Title: Nova

Author: Angel

Feedback: Please! I love every but of it!

Classification: MSR, Colonization fic.

Spoilers: All the way up to 7^th season finale but NOT including even though nothing much is really mentioned.

Rating: NC-17 (for some parts-very mild consensual sex- but to be safe!) Others are probably PG-13 or so for naughty words and implied naughty stuff =).

Summery: The inevitable happens. Mulder has planned ahead and now does everything in his power to keep Scully safe.

You MUST read all parts to understand! Available at Ephemeral and my home page.

Disclaimer: You know the drill. Characters are property of Fox, 1013, ect. No money is being made. No infringement is intended. A few poems and songs are used without permission, names of authors are given. Prayers which I did not write, and I don’t know who wrote are included in some areas.

Homepage: (to find missing parts and sooner or later the completed version, also posted at Ephemeral)

A HUGE thanks to Evie my beta reader! Nova would never be doing this well, or going as fast, without her help! Thank you thank you thank you thank you! Umm… one more! Thank you!

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"Baby don’t look up, the sky is falling." Tori Amos

(35/?)

Day 206

"Ok, what is this all about?" Frohike asked Skinner when he walked into their room.

Skinner shrugged. "All I know is Mulder wanted to met us…" He trailed off as Amanda entered the room. She immediately turned her face away from him and stood at the far side of Byers’ room. Skinner let out a long breath, rolling his shoulders and trying to relax. He was desperate. Every time he tried to talk to Amanda she would blow up at him and refuse to speak. Skinner tried to tell himself it was time to move on, but it didn’t seem possible, he wasn’t ready to give up. He turned his focus towards the doorway as Mulder ushered Scully in, her cheeks were slightly flushed and they were both smiling.

"What has gotten into you two?" Langly looked at them suspiciously.

Mulder and Scully exchanged glances. "We got married yesterday." Mulder blurted out happily.

"Huh?" Frohike spoke up from the back of the room.

Scully quickly explained the small ceremony, apologized for not inviting anyone, and was immediately bombarded with words of congratulations and ‘it’s about time’s. After many moments of excited talking everyone took turns exiting the room to get started on the day’s work.

Skinner saw Amanda walking slowly down the hallway a few feet in front of him. He watched her walk ahead of him longingly. For years Skinner has been envious of Mulder and Scully’s relationship, but this topped it off. With a determined intake of breath he strode up to Amanda’s side.

Amanda looked up at him with a frown. "What do you want Walter?"

"I was just hoping we could talk for a minute."

"There’s nothing to talk about."

"Amanda-"

"No, Walter." She interrupted, turning around to face him with a hand held up. "It’s over. Accept it and move on." Amanda turned to and started to walk away.

"You can honestly say that Amanda?" He called after her, becoming louder as she moved farther away. "Turn around, look me in the eye and tell me it’s over." Skinner ignored the questioning murmurs of the bystanders. "Amanda, ignoring me won’t make me go away." She still hadn’t responded as she rounded the corner and went out of sight. "I knew you couldn’t." Skinner whispered to himself.

Day 209

"My back hurts." Scully mumbled as she shifted in her chair at the medical room.

Amanda looked over with a soft smile. "But you are having a baby." She said in an envious tone.

Scully groaned. "Not soon enough. These next few months are going to kill me, I know it." She looked down at her stomach with a curious expression. "I don’t think I can get any bigger, I’ll be so off balance I’ll be falling on my face all the time."

Amanda laughed as she sat down next to Scully. "But after these last few months you will have a little baby to take care of and raise."

Scully held up a hand to cut her off. "Please. I’m anxious enough about this whole thing, don’t remind me."

"What are you talking about?" She asked with a laugh. "You and Mulder are going to be wonderful parents."

Scully sighed and ran her hands over her belly.

"What are you worried about?" Amanda asked with serious interest.

"So many things could go wrong. So many little things." Scully said softly, still looking at her midsection. "It’s hard to explain." She looked up with a slightly embarrassed smile. "I hate to say it, but when you are pregnant yourself I think you will understand."

Amanda shook her head. "I don’t think I will ever have a family."

Scully was silent for a moment. "Not even with Skinner?"

Amanda shifted uncomfortably.

"You know he loves you. It’s obvious."

"Dana." Amanda said firmly as she stood up. "With all due respect this is none of your business. But Walter and I are finished-"

"Why?" Scully asked quickly. "Why are you over? Where did things go wrong? He was there for you and you shut him out suddenly. I don’t understand it and I don’t think you do either. I used to do the same thing with Mulder, a long time ago. I didn’t know why, I just did. Defense mechanism maybe. But I missed out on the chance to have a few more great years with him. I don’t want you to make the same mistake."

