Erin's Fic

TITLE: On This Memorial Day
AUTHOR: Erin M. Blair
E-MAIL: eblair@sonic.net / erinmblair@gmail.com
FEEDBACK: Yes, please. :)
DISTRIBUTION: OK to Gossamer, Ephemeral,
After the Fact, MSR Fanfic Cheerleaders.
RATING: PG
CATEGORIES: SRA -- Story, Romance, Angst.
KEYWORDS: Mulder/Scully Romance.
SPOILERS: Beyond the Sea, but set in Season Seven.
DISCLAIMER: Mulder and Scully belong to Chris Carter.
SUMMARY: Scully visits her father's grave on Memorial Day
with Mulder at her side.
NOTES: Thanks to XSketch and Lisa for beta reading. :) This was
originally intended for Virtual Season's Memorial Day Special, but
I decided to use "Daybreak" instead. I reworked it, but then I
forgot to post it *on* Memorial Day. At least, I didn't wait until
Labor Day...

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Scully walked hand in hand with Mulder to visit her father's
grave.  She looked at him with a grateful smile, silently
thanking him for always being with her in time of need. "You
don't know how much I appreciate this, Mulder."

Mulder nodded. "I didn't know your father very well, but I've heard
so many stories through the years."

Scully's blue eyes moistened at his words. "Mulder..."

Mulder carefully folded her in his arms and kissed her on the
lips. "Scully, you've done the same for me - you were there
when my parents died and with me when I visited their graves."

"I know," Scully murmured with a sigh. "Thank you for being here
with me. I always wondered if he was proud of me. I know I
disappointed him when I joined the FBI."

"Scully, you told me a long time ago that he was proud of you. He
was your father. From everything you told me about him,  I get
the impression that he loved you." He paused. "You should hang
onto that."

Scully nodded. "I will, Mulder. You know I wish that you'd met
him years ago."

"Me too, Scully. I wish that I'd met him, too."

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The End