First I would like to thank all who read my first fic! And above that, I'd like 
to thank all of those who sent me all that lovely feedback! thank you so much, 
now I can write some more, because you didn't hate it!
And here comes my new one:

Name:    All That Matters

Author: Anni Gronroos

e-mail: all feedback to gronroosit@kolumbus.fi

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters, they belong to C.Carter and 1013 
productions and so on...

Rating: none, still quite clean stuff...

Summary:  Car broke down and they're stuck in the middle of nowhere...

Warning: If you do not like Mulder&Scully Romance stuff, then please, do not 
read this!

Note: If I make mistakes or something, blame it on my english teacher! I really 
try not to, but I still am a finnish girl and finnish is still my best language!

Feedback!: Please do! I'd really apperciate it!

Archive: By all means, do! Just let me know where!

Here we go.....


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                    All That Matters (1/1) by: Anni Gronroos


    Dana Scully is driving towards Washington D.C. Her partner Fox Mulder is 
sleeping next to her, and she would love to switch places, but unfortunately, 
she could never sleep while Mulder's driving...He's such a bad driver. It's been 
a long day, they've worked really hard on this case, and finally, got the 
mystery solved. Now, if everything goes right, they may have a few days off.

    'It's awfully quiet here... ' She thinks. ' And if somebody doesn't come out 
and scare the hell out of me, I will fall asleep faster than...' To prevent 
that, she pops her fave tape of Celine Dion in the recorder and lovely music 
fills the car.

'' You are the reason...you are the reason I wake up every day and sleep through 
the night...''
'No way, I do not want to hear this when Mulder is near'. She rewinds the tape, 
and hopes something less emotional would come out. Tough luck...

'' every night in my dreams, I see you, I feel you...that is how...''
' Oh no, just my luck!' She stops the tape. That music will make her do 
something she would perhaps regret for the rest of her career with the FBI.

    But those tiny bits of music made her think.
' I can't stand this...There he is, the man I love, right next to me, but I 
still can't tell him about my feelings' Sometimes she gets so frustrated with it 
that she would be ready to quit her job in the X-files and then, become lovers 
with Mulder. But she couldn't do that. And there's no way they could work 
together as partners if they were lovers.

    Suddenly, all this mess in her love life make her very stressed. She looks 
quickly at her partner: Mulder is sleeping like a baby. A hint of smile crosses 
her face. Mulder is so cute when he sleeps... At least he doesn't speak while 
he's asleep. Sometimes she just can't stand him. He blabs out all this non-sense 
about ufo's and aliens and stuff like that. And sometimes he is so offensive 
towards her, when she tries to say her opinion about something. There would be 
tons of reasons why she should hate him, but oh no, instead, she's in love with 
him.
'And that must be one of the very rare things I really can't explain...' She 
says. ' Why can't things just be easy? Why does it have to be so damn hard!!'

    She keeps on driving along the silent highway. Not a single car has passed 
in hours. Guess not so many people want to spend their nights traveling across 
the country. But then, out of the blue, the engine starts to make noise. She 
ignores it, but suddenly, the car stops. She tries to start it again, but no 
success.

    After sitting there for a while, she decides to wake Mulder up. There's no 
way she could fix the car and she has a bad feeling that neither could Mulder. 
But she could use some advice though, ask Mulder what should they do next.
' Mulder...Mulder, wake up, there's something wrong with the car!'
Slowly, her partner opens his eyes and stares right at her.

'what did you say, Scully? I'm sorry, I guess I was asleep...'

'I said that there's something wrong with the car! It stopped!'

' What?'
Mulder stares at her, and it seems he's not quite getting it. Scully looks at 
him and shakes her head.

' Mulder, unless you've had a course in car fixing, I'm afraid we'll be stuck in 
here till someone finds us'

' you can't be serious! But there's no one else here, not a sinlge car! what 
shall we do?'
    Mulder steps out of the car and tries to find out what's wrong, but no 
success. He enters the car and sits down next to his partner.
' I don't know what's wrong...'
He says and looks at his partners eyes. Scully shakes her head and says with a 
desperate tone:
' well, you are the man, shouldn't you know something about engines!!!'

Mulder closes his eyes and says:
' maybe I should, but you know something? When the other boys played with cars, 
I used to go to library and read something...'

    Again, Scully shakes her head and opens her mouth one more time:
' oh I see...I guess we'll be stuck in here for a while then.'

Then, silence falls and either one says anything. They stare outside of the car, 
hoping for another car to appear...

