Author's Note:
This chapter should be more fun for me to write like chapter three! Thanks to all my readers for sticking around! Your reviews help me to keep improving. I greatly appreciate your support! And I will definitely add in all of your suggestions. The lyrics are Distance by Christin Perri. I felt that they fit perfectly for this chapter.
The sun is filling up the room
And I can hear you dreaming
Do you feel the way I do right now?
I wish we would just give up
Cause the best part is falling
Call it anything but love
And I will make sure to keep my distance
Say, "I love you," when you're not listening
And how long can we keep this up, up, up?
Please don't stand so close to me
I'm having trouble breathing
I'm afraid of what you'll see right now
I give you everything I am
All my broken heart beats
Until I know you'll understand
And I keep waiting
For you to take me
You keep waiting
To save what we have
So I'll make sure to keep my distance
Say, "I love you," when you're not listening
How long 'til we call this love, love, love?
Scully tossed and turned all night, having the same recurring dream about being stuck in a cabin with Mulder. And she wasn't sure if they were memories or just dreams. Moments of her and Mulder yelling at each other flashed by as she slept. But the dreams always ended the same, with her calling out for Mulder as he sat next to her body, crying. And every time she woke up and went back to sleep, something new was added to the dream. And just as Mulder said, "Scully, I'm going to kiss you now", she woke up. What did that even mean?
That next morning Scully walked in to see Mulder sitting at the kitchen table with eggs, bacon, toast, orange juice, and coffee with two plates and two cups. She smiled and sat down next to Mulder.
"Good morning sleepy head." Mulder briefly eyed her up and down. God, she was so sexy in the mornings. But he couldn't tell her, not until she remembered.
"Good morning. What's all this?" Scully raised an eyebrow.
"I didn't know what you'd want, so I made options." Mulder proudly displayed his breakfast of champions.
"Ah, I see. You didn't have to do all of that. But, thank you kindly." Scully smiled warmly.
"I also took the liberty of cleaning up my mess." Mulder winked.
Scully smiled and stared at Mulder for a long moment.
"What?" Mulder eyed her from an angle sheepishly.
"Nothing. I just had some weird dreams last night." Scully shook the thought from her head.
"Oh?" Mulder perked up.
"Yeah, it's nothing. Just a dream." Scully stared at her hands.
"A memory, perhaps?" Mulder took a shot in the dark.
"I don't know. It was just bits and pieces of being at the cabin and the hospital. Not really much of a memory." Scully shrugged and took a bite of toast.
Mulder frowned and sighed. "Oh."
Scully eyed Mulder suspiciously. "Mulder."
"Yeah?" He took a swig of coffee, deep in thought.
"Is there something that I should know?" Scully eyed Mulder intensely.
"Nope." He looked away like a kid caught with their hand in a cookie jar.
"Uh-huh." Scully crossed her arms and leaned back in the chair.
Mulder awkwardly looked at his watch and stood up. "Finish eating so we can go." He placed his cup and plate in the sink.
Scully raised an eyebrow. "Go where?" She looked at the back of him, puzzled.
"It's a surprise." Mulder turned around and smirked, leaning up against the counter.
"Oh really?" Scully looked Mulder up and down for a long moment. She didn't know what Mulder was up to, but she decided she was just going to go with it. He was extremely adorable in his pajamas, so she had a hard time saying no to him right now.
45 minutes later
Scully showered first and got dressed while she was waiting for Mulder to shower. She couldn't help but smile as she listened to Mulder humming in the bathroom. Suddenly an image of Mulder naked flashed through her head. She had absolutely no idea where it came from, considering she was pretty sure she had never seen Mulder naked before, at least not purposefully.
Just then, Mulder walked out of her bathroom butt naked, which caused Scully to gasp and fall back over the bed. "Mulder!" She covered her mouth.
"What?" Mulder looked at Scully completely clueless. That was until he quickly remembered that Scully doesn't remember them making love, so of course he shouldn't be naked right now. Idiot! Mulder inwardly kicked himself and covered his crotch. "Sorry! I wasn't thinking." He ran back into the bathroom sheepishly.
Scully stood there for a moment, dazed and confused. Why the hell did he just do that?!
20 minutes later
Mulder and Scully remained completely silent in the car ride to Mulder's secret destination. Mulder was having such a hard time adjusting to things being back to the way they were before the cabin incident. He kept opening his mouth to speak, but then deciding it was best to just not talk about it.
Scully awkwardly looked out the window, still trying to process what Mulder had done so carelessly. Almost as if it wasn't supposed to be so shocking for them both. What the heck was her brain trying to tell her? Something just felt off.
Mulder finally pulled up to his secret destination, which turned out to be an abandoned carnival park. He turned off the car and sighed contently.
Scully looked at Mulder puzzled. "Where are we?" She looked around bewildered.
Mulder paused for a moment. "Well, years ago I remember you telling me one time that you used to love to visit abandoned places as a kid. Especially theme parks." He searched her eyes for a long moment.
