Title: A Phone Call to Scully
Author: Erin M. Blair
E-Mail: eblair@sonic.net
Classification: SRA--Story, Romance, Angst
Content: Mulder/Scully Romance. Mulder POV.
Spoilers: Milagro. Small spoilers for Irresistible and Never Again.
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Disclaimer: They're not mine. Chris Carter owns them.

Summary: Mulder calls to see if Scully's all right. Is she?

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A PHONE CALL TO SCULLY
Written by: Erin M. Blair
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After Scully left my apartment, I waited until enough time for her to go home. I hope she's all right, but was she really?

When I saw her bleeding on my floor, I could feel my heart racing as I feared for the worst. As I reached for her, she grabbed me for fear that I was the killer.

She told me later that the hooded stranger had almost killed her by trying to take out her heart.

Then she realized who I was. She reached for me and we embraced. I saw the tears staining her cheeks, and I comforted her by kissing her auburn hair.

I have to admit that I was surprised to see her cry. She always holds her emotions in check. I know that she's afraid to tell me how she felt.

As I held her in my arms, my mind replayed what happened in the Donnie Phaster case. After she was rescued, she didn't hold her emotions in as she cried in my embrace.

She let me in that day, but after that, she never let me in. She always held her emotions in check, and I never know how she felt.

I hope its different this time.

Philip Padgett said that "Agent Scully's already in love" but he didn't say who. Who's the lucky man, Scully? Am I the one?

Why do you hold your emotions in? Are you afraid to tell me how much you love me?

What are you afraid of? Are you afraid that I might debunk your love for me?

I would never do that to you, Scully, as you mean the world to me.

I looked down at my watch, and I knew that I allowed enough time for her to go to her Georgetown apartment. I reached for my phone, and dialed her phone number. I waited for a few rings, and then heard her low voice saying, "Scully."

"It's me. I just wanted to make sure that you arrived home safely," I said. I wanted her to let me know that I don't have to worry.

"I'm fine, Mulder."

For once, I knew that she wasn't. She suffered a horrible ordeal in my apartment. I heard her cries. She wasn't fine.

Far from it.

"Are you sure? Are you really fine?"

"Mulder, I appreciate your concern but I'm all right. Really."

"If you say so..."

"Mulder, I'm alive. That's what matters, doesn't it?"

I know that she was trying to reassure me, but it's not working. "Yes, it does," I said with a sigh. "Scully?"

"What's wrong, Mulder?"

"Who's the lucky guy?" I asked. I couldn't help it. I wanted to know who's the guy that she's in love with.

She was silent for a few seconds and then she spoke. "Mulder, you're not jealous."

"I just wanted to know. Does he know?"

"I hope so."

"That doesn't tell me anything, Scully. Does he love you?"

"Well, I'm not sure. Sometimes, I think that he does, but then I found out that he had this ex-girlfriend that he still has feelings for."

"Maybe he's afraid of how he feels towards you? Maybe he's not sure how he feels because you never bring him in?"

"I do try. It's just I'm scared."

"Scully, you should let him in."

I could hear her sigh. There was a long pause before I heard her voice again. "Mulder, I want to except that I need to know how you feel."

"How I feel?" I asked in a shocked manner. Was I the guy? "Am I the lucky man?"

"Of course you are!" Scully exclaimed as she sighed. "Who else would it be? I haven't seen hardly anyone."

"What about Ed Jerse?"

"That psycho? You know me better than that," Scully said as she paused. She drew a deep breath and then continued. "Mulder, do you want to know the reason why I even dated him?"

I whispered. "Yes."

When she answered, her voice was lower. I knew she wanted to assure me of her love for me. "The only reason why I had even went with him was that he sort of looked like you. Ed was just a poor replacement for you. I wanted you."

"You wanted me then?"

"Yes. I still want you, Mulder, if you have me."

"Of course, I'll have you. I'll always have you."


End of Story

Author's Notes: When I watched the end of "Milagro," I couldn't help noticing the similarities to the end of "Irresistible" when Mulder comforted Scully. I also noted that was the last time that she had actually broke down in front of Mulder. All of these notices inspired me to write this short post ep for Milagro.

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