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Chapter 2: The Kiss
December 31st 2000, 23:59
Hospital waiting room
New Year's Eve is on the television
SCULLY: Mulder
MULDER: Hey Scully!
SCULLY: Let's go home.
MULDER: You're not going to stay and watch?
SCULLY: No, I just want to go home.
MULDER: Come on Scully 30 seconds.
He holds her arm and turn her to see the tv,she smiles and looks.
(TV) … 30 seconds now, 30. Get ready for the loudest cheering you'll ever hear in your life. Hug your friends and loved ones tight. What the heck, whoever that person is next to you. No time like the present. Are you ready? Here we go. Ten, nine ... eight, seven, six ... five, four, three, two, one ... Happy New Year, 2000!
Mulder looks at the kissing couples, then at Scully who is watching the TV. He looks at her lips and then leans down towards her. She turns to him. They start to kiss slowly and sweet, when they pull apart, they look at each other and smile.
MULDER: The world didn't end.
SCULLY: No, it didn't.
MULDER: Happy New Year, Scully.
SCULLY: Happy New Year, Mulder.
Mulder puts his arm around Scully's shoulders and they walk out of the waiting room together.
In their way home Scully drives because Mulder's right arm is in a sling.
SCULLY: How are you feeling Mulder?
MULDER: I'm fine Scully… really!
SCULLY: Mulder i don't want you chasing death men around anymore.
MULDER: Scully?
SCULLY: One of them attacked me Mulder, and he was so death.
MULDER: So you believe.
SCULLY: Well, I can't deny this one.
MULDER: You denied the invisible man.
SCULLY: Oh come on Mulder, that was a different story.
MULDER: Ok
SCULLY: What?
MULDER: I'm tired Scully… I promise I won't chase any other zombie.
SCULLY: Good.
They arrive at Scully's apartment so she can take care of him, he complained because he prefers his own apartment, but she does the same, so he didn't have a choice but to follow her.
She goes ahead and opens the door, Mulder follows her, she turns on the lights and walks to the kitchen.
SCULLY: Do you wanna eat something?
MULDER: I'm not hungry Scully, just something to drink.
SCULLY: All right.
He sits at the kitchen table and looks at her, she gets some juice from the refrigerator and gives one glass to Mulder, she drinks from her glass and looks at him.
SCULLY: What?
MULDER: Thank you Scully
SCULLY: Don't thank me Mulder, is the least I can do.
She smiles at him and he does the same while finishing the juice, then he puts the glass down and walks towards the living room.
SCULLY: Where are you going Mulder?
MULDER: to sleep in the couch
SCULLY: No Mulder, let's go to the bed, you can hurt your arm in the couch.
MULDER: Are you sure Scully?
SCULLY: Yes, we are just going to sleep, now come on.
He follows her to the room and lay down in the bed, she goes to the bathroom to brush her teeth, while he waits for her, he thinks about them, this is definitely nice, they take care of each other and be together is so natural and comfortable, he starts to fall asleep thinking about it, when she comes out, he is almost gone, she lay down next to him facing him, he opens his eyes and see her looking at him, he smiles and turns to face her.
MULDER: Hey!
SCULLY: Hey! Go back to sleep, you need to rest.
MULDER: Hug me Scully
SCULLY: You are cold? Wait, I will bring you a blanket.
MULDER: No (he hold her) I'm not cold, just hug me.
She blushes but does as he says, she hugs him being careful not to hurt him, they close their eyes and fall asleep.
