author: IbSkully2
Rating: PG
classification:SR
spoilers: season 4
summary: This takes place in my mind about a month after Scully's birthday. This is after we find out about Scully's cancer in season 4.
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on to the show
Scully's Apartment
9:00p.m.
After a long warm spring day Scully was feeling exhausted. The weather had drained her, and her usual black suit earlier seemed to soak up all the surrounding heat. It was definitely time to unpack the summer suits she thought as she scooted down in the warm steaming bath. Her muscles relaxed and she could feel the whole day slipping away with the steam.
Suddenly a loud banging interrupted her solace. Her whole body jerked and she was reeling to recapture reality. Knock Knock she heard again and then a male voice insistant and questioning. "Scullly ya there?" Banging again. "Hey Scully let me in!" "Oh Mulder." Scully sighed as she smiled.
She stepped out of the tub and wrapped the white terry cloth robe around herself. She walked to the door and unlocked the deadbolt and pulled the door open to see Mulder's pathetic smile. "Sorry I didn't call, but I brought us a snack." he held up some bags and brushed by her setting the food on her kitchen table.
She closed the door. "Mulder you have the worst timing. I was taking a bath." "Or incredibly good.." he stopped in mid sentence as he noticed she had nothing on but a plunging bath robe that was promising glimpses of unforeseen things.
Scully tightened the robe around her chin becoming self conscience in his stare and stammered."I I'll go put on something more..." She couldn't' find a word. "more." She walked in her bedroom and dressed quickly throwing on some khaki pants, and a large white shirt. Mulder meanwhile set about finding some music on the stereo, and setting out the food on plates.Maybe he should have gotten candles, but that was so trite. Maybe he should've took herout, what and give her the thing on their first official date? No better do it now, before he lost his nerve, before he lost any more time.
Scully immediately noticed the music, her darkened apartment, and the set table with Mulder at a chair ready to seat her when she entered the room. She shot him one of her upturned eyebrows and sat down in the chair. Mulder pushed the seat up, and Scully turned around to read him but his face was placid and inscrutable as he took the seat across from her. "Mulder if I didn't know better I'd say this had all the earmarks of a date. Or a seduction." she smiled at the last one. Did that actually come out her mouth?
Mulder faked surprise, but it wasn't entirely fake. "Why Ms. Scully do I strike you as that type?" She shot him a look answering his question, and went to eating. After they were both done Mulder told her to wait on the couch and he cleared the table. Scully was looking even more confused now and when he entered the room and sat next to her she uttered "All right who are you and what have you done with my partner?"
Mulder laughed and smiled mischievously." I have something for you" he pulled out a small white box out of his coat. "It's sort of a late birthday gift." "Mulder I loved the keychain. You didn't need to get me anything else." "Open it. I think you'll like it." "It's not alive is it?" She hesitated. He only laughed and waited expectantly.
She slowly unwrapped the gift and a small black velvet box emerged. She slowly opened the box. It creaked open to reveal a white gold ring with a marquis cut diamond flanked by two green stones. She couldn't recognize them.
She drew in a quick breath and looked at Mulder with her eyes saying plainly Is this what I think it is? Her eyes widened as he slipped off the couch to one knee in front of her and took one her hands. He kissed her knuckles softly, but she was numb. "Miss Dana Scully, will you marry me?" Her eyes widened further and she felt altogether sick. "Oh god. I think I'm going to throw up."
She ran to the bathroom and flung herself on the floor in front of the toilet. How embarrassing. The man she would kill to marry had just asked her the most important question of her life and she had to get sick! Way to go Dana. Now you know why Melissa got all the dates.
She heard a soft knocking. "Scully?" "I'm sorry...I ...I didn't mean to upset you." "Oh go away" She flung her head down and hit the side of the toilet "Damn!" Mulder rushed in and cradled herhead. Great she forgot to lock the door. "We don't have to talk about it now Dana." Dana,
He was calling her Dana. She groaned and buried her head in Mulder's chest. "How embarrassing. I'm sorry. I always get this way when I get really emotional. At Melissa's graduation I spent half the previous night in the bathroom so sick she was leaving for college.
He took her head in his hands and kissed her forehead. He started laughing. "I bet I'm the only man who got that response when asking someone to marry him." She started laughing. "Come on Scully." Mulder stood and offered her his hand. "This isn't where I envisioned us tonight. I was hoping for the next room over." He smiled mischievously as she took his hand. "Mulder!!!" "Come on and look at the ring."
They went to the couch again. "I had it inscribed. The green stones are from a UFO crash site in Arizona. It forms that when the quartz in the sand is exposed to the high temperatures. It's called Roswelite."
She looked at him describing the ring with the enthusiasm of a child. Nothing normal would have done for the x-files team. "Mulder I...." "Shhh Scully you don't have to answer now."
He moved in close now stilling her lips with his and kissing her gently then more deeply. Oh god she thought I would say yes to anything right now. All she could do was hope he didn't ask, then he pulled away leaving her waiting for more. It took her a moment to regain control. "Mulder there's some ... concerns I have. I ..I might not can give you..." "I don't care." Mulder moved closer taking her hand. "Mulder we're partners..what about the x-files?" "We'll be a better team, I'm sure of it. We'll work it out. We're already closer than some married couples"
There was a long silence while she tried finding words to express her greatest fear. "Mulder.....Would you, would you ask me if I wasn't." She dropped her head down ashamed and afraid to ask. "Scully....I love you. The cancer has made me aware of it, but I..he shifted; I think I would've came to that conclusion eventually. Even I'm not that slow."
She smiled. "It's so sudden. I didn't even realize you felt, I felt this way." "I know. I've felt this way I think since our first case, but it could've ruined our partnership. Now, I know I can't live without you." Mulder muttered. "Mulder I don't know how I feel. Scully took a deep breath. "I never let myself consider the possibilities. I..I just need time to sort through these emotions." Mulder smiled and caressed her cheek. "Take all the time you need."
He smiled and left. Scully picked up the ring from the case and turned it around to the inside of the band. "You are the only one I trust." was inscribed in the circlet. Oh Mulder.Why do you have to do this to me.
Edgar J. Hoover basement.
Next day
Mulder was sitting at his desk reading a file. He rose as Scully entered the room. His eyeswere pressing, but he restrained the question burning on his lips. She placed her briefcase on the table and walked over to him putting her hands on his face pulling him up to her level.
She kissed him passionately and he responded by lifting her to his plane while straightening up. Mulder sat down scooping the small woman onto his lap and lifting her left hand and entwining his fingers with hers. They fit together as if they were fashioned by some unknown force to remain that way forever.
"It's a beautiful ring Muld...Fox." Dana almost whispered while looking at their hands. "It fits you perfectly. It looks great on you." "Fox Mulder I love you." Dana said unconditionally looking deep into Mulder's eyes with no fear just love.
Mulder looked up his eyes filling with his heart. He had dreamt of hearing those words from this woman's mouth in just that tone for so very long. He needed so much for someone to love him. For her to love him. "I don't think I could love you anymore than I do in this moment Scully." "I know." she smiled. She leaned in close to his ear and whispered one word. "Yes."