I Know You
Part 1
by Trycee
Time-Line: Present Day, 2011
Disclaimer: I do not own the X-Files, this is written for fun not profit.
Mulder and Scully Home:
Mulder bolted up from the bed as the morning light streamed in from the window blinding him. He shielded his eyes and then reached to the right of him, searching for the small red head he was so used to feeling against him. He turned to see the bed was empty. He quickly placed his tired feet on the carpeted bedroom floor and then stood up and made his way into the kitchen where he saw her sitting at a bar stool dressed in a light silk nightgown with a matching robe. Scully looked up and smiled at the sight of him. "Morning, Mulder...", she said, glancing back down at the morning paper in front of her.
Mulder didn't answer, instead he walked up to her and nuzzled her neck which caused a shriek to arise from her from the tickle of his five o'clock shadow. "Morning gorgeous...", he said, in his silky bedroom voice. "Scully, you know I don't like waking up to an empty bed..."
She looked up at him and then planted a series of soft kisses on his lips. "Sorry, Mulder...I really needed some coffee and you looked too peaceful to wake..."
Mulder snatched up her coffee cup and took a large gulp. "You're forgiven..."
Scully smiled and then ran her hand up his arm and then pulled him down for a deeper kiss. "It's my day off..."
"Ooh...What did you have in mind," he said, stepping closer to her.
Scully rolled her eyes. "As much as that would be appreciated...I was thinking more along the lines of grocery shopping..."
Mulder stepped back. "Grocery Shopping?"
"I figured if we tried to go another day without groceries in the house...You might start withering away..."
"We can't have that now can we...", he said, moving over to the coffee pot and pouring himself a cup of his own.
"I know it's not the most exciting thing to do...", she said, taking a bite of a piece of toast. "But it has to be done..."
"Scully...there has to be something more to the day then grocery shopping for me...Can't I sit in the car, you know I hate shopping..."
"I know," she sighed. "Just shop with me though, please Mulder, and I promise we'll find something to do that you like..."
"In this town?", he smirked. "Scully...this town doesn't even appear on a map...There's one grocery store the size of the X-Files office...One Pizza restaurant...One liquor store and one gas station..."
"Or we could go shop near my job...There's more stores there and there's actual places to go...", she said trying to plant the idea in his head. "We could hit up the video store...I can drop them back off on my way to work tomorrow morning..."
Mulder frowned. "For an hour's drive into town, Scully?..."
She looked surprised. "I drive that far everyday, it's not a big deal..."
"Video store...and Lunch at Bruno's...," he said, extending his hand. "Is that a deal?"
"Okay," she said, slapping his hand away. "Its a shame I have to bribe you to go grocery shopping with me..."
Mulder smiled. "Scully, name me one guy that enjoys grocery shopping? It ranks up there with underwear and sock shopping..."
"Which reminds me, " she said, hopping off the stool and walking over to him. She tugged at the elastic on his silk boxers. "You could use a few new pair...Some of these are from your single days..."
"They attracted you...", he smirked.
"Oh you think I fell in love with you because of your boxers?"
"That and what's in them..."
Scully chuckled. "Actually I fell in love with you long before I saw what was in them...but that was just a bonus...A very nice and large bonus..."
"Mmmm," he said, pressing his lips firmly against hers.
After a loving kiss, they pulled apart and then Mulder threw opened the fridge door to find it bare. "Reminds me of my apartment days..."
"That's what I was talking about...The quicker we get there the sooner we get back...So let's hustle..."
Scottie's Grocery Store:
Scully could tell immediately that Mulder would be no help to her as she shopped. She scoured the paper as other customer's zoomed past them. Mulder was slumped over the cart, shaking his head occasionally. He hated shopping with Scully because she always took her time and did price comparisons while he had to stand and wait patiently. Scully could hear every exasperated sigh that Mulder would make every few seconds but she ignored him as she checked each item against her list as she went. She glanced around at the produce and began to fill several plastic bags with fresh lettuce when a hand reached out and touched hers. She looked up to find a woman standing in front of her. "Dr. Scully...I thought you lived over an hour away...", the dark haired woman said, glancing from Scully to Mulder.
"Dr. Avery," Scully said, trying to smile. "I'm surprised to see you here..."
"I live about five minutes away...", the woman smiled warmly. "Now who is this?", she asked nosily as she extended a hand to Mulder.
"This is my...Mulder...", Scully said, grasping Mulder's hand.
Mulder stepped closer to Scully, as a way of letting Dr. Mildred Avery know that he was Scully's 'man'.
"I've seen you around...," she said to Mulder and then smiled warmly. "You make a very cute couple..."
"Thank You," Scully smiled genuinely.
