My Brother's Best Friend
A story by Government Patsy
Chapter 9
Dana POV
We arrive at the cabin around midnight. I fall asleep in the car but I wake up as Mulder gives my thigh a squeeze and tells me that we're finally here. It's dark but I can tell that the cabin is bigger than I expected. Meeting Mulder's family was overwhelming but also amazing. I like his family already but it makes me sad knowing Mulder won't get the same warm welcome when I introduce him to my parents. I always knew Mulder came from more money than me but I never knew how much until tonight. It doesn't change anything but it is surprising.
We carry our things inside and Mulder leads me into a big living room. It's very cozy with a fireplace and plush couches. The whole end wall is pretty much a big window.
"I can't wait to show you the view tomorrow," Mulder smiles down at me and kisses the top of my hair. "Let's carry our things upstairs."
We walk up the stairs and into the most beautiful bedroom I've ever seen. There's a big, white, fuzzy rug on the floor - it looks so soft. There's a fireplace. A big set of windows. A king size bed with a big wooden bedframe. The rest of the furniture in the room is made from the same wood as the bed.
"It's beautiful," I say, putting down my suitcase.
"Yeah?" he chuckles. "I never stayed in this room before, I've only been here with my parents and they always took the master bedroom, of course."
I walk over to the bed and trace my fingers over the carvings on the bedposts.
"You should get into bed, Dana," he smiles at me. "I'll get the rest of our stuff from the car."
I just smile at him and nod. As he leaves the room, I get out of my clothes and into the bed and, oh my God! It's so comfortable! The sheet and covers are so soft, it feels amazing against my naked skin. The mattress and pillow both feel like they've been molted to the exact shape of my body and head. I should really unpack our things but that'll have to wait until tomorrow - I'm not getting out of bed now.
At last Mulder finally comes back into the bedroom.
"Hey, are you naked?" he smirks at me.
I just smile back at him and nod, making him chuckle as he begins to strip out of his own clothes.
"This bed is so comfortable," I sigh content as I watch him undress.
"Yeah, I think it has memory foam," Mulder chuckles, getting into bed as he's now fully naked.
We immediately gravitate towards each other and Mulder pulls me on top of him as we kiss, his hands travelling down my sides and down to my ass. I moan into our kiss as I feel his cock harden beneath me. He turns us over so we're on our sides, pulling my leg over him as he runs his hand up my thigh and back down to my ass. He's resting his weight on his elbow as he kisses me passionately, moving his leg over my bottom thigh, placing his hard cock right against my wet folds.
"Do you know…. what I kept thinking about…. all through dinner today?" he asks me breathlessly between kisses.
"What?" I ask in a moan.
"This," he says, nudging forward, pushing his cock inside of me.
"Oh, God!" I moan into his mouth as he gently begins to move in and out of me.
"I love you, Dana," he whispers against my mouth, pushing me over so I'm on my back as he moves a bit faster inside of me. "And I love fucking you…"
"Mmmh, you feel so good," I moan, reaching my hands up to his chest, running them down over his hard and chiseled upper body and then back up his sides and to his shoulders.
He's supporting his weight on his wrists, rosen above me as he continues to speed up his pace as he fucks me, looking down at me with lust - looking at my face, my chest, watching himself disappear inside of me, then back up to meet my eyes again. I pull my legs back until my calves are resting against his sides, making him go even deeper inside of me.
"Jesus Christ!" I moan, my one hand clasping his shoulder and my other hand against the wooden headboard of the bed.
"Fuck," he groans, leaning back and placing my legs over his shoulders as he continues to fuck me fast and hard.
Both my hands are against the headboard now as I moan continuously, feeling my climax build rapidly.
He leans his head back, his mouth slightly ajar - he looks so fucking sexy as he fucks me. I can tell that he's trying so hard no to come, he's holding off for me. I come around him, my back shooting up from the bed as my body spasms in ecstasy.
"So… fucking… hot…" he groans inbetween his last three thrusts, as he finally comes, burying himself deep inside of me as he does so.
"Come here," I reach out for him as he's emptied himself inside of me.
