Chapter 4

"Hey, you're awake again." Mulder says softly as Scully slowly opens her eyes.

"You're here." She whispers, smiling slightly.

"I am. Where else would I be...?"

"I'm glad you're here." Scully just says.

"Me too." He nods.

"For how long did I sleep?"

"I don't know. Two hours I think..." He tells her.

"And you were here all the time?" She asks him.

"Yeah, I was," He answers. "but I have to go now, Scully. Skinner wants to talk to me and in half an hour the doctor is coming to take a look at you. I think they'll do some tests, too."

"Okay." Scully just says, quietly and a bit disappointed. Mulder notices it and smiles sadly at his partner.

"Are you going to be okay?" He asks her.

"Yeah, I'll be just fine." She says with a weak smile.

"All right. See you later." He kisses her forehead and climbs out of bed. Scully grabs his wrist.

"Mulder wait!"

"Yes?"

"Umm...could you do me a favor?"

"Anything, Scully." He says.

"I've got a journal at home...could you-"

"Of course I'll bring it to you. Where is it?" He asks with a smile.

"It's in my bedroom on my nightstand..." She tells him.

"Okay. See you then!" He says and turns around.

"Mulder...I trust you." He hears Scully say. He turns around to look at her. "I know." He says and nods and then he leaves the room.

3 hours later. Mulder unlocks the door to Scully's apartment. He notices the smell right away. Scully's scent. He loves her scent. He walks into the bedroom and sees her journal lying on the nightstand just like she had said earlier. He picks it up and sits down on the bed. It's black...just black and it's not locked. He wonders what Scully has written down in this journal. Maybe something about him...? He's full of curiosity but remembers Scully's words in the hospital. "I trust you." He sighs and shakes his head, not wanting to invade her privacy. He could slap himself in the face just for thinking about it. His cellphone rings and he answers it.

"Mulder."

"Agent Mulder. It's Skinner. I talked to the doctor a few minutes ago. I asked when agent Scully will get released from the hospital and he said in about three weeks-"

"Three weeks?" He asks, loudly.

"Listen...they want someone to keep an eye on her in the next three or four weeks and-"

"That's no problem, sir. I'll keep an eye on her."

"Agent Mulder would you please hear me out!"

"I'm sorry, sir." He swollows.

"Well...I told them you would take care of her. Simply put, she's going to live with you for a while, Agent Mulder. She will need a lot of rest and no work for her in the next three weeks."

"Thank you, sir."

"She will be released in a few days."

"Okay. Thanks again, sir." Mulder says and hangs up. He smiles and gets up from the bed. He walks out of Scully's apartment with her journal in his hands and a huge smile on his face.

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A/N: I know it's very short...but please review! :)