The Truth is Out There--Scene 34 from XF3
by Lolabeegood

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

Rating: R
Categories: S, R
Keywords: Mulder/Scully romance, Post-IWTB
Spoilers: IWTB
Summary:  The truth is something Mulder & Scully may have to 
pay a steep price for.

Author's Notes: 

Ever since I watched IWTB I have thought of the ideal way to 
start and storyline a third movie.  So, after much thought and 
deliberation I have a series of scenes that I have written for 
the third XF movie.  The scenes will not necessarily run right 
after each other but they are in sequence.  They are more like 
scenes I would like to see in the XF3 that develop character, 
tie loose ends, and add plot interest.  

I do not own the characters and I don't make any money from 
this.

Enjoy!

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It was 3 am and Mulder was covered with oil and grease but the 
car was running.  He opened the trunk of the Corolla and rifled 
through the bags of clothing trying to locate some fresh blue 
jeans and a clean shirt.  

Not only had he secured a car but he had packed the trunk with 
fake ID, clothes, and some traveling essentials.  This was, 
after all, their second fresh start car, waiting for them 
whenever they needed it.   

The other car they had used, when they went on the run many 
years ago, along with the James and Carla Morgan ID's.  Back 
then he had liked being called James when they were in 
public; it was his little secret with her.  Now, he glanced 
at the new ID's of Bradley and Sarah Foster and winced at 
being called Brad whenever they were out in public.  

Unfortunately, he had just packed for himself and Scully, 
their son would need some new clothes as well.  They would 
need to stop somewhere and get him a few things.  As he 
rifled though the Target bags he realized that Scully may 
not like the 9 year old, out-dated clothing, he had bought 
for her at the time.  His grasp of women's clothing had 
been mediocre at best; she probably wouldn't have liked 
his choices back then either.  But then, he thought, she 
would just be happy with some clothes to wear.

He stripped out of his greasy clothes and ripped the tags 
off the jeans and shirt before he pulled them onto his body.  
He made a few trips back and forth between the two cars 
packing up the Corolla with all their things.  Scully and 
Patrick were both down for the count and were not disturbed 
by his meanderings.  When he was satisfied that they were 
ready to go he went to gather his first passenger.

"Patrick?" he whispered softly.

The young boy didn't move.

Mulder smiled down at him and decided to just move him to 
the backseat of the waiting vehicle.  He reached down and 
shoved his one arm under his knees while he secured his 
torso with the other arm.  He pulled into a standing 
position and adjusted Patrick's weight so he could walk 
better.

"Mulder?" Patrick asked groggily. 

"Yeah, it's me" he smiled down at him "I'm just moving you 
into our new car.  You keep sleeping."

Patrick tried to open his eyes but found it difficult.  He 
let his head loll back against Mulder's shoulder. 

Mulder walked him over to the awaiting car and carefully 
placed him along the back seat.  He pulled the blanket up 
around him and put his balled up jacket under Patrick's 
head.  He patted the young man on the shoulder and went 
to move away.

"Thanks" Patrick said as he yawned.

Mulder smiled down at him "Go back to sleep, son."

Patrick curled up some more and tucked his hands under the 
warm jacket.  

Mulder rose to a standing position and looked over at Scully 
fast asleep in John Doggett's car.  "One down, one to go" 
he mumbled to himself.

He approached the car and decided it was best not to even 
wake her. He opened the door and scooped her up into his 
arms and carried her to the awaiting Corolla.  She stirred 
once in the air, saw it was him, smiled and softened 
into his embrace.  

"I never did carry you over any threshold's Scully" he 
Mumbled.

"So, now you're making up for it?" she murmured.

"Well, you've always said you liked romantic gestures" 
he smiled down at her.

"That I do" she smiled to herself "Where's William?"

"Already in the new car" he smiled at her using their 
son's original name "and fast asleep."

"Good" she murmured "he's had a long few days."

"We all have" Mulder mumbled as he placed her on the 
passenger seat. 

"Um, thanks Mulder" she said under sleepy eyes as she 
adjusted herself in the seat.

"Anything for you" he smiled at her and reached to do up 
her seatbelt.

As he leaned across her she moved forward to nuzzle his 
neck and give it a soft kiss "I love you" she whispered.

He stayed frozen there.  Allowing the brief connection, the 
feeling of electricity coursing through his veins, to wash 
over him.  He closed his eyes, and thought of all the times 
her touch had meant so much to him, all the times it had 
both comforted and excited him.   How, after all these 
years, she could reach the very depths of him with such a 
simple, yet intimate, gesture.  

"I love you too" he smiled and turned to kiss her on the 
lips before he reached to snap the belt in the buckle.

As he snapped the clasp in place his eyes caught those of 
Patrick staring at him from his spot curled up on the back 
seat.  Mulder was stunned to find his son awake.  Patrick 
looked up at him and smiled a soft, knowing, smile and 
then closed his eyes again.  Mulder watched him for a 
moment, unsure as to whether he should say something, or 
just leave what Patrick had witnessed alone.  He decided 
that a child seeing his parents share words of love and 
soft kisses was not going to send Patrick off the deep end, 
after everything he had been through.  He looked over at 
Scully who was falling asleep again and raised himself 
out of the car and shut the door.  

It was going to be a long drive and they needed to keep 
moving.  He backed Doggett's car into the storage locker 
and set the security system.  Mulder maneuvered the car 
out of the storage facility and went to get onto the 
Interstate again.  They had 7 hours of driving ahead of 
them.  He hoped John Doggett would be able to meet them 
and give them the information they needed to get William 
out of this mess and go on with their lives, together.  

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The end of scene 34