Title: Mine Author: Erin M. Blair E-Mail: eblair@sonic.net Classification: VRA - Vignette, Romance, Angst. Content: Mulder/Scully Romance. Mulder POV. Time Span/Spoilers: Anything up to Season 7 is fair game. Major Requiem spoilers! Rating: PG Distribution/Archive Statement: OK to Gossamer, Xemplary, Basement Office, FanficX, Tanja's fanfic archive, and Gill's fanfic archive. Others - please ask me first. Disclaimer: They're not mine. Summary: Mulder finds out some happy news from Scully. ------------------------------------ MINE Written by: Erin M. Blair ------------------------------------ "Mulder, there's something I have to tell you." Scully doesn't have to tell me this wonderful news - I already know. I can fully see her stomach, no longer flat and barren, filled with our blossoming child. "I already know, Scully." I gave her a warm, brilliant smile and joyfully patted her stomach - I could picture our child safe and sound, looking forward to the day where she or he can be born. "You know?" I nodded, looking at her round belly. "I'm very observant, Scully. It's just...you don't know how much I wished I was there when you found out; I never thought we would have children." When I saw her holding Teresa's baby, I was distraught. I was so devastated at the loss of Scully's not being able to have children. All I could picture, in my mind, was all those babies that Scully would never claim as hers. I also thought of the sadness surrounding Emily, Scully's only chance for a little girl of her own, and the short time she had with her. It touched me, more than anything, of how much I wanted a child with her. I never told her about the vial of her ova that I still had - it's in frozen storage at a fertility clinic in Alexandria. I even made sure that Langly, Byers, and Frohike had complete access to it if anything went wrong. Never once, I tried letting myself think of how wonderful it would be to have a son or a daughter with Scully. "I don't know how, Mulder, but it's a miracle." You can say that again, Scully. "You know something, Scully. In my dreams, I have visions of a little boy building a spaceship. That little boy is our son, Scully, but I never realized it until now." "You know what they about dreams?" "Yes, I do." "Finally we're going to have our baby. Part mine, part yours." "I know, Mulder." She paused. "Mulder?" "What?" "Welcome home," said Scully as she tenderly bent over me to kiss me a kiss. End of Vignette. Feedback: Much appreciated with thanks. Send to: eblair@sonic.net Dedicated: To Tanja and Joey, for being there. This wouldn't have been completed if it wasn't for Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny bringing their souls into Scully and Mulder, respectively. Author's Notes: Yay! =) I finally finished my Requiem post episode story; it took me awhile but I completed it. It's great to have the juices flowing again. I would like to thank my supporters and friends for being there.