Adopted COnsequences Part 6
May 11, 2005 6:00PM
Telluride Co.
Skinner waited in the airport lobby for Mulder's flight to come in. As soon as the gate doors openned Mulder was the first person out of the tunnel. He noticed Skinner right awat an half sprinted across the busy lobby. "Luggage?" asked Skinner as he began to lead Mulder through the corridor.
"No," he replied. "I put everything in here," he said pointing to his carryon. "to save time. Where are we going?"
Skinner lead Mulder outside the airport. "She's being treated at St. Mark's Hospital in Telluride."
"Well that's where we're going."
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8:00 PM
"Mulder you can't just barge in there," said Skinner locking Mulder in the car.
"And why the hell not," he snapped still trying to get out.
"FOr starters you have no idea what room she's in," replied Skinner pulling into a parking space. "And secondly you don't hae the clearence to get into her room." This got Mulder's attention and he stopped trying to escape the car.
Skinner finally unlocked the doors and started tow alk to the hospital entrance. They stepped into the elevator and Skinner pressed the button for the ICU. "Mulder," he asked." Are you sure you want to do this? You dont' have to you know."
"Yes I do," he replied. "I just hope it's not too late."
Skinner sighed at Mulder's doubt. "It will never be too late for you two to be together. You're meant to be together, she's your soulmate."
"I thought you didn't believe in that stuff, sir," replied Mulder.
"Every now and then something changes your mind," he answered. The elevator doors openned and Skinner lead Mulder down the hall, stopping outside Scully's room. Mulder stared in the window at the frail sleeping form. That was *his* Scully attached to all those machines. "Are you sure you want to do this Mulder?"
"yes," he replied weakly. "It's Scully in there, sir. SHe needs me." He paused. "I.... I.... could you do me a favor, sir. Go in tyhere first and soften the blow. It will make things a whole lot easier."
Skinner openned the door and quietly sat down next to Scully's bed. Hearing him come in, Scully openned her eyes. "I didn't mean to wake you, Dana."
"You didn't wake me sir. I was just thinking about a few things," she replied. "Thinking about how much things have changed."
"Did you come to any conclusions?"
"I miss the way things used to be. Not that I don't enjoy working with John and Monica, but it's not the same."
"I knwo what you mean," he replied. "You and Mulder kept me on my toes. It's too calm with just you three."
Scully let out a sigh at the mentino of her old partner. "But things can't go back to that way, can they?"
"Things can never go back to exactly the way things were," he replied. "But sometimes they can get pretty damn close."
"Sir, I dont' understand hwo things could get even remotely close to the way things were," she answered defensivly. "I've lost everything Ive valued in life. I can't pretend that things are normal, cause they never will be."
"Dana, I'm telling you this as a friend, things might not go back to the way things used to be, but they will get exceptionally better."
"No offense, sir, but unless you're a miracle worker there's not a hall of a lot that can change. You can't bring people back from the dead."
"Not all people, but certain people, maybe. That is if you wanted me to."
"I don't understand, sir."
"Oh, you will," he replied smiling. "Go on, get some rest."
To Be Continued.
May 11, 2005 6:00PM
Telluride Co.
Skinner waited in the airport lobby for Mulder's flight to come in. As soon as the gate doors openned Mulder was the first person out of the tunnel. He noticed Skinner right awat an half sprinted across the busy lobby. "Luggage?" asked Skinner as he began to lead Mulder through the corridor.
"No," he replied. "I put everything in here," he said pointing to his carryon. "to save time. Where are we going?"
Skinner lead Mulder outside the airport. "She's being treated at St. Mark's Hospital in Telluride."
"Well that's where we're going."
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8:00 PM
"Mulder you can't just barge in there," said Skinner locking Mulder in the car.
"And why the hell not," he snapped still trying to get out.
"FOr starters you have no idea what room she's in," replied Skinner pulling into a parking space. "And secondly you don't hae the clearence to get into her room." This got Mulder's attention and he stopped trying to escape the car.
Skinner finally unlocked the doors and started tow alk to the hospital entrance. They stepped into the elevator and Skinner pressed the button for the ICU. "Mulder," he asked." Are you sure you want to do this? You dont' have to you know."
"Yes I do," he replied. "I just hope it's not too late."
Skinner sighed at Mulder's doubt. "It will never be too late for you two to be together. You're meant to be together, she's your soulmate."
"I thought you didn't believe in that stuff, sir," replied Mulder.
"Every now and then something changes your mind," he answered. The elevator doors openned and Skinner lead Mulder down the hall, stopping outside Scully's room. Mulder stared in the window at the frail sleeping form. That was *his* Scully attached to all those machines. "Are you sure you want to do this Mulder?"
"yes," he replied weakly. "It's Scully in there, sir. SHe needs me." He paused. "I.... I.... could you do me a favor, sir. Go in tyhere first and soften the blow. It will make things a whole lot easier."
Skinner openned the door and quietly sat down next to Scully's bed. Hearing him come in, Scully openned her eyes. "I didn't mean to wake you, Dana."
"You didn't wake me sir. I was just thinking about a few things," she replied. "Thinking about how much things have changed."
"Did you come to any conclusions?"
"I miss the way things used to be. Not that I don't enjoy working with John and Monica, but it's not the same."
"I knwo what you mean," he replied. "You and Mulder kept me on my toes. It's too calm with just you three."
Scully let out a sigh at the mentino of her old partner. "But things can't go back to that way, can they?"
"Things can never go back to exactly the way things were," he replied. "But sometimes they can get pretty damn close."
"Sir, I dont' understand hwo things could get even remotely close to the way things were," she answered defensivly. "I've lost everything Ive valued in life. I can't pretend that things are normal, cause they never will be."
"Dana, I'm telling you this as a friend, things might not go back to the way things used to be, but they will get exceptionally better."
"No offense, sir, but unless you're a miracle worker there's not a hall of a lot that can change. You can't bring people back from the dead."
"Not all people, but certain people, maybe. That is if you wanted me to."
"I don't understand, sir."
"Oh, you will," he replied smiling. "Go on, get some rest."
To Be Continued.
