Scully's Words had been going through Mulder's head all day.
She had stayed home and they continued to look through the house for any evidence. As Mulder looked near the fan on a ladder, Scully video tapped him and other parts of the room. Finally, Mulder sat on the top of the ladder thinking, and Scully turned off the camera. She sat down in a chair in the room and looked up at Mulder, trying to see what he was thinking.
"You know, Scully, I think you were right about what you said." Scully frowned, "What did I say?"
Mulder climbed down the ladder, "I have another idea." He ran off leaving Scully in anticipation, "What did I say!"
Mulder hadn't come down stairs for awhile, so Scully shrugged off her curiosity, "I'm probably wrong anyway," she doubted whatever Mulder thought she was right about. She turned on the camera again and walked through the house, she made her way to the kitchen and noticed some neighbors outside. She focused the camera out the window and zoomed in. She tried to call Mulder, but he didn't hear her. The neighbors looked very suspicious and she watched them intently. The women looked nervous but the men even more so, she watched as the group headed into the house across the street from her home. It was the same neighbor who was watching them before.
"Mulder?... Mulder?..." Scully called throughout the house. As she walked up the stairs she heard a loud thump, "Mulder?" she called quietly. All she heard were footsteps running, and she pulled out her gun. As she slowly made her way up the rest of the steps she heard more, what sounded like loud walking. While walking up the last step she tripped and dropped her gun. Getting up quickly she grabbed an umbrella out of a tube case next to her. Holding it high she headed toward the bedroom, where she heard the footsteps. As she reached the room slowly she held the umbrella higher.
"Mulder?" She called sternly.
"yeah?" she heard him answer down the hall. She turned around quickly, then looked back into the room. She swore she had felt something run behind her. She quickly walked down the hall to Mulder, reaching him out of breath.
"What's wrong?" he asked. Scully grew wide-eyed and hid the umbrella behind her back, "Wrong? Nothing's wrong! Why would anything be wrong!"
Mulder looked away from her with a frown, Scully sat down on the bed a bit nervous still. Whatever it was that was in the room had frightened her.
"So what are you doing?" She asked after calming down a bit, and noticing he was actually doing something. He looked up at her with a smile, "Get into comfortable clothes." He walked off and out of the room with something under a blanket.
Scully shrugged and looked through her suitcase. She found a pair of comfortable jeans and a camisole. After slipping her tennis shoes on she walked down the stairs, quickly, and found Mulder in the kitchen.
"Oh! I was going to tell you! A group of neighbors went into the house across the street, where that other neighbor was watching us before" Mulder nodded, "Hopefully their still there. Come on," he grabbed her wrist and pulled her to the front door. He finally let go of her and opened the door for her, "If you want to come out and help with another test?" he waited for her answer, and after a moments pause she smiled, "Well I'm not going to sit around the house all night while you have all the fun!"
She walked out onto the front porch, then turned to Mulder, "Where are we going?" Mulder smiled and took her wrist again, she wondered what that meant when he did that. Was he afraid to hold her hand? Or did he just not want to hold her hand? It didn't matter.
She let him pull her over to the center of the lawn, and she waited as he stood there. She then watched as he got on his knees and ran his hands across the lawn. Scully watched him, frowning, trying to figure out what he was doing. Finally when he reached a certain place he stopped. He pulled out a blanket from the bag he brought out, and spread it out. He lay down on part of it, and Scully lay down on the other part. The blanket was barely big enough, and they lay close together. Mulder put his arms up under his head, almost elbowing Scully. She smiled at him then looked up at the stars like he was.
"It's a nice night," Scully said after a few moments of silence.
"You don't see sky's like this in the city," Mulder agreed. It was quiet for awhile and Scully shut her eyes.
"Can I tell you something?" Mulder asked as he turned on his side and Scully turned her head to face him, opening her eyes. She hadn't realized he was so close, but this time it didn't make her as uncomfortable.
"Of course you can," Scully waited for him to continue. He took in a few deep breaths, then moved himself a little closer to her.
"I want you to know that I really appreciate you being here, with me. I don't mean just here in Arcadia Hills, but… that you've been at my side these years and you've trusted me over and over again even when I've been wrong…" Mulder paused, "that's a big deal to me, and I just don't always have the chance to tell you how much I… I really…" he began to lower his head. Scully took a quick gulp as his mouth came closer to hers. She let out one last shaky breath against his lips as he moved in that last inch. He had almost reached her when there were screams. Mulder and Scully sat up right away, always ready to help someone in need. The scream came from the home across the street, where the large group of people had gone.
"Come on!" Mulder got up and offered his hand. Scully had to get her shoes on, "you go, I'll be there in a sec!"