TITLE: Looking Elsewhere
AUTHOR: Erin Blair
E-MAIL: eblair@sonic.net / erinmblair@gmail.com
CLASSIFICATION/CATEGORY: SRA-- Story, Romance, Angst
CONTENT: Mulder/Scully Romance
RATING: PG
DISTRIBUTION/ARCHIVE STATEMENT: OK to Gossamer,
Ephemeral, After the Fact, MSR Fanfic Cheerleaders Archive,
etc. Other archivists: If you want it, you got it. Just let me know
where. :)
AWARD ELIGIBILITY: Spookys 2005
SPOILERS: Unnatural
SETTING: Season 6
DATE: First draft: November 10, 2003. Revised on: April
27, 2004. Final Draft: May 15, 2004.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Thanks to Jen for beta reading.
DISCLAIMER: Mulder and Scully belong to Chris Carter.
SUMMARY: What if Scully replied to Mulder's comment
about looking elsewhere? What would happen?

*This story is written for After the Fact's "Unnatural" Post
Episode Challenge.*

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I looked up from reading the Roswell Grays' box scores and
saw Scully walking into the office. She was carrying
several large books and she placed them on my desk. Then she
gazed out the window. I thought she wanted to go outside,
probably wanting to be away from me.

"Mulder?"

I looked up at her and gazed into her clear blue eyes.
"What's wrong, Scully?"

"Mulder, it is such a gorgeous day outside," said Scully. She
paused for a second. "Have you ever entertained the idea
of trying to find life on this planet?"

I reflected briefly on what I was going to say to her. I didn't
really know, but a germ of an idea had broken free. "I have
seen the life on this planet, Scully, and that is exactly why
I am looking elsewhere."

I looked intently at Scully, whom I guess was thinking of
a good comeback.

Then she said it.

"How come you want to look elsewhere when you have me?"

This brought a huge smile to my face. She actually wanted
me! Oh my God! I had been dying to hear those words from her
for such a long time. "Hey, you're right. I'd rather have you
than be looking elsewhere on other planets. You're the planets,
the moons, and the stars in the sky. You mean the world to me." I
paused briefly. "You know what they say, Scully?"

"What?"

"Life is a journey, and love is what makes that journey
worthwhile. The author of that quotation is unknown, but this
is what I have always felt towards you, Scully," I said. I gazed
into her azure colored eyes. I wanted her so much. I wanted
to make love to her right then and there. There was so much
I wanted to tell her and I knew this was as good a time as any
to let her know how I felt towards her.  I put my arms around
her waist and then I embraced her. I could feel her heatbeat
next to mine. "I love you, Scully."

Our lips touched for a moment in time to formulate a
kiss. After the kiss, she looked up at me. I could see
her eyes welling with tears that were threatening to break. She
was smiling at me.

"And I love you, Mulder."

I knew then that I would never be looking elsewhere. I was quite
happy to be with her on this planet.

-- the end --


Feedback:  Much appreciated. Send to: eblair@sonic.net


Author's Notes:

This story was written for After the Fact's Unnatural Post
Episode Challenge. It took me months to write this story. I
thought it would get done sooner rather than later, but it
didn't work out that way. I spent months planning, writing
the first draft, then the second draft, then the third, then
the fourth, etc. I wanted to make sure that the quality would
be excellent because I care about my stories more than ever
before.

This story was quite simply a joy to write. I thought of
expanding more of the first scene to show why
Mulder and Scully were very flirty in the last scene. I hope
you will enjoy this story as much as I had writing it.



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