Work Text:
Title: On My Mind
Author: Dana Doggett
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Date: November 14, 2005
Distribution: Semper Fi, XFMU, Spookys. All others please ask.
Rating: G
Category: Doggett/Scully, Scully POV
Beta: Alexa
Summary: Scully's thoughts after Doggett leaves her hospital room at the end of
"Without". Response to the 2005 Awareness Month "Within/Without" ficlet challenge.
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I thought I'd never see Agent Doggett again. I thought Kersh would have shut down the
task force set up to find Mulder. I thought Kersh would have used this opportunity to shut
down the X-Files Division forever, but he didn't. I figured that agent Doggett would go
back to his own division and his own office at Headquarters, but here I am, holding a 'get
well soon' card in my hand that Doggett gave me when he came to keep me appraised of
the case, and to inform me that he is now assigned to the X-Files.
There's no Hallmark saying inside the card, only Doggett's handwriting� he uses my
first name to address me� "Dana", he hopes for a speedy recovery and apologizes for
not listening to me from the start. He also mentions that he looks forward to working with
me.
I lower the card and place it across my abdomen for the third time since he's left. I don't
know what it is, but something about this card intrigues me. Maybe that's because I've so
rarely ever received any 'get well soon' wishes from anyone since before my second year
working on the X-Files, and those came from my family, not my partner. I've read this
card three times since Doggett left my room with the promise to find Mulder. I think he
realizes that Mulder and I are very close, not just working partners, but close friends.
There's honesty in Doggett's eyes. I believe he will find Mulder. He'll have to face facts
that will challenge his beliefs, but I sense that he's not as narrow- minded and skeptical as
he leads everyone to believe. He'll meet the challenges of the X-Files head on. In that
regard he's a lot like me when I was first assigned to the division: skeptical, relied on my
own scientific background to either prove or disprove a theory, and dedicated. He may
not be a scientist, but his military and police record shows that he is a straight-laced guy,
he'll rely on his experiences in police work to get him through cases.
I don't doubt that Agent Doggett will make an excellent addition to the X-Files division.
In a way, I'm very thankful to have him as my partner. He more than proved himself a
good man these past couple days.
For a second I think of how heartbreaking it will be to go into work tomorrow and see
agent Doggett there and not Mulder. A few seconds later I find myself thinking that it
won't be difficult after all. Maybe a little awkward at first, but that's normal. It was like
that between Mulder and I when I first got there.
I sigh and look at the card again� Why am I finding it difficult to get John Doggett off
my mind�?
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