TITLE: You Healed My Heart AUTHOR: Erin M. Blair E-MAIL: eblair@sonic.net CLASSIFICATION/CATEGORY: SRA--Story, Romance, Angst CONTENT: Mulder/Scully Romance RATING: PG DISTRIBUTION/ARCHIVE STATEMENT: OK to Gossamer, Ephemeral, After the Fact, etc. AWARD ELIGIBILITY: Spookys 2004 SPOILERS: The End SETTING: Season Five DATE: This story was started on February 18, 2004. The draft was finally finished on March 18, 2004. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Thanks to Jen for beta reading for me. DISCLAIMER: Mulder and Scully belong to Chris Carter. SUMMARY: Mulder tells Scully the time when his heart was broken by Diana Fowley, and then a truth will be revealed. *This was written for Haven's Heartbreak Challenge.* ------------------------------------ You Healed My Heart Written by: Erin M. Blair ------------------------------------ "Mulder, will you please tell me about Diana Fowley?" "Scully, it was a long time ago..." "Level with me, Mulder. Was she your 'chickadee' -- that's how the Lone Gunmen phrased it." "You...went to the Lone Gunmen?" "They were surprised to see me there, too." "I bet they were. They're used to seeing me standing there. About Diana..." "Why do you call each other by your first names anyway? It bugs me." "She insisted on it. She only did it to bug me." "Were you in love with her? Does this mean she has your heart?" "God, Scully, no. Absolutely not. Not anymore. She broke my heart. We were partners in every sense of the word...back in 1991. She left me to take a counter-terrorism position in Europe. I never saw her again until now. She devastated me, Scully. Like Phoebe, she stomped on my heart until it shattered. I told myself that I wouldn't let myself fall for another woman...especially an FBI agent. That's why I wanted to build an entire wall around my heart, to make sure it would never be broken again. You know what, Scully...." "What?" "You walked into my life." "Oh." "When I saw you, I knew there would be no one else in my life. You're the one I trust with my life and my heart. I love you, Scully." "Mulder... I...I don't know what to say. I thought you didn't want me around, that you wanted someone with your own ...beliefs." "Scully, I don't want a partner that would agree with everything I say. What fun would that be? I like our partnership. It has even kept me alive a lot longer than I would have been with Diana Fowley." "It has?" "Yes. Do you remember the time when I ditched you to follow that Bounty Hunter? I would have died there if it wasn't for you. You saved me, Scully, in more ways than one. When you were abducted, I realized that I had fallen deeply in love with you. There will never be another person after you, for you healed my heart. You protected me, love me, and saved me. You healed my heart, Scully, in more ways than one." "Mulder?" "What?" "You healed my heart, too." "I know, Scully." "Mulder?" "Will you kiss me?" "Always." -- the end -- Feedback: Yes, please! Send to: eblair@sonic.net Author's Notes: This story was written for Haven's Heartbreak in 1000 Words or less. It's for any character telling another character about a time when they got their hearts broken. It can be of any rating, any POV. However, this story went through several revisions and it went past the deadline. :) I enjoyed writing this story and I hope you did as well. If you have any questions whatsoever, please don't hesitate to e-mail me.