Chapter 5

Smiling, Mulder walks into the hospital but his smile quickly turns into a frown as he sees doctors and nurses running in and out of Scully's room.

"What happened?" He shouts, worried. But nobody answers him. He begins to panic.

"Agent Mulder." He hears Skinner's voice behind him say. Mulder turns around.

"Sir, what happened?"

"I don't know but she's okay...she attacked a doctor." Skinner tells him.

"What?" Mulder asks, wide-eyed. Skinner nods.

"A doctor went to check on her ten minutes ago. She was sleeping fitfully, obviously dreaming something bad and suddenly she freaked out completely and started to hit and kick the doctor."

"Oh my god." Mulder just says.

"Yeah...the doctor is okay, though. He said that agent Scully might need a psychologist." Skinner tells him. Mulder sighs but nods.

"I can't believe this is happening to her. It's not fair, she deserves something better that this...than the x-files...something better than me and-"

"Agent Mulder, stop doing this to yourself! Agent Scully is completely satisfied with her job."

"No! No she's not. I can see it it her eyes..." Mulder says. Skinner sighs and shakes his head.

"Then there's something else you don't see in her eyes, agent Mulder." He says and walks away, leaving Mulder alone, thinking about what he had told him.

An hour later.

"Hey Scully." Mulder says smiling and enters the room, putting down the journal on the small table near the door.

"Hey." She just says, staring out of the window.

"Are you okay?" He asks her gently, sitting down on the bed beside her.

"I'm fine." Mulder frowns, knowing she's not fine. He reaches for her chin, forcing her to look at him. He looks deeply into her eyes. He can't tell what she's feeling. There's no expression in her eyes.

"You are so strong." He whispers, stroking her cheek. Scully closes her eyes at his touch.

"Mulder...I'm not crazy. No one believes me. I don't need a psychologist...I'm just telling the truth." She says, shakily.

"I've said it earlier...I believe you, Scully."

"No, I know you don't, Mulder...so please stop saying that."

"Scully, I believe you." He tells her again, looking deeply into her eyes. They are close now...Scully can feel his breath on her lips. "Prove it." She whispers. Slowly he leans forward and let his lips touch hers ever so softly. He's just about to break the kiss, wanting to see her reaction, when Scully opens her mouth slightly to deepen the kiss. While kissing he takes her right hand in both of his and squeezes it just before placing it on his heart. He feels something wet on his cheeks...tears.

He breaks the kiss and looks at her. Tears are making their way down her cheeks. He squeezes her hand once again before letting go of it. He caresses her cheek, wiping away her tears with his thumb. He leans forward and meets her lips again in a quick but loving kiss. He wraps his arms around her, holding her close.

"I'm sorry I didn't believe you," He hears her whisper. "I'm so ashamed."

"It's okay, Scully." He says, stroking her hair.

"I want to go home..." She says.

"I know. You'll get out of here soon...I'll talk to Skinner and he'll talk to the doctor." He says, letting go of her. Scully nods, smiling slightly.

"Scully...why did you attack the doctor?" He asks, hesitantly.

"I didn't mean to attack him...I had a bad dream and suddenly someone was standing right in front me...the doctor. And I just- I don't know..." She tells him.

"Okay. It's okay..." He says, nodding.

"Do you have my journal?" Scully suddenly asks.

"Yeah...wait a second." He says, getting her journal.

"Here it is." He says and gives it to her.

"Thank you, Mulder." She smiles.

"No problem."

"You didn't read it, did you?" She asks. Mulder just stares at her, wide-eyed. He shakes his head.

"No, Scully...of course not."

"That's what I thought." She says, smiling.

"I'll go and talk to Skinner now." Mulder tells her and kisses her forehead. "Okay." Scully says. Mulder gives her a smile before he turns around and leaves the room.

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