From: erinmblair@gmail.com   
      
   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   
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
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