True Emotions
Ch.5
Open Your Eyes

"I can still see her..." he said tears flowing down his cheeks "She standing there, watching me...she's smiling."

"You're not serious Mulder are you? Maybe you should get home, I'll drive you."

"NO!" Mulder suddenly said breaking down "Scully don't go!"

*****

"Mulder wake up!" Scully said as she shook him awake. "It's okay..."

Mulder opened his eyes, and looked into Scully's gorgeous face. He looked around he was in Scully's living room, on the couch. The fear was still evident in his face.

"That must have been one terrible nightmare Mulder..." Scully said smiling comfortingly as she wiped the tears off his face.

"What am I doing here?" Mulder asked her dazed.

"You fell asleep here after work last night. I went into my bedroom to get the autopsy files and when I came back you were asleep here on the couch."

"What?" he said confused "What time is it?"

"It's nearly 6:30 you better get up you've still got to go back to your place. You're going to be late if you don't hurry up." Scully smiled at him as she handed him the autopsy files.

Mulder looked at her for a moment, the memories of the dream still floating around his head. He looked at his watch then said, "I'll just have to go in this."

"Okay..." Scully said looking at his wrinkled clothes.

"Well you could have woken me up sooner if you didn't want me looking terrible at the office." Mulder said surprising even himself with his grumpy tone.

Scully put a hand on either side of Mulder's head and looked into his eyes "What has that dream done to you...?" she said in a tisk-tisk kind of voice.

Mulder's expression changed from aggravated to sad as he remembered the awful things he saw in his dream. "You died Scully..." he said looking at her with pain in his eyes.

"What are you talking about?"

"In my dream—in my nightmare...you died, you killed yourself. But you didn't leave me...I could still see you...I didn't want you to go...but you faded away."

"Mulder...Mulder...it was just a dream..." Scully said as she put her arms around him.

Surprisingly tears started to fall from his face, "I broke down...I couldn't bear it Scully...I couldn't bear you leaving."

Scully looked into his eyes and with a sincere smile she said, "I'm never going to leave you Mulder...never...even when I'm gone...I'll be right here in your heart. All you have to do is open your eyes and see." She said as she put a hand on his chest by his heart.

Mulder smiled, he had been foolish to let his bad dreams scare him so much. "And I'll live forever in the light that comes from your beautiful eyes."

"Are you aiming at something here?" Scully smiled humorously.

"Only for a moment in heaven."

"Stop flirting with me Mulder, we've got to get to work." Scully said turning and opening the door.

Mulder grabbed her and pulled her close to him. Then he whispered in her ear "Open your eyes..." then he kissed her.

Scully ran her hands up his chest, then said with a happy smile "To what?"

"It's Saturday." Mulder said with a laugh.

"Oh...woops..." Scully said as she realized her absentminded silliness.

Mulder put his hand on her soft face and looked into her eyes, "Seriously Scully you've got to get a calendar or something."

"Shut-up and kiss me Mulder."

TO BE CONTINUED