Scully smiled. "I remember. But why did you take me right this very minute?"
Mulder sighed. "Because I figured, you've had a rough couple of weeks. And I don't know, maybe this place would bring back fond "memories", and we could just explore and unwind, since we are off this whole week. I mean, we can leave if you don't-"
"Mulder. It's perfect. I love it. Thank you." She beamed.
Mulder smiled and nodded. "I know it's still kind of chilly because it's February, but since we are having a warmer than usual season, I figured it wouldn't hurt." He hoped that spending some quality time with Scully would help jog her memory. And he figured that being somewhere she was comfortable at would relax her enough to open up to him. He wanted to talk to her so bad, but he just couldn't. Not yet.
Mulder got out of the car and pulled a picnic basket out of the back seat. "I also brought us some lunch for later." He smirked.
Scully smiled wide and stepped out of the car, looking around. "This is so great, Mulder. It's beautiful. And so quiet here."
"That's not the best part. The rides actually still work." Mulder beamed.
"Really? There's power?" Scully squeaked with excitement.
"Yeah. This place just isn't used anymore because the owner passed away a few years ago. And it hasn't been used ever since. It all runs off of a generator." Mulder explained.
Scully smiled at Mulder. "Well, come on. Let's go check it out."
Mulder and Scully walked around the little abandoned theme park, talking and laughing more than they ever had before. Mulder eventually found a good spot to sit and pulled a blanket out of the basket, laying it on the ground. He motioned for Scully to sit down next to him and they dug in to the lunchmeat, cheese, and bread.
"Mulder?" Scully asked before taking a bite of bread.
"Yeah?" Mulder replied with a mouthful of lunchmeat.
"What exactly happened at the cabin?" She asked curiously.
Mulder paused. "What do you mean?"
"I mean; I keep feeling like I'm missing something. How long were we stranded?" Scully eyed Mulder.
"Umm, pretty much overnight." Mulder replied, avoiding eye contact.
"Hmm. It's weird that I can't remember any of it." Scully shrugged.
Mulder frowned. "Yeah."
20 minutes later
Mulder and Scully finished their lunch and walked around the park some more. Time seemed to speed up unnoticed as they slowly stopped at each ride and booth to explore. They eventually reached the Ferris Wheel at the end of the park.
"Does it work?" Scully looked up, amazed.
"Not this one no. I mean, the lights on it work, but it doesn't move." Mulder explained.
"Oh." Scully shot Mulder a mischievous look. "Let's climb it." Scully grinned.
Mulder chuckled in complete shock and amusement. "Whaaat? Dana Scully wants to do something dangerous and spontaneous? Who are you?" Mulder teased.
They both slowly and carefully climbed the bars, until they reached the top cart. Mulder slid into the seat and held out his hand for Scully to join him. The sun was starting to set, as they sat there in complete awe.
"This is amazing." Mulder grinned.
Scully nervously looked down and winced. "Are we going to be able to get back down?"
Mulder chuckled. "Hey, you were the one that had the genius idea to relive your teen years."
Scully nudged Mulder's arm and giggled. "Man, I do feel like a 16-year-old girl again, lately." A brief memory flashed into Scully's mind, almost like dejavu, as if she had thought that thought recently before this.
At that moment, Mulder decided he needed to tell Scully now. Because he figured that if he didn't, she would resent him for keeping it from her later on. "Hey Scully, listen, I think I should probably tell you what happened at the cabin." He sighed and ran his fingers through his hair.
"Okay?" Scully waited for an explanation, but was still completely mesmerized with the view.
Mulder opened his mouth to speak but they were both suddenly interrupted with the loud crash of thunder and light rain beginning to drizzle. Perfect.
"Oh no! We should probably get down and go back to the car. It's probably going to get colder now." Scully squealed and shivered slightly.
20 minutes later
On the drive back to Scully's apartment, Mulder sat there in silence, with a crinkled forehead. And now that he was rudely interrupted by mother nature, he was suddenly rethinking telling Scully tonight. He would just do it tomorrow.
Mulder and Scully eventually reached Scully's apartment, and they quickly ran inside from the rain. Once they got in the door, Mulder silently plopped down onto the couch. "I didn't know it was going to rain." He sighed.
Scully plopped down next to Mulder. "It's okay. It was still really fun. I had a good time, Mulder." Scully eyed Mulder, but he didn't respond nor acknowledge her comment. She was starting to worry about Mulder. He was acting strange and she couldn't help but think that he was hiding something from her. It kind of bummed her out, because she felt like her brain and heart were trying to tell her something. She had hoped that Mulder's little secret surprise would have resulted in something intimate, based on the way he was acting, and the way she felt about him. But it didn't, and she was slightly disappointed. Something at that cabin definitely changed things for them, but she couldn't figure out exactly how. The past several weeks were a complete blur to her, almost like a dream that she couldn't quite remember. Scully yawned and rubbed her eyes. "Man, I'm already tuckered out. I might go to sleep soon."
