Chapter Text
North Carolina
Hospital
12:14 pm
Scully is lying on the bed while Mulder rocks William in his arms walking across the hospital room ‘Who looks so adorable with our son in his arms?’
He looks at her smiling and frowning ‘Is my Scully the one talking?’ he says walking towards the bed and taking a sit next to her. She laughs looking at him with tenderness ‘Let's say it's still something hormonal’
She laughs again shaking her head ‘Let's say we're married and we have a son and we're in love and we can say whatever we want’
He raises his eyebrows smiling widely ‘Well, this is definitely not my Scully, maybe she was abducted, but I really like this new one, so I might keep her’ she smiles and he bends over and gives her a kiss on the lips
Scully stretches her arm and caresses the baby's head, frowning ‘Mulder, what do you think happened? What was all that with Billy Miles? Why did he just stay away and then leave?’
He looks at her asking the same question ‘I don't know Scully, maybe he's not what they expected’ she raise her eyebrows and he looks down to the baby in his arms ‘But that doesn't make him less miraculous’ She looks at him and smiles with tears in her eyes.
He nods ‘Barely’ they both laugh and the baby begins to move restlessly in Mulder's arms.
He gives the baby one of his fingers to squeeze it and William looks at him with his big blue eyes, he can’t help but smiles and kiss his son on the forehead. Scully looks at them ecstatically, her two men, they look so good together, she can’t believe what happened in the last 24 hours, but that little miracle worth it. Tears begin to fall down her cheeks, feeling her life is complete.
William whimpers a little and Mulder knows it's time to give him to his mother, he looks at Scully and when he sees her crying he caresses her cheek and puts the baby in her arms ‘Don't cry honey, it's not a dream, it's our new life’
The Unremarkable House
One week later
10:20 pm
Scully wakes up suddenly listening to the crying baby, only been asleep for an hour and is already awake again to eat, a week has been enough to realize that he is just like Mulder, loves to eat and sleep at odd hours. Mulder turns to look at them and remains enraptured watching the baby suckle from Scully's breast, for him it is a wonderful moment. He smiles at her and she yawns half sleep ‘I’m sorry honey, I wish I could feed him’ he says reclining against the headboard of the bed
She half smiles and ruffles his hair with one hand 'I know'
After finishing in a breast it seems that the baby is satisfied so she put him on her shoulder to get the gas out, after he belches she tries to stand up to rock him
Mulder stops her and takes the baby from her arms 'I'll take care of him Scully, you rest'
She looks at him, with a half-sleepy smile 'Are you sure?' he kisses her forehead and nods 'Thank you, Mulder' she says turning to her side and closing her eyes, he smiles and walks with the baby downstairs.
The night is cool and he walks around the room with him, but apparently William is not sleepy at all, so he starts telling him story 'Ok buddy, I hope this story makes you sleep, not because is boring, but because I need you to sleep' the baby moves his head a little trying to look at him but Mulder holds him up so he doesn’t go backwards. He better decide to sit on the sofa and put him on his legs so that he can look straight at him.
‘Once upon a time, there was a very sad prince, some years before he had lost his sister and that had turned him into a snarl, his parents looked for a long time for him to get married, but none of the suitors managed to steal his heart, so he closed the doors of his frozen heart so that no one could enter. After a while, nobody could stand him anymore and all his friends left him calling him "Spooky", so he dedicated himself to fight against the lies and seek the truth on his own. One day a princess came to the castle in search of the man who sought the truth, he tried to reject her because he wanted to do it alone, but she insisted on staying, so he had no choice but to accept her in his crusade’ the baby opens his mouth and suck his thumb, Mulder laughs caressing his tummy.
‘In a short time the bitter prince realized that the redhead princess was special, she managed to improve every situation making him very happy, she protected him and he learned to protect her too, they became friends and he finally felt that there was someone else like him in the world, but in an improved version. One night looking for answers, she was kidnapped by a villain and he didn’t hear from her for some time, when he finally found her, he felt that he was coming back to life, that without her he was the same man with the heart frozen. They later discovered curses that had remained after the abduction and when he felt that he was losing her again, he realized that the princess had won his heart completely’ William yawns and begins to squint, a little sleepy 'You're already sleeping, but if the story is so interesting?' Mulder says to him smiling, the baby continues to suck his finger and closes his eyes for longer periods of time, so Mulder continues the story.
‘After a while the princess decides that she wants to start a family and he wants to help her, several attempts later she discovers that a little prince will come to their lives in a short time, but the prince of the frozen heart disappears leaving her alone, she thinks that he got scared and fled, but it was not like that, when he returns and discovers that they will be a family, his heart becomes as hot as the sun, all the ice melts and he becomes the happy prince, they marry and form a family living happy forever' when he finishes the story his son is asleep, he smiles and carries him in his arms
Then he stands up and when he turns he sees Scully sitting on the stairs crying, he looks at her surprised and she walks towards him and hugs him with all her strength 'That's the best fairy tale I've heard, Mulder' he surrounds her with one arm and kisses her hair, she looks up and kisses him sweetly 'I love you my prince with the sun heart'
He smiles and kisses her again ‘I love you too my princess’ they walk upstairs holding hands and go to sleep with the baby in between.
THE END