Apology
Prompt: #007 Sorrow
Notes: Written for FictionNET
"Scully! I'm so sorry!" Mulder whispered, dropping his head in shame. He couldn't bring himself to look her in the eye. Not after what he had just done.
"I don't know if I can accept that," came the icy reply. Scully had put her computer trust in Mulder and he had betrayed that. Why should she forgive him after that? It didn't feel right.
Neither did the lump of guilt that had stuck in Scully's throat. She knew that she wasn't to blame – that it was all Mulder's fault – but still, she couldn't make the feeling go away. It wouldn't budge.
Mulder finally found the courage to look up at his partner. For a moment, there was an awkward silence as they stared at each other; Scully's intense blue eyes piercing Mulder's brown ones.
"I really am sorry, Scully," Mulder finally said, apologetically. "I don't know what came over me."
Scully nodded, feeling some of the anger drain away. "Okay, then I forgive you," she said quietly. "On one condition."
"Yes?" Mulder raised an eyebrow, hopefully.
"Next time you decide to come over unannounced while I'm in the shower, have the decency to knock before you come in."