Chapter Thirteen
Something was different about Dana when she came back from her secret mission. She walked in the door just minutes after Mulder had got Emily down to sleep for the night. "Scully?" he said as he searched her eyes. "How was the mission?"
"It was fine... but strange- very strange," she replied.
"Why? What happened?" Mulder wanted to know.
She shook her head as she saw no reason to talk about it. She had mysteriously lost 36 hours of time on her mission to help The Smoking Man find a cure for all illnesses. There had been no cure. The mission was a ruse by The Smoking Man, leading her out into absolute nowhere. She accused him of drugging her, but of course he denied it. She still had no idea why The Smoking Man had taken her on such a wild goose chase.
"Scully?" he prompted as she was lost in her thoughts.
"Everything's fine," she said. "How's Emily?"
"She's sleeping in her room," Mulder replied. "She's been a little angel the whole time you were gone, but she really missed you a lot. I missed you, too."
"Ohhh Mulder," she said at sudden tears filled up her eyes. "My heart is broken... because the IVF didn't take."
"I know, Scully," he said as he took her in his arms. "I wish that I had a way to take your pain away."
"Maybe you can," she said as she pulled back slightly and stared into his eyes. She took his hand as she lead him away toward their bedroom.
His heart thudded in his chest. "Scully, I can't believe we are finally gonna consummate our relationship."
She said nothing as she stood beside the bed and slowly began to unbutton her shirt. Taking a cue from her, Mulder tugged on his own clothes. He removed his shirt and tossed it aside. The heat went up about 10 degrees in the bedroom. Their eyes were on each other as all the clothes fell away.
"I love you," he said as he took about six steps. He melted into her arms.
"I love you, too... so much," she responded. Her eyes were sparkling in that last moment before their lips met in a fiery kiss. It was going to be a night to remember: a night that neither one of them could ever forget.
