Part 8
The cab pulls up to Scully's apartment building and she pays the cabby. She then gets out of the car and walks around to the other side and helps Mulder out. He wraps his arm around her shoulders and leans on her.
"Whoa.. Scully don't move so fast", groans Mulder starting to tip over. Scully grabs him with both hands around the waist and attempts to keep him upright. It doesn't work the extra 60 lbs of weight is too much. Mulder falls over with Scully landing squarely on top of him. "Scully, you're coming on to me", says Mulder yawning.
"Mulder, we have to get you inside", says Scully rolling off of him and helping him to his knees and finally to his feet. They finally make it up the stairs and into her apartment.
"I've really got to use the bathroom", says Mulder heading for Scully's bedroom, but instead he misses the doorway by two feet and walks straight into a wall instead. "Oh, man", he sighs as rubs his head. "I need directions Scully. Help."
Scully comes up behind him and takes him by the shoulders leading him into the bathroom. She turns on the light and starts to leave shutting the door behind her.
"Scully, I need help. Could you please undo my pants for me?", whines Mulder like a little kid.
"Mulder!", says Scully turning scarlet.
"I'm afraid I am going to fall over. I need to hold onto the sink."
Scully approaches Mulder. I can't believe I am doing this she thinks. She unfastens his belt, pants button and unzips his pants.
"Oh Scully", he mumbles.
She immediately freezes. "Thats as far as I go", says Scully. "You can tinkle on your own." She walks out the door and shuts it.
Scully goes to the kitchen to make some hot coffee and a snack. She hears the door of the bathroom open and Mulder shuffling along. She goes into the bedroom with a cup of coffee and a muffin. She finds Mulder passed out face down across her bed in just his boxers shorts. She tries not to laugh as she heads back into the kitchen. She has her own cup of coffee and a muffin and heads back into the bedroom later to get her pajamas out of her drawer. Mulder all of a sudden starts getting restless and mumbles something in his sleep. Scully approaches the bed and sits down next to him. She leans down and whispers in his ear, "Mulder, what did you say?"
Mulder makes a face in his sleep of pain. "I know I am a loser, but please Scully don't leave me." A tear is running down his cheek.
"I'm not going to leave you Mulder", says Scully still whispering in his ear. She strokes the back of his head.
"Where are you?", he asks panicked.
"I'm right here", says Scully slightly concerned.
Mulder's left arm comes up and wraps around her waist. He pulls her down so she is lying alongside him.
"I'm sorry Scully. I ruined your evening with Willmore. You deserve more than having Spooky Mulder passed out drunk in your apartment on Valentine's Day."
"No, Mulder its okay. You need your rest", says Scully softly. "I told Craig that I couldn't see him anymore."
"Why", mumbles Mulder. His eyes are now open and he and Scully are staring at each other in the eye.
"Because it didn't feel right. He wasn't what I wanted. He wasn't you", she looks away.
Mulder stares intently at Scully and then closes his eyes with amazement. "Scully, are you in love with me?"
"Oh Mulder, sometimes I think that your friendship is what I value the most about us, but as I have told others before the best relationships, the ones that last are those that are rooted in friendship. One day you look at a person and see more than the night before - like a switch has been flicked somewhere. And the person that was just a friend is suddenly the only person you can see yourself with."
"Scully, did that switch flick on for you", asks Mulder staring at her once again.
"Mulder, that switch was flicked about seven years ago", says Scully blinking back the tears. "I'm not supposed to be scared in front of you, but telling you that I love you, thats the one thing that I could never be brave enough to tell you."
"Scully, thats one thing that I always hoped that you would tell me. Well, besides 'I saw it, you were right Mulder. I believe in EBES.' Mulder gives a little grin and then as Scully stares intently at him he moves in and gives her a tender but passionate kiss which Scully returns enthusiastically.
The cab pulls up to Scully's apartment building and she pays the cabby. She then gets out of the car and walks around to the other side and helps Mulder out. He wraps his arm around her shoulders and leans on her.
"Whoa.. Scully don't move so fast", groans Mulder starting to tip over. Scully grabs him with both hands around the waist and attempts to keep him upright. It doesn't work the extra 60 lbs of weight is too much. Mulder falls over with Scully landing squarely on top of him. "Scully, you're coming on to me", says Mulder yawning.
"Mulder, we have to get you inside", says Scully rolling off of him and helping him to his knees and finally to his feet. They finally make it up the stairs and into her apartment.
"I've really got to use the bathroom", says Mulder heading for Scully's bedroom, but instead he misses the doorway by two feet and walks straight into a wall instead. "Oh, man", he sighs as rubs his head. "I need directions Scully. Help."
Scully comes up behind him and takes him by the shoulders leading him into the bathroom. She turns on the light and starts to leave shutting the door behind her.
"Scully, I need help. Could you please undo my pants for me?", whines Mulder like a little kid.
"Mulder!", says Scully turning scarlet.
"I'm afraid I am going to fall over. I need to hold onto the sink."
Scully approaches Mulder. I can't believe I am doing this she thinks. She unfastens his belt, pants button and unzips his pants.
"Oh Scully", he mumbles.
She immediately freezes. "Thats as far as I go", says Scully. "You can tinkle on your own." She walks out the door and shuts it.
Scully goes to the kitchen to make some hot coffee and a snack. She hears the door of the bathroom open and Mulder shuffling along. She goes into the bedroom with a cup of coffee and a muffin. She finds Mulder passed out face down across her bed in just his boxers shorts. She tries not to laugh as she heads back into the kitchen. She has her own cup of coffee and a muffin and heads back into the bedroom later to get her pajamas out of her drawer. Mulder all of a sudden starts getting restless and mumbles something in his sleep. Scully approaches the bed and sits down next to him. She leans down and whispers in his ear, "Mulder, what did you say?"
Mulder makes a face in his sleep of pain. "I know I am a loser, but please Scully don't leave me." A tear is running down his cheek.
"I'm not going to leave you Mulder", says Scully still whispering in his ear. She strokes the back of his head.
"Where are you?", he asks panicked.
"I'm right here", says Scully slightly concerned.
Mulder's left arm comes up and wraps around her waist. He pulls her down so she is lying alongside him.
"I'm sorry Scully. I ruined your evening with Willmore. You deserve more than having Spooky Mulder passed out drunk in your apartment on Valentine's Day."
"No, Mulder its okay. You need your rest", says Scully softly. "I told Craig that I couldn't see him anymore."
"Why", mumbles Mulder. His eyes are now open and he and Scully are staring at each other in the eye.
"Because it didn't feel right. He wasn't what I wanted. He wasn't you", she looks away.
Mulder stares intently at Scully and then closes his eyes with amazement. "Scully, are you in love with me?"
"Oh Mulder, sometimes I think that your friendship is what I value the most about us, but as I have told others before the best relationships, the ones that last are those that are rooted in friendship. One day you look at a person and see more than the night before - like a switch has been flicked somewhere. And the person that was just a friend is suddenly the only person you can see yourself with."
"Scully, did that switch flick on for you", asks Mulder staring at her once again.
"Mulder, that switch was flicked about seven years ago", says Scully blinking back the tears. "I'm not supposed to be scared in front of you, but telling you that I love you, thats the one thing that I could never be brave enough to tell you."
"Scully, thats one thing that I always hoped that you would tell me. Well, besides 'I saw it, you were right Mulder. I believe in EBES.' Mulder gives a little grin and then as Scully stares intently at him he moves in and gives her a tender but passionate kiss which Scully returns enthusiastically.