[Mulder is sure glad to see some civilization emerging.]

You'd think we wouldn't, with how much we disagree... but surprisingly, that's a lot of the appeal in our ...partnership. I've learned that I can trust her where I can't anyone else, and I count on her to give our investigations more validity with her skeptical approach. [And to be honest, he tends to enjoy their bantering/arguing... thinking of that makes him miss her even more.]