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Story Title- With Snow There's Magic
Chapter 1- A Very Good Christmas Eve
December 24th. 10:00 pm.
FBI HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON, D.C..
Basement office of Special Agent Fox Mulder
The room was dimly lit but desk lamps hovering over the files they were both examining. It was Christmas Eve and both agents were more than happy to get the hell out of that basement for a while during break.
"Excited for Christmas break?" Mulder looked up and asked Scully after looking over some file that's been lying around on his messy desk for about a week.
"More than you know," She answered stretching her arms over above her head. "I've needed a break for almost over a week now." She laughed getting up and collecting her belongings.
"Scully-" Mulder started looking down as if he was a child who had just misbehaved. "I've been so preoccupied today I didn't even ask how you were feeling. Sorry." He cared about her more than she would ever know. And after the accident when Alex Krycek ran her off the road and she needed immediate surgery…well Mulder thought he was about to loose the only person he ever trusted and maybe quite possibly loved. (A/n: okay, I know this whole Krycek running her off the road thing probably never happened. But hey, it's my story… and apparently it did happen.) It's only been about 3 weeks since the accident and Scully returned to work against the doctor's orders. She's always been so independent and despite that fact Mulder hardly ever left her side since then.
"I've been alright," she begun to say to Mulder after looking up from grabbing her black coat with a smile. "My lower back just aches a little. I wanna thank you for not leaving me when I was in the hospital. I never got to properly thank you yet." With her last sentence she began to move towards him. He was now standing, leaning up against his desk, and his arms were crossed.
"I couldn't leave you. Actually, I thought I was about to lose you for a moment or two but you're so-" he broke off realizing what he was about to admit. He looked back at the Blue-ish green eyes that were staring at him. "Scully what do you have planned for Christmas?" He asked trying to change the subject.
"Nothing really. My mom and both of my brother's families are probably stopping down tomorrow night. Why?"
"Well, I got you something. It's nothing huge, but I think you'll like it. In fact why don't you come down tonight?" They both usually exchanged Christmas cards and maybe a gift card. Except this Christmas. Mulder wanted it to be something to remember. And he actually
"Mulder- you really didn't have to buy me anything. What's wrong with the card thing we always used to do?"
"Well, ha-ha come to think of it I did enjoy that one card you got me… the one with aliens… but I wanted to get you an actual present this time. So how bout it Scully? Wanna spend Christmas with your friend Spooky?" He said with a wry smile laughing.
"Sitting home alone tonight going over some things sounds tempting… but I think Christmas with Spooky sounds much better. And I got you something as well."
"Good. Lemme just grab my coat.." As Mulder said those words, Scully spun quickly around. Her jacket spun outward as she spun and knocked over the lamp leaving the two in complete darkness as the light bulb shattered on the floor.
"Damnit!" (a/n: haha remember in the 3rd season "Jose Chung's 'From Outer Space'" ? well what if I wrote saying 'Bleep' once a swear word was spoken? Just kidding. Haha I was just wondering. Like "WHAT THE BLEEP MULDER?" that sounds great.) she shouted.
"Don't worry Scully I happened to have a good navigational system in the 'F.B.I.'s Most Unwanted Office' Now my ch-" He broke off and the yelped in pain. Apparently he had fallen and cut his hand on a shard of the broken light bulb.
"Mulder! What happened?" Scully asked caringly while feeling around for the door handle, grabbing and opening it, and pulling Mulder up into the light.
He seemed to have a bad deep cut. It wasn't so bad that he needed stitches but it was pretty bad. There was now a bright red stain on his white shirt.
"Mulder," Scully said reaching into her purse and pulling out some gauze out of a blue pouch she kept in it. "That cut's pretty bad. Let me wrap it. You'll need to clean it off when we get to your apartment." She began to dress his wound in white gauze and then taped it with medical tape. "That should be good for now." Scully said still holding Mulder's wounded hand, looking up into his beautiful green orbs.
And with his good hand Mulder reached up and touched her cheek. "Thank you, Doctor Scully." he said with a smile. They began to inch closer and closer until their lips were almost touching… but then Scully realized anybody could come out of that elevator and see them both.
"We should go," Scully said backing up and breaking the eye lock they had. "Before you injure yourself even more." She turned and walked towards the elevator. Mulder closed the office door and followed after her.
She rode with Mulder in his car; driving in a snow storm wasn't exactly her cup of tea. They were in silence on the way back to Mulder's, contemplating what had just occurred obviously. Scully stared out the window into the snow covered sidewalk as they drove. It was storming pretty bad. 'You just can't do those things anywhere you please.' she told herself. 'You can't with Mulder…you're trustworthy, caring, intelligent, attractive partner. It just isn't right. You like him more than a friend and definitely more than a partner but… it can't happen… it just can't.'
'Alright, it's not that she doesn't like you like that. Hell she may even like you a lot! She's smart, she knows the consequences of Skinner seeing us kissing in the hall. Being immediately out of a job is what I'm talking about. But hey I've still got all of break to make this happen. I wonder if I have any sunflower seeds. Hmm would Scully mind if I stopped by the 7-11-ehh better not.'
