TITLE: Are You OK?
AUTHOR: Erin M. Blair
E-MAIL: eblair@sonic.net
CLASSIFICATION/CATEGORY: SRA--Story, Romance, Angst
CONTENT: Mulder/Scully UST
RATING: PG
DISTRIBUTION/ARCHIVE STATEMENT: OK to Gossamer,
Ephemeral, After the Fact, MSRfanfic Cheerleaders Archive,
and etc. 
SPOILERS: Kill Switch
SETTING: Season Five
DATE: First draft was written on September 30, 2003. This 
was rewritten and edited several times until a final draft 
was finalized on March 23, 2004. 
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Thanks to Jen for beta reading
this story.
DISCLAIMER: Mulder and Scully belong to Chris Carter
SUMMARY: Scully checks on Mulder after he's having
nightmares.

*Written originally for After the Fact's Kill Switch Challenge,
but released for Beyond the Sea's Post Episode Challenge *
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Are You OK?
Written by: Erin M. Blair
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Mulder was having nightmares after being 
trapped in the artificial intelligence mobile
home.  His hand was burned slightly and 
was still in pain. When he was there, 
Nurse Nancy told him they had amputated his
both arms. 

He froze, thinking about how horrible he felt. He
had been so relieved when Scully came in to beat
the crap out of Nurse Nancy.

He heard the phone ring - it was Scully. He
heard her low, throaty voice: "Mulder, it's me."

"I know," said Mulder.

"Are you OK? You looked like you were --"

Mulder interrupted Scully. "Oh, I was just
thinking of the case, Scully."

"It bothers you, doesn't it?"

Mulder sighed. "How did you know?"

"Lucky guess," said Scully. "I just knew
you'd be thinking about it. If you want to
talk about it - just let me know. Mulder, I
care about you. You know that, right?"

"Yes, I do, Scully. I...care about you, too."
He paused. "Thank you for caring for me."

"Just get better, Mulder. I want you to be
OK."

"I will, Scully."

They said their goodbyes and Mulder was still
holding the phone after she hung up. He was 
lucky to be alive, considering what happened
to Esther Nairn's lover, David.

More than lucky.

He was blessed to be with Scully. Her quick
thinking had saved his life and he knew how much
he loved her. 

-- the end --


Feedback: Yes, please. Send 
to: eblair@sonic.net


Author's Notes:

This story was originally written for After the 
Fact's Kill Switch post ep challenge, but I 
missed that week's deadline. I worked on it
for months, but I decided to finally release it
in time for the Beyond The Sea's Post Episode
Challenge.  

I hope you enjoyed this story as much as I 
had writing it.