Run.

That was the only thing on Dana Scully's mind.

Run. Harder.

Her partner was trapped in a building no more than a block away. The building was wired to blow.

Run. Harder. Faster.

With her legs carrying her as fast as she could go and her lungs burning from lack of oxygen she rounded the corner. There it was. The J. Edgar Hoover building.

All she had to do was get there and get him out.

Somehow she managed to mover herself just a tiny bit faster. She was a few buildings away now. She was actually going to be able to save him.

"Please Mulder," she thought, "Get through this!"

Scully couldn't live without him. She had become so dependent on him that she didn't know what to do if she went more than a couple days without seeing him. She was so scared of that fact.

She was three buildings away when the bang happened. A huge sudden boom could be heard for miles and then the building was engulfed in flames before crumbling to the ground.

Scully collapsed onto her knees in the middle of the road. She felt like she was going to be sick. Tears were streaming down her face and she couldn't control them if she tried.

"NOOO! Mulder, why? Why did you have to leave me? Oh god Mulder." Scully said breaking down and sobbing uncontrollably.

Scully didn't move or come out of the state she was in until she felt a hand on her shoulder...

Scully sat straight up as fast as she could. Her breathing was ragged and she was shaking.

"Mommy? Mommy are you okay? Mommy what's wrong?" Her daughter Emily asked sounding scared.

"I'm sorry Emily, it was just a dream." Scully told her as Emily snuggled into her side

It was just a dream, "Emily, baby what are you doing awake?"

"You were yelling mommy. Why were you calling for Fox?" Emily asked confused.

"Nothing baby I was just having a bad dream. It's okay now." Scully said pulling Emily close and stroking her hair. She was getting as much comfort from the gesture as Emily was.

"Mommy?"

"Yes baby?" Scully asked.

"Why are you crying?" Emily asked innocently

Scully wiped at her eyes and her fingers came back wet. Apparently she was crying. How did she not notice that before? "No reason baby, go to sleep now."

"Okay mommy. I'll help keep the monsters away." Emily said using her mothers chest as a pillow. Scully wanted to start crying again. They were quiet for a few minutes before Emily asked, "Mommy, do you love Fox?"

Scully couldn't lie to her daughter even if she wanted to, "Yes I do. Very much." Scully said giving her a kiss on the forhead, "Now it's time to sleep baby. Goodnight. I love you."

"Love you too mommy." Emily said before closing her eyes and drifting off to sleep. Scully soon followed.

XxXxXxXxXx

Emily managed to sneak away from her mom for a few minutes the next day and took the phone with her. She dialed the number that she had memorized by now and listened to it ring. It rang once, twice, a third time before the phone was picked up.

"Hello?" The voice questioned.

"Hi Grandma!" Emily said excitedly into the phone, "You are never going to believe what mommy finally told me last night."

Maggie Scully could picture her grandaughter sitting on her bed practically bouncing with excitement.

"What did she tell you?" Maggie questioned.

"Well mommy had a bad dream so when I went to check on her I asked why she had been yelling for Fox and she said he was in her dream. Then I asked if she loved him and guess what Grandma? She said yes!"

"Did she really?" Maggie asked suddenly as excited as Emily.

"Ya! Which means that we need to start step two soon!" Emily told her seriously.

"Okay sweety. I'll be over as soon as I can." Maggie told her trying not to laugh at how grown up Emily was trying to act.

"Okay Grandma. Bye. I love you!" Emilly said into the phone.

"Bye sweety. Love you too." Maggie told her replacing the phone on the hook.

Emily fell onto her bed dramatically. If all went well soon she would get to start calling Fox daddy.

"Emily, where did you go?" Scully questioned walking through her apartment. Emily always seemed to be able to find somewhere new to hide.

"In here Mommy!" Emily said sticking her head out of the bedroom. Scully shook her head and walked to the room Emily had just disappeared into again. Emily was sitting on her bed with her "thinking face" on.

"What's up Emmy?" Scully questioned sitting cross legged facing Emily.

"Can we invite Fox over for dinner? I haven't seen him in THREE WHOLE DAYS!" Emily said dramatically holding up three fingers.

"You know what, I'm having Mulder withdrawal symptoms to. Sure why not?" Scully said with a shrug. Emily was trying so hard not to smile evilly. Everything was going perfectly according to plan

A/N: Should I continue? Tell me what you think!