From: "Mike C." Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2001 15:27:48 -0500 Subject: Father and Son by Doctor C. Source: direct Title: Father and Son Author: Doctor C. Category: Story, Key Words: MSR, Babyfic, Songfic Spoilers: Existence Summary: Mulder has a tender moment with William Disclaimer: I don't own Mulder, Scully, or William. Also, I don't own the song "When I Saw You." By Mariah Carey Note: As always, dedicated to Didi, who got me into being a phile. She won't read this until July, but I still want to post it anyway. Fox Mulder woke to the cries of his newborn son. Dana was sleeping next to him. "Mulder, your son is awake." "He's your son too, Scully." "I gave birth to him, you do the easy part. Plus, I already did the 12:00 am feeding. You get the 2 am." She said, sleepily, as she kissed him on the cheek and rolled over back to sleep. Mulder got up, grumbling and walked down the hall to the nursery. "Hey little guy. What's wrong huh? Is somebody hungry?" he asked as he picked his son up delicately. He brought him up to his chest and rocked him gently, going to the kitchen as well. "Come on, Will. Let's have us a midnight snack." He said as he warmed up some milk (Dana pumped some fresh earlier that day), and waited for it to be ready. He saw his son look up at him with such admiration and awe. His blue eyes were soft and innocent, naive to what happened to him. What could have happened to him, what almost happened to him. This little child looked up at him, he looked up at his father. In all his wildest dreams (and his dreams can get pretty wild) he never thought he would see this moment as it has been. Him, sitting here, holding his son. His flesh and blood. William was the only true family, with his genetic make up he had left. Mulder took him over to the window. "See that, Will?" he said as he pointed to a star. "That's the star that lead me to your mother, and to you. I was so scared I was going to loose you two. You know that you are the most important people in my life." He paused, as the baby looked at him with interest. "I used to think that getting answers and getting to the bottom of things was all that mattered. That is, until I met your mother. I met your mother, and fell in love with her." The microwave dinged its little timer and Mulder took the bottle out and tested it, to make sure it wasn't too hot. He then gave it to little William, who drank greedily. "And then you came along, and you know what I realized? Family is more important than knowing the world's secrets. I would gladly give up all the conspiracies of the US government to have a family, a normal life, and that's what I did." Will finished his bottle and Mulder put the infant on his shoulder to be burped while he sat in the rocking chair in the nursery. Maggie had given it to Dana as a baby shower gift. Will squirmed and fussed. He was always like this after a bottle. "Hey, now. Don't do that." Mulder said, mock discipline. "Let me sing you a lullaby. My mom used to sing it to me. That was when we had the good times, before our family was ripped apart. Now, don't cringe when you hear my singing, okay?" Mulder cleared his throat and went on. "Soft heavenly eyes gazed into me transcending space and time and I was rendered still there were no words for me to find at all as I stood there beside myself I could see you and no one else when I saw you when I saw you I could not breathe I fell so deep when I saw you when I saw you I'd never be I'd never be the same... No. no.. no only once in a lifetime love rushes in changing you with the tide and dawn's ribbon of light burst through the dark wakening you in time and I thought it was all untrue Until there all at once I knew" Mulder felt his eyelids getting heavy. William was snoring softly on his shoulder. What Mulder didn't notice was that Dana was in the nursery, leaning against the doorframe. She was smiling as she saw her two favorite boys sleeping side by side. "I love you Mulder." She whispered softly. She meant every word.