Going Lunar--Part 4
by Lolabeegood

E-mail: lolabeegood@gmail.com
Distribution: Archive freely with my name attached

Rating: PG
Categories: S, R
Keywords: Mulder/Scully UST, Post Ep
Spoilers: Everything up to and including Max
Summary:  An apology of a different sort. 

Author's Notes: 

Just a little scene that has been working itself out in my 
head and I thought I'd put to paper. 

You might want to read the first 3 parts to see where I'm 
going with this one, but it still works on its own.  

I do not own the characters.  I do not make any money from 
this.

Enjoy!

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"I actually was thinking about, uh...this gift that you gave 
me for my birthday. You never got to tell me why you gave it 
to me or what it means... but I think I know. I think that 
you appreciate that there are extraordinary men and women 
and... extraordinary moments when history leaps forward on 
the backs of these individuals... that what can be imagined 
can be achieved... that you must dare to dream... but that 
there's no substitute for perseverance and hard work... and 
teamwork... because no one gets there alone... and that, while 
we commemorate the... the greatness of these events and the 
individuals who achieve them, we cannot forget the sacrifice 
of those who make these achievements and leaps possible." 
She sighs at the end of her speech.

"I just thought it was a pretty cool keychain." He counters

She chuckles at his joke and joins him as they walk off into 
the night together.  Instead of bee-lining it to the car and 
making a quick exit they decide to go for a stroll, something 
they rarely do on a case.

"Really, Mulder...did you buy it because it was cool?" she 
asks as they walk up the side of a dirt road.

"It's not cool?" he says in mock upset.

She bangs her shoulder against him, urging him to answer 
honestly.  

"Well, besides being the coolest gift..." he pauses for 
affect "it also made me think of all of the star gazing 
and moon watching we've been doing this past year."

"That we have," she smiles to herself.

"It made me think about how anything is possible and nothing 
is insurmountable."

"In terms of?' she asks the question that she could only ask 
in the dark.

"Us." He says as he takes her hand.

They walk hand in hand in silence for several minutes.  She 
loves the feel of his soft skin holding her and would love 
nothing more than to lean into his frame and feel his body 
close to hers as well.

She stops suddenly as her eyes catch the sliver of the moon 
in the sky.  He holds his position next to her and waits for 
an explanation.  He looks down at her, at her eyes glittering 
in the moonlight and the smile that's creeping across her face.  
He decides that there is no time like the present.

Leaning towards her frame he is mere inches from her lips.  
She turns her head slightly to acknowledge him, and the gleam 
in her eyes tells him he's welcome to come in for landing.  
His body twists slightly to get a better angle when suddenly 
they are alit with headlights on them. 

A noisy exhaust-fume spewing pickup truck makes it's ways towards 
them as Mulder pulls back and Scully suddenly becomes interested 
in the dirt at her feet.  The truck kicks up dirt as it drives 
and Mulder stands in front of Scully to shield her from as much 
dust as possible.  

After the truck passes and they are blanketed in darkness again, 
the moment is lost.  He watches as she sweeps dust off her top 
and looks in the direction their car is.  

"Ready to go home?" he asks as he extends his hand to her.

She takes his hand and smiles at him.  He twines his fingers in 
hers and glances back up at the moon as they walk.

"Is it waning?" he asks.

She looks up at the night sky with him.  "No, it's waxing.  
It's maturing, not fading." 

"I like that." He says as they stroll back to the car.



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The end of part 4