A/N: So I should update God Love Her first, but I think you all are familiar with the Luke story line and I am not changing that much of it's basics. Helpful hint, listen to La Vie Boheme by the Cast Of Rent.
Disclaimer: Not Mine
Dedication: To them crazy Phile girls I love oh so much.
It was the day before Christmas Eve, December Twenty-third and the Scully house was quiet. Solemn, the air was thick and hung heavy on the chest of those who breathed it. Dana Scully, Fox Mulder and Monica Reyes all sat stretched out on couches in the play room upstairs. No one said anything, there was no protocol when it came to dealing with things like this. Monica's boyfriend and Scully and Mulder's best friend John's brother had died. He had been found in the woods two days ago by a hunter. The funeral had been today and after the funeral dinner, they had all congregated at the Scully house. None wanted to speak, but no one wanted to be alone either. Charlie Scully, who had lost his best friend, lay asleep on his sister's chest, Dana stroked his red hair absent mindedly.
Mulder couldn't take it anymore, the silence was getting to him, causing him to think too much. He got up from the couch, walking over to the iPod that was docked, he turned it on and hit shuffle. The Rent Soundtrack came on and Mulder smiled, he knew how much the girls loved that movie.
"Who died? Our Ekita. Evita?" Mulder mouthed along with the words and Scully chuckled, glancing at Monica who rolled her eyes.
"Mulder you scare me." Scully said and giggled, standing up, she placed Charlie on the couch, she stretched and walked over to Mulder. Scully wore short black volleyball shorts and a Jeff Gordon sleep cami, they had all agreed to get comfortable after the emotionally exhausting day. Monica wore sweats and a tank top and Mulder wore pajama pants and an oversized ACDC shirt.
When the songs tempo picked up, Mulder grabbed Scully's hand and jumped up on the coffee table, bringing Scully up with him, he spun her around and Scully bent at the waist giggling. Mulder wrapped his arms around her and spun her around. "Mon, c'mere!" Mulder called.
"No." Monica laughed and shook her head.
"Come on..." Mulder whined at her.
"Nope." Monica said and Mulder looked at Scully. They both jumped off the coffee table and walked over to her, "No. Come on guuuuys." Monica pouted.
"Come on, Mon. The best thing you can do right now is laugh." Scully said and grabbed her friend's hand, pulling her up. Mulder took each girls hand and spun them around and then tripped, causing the girls to break out in a fit of laughter. Mulder crossed his eyes and stuck out his tongue.
"Why Dorothy and Toto went over the rainbow, to blow up Auntie Em!" They all yelled as loud as they could, grabbing pillows from the couch, they hit one another, both girls teaming up and pummeling Mulder. Monica and Mulder jumped up on the coffee table and danced like Collins and Maureen and Scully joined them as the song ended and they all screamed, "Viva La Vie Boheme" as they jumped off the table.
"Uhm, Monica your dad is here." Mrs. Scully said from her spot in the doorway where she laughed.
"Hey Mom." Scully said as Mulder wrapped his arms around Scully's waist and rested his head on her shoulder.
"Hi." Mrs. Scully said and shook her head, walking back down stairs to occupy the Reverend.
"I'll see ya guys later." Monica said and smiled, giving them both a hug.
"Love you Mon." They both said and Monica gave them a wave over her shoulder as she sprinted down the stairs.
"He slept through all that?" Mulder questioned, glancing at the snoring red headed boy on the couch.
"He's really out." Scully sighed, "I feel so bad for him and John and just everyone." Scully said and crossed her arms.
"I know. Me too." Mulder walked over to Charlie and scooped him up, carrying him to his room. Scully smiled and sat down on the couch, pulling her knees to her chest. She loved watching Mulder take care of Charlie, he was going to make a great Dad someday. Mulder came back in the room and sat down next to her, wrapping an arm around her shoulder, pulling her against him.
"Are you thinking about Samantha?" Scully asked as she starred at the wall in front of her.
"I guess. I mean I always think of her, but how could I not be right now?" Mulder sighed and ran a hand through his hair.
"I can't imagine going through what you and John have been through." Scully said and glanced at him, "If I lost Charlie or Melissa or Bill, I think I'd lose my mind."
"I lost my mind a long time ago." Mulder joked and Scully shoved his shoulder playfully.
"Seriously though, I mean, how do you function?" Scully asked, there was so much they had never talked about, but Scully wanted to know.
