The New Girl Part II
By Jinxd n Cursed
Chapter Seven
The Wedding Part II: The Reception
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The sounds of laughter and the soft music that the band played filled the air. Everyone had just finished eating and were waiting for Rianna and David to announce what song they had picked for their first dance as a married couple. Rianna smiled at David.
"Shall we dance?" she asked him.
He grinned. "Of course we shall."
He glanced over at the band and nodded. Then he took Rianna's hand as they walked slowly onto the dance floor together.
Yeah I
know it hurts, Yeah I know you're scared walking down the road that leads to
who knows where. Don't you hang your
head don't you give up yet when courage starts to disappear I will be right
here.
[Chorus:]
When your world breaks down and the voices tell you turn around. When your
dreams give out I will carry you, carry you.
When the stars go blind and the darkness starts to flood your eyes. When you're
falling behind, I will carry you.
Everyboday cries, Everybody bleeds, No one ever said that lifes an easy thing.
Thats the beauty of it, when you lose your
way, close your eyes and go to sleep and wake up to another day.
[Chorus]
You should know now that you're not alone. Take my heart and we will find, you
will find, your way home.
When your dreams give out I will carry you, carry you. When the stars go blind
and the darkness starts to flood your eyes.
When you're falling behind, I will carry you, carry you, I will carry you,
carry you, I will carry you, carry you, I will
carry you.
Rianna laid her head on David shoulder as they swayed softly to the music. The person who sang had a beautiful voice that seemed to reach into the depths of her soul to explain everything she was feeling at that moment in time. After all, she knew that no matter what happened, for the rest of their lives, David would carry her when things were too hard. She would do the same for him.
"I love you," she whispered in his ear.
"I love you too," David told her. "More than you'll ever know."
They weren't the only couple on the dance floor exchanging loving sentiments. Nearby, Mulder had Scully in his arms as they danced, slowly revolving in one place.
"Do you want to know how long I've had that ring?" Mulder asked.
"How long?" Scully asked. "A week?"
He smiled into her hair. "A lot longer than that, Scully."
"How much longer?" she asked.
"Seven years," he confessed. "I got it the day after our first case. Somehow I knew then that I would propose to you one day."
"Really?" she asked.
"Really, Scully," he told her.
"Mulder?" she asked.
"Hmm?" he replied.
"What do you say you start calling me Dana now?" she requested. "After all, I am soon to be Mrs. Dana Mulder."
He grinned. "Mrs. Dana Mulder," he repeated. "I like the sound of that, don't you?"
She smiled as well. "It's the best name I've ever heard."
Away from the festivities, where no one could see him, Spender took a long drag on his cigarette. Surely all of them were having fun and enjoying themselves but it was soon to change.
"You'll get your truth soon, Agent Mulder," he said. "I just hope you like what you get."
He took one last drag on his cigarette before dropping it on the ground and grinding it with his toe to eliminate any last spark.
"Oh yes Agent Mulder," he said. "You'll certainly know the truth soon."
Back at the reception, the first dance had ended and Rianna needed to sit down and rest before they cut the cake and handed out dessert. Mulder and Scully, however, decided to stay out on the floor for the fast dance that came up next.
Scully giggled as Mulder dipped her before setting off to half run around the room again. He was just having fun. It was unusual to see him in that kind of giddy state and she embraced it.
"How about a spin?" he asked her.
"Sure," she agreed. "Why not? Go for it!"
Grinning like a mad clown, he took one of her hands and proceeded to twirl her. However this apparently did not agree with the baby or her stomach.
"Whoa," she said as a wave of nausea hit like a bucket of bricks.
Mulder stopped, his expression immediately sobered. "What's wrong sweetheart?"
Dana regretted her reaction. "Nothing, I'm fine," she said standing up a bit straighter.
"If you were fine, you wouldn't have said anything," he pointed out. "What's wrong?"
"Well, maybe we should sit down," she told him.
He frowned. "This is the type of news I need to sit down for? What's wrong? Is the cancer back? Oh god! The cancer is back isn't it!"
"No, Mulder," she assured him. "The cancer is not back but there is one thing that is going to affect our lives an awful lot in the coming months."
"Okay," he said, still frowning as he guided her over to their table. "What is it?"
Scully sat down in her chair and took a deep breath. "Mulder, I'm—."
"Hey everybody! Time to cut the cake!" David announced just then. "Mulder, Scully, you guys get the second piece since you're next in line."
Scully smiled slightly at Mulder. "I guess I'll tell you later."
Spender heard her say this and smiled. "There won't be a later, Agent Scully," he whispered. "You know very little. That child you carry is going to be born without a father, as you'll very soon find out."
"I'm going up to the house to use the bathroom," Mulder told Scully after the dancing had resumed.
"All right sweetheart," she replied.
He planted a kiss on her cheek before striding up toward the house.
Perhaps if Scully had known that it would be the last time she saw her fiancé in several months, she would have lingered a little longer in her good byes. Perhaps she would have kissed him and told him she loved him but no. She simply smiled and said, "Hurry back."
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Another chapter finished. (sigh) Here's a teaser for the next chapter:
"Rianna have you seen Mulder?" Dana asked. She was getting worried. It had been twenty minutes since he'd gone to the bathroom.
Rianna frowned. "No I haven't, sorry Dana."
Dana frowned. Where was Fox?
