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The waves lapped the shore, soothing in a way as the pair stood.
The boy was tall, striking hazel eyes gazing down at the girl, her blue orbs locked on the ocean before them.
It was late, very late but this was their last moment. Their final moment together, before their dreaded return to reality.
“Scully”, the boy began, moving to tuck an errant fiery curl behind her ear, before resting his hands on her shoulders. The girl turned to him, craning her neck to look up at him properly, his height was something she was going to miss.
“Yes Mulder?” Scully’s voice was soft. Despite the darkness outside, Mulder could feel the entirety of her attention and its piercing intensity.
“I’m going back to the vineyard tomorrow”
Scully sighed sadly “I know, I know, these past few months have been the best of my life”
“I feel the same” Mulder gave her a pained smile, as Scully pressed her face into his chest in a heartfelt embrace
“I’m going to miss you”, Scully mumbled, her words muffled by his solid figure. At that, Mulder slowly removed himself from her warmth, his tone serious while he stared down at her
“Scully, there isn’t going to be a day where I don’t miss you”
Scully stood on her tiptoes just as Mulder bent down, dragging their lips together into a scorching kiss, sparks flooding her veins, and Scully knew she would never feel this with anyone else.
Mulder made her feel alive, but it would never work between them, he was from the Vineyard, she was in Maryland, and they would never see each other again.
But that still didn’t mean she couldn’t be hopeful. Hopeful about the future and maybe just maybe being together again one day.
Scully felt her eyes start to moisten, as she savoured her final kiss with her partner, her equal and she couldn’t believe it was over, just like that.
They remained frozen for a moment in each other’s embrace before tentatively separating.
Overcome with uncertainty about their future, Scully grasped Mulder’s hands in her own pleading up at him.
“Promise me this is forever”
She needed to know this was special, that it was something Mulder also saw written in the stars.
The teenage boy’s hands clung to hers, as he reaffirmed her request with a certainty Scully had never heard from him before.
“Scully, I promise”
And right then and there, the two knew they would be okay.
They had to be, no matter the time or distance between them, their love was fated and neither would ever forget the magical summer they had spent together.