"Are you meeting with Skinner today?" she asked.
They were both sitting at their table in the kitchen drinking coffee.
"He said he would be in touch, and honestly there is nothing to go on right now. I can't do anything until I get started at the hospital and talk to David Ranswell and find out who is helping him." he replied.
"That is true, so we should do something fun today" she said
He nodded. "We should. I have to urge to spend a freakish amount of money." He said with a smile.
"Mulder, you spent a freakish amount of money yesterday!" she exclaimed
"Well, Its been a while since i have been able to walk a store and not worry about who may be watching, and we both have all that back pay the FBI is graciously giving us. Lets go blow loads of cash on useless crap. We can go out for lunch and dinner and just have fun and enjoy the day." He said with a smile.
"Ok sounds fun, you should get your hair cut too" she said looking over at him
He frowned, "What's wrong with my hair?" he asked reaching up to touch it.
She got up from her seat and walked towards him, sitting down in his lap she reached up to his hair "well you got Armani suits, you can't have hair that all long and shaggy looking" she said "Your are going to be so sexy in those suits"
"Oh so your trying to say I need expensive suits to be sexy?" he asked her
"Oh no, Mulder, You are extremely sexy, but the way you look in a nice suit, mmmmmmm yummy is what comes to mind" she said
"Really?" a smug look on his face
"Oh yes" she said "I mean your ass looks amazing in those jeans your wearing now, but even more so in a nice suit." She said
He smiled "You flatter me." he said "note to self, buy more suits"
She laughed. "Well, you do know how to work those suits"
"Have I ever told you how hot you are when you wear really tight, really short skirts with thigh high stockings and garters?" he asked with mischievous look on his face.
"forget it, Mulder" she said getting off his lap and walking out of the room.
"Well, you can't blame me for trying" he called after her "Your ass looks pretty amazing in those jeans too"
A few hours later they were walking through the mall again. This time since they did not have to meet Skinner there they walked at a leisurely pace. Both holding Starbucks cups in their hands.
"Hey, you said you needed to go in there right?" Mulder asked, gesturing towards Victoria's Secret
She raised her eyebrow at him "It sounds you need to go in there." she replied smile on her lips.
"Well think about it, you would be wearing it, I would be enjoying it we'd both be happy" He said trying to reason with her.
"We'll see Mulder" She said walking ahead of him.
He grinned and easily caught up with her, slipping his free hand in her free hand. "You know what we really need to buy today?" she asked him
"What, do we really need besides select items from Victoria's Secret?" he asked turning to look at her
She smiled at his insistence "One of those new coffee pots thats grinds the beans and has a timer, the timer on ours does not work anymore"
"Ok, we can do that. I know how we need to support your caffeine habit" he joked
"Ha. My habit? You are just dependent as I am" she said
"Ok, so we'll hit up Starbucks again we'll get one of their fancy smancy coffee pots and then we will get a pound of their coffee too, Ok?" he asked her
"Ok" she said.
"Hey, I am gonna go in there and see if I can get a hair cut there" he pointed towards a salon that was a few stores down.
"awwww your gonna be all groomed and handsome on tuesday" she said
He turned towards her "Ill make a deal with you, I'll cut my hair and be clean shaven all the time, if you leave your hair long like it is." he said running his hand through the silky strands
she smiled "I can live with that." she said "you like my hair long?" she asked
"Yes, I love it. I love the way it frames your face and you look so cute when you have to pull it back" he said smiling at her
"Ok, lets get your hair cut then!" she said leading him towards the salon.
They were able to take him right away. The stylist he got was a tall thin, giggly blond. Scully instantly did not like her. She told Mulder she would be right back, as he was led to the sinks towards the back to have his hair washed.
She walked out of the salon and into a nearby sunglasses store. She figured since he was in a spending money mood she could be persuaded as well. It had been so long since either of them had indulged themselves like this. He needed sunglasses, they would go with his new suits and haircut and she could do with a new pair as well. Since the suits were Armani the sunglasses would need to be too!
