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"What you need is a lover
Someone to take over
Oh, girl
Don't look any further
And it's strange
When you think of the chances
That we've both been in a state of mind
Too cool to be careless
Lookin' for the right thing"

Don't Look Any Further
Chapter Two- Vulnerable

"I mean what if it wasn't," Scully said, fear flowing into her voice once she admitted it. Mulder rubbed her back trying to calm her as they sat on the bed in the torn apart bedroom. That was all he could do for her; he had no answer.

After a few moments in silence, Scully opened up her drawers getting an outfit for work the next day.

"You're going to work tomorrow?" Mulder's worried and panicked voice took over.

"I'm fine really," and Mulder let it go, accepting the fact that Scully didn't want to be seen as vulnerable in Mulder's eyes.

After grabbing her makeup bag, Mulder led Scully out of her bedroom and into the hallway where he popped his head into her spare bathroom and grabbed a tooth brush she kept in there. Mulder nodded goodbye to the other officials as they exited the apartment; Scully kept her head down.

"Where're we going," Scully asked as the stepped into the waiting elevator. She grabbed Mulder's hand that wasn't carrying her bag, and their fingers intertwined as he spoke.

"I thought that I would take you to your mother's… unless you rather not.:

"I'd much rather," she looked away from his face, and he gave her a squeeze of the hand for encouragement to continue on. "Stay with you." She blushed violently as they stepped off the elevator platform and then walked a little farther down the hallway until they were in the night's chilly air. Mulder still hadn't spoken which made her think Mulder had to be somewhere that night.

"Well that's good," He said opening up Scully's door, throwing her bag into the back, and then leaving her to get in. He ran around to his seat so he could finish his thought. "That's good because I want to be with you," He slammed the door closed and started the ignition. "I want to make sure that you're safe. Now are we going to my place?"

"Can't we just drive somewhere?" She asked softly.

"Alright," Mulder agreed. "I'll pull around to the park and we can sleep there. I have a few blankets in the back. Would that be good?"

"Right now, Mulder… anything would be good." She yawned as he drove off in the opposite direction from his house, heading to the West Wing Park.

Scully remained quiet during the whole way to the park but Mulder could see that she was completely moved by that whole night. Donnie Pfaster had did another number on his head and this time he had almost succeeded. If it weren't for Mulder he would have. After pulling into one of the many empty spaces in the park, Mulder got out of the car and went around to the popped trunk to grab two blankets. Once he returned he was surprised to see that Scully was ready to talk about what had happened.

"How'd you know, Mulder," Scully started once she received the blanket and Mulder tucked her in lovingly.

"How'd I know what?" He asked, thinking that she meant how did he know that she wanted a blanket.

"How'd you know he had come for me?" Her voice shuddered at mentioning that he had come for her.

"Well… apparently before I had gotten in Marshall Daddo had left a message on my machine saying that he had just talked to a call girl who said that Donnie attacked her… and was upset she was wearing a red wig. I didn't check my messages just then… I went to go brush my teeth… and then… changed… and then I heard that song you were talking about. But then when I called you… you didn't answer. I thought that was a bit odd because we've been on the phone almost every night together. I figured maybe you had already called, leaving a message saying that you were going to sleep. So I got up and checked the messages… once I heard that comment about being a red head you flashed right into my mind. I grabbed my gun and went. "

"Mulder," She started, the tears that were once threatening to fall started again. "I… I..." He didn't let her finish he just pulled her onto his lap and began rocking her back in forth in his arms.

"I'm here Scully," She was shaking, and it scared him. He took her face into his hand and pulled her lips to his placing kiss after kiss on it. "No one's going to hurt you while I'm here. "

Scully wrapped her arms around his neck and buried herself into his shirt. All that could be heard was the whirling of the wind and the sobs coming from her.

"Are you sure you're going to work tomorrow?"

"I…I don't know," She finally answered after thinking for a while. Her voice broke all the same.

"Take a while off. Skinner will understand." She wiped away her tears that stained her face and turned away from Mulder. "You're not invincible, Dana. No one is," He spoke in a soft tone, trying to make her realize that it was unnecessary for her to hide from him. Mulder pulled off the blanket that she was sitting on and wrapped it around the both. She fell once again to his chest. She listened to every word that he was about to say, as well as his steady heart beat. "Don't act invulnerable. Went someone's hurt that doesn't mean that they cannot bleed." He kissed the top of her head as she intertwined their fingers together once again. "I'll be what you need to feel better. You shouldn't hide from me, Dana. We've shared so much over the last seven years, trust, friendship, love; you can share your feelings. I understand if you don't want to right away but," He looked down and saw her eyes, they were shut. He expected that she was sleeping. "I want you to know that I'm there for you. I'm sure you already know that well. But in case you forgot or need me to say this… I love you." He smiled knowing that he had finally gotten it off of his chest. She smiled to herself in her sleep.

"I love you too… Let's not go to work tomorrow…" She slurred in her sleep. He kissed the side of her forehead and tucked a strand behind her ear with such care. Mulder held on to her that whole night, not wanting to let go of the woman he loved.

"Oh, baby
Don't look any further
Tonight
We're gonna take a trip to paradise
Rockin' all night long
Baby
Daylight
Daylight
I'll still be lookin' in your heavenly eyes
And we'll go on and on"

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--A.