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The song belongs to Paul McCartney(the Mad Genius!) and John Lennon(RIP) 
as well as the other Beatles.  I'm only borrowing.

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Christina Shuy. 

No Spoilers, MSR but only just, S, Rated G
Summary:   After Scully is ditched once too often, she and Mulder finally 
have an airing of opinion.

This story is a direct PREquel to The Beatles Files:  "In My Life"

Comments and other things sent to cshuy@netcom.com are much appreciated. 

The Beatles Files:  "We Can Work It Out"
by Christina Shuy
cshuy@netcom.com

     The radio in the basement office was on, but the occupants were not 
in the listening mood.
     'I can't believe it!  I'm letting you know how I feel and you aren't 
even LISTENING!' Scully's thought was accompanied by a wave of pain more 
emotionally based than physical.
     "Mulder, *STOP* ditching me like a bad date!" Dana Scully stated firmly.
     "I'm not!  There were some other things I wanted you to check up on 
during this last case."
     'Not to mention the fact that I'm trying to protect you.' he 
thought. 'The People I'm dealing with are *dangerous*.  I don't want you 
hurt.  At all.'
     "You aren't sorry are you... Mulder, you're *always* ditching me, 
either way you look at it!  Why can't you just admit that?"

  "Try to see it my way,
   Do I have to keep on talking till I can't go on?
   While you see it your way,
   Run the risk of knowing that our love may soon be gone.
   We can work it out,
   We can work it out."

     "Scully, I love you.  I don't want you to be hurt at all."
     'You aren't getting off so easily, mister.' Scully thought.
     "Mulder, by constantly ditching me, you *are* hurting me.  Besides, 
how do you think I will feel if you end up either hurt or *DEAD* during 
one of those times you'd ditched me?"

  "Think of what you're saying.
   You can get it wrong and still you think that it's all right.
   Think of what I'm saying,
   We can work it out and get it straight, or say good night.
   We can work it out,
   We can work it out."

     Mulder was quiet, having no answer for his partner and the woman he 
loved more than anything.  Right now, though, the pain was clearly 
written on both their faces.

  "Life is very short, and there's no time
   For fussing and fighting, my friend.
   I have always thought that it's a crime,
   So I will ask you once again."

     Neither of them said anything, but the verse just ended had caught 
both of their attentions.

  "Try to see it my way,
   Only time will tell if I am right or I am wrong.
   While you see it your way
   There's a chance that we may fall apart before too long.
   We can work it out,
   We can work it out."

     "Scully, there will be times where I have to go by myself-"
     "Mulder, you're still not listening to me.  And I can see there is 
no point even trying to argue the point with you."

  "Life is very short, and there's no time
   For fussing and fighting, my friend.
   I have always thought that it's a crime,
   So I will ask you once again."

     Scully walked to the door and opened it.  "If you can't see how much 
what you've done has hurt me, then perhaps we shouldn't be together... at 
all."
     The door shut and she was gone, leaving Mulder and the radio alone 
in the office.

  "Try to see it my way,
   Only time will tell if I am right or I am wrong.
   While you see it your way
   There's a chance that we may fall apart before too long.
   We can work it out,
   We can work it out."

    Mulder reached over and turned off the radio, studying the clock.
    'I might as well go home.' He thought. 'It's over.  It's *all* over.'

-the end for now-