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Chapter 11
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Georgetown Medical
Midnight
Mulder had driven all night, and was so relieved to finally be here. Rushing in, he looked at the nurses' desk in pretty much the same way he had the first time she had called him. That seemed like so long ago. Walking towards the nurses' desk, he stopped the first nurse he saw, "Excuse me, where's Dana Scully?"
The nurse looked at him like he was insane, then her features softened, he must have looked pretty bad. "Come with me," she said, and walked to the nurses' desk and got on a computer. "She's in ICU, room 310. Are you family?" She asked.
"Yes," Mulder answered, "Thank you." Going to the third floor, it didn't take it long to find room 310. Quietly, he walked in and noticed Mrs. Scully sleeping on the couch, and A.D. Skinner also sound asleep in a chair. In fact, the only person awake was the patient herself, and she was facing away from him, crying softly into her pillow. He walked over to her bed, and placed his hand on her back. She jumped around, wiping at her tears, "Goodness Mulder, you scared me, don't do that," she said, smiling.
Mulder grinned, "Sorry," then he quickly sobered, "How are you feeling? Skinner told me you were in the hospital, but he wouldn't tell me what happened."
Scully sighed, "The only thing I remember is getting up to get a file, and then waking up here. This is different than last time Mulder, I can feel it. I can feel death," she said, and pulled him into a sitting position on her bed. "I'm scared, Mulder," she said, putting her arms around his neck, "I'm so glad your here."
Mulder rubbed her back, "I know that you're scared, Scully, so am I, but we'll get through this. We always do," he said, pulling away from her, "I've missed you, Dana."
Scully smiled and reached up to bring her lips to his. After a sweet, passionate kiss, she pulled back, "I've missed you, too, Mulder. I love you."
"I love you too, Scully, so much," he said, hugging her tightly, feeling his eyes well up with tears at the thought of losing her. Scully unsuccessfully tried to hold back a yawn, and Mulder noticed. "I'm here Scully, now, why don't you try to get some sleep. I'll be right here when you wake up," he said, moving to sit in a chair.
Scully grabbed his hand before he had the chance, "I don't think so, G-man. I haven't gotten a goodnights sleep since you left, and I plan on getting one now that you're back. Get in this bed, Mister," she said, her tone leaving no room for arguing.
Not that he would have anyways. He smiled, toed off his shoes, and climbed into her bed, taking her into his arms. Wrapping his arms tightly around her, he whispered in her ear, "Goodnight, Dana, I love you."
"Love you, too," she mumbled and was asleep. Mulder listened to her breathing for quite, thinking about his life before her, and how his life would be without her. He didn't like either of those thoughts. He thought about it for quite a while and when he finally fell asleep, the sun was coming over the horizon.
Chapter 11
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Georgetown Medical
Midnight
Mulder had driven all night, and was so relieved to finally be here. Rushing in, he looked at the nurses' desk in pretty much the same way he had the first time she had called him. That seemed like so long ago. Walking towards the nurses' desk, he stopped the first nurse he saw, "Excuse me, where's Dana Scully?"
The nurse looked at him like he was insane, then her features softened, he must have looked pretty bad. "Come with me," she said, and walked to the nurses' desk and got on a computer. "She's in ICU, room 310. Are you family?" She asked.
"Yes," Mulder answered, "Thank you." Going to the third floor, it didn't take it long to find room 310. Quietly, he walked in and noticed Mrs. Scully sleeping on the couch, and A.D. Skinner also sound asleep in a chair. In fact, the only person awake was the patient herself, and she was facing away from him, crying softly into her pillow. He walked over to her bed, and placed his hand on her back. She jumped around, wiping at her tears, "Goodness Mulder, you scared me, don't do that," she said, smiling.
Mulder grinned, "Sorry," then he quickly sobered, "How are you feeling? Skinner told me you were in the hospital, but he wouldn't tell me what happened."
Scully sighed, "The only thing I remember is getting up to get a file, and then waking up here. This is different than last time Mulder, I can feel it. I can feel death," she said, and pulled him into a sitting position on her bed. "I'm scared, Mulder," she said, putting her arms around his neck, "I'm so glad your here."
Mulder rubbed her back, "I know that you're scared, Scully, so am I, but we'll get through this. We always do," he said, pulling away from her, "I've missed you, Dana."
Scully smiled and reached up to bring her lips to his. After a sweet, passionate kiss, she pulled back, "I've missed you, too, Mulder. I love you."
"I love you too, Scully, so much," he said, hugging her tightly, feeling his eyes well up with tears at the thought of losing her. Scully unsuccessfully tried to hold back a yawn, and Mulder noticed. "I'm here Scully, now, why don't you try to get some sleep. I'll be right here when you wake up," he said, moving to sit in a chair.
Scully grabbed his hand before he had the chance, "I don't think so, G-man. I haven't gotten a goodnights sleep since you left, and I plan on getting one now that you're back. Get in this bed, Mister," she said, her tone leaving no room for arguing.
Not that he would have anyways. He smiled, toed off his shoes, and climbed into her bed, taking her into his arms. Wrapping his arms tightly around her, he whispered in her ear, "Goodnight, Dana, I love you."
"Love you, too," she mumbled and was asleep. Mulder listened to her breathing for quite, thinking about his life before her, and how his life would be without her. He didn't like either of those thoughts. He thought about it for quite a while and when he finally fell asleep, the sun was coming over the horizon.