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Chapter 5
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Scully's Apartment
Mulder hung up the phone with Skinner and walked back over to the couch where Scully was sleeping. She looked so beautiful to him, and he reached over to move a stray hair behind her ear. He hated to watch her go through this, and bent down to kiss her cheek. She stirred, opened his eyes, and looked at him. Placing her hand on his cheek, she pulled him down to her, and soundly kissed him. He responded to her kiss and wrapped his hands around her waist. She sat up on the couch and pulled him down beside her, her lips never leaving his. When they finally came up for air, he was lying on the couch, and she was practically on top of him. They lay there for a matter of minutes, neither saying a thing. Finally Mulder spoke, "Scully, we need to tell your mother. She called the office this morning, and said you were worried about something last night. I told her that you would call her. I think you had better do that," he said, stroking her hair.
Scully sighed, knowing he was right. "You're right," she said, lifting her head from his chest to look into his eyes, "I just don't know how I'm going to tell her."
"Well, you could invite her to dinner, or you could just surprise her and show up at her house. Or, you could call her and ask her if you could come to dinner at her house. Why don't you just call her and ask her if she has plans for tonight. I talked to Skinner and told him what happened. I also told him that we would be at work tomorrow. I figured you would want to talk to him." Mulder explained.
Scully nodded, "I do. Listen, I'll call my mom and ask her if she has plans for tonight," she paused, and ran her fingers through his hair, then continued, "You will stay, won't you?"
Mulder smiled, "If I'm invited."
She laughed, "Of course you're invited," she said, and got off the couch. Walking over to the telephone, she picked it up and dialed her mother's number. Her mother picked up on the 2nd ring, "Hello," she said.
Scully tried to smile, but failed, "Hi mom. It's Dana."
Maggie sighed with relief, "Dana, hi, I've been so worried. I told Fox to tell you to call me when you got into work, are you just getting in?" She asked.
"No, mom, I'm at home. Mulder told me you were worried. I'm sorry for worrying you. I was wondering if you would like to have dinner with me and Mulder tonight," she said, and got tears in her eyes. Mulder noticed this also, walked up behind her, and put his hands around her waist. Putting his chin on top of her head, he stood there giving her silent support.
Scully clasped Mulder's hands with her free hand, thankful for his support. She was so lost in his embrace that she almost didn't notice that her mom had started speaking again, "Of, course, Dana. Shall we say around 7. Is there something the matter?" Maggie asked.
"Yes, mom, I need to tell you something. We'll be ready for you at 7. I've gotta go now. I love you." Scully said.
"I love you, too, Dana, and I'll see you at 7. Bye." Maggie said, and hung up the phone. Scully hung up the phone, turned around in Mulder's arms and hugged him tightly. "She's going to be so upset."
"Shh, Scully," Mulder said, rubbing her back and arms, "Everything will be ok, you'll see," he said.
She sighed, "I hope your right."
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Chapter 5
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Scully's Apartment
Mulder hung up the phone with Skinner and walked back over to the couch where Scully was sleeping. She looked so beautiful to him, and he reached over to move a stray hair behind her ear. He hated to watch her go through this, and bent down to kiss her cheek. She stirred, opened his eyes, and looked at him. Placing her hand on his cheek, she pulled him down to her, and soundly kissed him. He responded to her kiss and wrapped his hands around her waist. She sat up on the couch and pulled him down beside her, her lips never leaving his. When they finally came up for air, he was lying on the couch, and she was practically on top of him. They lay there for a matter of minutes, neither saying a thing. Finally Mulder spoke, "Scully, we need to tell your mother. She called the office this morning, and said you were worried about something last night. I told her that you would call her. I think you had better do that," he said, stroking her hair.
Scully sighed, knowing he was right. "You're right," she said, lifting her head from his chest to look into his eyes, "I just don't know how I'm going to tell her."
"Well, you could invite her to dinner, or you could just surprise her and show up at her house. Or, you could call her and ask her if you could come to dinner at her house. Why don't you just call her and ask her if she has plans for tonight. I talked to Skinner and told him what happened. I also told him that we would be at work tomorrow. I figured you would want to talk to him." Mulder explained.
Scully nodded, "I do. Listen, I'll call my mom and ask her if she has plans for tonight," she paused, and ran her fingers through his hair, then continued, "You will stay, won't you?"
Mulder smiled, "If I'm invited."
She laughed, "Of course you're invited," she said, and got off the couch. Walking over to the telephone, she picked it up and dialed her mother's number. Her mother picked up on the 2nd ring, "Hello," she said.
Scully tried to smile, but failed, "Hi mom. It's Dana."
Maggie sighed with relief, "Dana, hi, I've been so worried. I told Fox to tell you to call me when you got into work, are you just getting in?" She asked.
"No, mom, I'm at home. Mulder told me you were worried. I'm sorry for worrying you. I was wondering if you would like to have dinner with me and Mulder tonight," she said, and got tears in her eyes. Mulder noticed this also, walked up behind her, and put his hands around her waist. Putting his chin on top of her head, he stood there giving her silent support.
Scully clasped Mulder's hands with her free hand, thankful for his support. She was so lost in his embrace that she almost didn't notice that her mom had started speaking again, "Of, course, Dana. Shall we say around 7. Is there something the matter?" Maggie asked.
"Yes, mom, I need to tell you something. We'll be ready for you at 7. I've gotta go now. I love you." Scully said.
"I love you, too, Dana, and I'll see you at 7. Bye." Maggie said, and hung up the phone. Scully hung up the phone, turned around in Mulder's arms and hugged him tightly. "She's going to be so upset."
"Shh, Scully," Mulder said, rubbing her back and arms, "Everything will be ok, you'll see," he said.
She sighed, "I hope your right."
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