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Chapter 3
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Georgetown Medical
12:00 Noon
When the doctor knocked on the door, Mulder jumped awake. Looking around, he became a little disoriented, not realizing where he was at first, and then suddenly it all came back to him. Hearing the knock again, he got off the bed, and gently shook Scully awake, "Scully, wake up, the doctor's here." He said, and then walked over to the door and let the doctor in. The doctor glanced at him a moment, then stuck out his hand. "I'm Dr. Thomas."
"Fox Mulder," he answered and shook the doctor's hand. He then walked back over to the bed, where Scully was trying to sit up. He helped her sit up and then stood up by her bed. The doctor came and stood on her other side, "Well, Dana, are you feeling any better?" He asked.
"A little," she answered, attempting to smile.
"Well, that's good news." The doctor took a deep breath, he hated to give bad news. "The rest of the news is not so good I'm afraid."
Scully reached up and grasped Mulder's hand, "It's back, isn't it. My cancer, it's back." She said, her voice trembling.
"I'm afraid so, Dana. I've talked to your previous doctor, and noticed that the tumor is actually much smaller, but it's already pushing into your brain, which explains the nauseous feelings. We could try chemo, but I really don't think it would do any good."
Scully looked at Mulder with tears running down her face and noticed he was also crying. She looked back at the doctor, "What's your estimate, Doctor?" She asked.
The doctor looked grave, "Three to six months. I'm very sorry."
Mulder couldn't believe it, Scully could be gone in three months. "There's nothing you can do, Doctor."
The doctor looked at Mulder, "As I told Dr. Scully, we could try chemo, but it would just make her sick, and probably wouldn't do any good. I'm sorry Mr. Mulder." He said, noticing that the bond between these to was very deep. He felt sorry for the younger man. He looked back at Dana, "You can either try the chemo, or you can go home. It's up to you." He said and walked out.
As soon as the doctor left, Mulder sat down on her bed and gathered her in his arms, "I can't believe it."
Scully leaned into Mulder, and tried to get lost and think this was just some nightmare. They remained that way for awhile, both still crying. When their tears finally stopped they remained where they were. Finally Scully looked up, "Take me home, Mulder." She said. He looked at her and nodded, getting up off the bed, and helping her up. She got dressed and they headed for her apartment.
Chapter 3
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Georgetown Medical
12:00 Noon
When the doctor knocked on the door, Mulder jumped awake. Looking around, he became a little disoriented, not realizing where he was at first, and then suddenly it all came back to him. Hearing the knock again, he got off the bed, and gently shook Scully awake, "Scully, wake up, the doctor's here." He said, and then walked over to the door and let the doctor in. The doctor glanced at him a moment, then stuck out his hand. "I'm Dr. Thomas."
"Fox Mulder," he answered and shook the doctor's hand. He then walked back over to the bed, where Scully was trying to sit up. He helped her sit up and then stood up by her bed. The doctor came and stood on her other side, "Well, Dana, are you feeling any better?" He asked.
"A little," she answered, attempting to smile.
"Well, that's good news." The doctor took a deep breath, he hated to give bad news. "The rest of the news is not so good I'm afraid."
Scully reached up and grasped Mulder's hand, "It's back, isn't it. My cancer, it's back." She said, her voice trembling.
"I'm afraid so, Dana. I've talked to your previous doctor, and noticed that the tumor is actually much smaller, but it's already pushing into your brain, which explains the nauseous feelings. We could try chemo, but I really don't think it would do any good."
Scully looked at Mulder with tears running down her face and noticed he was also crying. She looked back at the doctor, "What's your estimate, Doctor?" She asked.
The doctor looked grave, "Three to six months. I'm very sorry."
Mulder couldn't believe it, Scully could be gone in three months. "There's nothing you can do, Doctor."
The doctor looked at Mulder, "As I told Dr. Scully, we could try chemo, but it would just make her sick, and probably wouldn't do any good. I'm sorry Mr. Mulder." He said, noticing that the bond between these to was very deep. He felt sorry for the younger man. He looked back at Dana, "You can either try the chemo, or you can go home. It's up to you." He said and walked out.
As soon as the doctor left, Mulder sat down on her bed and gathered her in his arms, "I can't believe it."
Scully leaned into Mulder, and tried to get lost and think this was just some nightmare. They remained that way for awhile, both still crying. When their tears finally stopped they remained where they were. Finally Scully looked up, "Take me home, Mulder." She said. He looked at her and nodded, getting up off the bed, and helping her up. She got dressed and they headed for her apartment.