She knew exactly what she was looking for, so when the clerk in the store approached her asking if she needed help she told her "I already know exactly what Im looking for" She told the girl exactly the type sunglasses she had wanted to get for him and watched as the girl walked to the ray ban display unlocked the doors and pulled out a pair, and while she waited she wandered over to the Coach display and looked though the pairs until she came to a reddish brown tortoise shell pair that she liked. she told the sales girl which ones she wanted and was out of the store in less than ten minutes.
She smiled at she walked near Victoria's Secret carrying her bag with the sunglasses remembering their earlier conversation. She walked into Victoria's Secret knowing exactly what she was going to get. It was a blue silk night gown that came to just mid thigh, it also had a matching bra and panties that came with it. She selected her size, as well as the same thing in two other colors and brought it to the counter to pay for it. She asked the Sales girl to just wrap it in tissue paper and she put it into her bag. She did not want to give it away, keep him in suspense. She exited the store and walked back into the salon a few stores away and sat down. She looked over and saw the Mulder was now in a chair and the giggly blond was now cutting his hair. As she waited her mind began to drift. The panic attacks were really starting to frustrate her. How many times had she woken Mulder up with her dreams in the past few days? It was so frustrating to her.
Mulder from his place in the chair could see the entrance reflected in the mirror so he saw her come back in and sit down. He watched her expression become sad. "How much longer?" he asked the girl cutting his hair
"I am just about done" she said as she pulled out her hairdryer turned his chair around so he was facing Scully and started drying his hair.
The sound seemed to bring her out of her reverie and it made her look towards him. Their eyes met and she smiled at him. He smiled back.
The girl finished drying his hair and spun the chair back around, she squirted some gel onto her hands and started running it trough his hair "you have beautiful hair" she purred at him. In the mirror he saw Scully roll her eyes.
"thanks" he said. He watched as she styled his hair before she stood back clapping her hands "Your all done" she reached forward and pulled the smock off him. He rose from the chair and walked over to pay. Scully got up and walked to the counter meeting him there. He paid and while he waited for his change, and turned to her. "So what do you think?" he asked
"I like it. Close your eyes, I bought you something" she had a very giddy look on her face. Totally the opposite of the one he's seen on her face only minutes ago.
He closed his eyes. She took the sunglasses out of her bag and out of the case they came in. She stood on tiptoe and placed the sunglasses on his face. She stood back and smiled again.
He open his eyes, and looked at her through the tinted glasses of the sunglasses. He pulled them off and looked at them. His own smile spread across his face as he looked at her. She handed him the case, he put them back into the case. "Thank you, you know how I am about my sunglasses."
"Well I figured you would be buying them sooner or later and figured I should pick them out or god knows what you'd end up with." She said smile still wide on her face.
He pulled her into his arms kissing her. "You picked a very nice pair."
"I know I did." she said
Finally the girl had figured out what his change should be and handed it across the counter.
"Thanks" he said throwing down a generous tip.
He grabbed Scully's hand and they walked out back into the mall. "What else did you get?" he asked referring to her bag
"I got sunglasses too." she said
"Well lets see them" he reached for her bag and pulled out the case with her sunglasses in them he opened it and pulled them out "Very nice" he said putting them bag and the bag.
"thank you" she said
"Where to now?" he asked
"Do you want to get something to eat? Im hungry" she said
"Sure, can we go to Olive Garden?" He asked hopeful expression on his face
"Mulder, what is with your Olive Garden obsession?" she asked
"I just really like the endless bowl of Salad, and the breadsticks are really good too, can we go?" he asked again
She laughed at him "Ok, lets go"
They walked hand i hand until they came to the escalator going up. They let go of each other. Scully stepped on the escalator and he stepped on behind her wrapping his arms around her as they traveled up. He moved her hair aside and placed a kiss on the back of her neck. They stepped off the escalator at the top.
He watched as she glanced at Godiva as they walked by. He knew very well of her weakness for chocolate. They would definitely go there before they left. His arm slid around her again.