He lets go of my legs which he's been holding onto tightly - probably leaving a few bruises on my thighs. He lowers himself down over me and collapses right next to me, half on top of me. His arm is holding me tightly and his head is buried in my neck.
"You really thought about that at dinner?" I ask him after a few minutes of silence as we just revel in our post-coital bliss.
"Yeah," he chuckles. "It was sexy seeing you make such a good impression on them."
"How is that sexy?" I wonder, stroking his naked back with my nails.
"Mmmh," he revels at the feeling. "I could tell it meant a lot to you, that you were trying so hard for my sake… I don't know if that makes sense… but I just felt really loved…"
"You're so cute," I sigh content. "And you should always feel loved. I do love you very much."
"I know," he whispers against my ear, giving my cheek a kiss. "I'm so lucky to have you."
"Mulder, I'm cold," I sigh, trying to pull him further on top of me to keep me warm.
"Dana," he laughs. "I'm not a duvet."
"But you're so warm, no wait!" I object as he pulls away.
He just picks up the duvet though and cuddles back up to me with the duvet covering us.
"That's better," I sigh content, finally feeling warm, turning around in his arms until he's spooning me.
I fall asleep within seconds, a little smile playing on my lips.
x
Mulder POV
Dana gets up in the middle of the night to pee but besides that we both sleep through the whole night till around nine in the morning. We cuddle and nuzzle for a good while before making love. I get up to shower as Dana falls back to sleep - she always gets sleepy after an orgasm, it's quite cute.
I'm cooking us some late breakfast when Dana finally joins me downstairs. She's just wearing my dress shirt from last night and she looks so cute, her hair tousled from sleep and our morning activities. She jumps onto the counter and picks up a strawberry from a bowl, moving it to her mouth and biting into it. A little bit of juice drops down her chin, down her neck and disappears under my shirt.
"You showered already?" she asks me casually, unaware that she just gave me a boner.
"You were sleeping," I smile at her, stirring the eggs on the pan in front of me.
"I thought you'd want me to join you," she shrugs, placing the rest of the strawberry in her mouth and sucking her fingers as she does so.
"Are you disappointed I showered without you?" I chuckle, trying to ignore what her eating a strawberry has done to me.
"Maybe," she shrugs with a cute little smile as she leans back on the counter. "Although it feels nice waking up to the smell of breakfast cooking and coming down here to find you in the kitchen."
"Yeah, quite sexy isn't it?" I smirk at her.
"Maybe a little bit," she shrugs again as she devours me with her eyes.
"Don't look at me like that!" I scold her, desperately looking away from her.
"Why?" she chuckles.
"Because I wanted to make you breakfast!" I sigh. "If you keep looking at me like that, I'm gonna need to bury my cock inside of you… do you want burned eggs?"
"I don't care about the eggs, Mulder!" she says, her voice almost purring. "Please… come over here..."
I sigh and shake my head but I can't help the smile on my face. I turn off the stove and walk over to her. My hands are immediately on her naked thighs, pulling her to the edge of the counter. She breathes out in surprise as my very hard erection comes into contact with her center through her panties and my shorts.
"I didn't know cooking excited you that much?" she whispers teasingly, her arms around my neck.
"It doesn't," I clarify with a smirk. "The way you ate that strawberry did."
"What's wrong with the way I eat a strawberry?" she chuckles.
"Oh, nothing wrong with it," I sigh, thrusting against her, making her moan.
"When are you gonna kiss me?" she asks me breathlessly.
I respond by finally closing the distance between us and devour her mouth with my own. My hands are on her hips as I thrust against her heat, my tongue duelling her own sloppily. Her own hands are desperately trying to pull my t-shirt off. I groan and pull out of our kiss, quickly ridding myself of my t-shirt and pulling her panties down eagerly. I shove my shorts and boxers down slightly and her hand immediately helps me free my cock. We both groan as she closes her hand around it. I remove her hand and pull her even closer.
"Do it now… and don't be gentle," she moans at me.
