The next night Scully invited Michael to watch a movie at her apartment. When he arrived she invited him in and told him to make himself comfortable. He sat down on the sofa and accidentally knocked her jacket on the floor. As he picked it up something fell out of the pocket. He bent over further to pick it up and was looking at it when Scully came back into the room. She froze when she realized what he was looking at; her badge.

"So this is what you really do?" he asked, never taking his eyes off the badge. "Special Agent Dana Scully. FBI." He then turned to look at her. "Why didn't you tell me? I thought we were getting along well."

"We are. I just don't meet many guys and if I tell the ones I do meet that I work for the Bureau they usually run a mile. That's why I didn't tell you."

"You lied about being a doctor."

"It was only half a lie. I'm a trained doctor I just don't practice. I'm sorry." She walked over and sat next to him on the couch.

"It's ok. Half lies I can deal with. Is there anything else you want to tell me?" She bit her lip and twisted her hands in her lap. Yea, she thought, there's a huge thing I probably should tell you. Suddenly Michael reached into her lap and took hold of her hands.

"Dana? You can tell me you know. I won't judge you." She liked him but did she really want to be telling him this? He placed his fingers under her chin and titled it until she was looking him in the eye, like Mulder had so many times. "Dana?" She took a deep breath before opening her mouth to speak.

"There is something, I guess. I don't really talk about it anymore. About two years ago I was abducted by a man who held me captive for over a week and tortured me." She paused for a second, getting her emotions in check. She didn't know why, but whenever she even thought about her time with Evan, she got a little emotional. "He also raped me."

She looked at him; trying to read his expression, gauge his reaction. But his face was unreadable, blank. She wasn't sure if that was a good thing or not. He was silent for a few more moments before speaking.

"Did he go to jail?"

"He was put to trial and found guilty but he escaped on the way to prison. The police haven't been able to find him since." A tear threatened to escape from her eye but she brushed it away with a simple gesture. He placed his arms gently around her shoulders and pulled her until she was leaning against him. He smoothed her hair and just held her.

"I'm sorry."

"Why should you be? It's not your fault." He didn't answer. "Look, I think I've just about come to terms with this, I don't want it to affect us. So let's just not talk about it. Ok?" He smiled at her.

"Ok." He bent his head down and kissed her lightly before pulling away. "So, you said something about a movie?" She smiled before flipping the switch on the TV and then settling back on the sofa, leaning against Michael.

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