"I guess, you get up everyday, knowing it's what they'd want you to do." Mulder said, searching for the right words, "You find someone," Mulder explained, locking eyes with her, "who helps you move on. Like you. I think since Samantha disappeared, the two of us have grown a lot closer."
"Yeah, but I don't think we had exactly that far too fall, if you know what I mean." Scully said and Mulder nodded.
"I love you." Mulder whispered and hooked his arms around her waist, pulling her into his lap and she snuggled her head into the crook of his neck, taking his hand and playing with his fingers.
"I love you too." She whispered back, shivering as he traced circles over her bare back. She yawned and Mulder smiled, "Sleepy." She mumbled and Mulder pulled the afghan around them as Scully drifted off.
"Guys!" Charlie Scully yelled, coming into the room and flipping on the light. Mulder squinted and glanced outside, seeing that it was getting dark.
"What?" Scully groaned as she buried her head into Mulder's chest.
"Dinner's ready." Charlie said and gave them a 'duh' face.
"Okay Bub, we'll be right down." Mulder smiled and gave him a wink. Charlie turned and went back down stairs.
"I don't want to get up." Scully said and snuggled into his deeper, "You're warm."
"Come on. I know you're hungry and I smell your Mom's homemade Chicken Noodles." Mulder said and Scully sighed, looking up at him, she groaned and stood up, she picked up his basketball hoodie off the floor and pulled it on. Her shorts barely peaked out from the bottom and her hair that was previously in a bun was now mostly down and curled around her face.
"Go. I'll be right down." She started walking towards the bathroom, "I'm just gonna concur the mane."
"Don't." Mulder said and stood up.
"Why?" Scully asked, knowing she must of looked like a monster.
"Cause you look so sexy right now." Mulder said honestly, walking over to her.
"Mulder you're a good liar, but even I know better than that." Scully placed her hands on her hips and jutted her right hip out, tipping her head to the side.
"I'm serious Scully." Mulder said and wrapped his arms around her stomach, "You look so damn sexy in my clothes and your sleep hair."
Scully laughed and shook her head, "Whatever floats your boat, big guy."
Mulder chuckled, rolling his eyes, he dipped his head and kissed her. One hand snuck under the lower part of the sweatshirt and the other cupped her jaw, holding her to him.
"Quit sucking face!" Charlie yelled up the stairs, "I wanna eat!"
Scully and Mulder pulled apart laughing, "Let's go eat." Scully said and took his hand, pulling him down the stairs with her.
"Sleep good?" Mrs. Scully asked as she placed their bowls on the table and they took their seats.
"Yeah." Scully smiled.
"Yes Ma'am." Mulder nodded.
"Mom, can I say the prayer tonight?" Charlie asked.
"Sure." Maggie nodded and took her seat and they all joined hands, bowing their heads.
"Dear God, Thank you for this food. Thank you for giving us Mom to make the meal for us. Please protect Dad, Melissa and Bill while they're away from home. And God, please take care of Luke and Samantha, where ever they are." Charlie said and then looked up, "Amen."
"Amen." The three other said and Scully looked at Mulder. His eyes were full of tears, he reached over and hugged Charlie, kissing the top of his head and the Scully women smiled, Mulder had been touched by Charlie including Samantha in his prayers.
After Dinner, Mulder and Scully volunteered to do the dishes and Mrs. Scully and Charlie retired to the living room to watch TV. Mulder washed and Scully dried, they both put away, working in a silent tandem that came from years of friendship. When they were done, Mulder seemed to be searching for a reason to stay.
"Mulder, what's wrong?" Scully asked, knowing it was getting close to Mulder's curfew.
"My Dad's home." Mulder explained and scratched the back of his neck.
"Want to stay?" Scully asked, knowing exactly why he didn't want to go home. Mr. Mulder was not exactly the nicest guy to be around and he had gotten worse since Samantha's abduction.
"Yeah." Mulder sighed, grateful that the Scully's understood.
"Let me go talk to my mom." Scully said and gave his hand a reassuring squeeze. Scully walked to the living room and pulled her Mom aside, "Can Mulder stay tonight?"
"Dana..." Mrs. Scully said in a warning tone.
"In Bill's old room. His Dad's home." Scully explained.
"Oh." Mrs. Scully said and glanced at Mulder, who was wearing his puppy dog face, "I can't say no to that face. Fox can stay. He needs to call his parents though."
