Jan 8 2000 1:15 PM
Scully was trying to leave Mulders apartment, she had been trying to leave all day. But they both seemed to find endless excuses and reasons for her to stay. She was currently standing by the front door, her bags packed on the floor next to her. Mulders arms surrounding her waist and hers snaked around his neck.
"Mulder, I have to go." She said sadly.
"I know Scully, but its only Saturday. We aren't due back at work till Monday. Are you sure you don't want to stay for one more night?" he said, slowly rubbing up and down her back.
"We talked about this Mulder." Said Scully with a sigh. "This has been a wonderful holiday, but it's time to go back to reality. We can't act like this at work."
She didn't want to go back to work, she wanted to live in this moment for the rest of time. But rationally she knew they couldn't sustain this, Mulder hadn't even made it a full week without needing to go off and investigate something. She thought, even if it was just with the Lone Gunmen. No, this was for the best. They needed a day apart to get ready for the professional appearances they needed to show at work.
"Ok Scully." He said looking down into her eyes. He knew she was right of course, but that didn't mean he wanted to let go of her. They stood there staring into each other's eyes like it was going to be the last time they ever would.
They still hadn't had the 'relationship' talk yet, Mulder wondered if they ever would. It didn't really matter to him either way, he knew how he felt about Scully. And after their home holiday the thought he knew how she felt too. But even so, he had been careful not to throw out the dreaded L word just yet. He still wasn't one hundred percent sure that Scully wouldn't go screaming off in the other direction if he did. Or worse, roll her eyes at him like last time.
Finally he let her go, and as she picked up her bags and headed for the door she threw one last look at the man she called her partner. "See you Monday." Was all she could manage before fleeing his sight. Still not sure that she wouldn't turn around and run back to him.
You are being silly! She chided herself. You promised yourself that you would take it slow. There is no point rushing into something that can never work, she reminded herself throwing her bags into her car. She sighed to herself and prepared for the twenty minute journey back to her place, she would need to buy some food on the way home.
Mulder stepped inside his apartment and stopped to catch his breath, before removing his sweat soaked sweatshirt and tee. He had decided to go for a run about ten minutes after Scully had left, hoping that the exercise would work off some of his restless energy. The moment he was alone he had found his apartment to be too quiet, too still. It made him uneasy. But he was home again now and still felt a little edgy so he went about busying himself. After a shower he walked around trying to tidy up but Scully, being the clean freak that she was hadn't left him with much mess to contend with.
He walked over to his computer and booted it up. After connecting it to the internet he checked his emails. There was an interesting email from one of his friends at the bureau. It was a case report from a local P.D in Virginia, one of their deputies had his face smashed in with a police issue flashlight in the woods last night and the suspected murderer was a sixteen year old boy.
What made it so interesting was that the coroner had concluded that the victim had only been hit the one time. He clicked on the picture file and waited for it to open.
Wow! He thought, that's a lot of damage for one blow. What's that shiny thing at the back of the head? He leaned forward in his chair to get a closer look. Is that his glasses? In the back of his head!
Mulder stood up and headed for his coat, he wanted to look into this further.