Title: Something to Talk About
Author: L.C. Shipper
E-mail: Sculderx2000@hotmail.com
Rated: PG
Category: Songfic, MSR, Fluff
Spoilers: Pilot, Triangle, Milagro, The Unnatural
Time Span: Between The Unnatural and Field Trip
Summary: A few rumors and a song get Mulder and Scully to
come to a few revelations.
Disclaimer: Any characters used in this story do not
belong to me. They belong to Chris Carter, 1013
Productions, and the Fox network. No infringement is
intended.
The song 'Something to Talk About' belongs to Bonnie
Raitt and is on her c.d. Luck of The Draw. No infringement
intended.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
She had heard the rumors ever since the very
beginning. Since that first case they had solved. Special
Agent Dana Scully had just been assigned to the X-Files to
work with Agent Mulder. Their first case had been in
Oregon. When they got back rumors were flying around about
the two of them. What, exactly, was the nature of their
relationship? There was even an office pool on them that
had started on that first case and was still going on to
this day.
She never paid any attention to the rumors, but
every so often, there are so many, that they become hard
to ignore. This was one of those times. The rumors were
being tossed around like crazy and she knew why.
She and Mulder had been unusually close after that
fiasco concerning the Bermuda Triangle. Then they seemed
to get even closer after that case with Mr. Padget. Just
thinking of that case makes her shiver. The only way she
got through that case is because Mulder was there, right
beside her. Then this weekend they went to a batting cage
and played baseball. It was the most fun she had had in a
long time.
Scully was waiting for Mulder in the FBI cafeteria.
They had both been doing paperwork for about five hours
straight and they needed a break. Scully suggested they
go to the cafeteria and get some coffee. Mulder told her
to find a table and get the coffee and he would be up in a
minute. She had just sat down with their coffee and the
rumors were already flying. There were so many that she
couldn't help but listen to a few.
There was this one rumor going around that they
had gone to a motel, getting only one room, then signed
under two aliases. Then there was this one where someone
caught them at a carnival on the outskirts of town, making
out like two teenagers. Yea right. Scully thought to
herself. Then she heard it. This guy, at the table next to
hers, was telling his friends what he did on the weekend.
"Well, I went to the batting cage Saturday evening,
and guess what I saw."
"What?" One of his friends asked.
"I saw Agents Mulder and Scully playing baseball."
At this Scully's ears were glued to their conversation.
"They were playing baseball?" Another one of his
friends asked
"Yes. but that's not all. Agent Mulder had both
his arms around Scully and his hands were all over her. And
she didn't seem to mind it. In fact she seemed to be enjoying
it. She was smiling and laughing the whole time."
"The Ice Queen, laughing?"
"Yep!"
"Whoa! That's heavy!" and then they all broke into
laughter.
About a minute later Mulder walked in. He found
Scully right away. He went to the table Scully had picked and
sat down opposite her. He stretched his legs then rested his
feet on the bench, beside Scully.He took a sip of his coffee
and realized Scully was awfully quiet. He asked her what was
wrong half expecting an 'I'm fine.'
"Someone saw us at the batting cage on Saturday and
now rumors are flying around that we were making out." Scully
said in a hushed whisper, her eyes on her coffee.
"Scully, I know exactly how you feel, but we can't let
it get to us. They're just rumors. They don't know anything
about us. Life is too short to care what other people think
and not have fun. You did have fun?"
"Yes. The most fun I've had in a long time." Scully
admitted and she didn't missed Mulder's satisfied smile at
her words.
"Good, because fun is all that matters and to hell
with what other people think." and he emphasized his point
by tapping her thigh with the tip of his foot. Scully smiled
and her eyes met his. They seemed to sit like that for an
eternity. They finally broke their gaze when someone turned
on the radio. A country song called 'Something to Talk About'
by Bonnie Raitt filled the cafeteria drowning out the chatter.
'People are talking
Talking about people
I hear the whispers
You won't believe it
They think were lovers
Kept undercover'
They have been talking about Mulder and I since
the beginning. They think we have been sleeping together for
years.
