He'll take it, even as he's painfully aware he doesn't deserve the comfort. Scully here, holding him like he's blameless, like there's still reason to love him, even knowing what it'll cost her - he buries his face in her hair and tells himself he needs to get her home before his selfishness kills her.
But he doesn't move.
Eventually, he murmurs, "You deserved so much more than I could give you, Scully. Don't blame yourself."
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But he doesn't move.
Eventually, he murmurs, "You deserved so much more than I could give you, Scully. Don't blame yourself."