Mulder, sitting on the couch in Scully's living room. Very similar to the scene from "Small Potatoes." William is in his bassinet, which is placed next to the couch at the end where Mulder is sitting. There is a bottle of wine on the coffee table and two wine glasses. There are candles lighted on the table, too. Scully enters from behind the couch and pauses a bit to take the scene before her in. She likes what she sees, but is still taken by surprise at the reality of it all. She sits down next to Mulder.
SCULLY
So, what's the occasion? (Looking at the wine and candles.)
MULDER
Well, seeing as it's the end, and all, I thought...
SCULLY
The end, of what Mulder?
MULDER
Well, uh...The first part? Us, Scully. The end of the first part of us.
SCULLY
Nine years is a long first part, Mulder. (Mulder pours wine into the glasses, picks them up and hands one to Scully. She smiles. They touch their glasses together in a silent toast, and then each take a sip.)
MULDER
Did it seem long to you, Scully? It didn't to me. (William is heard crying from the bassinet. Mulder sets his glass down and gets up and takes him from his bassinet, returning to his spot on the couch. He rocks William a few seconds, and the crying subsides.)
SCULLY
(Looking at the two of them with pure love in her eyes.) No. It didn't seem long. I suppose you could say it flew, when it wasn't disappearing.
MULDER
Grinning) Why, Scully, are you positing that time can disappear?
SCULLY
Possibly.
MULDER
William, you're a witness.
SCULLY
Mulder, he's asleep.
MULDER
Doesn't matter; I believe he heard you. (Mulder gets up and puts William back into the bassinet. Music is playing now in the background. Mulder returns to the couch and sits down next to Scully.)
MULDER
Funny, the things that have come to be, that once, I never would have believed.
SCULLY
There was definitely a time that I thought we'd never be here.
MULDER
But we are. (He leans in closer to Scully's face.)
SCULLY
Yes. (They are looking at each other now, the same way they had so long ago in the hallway. Mulder leans down and kisses Scully on the lips. She kisses him back, and they continue, passionately, for a few seconds. They finally break, and Mulder stands up. He extends his hand to Scully. She rises from the couch and takes it and is now in his arms. The scene is reminiscent of their dance from "Post-Modern Prometheus," except for they are really slow dancing as opposed to the slow-motion dancing from that episode. The camera pulls back and the scene fades to black.)
(The sound of someone knocking on a door.)
MULDER VOICEOVER
Sorry, nobody down here but the FBI's most unwanted.
SCULLY VOICEOVER
Agent Mulder. I'm Dana Scully, I've been assigned to work with you.
MUSIC
The first six notes of The X-Files Theme.
~ End ~
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Note: This was predicated on Mulder being there prior to the last scene, since at the time it wasn't known whether David Duchovny would be back for more than a cameo.