Disclaimer: I do not own anything pertaining to the X-Files, and am just writing down all the ideas in my brain so that my head won't explode.

Author's Note: My third story, short and sweet, like the first. My next will be long and dramatic. But this little gem needed to come out first. I did take into consideration the wonderful constructive criticism and ideas from all of my readers regarding my last two stories. But this one is all me, no polls this time. Thank you for your continued reading and I hope you enjoy. Reviews are always appreciated!

P.S. A response to a recent reviewer, these stories aren't exactly always going to portray Scully and Mulder in the same light as others, or even in the show. That's why they are stories/fanfic. It's readers and writer's fantasies. ;)

Summary: Mulder accidentally walks in on Scully. Scully deals with her embarrassment and pent up frustrations by getting drunk and hilariously telling Mulder things that she cannot remember in the morning. How will Mulder handle this situation?

Running through the heat heart beat

You shine like silver in the sunlight

You light up my cold heart

It feels right in the sun, the sun

We're running around and around

Like nothing else could matter in our life

But wait, but wait, but wait

The sun will stop shining soon

And you'll be dark in my life

Yeah, you'll be gone, it's as simple as a change of heart

But I'm not gonna think about the future

A love like this won't last forever

I know that a love like this won't last forever

But I, I don't really mind, I don't really mind at all

Slipping into the night love

It grows dark but you don't mind

Hiding in the back streets, yeah, you'll never notice me

All that I was thinking about was cleaning up my conscience

Lost in the memory as it shakes up the corners of my heart

Was it my mistake?

Or maybe it was just as simple as a change in your heart

Just as simple as a change in your heart

-Love Like This-Kodaline (Acoustic)

3:43 AM

Scully groggily reached for the bedside lamp and switched it on as she heard the phone ringing. Who could that possible be at this hour? She clumsily picked up the phone, almost completely missing her ear.

"Scully." She groaned.

"Hey Scully, it's Mulder."

Scully sighed and sat up, trying to adjust her eyes to the sudden brightness in the room. "Of course. What do you want Mulder?

"Bad time?"

"Mulder, do you have any idea what time it is?" Scully whined.

"Uhhh— "Mulder looked at his watch, as he laid on his couch, the TV playing in the background. "I'm sorry Scully, were you sleeping?"

"Well, yes. I was." She replied with an impressive yawn.

"Geeze, I'm sorry. I guess this can wait until the morning then." Mulder sighed.

Scully could almost feel Mulder frowning through the phone. "Mulder, just tell me now. What is it?" Scully laid back down on her side with the phone pressed to her cheek.

"You sure?"

Scully closed her eyes and nodded, quickly realizing Mulder could not see her nod. "Yes, I'm sure."

"I was just looking through the paperwork for this case. And I just don't feel that we even have enough information to even add in this report and call it quits just yet. I was thinking that we should ask Skinner for more time to investigate."

Scully sighed, with her eyes still closed. "Mulder, it isn't even an X-File. We hit a dead end last week. Lately, they've just been throwing normal FBI work our way."

"But Scully, twelve eye witnesses swore that they all experienced the same thing. Inability to move or speak, a grey figure standing over them, and a bright light from above."

"Sleep paralysis Mulder. Perfectly normal. And you and I both know how one single claim can escalate and cause public panic. Anxiety is the main cause of sleep paralysis."

Mulder groaned. "Scuuully, come on. Just humor me here. I was reading through some older files with similar reports in the same area in 1988. All of those occurrences also happened during a full moon."

Silence.

"Scully?"

Scully let out a soft snore, and Mulder sighed.

"Goodnight Scully." And he hung up the phone.

9:00 AM

Scully strode into the basement office, sighing as she noticed Mulder leaning up against the desk, viewing alien photos on the projector.

Mulder immediately stood up straight to face his partner. "Good morning."

"Morning." Scully crossed her arms and eyed the photos.

Mulder bashfully turned off the projector and pushed it aside with his foot. "So, I'm sorry about last night."

Scully just couldn't take the pitiful look on Mulder's face. "It's okay. I still got enough sleep." She smiled thinly.

"Yeah, you were snoring." Mulder smirked.

Scully's eyes widened. "I was not!"

