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Chapter one- An unexpected conversation
Dana Scully was not having a good day already, she decided to stay in the hospital the night before to make sure that Christian was making progress ( he was, but not the best for his four week check up ).
That was not the case for her sour mood, or that the Nuns kept showing her their true feelings about Christian’s procedure every time they saw Dana, it wasn’t because of Mulder either.
In fact , her and Mulder were doing so much better ever since the case was settled and his charges were dropped. Mulder has spent the last month getting himself back to society and finding himself after being kept away hidden for almost seven years, Dana was truly happy for him, relieved that he was not spending all of his time in that office of his, and better yet, their relationship was blooming after having many serious discussions about them that they didn’t have due to their paranoia and personal fears. She was scared of leaving him to take the night shift, but he understood and assured her that he would be fine, that he might even spend time with her mother, which Maggie was more than willing to spend time with him and give Mulder that ‘Mother-in law love’ ( which Scully almost choked on her coffee when her mother said those exact words). They haven’t spoken of marriage, well, at least not her.
Scully kept feeling moody the rest of the day, by noon, she was sitting in her office finishing up some paperwork, while also finishing decorating her desk with pictures of her and Mulder, now that he was a free man , she wanted to have a piece of him with her in her office, just like he has a picture of her in his. She didn’t have any pictures before, fearing of the impossible and not wanting to take risks, but now she wanted to show the love of her life with pride.
“Excuse me, Dana, do you have a moment?” her colleague, Marie James, asked while leaning on the center of their shared office.
“Yeah,Marie, just give me a minute” Scully replied while closing the last folder of her paperwork. She looked up and saw Marie smiling at her but she looked like she was planning something.
Dana liked Marie, Marie was a good doctor and she respected and supported Dana with the procedure for Christian when the other doctors didn’t. Dana wouldn’t call Marie her ‘best-friend’ ( maybe because Dana’s closest and only best friend is her partner, and has been for a decade and still counting ) but Marie is the closest to a friend that she has here in the hospital, in this new environment she has been adapting to for the past almost two years.
“ Alright, is everything okay,Marie?” Dana asked while Marie immediately went to Dana’s desk and sat on the chair, surprising Dana with her sudden movements.
“ Yes, well actually, there’s something i’ve been meaning to ask you, but i haven’t been able to because-“ Marie averted her gaze from Dana and took a deep breath, “ how are you feeling?” Marie finally asked.
“Oh! well i’m alright, it’s just been a long day” Dana replied sincerely, she was surprised someone noticed her mood, usually she’s good at not showing it, except for someone, but he was at their home waiting for her.
“ Why do you ask? if you don’t mind” Dana asked Marie, she wasn’t trying to sound rude, but now she’s realizing that Marie has been acting quite strange lately especially around Dana, it reminded Dana of her brother, Charlie, who always observes and even knows what you’re going through without you even knowing it yourself.
“I- I was just curious Dana” Marie laughed and it calmed Dana just a bit, but Marie seemed like there was more she wanted to say.
“Marie, are you sure? you’ve been watching me like a hawk lately, not that I don’t appreciate it, I do, especially after supporting me with Christian’s procedure, and being there for me when the rest of the staff hasn’t even showed an ounce of respect and professionalism” Dana said softly, and Marie smiled at Dana.
“Well it’s just that I’m not sure how to ask you about your-well” Marie looked expectantly at Dana, but Dana was still confused by what was going on, “about my what?” Dana stopped smiling, suddenly she started feeling sick, but she didn’t understand why.
“Dana I consider you a friend, my only friend in this hospital if i’m being honest, and I just wanted to let you know that I’m here for you for whatever you need, and it doesn’t only include work” Marie said straight up forward and Dana felt touched by her honesty.
“Thank you Marie, I consider you a friend as well, but quite frankly, I don’t know what you’re trying to make me say” Dana said, but before Marie could even say anything , Dana felt goosebumps all over her body, and her vision started to get blurry to the point where she couldn’t see or hear anything and she fell on her desk, and everything went black.