Chapter 28: Paying A Visite
After
we've had a relaxing day on Saturday, with a shopping tour, the
magazines, the quiz and lots of conversations about FBI work and
dogs, we didn't know how to spend Sunday, the last day we'd have
together.
"What
would you like to do today?", Dana asked me at 09.24 in the
morning.
"Not
sure", I replied and pondered over the options. "I've met your
brother Bill, Skinner, Mulder, Kryceck, the Gunmen. I've been in
you're apartment, Mulder's office…"
Suddenly I
knew what I would want to see before I leave. "Hey, his apartment.
I haven't seen Mulder's apartment. Can we go there?"
Scully
took our plates from the breakfast table and put them into the sink.
I stood up
from the chair and walked over to her to help her with the dishes.
"Yes, we
could do that. We can take Annie with us and go for a walk in the
park altogether afterwards."
"Sounds
good", I smiled and took a cup she handed me in order to dry it
with a towel. "Do you think we should call him to ask if he has
time?"
"I don't
think that will be necessary."
"Alright,"
I said not entirely convinced.
Annie
squealed with glee as we stopped in front of the house Mulder lived
in.
"See,
she can't wait to see Mulder", I joked and got out of the car.
The dog couldn't wait to get out as well so I hurried and put her
on the leash.
"I bet
she just has to pee badly", Scully replied already walking up to
the front door.
She was
right, Annie didn't waste any time and used the next best scrub.
Scully
waited for us and held the door open until Annie was done. Inside the
house we passed the mailboxes and stopped in front of the two
elevators. A man joined us while we were waiting for one of them to
open. I turned my head to look at him and shrugged. I knew this guy.
It was the guy from Milagro, the author, Padgett, who was interested
in Scully. Ping. The elevator doors slid open. Padgett stepped
inside first. He looked at us impatiently but I didn't move.
"Will
you go in or what?" I heard Scully asking. I wanted to suggest
waiting for the other elevator but Dana already stepped inside as
well.
"Sorry!",
she excused us and waved me inside. Reluctantly I entered the
elevator and tried to stay as far away from Padgett as possible. Of
course it was rather impossible with so little room. Scully just
stood next to him and smiled friendly. With Annie in front of me I
focused on her in order not to look at Padgett. However, I did
realize the way he gazed at Scully during the whole time. She
apparently realized it too and tried to change it by talking to him.
"Level
4, just like us", she noticed looking at the flashing button.
"Yep",
the man just replied but kept staring at her.
"Do you
live there? I've never seen you here."
Now his
look went down to the dog. "Yes, actually I've just moved in.
Apartment 41, if you want to see it, I'd be glad to show you
around."
Not
much to see there.
"Well,
I…", she seemed interested.
I looked
at her and frowned. She saw that and shook her head: "No. Thank
you, but I guess they do all look the same."
The
elevator slowed down, then stopped. Scully was the first to get out,
I walked next to her while Padgett stayed back a little. He watched
us, I could tell. As well as Scully.
"Strange
guy", she whispered. "I think he's watching us."
"He's
a writer", I explained. "That's what he does. He watches people
and writes about them."
We stopped
in front of Mulder's apartment door.
"Do you
think he's going to write about us?"
"I'm
sure he'll write about you", I said and knocked on the door.
"disgusting!",
Scully commented.
We waited
for about a minute but nothing happened. The writer had already
disappeared into his flat. This time Scully tried and knocked. Voices
could be heard behind Mulder's door.
"Is that
the voice of a wom…", Scully began but didn't end her sentence
since the door was opened.
"Who are
you?", asked a tall, blonde woman in her late twentieth.
Dana and I
looked at each other in confusion.
"We
uhm…we are….", I stumbled.
"Who
are you?", Scully wanted to know. She didn't seem happy
about this woman in Mulder's apartment. In fact, She looked
jealous.
Suddenly
Mulder appeared behind that woman, just putting on a white shirt.
"She
just wanted to leave", he announced determinedly and held the door
open. "Right Tammy?"
The woman
nodded and smiled, obviously amused about Scully's jealous
reaction: "Right, right. I was on my way out."
She turned
around, grabbed a bag from Mulder's couch and darted out of the
tiny flat.