I groan as I grab a hold of my hard and throbbing cock and move it into position. I look up at her and capture her eyes with mine. She looks so flustered and turned on. Her eyes are filled with desire. I do as she told me to and enter her in one hard and fast thrust.
She moans deeply as she bites her lip, her hands clasping away on my back, trying to hold onto me as she tries to adjust to my sudden thrust into her.
I grab a tight hold of her hips as I begin to fuck her slow and hard.
"Oh God!" she moans before I capture her mouth with my own.
We make out sloppily as I continue my slow but hard thrusts. She makes a delicious sound deep within her throat and it drives me over the edge. I groan and move my mouth down to her neck as I immediately begin to fuck her hard and fast now.
"Oh fuck!" she moans. "God yes! Oh, Mulder!"
I love the sound of her constant moans. I love the sound of my balls slapping against her ass. I love how wet and tight she feels around my cock. I lean back from kissing and biting her throat and look down at her as I fuck her. She's a fucking vision!
I continue to fuck her as I move my hands from her hips to rip my shirt from her body. I pull at it until the buttons pop and then I leave her amazing body uncovered. I move my left hand back to her hip but move my right hand to her breast, cupping them both and tweaking her nipples briefly. I love the way she reacts to my touch. I'm so fucking close already! I move my hand down from her nipple and down to her clit, using my thumb to rub circles on it, trying to get her to come along with me.
She leans her head back as she moans loudly, her hands clasping my shoulders, her legs tightening around my waist.
"That's it!" I praise her. "You're so fucking hot! Come for me, Dana!"
"Yeeeees! Muuuuldeeeeer!" she exlcaims as she spasms on the kitchen counter, her nails digging into my skin slightly.
"Holy fuck!" I groan as I thrust into her a few last times as I spill my seed inside of her.
"Mmmh, come here!" she whispers, pulling me closer.
I envelop her in my arms, burying my head in her neck, breathing in her scent.
"Do you even know how sexy you are?" she whispers into my hair as her fingers trail patterns on my back.
"I could ask you the same thing," I smile into her neck, giving her a few gentle kisses before pulling back. "Look at the state of you!"
The shirt she was wearing is still wide open as all the buttons are now missing. My cock is still inside of her. Her hair is a mess. Her skin is flustered - both her cheeks, her neck and her chest.
"What?" she smirks at me, not giving a damn that she looks properly fucked right now.
"Come here," I chuckle, carefully pulling out of her, carrying her down from the table and placing her on the floor.
"Oh," she says in surprise and she seems a bit unsteady on her feet. "My legs feel like jelly…"
"Oh," I smirk and kiss her nose.
"Shup up," she rolls her eyes at me but she can't help but smile.
"Go shower," I tell her, giving her ass a little slap. "I'll finish up breakfast."
"Alright," she chuckles.
It's pretty much noon before we finally eat breakfast together. We spend most of the day at the cabin but all through the day, whatever we do, we end up having sex. We try to play Scrabble… watch a movie… give each other backrubs… every time we end up having sex. In the evening we finally leave the cabin, driving to the nearest convenient store and shopping for the weekend. We brought a few supplies and groceries from home but not enough to last us till Sunday. As we return to the cabin we cook up some dinner and eat it out back on the terrass, watching the sun set over the lake out back.
"It's so beautiful here," Dana sighs, putting down her cutlery and taking in the view, enjoying a sip from her red wine.
I look at our view. Our cabin is on a hill and the back terrass is placed on a ridge overlooking a lake and the big sequoia trees surrounding us. It's incredibly beautiful.
"I'm glad you like it," I smile at her, reaching over the table and interlacing my hand with hers.
"It feels so good to finally spend a whole day together!" she sighs content.
"We still have a few more days together," I smile happily. "Is there anything you want to do while we're here?"
"I'm not sure what there is to do around here," she shrugs with a smile.
"Well, that lake down there is really nice to swim in - Sam and I always did that as kids. And we could go see the General Sherman Tree, it's the largest tree in the world. There's also some beautiful hikes through the forest. We could hike to Moro Rock, it's a granite dome and it has a breathtaking view of the Great Western Divide and the forest. There's also an amazing restaurant a few miles from here, my parents always went there alone leaving Sam and me with a babysitter," I ramble on excitedly.
