Ellen's back! I don't know why they never put her in the show again after that one episode!

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"You remember Mulder?" Scully lamely begins after she calls Ellen to meet up with her for lunch on Sunday. Smirking, Ellen answers, "You mean tall, dark, handsome, and the guy you're secretly in love with?"

Rolling her eyes, the red head answers, "Yes."

"I remember you calling him a jerk when we first talked about him," Ellen teases adding, "I always knew you had a thing for him."

Smiling, Scully replies, "Yeah, well, there's more to it then that. We've been dating."

"Finally!" Ellen exclaims reminding Scully of Chloe. "You two should have been dating from day one!"

"Ellen," Scully chides aware of a couple people staring at them. Her friend apologizes letting Scully continue. Spearing a few bits of lettuce on her plate, Scully finally states, "Um, I've only told a few people about this, but, I'm pregnant."

Eyes wide, Ellen puts her fork down and has to keep from going across the table and crushing her friend in a hug. After congratulating her best friend, Ellen asks, "Is that why you two are dating?"

Shaking her head, Scully replies, "We've been dating almost a year."

Ellen nods before returning to her food. After a bit of silence, Ellen asks, "What does your mom think?"

Swallowing a bite of her salad, the red head answers, "She doesn't know."

"Scully," The brunette chides. "How could you not tell your mother? I'm flattered I'm one of the first to know, but why haven't you told her?"

Laying her fork down, Scully takes a deep breath. Organizing her thoughts, the red head answers honestly, "I don't want to get her hopes up. I told her I couldn't have kids, and this would be too much of a shock."

"I think the word you're looking for is surprise," Ellen counters. "Tell your mother."

"I will! I just want to wait for a few weeks," Scully replies. "I'd rather her not give me looks of pity if something goes wrong."

Respecting her friend's decision, Ellen decides to change the topic by asking, "So, how did you and Mulder start dating?"

Entering Mulder's apartment later that afternoon, Scully finds Chloe sitting on the couch watching television.

"Where's your dad?" Scully asks as she puts her purse down. Chloe shrugs answering, "He said it's top secret, which probably means he's hanging out with The Boys."

Nodding, the red head goes to sit on the couch. After trying to understand whatever show Chloe is watching, Scully asks, "What do you want to do while your dad is gone?"

"Oh, yeah! It's just us!" Chloe excitedly replies before her smile fades. "I was going to go out with Kyle next weekend."

"And do what?" The red head questions. Chloe shrugs, "I was thinking we could just run off and elope, but if you want, we need a witness!"

Rolling her eyes, the red head states, "You're as bad as your father. Is there a movie or something you'd want to watch together? We could have lasagna and watch a movie you like? Or go see a movie?"

Curious, the teenager asks, "Why are you being so nice?"

Sighing, Scully states, "Or we could do nothing."

"No! I want to do something with you, I just don't know what! Can I get back to you?" Chloe asks. Nodding, Scully replies, "Sure."

Scully never gets an answer. The day her father leaves for his conference, Chloe is immediately in a bad mood. Going through the motions of the school day, the teen is excited when Anna tells her to come talk to her before their gym class right after lunch. Feeling a sense of relief that she will be able to at least tell one person about her life, Chloe happily makes her way to the girls' locker rooms. Hearing shouting come from the locker room, the teen immediately tenses. Doing her best imitation of her parents sans firearm, Chloe immediately bursts through the door to see Anna pinned up against the lockers by one of the baseball players. Calling out the boy's name, Chloe immediately attacks the guy as Anna runs toward the door. Just as she gives the guy a good punch, a coach walks in and sends them to the principal's office.

"But he was hurting my friend!" Chloe cries out in defense when she is the only one in the office. Nodding, the principal replies, "Yes, but you also attacked another student. I'm going to have to suspend you for a week, and you'll need to have a parent sign off on this slip. The secretary will give you a note to take to class."

