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Secrets
Chapter 4- "Today Was... Interesting"
As they walked out of the elevator, which was now on the basement level he grabbed her hand. Scully had let go as they heard a phone ringing, the phone in their office. She ran into the office careful not to miss the call incase it was an important one from Assistant Director Skinner.
"Hello…Okay….We'll be right there….Yes sir." She smiled at Mulder as she hung up the phone. "Apparently Skinner may have a lead on to who broke into my apartment."
"Well let's go then." he put his arm around her as they walked back to the elevator.
"Agents." Skinner announced as the two walked in.
"Oh no Cancer Man today?" Mulder asked joking, and then he received a seriously look from Skinner.
"This is serious, Mulder," he began placing his hands on his desk. "Now, what did you both do with that envelope I sent to your house yesterday morning Scully?"
"I remember putting it on my coffee table and saying I was going to look over it later on that night. Why?" She began to look very concerned. "Does this have to do with why my house was broken into yesterday?"
"Where is it now? Is it still there?"
"Sir. What was in that envelope?" Mulder asked standing up.
"It was very top secret information on an X-file that I wanted you to investigate. Where is it now?"
"I'm less sure. I didn't check on it-"
Skinner cut her off, "I was risking my job and life handing you that information. You better go back right now and make sure it is still there and has not been taken." He paused "You're dismissed.".
As they were approaching the door to her apartment he asked "Scully your apartment…was it locked? Was the door open when you got there?"
"The door was wide open. Why?"
"Just thinking of our good friend Eugene Viktor Tooms."
"Mulder, we killed him. Remember?"
"Yeah…" She began to rummage through the papers thrown around on the table and thrown around on the floor. "Mulder, where the hell is it?!"
"Let's uh keep looking." They couldn't find it anywhere they spent the next hour looking everywhere around the house for the huge yellow envelope. Mulder was crawling around on the ground when he saw something by the door which startled him. "Take a look at this, Scully." She bent down and was now looking at the same thing Mulder was. "Looks like you've been paid a visit by our good friend Cancer Man." Mulder pointed at the cigarette butts on the ground. "We should get these analyzed to see at what time they were left, to see if it was him who broke into your apartment." He stood up and began pacing.
"Come to think of it Mulder there was a faint smell of cigarette smoke last night outside my door. And I don't remember any tenants near me smoking."
"So it's him!" He punched the wall. "It all adds up, Scully."
"What do you mean, Mulder?" She stood up.
"Every time we get to close to figuring out the truth he has to screw it all up."
"Mulder," she placed her hand on his shoulder. "You're jumping to conclusions."
"It's always like this Scully. That envelope had something important in it! Something that he knew would lead us closer."
"How do you know that?" She said holding his arms trying to get him to calm down. Then her phone began to ring just as Mulder was about to answer. "Scully." She answered as she always did.
"Well did you find it?" Skinner said on the other line.
"No, we were unable to recover it. We have a lead on who may have been here."
"Alright, so do I. Meet me back in my office at five o'clock."
"Yes sir." Scully hung up and redirected her attention to Mulder. "That was Skinner." She continued to rub his arm attempting to calm him down. "We're meeting him in his office at five." Mulder just looked at her and then looked back. He was angry. "Want to get lunch?" she asked spinning him around to face her.
"Fine."
He drove them to a small restaurant a few blocks away from Scully's house. Once they got out he grabbed her hand and began walking to the door of the restaurant where they picked their booth.
As Mulder began mumbling on about this whole Cancer Man breaking into Scully's apartment thing Scully took his hand in hers after taking a bite of her garden salad. "Mulder, that guy usually has other people to do his work. You can't be so sure that this-"
"Sometimes he does what he needs to himself." He finished chewing his hamburger. "Like that time he went to visit my mother. And when he-"
"Mulder..."
"You don't believe me do you…? The truth is out there and he knows we are close."
"Let's just… get the check."