"That all sounds amazing," Dana says, sounding truly happy. "Maybe we can go see the large tree and go on that hike tomorrow morning after breakfast. And then we could go to your restaurant in the evening."
"We can do that!" I smile greatly at her, so happy that she seems excited about this as well.
It's late in the evening before we go back inside and clean up after dinner. We turn on the movie we abandoned earlier but end up turning off the tv after about half an hour. It's late and we both want to get some sleep before our hike in the morning. We get ready for bed in the bathroom, brushing our teeth side by side. It feels so intimate and I can't help but smile. We've spend most of the day having sex so for once, we just cuddle up and fall asleep.
x
We wake up around half past seven the next morning. We agreed to go first thing in the morning but we end up making love. I can't resist her as I wake up, my mouth travels down her body and I make her come with my mouth before I move back up body and enter her. Making love, slow and gentle and passionately.
"Wait, didn't we say we'd get an early start to our day?" she asks me breathlessly, kissing my shoulder as she's chuckling.
"Well, let's get some breakfast and get going then," I smile at her.
"I need a shower first!" she chuckles.
"Me too," I agree and we both head into the bathroom.
I'm done with my shower before Dana and she pushes me out, asking me to make us breakfast. I obey her order with a smile, drying off my hair as I walk back into our bedroom. It's a warm day so I just wear some red shorts and a black tank top along with my white sneakers. I make some very quick breakfast for us and Dana makes us some lunch to bring along as she comes down after her shower. She's wearing some old sneakers, short denim shorts and a form fitting white top with spaghetti straps, her hair tied back in a loose ponytail. She's breathtakingly beautiful in her summer outfit.
As we've cleaned up after breakfast we pack the backpack with plenty of water, the sandwiches Dana's made for us and some fresh fruit as well. Around nine o'clock we're finally leaving the cabin, driving the good old BMW.
We go to the General Sherman Tree first and as we walk through the forest to get to it, Dana's amazed at the nature surrounding us. We're here somewhat early so there's not too many tourists here yet, but there are a few people. I'm taking a picture of Dana by the tree when an older woman asks if we want her to take a picture of the both of us. Dana immediately agrees, mainly to be polite to the older woman, I think. I have to admit though, it feels nice. I can't help the smile on my face as I put my arm around her waist while the woman snaps a few pictures of us.
"You seem like a lovely young couple," the old woman tells us with a smile as she hands my phone back to me.
"Thank you so much," Dana smiles at her. "And thank you for taking our picture!"
"Oh, you're very welcome, dear!" she says happily.
The old woman goes back to her husband who's smiling at her lovingly. I look down at Dana and kiss her cheek. I take a few more pictures of her and then we walk back through the forest, holding hands, laughing together. She stops every once in a while to take a picture of something, completely in love with the nature here. I already can't wait to show her the view on our hike.
We get to the car and drive towards our hike trail for Moro Rock. There's 300 feet to the top of Moro Rock and about 400 steps that will take us there. But since Dana and I both work out regularly it's not a strain at all and we joke and talk as we hike along the trail. We stop a few times to have a little water and some fruit but we make the climb easily.
"Mulder!" she says in astonishment as we finally make it up. "It's beautiful!"
"Yeah, it is," I agree with her, putting my arm around her shoulders as we take in the magnificent view from up here.
We end up having our lunch as we take in the view, sitting down on a big rock next to each other as we quietly eat our food and revel in the beauty before us. We make sure we take all of our trash with us and gulp some water down before we take a few pictures of the amazing view and of each other. I jump onto the rock and pose as a strongman for Dana, making her laugh. I jump back down and give her a kiss. I take her phone and hold it out in front of us, smiling into the camera. Dana smiles up at me and I take a picture of the two of us.
"That's a good picture!" I tell her, showing her the screen.
"It is," she agrees, chuckling.
"I love the way you look at me," I smirk at her, bending down to kiss her again.
"Mmmh, I love you," she mumbles against my mouth.
