The Entertainment Report
by Lolabeegood

E-mail: lolabeegood@gmail.com
Distribution: Archive freely with my name attached

Rating: PG
Categories: V, R
Keywords: Mulder/Scully romance
Spoilers: Up to and including IWTB.  This takes place 
on May 18, 2010.
Summary:  An interesting piece of celebrity news makes 
things a little uncomfortable for Mulder and Scully.

Author's Notes: 

I do not own the characters.  I do not make any money 
from this.

Enjoy!

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They were relaxed on the couch with body parts hanging over 
each other.  She was partially laying down the length of the 
sofa with her legs on his lap and her feet dangling over the 
armrest.  He was sitting at one end of the couch with his 
feet on the coffee table and an arm lying across her lap.  

Scully had been off today and they had spent most of the 
afternoon cleaning out the gardens in the front and back 
yards.  Spring had sprung and they needed to get the house 
ready.  

Mulder had some notes laying on the end table next to him 
which he occasionally picked up and added to.  He was going 
to teach a summer course at the local community college and 
was constantly making additions to the lecture topics he 
thought might be interesting.

The news and weather had just ended and coming back from a 
commercial break they were promised some 'surprising 
entertainment news' followed by Mulder's sports report.  

"Do you want to barbeque that steak tonight?" he asked as he 
rubbed her thigh.

"We have some wraps in the fridge, so we could do fajitas." 
She added.

"Sounds good. Why don't I get the barbeque started." He said 
as he went to remove her legs from on top of him.

The News came back on.

    "Some surprising celebrity news to report today.  
    Kelly Preston, the 47 year old wife of 56 year 
    old  John Travolta, is reportedly pregnant with their 
    third child."

Mulder stopped his motion of removing her legs and watched the 
TV screen mesmerized.  

    "There's no reason" a medical doctor in the report went 
    on to say "that a healthy woman, even in her late forties, 
    can't have a perfectly normal pregnancy."

    "We're very happy we've been given the chance to have 
    another child." John Travolta beamed on the screen.

Mulder and Scully sat in total silence for a moment while the 
entertainment reporter went onto a story about Taylor Swift.  
Suddenly, Scully pulled her legs off Mulder's lap and got up 
from the couch.

"I'll light the barbeque, you watch sports." She said as she 
vacated the room.

She walked into their kitchen and was reaching into the drawer 
for the barbeque lighter when she felt Mulder come up behind her.  
He stood far enough away so they weren't touching but, she could 
feel his presence.

"Scully, if you want to..."

"Stop Mulder" she interrupted him but didn't turn to face him.

They stood at a silent impasse while she gripped the lighter for 
dear life and he stood solid and unmoving behind her.  

"Scully" he said quietly as he walked up behind her and placed 
his hands on her shoulders.  "He's not ours anymore, he is 
someone else's little boy."

"I know" she croaked.

"When we were in hiding, another baby was impossible, it was not 
fair to that child but if you...if you want to try and have 
another one now, I think we should."

"And have two geriatric parents?" she sniffled from her spot 
next to the counter.

"Scully, you know over a year ago I wanted..."

"I know." She interrupted him "But Mulder, I wasn't ready."

"But are you ready now?" he asked quietly into her ear.

"Maybe it's okay for them Mulder, but we're..."

"Not as old as them" he interrupted with a chuckle.   "Hey, if 
John Travolta can bounce a baby on his 56 year old knee, I can 
bounce one on my 49 year old knee."

She chuckled at his remark.  

"You don't have to decide now Scully, just think about it."

She breathed in very deeply and sighed.  "Mulder, we do have to 
decide now though.  We'd have to go off birth control, and go 
for tests, and possibly investigate in-vitro if after 6 months 
we weren't..."

"So let's decide" he said as he nestled his chin into her shoulder 
and wrapped his arms around her frame.

They stood in silence for several minutes, each deep in thought.  
His arms started to snake tighter around her waist and hold her 
even closer to him. He inched her top up slightly so he could feel 
the warm skin of her body underneath.  

"I'll call my doctor for an appointment, just to see if it's 
possible." She smiled to herself.

"You're far too thin anyways." He smiled into her neck "Some weight 
right about here" he said patting her stomach lightly "would be 
just about perfect."

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The end