TITLE: Key to My Heart AUTHOR: Erin M. Blair E-MAIL: eblair@sonic.net CLASSIFICATION/CATEGORY: SRA -- Story, Romance, Angst CONTENT: Mulder/Scully Romance RATING: PG DISTRIBUTION/ARCHIVE STATEMENT: OK to Gossamer, Ephemeral, EMXC, MSR Cheerleaders Archive. Archive anywhere. AWARD ELIGIBILITY: Spookys 2004 SPOILERS: None. SETTING: Don't know. DATE: This story was created on December 2, 2003. This story has been revised numerous times. The second draft was finished on July 8, 2004. This story was finally completed on: October 21, 2004. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Thanks to Jen for beta reading this story. Your help is always appreciated. DISCLAIMER: Mulder and Scully belong to Chris Carter. SUMMARY: Mulder and Scully exchange keys to their apartments and their hearts. ------------------------------------ Key to My Heart Written by: Erin M. Blair ------------------------------------ The day arrived when Mulder and Scully came to a final truth. They decided to exchange keys to their respective apartments. It was an important step of their relationship, showing that they truly trusted each other. They were in the basement office. Scully was sitting in her chair while looking at Mulder, who was sitting at his desk. She smiled warmly at him as she handed him a key. "Mulder, here's a key to my apartment." Her blue eyes were lit up like the fireworks on the Fourth of July weekend. "I trust you with all of my heart." Scully felt the cool metal leave her hand as Mulder picked up the key. She saw him feel the key's sharp ridges and the smoothness of the steel. She smiled at the realization that this was an important step of their relationship, exchanging keys. Mulder smiled at her. "And I have a key for you." He handed her a key which had a gold plated key ring that was labeled, "Mulder," in capital letters. "Turn it over, Scully." "Okay." Scully turned over the side of the key and read the inscription on the key ring aloud. "It says, 'You have the key to my heart, Scully.' I don't know what to say, Mulder. I...I'm...I'm touched. I had no idea you felt this way." She looked into the depths of his hazel eyes. A smile appeared on her luscious red lips. "You also have the key to my heart." "Scully?" "Yes?" "You have the key to my heart. I will always remember that." Mulder got up and went around his desk to face her. He watched her stand up. They were gazing at each other with longing in their eyes for a simple kiss. ~~~the end~~~ Feedback: Yes, please. Send to: eblair@sonic.net Author's Notes: This story was created on December 2, 2003. This story has been revised numerous times. This story was finally completed on: October 21, 2004. I truly enjoyed writing this story very much, and I would like to thank Jen for helping me with this story. It was a pleasure going through each and every revision of this story. This story is just a slice of life of one of the many 'slices of life' that we didn't get to see between Mulder and Scully. I always wondered what would happen if Mulder and Scully exchanged keys. As for when the story happened, I'm leaving it open. ~Erin M. Blair October 21, 2004