If we were alone up here I'd happily make love to her right here and now… unfortunately, we're not, a few other visitors have made their way up here today, so I have to settle for a few more gentle kisses. We walk back down the trail, both of us smiling like idiots. It's afternoon by the time we make it back to the cabin. I call to make reservations for tonight at the restaurant, luckily they're not too busy tonight and we're able to reserve a table last minute for six o'clock. Dana wants to treat us since we've walked quite a few miles today. She finds the ingredients she needs to make chocolate chip cookies and I help her out in the kitchen as we banter and joke with each other. When they finally come out the oven they look mouth-watering good and I immediately grab one and take a bite of it. It's warm but chewy and delicious.
"Mmmh!" I exclaim, my mouth full of cookie.
"Good?" Dana just laughs at me, an eyebrow raised. "Mulder, you could have let them cool off for a little bit!"
"It's pretty damn good!" I tell her, taking another bite from my cookie.
I end up having two of them. Dana has one herself, even though she says we shouldn't spoil our appetite before dinner. We both have a quick shower and get ready for dinner. I dress into something a little less casual. It's not a fancy restaurant but it's not a place where people just show up in a tank top either. I wear some nice grey slacks and a light blue polo. Dana dresses in a cute, little dress. I walk over to the dresser where Dana has unpacked our clothes. She's just finishing up her makeup and I open up a drawer and take out a clean pair of socks. I unfold them and look at the engagement ring, I've hidden there. I wonder if it'll fit her. It looks like the right size for her dainty fingers. It's a beautiful ring. I was surprised when my parents gave it to me but I appreciated the gesture, nonetheless. I can't wait to see it on her finger one day, knowing that she's truly mine… forever. I hear Dana come back into the room so I quickly stuff the ring into my pocket.
We have an amazing dinner at the restaurant and luckily it's just as amazing as I remember it. We have a few glasses of wine with our food and I can't help but just look at her. Today has been so perfect. I want every day to be like this. We're free. For the first time ever. We don't have to think about her brother walking in on us. We don't have to watch what we say to each other. We're finally free to just be us. And I realise that I want the ring in my pocket to be hers. Today.
My heart skips several beats and my palms start sweating. No… I can't fucking propose to her! Well, why else did I bring the ring with me? No, fuck… I'll scare her away! Or I'll make her mine forever? No!
I push my intrusive thoughts away and focus on Dana again. She really does look beautiful tonight. Well, she always does. Her face and arms are slightly red from being outside in the sun for so long. More freckles have appeared on her nose, cheeks and chest as well. They suit her so much and I'm thankful that she hasn't covered them up with makeup.
As we return home after dinner, we walk out back to the terrass. It's another beautiful evening and the sun is starting to set.
"Hey, do you want to go down to the lake?" I ask her, smiling down at her. "We could go for a swim."
"I haven't brought a swimsuit," she says apologetically.
"Neither have I," I chuckle and shrug. "There's no one around, it's just the two of us."
"Okay then," she says after a little pause.
I take her hand and lead her down the rocky staircase that leads down to the lake. As we make it down we walk onto the old wooden pier on the lake and sit down, watching the sunset with our feet dangling a few feet above the water. She leans her head on my shoulder and sighs content, with my arm securely around her.
"Today has been perfect!" she whispers. "I think it's the best day I've ever had."
I move my hand over my pocket and feel the ring inside of it. I hold a breath as I move my hand into the pocket and play nervously with the ring.
"It has been a perfect day," I agree with her after a long silence. "And I hope I don't ruin it all now… but I have to ask you something."
"What is it?" she wonders, moving her head from my shoulder and looking up at me.
"Well," I chuckle and smile nervously.
Her eyes drop to my hand in my lap and her eyes widen as she sees the item between my fingers. Her eyes shoot back to meet mine.
"I love you, Dana," I sigh and chuckle again. "I want you to be mine forever. I want to spend every day of the rest of my life with you. I want you to be my wife one day. I want to father your children. And I want to ask you to please marry me."
