Date sent: Thu, 10 Jul 1997 22:28:54 -0600 From: Lee Cook Subject: Forgive Me Please By: Gabrielle Cook (AKA Gabber) cook@dfn.com Date: 7/7/97 Spoilers: None No infringement intended. I just borrowed them for a short time. All the characters belong to CC and 1013. Please don't sue. It would be worthless if you did. Summary: Mulder and Scully have been married for three months and have one of their first fights Rating: GGGGGGG Half the story identifies the characters as Dana and Fox. The other half identifies them as Scully and Mulder. You'll see why. Enjoy. Don't forget to e-mail me. Bye Bye. Fox and Dana's home- late at night "I don't see why you have to go by yourself! Why can't we go together and be partners like we are in work as we are in marriage?! Are you sick of me or something already?! We've only been married three months," Dana screamed! "Dana, it's not my choice. Skinner is allowing us to work still on the X-Files together but when he wants us to do special assignments he asks for us to go alone. He thinks he gets better work out of us when only one of us is there. Skinner also thinks we get side track if we are there together," Fox barked back. "Right now I think we both need a vacation from each other. You have to agree." He reached for her hand and squeezed it. His anger lowered and he smiled at her. Her gaze steadied in on him. She did not return his smile. Instead she jerked away from his grasp and stomped down the hall. "And I'm sure you told Skinner to arrange this trip! Didn't you?! Well, how about this.... I'll pack my bags and tomorrow I'll ask Skinner to send me far away from here! If he thinks he gets better work from just one of us then why the hell is he leaving me here alone with nothing to do?! Maybe I'll get lucky and he'll send me to Hawaii where I'll meet a man who won't go chasing after little gray men that don't exist," she yelled! Dana came running back up the hallway. "Yes, I do agree! We need a permanent vacation! A divorce!" Fox's body shook at the word. He loved Dana with all his heart. That was why he married her. He had no idea that when he told her he would be gone for about two weeks that she would react this way. "Dana..... Scully.... you don't mean that. You're upset. I love you and I know you love me too. We just need time to adjust," he softly said as he stepped close to her. "Please.... Scully think about this." "Mulder, we had six years to adjust. Haven't you ever heard of time repeating it self? We will be repeating this exact moment a hundred times, so I am making this easier on the both of us. With us apart we won't ever have to feel this pain again," Scully said as held back the tears. "With us apart just one day, Scully, will kill me." "Good, now you know how I feel when you are always gone and leaving me alone," Scully said cold heartedly. "You can take the spare bedroom. I want to sleep alone." She turned her back on him and retreated to her (their) room. Mulder slumped down unto the couch. Tears began to fall down his face. They hadn't been together lately because they were both so busy. Tonight that stress came out in both of them but most of it came from Scully. Just last night late last night they had started picking out babies names for in the future. Hazel Samantha Mulder and Daniel Austin Mulder. They had had chosen to go by their middle names. He had no physical energy to go to the spare bedroom. So instead he curled up on the couch. Mulder took a look at his wedding band. Slowly he began to inch it off and placed it in his left hand. He clinched his hand together, laid it n his chest and cried himself to sleep. Scully laid on her bed with her face buried in the pillow. She had come into her room and was replaying the events that just took place over and over again. Scully rolled over on her back and placed her left hand on her stomach. She was going to tell him tonight but how could she now? He probably hated her now. Scully thought it was funny that just last night they were talking about babies' names and this morning she went to go see her doctor for an annual check up and found out she was pregnant. She didn't even have morning sickness. That had to be the reason she was do moody. Oh- how bad she wanted to take it back but would her child ever see its father? Ever? The Next Morning Her alarm wasn't going off for another fifteen minutes but she had ended up in the bathroom an hour ago and hadn't left yet. Every time she thought she was done her head would be hanging over the toilet again. She spoke to soon. The morning sickness had arrived. Scully took a deep breath and laid her head against the wall. Her breathing was finally back to normal when a voice spoke