Time Well Spent-3- The Truth
As Sam and I walked to the elevator, my stomach churned itself into knots. I let my mind wander as the doors closed.
I tried to remember Mulder as he was before: tall, wavy brown hair, cute hazel eyes. He was always teasing and playful with his puppydog smile that won my heart time and time again.
I was jolted out of my thoughts as the elevator stopped at the top floor; the floor on which was Skinner's office, and my one true love. I beconed to Sam who followed me obediently, feeling my elation.
When we halted at Skinner's door, I had a fleeting feeling to run and hide. What if Mulder was different than when he was before he was taken? I had always lived with his memory. Would I love him still?
Sam grabbed my hand with one of hers, and her other tiny hand opened the door to Skinner's office. The secretary saw us and smiled benevolently. " Mr. Skinner's waiting for you." she said kindly. She pushed the door open and beconed up inside.
I felt my breath catch in my throat as I first caught sight of him. His back was to me, but he looked the same from behind. He looked peaceful, sitting in the chair he sat in so often when we were called in. There the thought was again. Run Dana. He's different. You don't need this burden. No, I said to myself, it's not a burden. I love him. Sam needs a father.
I swallowed hard, and cleared my throat to get his attention. He slowly turned around. I let out a strangled gasp. It was him! Oh Mary, Jesus, and Joseph, it was Mulder. I saw his hazel eyes, and his hair was cut shorter than I remembered. But it was him.
I could see he recognized me, and that he felt the same way. His eyes held raw emotion.
" Mulder." I whispered. I ran into his arms, feeling the body strong, as strong as I remembered. " Oh, Mulder. All these years..." I cried into his shoulder. " I know." he said huskily. " I've missed you so much, Scully. You and our baby."
I gasped and hugged him tighter. " You knew. All these years, you knew!" He nodded against my shoulder. He stopped moving as he saw Samantha, sitting seriously in a corner where she placed herself, studying Mulder carefully. " Scully is this...?" he asked. I nodded. " Samantha Emily Scully." I whispered gently. Mulder went over to where Sam was sitting and knelt down before her. " Hi Sam." he said softly. Sam looked over Mulder, taking in all the details of his face. " Hi Daddy."
Mulder laughed and swept Sam up in a big bear hug. I was surprised to see Sam crying. She had cried very litte as a baby. " I remember you." Sam cried against Mulder's shoulder. " I remember you from my dreams. When I would start to cry."
Mulder froze. " Sammy, how? What did I say?" he asked her seriously. " You said 'Hi Sammy-girl. Don't cry, Hon. Your mommy needs her rest. I'll always be here for you."
I saw Mulder's stricken face. A tears slipped down his cheek. " My God, Scully. We have ourselves quite a child." I nodded and came up to him, eager for his embrace. I wrapped an arm around his waist. " I know." I said. Mulder looked at me, then lowered his lips to mine. I knew then, that I would fight tooth-and-nail to make sure nothing comes to harm my daughter, or my lover.
Mulder pulled a way, smiling cheekily. " I have something to ask you, Scully." I smiled, mirroring his. He put down Sam who stood obediently away from us as she watched the scene unfold. Mulder got down on his knees and took one of my hands. " Dana Katherine Scully, after all that has happened these last years, my love for you got me through everything. I know now that our love could survive anything. Will you marry me?" he asked. My eyes filled with tears and I threw myself into his arms, sobbing happily. " Did you have to ask?" I cried. " Yes, Mulder, I love you, and I will marry you."
Mulder pulled away slightly, and I felt the weight of a ring on my finger. I looked at it, and laughed. Only Mulder would think of something like this. A gold band encircled my ring finger, and a diamond UFO was set in the middle. " Turn it over." he urged. I turned it over and looked on the inside of the band. Engraved in the curve of the band was ' You are my Truth. I love you.'
TO BE CONTINUED...
As Sam and I walked to the elevator, my stomach churned itself into knots. I let my mind wander as the doors closed.
I tried to remember Mulder as he was before: tall, wavy brown hair, cute hazel eyes. He was always teasing and playful with his puppydog smile that won my heart time and time again.
I was jolted out of my thoughts as the elevator stopped at the top floor; the floor on which was Skinner's office, and my one true love. I beconed to Sam who followed me obediently, feeling my elation.
When we halted at Skinner's door, I had a fleeting feeling to run and hide. What if Mulder was different than when he was before he was taken? I had always lived with his memory. Would I love him still?
Sam grabbed my hand with one of hers, and her other tiny hand opened the door to Skinner's office. The secretary saw us and smiled benevolently. " Mr. Skinner's waiting for you." she said kindly. She pushed the door open and beconed up inside.
I felt my breath catch in my throat as I first caught sight of him. His back was to me, but he looked the same from behind. He looked peaceful, sitting in the chair he sat in so often when we were called in. There the thought was again. Run Dana. He's different. You don't need this burden. No, I said to myself, it's not a burden. I love him. Sam needs a father.
I swallowed hard, and cleared my throat to get his attention. He slowly turned around. I let out a strangled gasp. It was him! Oh Mary, Jesus, and Joseph, it was Mulder. I saw his hazel eyes, and his hair was cut shorter than I remembered. But it was him.
I could see he recognized me, and that he felt the same way. His eyes held raw emotion.
" Mulder." I whispered. I ran into his arms, feeling the body strong, as strong as I remembered. " Oh, Mulder. All these years..." I cried into his shoulder. " I know." he said huskily. " I've missed you so much, Scully. You and our baby."
I gasped and hugged him tighter. " You knew. All these years, you knew!" He nodded against my shoulder. He stopped moving as he saw Samantha, sitting seriously in a corner where she placed herself, studying Mulder carefully. " Scully is this...?" he asked. I nodded. " Samantha Emily Scully." I whispered gently. Mulder went over to where Sam was sitting and knelt down before her. " Hi Sam." he said softly. Sam looked over Mulder, taking in all the details of his face. " Hi Daddy."
Mulder laughed and swept Sam up in a big bear hug. I was surprised to see Sam crying. She had cried very litte as a baby. " I remember you." Sam cried against Mulder's shoulder. " I remember you from my dreams. When I would start to cry."
Mulder froze. " Sammy, how? What did I say?" he asked her seriously. " You said 'Hi Sammy-girl. Don't cry, Hon. Your mommy needs her rest. I'll always be here for you."
I saw Mulder's stricken face. A tears slipped down his cheek. " My God, Scully. We have ourselves quite a child." I nodded and came up to him, eager for his embrace. I wrapped an arm around his waist. " I know." I said. Mulder looked at me, then lowered his lips to mine. I knew then, that I would fight tooth-and-nail to make sure nothing comes to harm my daughter, or my lover.
Mulder pulled a way, smiling cheekily. " I have something to ask you, Scully." I smiled, mirroring his. He put down Sam who stood obediently away from us as she watched the scene unfold. Mulder got down on his knees and took one of my hands. " Dana Katherine Scully, after all that has happened these last years, my love for you got me through everything. I know now that our love could survive anything. Will you marry me?" he asked. My eyes filled with tears and I threw myself into his arms, sobbing happily. " Did you have to ask?" I cried. " Yes, Mulder, I love you, and I will marry you."
Mulder pulled away slightly, and I felt the weight of a ring on my finger. I looked at it, and laughed. Only Mulder would think of something like this. A gold band encircled my ring finger, and a diamond UFO was set in the middle. " Turn it over." he urged. I turned it over and looked on the inside of the band. Engraved in the curve of the band was ' You are my Truth. I love you.'
TO BE CONTINUED...