What I want is Him
Part 2
by Trycee
Time Line: Between Season 6 and Season 7
Disclaimer: I do not own the X-Files, this is written for fun not profit.
Scully breezed past Mulder to reach for the file off his desk before he could get it. "Mulder, I dreamed all night about those stupid Three Stoogies!"
"You were dreaming about three other men!..I'm very jealous, Scully!"
She smirked and rolled her eyes at him. Mulder smiled slyly as he sat down in his chair. He watched her seated next to him, her back in his direction. He could see her hunched over reading the file. "Mulder...are you checking me out?", she said, turning in his direction.
"Always...Scully!", he smiled.
She jumped down and turned to face him, a very deliberate act and Mulder knew it. "Scully...you can't possibly think I haven't checked you out after all these years, can you?", he asked.
She was stunned. "Mulder... we're at work and not everyone knows you're joking with me..."
"I'm not!", he spoke, staring directly in her eyes.
Scully looked up from the files and could see Mulder was very sincere, his eyes honed onto hers. "Mulder...I swear sometimes...I'm not sure if your being serious or not..."
Mulder stood up then and walked directly over to her. He leaned down and stood there, his brilliant beautiful hazel eyes scanned her auburn hair and delicate face and then rested on her red full lips. She could barely move as she stood locked into his gaze. He then snatched the file out of her hand, smiled and walked back over to his seat. She shook her head and then retreated to her desk, looking back occasionally to Mulder who chewed on a pencil, and kept staring back at her.
The phone rang and Mulder answered it. He then turned to his partner. "Scully, it's for you."
"For me?", she said, rising up and walking over to his desk. "I never get phone calls..." She put the phone to her ear. "Agent Scully..."
"Dana...it's Ellen. I was wondering if you'd like to go out to lunch? If you're not busy...oh and was that him? His voice is incredible...whats he look like?"
Scully blushed which got Mulder's attention and he sat up straighter in his chair. "Ellen...yeah sure...I'd have to ask Mulder if he'd mind...hold on."
"Mulder, my friend Ellen is inviting me out to lunch. You mind if I go?"
Mulder looked surprised. "No...I wouldn't mind..."
"You want me to bring you back something?"
"Sure...", he said, looking at his watch. "Bring me back what you think I'd like."
Scully returned to the phone. "Sure...yeah it's okay. 10 minutes? Alright, see you there."
She turned back to face Mulder. "You sure? "
"What kind of guy do you think I am, Scully?", he asked, grabbing her coat for her. He slipped the coat on and she turned back to face him. She had to resist the urge to kiss him, instead she touched his hand softly and then turned and walked out the door.
Mulder stood there a moment. He touched the spot that her hand had glided over his and wished he had enough nerve just to kiss her. He couldn't figure out why he always seemed to freeze at the times he wanted to just kiss her more passionately than he could imagine. The though of that kiss played in his mind frequently and he was becoming more convinced that she was starting to have feelings for him too...not just feelings...but love. He'd been in love with her for so long he could barely resist touching her now...it was getting harder and harder to stay professional, to just be her friend and partner...Mulder wanted more.
Scully arrived at the restaurant and was seated next to Ellen. "So glad you could come...", Ellen spoke. "I enjoyed our little talk last night...I couldn't resist calling you back up."
"I enjoyed it too...", Scully smiled, glancing over the menu. "I've never been here before."
"Really?", Ellen stated. "I guess its not a pizza joint, hunh?", hinting at the fact that Mulder liked pizza.
Scully smiled. "No...this is not Mulder's type of place," she said, glancing around the crowded restaurant with waitresses darting about quickly, avoiding low hanging light fixtures, and blocking out the sounds of hoards of people jammed pack in such a small space.
"Did you go over to his place last night?", Ellen smirked.
Scully shook her head at her old friend. "Yes I did..."
"And?"
"We watched the Three Stoogies...again! He ordered a pizza but I was full from your delicious lasagna..."
"Thank you very much!"
"And...I went home."
Ellen waited as the waitress placed two drinks in front of them. "These are virgin daiquiris, Agent Scully...can't have FBI agents shooting people while drunk!"
Scully laughed and then drank her coconut daiquiri. "Really good...this is really good!"
"So...", Ellen said egging her own. "Dish...come on...Dish...What happened today? Anything?"
"We had a very long meeting this morning and he kind of made a pass at me before you called."
"Yes...I knew it. What did he say..."
"He said basically that he's been checking me out all these years..."
"Ooh!", Ellen said, sipping her drink. "And?"
"And..." Scully's eyes rested on one person that was seated near the bar just a few feet away. The person was staring at her and she clenched her mouth shut.
The woman got up and approached her. "Agent Scully...I'm surprised to see you here... You shouldn't be drinking while on duty!"
Scully's eyes grew cold and her body stiffened. "Thanks for the advice...Agent Fowley but these are virginal drinks."
"Virginal...From you...I'm sure," she sneered.
"What do you want, Agent Fowley?" Her eyes centered on the lanky dark haired woman.
"Nothing...common courtesy...you know, acknowledgment amongst agents...You know, I grew fond of the X-Files...I kind of miss it. And with Spender now dead, and you and Agent Mulder back on the assignment...Well...at least there's still someone working to find the truth."
"We are always working to find the truth!", Scully said with icy blue eyes. "The truth about everything and everyone!"
"That's good to know!", Fowley snarled. "Got to get back to work...I've got more to uncover..."
"I'm sure you do!", Scully said, vehemently.
She watched as Fowley walked off. Ellen sat frozen in her seat, even the waitress beyond them hadn't moved from her spot, still holding two plates of chicken salad in her hands. She finally put them down in front of them, glanced quickly at Scully and then left.
"The ex?", Ellen finally spoke.
"Yes, the ex," Scully said still wound up. "She is the most nauseating woman...what in the world did Mulder see in her?"
"I agree with you...I think she's up to something," Ellen said, picking up her fork. "She gives me the creeps."
"Yeah me too..."
"More of a reason for you to tell him how you feel..."
Scully rolled her eyes. "I don't think its the right time now...I think we need to build up trust again between us..."
"Because of her?"
Scully nodded, looking in the direction that Fowley had been. "I need to know that he loves me and won't run back to her. I know he feels betrayed by her because she took the X-Files away from him and we just got it back...but I guess I'm worried that he still loves her..."
"What is this X-Files anyway?," Ellen asked impatiently. "Explain that..."
"If I tell you...you can't laugh!"
"I pinky swear!", Ellen chuckled. "Remember...I kids-SPEAK!"
"Okay, pinky swear...Like we were kids", Scully said, rolling her eyes.
"I will..Go on...is it top secret or...like classified?"
"No...its a personal project of Mulder's. We investigate the unknown...aliens, mythical creatures...you name it."
"This is what you do? I thought you shot and killed people," she chucked.
Scully looked at her friend and smiled. "I do that too. But we look for the unexplained."
"Have you found a lot of the unexplained."
"Actually, we have...", she said, raising an eyebrow. "Its Mulder's passion...his life's work...and then in walks Fowley and takes it all away from him...it divided us but its also brought us together...She is another reason we've had problems between us lately. I trust Mulder with my life but I'm not sure where I stand, like I said yesterday. I'm his partner...I hold him when he cries, I take care of him...I worry for him, I would do anything for him...", she sighed. "But she is my only fear..."
"He had a sexy voice on the phone," Ellen laughed. "Don't let him get away!"
"I won't...I just hope he needs me as much as I need him."
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