"Yeah, you fell asleep on me." Mulder chuckled. "But hey, that's what I get."

Scully cleared her throat and shifted her weight. "On another note, Skinner did accept your request." Scully sighed.

Mulder's face lit up. "Really? Great! We can leave right away then?"

Gosh, if he wasn't so adorable she would have argued with him on how they were wasting yet another trip on little green men that never seemed to ever show themselves. She would eventually have to start writing in a diary on how frustrating it could be to be Fox Mulder's partner, or she would most likely explode. She had to tell someone about these things, after six years of pent up frustration. And sadly, she wasn't even sure if it was a good or bad frustration, or maybe a little of both?

"I guess." Scully sighed.

Mulder walked up to Scully and hovered over her, giving both arms a tight squeeze with his hands, taking her by surprise. "Alright then, I'll book the flights." He beamed, unaware of the close proximity of their faces.

Scully nodded and released the breath she was apparently holding in when Mulder let go of her and walked away. Something had changed recently, as if a light had been switched inside of her. Fox Mulder was somehow affecting her, even though she wasn't quite sure how so, yet. His quirky slightly annoying habits weren't as annoying as they used to be.

Several Hours Later

Mulder and Scully both entered their adjoining rooms, relieved to finally be on ground and in a safe place. They exchanged looks and both entered their separate rooms.

"Twenty-minutes?" Mulder called out.

"Alright." Scully agreed before shutting her door.

They had always had this psychic ability to read each other's minds and lately it was as if they were perfectly in sync with their thoughts. Or that's what Mulder had thought, until the past few weeks. Scully seemed a bit flustered lately. Almost a little jumpy when Mulder would come near her. He wasn't sure if it was exactly a bad thing though, since she didn't seem to be angry with him or about anything. She just seemed to be less irritated with his theories. Maybe also a little more distracted, but not in a bad way. Just…different.

Scully liked to wear more comfortable clothes on the plane, and then change into her work clothes in the hotel. She figured Mulder wouldn't make his way over until he at least surfed through some of the channels on the TV first, not even checking to see if the adjoining door on her side was locked. They still had quite some time before they had to head over to the first eye witnesses house. So, she took out her pants suit from the suitcase and headed to the bathroom to change.

Mulder hadn't slept well last night, so he really didn't feel up to surfing through the channels today. He laid sprawled out on the bed, looking up at the ceiling. He glanced up at his watch, noting that twenty minutes had now passed. He got up and walked over to the adjoining door, noting that Scully's side was unlocked. Which generally meant she was ready for him to enter. So, he did. But Scully wasn't in sight, until he heard the bathroom faucet running. "Scully? I'm in here, just so you know." He called out, plopping down on the bed.

But Scully was washing her face and did not hear Mulder call out to her. After she dried her face, she realized that she grabbed the dark blue pants which did not match the black top. And she also felt kind of sticky with sweat so she decided to change her under garments as well, slipping them off and quickly opening the door to get the right pants, not even noticing Mulder laying on the bed at first.

Mulder raised his head at the sound of the door opening, eyes widened in horror as Scully walked out naked. "Jesus Scully!" He squeaked.

Scully jumped a mile high, desperately trying to cover herself with her clothes. "Mulder! What are you doing in here?!" She gasped.

Mulder jumped up off the bed and covered his eyes, awkwardly trying to make his way back to his room. "I-I'm sorry. The door was unlocked. That usually means it's okay to enter." He yelped.

"I didn't even unlock it. Don't look!" Scully jumped down behind the bed.

"Sorry! Sorry!" Mulder made his way to his door and quickly shut it behind him.

Scully felt her face getting hot and red as she quickly ran into the bathroom and slammed the door behind her, desperately trying to process what had just happened. She slid down the door onto the floor and pulled her knees up to her chest. "Oh. My. God." She buried her face in her hands.

Mulder pressed his head up against the door and closed his eyes. "Oh my god." He smiled.

To be continued…

Author's Note: This is a shorter story, but I figured I'd at least divide it up instead of just one long chapter like my first story. Writing the next parts right this minute, which are a lot longer than this part. It's definitely going to get better. And it's so fun to write. ;) Keep your eyes peeled. Coming very very soon!