William’s tale

Rating: G

Category: MSR-H-Babyfic

Spoilers: None

Disclaimer: Not mine; XF characters belong to 1013 Productions.

Summary:  Mulder tells a tale to his son.

Notes:

*.Set in my Birthday Party universe. Mulder and Scully are married. William lives with them, and  they are expecting a little girl  

*.Written for The Haven March Challenge “Tell us a story”  

Elements to include :
1. Something or someone getting, being or becoming organized
2. Whales
3. Torture  

4.A Muse
5. Hubris = exaggerated pride or self-confidence
6.A heart

* Warmest thanks to Tali and xdks for their wonderful work betaing this story!
   

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Every night Fox Mulder read a bedtime story to his son. Dana was too tired after work to even be able to tell a story to their little boy. Tonight William didn’t want a book, he wanted William’s tale.  

Mulder had created the story for his son and it was their little secret. William was lying in his crib and Mulder was sitting cross legged near it. He started the story in  his deep throaty voice:  

“Once upon a time there was a little boy, named William after his two grandfathers. He was born on a starry spring night after his aunt Monica sang a whale song.”  

William started to laugh because he knew all of Aunt Monica’s antics. She was a funny person and he liked her a lot.  

Mulder continued in his whispering soothing voice:  

“His mommy, sweet and beautiful Dana had prayed alot to be blessed with a little baby and God answered her prayer by giving her William. But bad men wanted to take away baby William from sweet Dana and she had to go into hiding to give birth to him, while his valiant and courageous Daddy Fox fought against the bad people.”  

He paused. It had been the hardest decision of his life to stay behind and let her go,  but he had promised to protect this baby and he had been true to his word. He continued with his story:  

“Daddy wasn’t alone in his fight. He was helped by hopeless skeptic Uncle John, big bald Uncle Walter and the three computer wizards.”  

“Doggy!” screamed the little boy, full of glee.  

“Yes Uncle Doggy, Will!  

If Doggett knew of William’s nickname for him, he would have a fit. But William loved to invent new nicknames for everyone or repeat those his father used.  It was a trait they shared and it made Mulder very proud.  

“The valiant team won an important battle against Villain Alex so Daddy Fox could escape to get back to his beautiful fiancée, who was giving birth to his heir.”  

Mulder paused and saw that his son was starting to fall asleep. He whispered the last lines of his tale to avoid awaking the little boy. He didn’t know if the baby ever heard the end but he needed to tell it, just for him, just to remember what a beautiful gift Dana had given him that day.  

“Daddy Fox followed a bright star to find his soul mate and their son. Singing Aunt Monica helped Mommy and William Fox Mulder was born before his Daddy could get there. Daddy was heartbroken to miss such an important event but Mommy and William were healthy and alive and that was all that really mattered. After so many years of pain and torture, Daddy Fox was filled with wonder by the little boy created from his pure love for sweet Dana. For once in his life, he thanked Heaven for giving him so much happiness.”  

William was sound asleep and Mulder kissed him softly on his forehead before leaving the room. Once in the hallway, he found himself face to face with his wife. Busted. He blushed profusely at being caught telling this tale to their son, but then he saw the wet trails of tears on her cheeks. He took her in his arms and caressed her hair.  

“Don’t cry, baby”  

“It was so beautiful, Mulder.” She whispered  

“Did you hear everything?”  

“I heard about singing Monica and the other pretty names you used in your story”.  

She smiled through her tears. Mulder was a wonderful father to William and the tale he invented was further proof of that.  

“You ever thought about writing children’s books?”  

“My muse doesn’t always make me think about kid’s stories, if you see what I mean.”  

“You’ve watched too many movies that weren’t yours, Mulder”  

“Don’t know what you’re talking  about, baby,” he leered.  

“Of course, Daddy Fox!”  

They went to the living room and sat down on the couch. She cuddled against him, finding a comfy place immediately. He reverently put his hands on her pregnant belly, and their little girl gave a good kick to welcome her father. He was once again filled with a fatherly pride he never thought he would know .

Scully was thoroughly happy to see him so changed by their family life. Mulder had been a self centered bastard in the past. Only his quest was important, and then Scully entered his life and everything began to change.  

Now they were married and in the process of becoming parents for the second time. This time he had enjoyed everything; the ultrasound, the changes in her body, and her raging libido. His tale for William was his own way of getting rid of the guilt he felt for not being there for Dana’s first pregnancy.  

“You are a good father, Mulder, never doubt it. You may not have been there physically when I was expecting William, but you were in my heart and my soul. We were in danger and you kept us from harm. You have been my knight in shining armor, rescuing me for another rendition of Monica’s song”.  

He smiled at her. She was the love of his life. She was the one who made him live in an organized world where you ate healthy meals at regular times and you got lucky every night if you were nice to your woman. He leaned toward her and their lips met in a sweet kiss. The evening couldn’t get any better, he thought before drowning in his wife’s wild sex drive.

The end