Taking the piece of paper, Chloe jams it into a pocket of her back pack before heading off to her last class. Going to her locker at the end of the day, the teen immediately makes a note to check on Anna. Slamming her locker door shut, Chloe turns around to find her boyfriend coming up to her. Apparently her concern is obvious when Kyle's face turns from excitement to worry.

"You okay?" He asks knowing she is not going to simply tell him how she feels. His girlfriend almost skirts around the question, but knows Kyle knows her too well. With a sigh, she pulls her boyfriend around the corner.

"My mom is pregnant and my dad is gone for the week."

Kyles's eyes go wide in disbelief until he realizes after a second that Chloe is telling the truth. Concerned, Kyle asks, "How can I help?"

"Bring my dad back?" She jokes half- heartedly before answering, "A hug? I don't want to stress Mom out about my suspension on top of the pressure at work. She doesn't need it."

Taking his girlfriend in his arms, Kyle holds her for a moment until she pulls away.

"Thanks," She whispers. "I needed that."

"Can your mom not help you get out of the suspension?" Kyle asks. Shaking her head, Chloe answers, "I don't want her to. Besides, Jack deserves to be punched after harrassing Anna."

Shocked, Kyle asks, "That was Anna?"

Wondering how her boyfriend misses the gossip, Chloe answers, "Yeah. You didn't know? He pinned her up against the lockers in the girl's locker room. I punched him just as his coach walked in."

Kissing his girlfriend on the forehead, Kyle whispers, "I knew I loved you for some reason."

Giggling, Chloe answers, "Because I can punch people?"

"Among other things," Kyle answers as he and Chloe reenter the hallway. Dragging Kyle to Anna's locker, Chloe pouts when her friend is nowhere to be found. Making her boyfriend hold her books while she goes into the bathroom, Chloe is immediately met with crying. Wondering if the person is Anna, Chloe calls out her friend's name. Gaining a positive response, Chloe asks if they can talk before remembering Kyle is outside. Grabbing her belongings from him, she quickly asks if he can call Scully. Nodding, Kyle does as he is told. Heading to the payphones at the school, Kyle quickly dials the number, leaves a message, and hangs up.

On the other end of the line, Scully notices a voicemail on the Bureau line, and clicks the button. Confused when Kyle's voice tells her that Chloe will be late getting home, Scully immediately wonders what is wrong. Knowing the school will not accept calls an hour after school lets out, the red head decides to pack up her belongings and head to Mulder's apartment. Just as she enters, the phone rings, and Scully immediately dashes to the receiver. Picking up, Scully quickly asks, "Chloe?"

Hearing a chuckle on the other end, Scully relaxes as Mulder answers, "No, it's her father. Did you check Rachel's?"

Shaking her head, Scully replies, "No, Chloe just told me she'd be late getting home, and I was worried. How's the conference?"

"That's what I was calling you about, actually. Um, I was just told that the seminar is lasting two weeks, so it looks like you'll be in charge of the office while I'm gone" Mulder announces just as upset as not only his girlfriend, but also all the other division heads in the room who are calling their families or department personnel.

"Okay. I'll tell Chloe," Scully answers upset that she will be spending another week without him.

"Thanks, oh, and Scully? Don't go on any cases without me?" Mulder asks. Rolling her eyes, Scully says her good- byes. With a sigh, she hangs up the phone just as Chloe walks in the door. Noticing the distraught look on her face, Scully starts to ask her daughter what is wrong when the teen dismisses her and walks straight to her room. Following, Scully knocks on Chloe's bedroom door.

"Chloe?"

"Go away!" She exclaims. Staying put, Scully asks through the door, "Bad day at school?"

Instead of an audible answer, the red head finds Chloe open her door and hand her a slip of paper.

"I was suspended for defending Anna," The teen announces. Nodding, Scully nods toward the other room. When the mother and daughter are firmly seated at the dining table, Chloe explains the entire situation while Scully's eyes storm over.

"Mom, it's okay. I talked to Anna, and she's fine. I rode back with her and her dad. We aren't going to tell them."

