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Mulder enters the church, takes his glasses off to adapt himself to the darkness of the place.
He can see a stream of light entering trough the stained glass showing a multicolor rays of gold, blue, purple, red and how it all sits right upon Scully it makes her hair brighter. Mulder can help but wondering it this small beam is a God’s signal upon her. He walks the remaining steps and sits next to her ….
“Hey” – he says in a whisper- She gives him a tiny smile.
“You know Scully of all the possible scenarios that ran through my head, I’ve never ever thought this could happen, I never thought that all the choices will lead us to this very moment “
She is silent… emotion evident in her face.
“I mean… we are really here and”. He takes one of her hands in his and bring it to his mouth for a kiss. “And we had been granted something so big … a second chance... it’s like a wakeup call .... I can’t even…. understand the how “
Scully remains silent looking at the hand in her lap… after a long silence from her… Mulder places his other hand on her chin and lifts her head to look her in the eyes.
“Talk to me”
“Mulder... I just ... I don’t know how I feel…. I want so bad to hope for this but it’s just so difficult.... I am tired of hoping for things that are always taken away from me... from us... I don’t want to hope again only to find out at the end that it was never meant to be”
He lets go of her chin and places it in on her abdomen, Scully follows and places one hand on top of his...“I can hope for you and me Scully, but I need to know if this is what you want” ….He closes his eyes rest his forehead in her temple.
“I want this so much Mulder... and I feel guilty for it …I am terrified... I don’t know how this can be different from last time… how can I bring another life to be just…” Scully chokes with tears in her eyes.
“Hey no, no … look at me Scully… I know this whole situation it’s odd, out of time, out of place… but this is our doing Scully… just you and me… no wicked plots... no darkness behind it... we made this..” He softly clutches her belly. “I don’t want darkness to take this away from us …not this time “
“How can you be sure that this only us ..that this is not something else?” She whispers and leans into him desperately wanting the strength of his believes to carry her through this …
“I just feel it, don’t ask me why.. I feel like this has ignited something in me … I understand how you feel… I do… believe me I do… but we´ll figure this out step by step…. let me be the one to carry you whenever you need, let me believe for the two of us... I remember when I told you that you deserved so much more... and you do Scully you always have …I wanted this for you so badly but I was never sure that I deserved this for me, now I want so much to be a part of this even if I am… this old “he smiles ….
Scully opens her eyes taking on his words, her eyes flooded with tears ... “Mulder”
“Let’s take this leap of faith together … I promise I’ll be there all the all the way, I’ll behave and I will change every single diaper if you want “ in his typical Mulder humor ….
Scully lets out a real smile for the first time…she is so in love with this man… she feels a small tingling inside her body that stars building a fire in her stomach and sends waves of heat through her body, warming her up ,she looks at his hazel eyes and suddenly … his love, his hope hits her…like a train on a track “Mulder. I… have never wanted something so much for both of us…. please help me to hope, to believe… I don’t think I can do this alone “
“Always Scully” … he says… they look at each other talking trough their eyes... and they kiss …a warm and slow kiss that let their bodies do the talk. Here... now with this kiss they close this commitment, they had been building this moment since years ago and now they have all their love packed in a tiny little bundle in Scully’s womb… this baby represents the most undying and greatest love that anyone of them has ever had …this is who they are now , life is giving them this present and with open arms they decided to take it.
Their kiss ends and forehead to forehead they breathe, take it all in, slowly they open their eyes and smile to each other Scully gives him a whispered “I love you “ Mulder tucks a hair behind her ear “ I love you so much Dana” after a while Mulder stands up tugs at her hand and turns them both to leave.. He turns briefly to the altar before they go and in a voice inaudible to Scully he whispers “I will make it right this time I promise” to whoever is listening..
Scully walks with him to the gate hand in hand, leaving behind the darkness of the church and emerge into the last rays of daylight, hearts at peace and minds set in their future.
Today they have chosen this path, one that won’t be walked alone or in the shadows anymore.