"Looks like we lucked out, no wait" she pointed towards the Olive Garden.
"Thats good" Mulder said "Usually its busy"
They walked hand in hand towards the restaurant. He held the door open for her and ushered in with a hand on her back. The host greeted them and ushered them to a quiet booth towards the back of the restaurant. They sat down and the host handed them menus. A waiter approached them a few seconds later. "Hello, I'll be your waiter today, can I get you started on some drinks?"
"Yeah" Mulder said "I'll have a Pellegrino with lime" he said
"I'll have the same" Scully said
"Excellent" the Waiter said "i'll just bring a bottle to the table. Would you like some soup or salad perhaps to get started?"
Scully smiled. "We'll take the salad" she said. "Oh and bring us some extra bread sticks"
The waiter asked "and do you know what you want to order? Or do you need a few minutes"
Mulder looked to her and she nodded "Yes, we know know what we want" he gestured to Scully to go first.
"I'll have the pasta primavera" she said looking to Mulder, but already knowing exactly what he was going to say.
"I'll have the fettucini alfredo."
The waiter nodded "I'll be back in a minute with your drinks."
Mulder reached across the table taking her hands in his. "Can I ask you a question?" he asked, the tone in his voice growing serious.
"Sure, you can ask me anything" she replied
"When I was getting my haircut I noticed you looking a little sad, what was wrong?" he asked
He saw her look down. "ahhhh you noticed" she said
"Yeah, I did." he squeezed her hands
"I was just thinking about the panic attacks and my dreams and how they both are really frustrating me" she said "I feel bad that I keep waking you up, If you want I can sleep on the sofa tonight or maybe in the other room" she said
"I told you you did not have to worry about it. You will sleep right next to me. If you have panic attacks and nightmares, I want to be there to comfort you and make you feel safe. I don't care if you wake me up. If you need me I want to be there for you. I don't care what I am doing or what time it is, if you need me don't worry about bothering me" he said squeezing her hands tighter.
"I know that, I just...I don't know it just really bothers me that it's happening. It's like Im not in control. I don't like to be so weak" she frustration evident in her voice.
"Scully, we will get to the bottom of it. Don't let it get to you. The stress and worry of thinking about it can bring an attack on. Let me think about it. I have a few ideas about things we can do to ease some of the tension your feeling. I know you don't like talking to people about things your feelings or things that have happened in the past." He said
"I don't mind talking to you" she said quietly.
"And that means a lot to me. Everyday, you pick a time or several times and we'll talk about everything or nothing, tell me what's on your mind and I do plan on being at the hospital a lot starting tuesday if you need to come find me if something stresses you out, then do that. It does not make you weak, it takes a strong person to admit they need help, and you are very strong." he said
"Thank you Mulder" she said softly
"Lets just have fun today. Try not to think about it. I want you to just smile, laugh, and let me spoil you." he said. He lifted on of her hands to his lips and he kissed it before putting it back down on the table.
The waiter came back, he placed two glasses with lime on the table and filled both glasses with water leaving the bottle on the table. He placed a bowl of salad and a basket of breadsticks on the table.
He squeezed her hand and said "Hey, no more bad thoughts today, Ok? If your mind starts to go there, tell me."
She smiled at him "I promise"
An hour and half later they exited the restaurant. "I am so full" Mulder moaned
"me too" Scully said.
Mulder reached for her hand. "Your really going to like where we're going next" he said
"where's that?" she asked
"Right here" Mulder said turning and leading her into Godiva. The smell of chocolate wafted through the air.
"Mulder!" She exclaimed "chocolate is the last thing I need right now" but he saw her eyes dance as she looked around at everything.
