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From: ephemeral@ephemeralfic.org
Date: 2 Aug 2001 23:55:23 -0000
Subject: Special Delivery by Estrellita
Source: direct


Title: Special Delivery
Author: Estrellita, aka Erin Kaye Hashet
Rating: PG
Category: Humor
Archive: Go ahead and take it
Feedback: No, unless you use the review thing 
at fanfiction.net
Spoilers: I allude to Empedocles and Monday, but 
nothing big.
Summary: Two guys, a girl, and a little pizza man...
Disclaimer: My name isn't Erin Kaye Hashet, but it isn't 
Chris Carter, either, so no, I don't own Mulder and Scully.
Author's Notes: Okay, this story is kind of irrelevant now, 
since I wrote it a few months ago, but hopefully you'll 
still enjoy it.  Please read it the whole way through!


Special Delivery
by Estrellita, aka Erin Kaye Hashet.

I was on the other side of town when I got the phone call.

*She's having the baby.*

A million thoughts exploded through my mind when I 
heard. But above all, I thought, *I have to get to the 
hospital.*

Which, of course, was on the other side of town.

And rush hour impending.

Twenty minutes later I was literally screaming at the 
top of my lungs. By then I had barely moved an inch.

While she was having the baby.

*Our* baby.

As I crawled along in traffic- I think at about the 
thirty-first red light- my thoughts started to turn. 

*I'm going to be a daddy.*

Wow.  So many emotions went through me when she 
told me she was pregnant. At first I was terrified. 
What do I know about raising kids? Oh, sure, I mean, 
I love kids, but a father? Me?

But I saw how excited and happy she was, and soon I 
got happy and excited along with her. 

God, she looks so cute now. So fat, with a little baby 
growing inside of her.

What will the baby look like? Will it look like *me*? 
I hope not. I hope that, whether it's a boy or a girl, that 
it's beautiful like her. That it has her gorgeous red 
hair, her creamy white skin and her piercing eyes.
What an adorable baby that would be.

It seemed like forever, but I finally reached the 
hospital. I checked my watch. *Has she had the baby 
yet?* I wondered. *My child can't have been 
born without me there!*

The nurse sent me to the maternity wing. I ran into 
the elevator, my foot tapping impatiently as it 
ascended. *Don't let me be too late...don't let me 
be too late...*

I found the room where Dana Scully was and 
dashed in. There she was, sitting in the bed. 
Another man was in the room with her, and she
had a little bundle in her arms.

"Dana!" I gasped, bending down to kiss her on 
the lips. "Dana, I'm so sorry- I tried to get here, 
but I was stuck in traffic and-"

The joyous smile on her face told me that she 
forgave me. "Say hi to Stevie," she said, looking 
at the baby in her arms.

"You named him Steve?!" I exclaimed.

"It's a good, honest name," she replied, smiling. 
She looked over at the other man in the room. He 
was a tall, gangly fellow with light brown hair, 
and he had been watching us incredulously. 
"Mulder," she said to him, "you've met Steve 
Johnson, haven't you?"

"Your *pizza guy?!*" the other man- Mulder?- 
cried out.

"Not just my pizza guy," she replied, grinning 
at me. "He's also little Stevie's father."

"THE PIZZA GUY IS YOUR BABY'S FATHER?!" he 
yelped.

"Of course!" she answered. "Who did you think 
it was, you?"

Mulder's head dropped down. He turned and 
started to leave the room, shaking his head in 
disbelief. "I was right," he said, half to 
himself. "I can't believe it, I was right!"

The End

Surprised by the ending? Believe me, so was I. 
I can't believe I wrote a story like this- I'm a die-
hard shipper! So, if any shippers are offended, 
please don't be. It's not meant to be taken 
seriously, just an idea I had and couldn't shake 
after I saw Empedocles. The pizza guy was kinda 
cool, but I definitely like Mulder better!