From: ephemeral@ephemeralfic.org
Date: 9 Mar 2006 00:06:48 -0000
Subject: The Blessing 1/1 by Erin M. Blair
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TITLE: The Blessing
AUTHOR: Erin M. Blair
E-MAIL: eblair@sonic.net / erinmblair@gmail.com
FEEDBACK: Yes, please.
DISTRIBUTION: OK to Gossamer, Ephemeral, MSR
Fanfic Cheerleaders. All others: please ask me first. 
RATING: PG
CATEGORIES: SRA -- Story, Romance, Angst.
KEYWORDS: Mulder/Scully Romance. AU.
SPOILERS: Requiem. 
DISCLAIMER: Mulder and Scully belongs to Chris Carter.
SUMMARY: What if Mulder wasn't abducted?
NOTES: Thank you to Cetan for beta reading. This story is
dedicated to Vickie Moseley on her birthday and for being
an inspiration. I love your stories, Vickie. :) 

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He stood in the doorway of her hospital room and walked 
toward the chair by the bed. Pulling it as close to the bed 
as possible, he sat gingerly on the chair's edge, then 
gently held her hand in his. "I came as soon they called 
me. I didn't want to waste any time. I knew you needed me, 
Scully."

Dana Scully looked squarely at Fox Mulder, noticing the 
worry that etched his face. "There's um, something you need 
to know. Something I need to tell you..."  

He took a deep breath, nearly paralyzed, but managed to 
ask. "It's not the cancer, is it?"

She smiled. "No, I'm perfectly fine."

"But you fainted at the office!" he insisted.

Scully was sitting up, wearing the brightest smile on her 
face. "Mulder, I'm pregnant." 

Mulder sat stunned for a moment, certain he had 
misunderstood her words. This was *not* possible. 

"You're what?!" he asked.

She had had a feeling he would react this way and decided 
to talk slowly. "I. Am. Pregnant. With. Our. Baby."  She 
paused. "It's unbelievable news -- I know. The odds against 
me having this baby," she said, patting her tummy with her 
free hand, "were approximately a million to one, if not 
moreso."

"I, uh, am a loss to even think of how or why." Mulder 
could only blink at her. Not enough time had passed for him 
to process this new information.

"Let's not borrow trouble, Mulder."

"I know. But... y-you're pregnant...?" He could only stutter at 
this point.

She nodded. "The doctors ran the pregnancy test several 
times, but the symptoms are definitely there." She took in 
his reaction. "You looked shocked." 

"Wow, I am, Scully... I'm so...stunned. I always believed that 
we'd be blessed with a child, maybe even through adoption, 
but this... this changes everything." He moved from the chair 
to sit close to her on the bed and took both of her hands 
in his, gently squeezing her fingers.

"For the better," she said tentatively.

He nodded enthusiastically, letting her know just how okay 
he was with her news. "This baby is our miracle, Scully. I 
guess all those times we made love in the basement office 
really paid off!"

"Mulder!" Scully blushed... and glowed, he noted with pride. 

Mulder grinned a goofy, happy grin. "You know, Scully, I'm 
really happy for you... for us." He leaned over and warmly 
kissed her on the forehead and then, finally, on her lips. 
He sat back and admired the new rosy glow of her 
complexion. "I'm looking forward to the day when you give 
birth to our child." He lay a hand on her tummy and rubbed 
softly in small circles, making her spine tingle.

Mulder looked up at her, hazel eyes meeting deep blue, 
recognizing their legacy. 

"This is our blessing, Mulder," Scully whispered. Mulder 
simply nodded and kissed her for all he was worth.

And they were each other's blessings.

~~~

The End