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William laid in the middle of Scully and Mulder, cooing up at his mother, his fingers reaching out for her hair as Scully's lips met Mulder. The two of them stayed with another, embracing each other as William let out small bubbles, giggling at the closeness.
As they stood together, a sharp knock forced them apart, Scully moving backwards as she moved William, putting him against her chest as Mulder moved towards the door, cautiously opening the bright white wooden door before the worry on his face was replaced with relief. Unclasping the golden latch, the visitor at the door walked in.
Assistant director Walter Skinner.
Skinner was careful walking in, placing his hat down and removing his long brown coat, gently folding it up and placing it down on the arm of Scully's couch, moving closer to where Scully stood.
His eyes flickered on Scully's face, a silent look of worry on his face which Scully answered with a smile. This allowed him to move on, looking down at the newborn baby that laid in her arms, looking back up at the Assistant director.
Scully and Mulder shared a short look as Scully began to open her mouth to speak.
"Assistant director, this is William."
Skinner looked over at Mulder at the name, getting a short smirk and nod from the man as Skinner let out a short sigh, deciding to look down at William instead.
A smile appeared gently on Skinner's face.
"Well, hello there, William."
The baby let out a short gargled noise, causing Skinner to let out a short chuckle as Mulder moved closer to the three of them, wrapping an arm around Scully and Skinner with a smile.
The three of them, plus William, all stood together, all staring in complete awe of the newborn as yet another knock on the door snapped them out once more. With a sigh, Mulder unwrapped his arms, moving to the door once more as he peeked out to the hallway.
Outside, Agent John Doggett and Monica Reyes stood together, smiling as Mulder unlocked the door, allowing both of them in as Reyes moved towards Scully, whispering small questions to her before opening up her bag, revealing a small blue bear. Scully let out a gasp, a warm smile on her face as she thanked Monica, allowing her to show William the bear as she shook the tiny bear in front of him, babbling to him gently.
Doggett looked over at the scene, a smile on his face as he looked over at Mulder and Skinner, an awkward look on his face.
"I, um, I brought a rattle?" Doggett offered, pulling a small blue and yellow rattle out from his coat pocket. Mulder gave an amused smile.
"I'm sure William will love it." Mulder reassured him, getting a nod back from Doggett.
"I didn't realise we were meant to bring presents." Skinner said, getting a short chuckle from Doggett.
"Neither did I, Monica made me join her shopping before we got here." At the sound of John saying her name, Monica turned around, a short smile on her face as she handed the bear to Scully, getting a smile as she moved towards John.
"You loved it." She teased, looking at the rattle that sat between his fingers. "Maybe you should go give the rattle to baby-" She paused, looking over at Scully.
"William." Scully and Mulder answered at the same time, sharing an awkward look before Scully answered on her own. "His name is William."
Monica had a glint in her eyes as she smiled.
"Go give the rattle to baby William." Monica finished, patting John on the shoulder as Doggett moved, standing in front of Scully as he held the rattle close to William, letting the baby gently move in Scully's arms as he continued to look down at the newborn, staring into his eyes, his small features and the way he was wrapped up in his blanket with a tiny little hat.
Scully must have noticed Doggett staring as she looked up at him.
"Are you alright?" She asked, a voice barely above a whisper.
Doggett nodded, his eyes fixated on the baby rattle.
"Yeah, I'm fine. I just haven't brought a rattle since my son." His voice trailed off, unable to finish. Scully weakly smiled at him.
"Do you want to hold him?" She offered, slowly handling over the bundle of blankets that covered William. John took him in his arms, looking down at the small face as William's eyes closed gently.
A final nod ringed into the room. Scully smiled, gently touching William on his nose before moving away, opening the door as she stared in the faces of the Lone Gunmen.
Byers, Frohike and Langly stood at the door. Frohike waved, getting a short smile from Scully as she opened the door fully, allowing the three men inside.
At the sight of his friends, Mulder broke into a smile, moving towards the Lone Gunmen as their eyes landed on the tiny baby that laid in Doggett's arms, now sleeping soundly against Doggett's suit who still stood slightly rigid, frozen as he held William.
Mulder moved towards Doggett, taking William from his arms as Doggett gave a silent 'thank you' to the man.
The Lone Gunmen smiled at the sight of the baby, moving to crowd around Mulder as they looked down at the newborn in his arms.
"Hey, we got him something." Langly informed Mulder, getting a confused look. Byers reached deep into his suit pocket, revealing a neon green alien soft toy with a large oval head.
Mulder let out a chuckle, as did Scully when she caught sight of the item, covering up her laugh with her hand, looking over at Skinner who in turn was also trying to stop his own laugh.
Monica looked over at the scene, a smile on her face as her elbow laid itself on Doggett's shoulder, looking over at the scene.
"Will you be alright?" She whispered, looking over as the Lone Gunmen took turns showing the alien soft toy to William, gently whispering as Mulder kept having to stop himself from laughing.
"We saved William, That's all that matters." Monica gave a short smile to Doggett.
"Yeah, I guess we did."
On this day, a family was formed.
Not just the unity of Scully and Mulder with the newborn William, but with an extended family.
One that refused to ever give up on the new life they helped to bring into this world.
The miracle baby.