Disclaimer: They belong to Carter, not me.. and all that jazz.
Summary: See Part 1
Rating: PG-13, maybe PG
Spoilers: Hopefully none

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"STOLEN PAST (4/?)"
By: Penni
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Hospital
Gold Bar, WA
11:08 AM
4 Months Later

I woke up with a throbbing headace, in a hospital. I had no idea
how or why I was there. Soon enough, the door to my room opened and
a rather attractive guy walked in. He smiled at me and came over to
sit beside my bed.
"Hey Rachel. How you feeling?"
I try to place him in my memory, and it finally clicks.
"I'm all right, I guess. What happened?"
"You mean you don't remember?"
"James, I can barely remember who you are-or who I am!"
He gave me a quick smile.
"The doctors said you might have amnesia."
"What happened?"
"Drive-by shooting. You were home, with the flu. You got shot
a few times-some of the others houses were hit too, but you were the
only one injured."
I managed a weak smile.
"When can I go home?"
"I was wondering when you'd ask that," he replied, interwining his
fingers with mine, "the doctors said you were recovering quickly, and
that I could take you home on Friday."
"What day is today?"
"Tuesday."
I nodded. He got up and gave me a quick kiss on the cheek.
"Well, I'll let you get some rest. Can I come back tonight?"
"You don't have to ask... of course."
"I'll see you then."
He gave me a quick smile and left the room.

3 Days Later
1:34 PM

I smiled into the mirror as I brushed my auburn hair into a
ponytail. I could finally go home today. I walked out of the bathroom
and was surprised to see my husband waiting for me.
"James, you're not supposed to be here until three!"
"Are you ready to leave?"
"Well, yes.."
"Then I'm here on time," he told me, "and we can go now."
I gave him a brilliant smile.
"Come on," he said, "I want to show you the new house."

2:00 PM

"And here we are," James announced.
The car pulled into the driveway of an elegant three-story
Victorian house.
"It's beautiful."
"I knew you'd like it.. now come inside."
He led me up the stairs and opened the door. Then, he stopped and
swung me up into his arms, carrying me inside. I laughed softly when
he set me down.
"This way now," he led me into the living room.
I should have been expecting it, but I jumped ten feet when the
voices of at least twenty people chorased "Surprise!".
"You guys didn't have to.."
"Oh yes we did," my friend told me.
"Well, Carol, you succeded in scaring the shit out of me."
My best friend laughed, and then we all laughed, and the party began.

Two Weeks Later

Surprisingly, I'd settled into the new house easily in two weeks'
time. I'd also become familiar witht the layout of the town. Which was
good, because, in that two weeks' time, we'd run out of groceries.
"Honey, I'm going shopping," I yelled up the stairs, "care to join
me?"
In a few minutes, we were in the car.

SuperFresh
45 min. later

After we'd finished loading the groceries into the trunk of our
Sting Ray, I looked over to James.
"I'm going to take the cart up."
He nodded, "I'll pull the car up."
I smiled again and began pushing the empty cart back to the store
entrance. I placed it with all the others, turned around-and bumped
into someone.

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Mulder's POV
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I walked into the supermarket, hoping to find some batteries for
the cell phone that had just died on me. I didn't expect to
find her there, but when she bumped into me, I forgot all about my
damn phone.
"I'm sorry," she was quick to apologize, "I didn't know there was
someone behind me."
I knew it was here, but there was almost something missing.
"Scully?"
"Excuse me?"
"Scully, it's me, Mulder."
I looked down and into her eyes.
"I'm sorry," she told me, "you must have mistaken me for someone
else."
Then she left. I watched her go-she got into a Sting Ray that was
waiting for her by the curb. I watched as it went off into the horizon.
I walked back to my car and got into the the drivers seat. I waited a
while before picking up the file that was in the chair next to me. I
flipped it open and looked down the list of witnesses. Number one were
James and Rachel McMannis. One of them had been injured in the drive-by
I was investigating. I tossed the file back onto the passenger seat
and started the car.

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End (4/?)
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