"ahhhh see that's where your wrong. Everyone needs chocolate." he lead her into the store towards the display case. Before she knew what was happening he was already pointing out pieces to the salesperson "well take 4 of those, and 4 of those shell shaped ones, oh 6 of those dark chocolate truffles" he turned towards her "Come on, help me pick out some"
"Get me a cherry cordial" she said
"6 cherry cordials, and then give us 2 of everything on the top shelf, and also for right now, we'll take two chocolate covered strawberries" he said
"Mulder! that's a of chocolate, are you trying to get me fat?" she asked hands on her hips
He handed his credit card over to the salesperson and said "come on" pulling her close to him "just go with it. Don't worry about fat and calories, just have fun. Tonight, we are going to eat it all while we watch dumb tv and drink a really expensive bottle of champagne" He leaned closer to kiss her and then he put his lips next to her ear "and don't worry we will burn those calories later on"
The salesperson handed back his credit card, he signed the slip, and passed the gold bag over to Scully. He had the smaller bag that contained the two chocolate covered strawberries.
"It feels so weird to spend money like this" she said to him "but it is fun"
"It is fun" he said reaching for her hand again and they walked out of the store.
"Oh, I need to get a refill for my pen" she said spying Tiffany's. Her sister Melissa had given her a silver pen from Tiffany's when she had graduated Med school. The only place you could buy the particular refill for the pen was in the Tiffany's store.
They walked in, and a man approached them asking if he could be of assistance. "Yes, I need to purchase a refill for a pen" Scully said
"Ok" the man said "let me see the pen and I will go see if we have it"
She handed the pen over to him.
Mulder watched her as he pretended to look at the watches. Out of the corner of his eye he saw her take notice of something, and could tell by the way she looked at that she liked it. A women approached her and said "Would you like me to take it out so you can try it on?"
"Oh, no But, thank you. I am not really the diamond type of girl" she smiled at the women.
"excuse me, Miss?" The salesman called from across the room.
Scully walked over to see what he wanted. The same saleswomen approached Mulder asking if he needed any help.
"I do actually, but it's for her" he indicated Scully "could you possibly be discreet?"
"Of course I can" she said with a sly smile.
"What was it that she was looking at? I could tell she really liked it." He asked
"Oh that was the Elsa Paretti diamond solitaire pendant." she said She led him over to the case and pointed. It was a diamond that had a bluish tint to it, it was not too big not to small, it was on a white gold chain, and he thought it just would be perfect for her. Not to flashy but you could appreciate its beauty.
"I'll take it, and the matching earrings. but, anyway you can get that guy" he pointed to the salesman taking to Scully "to stall so she does not catch on? i want this to be a surprise" he slid his credit card across the counter to her.
"No problem, sir I'll take care of it" she said. "Steve? I am so sorry to interrupt, but I need your assistance with something" the man excused himself to Scully and walked towards the salesgirl.
Mulder grinned. She was going to love it, but she will probably kill him as well. He walked over to her and slipped is arm around her. "whats the hold up" he asked
"im not sure, he is the manager and he had to assist an employee with something, I guess." she said
The manager hurried back to her. "I am so sorry for the interruption" he apologized. "what color refill would you like?"
Mulder walked back to were he was earlier looking at the watches. The saleswomen came up to him, slid a blue box across to counter to him and gave his credit card back. "Thank you so much" he said to her he slipped the box and the credit card into his pocket.
"That's one lucky women" she said
Mulder shook his head "No, I am the lucky one"
Scully walked over to him. "Hey, you all set?" she asked
"Yeah, Im all set. you get what you needed?" he asked
"yup" she said "I am so ready for another cup of coffee"
"well I need to go pick up my suits, I am going to run and get them, then Im going to put them in the car, and ill come meet you at Starbucks?"
"That sounds good." she said.
They walked out of the store.
"So i'll see you in like half hour?" Scully asked
"Yeah, maybe less" he replied
"Ok" she said and she turned to walk away.
He grabbed her hand and pulled her back towards him. He leaned in and gave her a quick kiss squeezing her hand before he let it go. " I won't be long" he said before turning and walking away.
A little less than a half hour later Mulder was walking towards Starbucks to meet Scully. His cell phone rang from within his pocket. He dug it out and answered "Mulder?"
"Mulder, its Skinner" his gruff voice came over the line
"Hey, Skinner"
"In about 2 hours I will be landing in Virginia with Agents Doggett and Reyes, I was wondering if we could get together and have dinner and discuss the case tonight."
