From: Octavian <taverl@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2003 21:07:23 -0800 (PST)
Subject: "Arlington" by Octavian (1/1)
Source: xff


TITLE: Arlington

AUTHOR: Octavian

RATING: PG

CLASSIFICATION: V, A, M/O

KEYWORDS: Flick-fic

SUMMARY: A little speculation as to why
Alexandria-dwelling Mulder asked the cab driver to go
to Arlington.

SPOILERS: Fight the Future

DISTRIBUTION: Ephemeral, yes. Gossamer, yes. All
others, sure, but please let me know.

DISCLAIMER: Mulder and Scully don't belong to me. No
money is being made on this. Honest.

FEEDBACK: Always welcomed at taverl@yahoo.com

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: Cathy and Buffy for beta and ongoing
encouragement.

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Arlington
by Octavian

He needed her.

He needed to shut out Kurtzweil's ramblings and escape
his fine-tuned insanity. He needed to shake off the
alcoholic haze that had done nothing to quiet the
buzzing in his brain. He needed time and space to plan
a way to combat the forces arrayed against him, trying
to end his career.

"Arlington, please."

She was his safe haven. She never asked questions or
pried for more information than he was willing to
give. Her sympathetic eyes and quiet smile were always
a comfort to him. As was the warmth of her body when
he finally exhausted all his words and she took him
into her bed and into herself. If only for a few
hours, she allowed him to forget the madness that was
his life and just...be.

As the cab pulled away from the curb, he tried to calm
his thoughts, to focus on the night ahead and the
anticipation of seeing her again. Even though it had
been a while since he had shown up on her doorstep he
knew she wouldn't turn him away. But he also knew her
acceptance would change nothing. He would not find the
answers in her understanding heart and silken limbs.
They would not reverse the OPR committee's decision or
determine if there was any truth to the old doctor's
words.

He needed to find out whether Kurtzweil was honest or
if he was just another in a long line of crackpot
conspiracy theorists. He needed to do something
instead of waiting around for the axe to fall. He
needed to find the truth, and he knew he couldn't do
it alone.

"On second thought, let's go to Georgetown."

He needed the only person he could trust.

"Let's go to Georgetown."

He needed *her*.

END