"Chloe," Scully admonishes upset more over a secret than a suspension. Shaking her head, Chloe begs, "Mom, please? Let me handle this. Anna's going to get all my school work so I'm not technically behind. I promise I can stay home alone without you, too."

Knowing there is really no other possibility, Scully consents adding, "If you sneak out or I hear of you doing anything that is not sanctioned by me, you're grounded."

Chloe nods knowing her mother will enforce the threat.

Heading into the office the next day, Scully tackles leftover paperwork for close to a week until a new file arrives on her desk. Taking over the X-files case against her boyfriend's request, but upon Skinner's possibly coerced orders, Scully triumphantly takes her keys off the desk she happily occupies the last week and a half and heads to her car. Excited to leave town, Scully heads to her apartment and packs a bag for Utah. After aprising Chloe of the situation as well as warning her not to tell Mulder, Scully drives them to the airport. However, after a day on the case, Scully calls Skinner and tells them she is returning home. At least, until her car breaks down. Returning to the town she is previously at, the red head soon finds the townspeople less than hospitable, especially when they implant a parasite into her spine. She tries to tell them she is pregnant, but finds herself strapped face down to a bed. After her initial screams and threats, Scully is close to giving up when she hears a male voice call her name. Turning her head slightly once the man comes closer to her, the red head is relieved to find Skinner standing over her. Taking the gag off her mouth, Skinner is quick to remove the rope off her wrists and ankles once she demands they leave the building.

"'Can you walk?'" He asks as he helps her off the bed and out of the room. Unsure, Scully asks how far his car is. When he tells her, Scully states, "'I know something closer.'"

Carrying Scully to the barn that houses the bus where she finds the original victim, Skinner locks them both inside the bus before messing with the wires under the steering column. Trying to keep her mind off the pain, the red head asks, "'Can you hotwire it?'"

Skinner replies confidently that he can just as Scully groans in pain. Back to professionalism, Skinner demands Scully talk to him. However the only response is Scully's screams getting louder as the parasite crawls up her spine. After what feels like an eternity, Scully cries for Skinner to cut the parasite out of her. A little in shock, Skinner finally does what he is told before taking her to the hospital. Leaving her to the care of the medical professionals when they enter the closest hospital, Skinner immediately calls Mulder to come get her. Taking a red eye, Mulder arrives at the hospital only a few hours later to find Skinner waiting outside a quarantined zone. Confused and angry, Mulder asks what happens. Sighing, Skinner answers, "Agent Scully went on her own to investigate a case."

"I can see that! Why did you sanction it?" Mulder demands. Trying to stay calm, Skinner replies, "It looked routine."

Glaring at his boss, the younger agent hisses, "Does a quarantine zone look routine to you? What happened?"

"A group of people attacked her and implanted her with some sort of parasite," Skinner explains lamely. Seeing Mulder's face go pale, Skinner adds, "I cut it out. They're just keeping her here overnight for observation."

"In quarantine?" Mulder replies having flashbacks to Emily. Closing his eyes, Mulder tells himself that Scully and their unborn child are fine. Opening his eyes again, Mulder remarks, "You know she's pregnant?"

Skinner nods adding, "If I'd known something like this was going to happen, I never would have let her go. But, off the record? Agent Scully is rather persuasive."

Unable to hide a smirk, Mulder states, "Yeah, I know. Do you know if anyone can see her?"

Nodding, Skinner tells him that Scully can only have one person in at a time. Nodding, Mulder makes his way to his girlfriend's hospital room. Seeing her hooked up to machines, Mulder again has a flashback to Emily. Scully is wearing the same expression as her daughter two years ago. Swallowing, Mulder knocks on her door. Scully looks over from her hospital bed to see him, but quickly turns away. Feeling guilty for putting their unborn child in danger and swearing their teenage daughter to secrecy, Scully has no desire to talk to her boyfriend right now. She guesses he understands, because when she looks back to the glass door, Mulder is gone.

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