Title: Would You?

Author: Cathey Scully

Rating: PG

Category: UST, R, V, Missing scene for The List

Keywords: Mulder/Scully UST then Mulder/Scully Romance

Spoilers: The List

Summary: “Would you wait around for the love of your life to be reincarnated, 
Scully?”

Archive: Sure, if you’d like.  Just tell me where you’re putting it, so Mulder 
and I can bring the kids and visit.

Feedback: yes please!  Any type of note is great!  
CatheyScully@the-pentagon.com or Scully@ga.prestige.net

Disclaimer: Mulder and Scully aren’t mine.  Don’t sue me, you won’t get 
anything but study guides, seeing has how midterms are in 14 days.  ACK!!!

Notes: Hehe, here’s another whim of mine.  I got it when I was watching The 
List yesterday.

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“A woman gets lonely ... sometimes she can't wait around for a man to be 
reincarnated,” Scully trailed off.  “I think we should notify the warden.”

Mulder said nothing; instead he started the car and drove away from the 
house.  After a few moments of silence, Scully looked over at him.  His face 
was pensive and she reached out to touch his arm.  He jumped slightly at her 
touch.

“Hey, sorry.  I didn’t mean to startle you,” she kept her voice low.

“It’s okay.  I was just thinkin’.”

“That’s for sure.  You were miles away.”

“Yeah, I guess I was.”

“Wanna share?”

Mulder was silent again.  Scully began to wonder if maybe he’d withdrawn 
again.  Then he spoke,

“Would you?”

“Would I what?” she asked in confusion.  Mulder spared her a glance as they 
stopped at a red light.  She noted that his fingers started tapping on the 
steering wheel, something he only did when he was nervous or bored.  
“Mulder,” she tried to keep the warning from her voice.

“Would you wait around for the love of your life to be reincarnated, Scully?”

Scully was taken aback by the brutal honesty of his question.  She swallowed 
reflexively, wishing he hadn’t asked.  Wishing she didn’t have the feelings for 
him that she did.

“I-I guess.”

“You guess?”

“I don’t know Mulder, it’s not like I’ve had a whole lot of opportunities for 
‘the love of my life’ to be dead and come back,” Scully retorted, even as she 
realized that it wasn’t true.

“Okay,” Mulder relented.  He stepped on the gas as the light changed to 
green, and was silent once more.

Once they arrived at the prison, Mulder silently turned the car off.   He was 
about to leave the car when Scully touched his arm.

“Mulder,” she whispered.  He turned back to face her.  She steeled her 
courage and took his face between hers and kissed his lips soundly.  When 
they broke apart, she smiled.  “To answer your question, yes.  I would.”

End!  So, what’d you think?  CatheyScully@the-pentagon.com or 
Scully@ga.prestige.net