"Well Sir" Mulder started "Is there any way we can do that tomorrow? Tonight's really not the best time."
"Is everything ok?" he asked concern filling his voice "did something happen?"
"Well Scully has had a rough past couple of days, I think I told you some of whats going on, and I think she really needs a stress free day and I sort of have an evening planned out" he said
"Mulder, its no problem. We can do it tomorrow. I was just asking because we are going to have dinner together anyway so I was just asking if you wanted to join us.
"I would like to, but the two of us really need some downtime tonight." he said apologetically
"No need to apologize, Mulder" he said voice full of understanding "take care of her tonight"
"Thank you sir, Oh and please do not let on to Reyes and Doggett about anything being wrong, as you know she tends to be a private person." he asked
"No worries, Mulder, you have my word I will not say anything" he said "I hope its nothing serious"
" Im sure its just stress related" he said, although he was more worried than he let on. He approached the Starbucks and walked in.
Scully was standing in front of the display that held the various coffee pots Starbucks offered. Looking at each one, comparing all the features.
As if sensing his presence she turned her head and saw him when he was a few steps away from her.
He smiled her way and mouthed "hey" to her. He wrapped an arm around her.
"Well, Mulder as always let me know if I can be of any assistance." Skinner said
"I will tank you. Sorry again that we cant make it tonight, but tomorrow would be good." Mulder said
"Ok, Mulder, I'll be in touch to set up plans for tomorrow, have a goodnight" he said
"You too sir" Mulder said disconnecting the phone
Scully gave him a curious look. "Was that Skinner?" she asked
"Yeah, He getting on a flight now and wanted to know if we would meet him, and Reyes and Doggett for dinner tonight. I told him we couldn't make it" he said
"Why can't we make it?" she asked
He leaned close to her ear, "Because we have plans" he said
"We do?" she asked
"Yes, we do. Don't you remember what I said? We are gonna eat that big box of chocolate, we're gonna watch tv and drink champagne." He said placing a kiss beneath her ear lobe.
"Mulder, you should have said we'd go" she said
"No, We don't have to. There is no information other than what Skinner already gave me. I can't do anything until I start at the hospital. I want to spend tonight with just you" he said. "So lets pick out the coffee pot you want, we'll get you a cup of coffee because I know you want one and we'll go home and we will have a very nice, very relaxing night." he said into her ear.
"Your right Mulder, Im sorry." she said
"Ok, lets get this coffee pot and get home" he said "which one are we getting?"
"I think I want this one" she said pointing to a stainless steel one that had a metal carafe, a built in grinder and a timer.
"That ones nice. Just show me how to use it" He lifted the box containing the one she liked and they both walked to the counter with it.
Less than 20 minutes later they pulled into their driveway. He placed his hand on her thigh "Why don't you go inside and relax and I'll handle all the bags and stuff" he said
"No, Mulder if I help we can get everything in at once." she said
he smiled at her "You are difficult" he said squeezing her thigh. He let go of her thigh, unbuckled his seatbelt and got out of the car. She did the same.
"What do you mean, Im difficult?" she asked
"Well you are" he said "I am trying to get you to relax and you keep refusing"
"Well the sooner we get all this crap in, the sooner I can be relaxing" she said with a smile
She grabbed the garmet bag that held the suits, the bag with the chocolate, and the one with the sunglasses.
"Scully, thats pretty much everything." he picked up the coffee pot, it was a bit heavy, and the remaining bags that held his shoes, ties and shirts.
They both walked towards the porch and up the stairs. Scully pulled out her keys and a few secinds later they were both standing in their front hallway.
She hung the garmet bag up on the coat rack. He put the coffee pot down on a nearby table.
He watched as she squirmed uncomfortably. "Whats wrong?" he asked
"My jeans are so itchy" she said with a frown?˘
"So take them off" he said with a smile
"Your so anxious to get me out of my pants" she said with a smile.
