The Fourth of July

Rating: It'll be okay for most.

Disclaimer: I own nothing. Kay? Kay.

Summary: The fourth of July can be the best holiday... if you're Mulder and Scully.

A/N: Sorry I took so long to update. I had to go to a dirt bike race and then a stupid convention. LOL! Hope ya like this chapter! Sorry for any grammar mistakes, also. XD

The family had gathered in the kitchen. Cousins, aunts, uncles, and kids. Lots of kids. Both Mulder and Scully fit in just perfectly wit their jeans and tee shirts. Anyone who didn't know any better would mistake these two for a couple or even newly weds at their appearance and body language; Mulder standing dangerously close behind his partner, her back almost touching his chest.

"Cousin Dana!" Scully smiled as her four year old cousin, Bailey, squirmed out of her mother's arms. Bailey stopped running at the sight of Mulder and pointed to him. "Dana, who's that?"

"This is Mulder." The little girl's face lit up with happiness.

"Is that the guy you told me was good look-"

"Oh! Look! Everyone's going outside!" Bailey turned her head and ran out of the door to catch up with her older cousins; leaving Scully and Mulder still in the kitchen.

"Good looking, eh?"

"Just remember she's only four years old," Scully said as she led Mulder to her backyard. He was expecting to walk in a tight space with screaming kids and the smell of burning chicken, but instead, he was greeted by a huge field of grass with a trampoline that the kids were racing to. He could barely see the dock of the lake through the clearing of tree's behind the trampoline. "Let me guess..."

He jumped at the sound of her voice. "You thought I had a tight-ass space backyard with crying kids?"

"No," He said uncertainly. "But even if your backyard was small, I'm sure I'd be having just as much fun as I am now." She looked at him with a questioning look and put her hands on her hips.

"Dana!! Come jump... with us," Bailey yelled as she flew up into the air and giggled when her older cousins double bounced her. She began to head towards her cousins when Mulder let his hands fall to his side.

"Scully! Don't leave me here!"

"Then come on!"

"You don't expect me to get on that thing, do you?"

"Why? You have a childhood phobia of trampolines?"

"No... I just..."

"What?"

"I've never been on one before," He mumbled. Her jaw dropped as he just stood there and looked down at his tennis shoes.

"Well... after tonight, you can't that." She grabbed his arm and started walking again. "Hey guys! Guess what?"

"Scully, no..."

"My friend here, Mulder, well... he's never been on a trampoline before." The kids stopped jumping and looked down at Mulder with a funny look. Scully grabbed him by the arm and practically threw him on top with the kids. They all started jumping and laughed as he tried to keep his balance. Once Scully got on, though, it was over. All the kids stopped jumping and grabbed onto the edge, laughing as their legs bounced up from the trampoline when their older cousin jumped.

"Scu-Scully! I can't- keep my- BALANCE!"

"Dana!! Double bounce us!" She bit her lip as the kids stood up and jumped as high as she could. The kids yelled as they flew off the trampoline and landed on the soft grass. They got up and started running towards their swing set. Mulder, on the other hand, looked around and made sure she wasn't about to jump before he stood up.

"This thing is dangerous."

"Okay. Give me your hands."

"Huh?" She jumped over to him and grabbed his hands as he tried to keep his balance.

"This is how Melissa taught me." She gripped his hands tighter and began to jump. He hesitantly began to jump and smirked when he started to get the hang of it. "Good. You look like you've got it. Now... doublebouncingtime!" Before he could respond, he was up in the air, screaming like a helpless girl. He fell on his back and laid there. The impact of his fall made her fly even higher, too high. She screamed and landed right on top of him.

"Scully, if you wanted to make out, all you had to do was tell me." She looked up at him and placed her hands on either side of his face.

"Just as much as I may want to do that, where would we go?" His eyes almost popped out of his head. She giggled and leaned back on his knees, which were propped up. "Gotcha'." He sighed.

"Scully, one must not joke about those things." She rolled off of him and placed her arms behind her head.

"Tomorrow is going to be so relaxing. I can just feel it."

"What are we doing tomorrow?"

"Abousloutely nothing." The next thing Mulder knew, water balloons were flying over his head. He sat up to see where they were coming from, but took one in the chest. His shirt was soaked. Scully jumped down from the trampoline and started running from her cousins who had backpacks full of neon colored water balloons.

"Mulder!! Help us catch her," One of Scully's older cousins yelled. He smirked and caught up with his partner, tackling her to the ground and pinned her hands above her head. He smirked down at her and watched as she closed her eyes. He could've sworn he heard her moan. Instead of the water balloons, Bailey ran out from behind her older sister and dumped a whole bucket of pond water on both of them.

"Well that's the last time I let your cousins talk me into doing something." He rolled off of her soaking body and sat next to her. She just laid there and took deep breaths. "You're acting-"

"Strange? Sorry. The fourth of July just brings it out in me." She looked over at him and brushed off some grass from his cheek. He smiled at her and removed a few pieces that were sticking out of her hair. "I guess we're going to be smelling like grass and fish for the rest of the weekend."

"Huh?"

"It'll be almost impossible to take a hot shower with all the water they use."

"I'm sure we'll have enough."

"Alright. Don't say I didn't warn you..."

They stayed outside for a few more hours until dinner was ready. All the kids were forced to take off their muddy and grassy shoes before they walked into the house. When Mulder and Scully both walked into the house, they were greeted by the rest of the adults... adults who didn't have grass all over their clothes. They avoided the stares of her mother and quickly ran upstairs. They ran into their room, laughing at the situation.

"If we want to shower, we better do it now..." He stopped unpacking his bag and looked at her. She shook her head and held up her hands. "No, no. I didn't mean it like that. What I meant was-"

"You can have it first," He said smirking. She sighed and grabbed her pajamas. He looked around the room while she showered. About ten minutes later, she called out from the bathroom.

"Mulder! You better hurry up and get in before all the hot water goes!" He grabbed his clothes and opened the bathroom door. The steam blew past his face and he stopped dead in his tracks as Scully stepped out of the still running shower in nothing but a towel. "Close your mouth," She said with a huge grin. He placed his clothes on the floor and turned back at her to find her still in front of the mirror, plugging in the blow dryer. She turned her head when she felt his stare and stopped. "Aren't you gonna shower?"

"That would include taking my clothes off."

"Well what's the problem?" He looked at her and then around the room. She gasped and grabbed her stuff. "Sorry," She said giggling as she walked out of the door. He grinned and just shook his head.

A/N: ahahaha poor Mulder. LOL! XD