It was 3:30 and they decided to go back to the office to get some work done. Scully wanted to get her mind and his off this whole thing. There was a knock at the door and Scully and Mulder were both sitting at their desk looking over files. "Come in." Scully called from the inside of the office. Walter Skinner had walked in.
"Agents," Skinner walked towards them and the standing behind the chair next to the one Scully was sitting in. "I've been advised to ask you to forget about who had broke in-"
"Cancer man just broke into Scully apartment and you expect us to just move on!?"
"Mulder." Skinner warned.
"What made that envelope so important to him that provoked him into breaking in to an apartment-his self… to retrieve the god damn thing." Mulder began to have elaborate hand gestures as he was talking. Scully who had forgotten over the past few weeks about how angry The Cigarette Smoking Man, Cancer Man, C.G.B. Spender or whatever the hell his name was made him just stared at Mulder and watched his anger grow before interrupting him.
"Mulder," she touched his arm to calm him down, which by the way worked. "Skinner's right. Let's just forget about it." Mulder looked at her confused.
"Thank you, Agent Scully."
"Now, sir from what I understand by what you had told me earlier there is another case at hand for Mulder and myself to investigate."
"Yes. That is actually another reason why I am here." Mulder was still looking confused at everything and why Skinner had just changed from being worried about that envelope to appearing as he didn't even as much as care. "I'd like you to look over this file." He handed them a normal looking file which they both took. "It's in Eerie, PA. I trust that you two are able to drive there, instead of me booking you both a flight." He turned to walk away. "I'd like you two to leave tonight." He exited.
"What the hell?"
"Mulder just drop it." Scully was looking down.
"No, it's-" She looked up at him. He was staring into the file. "It's this file."
"What is it?" Scully walked over to him and looked over his shoulder to see what he was confused about. "Another sea monster?" She rolled her eyes and then sat on one of the only parts of the desk where there weren't papers spread out everywhere. "Mulder…do you even remember what happened last time we investigated something like this?"
Ignoring Scully Mulder said, "Scully- I swear this is the same case all over again. Everything's the same there in Eerie as it was in Georgia."
"What're you suggesting, Mulder?" She asked getting down from the desk.
"Well, I haven't put much thought into it but what if this isn't just a coincidence?"
"What're you suggesting Mulder?" She repeated herself.
Knowing that she would say something to bring his 'suggestion' down he decided not to say anything because he didn't want their stay in Eerie to be sour. Besides they already argued enough today.
"I uhm have to read more of the file first…" He got up and walked to the door.
"Where're you going," She questioned as she got up too and walked towards the door. "It's only five."
"I think we're done here. Besides I'm tired." He inched towards the elevator and she laced her arms around his waist.
"Me too." She whispered pressing her face into his back. They walked into the Elevator and as soon as the doors shut he grabbed her into his arms. Both were happy that the doors were now shut and he could hold her. He pushed the button.
"Let's go back to my place."
"I like that idea." She was kind of pissed and upset that there first day at work as a couple they fought. She wanted to make everything better that night before their long drive to Eerie PA. As soon as the doors open they had to appear strictly professional. Mulder however kept his arm around her.
"Mulder," They walked out of the doors of the Bureau. "You shouldn't have you're arm like that around me for everyone to see."
"It's fine… They know we're close. They wouldn't think of it as anything more as me caring for you like I always have."
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Once they got into Mulder apartment she threw herself down on the couch like she always did after she set down her purse. "Thirsty?" He asked. He saw Scully shake her head and he pulled out a mountain dew and opened it while walking over to Scully. Once he sat down he pulled her closer until finally she was on his lap, and he laid down.
"Today was… interesting." Scully yawned.
"Indeed it was. First day as a couple and at work and all we did was argue."
"About that… I'm sorry." He kissed her on the cheek.
"Don't be." He whispered into her ear, softly. "I love you." He kissed her jaw bone.