"Always" he said his trademark leer plastered on his face.
"I want to look at the coffee pot and get it all set up for the morning first" she said
"No" he said "Don't worry about that. right now." he pulled her close "Right now I am speaking as your doctor, you are going to go upstairs and change into something comfortable and wait for me in our room, ok?" he asked
"Ok, Mulder" she said. He leaned down and captured her lips in a kiss
"so we're going to watch tv upstairs, im gonna bring the champagne I promised and you bring this up" he handed her the Godiva bag.
"I need the other bag too" she said pointing towards the sunglass store bag
he looked confused "sunglasses?" he asked her
"No, my ah "something comfortable" is in there" she said
He raised his eyebrows at her. "you are very sneaky" he said
She pulled away from him and walked up the stairs.
He walked into the kitchen. Put the bottle of champagne into a bucket with some ice. He grabbed two glasses, the bucket with the champagne and the blue box that contained the earrings and necklace.
He carried everything up the stairs and walked in their room. He set the glasses down on the night table along with the bucket. He pulled the covers back on the bed. He grabbed the remote and threw it into the center of the bed. He turned around to go into the bathroom to get the candles and he saw her standing in the doorway.
She had on a navy blue silk nightgown that came to about almost mid thigh. The top was like a tank top with thin spaghetti straps, It hid just enough but showed to much at the same time. Just enough to drive him crazy. The blue looked contrasted perfectly with her pale skin.
"You bought that today?" he asked.
She nodded "Do you like it?"
"Yes I do, when did you buy that? How'd I miss it?" he asked roaming her body with his eyes, starting at the top and making his way down then up again.
"I bought it when you were getting your hair cut." she said with a smile.
"I like it a lot, but I think it would look so much better with this" he said holding the box out in his hand. He motioned with his finger for her to come closer.
She walked towards him. "Mulder!" she said "You got me something else?"
He nodded. "I did"
She stood in front of him now. He held the box out in his hands. She untied the ribbon and lifted the lid off. "Oh, Mulder" she said
"I saw you looking at it in the store, figured i'd throw in the matching earrings." he grinned
"It's too expensive" she said looking at him
"You deserve it" he said "Now lets put it on" He put the box on the bed and lifted the necklace out of the box. he opened the clasp and put it around her neck, his hight allowing him to see without her turning around. He reached for the box and pulled the earring out, carefully he pulled the back off one and put it through the hole on her right ear and then replaced the back, he repeated with her left ear. He grabbed her hand and led her over to the mirror
She stood in front of him. He pulled her back against his chest. "Now, see what I mean, it looks so much better now. Look how beautiful you are." he said running his hand over her stomach. He leaned down nuzzling her neck "You know blue is my favorite color" he said
She turned. "Thank you" she said. Reaching up she pulled his head down to hers for a kiss. " I still think its too expensive ."
"shhh" he put his fingers to her lips "I don't care how much it cost" he took her took her hand and led her to the bed. He motioned for her to sit. She curled up on her right side, back against the headboard, legs bent at the knees. He reached for the bucket with the bottle of champagne.
"So what exactly are we celebrating?" she asked him.
"We are celebrating you and me and stress free days, and why do we need a reason?" he said. He opened the bottle expertly not spilling a drop. He poured some in each glass and handed her one. He sat next to her pulling his legs up next to hers. "So, I noticed that the horror channel is having a marathon and the shining and the exorcist are on. I will let you watch the Shining and I won't do the commentary and say the lines with the funny voices and stuff, I'll be quiet at just let you watch it because you like it" he said with a smile
"mmmhmmm Mulder, sure you will" she joked
"I swear! I will" he said
"lets make a deal, just don't recite line by line like you did last time, and I can deal with the funny voices." she said with a smile.
"I can deal with that" he said with a smile. He reached for the remote and turned on the tv, tuned it to his second favorite channel, The previous movie ironically Alien was a few minutes from the end. He reached for the Godiva box and untied the string and lifted off the lid. He held the box out to her "you get first pick" he said
She reached over and chose a dark chocolate truffle. She bit into the truffle. "mmmm taste this" she said bringing the remaining piece to his mouth.
