The way she sees it-- it really only took her a few days to fall for Mulder. It took several years to recognize the fact, but between their history and the time she's spent with him--
All this is justification, and while that's habit, she doesn't really need it. He kisses her like he knows her better than she knows herself, and she thinks, he just knows-- he probably always has. It's not about time or history, it's that the two of them fit like a lock and key, different but complementary.
She makes a soft sound of protest when he pulls away to speak, but the way he says Dana makes her shiver. He's always been able to make her last name sound so intimate, but this is new territory-- and, apparently, she's very into it.
"Everything," she says, and she's beaming at him. She puts her hand on his chest to feel his heartbeat. "Show me a future."
Not just the one in his rearview mirror. They're here tonight-- there must be something ahead of both of them.
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All this is justification, and while that's habit, she doesn't really need it. He kisses her like he knows her better than she knows herself, and she thinks, he just knows-- he probably always has. It's not about time or history, it's that the two of them fit like a lock and key, different but complementary.
She makes a soft sound of protest when he pulls away to speak, but the way he says Dana makes her shiver. He's always been able to make her last name sound so intimate, but this is new territory-- and, apparently, she's very into it.
"Everything," she says, and she's beaming at him. She puts her hand on his chest to feel his heartbeat. "Show me a future."
Not just the one in his rearview mirror. They're here tonight-- there must be something ahead of both of them.