People are always talking about Scully and I. They
are constantly throwing around theories and rumors. Constantly
whispering behind our backs. Saying that we have been sleeping
together for years.
'I'll just ignore it
But they keep saying we
Laugh just a little too loud
Stand just a little too close
We stare just a little too long
Maybe they're seeing
Something we don't, darling'
I try to ignore the rumors, but I can't. Whenever
we stand together to read a file or just talk we do stand
pretty close. The problem is I like it. I like being close to
him. And those looks *are* long. But I love looking in his
eyes. I can just get lost in them and forget about the rest
of the world. Do they see something we don't?
When she's around I'm so happy I just have to smile
or laugh. When she laughs it's like music to my ears and I
wouldn't trade it for anything. When we stand together we do
end up pretty close, but I like that. I love her eyes. They
are the most beautiful shade of blue I have ever seen. If they
were the only eyes I could see for the rest of my life I'd be
a very happy man. Do they see something I don't?
'Let's give them something to talk about
Let's give them something to talk about
Let's give them something to talk about
How about love?'
Since the beginning they have talked about us, but
what if Mulder and I actually did something? Would they still
talk if they had reason to?
Since the beginning they have talked about Scully
and I. So why haven't we given them something to talk about?
Should we? Would Scully even want to?
'I feel so foolish
I never noticed
You'd act so nervous
Could you be falling for me?
It took a rumor
To make me wonder
Now I'm convinced
I've fallen under
I think about you every day
Dream about you every night
I'm hoping that you feel the same way
Now that we know it
Let's really show it, darling'
I've fallen in love with Mulder. When did that
happen? Does he feel the same way?
I love Scully so much. I think about her all the
time, day or night. Does she love me too?
'Let's give them something to talk about
Let's give them something to talk about
Let's give them something to talk about
How about love?'
Should we give them something to talk about? They
both thought
'Let's give them something to talk about, baby
A little mystery to figure out
Let's give them something to talk about
How about love
Listen up, baby
A little mystery won't hurt
Let's give them something to talk about
How about our love, love, love, love
How about love, love, love
How about it, baby
How about it, yea'
Mulder and I have to talk. I have to tell him how
I feel.
Scully and I have to talk. She has to know I love
her.
"Scully."
"Mulder." They both said in unison as the song ended.
Scully smiled and silently told him with her eyes to go ahead.
"Scully I think we should go somewhere to talk.
Somewhere with less eavesdroppers." He said looking at all
the people around them.
"Mulder I think you're right. Let's go back to the
office." They finished their coffee and went back to the
basement.
When they got back to their office, Mulder closed
and locked the door behind him. Scully had all of a sudden
become very interested in a piece of paper on Mulder's desk.
"Scully." He started. No He thought I have to
be close to her and look in her eyes when I tell her this.
So he moved across the room and stopped right in front of
Scully. She was still avoiding his gaze. He brought his hand
up to her face and brought a lock of hair behind her ear,
then he let his fingers trail down to her chin where he
brought her face up so he could look in her eyes. "Dana...
I...I love you. I have been in love with you for a long, long
time. You are the only one I trust. I trust you with my mind,
my body, and most importantly, my heart. I love you."
Scully was crying, but she didn't care. She had
waited for this for so long. "I love you too, Mulder, I love you
so very much." Scully was smiling and she couldn't seem to
stop, and so was Mulder.
"I think it's time you start calling my Fox, don't you
think so Dana?"
"Yes. I love you Fox."
"I love you too Dana."
Before either one of them knew what was happening
Mulder leaned down and touched his lips to hers. The first
touch of their lips was electric. Pretty soon their kiss
deepened and they explored the new tastes, feelings, and
sensations of kissing the other. Eventually they separated,
due to lack of air. Scully was the first speak.
"Well, I guess we gave people something to talk about."
Scully said in hushed tones
"Yes, we definitely did." Mulder replied before
leaning down and capturing Scully's lips in another kiss.
