Driving in Alexandria at Night
by
Trycee
Time Line:Season 7, After All Things.
Disclaimer: I do not own the X-Files, this is written for fun not profit.
"Mulder...", Scully said, trying to entangle herself from Mulder's tight embrace.
She sat up on his lap and smoothed her hand through his hair. "Mulder, will we ever go out."
"Hmm?", he said, sleepily. "Out? Out where?"
"Out there!", she said, pointing towards his window. "We never go out..."
" Scully, It's 8 at night anyway. We're having a quiet romantic evening at home!"
Scully looked at the mess in Mulder's apartment. Some stale Chinese food, empty beer bottles, and half melted carton of ice cream. "You're kidding, right? How is this romantic?", she said, gesturing to the mess in front of them.
"We're together," he said, pulling her towards his chest. Uncomfortably, she twisted around so she could rest her head on his chest without being in pain.
"Mulder, seriously. Why can't we go out together? Are you scared people will see us?"
She reached over and lifted one of his eyelids. "Mulder..."
"Hmm?", he sighed into her hair, still trying to close his eye.
She let go and gave an exhaustive sigh and stood up, and turned to face him. Scully's arms were crossed in front of her as she stared down at Mulder whose eyes had flown open. He looked at her curiously, "Scully, we go out all the time. Why can't we just rest in each others arms?"
"When do we go out?", she sighed. "When? And if you're talking about work, I'm gonna hit you!"
"Assault on a fellow Agent!", Mulder smiled keeping his eyes closed.
Scully pinched his arm but he didn't flinch. "Can we at least TRY to go somewhere? The park, the river. Some place with other human beings."
"I thought by now the sight of other people would make you cringe. It makes me cringe!", he said, grabbing his afghan and settling back on the couch. He grabbed the remote and started flipping channels.
"If I watch one more thing on TV I'm gonna strangle you Mulder, with my bare hands."
"Okay!", he said, turning the tv off. "Where could we go where we wouldn't run into someone we knew or who knew us?"
She raised her hands in the air and then paced around the small living room floor. "I have no clue. It's easier when we're out of town. We can slip out and go to the movies but back here..." she sighed. "There's got to be some place though, Mulder. I'm tired of looking at the same things all the time."
"What park could we go too? Any place near your place? The only thing I can think of is the track I run at."
"UGH!", she said, loudly.
Mulder chuckled quietly. "Okay, Okay, let's go!"
"Finally!", she said. Scully excused herself and went into Mulder's bathroom and combed through her hair with the brush she kept at his place. "I'm ready," she said, screamed out.
Scully jumped, surprised to find Mulder standing at his closet, changing his shirt. He reached out and planted a kiss on the side of her cheek. "Beautiful as ever," he whispered into her ear.
Scully beamed. "Thanks Mulder."
He smiled and placed his hand in the small of her back and proceeded to walk her out the door, slamming it shut. They walked quietly down the hallway, and bound down the steps. Their hands remained clasped until they walked out into the crisp night air towards Mulder's car. He sat in the car a moment trying to think of the perfect spot to take her. He ran different locations through his mind but couldn't come up with a single place that didn't remind him of an X-File case. God, he really hadn't been out in a long time, he'd forgotten where to take a date. Scully watched his mind flickering as each idea flashed and then darted away just as quickly. She sighed loudly again and he flashed his beautiful smile her way and she couldn't help but smile back. He was so beautiful, she reasoned, even though he had no clue where to take her.
"Ah...", he said, clicking his fingers. "Let's go for a drive!"
Scully couldn't help but giggle. "Oh Mulder...has it really been that long?"
"Seven years to be exact," he said, touching her wrist before engulfing her hand with his larger one.
She smiled back, a tingle shooting through her. They said nothing as he pulled out onto the road. He had no clue of where to go but figured he'd try some of the well groomed and wealthy homes in Alexandria.
Mulder drove down to Old Town Alexandria and pulled up in front of a dark red brick two floored home with green awnings and detailed cast iron gates that lined the edge of the property with lush green lawns, highlighted by colonial style lamps that lit up the streets in the darkness. With the engine still running, Mulder put the car in park and stared up at the home, which looked as large as Scully's apartment building.
