TITLE: Good Sailing
AUTHOR: stellar_dust
SPOILERS: Beyond the Sea, One Breath
EMAIL: stellar_dust_x@yahoo.com
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CHALLENGE: Family
RATING: G
WORD COUNT: 127 (I *really* tried .. )
SUMMARY: Not a week had passed since January 
that she hadn't seen him.
DISCLAIMER: Her life needs her more than I do, 
too.
DATE: 06/24/2004

Not a week had passed since January that she 
hadn't seen him.

He didn't talk, just watched; when she noticed, 
he'd smile, and go.

In dreams she followed, sat in his lap, told 
him she loved him and read together until the 
end of time.

Last night as she teetered between the pull of 
his love and the stronger force that (she was 
terrified) might have been Mulder, she'd heard 
him speak.  More, she'd heard what he didn't 
say:  "Your life needs you more than I do, 
Dana.  Go."  And especially: "I'm so proud of 
you, Starbuck."

Scully blinked her tears away and smiled at the 
silly sports video beside her.  No, she didn't 
think she'd see Ahab again, for a long time.  

And that was okay.