The next morning, Scully rolled over to face Mulder. "I need you take me to my place to change clothes before we head into work."

"I think you look great the way you are." Mulder smiled.

"Work, Mulder. We have to go to work. We have a case remember." Scully got up from the bed in search of her clothes.

Mulder grabbed her arm and pulled her back down to the bed. "Five more minutes." He kissed her.

"We both know this will take longer than five minutes." Scully laughed against his ear.

"You are probably right."

Scully got up again and grabbed her clothes. She headed to the bathroom. Mulder got up and followed her in there. "Shower before we leave?" he kissed her neck.

"A quick one. We are running late." She looked back at him in the mirror.

"I'm sure we ran into traffic." He winked at her as he reached to turn the water on.

They walked in their office to see if anything new come up on the case since yesterday.

The light was flashing on the phone, so Mulder checked the messages. "We have another lead." He said as he played the message again.

"Let's go." Scully grabbed her things and they headed out.

When they got there, Mulder pulled up in this driveway. They went to the door and knocked.

"Can I help you?" A young girl opened the door.

"I'm Agent Mulder and this is Agent Scully from the FBI." They showed their badges.

"I was wondering you if seen anything strange in the neighborhood over the last few nights?" Scully asked her.

The girl just stared at them like they thought she would be crazy if she told them. "Like what?"

"A big wolf?" Mulder asked as he peeked past the girl.

"Come in." She invited them in.

"I take it you have seen it?" Scully replied as they walked into the living room.

"Yeah. We don't have wolves in this area."

"Can you tell us what it looked like?" Scully asked more questions.

"It was a pretty, light tan with a few dark black strips in it like a tiger." The girl went on. "I was out in the yard last night enjoying the nice cool breeze when it came up to the yard. At first, I was scared but then the strangest thing happened. The wolf stared at me like it knew me. Like she wasn't going to hurt me."

"She?" Mulder asked.

"Yeah I know the difference in a male and female animal." The girl said sarcastically.

Scully let a small giggle exit her lips at the girl's remark. "Go on." Scully finally said.

"The wolf came up to me and let me pet it. I thought that was really weird."

"Can we go out to your backyard?" Mulder paced the floor.

"Sure." The girl and Scully got up from their seats and they headed out the back door into the yard.

"Did she come up over there?" Mulder pointed toward some trees.

"Yeah. I was seating over here." The girl placed her hands on the chair next to her.

Mulder walked around the yard. "Scully." He yelled over his shoulder.

Scully came over to where he was standing. "What is it?"

"Look." He pointed at some paw prints. "They turn to human foot prints over there."

"That's crazy Mulder. Maybe she was walking out in the yard barefooted the other day."

Mulder turned back toward the girl. "Have you out barefooted?"

"No, why?" She walked closer to them. "Do you find something?"

"Did you by chance see a woman out here the other night?" Scully asked her.

"No. After I the wolf let me pet her she walked back the way she came. I haven't seen her since."

Mulder handed her a card. "If she comes back will you call me?"

"Sure." She took the card. Then she looked over at them. "You are not going to hurt her, are you?"

"No, I just want to see her. We have gotten several calls about a wolf in the area and I want to check her out myself." Mulder assured her.

The agents headed back to their car. "Scully, we have to camp out here tonight."

"Mulder, there is no chance she will be back again tonight."

"I think she will. She hasn't let anyone get that close to her before. She will be back."

Mulder talked Scully into a stake out in front of the girl's house. "I can't believe I let you talk me into this." Scully looked over at him.

"Come on. It's like a date." He smiled over at her.

"I've had better." She winked over at him. "Thanks for letting me go by my place to get some things." She changed the subject.

He took her hand into his. "No problem. At first, I thought you wanted to stay there and I was sad."

"Why?" Sully rubbed his hand with her fingers. She loved the feel of his hands especially when they were touching her in places that drove her crazy.

"After last night, I thought you wanted to just go back to your place."

"I told you I wanted us to continue what we started." She leaned over a gave him a kiss on the neck. "Besides, I don't like running anymore."

Mulder saw something moving by the trees. "Show time."

They watched as the wolf came out and walked over to the back yard.

"You think she will call you?" Scully asked as they watched the wolf stop and look over at their direction.

"Maybe she is not outside."

"I think she made us." Scully replied as the wolf turned to go back toward the trees.

They hopped out the car and ran toward her direction. "Don't hurt her Scully." Mulder yelled.

"I won't unless she comes after me." Scully followed him through the path.

They heard a woman scream and they ran faster. As they got closer they saw a naked woman lying on the ground.

"Are you hurt?" Scully bent down to help her.

Mulder went passed them in search of the wolf.

"No." The woman finally answered.

"What are you doing out here by yourself?"

Mulder walked back to them. "I don't see it."

Scully took off her jacket and wrapped it around the woman. "Mulder, I think we found the wolf." Scully saw the woman's nails beginning to retract.

"What?" He breathed like he was out breath from running so far ahead of her.

Scully helped the woman to her feet. "You are the wolf, aren't you?"

The woman shook her head yes.

"What are you doing in this area?" Scully asked as they walked back toward the car.

"You are not going to hurt me, are you?" The woman finally spoke again.

"No, we have been getting calls that a wolf has been in the area and then they are seeing a naked woman later." Mulder handed her a blanket from the car. Scully opened the back door and the woman sat down.

"I lost my family and I have just been wondering around lost." The woman explained.

"Why did you let the girl pet you?" Mulder leaned against the car.

"She reminded me of my daughter. I just wanted to get closer to her. I wasn't going to hurt anyone."

The front porch light came on and the girl came out of her house. "What is going on?" She crossed the street and stopped as she got to the car. "You said you wouldn't hurt her!"

"We haven't." Scully grabbed the girl by the shoulders. "We are just talking."

Mulder stood from his position. "I thought you said you didn't see a woman."

"I didn't really. After I went inside the other night, I looked out the window as I was locking the door and I saw a woman standing out by the edge of the trees. I didn't get a good look at her all I could see was her eyes. The same eyes I saw in the wolf."

"I didn't think you could see me." The woman looked up at the girl.

"I knew you wouldn't hurt me. I'm Emma." The girl held out her hand.

"Hi Emma, I'm Beth. You reminded me of my daughter, so I had to get closer to you. I didn't mean to frighten you."

"I lost my mom last year." Emma mumbled. "You are not going to take her, are you?" Emma looked at the agents.

Mulder and Scully glanced at each other. "We don't have a reason to." Mulder answered the young girl.

"Then you don't care, I would like for her to come in my house so we can visit." Beth stood from the car and the Emma lead her in her house.

The agents looked back at each. "I say the case closed." Mulder walked around the car to get in.

As Scully got in the car and shut the door, Mulder took her hand and said, "What do you we head home?"

"I would like that." Scully laid a kiss on his lips as he started the car.

"I like the sound of us at home." Mulder put the car in drive and they headed that way.

The End