TITLE: The Greatest Rewards (1/2)
SPOILERS: "Small hints" from the Pilot all the way through to 
Trust No1 including Fight The Future.
CLASSIFICATION: V / R / MSR
RATING: G
DISCLAIMER: These characters do not belong to any of us. 
Although, I know most of us fanfic writers would do a better 
job! **GRIN** I do not make money off of this. I have no money 
so please do not even bother to sue me. It's all for my fun and 
pleasure anyway.
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KEYWORDS: MSR.  Baby William.  Mulder POV.
SUMMARY: Mulder's and Scully's thoughts on how they made each 
other complete and found the truest of truths in each other and 
their son.
AUTHORS NOTES: Please e-mail me at xfmns4ever@aol.com and tell 
me what you think! Thanks to Celine Dion for her wonderful gift 
of music and voice. She is such a great inspiration for most of 
my fanfics. 

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The Greatest Rewards by Celine Dion from her new CD "A New Has 
Come" (March 2002)

So suddenly, so strange, life wakes you up, things change, I've 
done my best, I've served my call, I thought I had it all. So 
suddenly, so strong, my prejudice was gone, you needed me. I 
found my place, I'm different now these days. Now the greatest 
reward, is the light in your eyes, the sound of your voice, and 
the touch of your hand. You made me who I am. You trusted me to 
grow, I gave my heart to show, there's nothing else, I cherish 
more. I stand by you for sure. Now the greatest reward is the 
love that I can give. I'm here for you now and for as long as I 
live. You made me who I am. So suddenly, it's clear to me, 
things change. Our future lies in the here and now, we made it 
through somehow. Now the greatest reward is the love that I can 
give. I'm here for you now and for as long as I live. You made 
me who I am.

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MULDER POV

He lingered in the doorway gazing down at her peaceful sleeping 
form on his couch. She was beautiful with her red hair falling 
down around her face. William was gently cocooned in her arms. 
He noticed a slight smile on her face as she slept and wondered 
what she could be dreaming about. He chuckled to himself 
remembering the early days with Scully and their conversations 
about his couch and why he didn't use his bedroom.

"Scully, I'm a bachelor. You know how that story goes. Bachelors 
use their "bedrooms" for storage." Her lips curved into a slight 
smile. "Yeah, I know Mulder. Charlie, my brother, was the same 
way before he was married to Sarah." "Well, besides that, my 
couch is comfortable." "Well, I don't think so. I think we need 
to get you a bed and clean out your bedroom. I will even help 
you paint." "Oh, an offer I may not be able to refuse. Can we 
test the bed out?, he said waggling his eyebrows." "Mulder!" 
"What?! I was kidding!" She smiled broadly and laughed. He 
smiled back at her wondering why she didn't laugh more often. He 
decided it suited her. 

The bedroom conversation had taken place not long after being 
partnered with her. During their first case together in Oregon, 
she had laid on the bed of his motel room and listened 
attentively as he told her about his sister's abduction and how 
nothing else mattered to him. He told her it was the main reason 
he had entered the FBI 10 years earlier. He thought his job with 
the FBI could help him find Samantha and the truth he had sought 
for so long and could finally put his demons to rest. He had put 
his all into finding Samantha. He realized that in his search 
for Samantha, Scully had joined him for the ride. Together, they 
had chased false leads, monsters, and ventured into many unknown 
territories. They had been the laughing stock of the bureau, 
stuck down in their basement office, day after day. "Mr. and 
Mrs. Spooky", everyone had called them. Mulder realized Scully 
had suffered greatly because of this partnership. She had lost 
her sister, been abducted and tested on and was now unable 
conceive, all because of him. In part, he felt he was also 
responsible for the rift between her and Bill. After searching 
for years, he had finally come to the realization that Samantha 
was in a better place. It was then his relationship with Scully 
finally took a turn, and, of course in his opinion, it was for 
the better. Until that time, everything had been about Samantha 
and trying to find her. The day that Scully had come to him and 
asked him to help her father a child, he was astounded. He 
hadn't know what to say except he would think about it and get 
back to her. In all the times she had given so freely of 
herself, he couldn't bring himself to say no. She could have 
asked anything of him and he would have done it. She was his 
other half that made him whole and he knew it. He had told her 
in so many words standing in that hallway, just about to kiss 
her, before that stupid bee came along. His thoughts then turned 
to William sleeping peacefully in his mother's arms and he 
smiled. Mulder thought back to first time he held William in his 
arms. He was cradled gently between his parents, while they 
shared a passionate, but tender kiss, the first in front of 
their son and no doubt not their last. In that moment, he 
realized his truth had not been about finding his sister or 
proving the existence of extraterrestrials, but the real truth 
he had sought for so long was cradled in his arms and standing 
right in front of him. It had just taken him too long to find 
this real truth, but now he knew he loved her and their son and 
that was the truest of truths which he had sought so long for. 
With everything they had been through, Mulder knew that Scully 
and William were the people who made him who he was right now. 
They were his future and his greatest reward in his quest for 
the truth and he would cherish and love them forever.