From:             AltarGirl2 <AltarGirl2@aol.com>
Date sent:        Thu, 19 Mar 1998 10:24:54 EST
Subject:          Story: Letter To Him

Title: Letter to Him
Author: Chase Buckingham
Category: UST
Rating: G
Spoilers: None
Keywords: MSR
Summary: Scully writes a note to Mulder...
Archive: Sure! Wherever, just tell me and keep my name on it!
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Disclaimer: NOT MINE. DON'T SUE.
Dedication: For Rusty

Dear Mulder,

I'm sorry I left without notice- I just knew that if I told you, oranyone,
that I was going, you'd make me stay. I had to get out of there- work, family,
everything was beginning to drive me a little crazy. So many things have been
weighing on my mind lately, and I couldn't just stop and think without
something or someone interrupting me. I don't even know who I am anymore, and
I need time on my own to try and figure out where the hell my life is going.
You can tell Skinner the truth, that I'm sick... that I *died* for all I care.
As you read this I am sitting on a beautiful white beach, sipping a pina
colada,  and soaking up the Caribbean sun. Please don't ruin my vacation,
Mulder. I'll be back at work next week, I promise.
See you then!
Wait. One more thing. I'm not so sure I should write this, but I have to.
Please don't be angry with me, don't give me strange looks when I return, just
read and let me know what you think, and that will be the end of it. Oh,
boy... where do I begin? For years we've worked side by sied, and at first
I'll admit I couldn't stand you. But you've grown on me, Mulder. You became my
only confidant, my closest friend, and my protector. You have rescued me so
many ways so many times, and I can't even begin to tell you how much that has
all meant to me. I owe you my life... and more. Thank you so much for always
being there for me... it really means  a lot. But there's one thing that's
been nagging at me for some time, and I think I'll explode if I don't get this
out in the open. Fox, I love you. I think I have always loved you, and didn't
quite know it till now. It may come as a shock to you, it may frighten you, or
even strike you as somewhat silly that I write these words, but I had to do
it. I love you with every ounce of my being, and my only hope in telling you
this is that you may return the emotion. Thank you, Fox, for being my friend,
but also for allowing me to experience this love.
                                                -Dana Scully