He pauses for a moment as an FBI warning comes up onscreen - don't steal this movie! - and looks down at her in surprise. Hearing it once in a night is a surprise; twice feels like its own kind of miracle.
But she's not crying, and if he doesn't make too big a deal about it, maybe she won't start again. At some point, she's going to give herself a headache.
He can't resist answering, though, rewarding her just as the Mystery Science Theater 3000 theme song starts playing. (Who, after all, would bother watching Manos without a few robots?) Mulder kisses her forehead. "I love you, too, Scully."
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But she's not crying, and if he doesn't make too big a deal about it, maybe she won't start again. At some point, she's going to give herself a headache.
He can't resist answering, though, rewarding her just as the Mystery Science Theater 3000 theme song starts playing. (Who, after all, would bother watching Manos without a few robots?) Mulder kisses her forehead. "I love you, too, Scully."