Title: Trilogy 3: The Announcement Author: Erin M. Blair E-Mail: eblair@sonic.net Classification: VR--Vignette, Romance Content: Mulder/Scully Married Spoiler: Pilot, Ice. Small spoilers for season one episodes. Rating: PG Archive: Anywhere, especially at Gossamer and any fanfic archive. Please forward to ATXC. However, please let me know where this story is going as I would like to visit it. Disclaimer: The characters of Fox Mulder and Dana Scully(-Mulder) aren't mine as they belong to Chris Carter, 1013 Productions, and the FOX network. No infringement is intended. Author's Note: The third installment of the Trilogy of before and after Mulder and Scully had become partners while having a romance which lead to their marriage. This isn't a part of the Discovery universe. I had wrote this story a long time ago before I even thought of the Discovery and A Twist Of series, and thought that I would finally work on it. Summary: Scully and Mulder are expecting.. -------------------------------------------- TRILOGY 3: THE ANNOUNCEMENT Written by: Erin M. Blair-------------------------------------------- Dana and Fox Mulder's Residence Annapolis, MD February 1993 Sunday, 7:00 p.m. "Fox!" Special Agent Dana Scully-Mulder exclaimed, as she entered their bedroom. She noticed that her husband, Special Agent Fox Mulder was still in bed, resting after a horrible chase with a mutant. Her blue-green eyes were twinkling with excitement and utter happiness. "I have some exciting news to tell you!" Fox looked up at his wife, and he smiled at Dana. "Don't tell me that the government admitted that there the aliens had landed in Roswell!" Dana reflected of how they had finally got together. It wasn't that hard, but in the FBI, things were complicated. It was lucky that they had a caring Assistant Director who had let them continue their working relationship due to their high solve rate. Dana and Fox had started to date early 1992 when they realized that their friendship was turning into love, shortly before Dana was assigned to work with Fox on the X-Files together. However, they had kept their relationship a secret from everyone, including Fox's sister, Samantha, and Dana's family for months until they could no longer hide it. It was impossible for them to keep pretending that they hardly know each other when they had known each other for years. Fox was the one who decided to risk everything to buy an engagement ring in early September 1992, and he asked Dana to marry him, and of course, she said yes. They were married in early October 1992, near Fox's birthday. Dana laughed, as Fox's humor was one of the many things that she loved about him. They had been married for the past few months, and she was still getting used to the fact that she was Fox's wife as well as his partner at work. Little does he know that he is going to be a father! Her smile deepened as she thought about it, "No. It's better than that. Fox, I found out that I am pregnant! You are going to be a Daddy!" "We're going to be parents?" Fox asked, quizzically. Dana nodded. "I will be a Mom, and you are going to be a Daddy. I was shocked myself when I found out a few minutes ago in the bathroom..." "Was it when we went to Alaska?" Fox asked as his wife nodded. "I thought so, but I wasn't sure. I know that we had been trying hard." "I am so excited about this!" Dana exclaimed, excitedly. "Aren't you?" "Yes, I am," Fox replied. "Let's start of thinking names for the baby." "Isn't that a little too soon?" Dana asked. "Not to me," Fox smiled. "I am so excited for us, Dana. I hope the baby looks like you." "I wouldn't mind if he or she looks like you, Fox," Dana replied, as she hugged Fox close and they kissed. She paused. "Fox, what are we going to do about the cases? In six or so months, I won't be able to accompany you." "I will talk this over with Skinner, and I am sure that he will do something. Maybe getting a third agent to help us out when the time comes," Fox sighed. "They better not do something to break us apart or something crazy like placing you at Quantico." "I doubt that," Dana sighed. "I can't believe it. We are going to be parents!" AD Walter Skinner's Office FBI Headquarters J. Edgar Hoover Building Washington DC Monday, 9:00 a.m. "Agent Fox Mulder to see you, sir," the secretary announced to Assistant Director Walter Skinner. "Send him in," Skinner replied. The secretary left, and he mumbled. "What on Earth does he want?" Mulder walked in, and he approached the Assistant Director with ease. "Sir, my partner, Dana Scully-Mulder, is pregnant with my child, and she wanted me to let you know first." "Agent Scully-Mulder is pregnant," Skinner replied to Mulder who was sitting in a chair. "Yes, she is," Mulder smiled. "I am very happy with the news, sir. I know how supportive you are about us, and I thought that you should know. She is willing to do everything that she can until our baby arrives." "I will make of note of this, and we will see what we can do when she starts her maternity leave," Skinner replied. He paused for a second, and smiled at Mulder. "Congrats to you both. I am sure that both you and Agent Scully-Mulder will make great parents." X-Files Basement Office Fifteen Minutes Later "Was Skinner understanding?" Dana asked her husband when Fox returned to the X-Files office. "Yes, he was. At first, I thought that he was mad at me for taking one of his best agents out of the field," Fox shrugged. He sat down at his desk while looking at his wife. "He gave us his congratulations, and he will see what he can when it is time for you to have your maternity leave." He smiled at the thought of Dana was carrying their child. "That's good," Dana smiled. "I was beginning to worry." "Don't be," Fox answered. "This baby is a blessing. I can't believe that you're pregnant." "Believe it," Dana answered. She got up from her chair, and went over to her husband. She hugged him, and watched as their lips touched for a kiss. End of Trilogy