lowly. "Are you okay, Dana?" It was Mulder. The flushing of the toilet every five minutes must have awoken him. She went to speak but she found her head over the toilet. Mulder gathered her auburn hair and tied it back with a blue scrunchy. She was pale, very pale. Her skin was on fire. "Let me guess....you are fine?" She didn't even raise her head. "Your sick, Scully. You need to see a doctor. I would take you but...," he trailed off. "But your leaving on your assignment," Scully finished for him. "I'll call your mom if you like." "Don't bother. I know what I have. I am a doctor," Scully whispered as she stood up but she got dizzy and fell. "I am not going to leave my wife here like this. You need someone here for you and your husband seems perfect for the job. You can't even stand. What if you were to fall and hit your head? I'll call Skinner. He'll understand." Mulder picked her up like a small child and laid her up on their bed. He pulled the covers up to her chin. "I'll be right back. I am going to go call Skinner," he said pecking her forehead. His lips felt so cold but yet so warm. She missed his loving kisses. He would have to know that she was pregnant now or he was to worried to think in that direction. Moments later Mulder returned with a cold wash cloth and a glass of water. "What did Skinner say?" she mumbled. "He said he hopes you feel better and that when you do feel better we can both can go on that assignment. Together," he whispered. He crawled into bed on the other side and placed the wash cloth on her night stand. "Fox.....I need to tell you something...." "No, you need to rest a while first. When you wake up you can tell me anything you want." He pulled her in close and they both fell asleep. Later That Day Several hours later Scully awoke to be in Mulder's arms. Right underneath his chin with both of his arms strongly wrapped around her. She glanced at his large hands and noticed his wedding ring was gone. "He must have trashed it after our fight," she thought but out of the corner of her eye she saw it. On a small string around his neck lying on his chest. The closest he could get it to his heart. As Scully went to go touch it his eyes opened. He saw that she was awake and again kissed her forehead. "Good afternoon Scully. You seem better. Your color is back and your temperature is down. How do you feel?", he pondered aloud. "Okay, I guess. Fox, why do you still call me Scully? That is no longer my last name," she asked. "The same reason why you call me Mulder. It is a habit and habits are hard to break. Especially when they are as beautiful as you," he replied. Mulder released his grip on Scully and sat up in bed. "Dang, it 's already 12:21 p.m.? Are you hungry Dana? "Hungry enough for two," Scully smiled. "Fox, can you ever forgive me? "You didn't even have to ask. I'll always forgive you." "Well, could you forgive me, please just once more?" "Is this about what you need to tell me?" "Yes," Scully said. "Go ahead. What is it.?" "Could you possible forgive me for not telling you the second I found out you were going to be a father?". His facial emotions went blank for a moment but then a large grin crossed his face. "Are you serious?", he questioned. "Why else would I be in the bathroom all morning throwing up my insides?" Scully laughed. "I just thought it was a twenty four hour bug." "Well, this bug isn't twenty four hour bug. It is more like nine months." "Nine months of what happened this morning?" he asked puzzled. "No, no, thank God. That won't last that long. Sorry but this moodiness might." She smiled. Mulder hit his palm against his forehead. "I don't care how long it last as long as I get to be with the woman I love and who ever that may be," he said laying his hand on her stomach. "Oh, it kicked!" "What?!" "Gotcha" "Very funny Mulder," Scully laughed. "Okay, if it wasn't funny than why are you laughing?" "Because you act so dumb." " I do not!" "Do to!" "Do not!" "Do to! Ga, just shut up and kiss me already," Scully yelled leaning over and kissing him ever so gently. " I love you, Fox." "Didn't my parents do a good job of naming me," Mulder joked. "You bet they did," Scully replied as he returned his kiss. "Oh, I forgot, I love you too and that little guy." "It could be a little girl." "It's a boy." "A girl!" "A boy!" "Both," they yelled at the same time! THE END That's all folks. No more. At least for now. I personally think I could have done better with it but oh well. I'll live. You'll live. We will all live. Won't we? Okay, E-mail me and tell me honestly what you think no matter what you think!! Please!!! I think my name should be Beggar instead of Gabber. Okay bye bye. Don't forger to E-mail me.