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Rating: G
Category: MSR, Angst, V.
Summary:  Thoughts on a drive.
Spoilers: none.
This story is a direct followup to "In My Life"

   The Long And Winding Road
   (Lennon/McCartney)
  
     "I miss you, Mulder."
     "I miss you, too... I wanna come over."
     "I think that would be a good idea."
     "I'll be there in about ten minutes.  I love you, Scully."
     "I love you too, Mulder."  SHe smiled into her phone.  "Get your 
butt over here."
     "YOu want just my butt to come over?"
     "Mulder...." Scully fought down a laugh, and failed.
     "See you in ten.  Maybe less."
     Mulder grabbed his coat and headed out the door to his car.
     As he started driving, a song floated through his mind, unbidden.
 
  "The long and winding road that leads to your door,
   Will never disappear,
   I've seen that road before It always leads me here,
   leads me to your door."

     He remembered just after his father had died.  Scully had been there 
for him.  As she always was.  And there he was, treating her like... 
well, like Krycek had accused him of doing... treating her like someone's 
idea of a bad date and *constantly* ditching her.  He could see why she 
was tiring of it.
     The thought of Alex Krycek actually being right about something 
brought up a bitter taste in Mulder's mouth.  Except that he *knew* that 
this one time, ratboy had been absolutely right.
   
  "The wild and windy night the rain washed away,
   Has left a pool of tears crying for the day.
   Why leave me standing here, let me know the way"

     'The way is always to Dana... without a doubt.' he thought, pulling 
over in front of the building she still lived in... even after the mess 
with Eugene Tooms and Duane Barry.

  "Many times I've been alone and many times I've cried
   Anyway you'll never know the many ways I've tried, but
   Still they lead me back to the long and winding road
   You left me standing here a long, long time ago"

     He got out of the car and walked up to the front door.

  "Don't leave me waiting here, lead me to you door
   Da, da, da, da--"

     Knocking, he waited for her to answer.
     The door opened...

-end, for now.-


"The Truth is Out There.  Trust No One."- from "The X-Files"
Pursuing a BS degree(Electrical Engineering)-EE 332(Systems Analysis)-Su97
"In the moment that you think you can't, you'll discover that you can." - 
Celine Dion - "Power of the Dream" "Let's get Dangerous!" - Darkwing Duck.
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