Chapter 4
Scully awoke to see two unfamiliar faces. One of a woman, the other of a man. They were sitting in chairs reading magazines and newspapers. Scully was puzzled.
"Who, who are you?" Scully asked after clearing her throat.
The woman got up first and walked over to Scully's bed. "I am Agent Reyes and this is Agent Doggette. We are your new partners." Monica replied.
"Wait, my new partners? Agent Mulder is my partner. Where is he?" Scully asked, extremely confused.
Monica took the piece of paper sitting on the desk and handed it to Scully. It was Mulder's note. She read it.
"Dear Dana,
I am no incredibly sorry that this happened to you. I would never have wanted this to happen. As a result of the past two days, I am handing in my.badge and gun. I feel as though.I am killing you, and I don't want to. I love you too, Dana. Good-bye.
Love always, Fox"
A single tear fell down Scully's cheek. "How long ago did this happen?" Scully asked.
"He quit 6 days ago." Doggette replied.
"You mean to tell me, that I haven't been awake for 6 days?" Scully asked.
Monica nodded. "You can leave today. They have been watching you, and you are strong enough to go." Monica said and handed Scully a bag. "I thought you would need a change of clothes."
"Thank you." Scully said quietly. Monica and Doggette left and Scully changed.
Around 9:30 AM, Scully left the hospital. She got into a cab and headed for Mulder's place. The cab pulled up to his house 10 minutes later. After paying for the ride, she knocked on Mulder's door. Surprisingly, there wasn't any response. "Mulder, its me." Scully knocked again. She opened the door slowly; and was shocked when it fully opened. There was nothing there. Shw walked through the house to see if he left anything. He didn't. Scully started to cry softly. She leaned against a wall and slid down it. As she began to cry harder, she brought her legs up to her chest and wrapped her arms around them. Then there was a hand on her shoulder, and she jumped. It was Skinner. "Where is he?" Scully whispered, starting to wipe away the tears.
"He told me not to tell you." Skinner replied.
Scully stood up. "Sir, please, tell me. I need to know." Scully pleaded.
Skinner thought for a few seconds and nodded. "He went to his father's grave a few days ago, and is staying with his mother." Skinner replied.
"Thank you, Sir." Scully said and walked out the door. Again, she called for a cab, and then called the airport for a ticket. She was on the plane 20 minutes later. By the time she reached Mulder's mother's house, it was 3:25. She knocked on the door and waited for a few minutes before knocking again.
"Dana." Mulder's mother embraced her. "Come in. How are you feeling?"
"I have had better days. Umm. where is Fox?" Scully asked.
Mrs. Mulder was silent for a few moments. "He is upstairs in his room. Dana, before you go up there, you need to know something. He thinks that he is killing you. When he arrived here yesterday, he was extremely upset."
Scully nodded. She then walked up the stairs to Mulder's room. She quietly entered. He was sleeping. By the look on his face, it looked as though he had cried himself to sleep. Scully walked over to his bed and touched his hand. He opened his eyes and just stared at her.
"What are you doing here?" He asked.
"I came here to bring you back." Scully replied.
Mulder shook his head and stood up. "No. I don't want to hurt you anymore." Mulder replied.
"Mulder, you not coming back with me hurts even more than what happened last week. Look, " she took his hand, "I need you to come back."
Mulder thought for a few seconds, and then smiled. "Scully, if I come back, you need to promise me something." Mulder said. Scully looked at him waiting for him to continue. "Whenever I suggest something completely stupid, talk me out of it." Mulder smiled.
Scully smiled. Mulder took Scully into his arms and just held her for a few seconds. "I love you." Mulder said.
"I love you too." Scully said.
Scully awoke to see two unfamiliar faces. One of a woman, the other of a man. They were sitting in chairs reading magazines and newspapers. Scully was puzzled.
"Who, who are you?" Scully asked after clearing her throat.
The woman got up first and walked over to Scully's bed. "I am Agent Reyes and this is Agent Doggette. We are your new partners." Monica replied.
"Wait, my new partners? Agent Mulder is my partner. Where is he?" Scully asked, extremely confused.
Monica took the piece of paper sitting on the desk and handed it to Scully. It was Mulder's note. She read it.
"Dear Dana,
I am no incredibly sorry that this happened to you. I would never have wanted this to happen. As a result of the past two days, I am handing in my.badge and gun. I feel as though.I am killing you, and I don't want to. I love you too, Dana. Good-bye.
Love always, Fox"
A single tear fell down Scully's cheek. "How long ago did this happen?" Scully asked.
"He quit 6 days ago." Doggette replied.
"You mean to tell me, that I haven't been awake for 6 days?" Scully asked.
Monica nodded. "You can leave today. They have been watching you, and you are strong enough to go." Monica said and handed Scully a bag. "I thought you would need a change of clothes."
"Thank you." Scully said quietly. Monica and Doggette left and Scully changed.
Around 9:30 AM, Scully left the hospital. She got into a cab and headed for Mulder's place. The cab pulled up to his house 10 minutes later. After paying for the ride, she knocked on Mulder's door. Surprisingly, there wasn't any response. "Mulder, its me." Scully knocked again. She opened the door slowly; and was shocked when it fully opened. There was nothing there. Shw walked through the house to see if he left anything. He didn't. Scully started to cry softly. She leaned against a wall and slid down it. As she began to cry harder, she brought her legs up to her chest and wrapped her arms around them. Then there was a hand on her shoulder, and she jumped. It was Skinner. "Where is he?" Scully whispered, starting to wipe away the tears.
"He told me not to tell you." Skinner replied.
Scully stood up. "Sir, please, tell me. I need to know." Scully pleaded.
Skinner thought for a few seconds and nodded. "He went to his father's grave a few days ago, and is staying with his mother." Skinner replied.
"Thank you, Sir." Scully said and walked out the door. Again, she called for a cab, and then called the airport for a ticket. She was on the plane 20 minutes later. By the time she reached Mulder's mother's house, it was 3:25. She knocked on the door and waited for a few minutes before knocking again.
"Dana." Mulder's mother embraced her. "Come in. How are you feeling?"
"I have had better days. Umm. where is Fox?" Scully asked.
Mrs. Mulder was silent for a few moments. "He is upstairs in his room. Dana, before you go up there, you need to know something. He thinks that he is killing you. When he arrived here yesterday, he was extremely upset."
Scully nodded. She then walked up the stairs to Mulder's room. She quietly entered. He was sleeping. By the look on his face, it looked as though he had cried himself to sleep. Scully walked over to his bed and touched his hand. He opened his eyes and just stared at her.
"What are you doing here?" He asked.
"I came here to bring you back." Scully replied.
Mulder shook his head and stood up. "No. I don't want to hurt you anymore." Mulder replied.
"Mulder, you not coming back with me hurts even more than what happened last week. Look, " she took his hand, "I need you to come back."
Mulder thought for a few seconds, and then smiled. "Scully, if I come back, you need to promise me something." Mulder said. Scully looked at him waiting for him to continue. "Whenever I suggest something completely stupid, talk me out of it." Mulder smiled.
Scully smiled. Mulder took Scully into his arms and just held her for a few seconds. "I love you." Mulder said.
"I love you too." Scully said.