"Thanks, but I’ll live my own life." Amanda walked to the door and swung in open. "I’ll be in my room if you need me for anything." The door slammed closed behind her.

Day 218

"Mulder… what happened to you?"

Mulder looked at her through strands of wet hair hanging over his forehead. "It’s raining… sleeting… doing something cold and wet outside."

Frowning Scully stood up and helped him pull his shirt off. "You are soaked. Take these wet clothes off and get by the fire before you come down with a cold."

"Yes, mom." He teased.

Scully glared at him as he stooped to pull his jeans off. Once up right she dragged him by his arm to sit on the edge of the bed near the fire. Mulder rubbed his hands together trying to warm himself. "Why were you out there in this weather anyway?"

"Just to piss you off." He answered nonchalantly. "Ow!" He yelped while laughing, rubbing the back of his head where Scully smacked him. "We finished repairing the north barn. Almost finished in time, but…. obviously not completely."

Scully sat with her legs folded under her behind him and ran a dry towel over his damp shoulders and back. With a deep sigh he leaned back into Scully’s warm touch.

"Mulder… I need to talk to you about something." Scully said softly.

He groaned. "I hate when you start sentences off like that." Mulder turned to face her, spreading his legs so she was sitting, facing him, between them and leaned back on his hands. "Ok, shoot."

Pressing her lips together she eyed him carefully for a silent moment. "I want you to deliver the baby."

Mulder tilted his head back and let out a loud laugh. "That’s funny, Scully. Thanks, I needed a laugh." He shook his head at her, still chuckling.

"Mulder, I’m serious." She said straight-faced.

His face slowly went slack. Mulder swallowed thickly. "You’re kidding." It wasn’t a question, it was a hopeful statement.

She shook her head slowly. "I’m serious. I want you to do this."

Mulder shook his head firmly. "No way, Scully. No way, no how. Not going to happen." He carefully slid off the bad and paced the room.

"Mulder-"

"I can’t believe you would ask me something like that." He mumbled in shock.

Scully shifted to hang her legs over the side of the bed. "There’s no one else to do it."

"That’s not true."

"Yes it is!" Scully struggled not to become defensive. "*I* delivered the two babies born earlier-"

"Judy helped you." He interrupted.

Scully rolled her eyes. "Barely."

"Amanda can do it. She’s been working with you for a while now."

"Mulder!" She said in an agitated tone. "She just learned how to stitch! She can’t deliver the baby."

"I don’t even know how to do that!"

Scully crossed her arms and scowled at him. "Mulder…. I want you to do this for me. You’ll do fine. You can handle blood… sort of. And I trust you, I need that. I can’t have just anyone delivering the baby."

Mulder sighed. "Scully…. I can’t do that. What if something goes wrong?"

She motioned for him to come out of the corner he was currently cowering in. When he stood in front of her she took his hands and pulled him down onto his knees in front of her. "If something goes wrong I will talk you through it." Scully massages his bare shoulders with her hands, he was tense and had the look of a frightened animal in his eyes.

"But what if you can’t? Then what?"

She laughed softly. "Mulder you have read every single page about pregnancy in every single book in Nova, I’m sure you have read about anything that could possibly happen."

"That’s what scares me!" He exclaimed. "I wouldn’t know what to do."

"No one else here would either. I want you to do this for me Mulder. Please." She leaded in closer to him, looking him directly I the eyes.

"Scully… I can’t."

She slid her hands up from his shoulders to cup his face. "Yes you can. I need you to do this." She whispered.

"Why? Why is it so important that I deliver our baby."

Scully smiled softly. "You just answered your own question. Our baby."

Mulder shook his head in confusion.

Scully spoke very slowly and deliberately. "I want you to be the first person to lay hands on our child." Mulder smiled involuntarily at the thought. "And I want the baby to go directly from your arms to my own. No one else’s. Do you understand what I mean?"

He nodded after a moment. "I do."

"Will you do it? Please, for me and for our baby?" Scully pleaded him with her voice and with her eyes.

With a smile he nodded. "Yes, I’ll do it."

Notes: Say it with me folks: Awww!! =). Ok, I am going to finish this fic soon. I think I can do it in under 10 more parts… I hope! Some people asked me how many k Nova is at this point; 450k. Wow, huh? Well I’ll be working hard! If you have any last minute requests for what you want to see happen you better give them to me now so I can try to work them in!