Chapter 11
The next morning Scully wakes up feeling warm and comfortable. Mulder's arm is wrapped around her middle. She smiles and turns around to look at his face. He looks peaceful. She lets her fingers brush over his cheek and lips. He stirs slightly in his sleep but doesn't wake up as Scully snuggles closer to him. Her head is resting on his chest, hearing his steady heartbeat. She could stay like this forever...not that she would admit it to him. Just five minutes later she's asleep again, feeling safe in his arms.
An hour later: 7:42 Am. Mulder opens his eyes only to see a bundle of red. He chuckles and presses a kiss to her head.
"Hey, you awake?" He asks, softly.
"Mmhhh..." She mutters half asleep and not really listening.
"Scully?" He says again.
"Mmhhh... yes. Yes, I'm awake." She says, opening her eyes. She freezes for a moment, remembering that she's cuddled up against him.
"Oh, Mulder. I'm sorry..." She quickly says, blushing and pulling away from him but Mulder fastens his grip on her and pulls her back down.
"It's okay, Scully." He says quietly, holding onto her. She sighs and rests her head on his chest again.
"Sorry I fell asleep on you." She says, quietly.
"Umm...In fact you didn't Scully. Yesterday as we went to bed you fell asleep right away and far away from me." Scully just blushes, not quite knowing how to explain.
"Umm...I..." She stutters.
"It doesn't matter, Scully. It's okay. How are you feeling?" He asks her.
"A lot better..." She tells him.
"That's good." He says, smiling.
"Mulder?" Scully says.
"Yes?"
"I think you should go to work..." She says, lifting her head to look at him.
"What? No...I don't think so...not yet."
"I think you should, Mulder."
"I'm not going." He just says. Scully sighs.
"Mulder, I -"
"Don't Scully. Don't tell me that you can take care of yourself. Don't tell me you're fine...and don't tell me that you don't need me...just don't. I'm not going...I'll stay right here with you until Ron Little is put in jail."
"That's not necessary, Mulder..." She says.
"I think it is..."
Scully just shakes her head and pulls away from him. She turns around, her back to him, and closes her eyes. He sighs.
"Scully...I just wanna make sure you're safe...what's so wrong with that?" He asks softly, looking at the ceiling. He doesn't get an answer.
"Scully..."
"Mulder, could you be quiet, please? I'm trying to get some sleep..."
"You just woke up..."
"No, I didn't. You woke me up, remember?"
"Sorry, okay? I get that you're angry at me, all right? I'm sorry." He tells her, climbing out of bed. He goes into the bathroom to take a shower. After Scully hears the shower being turned on she reaches for the telephone on her nightstand and dials a number.
"Walter Skinner."
"Hey, it's Scully."
"Hello, Agent Scully, how are you feeling?" He asks her.
"I'm okay. Sir, I think it's time for Mulder to go to work again." She tells him.
"Why isn't he calling then?"
"Because he doesn't think that's a good idea..." She explains.
"Well...Agent Scully, maybe he's right." She hears him say.
"What? No, sir. I am fine. Please..."
"What can I do?" He asks, sighing.
"Call Mulder. Tell him that he has to go back to work at the bureau as of today."
"Agent Scully, I can't do that."
"You can, sir. The x-files are his life...he misses pieces of it just because of me...please, sir."
"He's going to hate me," He mutters. "All right. I'll call him now."
"Wait just ten minutes, sir. He's taking a shower right now." She tells him.
"Okay."
"Thank you, sir." Scully says and hangs up the phone. She takes a deep breath and closes her eyes again, waiting for Mulder to come out of the bathroom. Ten minutes later she hears his cellphone ring and Mulder isn't out of the bathroom yet.
"Mulder, your phone is ringing." She shouts. Mulder comes out and rushes to his cellphone.
"Mulder." She hears him say.
"What?" He asks, shocked.
"Sir, you can't be serious."
"Yes, I have a problem with that."
"No, I'm not coming."
"What case?"
"A murder case? "
"Nothing paranormal?"
"Do I have this right?"
"Why me?"
"I wanna stay with Scully"
"I am not stubborn."
"Bye"
Mulder hangs up and shakes his head.
"I can't believe it..." He mutters.
"What's wrong?" Scully asks him.
"Skinner. He told me that I have to come to work as of today. Unbelievable...Well, Scully, now you got what you wanted..." He says, looking at her. "I have to go now...see you later."
"Wait!" Scully says, loudly. Mulder turns around to look at her. Scully climbs out of bed and walks towards him.
"Is everything all right...you know...between us?" She asks him, quietly.
"Yeah..." He answers, gently. She nods.
"Good. See you later, Mulder." She says, smiling and turning around to walk away. Mulder grabs her wrist.
"Scully." He says, pulling her towards him."Call me, okay? Call me if anything is wrong or something like that."
"I will."
He presses a soft kiss to her forehead. "See you later, Scully." He says and and a few seconds later Scully hears the door being closed.
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