Trial of Times

Chapter 12 (Scully)

My heart was beating out of my chest like a thunderstorm. My breathes were staggered and few. I'm about to do something extremely insane and crazy, and I'm not nervous at all. I'm about to make the unspoken thing spoken. Deep breath, Dana. You love him, now show him! "Hey, Scully. It's late, and you probably should go to bed, so I'm going to head out. Good night, I'll see you bright and early." Mulder says as he sits up on the bed. I gently grab his shoulder to get him to stay and whisper "Mulder, wait.". I reach up and hug him, wrapping my arms around him tightly. "Thanks again for everything, Mulder. It was really sweet of you.". He rests his head on mine and returns the hug with just as much feeling as I had given it to him. Now or never!

Mulder started to reply "Scully you don't have to..." but I cut him off. I pulled his face down so that it was almost level with mine, and kissed him. He was completely caught off guard, but it didn't take him long to return the kiss. The first kiss usually wasn't like this one. It wasn't awkward or weird, it was tender, beautiful, and sweet. After awhile, we broke apart. "Scully, oh my god, woah. Even when you're kissing me you're still beautiful." Mulder smiled at me and pushed my hair behind my ears. "God I love you, Mulder." I cup my hands into his face and weakly smile up at him. "I love you too, Scully. And I don't think I'll ever stop." He smiled back at me and kissed me.

This time, we were both ready. This kiss was even more amazing than the last. Knowing that he loved me and I loved him made the moment so much sweeter. I gently pulled away, and pushed Mulder back down on the bed. He crawled up to where I was and hugged me. I hugged him back and ran my hand through his floppy hair. He laughed, and I kissed his cheek. We stayed like that for a long time, and eventually fell into a deep sleep together.

The Next Day
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After a long nights sleep, I opened my eyes. The sun creeped through the window, and slightly blinded me. I still had all of my clothes on from yesterday, and Mulder did too. Oh boy, Mulder was next to me. Everything was the same as it was last night. The covers were below us, and our arms intertwined. His head was on my shoulder, and he was still peacefully sleeping. I kissed his forehead, and got up out of bed. I walked over to my purse, grabbed my book, and went over to the small couch so I could read but not wake Mulder.

After about an hour, I heard Mulder move around on the bed. I looked at him and smiled.
"Morning, Scully." He rolled onto his side and smiled back. I walked over to the bed and laid down by him. "Good morning, Mulder." I yawned and fiddled with my hair. "Sorry about crashing at your place, we just kind of crashed didn't we." Mulder said apologetically. I tried very hard to keep my laugh internal while I replied "Mulder, you don't have to apologize. It was nice having you with me to keep me warm." .

We both got up to start our next day in Lexington at around 8:46 a.m. Mulder went back to his place to get changed and while I was getting ready for the day. I decided to wear something casual because I didn't want to get my work clothes dirty and have to take them to the dry cleaner once I got back home. I pulled out a pair of jeans and a grey tee shirt out of my suitcase, and slipped them on. I grabbed socks and a pair of running shoes to finish the outfit off. I applied a small amount of makeup while eating a banana and a pop tart. I had to look my best while not looking my best. Once I did everything I felt was needed, I grabbed my keys and headed to Mulder's.

I knocked on his door enthusiastically and he answered fairly quickly. Luckily, I wasn't the only one of us dressed casually. Mulder was wearing a pair of jeans and a white tee shirt. "Hello, lady. Ready for our new adventure?".
I giggled and shook my head in response. He gave me a goofy smile and stepped out of the room while locking the door behind him. He offered me his hand, and I gladly took it while walking towards Mulder's car. Mulder opened my door for me, and then went over to the drivers side of the car to start it.

"Where are we going today, Sculls?" Mulder asked as we pulled out of the motel parking lot. "I don't know, Mulder. Where do you want to go? I'll let you choose." I playfully poked him and he smiled.
"I think we should go see a race today. I'm feeling lucky, what about you, Scully?" Mulder put his free arm around me. I knew that a horse race wasn't the first thing he wanted to do, but I could tell that he wanted to see me smile again.
"Sounds good to me! Ready to loose some money?" I laughed. Mulder smirked at me and said "Get ready to pay up, Scully". He leaned over to my side of the car and gently kissed my cheek.

I blushed and smiled. He is too sweet and adorable, and the only man who's ever treated me like this. "You're on, Mulder.".
After about 45 minutes of driving, we arrived at Keenland, which was the racetrack Mulder had picked out. We picked out our horses and went to find our seats. I chose a horse called Done With It and Mulder chose a horse called Class 5 Supernova. I chose based off of the odds, but Mulder just liked the name. Done With It and Class 5 Supernova both seemed to be preforming well the season, which was good for us. Mulder and I had each bet $20 for the one of us who's horse ended up winning.

After a few moments of waiting, all of the horses were in the starting gate. As the gates opened, my horse had shot out, with Mulder's horse at his heels.
"COME ON HORSE! RUN!" Mulder screamed at the top of his lungs and stood up from his chair. I had never seen his competitive side to this extent and thought it was hilarious.
"WIN ME SCULLY'S TWENTY BUCKS!".
I was doubled over laughing and didn't even notice when the horses were half way around the track. Done With It was still in the lead, but Class 5 Supernova was slightly gaining. In the final stretch, they were neck and neck. Now, I was screaming "COME ON!! COME ON!!".
I stood up to join Mulder and watched my horse pull ahead to win the race. "YES!" I cried out and jumped up. Mulder's money was mine!

"Good race, Scully." Mulder reached into his pocket, pulled out his wallet, and grabbed a twenty. "Thanks, Mulder. It was a close race, so don't feel too bad." I smirked and held out my hand so he could put the money in it. He handed it to me, and smiled. "Don't worry, Scully. I won't.". I put the twenty in my jean pocket and grabbed Mulder's hand. He grabbed mine and we walked toward the exit.

We continued to hold hands until we reached the car. Mulder opened my door again, and pulled me into a kiss. I returned the kiss, and put my arms around him. After we broke apart, I smiled and placed my hands on his face.
"Mulder,"
"Yeah Scully?"
"That was so much better than twenty dollars."

a/n
well, here's the first date!! i hope you all enjoyed it as much as i did writing it!! i am having a hard time posting messages on my board, but i want to thank all of you amazing aliens for over 800 reads!! your votes, reads, and comments mean the absolute world to me!!

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- emma 🛸