The two men had eaten lunch together and talked for awhile. Mulder was glad to be bonding with Bill, he couldn't imagine being in his position though. Losing a father, a mother and now, maybe, a sister.
Bill stopped in his tracks in the hall they were walking in, "I'm sorry Mulder, but I need to know… were you having a relationship with my sister?"
Mulder took in a deep breath, "you should know the whole story- from the beginning… come on," Mulder found another bench where the two could talk.
"So?" Bill prompted Mulder.
"…Scully and I were assigned a case in Maine. We we're there only a couple hours when she disappeared. One minute she was in her cabin, the next she was gone. Me being not so smart I followed her tracks into the forest that surrounded our cabins, without getting a ranger. I found different items of hers, it looked as though she knew I'd be coming for her, and I needed some sort of clues to find her. I was walking through the forest, it was getting darker and darker, I didn't bring water or food…" Mulder took in a deep breath seemingly re-experiencing the moment.
"…I heard some sort of scream, more like a loud grunt. I followed the noise when I fell into a large hole in the ground. I looked around me and there was this creature in the shadows. I watched it as it moved around me when I heard Scully again. I got out of the hole as quick as I could. I started running to her screams when I found her. She was fending off this large animal with wings. I joined her by grabbing a limb from a tree and whacking the animal, it flew away… then, then there was this moments pause. Where I just stared at her and she stared back. Finally I asked her if she was ok, she seemed pretty shaken up. But she nodded and that was that… we were heading back to our cabins, when we realized it had seemed longer getting back; we were lost. We walked for hours on end. Finally when we couldn't walk any more it seemed like a miracle just came out of nowhere. There, in front of us, a small cabin made of wood and trees stood. I looked at Scully with a smile and she smiled back… we got into the cabin, found some canned food, sat around the fireplace. It's a time I won't forget… maybe I shouldn't go into too much more detail…" Mulder seemed hesitant to continue.
"I need to know," Bill stated plainly. Mulder nodded and continued, "First I sat on the floor, her in a rocking chair; both of us right up close to the fireplace. Scully moved after awhile, she moved next to me on the floor. When I noticed she wasn't looking very happy I pulled her into my arms and she rested her head on my shoulder… it was comfortable and comforting. But that wasn't enough. She kissed me on the forehead, and I kissed her softly on the cheek… and from there we couldn't control it. Everything that told us this was a bad idea, just left; it was like all of our insecurities were left back in D.C. We spent three nights there, every one of them uncontrolled and desirable…"
"What happened?" Bill asked.
"Rescue team found us. We didn't let each other go, we always had to be in view of each other. When Skinner gave us a week off, it was another week to help us get better, but we only dug ourselves deeper… finally we decided it had to stop. We're partners, we can't engage in a relationship of that magnitude. But every time we were around each other emotions would beckon, and our souls were hungry for one another's taste. When we weren't making love, or being able to show our affection, it lead to arguments and pain…I have no doubt that that baby in her is mine. But I don't know what that means. I don't…"
"You don't know if that's a good thing or bad," Bill stated. Mulder nodded at him, and Bill continued, "I believe that you're both in love, but what does that mean? And how much does it mean?" Bill looked up at Mulder waiting for an answer.
Scully's Room
Nurse Travis walked around Scully's bed examining her.
"How does she look?" a hoarse voice asked from behind him. Nurse Travis seemed startled but continued looking at Scully, "she's ok. From what I can see she'll probably make it unless we do something."
"Have you injected her with the toxin?"
"Not yet. You realize if I inject her with it, the doctors will be able to determine her death. He'll be on your back; he'll know its you."
"He already suspects me, there's no point in delaying the inevitable…" the hoarse voice seemed saddened with what he said.
"Why can't we keep her? For tests, for help. She's a magnificent scientist, and incredibly strong," Nurse Travis turned to the man with the hoarse voice.
"Believe me, I want to keep her. I want her to live- but it's not my decision. If she doesn't die now, it'll only extend her life for a little bit. It's better to take her out of this life, his life while she's down."
"She has a baby in her, it could be a—you know what," Nurse Travis hinted. There was a long silence when finally the man responded, "Don't inject her yet. Wait for my word, and my word only."
Nurse Travis nodded then turned back to Scully. The man left the room and the Nurse placed his hand around Scully's throat.
"I know you can hear me Dana, I know you know who I am. I'll get you out of here, we can go away together. Forget about the x-files, about the FBI, about Mulder. Those things don't matter anymore. You're mine now," Nurse Travis kissed Scully's forehead softly.
TBC
