Love with out Boundries By GillyX29 "I love you John" she said to me this morning as I was leaving the house, *our* house. It's been over a year now and I still can't believe that I married Dana Scully and she is about ready to pop with our first born. I never though that I could love again after Luke's death, but I cant help but fall madly in love with my unborn daughter. I know Dana is getting annoyed with me, at least a little, as her due date approaches I call to check in about every fifteen minutes. I sit in the office alone, only half paying attention to my reports. I'm not into it. I wish that I could be home with her, cooking for her and rubbing her back, belly and feet. I look at the clock it's only 8:30, boy it's going to be a long day. ~Scully POV~ I know John is excited to meet his daughter, so am I. Given my history with Mulder I never thought that I would end up married to John and expecting his baby. I love my new life with john; we live in a new house in a nice neighborhood with good schools that are not far from the house. I'm shaken out of my pleasant thoughts by what feels like a contraction, I Rub my belly then, and dismiss the feeling as Braxton-Hicks contractions. This can be the real thing I'm not due for a couple of weeks yet. Ten minutes pass, and I feel another contraction. I ignore it. As if the baby new that her daddy was calling the phone rings when I'm in the middle of what I now realize are real contractions. I pick up the phone and say "Hello" in a breathless voice. It's john on the other end, he hears my labored breathing and says "Dana honey, are you alright" I tell him that I started having contractions and that I was going to call him when the phone rang. "Hold on honey I'll be right there" he says and hangs up the phone. I hope he'll be home soon, I'm suddenly feeling a lot of pressure then a tightening of my womb, I think that it is going to be another contraction and I brace myself, when nothing happens I relax and that's when it happens, my water breaks. John hurry!! ~Doggett POV~ I just called Dana and she told me that I better get home ASAP that our daughter wants to make her appearance. It seems like it takes forever to get to the house. Once I'm in the drive way I park the truck and almost fall out of it in my rush to get into the house. It seems that I cant get me keys out fast enough to open the door, once inside I run up the stairs screaming her name when I hear a pain full sounding "I'm in here" coming from the bedroom, I run into the bed room to see Dana laying on the bed rubbing circles on her belly and doing her Lamaze. ~Scully POV~ It seems like forever. From the time I hear John bust through the front door to the time that he runs into the bedroom, "John honey it's time" I say already beginning to the feel the next contraction coming on, John senses my discomfort and runs to my side and rubs my back while at the same time telling me to remember to breathe. I think that I'm ready. I'm still sitting on the bed while John is gathering up the things that we have forgotten to pack in the overnight bag. When he's done he turns to me and smiles, I try to smile but it's not a full one as I'm hit with by far the strongest contraction yet, I roll on to my side and moan in pain "OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH GGGGGOOOOOOODDD!!!!!" escapes my lips. He runs to my side and rubs my arms. Once the contraction ends, I look at him and tell him that we better leave unless he wants to deliver her by himself. The trip to the hospital is uneventful, only one really strong contraction, so strong in fact that he pulled over just to help me breathe through it. Once it's over and he is sure that I'm alright he gets back into traffic. Not too far after that we arrive at the hospital. ~Doggett POV~ I have to say I've seen a lot but when Dana had that last contraction I thought I was going to pass out and that she was going to tear apart. I don't know how to tell her that I feel so helpless seeing her in pain like that and knowing that there is nothing I can do about it. When I park the car and start to help Dana out she stops me and starts to moan again from another contraction, I do what I do best I stand there in the doorway holding her and rubbing her back until the contraction subsides. Once we are inside they waste no time getting her checked in and up to the labor and delivery floor. I'm right besides her the entire way. At one point she looks at me and asks me if I'm excited, I find that I am. ~Scully POV~ I grab for his hand when the next contraction hits. They are so close together now that it seems like when one fades another one starts. I look at john and he smiles back then takes a cold washcloth and bathes my face. Finally on of the nurses comes in to see how I'm doing and to check my dilation. "This is going to be uncomfortable, but I'll try to be gentle" she says. As she begins her exam I tense up a bit and grab john's hands and squeeze. This is what she calls being gentle? After she is done she puts the sheet back down and tells me in an upbeat and really annoying voice "it won't be long now Dana you're at 5cm and 75% effaced" "John I want to walk" I say to him as he is rubbing my belly and talking to his daughter. "Are you sure Dana? I mean can you?" he asks in a worried tone that makes it sound as if he would be happy if I just stayed in bed. ~Doggett POV~ God I love this woman, as I sit here watching her, I feel helpless as I see her writhe in pain as another contraction takes over her body, I reach for her hand and hold it, I can't believe the strength that this woman has, I would have passed out a long time ago. The nurse comes in again and I can tell that the nurse is intimidated by me. As Dana feels the nurse begin the exam to see of far dilated she is, I feel her grab my hand and squeeze it, then I see the tears start to fall as a moan escapes her lips. "I know your trying to be gentle, but could you maybe try a little harder" I say to the nurse and she looks at me and says "I'll do my best" ~Scully POV~ Oh my god I want this to be over now! I