Chapter 10
Title: Strangers in a Bar
Disclaimer: Please see an earlier chapter.
~(X)~
She awoke with a gasp and sat straight up in bed, covered in a cold sweat. She glanced wildly around her, finding momentary comfort in the familiar surroundings which were her bedroom. The panic began rising in her chest again when she saw that Mulder wasn't lying next to her. Scully jumped out of bed, and her wild movements woke the baby, which began kicking her with defiance. She placed a shaking hand on her stomach, and she walked across the room, stopping just in front of her mirror.
It *had* all been a dream. The Dana Scully who stared back at her was the Scully who had left the medical profession to be in the FBI. The Dana Scully who had followed Fox Mulder all over the country and back more times than she could count. The Dana Scully who had conceived a child which was hailed a miracle, their son, William. The movements of the child reminded her of their second, a daughter, whom they had named Melissa. Still shaken, she walked into the living room of the apartment, and found Mulder sitting in the middle of their living room floor, surrounded by various boxes. She stepped on a piece of paper as she came closer to him, and he looked up at her, surprised to see her awake.
"What're you doing up, Dana?" he asked. She sat down on the floor next to him, and he noticed that she looked shaken as she put her arm around his lower back, drawing herself into him. He put his arms around her, and kissed the top of her head.
"What's wrong, sweetheart?" She took a deep breath and said,
"I just had a bad dream...I dreamt that I lost you." He rubbed her shoulder.
"You're not going to lose me. You're stuck with me," he said, laughing. She laughed as well, looking up at him. She gestured to the box on the floor in front of him and said,
"What're you up to? It's three in the morning." She yawned, and he said,
"Just playing a little 'last minute' Santa Claus. I had a few things left to wrap for Will."
"Oh," she said, simply, yawning. Mulder looked at her, studying her for a moment before saying,
"Sweetheart, you need to get back to sleep. Go ahead in, I'll be there in a few minutes." She relented, standing up slowly.
"You promise?" she asked, playfully. He nodded.
"I promise."
"Alright," Scully said, heading back to their bedroom. Mulder watched her disappear through the doorway, and he then turned back to his wrapping. He smiled and shook his head, finishing the wrapping of Will's Christmas present. He reached into his pocket, and pulled out the last present he had to wrap. He smiled as he opened it and looked it over one more time. Mulder laid out the wrapping paper, cutting it to the right size, according to his estimation. Smiling, he placed the square black velvet box in the center of the wrapping paper square, and folded the paper around it.
"Merry Christmas, Dana," he said, placing the box under the tree and heading to bed.
-The End-
Author's Notes: Thanks for sticking with me, everyone!! Thanks for all the support, and I hope you liked it!
Title: Strangers in a Bar
Disclaimer: Please see an earlier chapter.
~(X)~
She awoke with a gasp and sat straight up in bed, covered in a cold sweat. She glanced wildly around her, finding momentary comfort in the familiar surroundings which were her bedroom. The panic began rising in her chest again when she saw that Mulder wasn't lying next to her. Scully jumped out of bed, and her wild movements woke the baby, which began kicking her with defiance. She placed a shaking hand on her stomach, and she walked across the room, stopping just in front of her mirror.
It *had* all been a dream. The Dana Scully who stared back at her was the Scully who had left the medical profession to be in the FBI. The Dana Scully who had followed Fox Mulder all over the country and back more times than she could count. The Dana Scully who had conceived a child which was hailed a miracle, their son, William. The movements of the child reminded her of their second, a daughter, whom they had named Melissa. Still shaken, she walked into the living room of the apartment, and found Mulder sitting in the middle of their living room floor, surrounded by various boxes. She stepped on a piece of paper as she came closer to him, and he looked up at her, surprised to see her awake.
"What're you doing up, Dana?" he asked. She sat down on the floor next to him, and he noticed that she looked shaken as she put her arm around his lower back, drawing herself into him. He put his arms around her, and kissed the top of her head.
"What's wrong, sweetheart?" She took a deep breath and said,
"I just had a bad dream...I dreamt that I lost you." He rubbed her shoulder.
"You're not going to lose me. You're stuck with me," he said, laughing. She laughed as well, looking up at him. She gestured to the box on the floor in front of him and said,
"What're you up to? It's three in the morning." She yawned, and he said,
"Just playing a little 'last minute' Santa Claus. I had a few things left to wrap for Will."
"Oh," she said, simply, yawning. Mulder looked at her, studying her for a moment before saying,
"Sweetheart, you need to get back to sleep. Go ahead in, I'll be there in a few minutes." She relented, standing up slowly.
"You promise?" she asked, playfully. He nodded.
"I promise."
"Alright," Scully said, heading back to their bedroom. Mulder watched her disappear through the doorway, and he then turned back to his wrapping. He smiled and shook his head, finishing the wrapping of Will's Christmas present. He reached into his pocket, and pulled out the last present he had to wrap. He smiled as he opened it and looked it over one more time. Mulder laid out the wrapping paper, cutting it to the right size, according to his estimation. Smiling, he placed the square black velvet box in the center of the wrapping paper square, and folded the paper around it.
"Merry Christmas, Dana," he said, placing the box under the tree and heading to bed.
-The End-
Author's Notes: Thanks for sticking with me, everyone!! Thanks for all the support, and I hope you liked it!