"That's good" he said. he reached into the box pulling out a square chocolate filled with caramel "But I prefer the caramels" He bit into taking half and bringing his hand to her mouth.
She opened her mouth taking the remaining chocolate into her mouth. "that ones good too" she said.
She leaned into his chest hugging his waist. His arm settled around her shoulders. His free hand took the hand the was resting on his thigh and brought it to his lips. "I hope you had a good day today" he said
"I did, I had a lot of fun today." she said.
Almost an hour later, half the box of chocolate was gone, the bottle of champagne was empty. Scully loved the Shining, always had but was not interested in watching anymore.
"Mulder, I don't want to watch this anymore" she said.
"We can watch something else" he said
"I don't want to watch tv" she said. She laid down on her back stretching her feet out.
"You tired? wanna go to sleep?" he asked hand on her thigh
"No, I don't want to go to sleep" the tone in her voice took on a seductive quality.
He looked over at her. He leaned over her propped himself up on arm, and whispered "What do you want?"
"You" she said "I want you"
He leaned forward capturing her lips in kiss, trailing his hand up her thigh. "You want me?" he mumbled against her lips
She pulled back to look at him. "Yes, I want you, and I want to show you what I bought that matches this." She brought her hand up to the strap of her night shirt.
"That I definitely wanna see" he said smiling down at her
Some time later, she was laying head against his chest drawing circles on his stomach with her hands.
"So, I have this thing I want to try" He said
"Mulder, you looking to be adventurous?" she asked picking her head up to look at him with a smirk
He laughed "well it sounds like you are. I want to try something to help with the dreams you've been having." he said
"What do you mean?" she asked.
"Well it just seems that each time you've had a dream it involved something you already had on your mind or something that happened during the day. Maybe if we talk about things before you sleep, and sort of clear your mind it will help." he brought his hand up to her check and caressed it
"I'll give it a shot. If you think it can keep those dreams away Im willing to give it a try." she said with a shrug.
"Come back down here" he said pulling her down to his chest "What's on your mind right now? What are you thinking? and be honest with me, no matter what it is"
"Right now I am just thinking about how much fun I had today, I feel good. I feel relaxed. I feel sleepy." she said
"So, there is nothing nagging you or worrying you?" he prodded
"Honestly I don't think so. Im not worried right now. I mean I am curious about this case and stuff but nothing that would stress me out right now" she said
"Ok" he rubbed her shoulder "So there is nothing weighing your mind right now. Hopefully no bad dreams for you tonight"
"yeah, lets hope" she said. She started to move in his arms.
"Where you going?" he asked
"I was going to move over so you could sleep comfortably. This must not be comfortable for you" she said
He tightened his arms around her. "Stay right there. I am fine. I like to hold you when Im asleep" he said
"wake me up and I'll move if you get uncomfortable" she said
"Don't worry about me" he said "I'll be fine, but if you have a bad dream or you need me wake me up. Even if you can't sleep, times like that are when things hit you hardest, even if your not thinking of them they sneak up on you"
"I will Mulder, I promise" she lifted up from his chest and put her hand on his face. He tilted his face towards hers and kissed her softly "Goodnight, I love you" she said before settling back on his chest.
"Goodnight Scully, I love you too"
Ok, this chapter may seem long and off topic. But its in dedication to several friends of mine, yes who work in a mall, and thanks to Erin who works at Tiffany and let me try on all the expensive sparkly things the other day. I was experiencing a bit of writers block for a while and earlier today I just started writing this Im not sure if I am too happy with it or not, but the whole idea is Mulder trying to pamper her and give her a stress free day. I have my direction back now, and can get back on track with the case. Also, I hope I accentuated the Mulder/Scully relationship enough because their connection will play a key part in this story. I just hope I have not bored anyone and I still have you guys with me. So please let me know what you think!
p.s Doggett and Reyes in the next chapter, anyone willing to beta read for me?
C.M.J
