From: ephemeral@ephemeralfic.org
Date: 15 Feb 2005 02:10:23 -0000
Subject: Loved & Lost by Cybill
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TITLE: Loved & Lost
EMAIL: cybill@pacbell.net
AUTHOR: Cybill 
RATING: G 
CLASSIFICATION: MSR
SPOILERS: None
KEYWORDS: 155 Words
DISCLAIMER: If I owned them, they'd never make it out 
of bed to investigate. 
SUMMARY: Its 155 words. Just read it. It will take a 
minute, tops! 
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Written for the Believe the Truth's Valentine's Day 
Challenge, posed by our dearest, Sallie. Elements 
were: MSR with hearts and/or flowers mentioned. 

As always, thanks to Opus for the encouragement, and 
for whipping me into shape when I needed exactly 155 
words! You go, girl. 


"Hey Scully?" she looked up from the report she was 
reading. "Do you think it is better to have loved and 
lost, than to have never have loved at all?" 

"I don't know," she bit her lip and considered his 
question a moment. "I guess I'd have to say, yes." 

He nodded, but didn't offer a retort. 

"Why do you ask, Mulder?" 

"Well, it is Valentines Day. Couples are sending 
their mate flowers and celebrating their love right 
now." Her eyebrows lifted in question. "Yet, so many 
others are expounding on the loves that they have 
lost." She held his gaze but did not respond. He 
continued, "So, I'm wondering, which are you?" 

"Neither. You?" 

"I haven't exactly figured out how to tell you that 
I'm in love with you yet, so, I guess I'm neither 
too." Her jaw dropped open; she was at a loss for 
words. "Happy Valentine's Day, Scully."  

"I'll say, Mulder."

The End