"I love you too."She smiled as she closed her eyes and she shifted in his arms. She had one hand on his side which wrapped around his back. Her other hand was resting on his chest, feeling his steady heartbeat. Her head was up against her collarbone, and she was falling asleep.
"Why don't we sleep for a few hours, so we'll be awake for when we start our drive." He kissed her forehead and she mumbled something that sounded like okay. He had his arms wrapped around her. He just loved to hold her, and he began falling asleep while holding her close.
Scully was the first to wake. As she was stirring in his arms she realized he was still sound asleep. Before kissing him lightly on the mouth so he could wake up, she glanced at his watch that read nine o'clock. 'We were sleeping for three hours?' She thought to herself after thinking about her sleeping problems she's been having. 'Sleeping in his arms must be good for me then.' She smiled to herself and then placed a kiss on Mulder's lips. "Mulder, wake up. Mulder..." He began to start shifting around before placing a kiss on her lips which were still close to his.
"Mmm five more minutes." He mumbled.
"No five more minutes. It's nine and I still would like to get a very late dinner and we both still have to pack." Mulder sat up at Scully's words.
"Dinner first?"
"That would be good." She smiled and got up walking towards his bathroom to fix her hair which was very messy and frizzy in the back.
"Ready to go?" He called from the front door.
"Yeah." She walked forwards towards the door and he had stopped her.
"Where's your jacket?"
"Jacket? It's May. I didn't even bring it to work."
"It's a bit chilly outside."
"Well then you'll just have to hold me close." They made their way towards the elevator and the whole way to the car was silent as Mulder held her close. He was write it was a bit chilly outside.
Mulder had brought the file that Skinner had handed him earlier that day with them so that he and Scully both could look it over. The restaurant was nice. Nicer than Scully and Mulder would usually go to, to get a late dinner before working on a case.
"Well Mulder, the case in Georgia as we found out was just an alligator." She started to challenge his theory as she always would. "You can't be suggesting that this is actually a case that could be involving a sea monster." He didn't answer. "Mulder… you are aren't you?"
"Scully…" He began but she interrupted him again.
"Well," She began not wanting to get in a fight over a case that was obviously not anything out of the ordinary. "Let's just wait until we get up to Eerie."
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The ride up to Eerie was long and boring. Scully was asleep as Mulder continued to drive up to their motel that they'd be staying at. It was a small one. The bureau always made them be placed at a small one. He gently nudged her as he pulled into the parking lot near the place where you check in. "One room or two?" he asked as she fluttered her eyes open.
"Two, so the Bureau won't raise any suspicions."
"Right, you just stay here and I'll get the rooms."
Once he returned he opened the trunk got all the bags and then stopped by Scully's door where he opened it to wake her up. "Scully?"
"Mmm?"
"Time to get to the room." She opened her eyes and began to get out of the car and walk over to the room and Mulder gave her, her key. She walked in and Mulder had followed her in.
"Didn't you get two rooms?" She asked looking at him and giving him a raise of her eyebrow.
"I did. But only so the Bureau doesn't suspect anything."
"I like how you think G-man." She made her way to the bathroom where she took off her clothes and changed into her pajamas. By the time she returned Mulder was all ready for bed as well. It was 3:30 in the morning. She had plopped herself down on the bed next to Mulder who was once again reading over the file.
"I'd like to get to the first crime scene around nine, so we better get to sleep." He clicked off the light over them, crawled into the covers, and wrapped his arms around a half asleep Scully.
"Night, Mulder…" She turned and gave his a kiss on the lips right before she turned and placed her head on his shoulder.
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Okay, I had a short writing block. But, for the next few chapters there won't be a writers block because I basically planned out the whole rest of the fic. Something extremely MSR-ish will be happening during this trip to Lake Eerie… while they're investigating. And then that'll all lead up to the sequel for which I have the beginning planned out. I'll update as soon as I can. Much love. Send me reviews.
-Andrea.