Title: Honesty at Last Author: FoxesLady Rating:G Classification: MSR Spoilers: The movie This is my first attempt at Fanfiction, or any kind of writing. Constructive criticism welcome, but please don't be too hard on me or I may never try another story again. After seeing the movie, I just had to write this story. There are spoilers in it. It is definitely for 'Shippers'. (MSR) Rated PG-13. I can't help it, I just love seeing M&S together over and over again in stories. But I have to agree it wouldn't be good for the show at this point. Someday though, when Chris Carter decides to end the show, I hope that he will allow these two characters to be together. It would make the ending of the show much easier to take. Last is my disclaimer: Everyone pretty much knows the X-files and the Characters in it belong to Chris Carter. No copyright infringement is intended. By: FoxesLady@aol.com Honesty At Last! It was a very warm night. All Special Agent Dana Scully wanted to do was to get home and put her feet up and enjoy a cold drink. Normality. Just to do something as normal and mun- dane as to rest in her favorite chair and sip a cold ice tea. To put on some soft music and take off her sticky blouse and heavy suit. Well, it felt heavy to her anyway. Everything was heavy. Especially her heart. The last couple of days had been a nightmare. Scully couldn't believe it was only a couple of days. It felt like weeks. What she had been through, now seemed like a dream. Why did these things always happen to her? Well, she guessed as long as she stayed with Mulder, she should become used to it. It looked like that might be a long time, considering that they had reopened the X-files and she had acknowledged her commitment to stay on with Mulder.
Right now she was very tired and very hot and didn't want to think about work, her ordeal or even about Mulder. She sat down heavily in her chair, put on the news and tried to concentrate on the normal things in life. She should call her mom. Maybe go and visit with her brother and his wife and kids. Ok... maybe she would think about Mulder just a little. Just as she was giving in to her thoughts there was a knock on her door. With all that had happened to her in the last few days she was just a little bit overly cautious, so that when she stepped toward the door she automatically reached for her gun and kept it by her side. "Who is it?", Scully called out. "Scully, It's me, can I come in?" She was a little surprised to hear Mulder's voice on the other side of the door. They had just left each other not too long ago in the park. " Sure, Mulder". Opening the door she added, "What is it Mulder? It's late, is something wrong?" He came in, still dressed in a suit, his tie pulled away from his neck. Scully locked the door behind them. Boy, she thought, I really am getting paranoid. "There are a few things I needed to talk to you about and I just couldn't wait until morning." Seeing the gun he added," If you mind, I'll come back tomorrow or you could just shoot me now." "Very funny, Mulder, I was just trying to cool off with a cold drink. Would you like one?" She put the gun down on the bookcase next to the door. "No, I'm fine for now, thanks." Too much polite conversation, she thought to herself , he seems very nervous about something. Where could this be leading? He was standing very close to her, they hadn't moved far from the door. She was getting concerned and her heart was picking up speed. He took hold, very gently, of both her arms and pulled her slightly closer to him. His eyes were dark as he looked right into her soul. "I wanted to apologize for putting you in so much danger. It seems to happen to us to often. Maybe the next time we won't be so lucky. "Mulder, this is the nature of our jobs. We face danger every day. We're FBI agents. You didn't put me in danger. It was my job to be there, to help you out, you're my partner. I thought we discussed this before. You can't always protect me." "I know I can't, but you can't fault me for trying." He was still holding her tighter than she thought he should be, so she put her hands along his forearms to draw his attention from what he was doing. He still didn't stop holding her arms. They stood looking at each other for another long moment. "Scully, do you remember where we were just before that damn bee stung you?" She did remember but what did he want from her. "Yes," she finally spoke so softly he could barely hear her. He bent down and kissed her on the head very gently. He kept his lips on her forehead for a few seconds and then lifted her chin with his finger to bring her face up to look into her eyes again. "I know it wasn't my imagination, Scully. What I felt at that moment before the bee stung you, I know you were feeling the same. Tell me I'm wrong Scully and I'll let you go and we won't mention it again." His voice was so low and deep. It was sending shock waves through her body. She could barely breathe. He was still looking at her. She reached a hand up behind his neck and brought his face down close to hers. Their lips brushed against one another. "There's no bee to come between us now." She managed to breathe at him. He pulled her to him hard and brought his lips down to envelope hers. It was very tender but with all the passion of two people deprived of one another for too long. It seemed to last forever. Her hand caressed the side of his face. Neither one of them wanted to be the first to pull away. They held on to each other like they had, only a few short days ago, when they thought they were going to die in the freezing snow of Antarctica. They finally slowed down and broke apart. "Wow!" was all Mulder could get out of his mouth his eyes red and a little moist, with a slight grin he said, "We definitely should have done that a long time ago. Damn bee." " I was hurting so bad when I told you I was quitting. I never realized how much my words were affecting you. I'm sorry, Mulder. I really thought it was all for the best. I care for you so much." "Scully, when you told me you were quitting, it nearly tore my heart out. Nothing mattered anymore, except wanting you to stay with me. That's why I had to try and talk you into continuing with the X-files. Not for Them, Scully, but for me. Because I wouldn't have wanted to go on without you. I have to be honest with you, I don't just care for you, I love you. More than anything or anyone on this earth. That's why I had to find you no matter what. I didn't care if I died trying. I was dead anyway if you were lost to me forever." Well that came out fast and heavy, he thought. What the hell was he thinking? Why did he tell her this? Maybe he wanted to scare her away from him so she would be safe. Or just maybe Spooky Mulder would get a break and win Scully's heart. He had to take the chance. He had to know how she felt. The look was there between them when they were interrupted by the bee and there was proof in the kiss they just shared. But why doesn't she say something, he thought, she was just staring at him. "Mulder, I'm so overwhelmed by what you just said to me." Both hands went to his face. She needed to touch him. He put his arms around her waist. "Sometimes you just need to lighten up, Scully." "But Mulder this is serious stuff...." His face was coming down toward her. "Shut up Scully and kiss me again." She did and with as much passion as the first. "Was that ok with you, Mulder?" She teased, when they drew apart. "Perfect. I wouldn't change a thing." "You know, Mulder, how could you not know my feelings for you. After all we have been through for the last 5 years and especially the last few days, it's not easy to 'lighten up', as you put it. The only thing that I'm completely sure of right now, is that I want us to be partners again. We still have alot of work to do. The X-files are going to be around for a long time, especially if I have anything to do with it." She was smiling at him now. He held her tighter. " Oh, and by the way, remember when we were trying to escape and I said to you, 'I had you', well I haven't had you yet, but I'd like to change that fact." The End I'm hoping to write a sequel-Let me know if I should! :)