"What do you think about when you look at a place like that, Scully?", he asked with a crooked grin.
Scully suddenly shifted and stared out in front of her. Mulder looked concerned. "Scully?"
"This is supposed to be romantic, Mulder. You don't want to know what I think when I see a house like that."
"But I do...", he said, looking wounded.
She placed her hand on his forearm. "I don't want to spoil it."
"You won't," he said, confused. "What is it?"
"I think about what I can never give you", she said, her voice cracking as she turned from him.
Mulder cut the engine and turned towards her. "Scully?"
"Could we just go to the next house, Mulder? I told you I didn't want to spoil this. I just want to spend time with you, outside your apartment or mine."
He started the car and drove off. This isn't a good idea at all, he thought to himself. "We'll go somewhere else, okay?"
She nodded but was silent, staring out the window. He continued on, glancing occasionally in her direction,. He mentally kicked himself. Scully could feel his eyes on her. Scully leaned in and snuggled up to him. "Sorry, Mulder. I know this isn't what you were trying to do. I guess I'm still a little sensitive about things."
"I know", he said, continuing to drive. "It is nice being out at night with you like this without us dragging ourselves to our apartments with jet lag or climbing into another rental car. Its just nice being with you, Scully."
She reached up and kissed his jaw, one of her favorite spots, besides his lips. "I love you Mulder."
"I love you too Scully. With everything I have, with everything in me."
She smiled, touched by his emotional admission. "Me too," she said and nestled back into his arm.
After driving in a circle a few times, Mulder pulled up to the Potomac river and stopped the car. He looked out at the dark river highlighted by a large sight seeing boat and then sat up which caused Scully to shift down slightly from her comfortable spot in his arm. "Come on, " he said, pointing to the Cruise ship. "Let's take a ride."
Scully slammed the car door shut and then caught up to Mulder who was standing in line to buy the tickets.
"You know Mulder this just goes to Georgetown", she smiled.
"You want to go to your apartment afterwards or come back here and go back to mine?"
"Mine," she said, shivering a little from the cool air. Mulder wrapped his arms around her.
"Go grab us a blanket out the trunk," he said, handing her the keys.
Scully rolled her eyes and then grabbed the keys, walking back to his car. He stepped up to the ticket counter. "Two adult tickets, one way."
Scully returned to his side already wrapped in the blanket. Mulder looked down at her."You gonna save some room for me?", he joked.
"I don't think so," she said. "I'm freezing."
"If you stay in my arms I'll keep you warm."
"Oh," she said. "Sounds very tempting."
Mulder grabbed Scullys hand and pulled her onto the cruise ship. He wrapped the blanket tightly around her and then wrapped his arms around her, encasing her in his thick muscular arms. "Feel warm?", he asked, his head resting against her right ear.
"Mmm, hmmm," she mumbled. "Very."
"Good...", he smiled. "Have you ever seen D.C. by boat at night, Scully?"
"No. But, I must say this is the most romantic thing you've ever done Mulder."
He kissed her cheek. "I'm glad I could surprise you."
"By chance, you mean."
"Huh?"
"You weren't planning this", she said, feeling the heat from his body radiate through hers.
"No, but I'm glad we happened upon it."
"Me too," she said, as the boat began to move.
"Oh", Mulder said, as the boat shifted backwards and then straightened out heading for the sight seeing tour. "I forgot one thing. I get easily seasick."
Scully looked surprised.. "You grew up on the Cape. I've seen you man boats before."
"I know but I prefer to stay firm on the ground."
"Just hold on to me, Mulder. Think about me and how much I love you and don't let me go and you'll be fine."
"I could never let you go, Scully," he said, as the boat jolted a bit. He swallowed hard. "You love me. You love me," he whispered in her ear. "You love me."
She tried not to laugh out loud because his grip tightened and she could feel him tense up behind her. "Its okay, Mulder. I've got you..."
He let go of his grip and Scully turned to face him. She buried her head into his arms. He gripped her tighter. His stomach was lurching as the Tour boat rocked side to side. The engine started and the boat began to shift. Mulder held Scully tighter as his dinner began to make it's way back up.
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