Mulder nodded in silence and stared at his feet.
"You okay, Mulder?" Scully eyed him, concerned.
F*cking fantastic. "Oh, yeah, I'm fine. I'm just really tired also. It was a long week."
Scully yawned again and stood up. "Maybe we can do something fun tomorrow also." Scully smiled. "I'm going to go get some sleep, Mulder. I will see you in the morning, bright and early? Oh wait, wasn't there something you wanted to talk about?"
Mulder shook his head and sighed. "It can wait. Sweet dreams, Scully." He forced a smile. He watched Scully walk into her bedroom and shut the door. This was complete torture. He didn't want to make such a big deal out of things, but he felt worse than he did a few days ago when he and Scully got into that heated argument. He sighed and turned on the TV.
Three hours later
Scully dreamt of Mulder again. Images flashed in her mind of her and Mulder making love. Mulder was slowly running his hands down her body as she moaned and whimpered. Skin on skin, lips on lips. Limbs tangled in limbs. Scully forced herself awake and sat up in her bed, gasping for breath. She sat there for a moment as all of her memories of that night came flooding back all at once. "Oh my god." She blinked and shot out of bed like a rocket. She had to go to Mulder. She tiptoed in the dark to where Mulder was laying on the couch and stood over him.
Scully sat down at the edge of the couch and placed her hand on his chest. But even though she wanted to talk to him about things now, she wanted to feel things even more. Talking could wait.
Mulder groggily opened his eyes and sat up in the dark. "Scully-" He looked at her confused as she placed her finger on his lips.
"Shhh." Scully softly whispered and stared at Mulder, saying nothing.
Mulder opened his mouth to speak again, but Scully surprised him with a soft kiss on his lips. Mulder's heart skipped a beat. "You remember." He whispered into her mouth.
"I remember." She whispered back.
Mulder sat there in silence and swallowed hard as Scully straddled his lap.
Scully placed her hands on Mulder's face and leaned in so that their foreheads were lightly touching. "Mulder, why didn't you say something?" She whispered.
Mulder blinked and wrapped his arms around Scully's waist. "I—I didn't want to ruin things. You couldn't remember, and I— "
"I'm sorry that I couldn't remember, Mulder." Scully's eyes filled with tears. She couldn't believe that Mulder never said anything and she realized how hurt he must have felt the entire time. "You didn't have to keep it from me. Whatever I couldn't remember had already happened. I already had those feelings to begin with. That wouldn't have changed and never will." Scully smiled.
"I love you." Mulder smiled and lightly rubbed his nose against Scully's nose.
Scully closed her eyes. "I love you too." And with that Scully aggressively lunged at Mulder and pulled him into a passionate kiss.
Mulder groaned as he kissed Scully back aggressively. And after several moments, Mulder broke the kiss just long enough to pick Scully up and carry her to the bedroom. "Let's do this the right way." And he slammed the door behind them.
The next morning
Mulder woke to an empty bed and the sound of laughter in the living room. He groggily got up and left the room to investigate. To his surprise, Scully and Tracy were sitting on the couch drinking coffee and talking.
"Fox! Hey buddy!" Tracy smiled.
Mulder smirked. "What the heck are you doing here?" He glanced at a grinning Scully.
"I called her. I thought it was a good day for all of us to hang out so that Tracy and I could get to know each other better." Scully smirked at Tracy.
Mulder glanced at Scully suspiciously. "Is that so?"
"Yeah, Dana called me this morning and explained everything." Tracy grinned mischievously.
Mulder blinked in disbelief.
"Yup, I called her and apologized for never hanging with the two of you. But it turns out that you already told her everything." Scully glared at Mulder playfully.
"Busted!" Tracy giggled. "Hey guys, it's okay. I'm extremely flattered that I was the subject of your big heated hilarious fight that lead to this now wonderful new friendship." She pointed at Scully.
"New friendship, huh?" Mulder playfully placed his hand over his heart as if wounded. "Ouch. My girlfriend steals my gal pal. But my gal pal better not steal my girlfriend. You've been warned." Mulder teased, pointing at Tracy.
"Girlfriend, huh?" Scully smiled at Mulder.
"Yes, of course you're my girlfriend." Mulder smirked.
"Ick. Too much, guys. Too much." Tracy teased."
And the room filled with laughter.
The End.
Author's Note:
Well, I think that's about it with this particular story! There isn't much else I can add without it becoming boring and drawn out too much. I hope you all liked it! I am currently conjuring up ideas for my next story, but I really want to put a lot of thought and time into the next one. So keep your eyes peeled for a new story in the next couple of weeks! Any ideas and suggestions are warmly welcomed! xoxo
P.S. I'm thinking that I might take a small break from long drama stories, and add a short funny one next. Since a lot of my viewers mentioned it. Then after that short break, I will be writing a longer one. Maybe close to 36K? I have a lot of ideas running through this brain of mine. :p