have been pregnant far to long and all I want is to hold my baby girl. After the nurse finishes checking me, john wipes the tears away from my face. I love him so much. The nurse tells me "Your almost ready 8cm 100% effaced. I smile "thanks" I say. I lie back in the bed and start to relax as a strong contraction rips through my body. I look at john as tears are falling down my cheeks. ~Doggett POV~ It breaks my heart to see Dana in this much pain and what is even harder it knowing that there is nothing I can do to make it stop except try to be there for her when she needs be and to try to be as reassuring as I can, even though I'm shaking inside. I walk over to her and wipe the tears from her eyes and when my hand touches her face she leans into it and says "John I'm so tired I don't know if I'm going to have enough strength to push the baby out" I then take her hand and kiss it then I say "Dana honey you're the strongest person I know and more than that I know that you never give up, not on anything you never have and your not going to start now. Come on honey do you want to try to walk a little now?" I ask her hoping that she will say yes so that I can feel like I'm doing something to help. She looks at me and I notice that she has dark circles under her eyes, she looks so tired it hard to imagine how tired she is going to be once the baby is here. "What ever will get this over with sooner I'm will to give a shot" she says in a whispery voice. So I get besides her and help her out of bed and we walk. ~Scully POV~ I'm so tired and getting more tired every minute. I up walking the halls with john now, he thinks that walking will speed up the process, I hope he's right. I stop and hang from him as I'm hit with the next contraction "OOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" I scream out as john holds me tight. "Breathe honey nice and slow, that right" he says as he kisses the top of my head, after the contraction ends I'm unable to be still I have the weirdest feeling and I tell john "We need to get back to the room I have to push" he wastes no time, he picks me up and runs back to our room and lays me in the middle of the bed and tells the nurse "She says that she has to push." I take johns had and squeeze it as the next contraction come I'm afraid of its strength. "I'm going to check you one last time, and go and get the Dr." the nurse says and as she begins her last exam I scream out in pain "OOWWW OOOWWW OOOOWWWW" "Alright your at 10cm your ready to go!, now when the next contraction comes I want you to push with it okay" the nurse says and I think that she is joking, but he she is instructing john on where to stand and as soon as the contraction comes I push "UUUUUUUUUHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!" I scream. "That was great! I'm going to go and get the Dr." the nurse says and with in minutes Dr. Adrienne Smiths comes in the room "Dana, your early" she says "I know, I guess that she just wanted to see her daddy so bad that she couldn't wait" I say and john looks at me smiles and the kisses me. The next contraction comes and John is telling me to push. "1…..,2…..,3…..,4…..,5…..,6…..,7…..,8…..,9…..,10" he counts and I feel as if I cant do it any more but the next contraction comes and the counting starts again "OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH!!!!!!"I scream why does he keep counting "1…..,2…..,3…..,4…..,5…..,6…..,7…..,8…..,9…..,10, and again, 1…..,2…..,3…..,4…..,5…..,6…..,7…..,8…..,9…..,10, okay honey one more time, 1…..,2…..,3…..,4…..,5…..,6…..,7…..,8…..,9…..,10 okay that was good!" he tells me and kisses the top of my head" Okay Dana" the Dr. says "Your going to start to feel a lot of pressure as the baby's head starts to come down but that's normal." I find that I cry a little and he is there telling me that soon we will be able to see her and with that comment I find the strength to go on. "OOOOOOOOOHHHH GGGOOODDDD!!!!! It hurts, I just want her out! Cant you get pull her out?!" I ask tears streaming down my face blending into the sweat that is already there. "Okay Dana, this is the big one, the baby's head should almost come out with this contraction" she says in a tone that says she wants this over as much as I do. I can feel it, here it comes, "AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!" I scream "Come on honey push 1…..,2…..,3…..,4…..,5…..,6…..,7…..,8…..,9…..,10" john says as he counts "alright again honey I'm going to need you to push again okay? 1,…..,2…..,3…..,4…..,5…..,6…..,7…..,8…..,9…..,10 once more I can see her head 1…..,2…..,3…..,4…..,5…..,6…..,7…..,8…..,9…..,10" he is so excited but all I can think about is the burning that is centered between my legs "Please get it out it burns so bad! Please" I say pleading with john for this to be over. As I'm pleading another contraction comes and I push the burning getting worse and I feel like I'm tearing apart "OOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! is it out yet I ask through clenched teeth?" "Okay honey I can see her head it's almost out just one more small push and her head will be out" so I push just a little and I feel the head come out. "Okay Dana don't push with the next contraction I'm going to need you to pant" she says as she is busy cleaning out the baby's moth and nose and checking for the cord. The next contraction comes and I try my best not to push but it is so hard and I want to push so bad that I start to cry. As the next contraction comes I can push again and with that push the shoulders come out the then I feel the weirdest sensation as the rest of the baby slides out into the Dr's waiting hands. "She's here!!" john screams and takes the scissors from the Dr. and cuts the cord, they place her on my chest and she stops crying almost immediately. "I love you so much!" john says as he is kissing both me and the baby. "I love you too" I say as I kiss john. ~Doggett POV~ I can't believe that our daughter is here! I'm so happy, and so very proud of Dana I don't know how she did it, but she did and now our baby girl is here. Life couldn't be better. The End