Author: Dana Katherine

Rating: P.G. 13 (just to be safe)

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Spoilers: Yes

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Scully POV

It's been an hour since we arrived home. I finished my latest crying episode just in time to leave. Mulder had to change his shirt because I soaked his shoulder. But he's used to it; I've done it a lot lately. He never complains, and I feel bad for burdening him with my problems, but he insists. And when he looks at me with those caring eyes, I can't help but cry. We grab our coats and leave the apartment. We make our way to the parking garage, and run into Mrs. Davis again. She is about to drop her groceries though, so we just wave to her, and she acknowledges us with a nod of her head. We make it to Mulder's car, and he holds the door open for me and I climb in. He shuts my door and rounds the car to his door. He gets in and starts the engine. He grabs my left hand with his right, and gives me a reassuring smile. I return a weak smile, and we take off towards Melissa's. We arrive at Melissa's apartment building about ten minutes later. He opens my door for me again, and I smile. He cares for me so much; I hope he knows how much I care for him. We make our way through the hallways and finally reach Melissa's door. I knock on the door, and my mother answers it. She embraces me in a hug, and then does the same to Mulder. Then she turns her attention back to me.

"Dana, you left without saying good-bye, to anyone."

"I know mom, I just couldn't stay any longer, and I couldn't deal with everyone telling me that they're sorry. I just couldn't do it."

"I understand dear. I'm glad you showed up. We'll eat, and then you, Bill, Charlie and I will meet with Missy's lawyer to go over the will."

"Ok mom."

I turn back to Mulder and I see a look cross his face, but I can't quite read it. Then I hear the voice of the man who caused the look. It's Bill. He walks up to me and puts his hand on my shoulder and violently turns me around.

"What the hell are you doing with this son-of-bitch, Dana? Don't you realize that if it weren't for him, Missy would still be alive?! He should burn in hell, and yet here you are dragging him around with you!"

"What the hell is your problem Bill?! Mulder had absolutely nothing to do with Missy's death. You are not making things any better; you are just making an ass of yourself in front of our family and friends. I can't deal with your crap today, not on the day of my sister's funeral. Now if you'll take your hand off of me, I want to go mingle."

He didn't remove his hand; in fact, he placed the other one on my other shoulder. And that's when it happened. Suddenly my hand was hot and tingly and I saw the mark on his face. He just turned away, and I ran, I ran out of the door and out of the building. I knew Mulder was following me, but I didn't care. I exited the front door, and sank on the ground sobbing. Mulder scooped me up, and carried me back inside.

Dinner was ok. Everyone was afraid to speak because of my outburst. I wasn't really in the mood to eat, Bill kept sending me death glares, and everyone else kept sending me sympathetic glances. Finally, as though she could read my mind, my mom stood up and said that it was about time to meet with the lawyer because she had to leave soon. I dumped my still full plate in the trash and slowly followed my mom back to Missy's bedroom. Charlie came up and put his arm around me, and I returned the favor. Bill just pushed past us to catch up with my mom. I looked up at Charlie, and he smiled down at me. Even though he's my younger brother, he acts more like an older brother. We finally reached Missy's bedroom. We entered, and took a seat. There were five chairs in her room, four of them facing the other. Once we were all seated the lawyer introduced herself.

"Hello. My name is Nicole Murphy. I assisted Ms. Scully in the writing of her will." She looked at my mom. "You must be Mrs. Scully, Melissa's mother."

"Yes. I am. And this is my daughter Dana, and my sons, Bill, and Charlie."

"I'm pleased to meet you all; I just wish it was under happier circumstances." We all nodded in agreement. "I understand this is hard, so I'll make it quick, ok?" We nodded again. "Ok...it says here 'I, Melissa Scully, leave the Barkery, and all of it's assets to Charlie and his family." Melissa owned a bakery dedicated to dog treats. She had put her whole life into it. "I leave the apartment and the car to Bill and his family. I leave my savings account and car to my mother, Margaret." We took a minute to think. I wondered why she didn't leave me anything. Then I remembered Taylor.

"Ms. Murphy, what about Taylor, who gets custody of her?"

"Well, it says here that she gives full custody to you, Ms. Scully."

I couldn't believe it. Why would she pick me? I didn't have a family. I was confused, and worried about what Mulder would think. He wanted to pursue a relationship with me, and having Taylor would be a big change. But my thoughts were interrupted by Bill.

"She left custody to this bitch?! She is dating the man who is responsible for Melissa's death! She's too tied up with work to give a damn about a family. She can't care for Taylor; she can't even care for herself!" "Mr. Scully I would appreciate you sitting down! Now, it stated that if Ms. Scully is either unwilling, or unable to care for Taylor, then you and your wife gain custody."

"Good. Dana, you can just sign over custody to me."

I couldn't believe what I was hearing. What the hell did he know about my feelings? I stood up to give him a piece of my mind. But my mom put her hand on my knee and gave me a look that made me change my mind. I took a deep breath and asked, "When can I take her?"

"What?!" That was Bill. I ignored him.

"As soon as you want."

I thanked the lawyer and left the room. I walked up to Mulder and he instantly stood up from the couch where he was engaged in a conversation with one of my cousins. He immediately looked concerned at the look on my face. I didn't want to tell him the whole thing right then so I simply said,

"I have custody of Taylor; we need to gather some stuff for her tonight."

I knew he wanted to say more, but he decided against it. He hugged me, and then went to find boxes to put Taylor's stuff in. When Mulder came back with boxes, from God knows where, we went in Taylor's room and packed enough stuff for a few days. Then Mulder and I carried the boxes down to the car. Then we headed back upstairs to get Taylor. I hugged Charlie and told him I'd call him later. I ignored Bill and found my mom. She got the keys to Missy's car and we went down to get Taylor's car seat. We removed the seat, and we hugged my mom. Then we went back to our car. Mulder tried unsuccessfully for five minutes to install the car seat. I handed Taylor over, and in less than a minute had the car seat installed. We buckled Taylor in, and then got in ourselves. Mulder started the car, and we headed home.

Well there's the second chapter. Hope you enjoyed. Please review!!! It's that little purple button! :0)