The cards are all the little ones, the minor arcana, and he's never been able to keep those straight. But they provide a cheerful wrap-up to the story, which fits the facts of the case - and hopefully it'll make up for the part where he has to tell her what actually happened.

"So that's that." Mulder gives her a knowing little smile, marking points off on his fingers as he continues. "I'll give you points for the balance of chaos and order up here, because you justified the two fathers theory. Points for my two best friends. For the sword, your New Age store owners, the symbolism of eight arrows, living with my father, rescuing a young girl, being trapped - behind bars, no less - and figuring out what I wanted to do with my life. Which comes out to an A+, but I wouldn't expect anything less from you."

You overachiever, you. He leans over the cards to kiss her, because the luxury of doing so whenever he wants is still novel. "I hate to break it to you, Scully, but I think you might be psychic."