Michael cleared his throat for the second time but this time he did it alot louder. Mulder rolled his eyes and pulled away from a kiss with Scully, they had been deliberately ignoring him.

"Oh it's you." Mulder said sarcastically. " Here's me thinking it was somebody important."

Scully folded her arms across her chest and looked at the floor then back up at Michael.

"Did i interupt something?" he asked.

Scully licked her lips and raised her eyebrows, like that hadn't been obvious; she thought to herself.

"As a matter of fact you did." she said.

Mulder looked at her and smiled.

"But it's kinda gross when you see brother and sister making out." Michael said.

Mulder and Scully both smiled, Michael was so dumb.

"She is not my sister, i am not her brother."

Michael raised his eyebrows, he wasnt sure what to believe.

"Infact Dana is my partner at the FBI."

Michael scoffed, he definately didnt believe that.

"Yeah...sure."

He studied Mulder's and Scully's expression and he could tell that they were being serious.

"But isnt is like...against the rules for two partner's to be romantically involved?"

The thought had crossed Scully's mind so many times since they kissed, she liked her job but she loved Mulder and she would be prepared to leave the FBI if it meant being with him.

"It is, but for us they have made an exception." Mulder lied. He didnt like explaining himself to some stranger.

Michael nodded, he didnt care anyway. He was going to make Scully realise that she had chosen the wrong man.

"I'm cool with that." michael said, he shrugged and then left Mulder and Scully alone.

Mulder smiled and wrapped his arms around Scully, he leant down to kiss her but she got out of his grip and walked away.

Something was bothering her.

"What's wrong?" Mulder asked, he was praying that she didnt regret kissing him.

Scully shrugged and decided to make some coffee just to keep herself busy.

"I'm fine." she said.

Mulder rolled his eyes.

"I didnt ask that. I asked what was wrong."

Scully sighed, she needed to talk this out wiht Mulder otherwise their relationship would never go anywhere.

"We cant be together." she told him.

Mulder forwned, he thought he had just heard Scully tell him that they couldnt be together.

He smiled.

"You know for a minute there i thought you told me that we couldnt be together." He laughed and then quickly went serious when he realised he had heard right.

"Why not?" he asked.

Scully at least expected Mulder to know that.

"Because it is against FBI rules, even you know that. We will be seperated, i will probably get shipped to New Orleans or somewhere like that."

Scully had a point but Mulder wasnt going to let anything like that happen.

"Nobody has to know, i mean its not like we're gonna get married or have kids anytime soon."

Mulder gasped when the words came out of his mouth, he had not meant to say that.

Scully frowned very deeply, she could tell Mulder hadnt meant to say it but it still hurt her very much.

"You're right." she said softly. "We're not, because there is no us."

She walked past Mulder and headed upstairs.

Mulder gritted his teeth and sighed, he was such a dumbass.

He went upstairs two minutes later to find Scully packing.

"I dont care about not having children." he told her.

Scully stopped for a moment and then stuffed a top into her suitcase.

"All i care about is you, i've cared about you for almost 7 years. I think of you every morning when i wake up and every night before i go to sleep. I love you and thats all that matters. Some guy at the FBI cant tell me that i cant love you because we work together, he cant tell me what to feel everytime i see you."

Scully looked at her partner, he hadnt finished declaring his love for her.

"Everytime something happens to you i blame myself, well mostly it is my fault but i still try and protect you. I save you from falling and youve saved me so many times. If it wasnt for you i would be dead by now, for certain.

When i see you i want to smile, i want to hold you so close to me and not let go, my heart races whenever you touch me. I feel like ive died and gone to heaven when im with you.

I'm in love you."

Scully licked her lips and smiled, she was close to tears.

"I cant give you what you want." she said, a tear coursed down her cheek.

Mulder came a little closer.

"All i want is you." he told her.

"But in a few years your going to want a baby, you'll want a family and i cant give you that." she cried.

"I just need you."

"You dont understand." she said. "people change wehn they get older. I know you wnat a family, you've talked to me about it. How much you would love two kids and a wife."

Silence filled the room, Scully nodded.

"I dont want a family." Mulder said angrily. He was trying to make her see that she was all that mattered to him. "I just want you Dana. Yeah i've spoken about having a family because i like to dream, it's what people do."

Scully looked up and wiped away her tears.

"You wanna know what i dream of?" she said.

Mulder nodded.

"Not having to run away, just to stay in one place. Settle down with a guy and have a baby...But i cant."

"I blame myself for that." Mulder said.

Scully frowned.

"Blame yourself for what?" she asked.

Mulder sighed.

"That you cant have a baby, if it wasnt for you working with me then you could still possibly have children."

Scully had thought of that but she didnt blame Mulder, he had tried desperately to save her.

"No." she said. "It wasnt your fault."

She touched his arm and went closer to him. She touched his cheek lightly and their eyes met.

Scully stood on her tiptoes and kissed him softly.

"I need you." Mulder told her when she pulled away.

Scully nodded.

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AN- Hey, being sick had some advantages. Im off til monday which gives me time to udpate my story :) Let me know what you think of this installment :) I will update again soon because i have nothing else to do but take pills!

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