"Thanks Mom." Scully hugged her mother and walked over to Mulder, "Call your parents. You can crash in Bill's room."
"Thanks." Mulder smiled at her, "Thanks Mrs. Scully!" he called to Maggie, who smiled and nodded. Mulder was like another son to the Scully's and always had a place in their home and lives.
"Here." Scully said and handed him the cordless phone, grabbing a Dr. Pepper from the fridge and hopping up on the counter. Mulder stood between her legs and she played with his hair while they waited for the phone to ring.
"Dad..." Mulder looked at her and she gave him a reassuring squeeze, "I'm staying tonight at Scully's." Mulder paused for a round of yelling, "I'll be home tomorrow, okay? Fine. Whatever. Yeah. You too." Mulder sighed and hit the 'end call' button with force. He placed the phone on the counter and rested his head on Scully's shoulder.
"It's okay." Scully whispered and kissed the top of his head.
"Promise me we'll never become them." Mulder said as he lifted his head, hazel meeting blue.
"I promise. We are nothing like them." Scully smiled and pulled his head down, kissing him fully.
"Mulder! Dana!" Charlie yelled and ran into the room in his Spiderman pajama's sliding on his socks, "Will you guys play Monopoly with me and Mom!?"
"Sure." Mulder pulled away from Scully and looked at the little boy who was spinning on his socks.
"Yeah Charlie." Scully smiled, "Go set it up." Scully took Mulder's hand and they followed Charlie up the stairs to the playroom.
"Why can't I be banker?" Charlie whined after the game was set up. Scully had turned her iPod on shuffle and Elvis Costello played softly in the background as the family sat around the coffee table on the floor.
"Cause Mom's are always the banker." Mulder explained, "It's like a commandment. Right after that obey your parents part."
Scully and Maggie laughed as Charlie gave Mulder a confused look. Finally the little boy gave in an sat down, resigning himself to his roll as the dog on the game board. The game seemed to go on forever and they finally quit as Charlie had fallen asleep on the floor. Mrs. Scully woke him up enough to get him to bed and then retired to bed herself.
"Dance with me." Mulder said softly as 'I Don't Want To Wait' filled the room.
"Mulder..." Scully gave him a look.
"C'mon. I don't want to wait for our lives to be over." Mulder said and stood up, pulling her close to him, they danced around the play room. Mulder spun her around and then pulled her close to him, they stood silently for a moment as the lyrics of the song washed over them, Mulder reached down, picking her up, she wrapped his arms around his neck and kissed him.
"You make me feel alive." Scully murmured against his ear as his lips attacked the flesh of her neck.
Mulder kissed his way from her shoulder to her ear, "You are my everything."
"You and Me. Forever." Scully said and looked him in the eye.
"I'm never letting you go." Mulder promised.
"Let's go to bed." Scully said as he placed her on the floor.
"I thought I was supposed to sleep in Bill's room." Mulder gave her a look.
"If you think we're going to be sleeping, you're sorely mistaken Fox William." Scully said as pulled at his hand.
"Scully, are you sure?" Mulder asked and she looked up at him, nodding.
"Don't over think it Mulder." Scully whispered and she stood on her tip-toes, kissing him, "All I need right now, is you." Scully lead the way to her room, shutting the door behind them.
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Scully awoke in the arms of her best friend, her boy friend, her everything. She turned over and kissed his chest lightly, "Mulder wake up. It's five."
Mulder's eyes fluttered open, "What?"
"You need to go to Bill's room. I don't think my Mom would be too thrilled if she knew what we did last night." Scully said and gave him a look.
"But I don't want to be away from you. Ever." Mulder whined.
"Well I don't want that either, but if you don't go, we won't ever be able to repeat that again." Scully said.
Mulder sighed, "Fine." He climbed out of bed, glad they had already gotten redressed since the morning air was cold. He walked towards the door, but paused and turned, "You're sure you're alright?"
"I'm perfect." Scully smiled and hugged the pillow he had been using to her chest.
"Alright. I love you." Mulder whispered.
"I love you too." Scully said and blew him a kiss.
A/N: Alright, what do you guys think? I know this is only chapter 8 and they slept together, but I thought it worked and also in this story, they've been best friends they're entire life. That's like skipping to date ten. Anyways, let me know what you think. If you really don't like it, I can always do a rewrite. So hit the review button! Do it! Do it now!