Scully smiled as the morning greeted her. She had just had the most wonderful dream. Things had been so different and yet she and Mulder were still together. She got out of bed and began making her morning coffee.
Twenty minutes later, there was a knock on the door. Scully rushed to answer it. She and Mulder had both taken the day off to spend some time together. Surprisingly, he was early.
"Hi Honey," she greeted him with a kiss. "I'll be ready in about ten minutes. I just need to get dressed." The white bathrobe and slippers she'd thrown on to answer the door obviously wouldn't suffice to go out.
Quickly, she raced into her bedroom and threw on a pair of worn flared jeans and a faded blue Old Navy tee shirt. After digging through her closet, she found her Nike's and slipped them on, tying the laces tightly. After running a brush through her damp, slightly wavy hair, she went back into the kitchen.
"Ready?" she asked.
He nodded. Oddly, he seemed a little nervous. Scully wondered why. "Let's go."
"Where are you going?" Scully asked as she slid into the passenger's seat of his car a few minutes later.
"You'll see," he told her. They drove out of the city and into rural Virginia, toward the mountains rising in the distance. They drove in silence most of the way, leaving each other to their own thoughts.
With a jolt, Scully realized where they were going: Skyland Mountain.
"Mulder……" her voice trailed off.
"I know, honey," he replied. "Don't worry, I promise we'll be okay." He took her hand in his own and Scully rested her head on his shoulder.
Upward, they continued on the long road up the mountain. At the top, Mulder stopped the car. He opened the door and got out.
Scully sat frozen. She couldn't make herself get out of the car. That place held so much pain for her. Her breath caught in her chest. She didn't want to be there.
Mulder opened the door.
"I- I can't do it, Mulder," Scully whispered.
"Yes you can," Mulder told her. He undid her seatbelt, lifted her out of the seat, and carried her out. He set her down softly on the grass.
Scully put her head in her hands. "Why did you bring me here? I thought this was going to be a pleasant outing."
Mulder sat down opposite of her and held her hands. "I brought you here because I know how much you went through here. You were hauled up this mountain in the trunk of your own car. Aliens abducted you and performed tests that nearly killed you, invaded your privacy, gave you cancer, and left you barren."
"You don't need to remind me," Scully answered.
Mulder tilted her chin up to face him. "I know what you suffered here and I need to give you something good from this place." He shifted and reached in his pocket. "Now I've been thinking about this for a very long time, ever since we started dating. Oh, hell, probably since we first met." He pulled out a small jewelry box. When he opened it, she saw the four-carat diamond, two two-carat rubies, and 14-carat gold engagement ring.
Her heart beat faster. She looked from the very expensive ring to her partner's eyes.
"Dana Katherine Scully, will you marry me?" he asked, staring deep into her eyes.
Scully was so overwhelmed but she knew what her answer was. She'd been waiting for this for so long.
"Yes," she told him, smiling tentatively. "Yes."
"Really?" Mulder asked.
Scully nodded and threw her arms around his neck, kissing him hard. Laughing, they lay on the ground, encircled in each other's arms.
"I love you," Scully told him.
"I love you too, Scully," Mulder replied. "Now that we're getting married, we need to give each other crazy pet names like 'Honey Bunch' or 'Poopey head.'"
Scully giggled. "Okay Spooky," she teased.
Mulder smiled. "I think you're going to be my Angel."
Scully kissed him. "Maybe this place is okay after all."
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Consider this you're first Easter gift. It's sweet and sappy but the rest just gets mushier so stick around; I might just put out another chapter today.
Luv Y'all!
~*Jinx