Chapter four - Time To Get Up
7am Mulder's room
Mulder rubbed his eyes and looked at his clock. It was 7am and he would have to hurry if he was going to make it down to breakfast on time.
He paused before getting out of bed realizing that he had actually gotten a good night's sleep. Sleeping soundly was not something that Fox Mulder did very often so he savored the feeling of actually feeling rested.
He walked over to the window and was surprised to see that it had begun to snow at a pretty good clip. He knew that snow in the mountains in early April was not that unusual, but he had been hoping for some nice spring- like weather. Luckily he had thought to pack a winter jacket.
Mulder stepped into the shower and began to think about how the seminar was going so far. He surprised himself when he realized that so far, it hadn't been so bad.
The people attending seemed to all be relatively intelligent and basically nice people to hang with. Colleen was obviously interested in him, but despite her obvious good looks and over abundant attention towards him, he found himself thinking about Dana Scully more.
"She doesn't seem so frigid to me" Mulder thought to himself as he dried off. He remembered how nice it was dancing with her the night before and scolded himself for having unpure thoughts about her.
"I am as bad as the guys in the office" he thought as he reached for a flannel shirt.
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6:30am Scully's room
Scully groaned as she finished her last sit up. She usually didn't work out when out on assignment, but she felt a lot of pent up energy this morning and wanted to burn it off before showering and heading down to breakfast.
She had slept like a log the night before barely moving in her sleep. She had dreamt though and was embarrassed to think about the people who had occupied her dreams.
She had actually dreamt about the waiter Chip. In her dream, he was obsessed by her and began following her around everywhere finally trapping her in a corner and trying, unsuccessfully, to seduce her. When she rejected him he had turned angry and appeared about ready to hurt her physically when Ray and Fox had stumbled upon them.
Both men had seen the look in his eye and had calmly thrown Chip out of the house.
"Great" Scully thought to herself and she walked over to the window to check out the weather "I spend years trying to ensure my independence and within a day of being here, I find myself subconsciously being rescued by men. I can just imagine what Rachel would say about that dream."
Scully gazed out the window and was happy to see the snow falling. She had checked the weather report before leaving New York City and was not surprised to see it snowing. She was a bit surprised to see how quickly the snow was coming down. Apparently they were in for more than the light dusting that the Weather Channel had predicted.
Scully was unconcerned though. She loved the snow and was looking forward to spending some time outside. It would be a pleasant change after spending the last couple of days cooped up in an autopsy bay.
She stripped out of her clothes and stepped into the shower. While washing herself, she reviewed the people she had met the day before. All seemed very nice but only one kept sticking out in her mind. Fox Mulder. "Guess Rachel was right about him being a chick magnet" she thought to herself as she rinsed off her hair. "Well, I don't intend to be another notch on his bedpost" she told herself even as she was thinking about just how good looking Mulder was.
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8am The dining room
Mulder was sipping a cup of coffee talking to Colleen as the other participants began to straggle into the room. In general, they appeared to be all pretty well rested. The result, he assumed of not being allowed to log onto their computers or watch TV all night.
Colleen was dressed in skin tight jeans and a sweater that caught the attention of not only Mulder but every other person in the room. Colleen appreciated the attention but kept her flirting to a minimum. There would be plenty of time for that latter in the day.
"Good morning everyone! The breakfast buffet is just about set up. Grab a plate, fill it up and take a seat. Chip will be around with coffee and juice shortly."
Scully thought with amusement that the people in the room were acting like they hadn't eaten in days as they descended upon the buffet. The mountain air had apparently given everyone a good appetite.
They all grabbed their food and started sitting down at the table. Unlike the night before, they were all relaxed and began chatting with each other easily.
They were so wrapped up in their own conversations that they didn't notice Chip or the fact that he quietly had slipped something into a couple glasses of juice.
He smiled to himself as he silently served them. Tonight would prove to be very interesting. "Too bad" he thought to himself "that I will be safely home when all the fun starts."
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Author's notes: This is the first time I have written a piece by chapter so I am hoping for lots of feedback on how to continue.