* The End *
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Author: L.C. Shipper
E-mail: Sculderx2000@hotmail.com
Rated: PG
Category: Songfic, MSR, Fluff
Spoilers: Pilot, Triangle, Milagro, The Unnatural
Time Span: Between The Unnatural and Field Trip
Summary: A few rumors and a song get Mulder and Scully to
come to a few revelations.
Disclaimer: Any characters used in this story do not
belong to me. They belong to Chris Carter, 1013
Productions, and the Fox network. No infringement is
intended.
The song 'Something to Talk About' belongs to Bonnie
Raitt and is on her c.d. Luck of The Draw. No infringement
intended.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
She had heard the rumors ever since the very
beginning. Since that first case they had solved. Special
Agent Dana Scully had just been assigned to the X-Files to
work with Agent Mulder. Their first case had been in
Oregon. When they got back rumors were flying around about
the two of them. What, exactly, was the nature of their
relationship? There was even an office pool on them that
had started on that first case and was still going on to
this day.
She never paid any attention to the rumors, but
every so often, there are so many, that they become hard
to ignore. This was one of those times. The rumors were
being tossed around like crazy and she knew why.
She and Mulder had been unusually close after that
fiasco concerning the Bermuda Triangle. Then they seemed
to get even closer after that case with Mr. Padget. Just
thinking of that case makes her shiver. The only way she
got through that case is because Mulder was there, right
beside her. Then this weekend they went to a batting cage
and played baseball. It was the most fun she had had in a
long time.
Scully was waiting for Mulder in the FBI cafeteria.
They had both been doing paperwork for about five hours
straight and they needed a break. Scully suggested they
go to the cafeteria and get some coffee. Mulder told her
to find a table and get the coffee and he would be up in a
minute. She had just sat down with their coffee and the
rumors were already flying. There were so many that she
couldn't help but listen to a few.
There was this one rumor going around that they
had gone to a motel, getting only one room, then signed
under two aliases. Then there was this one where someone
caught them at a carnival on the outskirts of town, making
out like two teenagers. Yea right. Scully thought to
herself. Then she heard it. This guy, at the table next to
hers, was telling his friends what he did on the weekend.
"Well, I went to the batting cage Saturday evening,
and guess what I saw."
"What?" One of his friends asked.
"I saw Agents Mulder and Scully playing baseball."
At this Scully's ears were glued to their conversation.
"They were playing baseball?" Another one of his
friends asked
"Yes. but that's not all. Agent Mulder had both
his arms around Scully and his hands were all over her. And
she didn't seem to mind it. In fact she seemed to be enjoying
it. She was smiling and laughing the whole time."
"The Ice Queen, laughing?"
"Yep!"
"Whoa! That's heavy!" and then they all broke into
laughter.
About a minute later Mulder walked in. He found
Scully right away. He went to the table Scully had picked and
sat down opposite her. He stretched his legs then rested his
feet on the bench, beside Scully.He took a sip of his coffee
and realized Scully was awfully quiet. He asked her what was
wrong half expecting an 'I'm fine.'
"Someone saw us at the batting cage on Saturday and
now rumors are flying around that we were making out." Scully
said in a hushed whisper, her eyes on her coffee.
"Scully, I know exactly how you feel, but we can't let
it get to us. They're just rumors. They don't know anything
about us. Life is too short to care what other people think
and not have fun. You did have fun?"
"Yes. The most fun I've had in a long time." Scully
admitted and she didn't missed Mulder's satisfied smile at
her words.
"Good, because fun is all that matters and to hell
with what other people think." and he emphasized his point
by tapping her thigh with the tip of his foot. Scully smiled
and her eyes met his. They seemed to sit like that for an
eternity. They finally broke their gaze when someone turned
on the radio. A country song called 'Something to Talk About'
by Bonnie Raitt filled the cafeteria drowning out the chatter.
'People are talking
Talking about people
I hear the whispers
You won't believe it
They think were lovers
Kept undercover'
They have been talking about Mulder and I since
the beginning. They think we have been sleeping together for
years.
