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.