7am Mulder's room
Mulder rubbed his eyes and looked at his clock. It was 7am and he would have to hurry if he was going to make it down to breakfast on time.
He paused before getting out of bed realizing that he had actually gotten a good night's sleep. Sleeping soundly was not something that Fox Mulder did very often so he savored the feeling of actually feeling rested.
He walked over to the window and was surprised to see that it had begun to snow at a pretty good clip. He knew that snow in the mountains in early April was not that unusual, but he had been hoping for some nice spring- like weather. Luckily he had thought to pack a winter jacket.
Mulder stepped into the shower and began to think about how the seminar was going so far. He surprised himself when he realized that so far, it hadn't been so bad.
The people attending seemed to all be relatively intelligent and basically nice people to hang with. Colleen was obviously interested in him, but despite her obvious good looks and over abundant attention towards him, he found himself thinking about Dana Scully more.
"She doesn't seem so frigid to me" Mulder thought to himself as he dried off. He remembered how nice it was dancing with her the night before and scolded himself for having unpure thoughts about her.
"I am as bad as the guys in the office" he thought as he reached for a flannel shirt.
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6:30am Scully's room
Scully groaned as she finished her last sit up. She usually didn't work out when out on assignment, but she felt a lot of pent up energy this morning and wanted to burn it off before showering and heading down to breakfast.
She had slept like a log the night before barely moving in her sleep. She had dreamt though and was embarrassed to think about the people who had occupied her dreams.
She had actually dreamt about the waiter Chip. In her dream, he was obsessed by her and began following her around everywhere finally trapping her in a corner and trying, unsuccessfully, to seduce her. When she rejected him he had turned angry and appeared about ready to hurt her physically when Ray and Fox had stumbled upon them.
Both men had seen the look in his eye and had calmly thrown Chip out of the house.
"Great" Scully thought to herself and she walked over to the window to check out the weather "I spend years trying to ensure my independence and within a day of being here, I find myself subconsciously being rescued by men. I can just imagine what Rachel would say about that dream."
Scully gazed out the window and was happy to see the snow falling. She had checked the weather report before leaving New York City and was not surprised to see it snowing. She was a bit surprised to see how quickly the snow was coming down. Apparently they were in for more than the light dusting that the Weather Channel had predicted.
Scully was unconcerned though. She loved the snow and was looking forward to spending some time outside. It would be a pleasant change after spending the last couple of days cooped up in an autopsy bay.
She stripped out of her clothes and stepped into the shower. While washing herself, she reviewed the people she had met the day before. All seemed very nice but only one kept sticking out in her mind. Fox Mulder. "Guess Rachel was right about him being a chick magnet" she thought to herself as she rinsed off her hair. "Well, I don't intend to be another notch on his bedpost" she told herself even as she was thinking about just how good looking Mulder was.
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8am The dining room
Mulder was sipping a cup of coffee talking to Colleen as the other participants began to straggle into the room. In general, they appeared to be all pretty well rested. The result, he assumed of not being allowed to log onto their computers or watch TV all night.
Colleen was dressed in skin tight jeans and a sweater that caught the attention of not only Mulder but every other person in the room. Colleen appreciated the attention but kept her flirting to a minimum. There would be plenty of time for that latter in the day.
"Good morning everyone! The breakfast buffet is just about set up. Grab a plate, fill it up and take a seat. Chip will be around with coffee and juice shortly."
Scully thought with amusement that the people in the room were acting like they hadn't eaten in days as they descended upon the buffet. The mountain air had apparently given everyone a good appetite.
They all grabbed their food and started sitting down at the table. Unlike the night before, they were all relaxed and began chatting with each other easily.
They were so wrapped up in their own conversations that they didn't notice Chip or the fact that he quietly had slipped something into a couple glasses of juice.
He smiled to himself as he silently served them. Tonight would prove to be very interesting. "Too bad" he thought to himself "that I will be safely home when all the fun starts."
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Author's notes: This is the first time I have written a piece by chapter so I am hoping for lots of feedback on how to continue.