Title: Water Water Everywhere By: afg Rating: PG-13 Category: Baby fic Disclaimer: Not mine and no money is being made. Thanks: To Tali, for being a BIG inspiration! Summary: He's here. Notes: Written for Fandomonium's Baby Fic Challenge. Btw in this world Mulder never left in NIHT. Challenge Elements: Baby (of course) Boxers Curry Dead laptop Cranky Quick Easy Cherry Water Water Everywhere. "Mulder" "Hmmm" Mulder, wake up" "Wha..What!" "My waters have broken." Mulder looked up blearily as Scully patiently stood by the bed. "Your waters?..Your waters!" He leapt like a scalded cat out of the bed and found himself suddenly sat on his ass in a puddle on the parquet floor. "I'm all wet, " he said, never one for not stating the obvious. "Yes, I told you, my waters have broken." Scully said, as she hunted around for underwear and clothes. She refused to ride to the hospital in her robe and slippers." "See, Scully? I told you that curry would work." "Yes, you did, now can we get dressed and go to the hospital before junior arrives, I'd like to have a slightly more relaxing time with this birth." "Absolutely I'm on it." Spurred on by the unpleasant memories of the panic surrounding Will's arrival, he carefully got up and headed for a quick shower. By the time Scully had donned her maternity jeans and a cherry red sweater, he'd emerged from the shower and nabbed a pair of boxers from the draw. " I think I'll just email the Gunmen and keep them in the loop. Fro hike's been like a mother hen, he's been driving Langley nuts." "Actually Mulder, that might be a little difficult." Scully rarely blushed but she was doing so now. "Why? It won't take a second, you're not in any pain yet are you?" He asked worriedly. "No, Mulder it's not that, it's just that I was stepping over your laptop to go to the bathroom, when it all happened." Mulder went to the side of the bed and looked at the less than arid laptop. " I'd just bought that. Couldn't you have done it somewhere else?" "I'm not Moses, Mulder. It's not like the parting of the Red Sea. I can't control when things happen. Anyway, it's your fault for leaving it open by the bed..Oh!" She suddenly put her hand on her rounded belly and grasped the edge of the dressing table. "Are you okay?" Mulder leapt to her side and gently put his arm around her waist. "I'm fine, it's just a contraction." Scully said calmly as she straightened up, the pain easing. "Right then, Scully, let's get you to that hospital." While he was speaking Mulder was hurrying her towards the apartment door, snagging the bag that had been pre-packed for the hospital. He opened the door and ushered her out into the hallway. "Mulder?" "What?" "As much as I and the midwifery staff might enjoy it, I really don't think it's common practice for the father of the baby to attend the birth in just his underwear." "Shit! Right I'll be back in a minute, don't do anything sudden, okay?" "I'll try and contain myself Mulder," Scully said, as she watched him dash back into the apartment. They finally made it to the hospital with Scully in full labor and Mulder fully dressed. They were bustled into a delivery suit and after three hours and a quick and easy birth, Joseph Mulder made his grand entrance. After the big clean up, Mom and baby were ensconced in a private room and Mulder was cuddling the newest member of his family, who was looking a little disgruntled at his first glimpses of the big new world. "He's a bit cranky, Scully," Mulder said as he gently bounced up and down on the balls of his feet, in the hope that it would calm his son. "He obviously takes after you." "I am not cranky" Scully said looking aggrieved. "That's not what your obstetrician said when you called him a sadistic asshole, when he didn't want you to push." "I did no such thing." "Yeah, you did." "Well, he probably deserved it." She concluded. "See what I mean Joe? Cranky." Mulder said, as he kissed the tip of Joe's nose." Just you wait until Grandma arrives with your big brother, Will, he'll get you up to speed with how to sweet talk your mommy." "Don't let him do that, Mulder, it's bad enough that you both have me wrapped around your fingers without adding little Joe here." "Dum, diddle, dum, diddle, dum, diddle, dum, diddle, dum, dum." Mulder sang to his son. "Not the theme to Bonanza, Mulder?" "You started it." "I did not." "Yep, no doubt about it little Joe, definitely cranky." " Oh brother!" The End.