    After a few minutes of total silence, Mulder finally opens his mouth:
' Hey, it's getting kind of chilly here...I don't know about you but I'm 
freezing. Is there a blanket or something?'
' I think I have a blanket in the back seat...'
Scully says and then, looks at her partner, trying to figure out what to do. 
There's only one blanket and she is freezing too. Nasty thoughts appear in her 
mind... She dreams how they could smuggle under the same blanket and... She 
shakes her head, and forces all the naughty thoughts out. ' This is real, Dana, 
quit fooling yourself!' She says to herself.
' You take the blanket and get some sleep, I'll stay up and...' Scully says and 
tries not to think about the cold.
' gee, thanks, partner! You sure you're not cold?' Mulder asks.
' No, you go on...'
And so Mulder goes to the backseat, under the blanket and closes his eyes.
    ' Oh my god it is soo cold...' Scully thinks. She's now shaking.
'I guess there's no other way than either freeze to death or...'
She turns around to see Mulder lying there, looking warm and cosy. She hates to 
wake him up, but it's better than death.
' hey Mulder...I know this is quite silly, but...may I join you?'
She blushes and can't really understand how she could say something like that.
' By all means, smuggle up here! Are you really cold...my god, you're 
shaking...why didn't you say that?'
Mulder raises the blanket and Scully goes under it.
' you are so cold...I'm feeling guilty now...'
'It's ok, Mulder, really...'
And they lie there, close to each other, under the same blanket. Slowly, Scully 
starts to feel cosy. This is what she's been dreaming of for ages, but still...

    Mulder looks at his partner. She's the most beautiful thing he's ever seen. 
And he's so keen to her... This is exactly what he's been dreaming of, Scully 
lying in his arms, eyes closed and her tiny body pressed tight against his. Only 
the thought of it would make him feel warm. He touches his cheek with his hand. 
Only to feel the softness of her skin. He presses his cheek against hers. He can 
feel all her muscles tighten under his touch.

    'my god, what is he doing...' Scully is totally nervous now. ' He's 
definitely making some sort of move, but what should I do... should I just 
ignore it...pretend that nothing happened...or should I...no, I can't!' Her mind 
is spinning around. She can't think clearly. All common sense has left her 
brain, and she turns around and...
Kisses Mulder right on his lips.

    Now it's Mulder's turn to feel surprised.
'What was that all about...'
Now, Scully's starting to have second thoughts about it.
'I'm sorry...I didn't mean to do that...my god what was I thinking...NO! Where 
are my brains when I really need them...oh no, I have to go...'

    Looking totally absent-minded, Scully goes out and walks a few steps from 
the car. She shakes her head and sits down on the road.
' why on earth did I just do that! What if...This is the end of the X-files! How 
could I be so stupid...'
If she could, this would be the very moment when she would really kick herself 
hard.
' But he was just so darn cute...but still, Dana, you are more grown-up than 
that! '

    Mulder tries to clear his head. He can't really understand what just 
happened. She kissed him, alright, but what on earth happened after that? She 
stormed out of the car blabbing something and now, there she is, sitting on the 
road, her head resting between her arms, looking totally upset. He can't figure 
anything out of the whole situation, but he must do something. He steps out of 
the car, taking the blanket with him.

    He steps behind her. He kneels down, and softly, starts to rub her 
shoulders. A silent sob comes out of her mouth as she feels the touch.
'I'm sorry...God, I'm such an idiot! why did I do something like that...'
Tears are running down Scully's face. She is really under the weather.
' It's ok Scully...'
Mulder is still rubbing her.
' I didn't think it was that awful though...'
Scully turns around.
' but...my god...I...this is...insane...I'm insane!'
Without a blink, Mulder continues:
' If you wouldn't have done it, I would have...no doubt about that...'
Scully looks at him in disbelief.
' really...'
'yes, really...I've wanted to do that for years...since the day when you first 
came into my office'
' Mulder...I... I love you...but we can't...oh my god...'
She bites her lip to prevent a huge sob.
' why can't we? Scully...'

    They stare at each other for a while, and by looking at Mulder's eyes, 
Scully figures out what he really means.
' Because...That would be the end of X-files, that's why...'
Mulder shakes his head and laughs a bit.
' to hell with the X-files... This is far more important than that... Every time 
I see you, I hurt because I love you so much...and every time I am not with you, 
I hurt because you're not around. I would do anything for you. Hell, I would die 
for you! I know it and I've come to the point that I can't take it anymore if I 
still have to deny my feelings from you...'
' That is certainly something I didn't know... oh my god Mulder...'
' what, Scully? What is it...is there something wrong with this...tell me how 
you feel...'
' I...hm...I love you Mulder! I've loved you for so long...And those things you 
just said to me, they are the most beautiful things anyone's ever said to 
me...But still... Will this work? Could we work together as partners, if we were 
lovers...I doubt that...why is this so damn complicated!'
' We'll make it work, Scully...All that matters is that we love each other... 
And our love, our love is something that will make anything work...'

    He takes her in his arms and hugs Scully. And as their lips meet again and 
join into a passionate, tender kiss, they both know that it is true.

                    -The End-

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