It was raining in New Mexico, just like it had been raining it Washington. The weather had been plagued by the precipitation for the past few days. They arrived promptly at 4:37 p.m. as they had been told they would. They were taken in a small plane that only fit 10 people. The size of the plain itself was a bit un-nerving to Scully. She managed to sleep for a large portion of the flight. As soon as they arrived at the airport they were swept off to a local police station where they were briefed on what was going on. When all was said and done Skinner gave them a borough credit card so that they could get a hotel for a few days. No one knew how long they would be there.

"I'm going to go find a phone book and make some reservations for us Scully. I'll be right back." Mulder left her sitting in the waiting room. Skinner had left a few minutes prior to them, but they both still played the partners only act in front of the local policemen.

"Were you able to find anything local?" She asked him as he re-entered the waiting room.

"Yeah, I got us a room." She replayed the sentence in her mind. A room?

"Mulder, I don't know if that's such a good idea."

"Calm down there school girl, it's all they had available." She smiled a bit at his joke, unsure of whether or not he was being serious or not about the situation.

They both ran quickly through the rain to their waiting rental car. Scully shielded her head with a newspaper she had been reading while she waited for Mulder. There was no mention of anything they were sent to investigate in the local paper. Of course there wasn't, there never was.

"So where is this place?" She asked her partner as he started up the car.

"It's about ten minutes from here, not too bad." He put the car in reverse and they headed in the direction of the hotel. As she rested her head against the window, she closed her eyes slowly, bored of looking at the rain.

"Keep your eyes closed for a second." Mulder said to her as she felt the car stop.

"Mulder, what's going on?" She asked curiously with her eyes still shut. She heard the driver's side door shut leaving her alone in the car. A few seconds later she felt her door open. A bit of rain splashed on her face. He pulled her gently from the seat and turned her so she was facing in the right direction.

"Open." She opened her eyes apprehensively. Through the rain she could see the motel they were staying at. It was the same motel they had stayed at seven years ago while they investigated there first case.

"I didn't think this place would still be standing after all these years." She said and she pulled her bag from the backseat. It wasn't the most charming looking place, but it would do. She remembered their first time there so vividly. She had been so intrigued yet so afraid of him all at the same time. After he sat with her on their first night together and calmed her fears about the bumps on her back, she knew their partnership would be a strong one. Seven years later her assumption had been proven true.

As they entered the room they both we a bit surprised at how much the room had not changed.

"I don't know. I just thought with everything that has been happening lately that a trip to the past might be kind of…nice I guess." The face that he was trying to win over her heart was truly endearing. She had never seen this side of him before.

"I remember being so nervous around you the last time we were here. You were so completely different from me, I just had no idea what to expect from you." She walked over to him and wrapped her arms around his waist tightly, pulling him in to a hug.

"I was nervous around you too. You held your own in a way I hadn't seen before. I could tell right away that you were a 'take no crap' kind of g-woman." He kissed her gently on the forehead.

"And the fact that I found you ridiculously adorable did not help." He added with a smile. She pulled her body away from his for a moment and looked up at him.

"You weren't too bad looking either." She replied, a bit embarrassed. In one swift motion he swooped her off the ground and in to his arms. He placed her gently on to the bed, resting his body directly above hers.

"Would you have ever thought in a million years that, we would end up like this?" He asked. He grabbed both of her hands in his and raised them above her head.

"The thought crossed my mind, but I never got my hopes up." She replied. He lowered his head to hers and began kissing her gently.

"Well personally, I'm very glad that you kissed me that night at my apartment." He said with a smile. In response she raised an eyebrow to him.

"I think it was more of a mutual kiss Mulder, we both knew it was going to happen."

"Oh stop the excuses, you were all over me." She resented that comment and pushed him off of her and down on to the bed.

"That was nothing." She replied with a devilish grin on her face. He smiled back at her liking where things were going.

"You're so sexy when you're angry." He managed to choke out in between chuckles. She silenced his laughs with a passionate kiss on the lips.

"Shut up Mulder, I'm trying to seduce you."