TITLE: Loneliness of My Heart AUTHOR: Erin Blair E-MAIL: eblair@sonic.net CLASSIFICATION/CATEGORY: SRA--Story, Romance, Angst CONTENT: Mulder/Scully Romance RATING: R DISTRIBUTION/ARCHIVE STATEMENT: OK to Gossamer, Ephemeral, EMXC, After the Fact, etc. AWARD ELIGIBILITY: Spookys 2004 SPOILERS: Tithonus SETTING: Season 6 DATE: First draft was finished on January 29, 2004. This story was revised on February 3, 2004, and finalized on February 10, 2004. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Thanks to Jen for beta reading. DISCLAIMER: Mulder and Scully belong to Chris Carter. SUMMARY: Mulder and Scully discuss Scully's upcoming homecoming, but they end up talking about the day when they finally give in to their passion. **Written for the Haven's Talk to Me III Challenge. Challenge elements at the end of the story.** ------------------------------------ Loneliness of My Heart Written by: Erin M. Blair ------------------------------------ "What's wrong, Scully?" "Nothing's wrong, Mulder. It's just that I have a monstrous pain in my chest this morning." "Is it where you were injured?" "Yes, but I've been recovering nicely." "Are you sure?" "Yes, I'm positive. Mulder?" "Yes?" Thanks for the nice bouquet of red roses." "I wanted to cheer you up, Scully. When I saw you...being shot...by that lowly agent, I thought..." "Mulder..." "I was afraid, Scully. I was afraid that I was going to lose you. When you were in New York, I was thinking -- " "What?" "How I couldn't stand being apart from you. I was so lonely. I could feel the loneliness in my heart. I was so scared you might..." "That I might leave you? Mulder, you know how much our partnership means to me." "Scully..." "Congratulations, Mulder, I'm yours." "Really?" "After I get released from the hospital, I'll show you..." "Scully, are you talking dirty to me?" "Do you want me to?" "Oh, yes." "Do you remember when I was singing 'Joy to the World,' Mulder?" "I will never forget." "I'll make sweet love to you." "Scully..! What if a nurse walks in? You're still recovering!" "Mulder, let me finish. OK?" "All right. What will you be wearing?" "A diaphanous nightgown, Mulder." "Oh, wow..." "What will you be wearing?" "I'll be wearing that black T-shirt and jeans that I know you love. Over my shirt, I'll be wearing my jacket..." "Is that the black leather jacket you own?" "Yeah." "I'm going to love undressing you, Mulder." "I'm looking forward to see you in that nightgown. I guess we decided I'll be going to your apartment, Scully. I don't think my bed is comfortable for you..." "I'll need you to be with me after I'm sent home to recover. I'm looking forward to a night of wondrous making..." "Damn! That was close." "Oh, I know. The nurse was just making sure that I was all right." "I hope Kersh doesn't do anything to make us...adhere to stupid FBI schedules. I want to make sure everything will be...perfect for the both of us." "I know it's important for us. I want this night to happen, Mulder." "It will happen --- I promise you, Scully. This will be a night to remember. We painted a beautiful picture in the meantime." "I know, Mulder. It's what keeps me going. I didn't want to die. I didn't want to leave you." "You will never leave me, Scully." -- the end -- Feedback: Yes, please. Send to: eblair@sonic.net Author's Notes: This was written for the "Haven's Talk To Me in 700 words Challenge." The challenge elements for the 'Talk to Me in 700 words' are as follows: The story should be 700 words or less, and it must be all in dialogue. The story must take place during or after: Ice, Grotesque, How the Ghosts Stole Christmas, Humbug, Tithonus, The Field Where I Died, Kill Switch and Young at Heart. You must use ANY FIVE of the following words: sunshine, leather, congratulations, Bermuda onions, attic, roses, monstrous, schedule, snoring, and Diaphanous. It can be any rating, any POV, and any character. What I did was to set the story after 'Tithonus' because I'd never written a post episode for that ep and I thought it's about time. I picked the following five words: roses, monstrous, congratulations, diaphanous, and schedule.