From: Dee Date: 23 Jan 1999 20:57:16 -0800 Subject: "New" My Lover 01/01 My Lover 01/01 Author: Deenalynn Authors E-mail dee@sunwave.net Rating: G Category: V Keywords: Mulder/Scully Romance Archive: Yes. Just please keep my name and address attached Disclaimer: The characters in this story belong to Chris Carter, 1013 Productions and Fox Broadcasting. No infringement is intended. My Lover 01/01 I have always felt very uncomfortable watching others make exaggerated public displays of affection. They have always had a bit of a 'look at how much in love we are' feel to them. As though they feel compelled to prove their love to the world and to themselves. My lover and I feel no such compulsion. In fact, most people would never realise that we are in fact lovers. Maybe most would not consider us lovers at all, but we are, we most assuredly are. My lover and I depend on one another. We trust and need one another. I can think of no situation in which my lover would not stand by my side. We have traveled to the ends of the earth for each other and would not hesitate to do so again. During the times when everyone has been ready to give up hope on me, my lover has been there holding me in place and never letting go. My lover is my hero. Strong and brave and passionate, like no one I have ever met before. Always willing to stand up for what is right and good. Always willing to stand against injustice no matter the personal cost. My lover and I are as different as night and day. One believes in the fantastic and magical, the other in the factual and tangible. One is dependable and sensible, the other given to flights of fancy and spontaneity. While this may inspire some rather memorable arguments, it is also what makes us so good at what we do. My lover is kind and gentle and tender in ways that never cease to amaze me, with a capacity for love that is truly miraculous to behold. My lover is forgiving and generous to a fault, except when harm has been done me. My lover is willing to endure great personal pain, but will allow none to be inflicted on loved ones. My lover is stubborn and often unreasonable making me want to scream in frustration and anger. My lover can seem uncaring and indifferent, often hiding the flames of passion beneath the surface. My lover is beautiful. Not just physically, though that is certainly true, but shining with a purity and grace of spirit that lend a true radiance to my lover's countenance. We do not display our love openly, instead hiding it in soft touches and gentle looks and a powerful dedication to one another. Our definition of lover may differ from most, but we are lovers in the most intimate sense of the word. We belong to each other in mind, heart, and soul, and someday, when we have finished saving the world, we will belong to one another in body as well. My lover is my friend, my partner, my life. My lover has captured my soul, challenged my mind and enchanted my heart, in ways I never thought possible. I am a better person for my lovers presence in my life. I am smarter and stronger and more capable with my lover by my side. When we are together we are much more than when we are apart. As I sit here watching the young couple across from us proving their love to all and sundry, I realise, once again, how fortunate I am to have been given a woman as remarkable as Dana Scully to love. The End