"Mulder," she gulps and looks back down at the ring before meeting my eyes again. "Are you insane?"
"No," I chuckle, brushing some hair away from her face and giving her a gentle kiss. "I'm just really in love with you. I have been for close to five years now. I made you doubt my love for you before but I've sworn never to do that again. This is what I feel, Dana. This is how much I love you."
"I love you too, Mulder," she smiles at me. "I don't know why but I… yes! I'm saying yes!"
"You are?" I sound and feel beyond surprised - my stomach feels like it's filled with thousands of butterflies.
"I don't want to get married right away," she chuckles. "But yes, I want to marry you one day. It was always you, Mulder. I've never loved anyone else and I never will."
"I love you so much," I tell her, overcome with how much I love her.
We kiss on the pier on the lake, bathed in the red hue of the sunset. Our mouths move together slowly and passionately as my heart feels like it's tightening in my chest. I can't believe she said yes. I was so scared I was gonna ruin our perfect day, but I just had to ask her. I've never wanted anything as much as I want her. I slip the ring onto her finger as we continue to kiss - it seems like a perfect fit.
She moves on top of me and our kiss grows more heated. I kiss her neck and she reaches down between us, freeing my cock from my grey slacks and boxers. She pulls her own panties to the side as she sinks down on top of me.
"I need you right now," she moans in a whisper as she begins to move on top of me.
"You're so beautiful," I tell her out of breath as I lean back and watch her move on top of me.
She grabs a hold of my nape and brings me in for another kiss as she gyrates her hips, making my cock feel amazing inside of her. My hand moves up her body and hungrily grabs a hold of her breast as our mouths continue to duel in a heated kiss.
I let her control the pace and rhythm and before long I can tell that her climax is building rapidly. I groan into her mouth, mumbling that I love her and she finally comes around me, her whole body shivering, her moans swallowed somewhat by my mouth. I come with her, feeling myself release inside of her.
"I can't believe you said yes," I smile at her, sitting up with both my arms around her middle as I kiss her neck and chin.
"How could I say no to you?" she chuckles, her own arms loosely around my neck.
We silently kiss and nuzzle each other for a little longer before she raises herself off of me. I stand up but instead of buttoning my pants, I take them off. I take off all of my clothes and jump into the lake from the pier.
"Mulder!" Dana shrieks from the pier as I come back up to the surface of the water. "You got water on me!"
"C'mon, Dana!" I laugh at her. "Join me!"
She rolls her eyes at me but within a few minutes she's naked and making a perfect swan dive from the pier and into the water. She looks so beautiful and graceful and my heart is filled with a weird sense of pride just watching her.
"Jesus!" she shrieks as she surfaces. "It's freezing!"
"Dana," I laugh at her and draw her into my arms, giving her nose a little kiss. "Isn't it nice being cooled down after being in the sun all day?"
"I guess," she sighs, putting her arms around my neck and giving me a passionate kiss.
"Wow," I chuckle at her. "I think you fancy me."
"You think?" she rolls her eyes at me. "I just agreed to marry you, Mulder! I think it's more than just fancying you at this point."
"I'm so fucking lucky," I sigh breatlessly, burying my head in her neck.
"Me too," she chuckles, stroking my back.
We don't stay in the water for very long and quickly make our way to the bedroom as we're back at the cabin. After drying our hair in some towels we get into bed and make love one more time before finally drifting off to sleep.
x
Dana POV
We spend most of Saturday at the cabin except for another swim in the lake after lunch - it's much nicer and warmer in the afternoon compared to the night before.
I actually can't believe that Mulder asked me to marry him. I've fantasized about marrying him before but it was always a way into the future scenario. I didn't even suspect that anything was up.
"When did you plan to propose?" I ask him as I'm laying on top of him on the couch in the living room, a cold breeze coming in through the sliding doors leading out to the back terrass.
"I didn't even plan it," he chuckles. "I just did it."
"You had a ring," I remind him.
"Yeah, it was my mother's… and my grandmother's before that," he smiles at me.
"You asked your mother for her ring?" my eyes widen in surprise. "You told her you were gonna propose?"
