when her partner pulls up to a fast food chain.
"Really, Mulder?" She chides. Mulder rolls his eyes answering, "I'm not hungry. This is the case."
Scully takes a breath before stepping out of the car and follows her boyfriend into the establishment.
After the end of their investigation, neither Mulder nor Scully wants to remember the man's suicide. However, as Mulder drives back to the office, Scully cannot keep their suspect's comment about not being something he is not out her mind. As Mulder merges into traffic, he hears his partner ask, "Do you think we should tell my mom about us?"
"That we're dating?" He questions as he keeps his focus on the road and not on his nerves. Scully nods feeling Maggie needs to be told of their relationship explaining, "Yes, and then what if we do end up with a child like you want? I think it would be better to tell her now just in case something happens."
"What do you mean if something happens? Have you even spoken to your doctor yet?" He asks hoping she will not go through the donor procedure without him. Reassuring him that she has not done anything, Scully replies, "I haven't done anything Mulder. I just wonder if we should stop keeping this a secret from family? The Bureau, yes, but not our family."
The red head waits for a rebuttal but is met with her partner's hand finding hers and squeezing it gently.
"Yeah, Scully. We'll tell her."
She smiles a soft smile happy to know he is willing to help her tell Maggie about the relationship. However, much like her birthday a couple years before, he maims his sincerity when he quickly teases, "My alien baby baby mama."
"Mulder?" Scully asks after a second. "Never say that again."
He merely gives her a cheeky grin before they head back to his apartment.
After a quick shower, Mulder gets a call on his cell phone and has to strain his hearing just to understand what is happening. Raising her eyebrows from her perch on the sofa, Scully listens to Mulder's intelligible conversation until he hangs up. Turning toward his girlfriend, Mulder tells her, "That was Adam. He wants us to pick up Ben and make sure Anna gets home safe. Apparently Rachel has to have an emergency cesarean."
Eyes wide, Scully stands up and grabs her purse.
"Hey, calm down. Ben doesn't get out of school for half an hour. I'm going to call the school and give a message to Anna."
"Mulder, do you think we should just have Anna and Ben stay here tonight?" The red head questions as she puts her purse down. Rubbing his hands over his face, Mulder answers, "Yeah. That'll work."
An hour later, Mulder and Scully find themselves with an inquisitive five year old and two teenagers who are now using Chloe's bedroom to keep away from Ben. Knowing the girls are fine on their own, Mulder and Scully interact more with Ben.
For two hours, the five year old continually badgers the adults with questions about siblings, school, and, babies. With only a small reprieve during dinner, the adults are soon caught in another round of Twenty Questions, a small game of hide and seek, and an hour and a half of The Lion King. Halfway through the movie, Mulder coaxes Ben to at least brush his teeth. The boy reluctantly agrees while Scully puts bedding on the couch. An hour later, Scully extricates herself from the boy's arms and wakes up her boyfriend who is currently half asleep. He wakes with a small start, but lets his girlfriend help him up from the sofa.
"Are you sure you still want a kid?" Scully whispers once she places a blanket over Ben's sleeping body. Mulder smirks at her answering, "Yep."
Hearing two teenage girls giggling in the other room as they head down the hall, Scully knocks on the door.
"Go to sleep," She calls out before entering Mulder's room. Shutting the door, the red head remarks, "I just sounded like my mother."
Chuckling, Mulder comments, "That may be the spookiest X-file of all."
Rolling her eyes, Scully walks toward the bathroom to get ready for bed as she remarks, "Shut- up, Mulder. We're taking Anna and Ben to the hospital tomorrow. Get some rest."
The following Saturday, Mulder and Scully sit outside her mother's house not wanting to come inside. Each has their own reservations about their announcement. Mulder worries Maggie will actually grow to hate him as time goes on, and Scully begins to doubt whether her mother is going to be upset over her dating her work partner. She knows her mother likes Mulder, but is worried Maggie secretly tolerates him for her and Chloe's sake. With a sigh and a glance at her boyfriend, Scully puts her hand on the car door.
"You ready?" She asks. Mulder nods even though his hands begin to sweat. Entering her mother's home with her boyfriend in tow, Scully receives a hug as Maggie quickly begins to explain what she makes for dinner as well as question why Chloe is not there.
"Apparently Kyle is more important," Mulder mumbles. Raising her eyebrows in the signature Scully fashion, Maggie asks about Kyle.
"He's just a friend, Mom," Scully stresses with a sideways glance at her boyfriend who is convinced the friends are secretly dating behind his back. To keep the topic off of a rant she knows will happen, Scully asks her mother how she can help.
"No dear, just sit down with Mulder. I'm sure he wants to rant about something," Maggie teases. Scully rolls her eyes and takes one of the dishes from the drying rack and puts it away.
After dinner, Mulder and Scully stay over a while longer each a little worried when they cannot seem to bring up the topic of their relationship to Maggie. As they watch T V in the living room, Maggie asks more about Kyle.
"He's a boy in her class. They've been friends for years. Rachel, who used to watch Chloe, just had a baby," Scully begins as Maggie interjects, "Another one? How many does she have?"
"Three now. Anyway, Chloe doesn't like staying over there too much because apparantly he's too loud," The red head finishes. With a smirk, Maggie asks, "Do you think they will date?"
"No one's dating anybody," Mulder declares still not wanting to think of his daughter getting dressed up for a date.
"Well, Mom," Scully begins turning toward her mother, "Mulder and I are dating."
Noting no expression from her mother, Scully sits on the sofa next to Mulder curious and concerned over what Maggie will say. She knows her mother loves Chloe just as much as her other grandchildren, but is worried how she will react to her sudden announcement, especially when she finds out how long they have been seeing each other. Thankfully, a smile spreads across Maggie's face as she hugs and congratulates them.
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