Mulder looked down at Scully and smiled as well. Just then a 6 ft tall bald headed man walked up to Dr. Avery's side. "Oh," she said, embarrassed. "This is my husband, George Holden Avery."
"George," Mulder said, shaking the older man's hand. "I'm Fox Mulder...and this is my...Scully..."
"Dr. Dana Scully," she said, shaking his hand.
"She works with me though I know hardly anything about you at all...", Dr. Avery said pointedly. "Nine years and yet we only see each other in passing..."
Scully felt put-upon but she smiled warmly and answered. "I usually don't go to any of the social gatherings...Mulder and I...We live so far away...", she said, as an explanation. It was a lame excuse and she knew it but the couple didn't seem to notice.
"Nonsense," Mildred sighed. "You both must come to our BBQ this afternoon! I will not take Hell-No for an answer! Most of the doctor's and nurses from Our Lady will be there..."
Mulder could see in Scully's eyes that she was trying to formulate an excuse but wasn't coming up with any. He too was trying to find any excuse that would do...New Puppy, Milking of Cows, Helpless Elderly Relative...Alien Abduction...But before either of them could answer, a card with the couples address was shoved into Scully's hand.
"Now...We're all gathering around 2 at my house..."
"That's in about three hours...", Mulder said, searching Scully's eyes.
For nine years she had been the Avoidance Queen, getting out of Christmas Parties, New Year's Eve celebrations, Christenings and even Retirement parties. He wasn't sure how she did it but she always seemed to come up with something but for some reason, her mind seemed to be blank. He looked down at himself and Scully. "Ah...We're not dressed for the occasion...We're dressed for some power lifting of groceries...", he said, pointing towards the grocery cart.
Scully had on a blue jean jacket and matching jeans with a simple plain pink t-shirt. Mulder was unshaven, wearing a gray t-shirt and black jeans and a leather jacket.
"Nonsense," Mildred said, waving him off. "It's casual...come as you are..."
"That sounds great," Scully said, shooting a smile at the couple.
She then glanced quickly at Mulder and they're eyes met and he knew he would be spending the time not at Bruno's but dealing with a bunch of doctors he could care less about.
"What should we bring?", Scully asked.
"Oh!", Mildred laughed. "Whatever you think of I'm sure will be fine! We'll have everything...beef brisket, pork ribs..." She then looked alarmed. "Oh...but we'll have chicken too," she said, glancing at Mulder. "It's not kosher but it's the best we can do..."
"Great!", Mulder said, with a fake smile.
Scully had glanced down but then smiled cordially to the Avery's. "See you at 2..."
"Great! I'm so excited! Wait to everyone finds out I snagged the elusive Dr. Scully and her beau for my party! No one thought you'd ever show up to anything...", Mildred beamed.
"Oh! Is that so...", Scully said, as her face turned a slight pink in color.
"See you soon...", Mildred said, turning on her heels with her husband and walking off.
Both Mulder and Scully stood in place as they waited for the air to clear of the Avery's. "OMG..", Scully spoke.
"Kosher...," Mulder huffed. "Damn biggots...How the hell did we get roped into this Scully...you're usually so good at getting us out of these things..."
Scully's eyebrow raised. "You're blaming me Mulder? As I recall, I wasn't the only one standing there..."
Mulder shrugged his shoulder's. "Yeah but you're the one that knows her..."
"I don't know her...I know OF her," she said, pushing the cart over to the fruit. "Well...that goes our shopping trip...We can't let it sit around and rot in the car...", she sighed.
"I know what we can bring..."
"What?", she said, curiously.
"Beer...If I have to sit for a few hours with those people, I wanna be buzzed..."
"I have to agree," she sighed. "And we're certainly not dressed for a party...", she said, looking Mulder over.
"What do we do? We can't ditch them as much as I'd like too...over a cliff," he said.
"Well...We could shop and get some better clothes...You could shave in a bathroom...We could look more decent," she said, looking down at her simple pink t-shirt and jeans.
"More shopping," he sighed. "Great...Just the kind of day I dreamed off..."
"Nine years is along time to avoid all these get-togethers," she chuckled. "I didn't even realize it was that long..."
"As far as I'm concerned, it could've been longer."
Scully nodded. She stepped away from the buggy, pushing it filled with it's contents to the side and then grabbed Mulder's hand. "Come on...Let's get those clothes...I want us looking nice when we see everyone..."
Mulder looked down at Scully's finger's intertwined with his. "Okay...but what do I get for this?"
Scully shook her head. "Its like shopping with a three year old...Come on, Mulder...I want 'my beau' presentable..."
"Okay Scully," he said, as they walked hand in hand. "I'll be on my best behavior. But they better be as well..."
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