"No, he laughs. "It's kind of a family tradition. When my father brought my mother home to meet his parents, his own mom gave him her ring - to let him know she approved, I guess. My dad proposed a few months later. And Wednesday night… when I went back into the house, while you were waiting in the car, my mom and dad gave it to me. They said I didn't have to propose until I was ready… they just wanted me to have it."
"That's really sweet," I smile at him. "What made you propose then?"
"Isn't it obvious?" he chuckles. "I want to spend the rest of my life with you. And I want you to know that."
I smile at him and give him a few gentle kisses before resting against his chest again.
"I love the ring, it's beautiful," I tell him as I look at my finger which is resting on his chest next to my face - the ring is a perfect fit.
"The diamond in the middle is the one my grandfather proposed with - my dad added the smaller diamonds surrounding it," he tells me. "It has good luck too - my grandparents are still together and my parents too. They're the two happiest couples I know, still in love after so many years together."
"My parents don't even know that I have a boyfriend and now we're engaged…" I sigh - his talk of his parents made me think of my own.
"We'll tell them soon!" he assures me - but I notice how nervous he sounds.
"What's wrong?" I wonder, looking up at him.
"Your dad hates me," he says, averting his eyes to the ceiling. "What do you think he'll say when he finds out I've been defiling his daughter!"
"Mulder!" I chuckle. "You probably shouldn't lead with that. We'll just tell him that we're in love. I'm an adult now. I don't live under his roof anymore. There's nothing he can do, really."
"So you're not nervous?" he looks back down at me to gage my reaction and I don't think I manage to hide my nerves well enough. "Dana, I can tell that you dread this as much as me!"
"It still has to be done," I sigh. "My dad loves me, Mulder. He'll just have to deal with it."
"What about Bill?" he wonders and he seems truly sad now.
"Mulder, I promise you that Bill will be fine with it!" I tell him honestly. "He loves you, you're his best friend! He might need some time to deal with it… but I know he'll love having you as his brother if we get married."
"When we get married," he smirks at me.
"Yeah, I guess," I chuckle, my tummy bubbling away at the prospect of that.
"I don't want you to move out!" he suddenly says. "We were gonna tell Bill and your parents when you move out… but I want you to stay!"
"I want to stay," I let him know. "I like living with you, Mulder."
"Good," he smiles sincerely. "But when are we gonna tell your family then?"
"I'm going over there next weekend…" I trail off. "We're having a BBQ… just my parents, my siblings and me… maybe you could go with me?"
"Yeah?" he raises an eyebrow at me. "You're ready for that?"
"I am," I sigh - realising that I truly am ready… I don't want my love for Mulder to be a secret any longer, he deserves better than that.
"I love you so much, Dana," he sighs, giving me a squeeze.
"I know, Mulder," I smile into his chest. "I can't wait for everyone to know that you're mine."
"You're so possessive," he jokes - we both know who's the possessive one in this relationship.
Soon our Saturday comes to an end and Sunday morning we pack up everything and clean up the cabin after having breakfast. We have a four hour drive back to our apartment and we have some lunch at a nice little diner on the way home.
This weekend has been so perfect. I'll never forget the time we spend together there. I keep talking about how amazing the cabin and the surroundings are and how much I'd love to go back in winter, so we could light up the fireplaces and cozy up with some hot coco, maybe even with some snow outside. Mulder just finds me endearing and promises me that we'll return this winter.
Mulder calls his parents Sunday morning before we leave the cabin to make sure that he's remembered everything. He has his father and mother on speaker phone so I can hear everything they say. When they ask him if we've had a good weekend, he gives me a look… I know what he's asking and I just smile and nod at him. His mom is so excited when he tells them that he proposed and that I said yes. His dad keeps saying how proud he is of him and Mulder is beaming. He's so cute and he looks so happy… I can't help but give him a sneaky, little kiss while he's still on the phone.
In a week we'll be telling my family about our relationship. I'm nervous but I'm also excited. I can't wait to finally be out in the open with Mulder. I don't want to hide this for any longer. I want the whole world to know how happy we are together.