Mulder awoke the next day to the sound of the shower. The circumstances flashed into his mind and he realized that it was Scully. Mulder lay in his bed, thinking about it. It'd be nice to wake up with her every morning. Slip into the shower...have a romantic breakfast...
He stopped daydreaming as the water shut off. Scully emerged from the bathroom in a towel, smiled and said "good morning" and disappeared back behind the curtain with her clothes.
When mulder had finished showering the pair went down to the breakfast buffet. Mulder finished off twice as much as Scully, and then they headed to the park.
Scully could see the castle and the entrance from the ferry. "Mulder!" She shouted excitedly. Mulder followed her gaze to the Magical Kingdom.
"Ready to regress to you childhood?" He asked her.
Scully smiled. "You bet!"
The ferry stopped and they got off. There was a baggage check, park passes, and finally they were inside.
Mulder and Scully took in the vendors, the Mickey balloons, and the overall site of Main Street. Mulder looked at Scully as her eyes lit up. "Let me take a stab...would you like to shop?" He inquired.
"Yes." She grinned. "but if we buy too much we won't be able to go on rides. Maybe we could browse?"
"Certainly."
They meandered through the shops and Scully spend awhile in a jewelry shop admiring a ring. The stone was amythyst, her birth stone, and was set with cubic zirconias. Together they formed flower petals, with a little zirconia between each. It was expensive, and Scully reluctantly put it back in the box. She smiled at Mulder and said, "Oh well, lets go. This place is too expensive, and who needs jewelry in Disney World?" Mulder eyed her. "I want a Mickey balloon," she said, giggling, and led him out of the store.
The two toured Magic Kingdom, going on the rides and looking for characters. Scully loved the Pirate Cove; she figured it was Matty's influence. She bought him a sword and a pirate hat.
Mulder's favorite was Space Mountain, because it reminded him of Star Trek, but he thought the Alien Attack was pretty good too. Scully jumped at the whoosh of air, though she had tried to will herself not to. Mulder, beside her, felt her jump.
The day wore down, and Scully settled on one of the nicer restaurants for dinner. Mulder treated her to everything, and they split dessert. He even got her the Mickey balloon on the way out.
With her pink balloon in hand, Scully walked with Mulder back to the ferry. The little area leading up to it was packed with exhausted parents and their children; some of whom were beat, others were not. Scully's was not the only balloon. She smiled. "Ah to be six again."
Mulder looked at her. "You mean you're not?!"
Scully just laughed at him as the got aboard the boat, settling for leaning against the side, as all of the benches were taken. She turned to Mulder, smiling still. "Mulder..." she began, "I just want to thank you. I know it seems odd, but even after one day here...this was a really good idea. I'm having a blast, and so, thank you."
Mulder smiled warmly at her. The ferry was breezy, and Scully had edged closer to him. He pulled out a small box from one of his bags. "I was going to wait and give you this at the end of the week, but I can't wait. I figured that I back owe you in like, five years of birthdays at least..."
By this time he'd given her the box, and she noted that it was a jewelry box. Insie she found the gorgeous ring that she had looked at earlier in the jewelry store. She stared at the ring for a little, and she slowly realized what it was; what it meant.
"Mulder," she breathed, awestruck. She gathered her senses and rational Scully kicked in. "Mulder, you shouldn't have done this...its too much."
"Scully, I wanted to do it for you. I'm glad that I did. You're such a wonderful partner and friend, and that ring isn't worth even a fraction of all that." He laughed, unable to maintain such a serious path. "You mean so much to me, and so, I thought I'd buy you something nice to show you that."
Scully welled up inside and was unable to say anything against the ring. She hugged Mulder tightly. He was warm against the cold air, and she was reluctant to let go. She and Mulder only rarely shared moments like this.
When the pulled apart, Scully realized that they had reached the "port." She slipped the ring onto her finger, as they walked to the car. On the ride home, they were quiet, and at the hotel, they both changed and went to bed.
When Mulder went to turn the light out, he saw that the ring was on her finer. She was laying in bed, looking at it, a slight smile on her face.
"Good night, Scully." He whispered.
She murmured the same back to him, touching the ring with her other hand. She fell happily asleep, wondering what they would do tomorrow.