Making the same mistake all over again(Mulder's POV)
Mulder walked on the streets, completely lost. He knew how much he had hurt Scully, and he didn't know for sure he loved Temperance Brennan that much. He walked around the streets, close to Scully's apartment. He saw that Scully left, crying, panicked. He hoped nothing would happen to her, he would never forgive himself. He cheated on his girlfriend with his best friend, than he told his best friend in the whole wide world that he didn't love her in a girlfriend way.
The truth was, he loved her more than anything in this world. More than Temperance Brennan, More than Diane Fowley, more that Phoebe, more than every woman he had ever known. But he wanted to protect her, from himself. He didn't want anyone to get to Scully, to hurt him. She had lost more on the X-files than him. She lost her daughter, her father, her sister and the ability to get a baby. Maybe that was the worst pain for her. He stepped in his car, putting his head on the wheel. He had to tell Temperance this relationship would never work. He wanted to be with Scully, finally he was sure. He started the car. And drove to the building where Temperance Brennan lived. He rang the door, and Temperance buzzed him in.
When he entered the room, he looked at her.
"Temperance, we need to talk." Mulder said while he looked at her. "This morning I told AD skinner wanted to see me, that was a lie." Temperance her face changed.
"I went to Scully's" He said "And we slept together. I'm not gonna say it didn't mean anything because it did. I think I don't love you in that way. Not anymore." Temperance her face calmed a little down.
"That is such a relief." Brennan looked at him, Mulder smiled at her. "I thought you were here to take our relationship till the next step. I saw how you looked at Scully yesterday. And I understand. You guys are meant for each other. Not that I believe the concept. You and I are too different."
"So are you gonna take your chance with Booth?" Mulder asked "It looked like he has feelings for you, and it looks like he truly loves you. Brennan, thank you. We had a nice run."
"A very nice run." She agreed "It's just we're too different. I know you tried to be different. You need to be loved for who you are, and not for someone you're trying to be."
He stepped in his car, and he drove home. Dreaming about his happy ending with a woman named Dana Scully, with beautiful hair. He would surprise her at work Monday. He smiled. The next day he arrived at the bureau really early. On Scully's desk, he had put very beautiful flowers. There were balloons with 'I love you', 'I'm sorry' and 'You're my one in five billion'. He took his big teddy bear and put it in her chair, on the bear stood 'I heart Scully'. He smiled. The clock was striking 10 o' clock. Normally Scully could be here already. He started to get a little worried. A little woman entered the room, looking surprised when she saw the things on her desk.
"Oh, that is a nice welcome." The woman said "And they said you were scary."
"Who are you?" Mulder asked "This is for my partner I adore."
"Well, I'm your new partner." The woman said "My name is Special Agent Monica Reyes, I'm specialized in everything about cults."
"There must be some mistake." Mulder replied "My partner is Dana Scully."
He walked out of the office, running in the elevator. He headed for the office of AD Skinner. Something had happened to Scully, she had an accident, he thought. He entered the office without knocking. AD skinner was sitting in a meeting with agents.
"Where is she?" He yelled "Where's Scully, what happened to her? What hospital is she in? She is all right, right? Oh I have to go and see her . . . "
He got interrupted by Skinner "She left Mulder, She left the bureau, I tried the stop her. But she wouldn't listen. She said you didn't need her. And I called agent Reyes, because you need a partner."
"You let her quit?" Mulder yelled "Why didn't you say she needed to think about it. I'm going to see her right now."
He headed for her apartment, the door to her building was left open, and Mulder entered the building. He didn't bother ringing her door. Maybe she would get away. When he came upstairs, he used his key to open the door. He expected to see Scully eating ice cream, to get over him.
But when he entered the apartment, he only found a couple of boxes, labeled Mulder. He didn't see any sign of her. He could see she had left in a hurry. He sank to the ground crying, reaching for the box with his name on it. It revealed pictures of them. Lots and lots of pictures of them smiling. Being really happy.
She had left those pictures, she hadn't taken anything. He discovered also a couple of picture of Emily left behind. Like it didn't matter. There was no sign where she had gone. He kept crying. He now had lost her forever. And it was all his own fault, he loved her. And he would never know. He picked up a piece of paper from the floor, It was his handwriting. 'You're my best friend' was on the paper. Now he collapsed. The door opened a little.
"Scully" he heard, two footsteps came close. Two women entered the room. They saw Mulder. Melinda looked at him.
"Are you okay, man?" she asked. "What happened here?"
"She's gone." Mulder said. "She just left, I broke up with Brennan. And she just left. I don't' know what I have to do." Angela was looking at him. Not able to say anything.
"That's clear." Melinda yelled "You get in your car right away and you go find her and tell her how you feel about her." He grabbed his coat and left.