A Moment Shared

Chapter 3

AN: Hey everyone! Sorry I haven't updated in a little while. With school now in full swing, weekends are the only time I can really do anything. I want to thank every one of you who commented and gave me feedback. I appreciate it SO much. I love some of the ideas you guys had and may even put them in, I'm just not sure when. Enjoy!

Scully woke up feeling better than she had a couple days ago. Sure the past few days consisted of Agent "Desperate" hanging all over Mulder, but today they were going home. They had finally solved the stupid case, bringing some joy to Scully's heart.

She had REALLY gotten sick of seeing Evelyn hang all over Mulder. What was worse was Mulder was flirting back with her. But now it would be all over. They were going back to D.C. Thank goodness.

Scully finished packing her bag and headed out to the car to get ready for the car ride to the airport. She opened her hotel door to see Mulder and Evelyn kissing by the rental car. Scully reacted automatically and backed up in her room and slammed the door. She was completely shocked. Curious, she stood up on her toes to look through the peephole to see when it was safe to come out of her room. She looked and saw the two with their foreheads pressed together, looking like they were saying goodbye.

Eck! Scully was disgusted at the sight. She was also heartbroken. Though she figured Mulder liked flirting with her, she never thought he would kiss her. What did this mean? Was it just a final goodbye? Or would they try to keep something going long distance? Scully sure damn hoped it was a good bye.

Finally, after a few long moments, Evelyn got in her car and took off with a couple of tears in her eyes. She really couldn't blame the girl. But she still hated her. She couldn't help it. She was jealous, finally admitting it to herself. Scully really wanted to just hide in her hotel room forever and just sleep it all away, but Mulder was expecting her out there any second.

Scully put on her unreadable façade and put her bag in the trunk of the car. She detected a hint of sadness coming from Mulder, but she tried to ignore it. She just wanted to get home to her fluffy comfortable bed with her silk pajamas. She was also planning on taking an endless bubble bath.

"You ready to go, Scully?" Mulder said closing the truck after putting in his bag.

"More than ever Mulder."

The car ride and plane trip both consisted of silence. Scully didn't want to say anything she would regret, and Mulder was too busy cracking sunflower seeds and reading over the files to talk to her. The quiet flight gave her time to think. She wanted to know what the situation with Evelyn was but didn't want to look pathetic and jealous asking. Hopefully this trip was going to just be put behind them. After all, tomorrow is a new day.

Two weeks later, down in the FBI basement, Scully was working on a report after an autopsy. She felt icky and just wanted to finish up. The phone rang, interrupting her train of thought. She sighed and went to the other side of the office to answer it.

"Scully."

"Oh, Agent Scully. It's me Evelyn Hunter from North Carolina." Scully flinched. Once they had gotten home from that trip, everything went back to normal between them just like she hoped. Now why the hell was Evelyn calling weeks later?

"Hello Agent Hunter." Scully said without emotion.

"Hi! I was wondering if Mulder was there actually."

"No, he went to go make copies of some files. Probably won't be back for a while. Can I help you with something?"
"Oh that's ok. Just tell him I called and I'll see him this weekend. Thanks. Talk to you soon Agent Scully." Scully almost dropped the phone. But she had to keep her cool until she hung up.

"Ok, I'll tell him. Bye." She hung up the phone quickly and sat frozen. This weekend? What was this weekend? Was Evelyn flying up to D.C.?

Oh no.

She knew exactly what this weekend was. The FBI formal dinner that Mulder and her usually ditched, getting away on any case they could take. They both hated those events. Although secretly, she would like to go with Mulder. Seeing Mulder in a tux was never bad. But now he was going with Evelyn? Why?

Scully was sitting at her desk in thought when Mulder came back in with the copies he made. Handing a copy to Scully, he asked, "So anything interesting happen while I was gone?"

"Um…well the phone rang." She didn't really want to tell him, but knew it was wrong not to.

"Oh yea? Who was it?"

"Uh, it…it was Evelyn Hunter. You know, from North Carolina." Scully kept her eyes on her computer screen trying to not show any emotion on her face.

"Oh. Did she say what she wanted?" Scully knew he already knew what she wanted.

"Just to talk to you. Who knows? She asked for you."

Mulder just sat down at his desk and nodded an "ok." The rest of the afternoon went on in silence again. Evelyn seemed to cause a lot of that between them lately.

Scully was getting ready to go to the FBI dinner. She had asked one of her friends from med school to go with her. He was picking her up any minute. His name was Jake; he was a year older than Scully with light brown hair and blue eyes. In med school, he had shown interest in her, but Scully was too focused on her studies to even notice the boys around her. She wished she had paid more attention, then maybe she wouldn't have ended up alone all these years.

She heard a knock at the door and grabbed her hand bag. She was wearing a simple hunter green cocktail dress with thin straps. While the dress was simple, the dress hugged Scully's curves making the dress seem like it was made just for her. Her hair was slightly curled giving a little more glam to her outfit. She didn't want to admit how long she worked on her makeup and hair. She wasn't used to going to fancy dinners like this, and had wanted to look amazing.

She opened the door to find Jake standing in a tux with a bouquet of flowers and a smile. He did look great, she had to admit.

"Wow, Dana. You look amazing. Breathtaking." Jake said while handing her the flowers.

"Oh, uh, thanks Jake. Let me put these in a vase. Come on in."

"This is a really nice place you have here, Dana. I'm so glad you called me. I missed you."

Scully was still getting used to someone, other than her mother, calling her Dana. Jake was a sweet guy and they always had had fun. Tonight would probably be great. She was almost looking forward to it. But she knew the real reason why she was going. Because a certain other couple were going. Were they a couple? She hoped not.

"I missed you too. We used to have so much fun, the whole gang and us. We should call up everyone and plan a get together."

"That'd be great!" Scully finished putting the flowers in the vase and grabbed her purse again.

"Ready to go. Thanks again for the flowers."

"Only the best for you." Jake flashed a smile and ushered her out her apartment.

AN: Ok so the next chapter will be the dinner. I've got some ideas running through my brain about how this story is going but I always love suggestions. Sorry if there are grammar mistakes. Please review and share with your friends. Thanks everyone. Until next time!