From: Legal Alien Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2000 11:37:01 -0500 (EST) Title: Earning one's trust and respect (1/1) Author: loveJanick Category: MSR Rating: PG Spoilers: Requiem, Season Eight (Past and future episodes) Summary: Scully and Doggett chit chat in a chance meeting. Distribution: Go ahead, if you like it! DIsclaimer: You know it! Feedback: http://www.geocities.com/lovejanick/xpage.html Author's notes: You work better if you know your partner.... --------------------------------------------------------------- It was bright and shiny saturday winter afternoon. Scully had decided to take a walk in the park where she usually goes for a run. Someone was already sitting at her favorite bench, so she went on to the next one. "Hey!" she heard someone call her out from behind her. When she turned around to face the stranger, she noticed Doggett. He was the man who had sat down on her bench. She had passed by him without even looking at him. So, she walked to her bench and sat down beside him. "Hey, yourself!" she grinned shyly. "I must have been distracted not to see you." "You did seem a lot lost in your own thoughts." he smiled back at her. "What's up?" "I was just thinking." she tried to escape the conversation subtly. "Well, I was just running!" he replied. "But, I was exhausted and I had to sit down." "Do you know this is my bench?" she asked. "I had no idea, but what a coincidence..." he answered. "Why?" she demanded. "It happens to be mine too." he responded. "Doggett..." she began. "Please, call me John outside of the office." he interrupted her. "John..." she started again. "I owe you..." she paused to search for the right words. "I ought to tell you something about me that you do need to know." "As long as you're not a werewolf, it's fine." he joked her. "I'm not..." she giggled. "But, I'm serious. Since we are partners, I shouldn't hide this from you." "I'm listenning." he suddenly became all ears. "A couple of months ago..." ****************************************************** Scully walked off the elevator and down to door #42. She knocked softly and waited a few seconds. Nervously, she turned around and started to walk away. The door openned and Mulder came out after her, silently. He smiled. "Where are you going?" he asked. "I don't know." she answered, shaking. "You look like you need to sit down." he replied. "I think I do." she reacted. Mulder took her by her arm and walked her to his apartment. He closed the door behind them and helped his partner relax on his couch. He put her feet up on the coffee table and sat down beside her. She smiled up at him and spoke. "Mulder..." she said. "I've been going to a fertility clinic for treatments." she confessed. "What?" he was astonished. "You know me..." she told him. "I refuse to believe that I will never be able to have children." she admitted. "But, you don't have anyone to father this baby." he wondered. "That's why I'm here..." she stopped a while. "I wanted to know if you'd be willing to be a father." "Now?" he demanded. "Yes!" she answered. "I would only trust you with that responsibility at the moment. Is now not a good time?" "For you, there's never a bad time." he tried to comfort her. "Thank you!" she smiled again. "But..." he cut her off. "If you want me to be the father of your child, you'll have to envision me being a bigger part of your life too." "You're already the biggest part of my life, Mulder." she confirmed. "I am?" he grinned. "Of course, you are." she responded. "Is it okay if I tell you that I love you, Scully?" he asked. "Did you take any drugs?" she grinned back. "Not that I know of." he laughed. "Then, I love you too, Mulder." she affirmed. ****************************************************** "...and we brought our relationship to a new level that night." Scully told Doggett. "Now, you know the truth: I am pregnant with my lover's child." "You two kept many things from each other for long, huh?" Doggett asked. "We did." she admitted. "But, that was before we declared our love to one another. Then, it was a 'tell all' thing we had between the two of us." "Hmmm." he reflected. "You're aware that you just did us a good favor, don't you?" "What's that?" "By telling me your secrets, you proved me you could trust me, and vice-versa. You have my respect from now on." he comforted her. "Thank you!" she said. "I would like to know to tell you something too, but I have no secrets." he nearly lied. "My life has been nothing since I lost my wife and son in a car accident." "I'm sorry!" Scully placed an hand on his shoulder. "I didn't know." "What do you say we go grab a bite?" he changed the subject subtly. "Alright." she replied. "I know a great place near here." "If you mean the chinese place, I'm up for it."