As they stepped out of the car into the side walk and walked up to Mulder's apartment. "Looks like I probably wont be going anywhere tonight." she announced staring up at the dark sky.
"I could take you home if you want." Mulder said holding the door open for Scully.
"No, no. I want to spend Christmas with my pal Spooky, remember?" She was looking up at him teasing.
"Good." he smiled as they stepped onto the elevator.
"Mmm you've been cleaning." Scully said while walking over to the kitchen counter and putting her stuff down just before throwing herself down on her couch. She was exhausted.
"Damn!" Mulder coughed looking at his hand.
"Oh yeah. Let me take a look at your cut again." She got up and walked into the light in the kitchen where she grabbed and began unraveling Mulder's hand.
"I'm going to have to spray antibacterial on it so it doesn't get infected." Scully said reaching in her purse to grab a antibacterial spray out of her purse.
"You have just about everything in there, huh?" he joked. And a small smile appeared on the red-head's face.
"Now this'll sting. So don't be to much of a toddler and whine." She made a joke back right at him.
Mulder yelped a few seconds after she sprayed the clear bottle on him twice and it began to bubble. She then carefully wrapped it back up in a new bandage.
"Good as new." She smiled at him.
"What no lollipop doctor?" he laughed, and then locking eyes. They stared at each other for a good ten seconds before Mulder started, "You can find something on TV…or just pull out a movie." He pulled away and began to work on the hot chocolate.
'Jeez. It's as if the only thing I'm going to regret in this lifetime are the chances I'm not taking. Like not taking my chances to show Mulder how I really feel.' She began flipped through channels. 'This one's good.'
"Fox Mulder's special homemade hot chocolate!" He announced in a announcer like tone. Scully looked over into the kitchen where she saw a box of swiss miss.
"Mulder, this is swiss miss." She pointed out laughing.
"Now, you can't let me have anything can you?" He spoke joking right back at her.
He set down both drinks, sat down next to Scully who was curled in a ball, and then he wrapped his arms around her. "Cold?"
"Yeah, and a little uncomfortable. Do you have anything for me to wear?"
"Actually I think I'm gonna go change too," He said getting up "come on." and then he grabbed her hand to pull her off the couch.
Scully came out of Mulder's room wearing a big navy blue sweatshirt with a hood that read 'Mulder' on the back and 'Oxford' on the front. And some blue plaid boxers of his.
Mulder was on the couch in sweatpants and…nothing else… laying down next to a blanket. He sat up and Scully sat right beside him…close beside him. He pulled her closer to him and wrapped the blanket around her. They were watching Home Alone 3. It was the only good thing on that night, and they stayed up until about 2 am… That's when she fell asleep in his arms… and he soon fell asleep as well. By this time they were both lying in silence. Her head on his chest… laying right on top of him. Around 3:30 he woke up with his neck hurting. Trying not to wake Scully he shifted away from her and picked her up bridal style after moving around his aching neck. He began to carry her to his bed so she could sleep more comfortably, and that's when her eyes began to flutter open.
As soon as she opened her eyes her and Mulder became lost in each other's eyes.
"Scully-go back to-" and that's all he could get out of his mouth before Scully grabbed his neck and pulled his lips to hers.
Mulder gladly welcomed the kiss. They kissed for about some time. During that time he began to continue his way to his bedroom. He tried to keep balance while holding and kissing Scully while attempting to open his bedroom door. She caressed his cheek with one hand and with the other she ran her fingers in his hair. As Mulder placed Scully on his bed he pulled away, grabbing a pillow.
"Scully…I…" he began, confused of what just happened.
"Mulder…" She was speechless as well.
"Uhm, we'll talk in the morning. Just uh get some sleep." He said scratching his head and heading towards the door.
"Where're you going?" she asked, puzzled at the fact why he was walking back into the living room.
"I was gonna sleep on the couch," Mulder said, outside of his bedroom. "I just need to…uh think about things."
He shut the bedroom door half way behind him. Mulder wondered if he should sleep on the couch or back in his bedroom. He didn't lie to her, he did have some things to think about. He thought about what was going to happen next. How he was going to handle what had just happened in the morning. He loved Scully more than he had ever loved anyone… and of course by her actions tonight she had at least liked him more than a partner and a friend. 'She's worth risking my job…' he thought to himself as he closed his eyes and let his mind fill with thoughts of Scully.
Meanwhile as Mulder began to drift off into sleep Scully could not sleep. She feared rejection from Mulder. She wouldn't want anything to be awkward if he didn't feel the same way. She loved him unlike any other man she ever met. 'At least I took the risk….' she thought sighing. She began to feel her eyes water up and then just then she closed them and allowed herself to drift off thinking… and then finally falling asleep.
That's all for now. I'll update somewhere with in the next few days. WILL THERE BE AWKWARD SILENCE IN THE MORNING BETWEEN THE TWO? READ THE NEXT CHAPTER TO FIND OUT. R&R please.
--andrea.