People are always talking about Scully and I. They
are constantly throwing around theories and rumors. Constantly
whispering behind our backs. Saying that we have been sleeping
together for years.
'I'll just ignore it
But they keep saying we
Laugh just a little too loud
Stand just a little too close
We stare just a little too long
Maybe they're seeing
Something we don't, darling'
I try to ignore the rumors, but I can't. Whenever
we stand together to read a file or just talk we do stand
pretty close. The problem is I like it. I like being close to
him. And those looks *are* long. But I love looking in his
eyes. I can just get lost in them and forget about the rest
of the world. Do they see something we don't?
When she's around I'm so happy I just have to smile
or laugh. When she laughs it's like music to my ears and I
wouldn't trade it for anything. When we stand together we do
end up pretty close, but I like that. I love her eyes. They
are the most beautiful shade of blue I have ever seen. If they
were the only eyes I could see for the rest of my life I'd be
a very happy man. Do they see something I don't?
'Let's give them something to talk about
Let's give them something to talk about
Let's give them something to talk about
How about love?'
Since the beginning they have talked about us, but
what if Mulder and I actually did something? Would they still
talk if they had reason to?
Since the beginning they have talked about Scully
and I. So why haven't we given them something to talk about?
Should we? Would Scully even want to?
'I feel so foolish
I never noticed
You'd act so nervous
Could you be falling for me?
It took a rumor
To make me wonder
Now I'm convinced
I've fallen under
I think about you every day
Dream about you every night
I'm hoping that you feel the same way
Now that we know it
Let's really show it, darling'
I've fallen in love with Mulder. When did that
happen? Does he feel the same way?
I love Scully so much. I think about her all the
time, day or night. Does she love me too?
'Let's give them something to talk about
Let's give them something to talk about
Let's give them something to talk about
How about love?'
Should we give them something to talk about? They
both thought
'Let's give them something to talk about, baby
A little mystery to figure out
Let's give them something to talk about
How about love
Listen up, baby
A little mystery won't hurt
Let's give them something to talk about
How about our love, love, love, love
How about love, love, love
How about it, baby
How about it, yea'
Mulder and I have to talk. I have to tell him how
I feel.
Scully and I have to talk. She has to know I love
her.
"Scully."
"Mulder." They both said in unison as the song ended.
Scully smiled and silently told him with her eyes to go ahead.
"Scully I think we should go somewhere to talk.
Somewhere with less eavesdroppers." He said looking at all
the people around them.
"Mulder I think you're right. Let's go back to the
office." They finished their coffee and went back to the
basement.
When they got back to their office, Mulder closed
and locked the door behind him. Scully had all of a sudden
become very interested in a piece of paper on Mulder's desk.
"Scully." He started. No He thought I have to
be close to her and look in her eyes when I tell her this.
So he moved across the room and stopped right in front of
Scully. She was still avoiding his gaze. He brought his hand
up to her face and brought a lock of hair behind her ear,
then he let his fingers trail down to her chin where he
brought her face up so he could look in her eyes. "Dana...
I...I love you. I have been in love with you for a long, long
time. You are the only one I trust. I trust you with my mind,
my body, and most importantly, my heart. I love you."
Scully was crying, but she didn't care. She had
waited for this for so long. "I love you too, Mulder, I love you
so very much." Scully was smiling and she couldn't seem to
stop, and so was Mulder.
"I think it's time you start calling my Fox, don't you
think so Dana?"
"Yes. I love you Fox."
"I love you too Dana."
Before either one of them knew what was happening
Mulder leaned down and touched his lips to hers. The first
touch of their lips was electric. Pretty soon their kiss
deepened and they explored the new tastes, feelings, and
sensations of kissing the other. Eventually they separated,
due to lack of air. Scully was the first speak.
"Well, I guess we gave people something to talk about."
Scully said in hushed tones
"Yes, we definitely did." Mulder replied before
leaning down and capturing Scully's lips in another kiss.
* The End *
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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