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Chapter 2

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I looked at my watch again, 7pm. This was getting ridiculous, it's completely dark now. The stuffiness of the car only adds to the fatigue creeping over me. Or perhaps, as my stomach chimes in, it's because I've had nothing to eat all day.

Mulder had driven an hour clear across the city to a small house on the outskirts of town. If he'd noticed me following him, he hadn't shown it, in fact he'd been completely lax in taking any kind of safety precautions at all.

He'd approached the door without so much as a glance behind him and when a young woman, answered he moved straight inside without any pretence whatsoever. Since then the only sign of activity visible to me, were lights being switched on and off in what I'm presuming are the living room and kitchen.

I leaned back, adjusting the lumber support on my chair. My back was starting to ache. Perhaps I should just close my eyes for a moment. There was no chance of me falling asleep though, I had too many questions buzzing through my mind. Was this the reason he'd been late all week? What was he doing and why did he feel he couldn't tell me? I thought we'd gone beyond that. Obviously not.

The shrill chirp of my phone made me jump a mile. I looked at the green light of the clock on the dash, 10pm. Shit.

"Scully." I said, hitting the green button.

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"Hey Scully, it's just me. It's not to late is it?" She sounded tired. "I just wanted to see how you went with those background checks."

"Oh, I got Jane to look into it for me but she hasn't called me on it."

Opening the curtain I peered down at the parked car on the street.  For a moment there was silence, as I considered her lie. She hadn't been to see Jane in docs because she'd been parked across the road all afternoon, watching me.

"Mulder, are you there?" I laughed at the obvious guilt in her tone, it had a nervous edge to it.

"Yes, I was just thinking."

"About?"

"You. Sometimes I can't believe how well we work together. The trust we share."

"Mulder. . ." She was trying to stop me but I was enjoying this far too much.

"No Scully." I said firmly, "I don't think I say it often enough but it's the faith you have in me that keeps me going sometimes, I'm just glad that someone trusts me like that, without question."

She remained silent. I decided to put her out of her misery.

"Well, goodnight then. I'll pick you up for the flight at 8."

As I hit the end button I noticed the car had begun to pull out from the curb. Obviously my words had had the desired effect. I didn't want her to get a neck cramp after all. About 10 metres down the road she turned the lights on. I chuckled to myself before turning out the light and heading to bed.

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End Chapter 2

Next chapter in a few days.

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