Chapter five - Outside Everybody!
Colleen let everyone linger a while over their coffee before rising from her seat and getting their attention.
"Okay everyone - we are going to go outside and have some fun"
Her statement was greeted by a mixture of smiles and groans - especially from the people hailing from California.
"For those of you who aren't prepared for this kind of weather, we have a variety of snow gear for you to borrow. Just check the closet out in the hallway. Now get going - I want to see everyone outside in 10 minutes."
A collective groan went up from the group as they separated themselves from their coffee and headed back to their rooms to change. Scully was looking forward to playing in the snow since it was something she rarely got to do as a child while Mulder rolled his eyes at the mere thought of it all.
Colleen greeted the group outside wearing a skin-tight hot pink snowsuit and a hat that looked like a huge ball of white fur. She eagerly waited for Mulder to appear and quickly linked her arm through his.
"Fox don't you just love walking around in the snow. It is just so peaceful, isn't it?"
Mulder nodded feeling a combination of embarrassment and arousal when he realized that Colleen was stepping up her flirtation with him. "Perhaps later, I could show you around some of the trails?"
Mulder nodded again trying to keep the image of him slowly unzipping Colleen's snowsuit out of his mind.
Colleen saw the reaction she was looking for and quickly smiled and turned her attention to the other members of the group who were huddled around the steps of the house.
"Okay everyone - we are going to be splitting into two groups today and will be having a series of competitions. Since it is snowing so hard today, Chip's mother won't be coming out to cook for us - so whichever team looses today gets stuck doing all the cooking and all the clean up."
Colleen smiled and continued "Fox will head up team number one and Dana will head up team number two."
Colleen had seen the signs of sparks flying between the two of them the night before and there was no way she was letting Mulder get close to Scully until she had her chance with him.
"Now I want the rest of you to get in a line" and after they did, she proceeded to count 'one, two, one, two' until each of them had been assigned a group.
"The first competition will be to see who makes the best snowman. I will be the judge. You have 30 minutes."
Everyone quickly broke into two groups and the chatter began. Unfortunately for Mulder, he seemed to have ended up with most of the folks from California and they were absolutely clueless about making snowmen.
"It's really pretty easy" Mulder tried to explain to them "you just make big balls of snow and decorate them"
"How do you make balls of snow" said Ray looking totally perplexed.
Mulder shook his head and bent down to grab some snow and pack in into a little ball. He slowly rolled it along the ground grinning at the look on Ray's face as the ball increased in size.
"We have to make three balls each increasing in size and then we decide how to dress it up."
Ray smiled and started rolling his own ball.
Scully was lucky to have all the snowmen experts on her team. Within minutes they had formed three perfectly shaped balls and had them positioned on top of each other.
Scully looked at their work and smiled at her teammates. She was actually having fun. "Okay guys, how are we going to dress this sucker up?"
Amanda, a basically shy girl out of Chicago said "I think we should make her a girl and dress her up accordingly. I know just the thing"
She ran back into the house and quickly reappeared holding a silk scarf, high heels and what looked like a sexy undergarments. "Luckily for us " she said laughing "this snowwoman and I have pretty much the same figure"
She quickly proceeded to place lacy underwear on the snowman and wrapped its neck with a silk scarf.
The others on their team got into the action and quickly rummaged through their rooms looking for appropriate items to decorate their snowwoman. Only Scully remained outside.
Apparently she was the only woman who had packed nothing but practical attire for this trip.
It seemed like no time at all until Colleen blew her whistle indicating that the half hour was up.
Everyone gathered again by the stairs of the house and the followed Colleen as she inspected both snowmen.
Mulder found himself standing right next to Scully and even though her simple parka was nothing in comparison to Colleen's snowsuit, he couldn't help but think how sexy she looked with her flushed cheeks and the tip of her nose being ever so slightly red.
Scully must have felt his gaze upon her because she looked up when they approached Mulder's snowman.
"Funny" she said "if I didn't know better, I would say that your snowman looked almost alien. Very spooky, don't you think"
Mulder picked up on her subtle use of his nickname and smiled back at her "So maybe I influenced the design just a little bit"
Mulder's team had indeed built a snowman resembling an alien. It wasn't decorated at all but was more of a snow sculpture with carved out eyes that looked so intense that it almost gave one chills.
"Very interesting concept" Colleen laughed as she walked around the snowman. "Can't say I have ever seen one quite like that before"
The group went over to see Scully's team effort. The sight of the snowwoman dressed like she was going to entertain a gentleman in her room had everyone laughing hysterically.
It was no contest. The snowwoman won hands down.
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The next contest consisted over a tug of war across a pit of muddy, snowy goop that Colleen mixed up using kitty litter, hot water and snow.
This time Mulder's team was triumphant as he team had several large bodies on it.
Scully's team did not give up without a fight and more than once their eyes met as they were cheering themselves and their teammates on.
Colleen waited until Scully's team had removed itself from the pit of goop before yelling "SNOWBALL FIGHT. Last team standing wins."
That got everyone going and within second snowballs were flying and people were laughing. There was no honor in this war as one team member promptly dumped snow over the head of another team member.
Colleen watched from the sidelines and could easily pick out the two field agents from the rest of the gang. They were the only ones who thought of seeking cover and had lethal aim.
They were also both determined to win.
One by one the other participants dropped out - having had enough they stood by the side and watch their two leaders fight it out.
Again and again Mulder shot at Scully and Scully returned his fire. Both took multiple hits but neither one seemed to be willing to give an inch.
Both felt their attraction towards the other growing and both try to deny the feeling.
So they just kept throwing snowballs at each other.
Colleen realized that this battle could last for days and ordered them both to stop.
"Okay you two. We are going to have sudden death. I want you both to make 5 snowballs and separate yourselves by 10 paces. You will then take turns throwing snowballs at each other. You can duck and move but no moving of feet. Whoever gets hit the least wins. Agreed?"
"Agreed" they both said together. They were having the time of their lives, but to look at them you would think they were meeting a dawn to dual.
They paced off the distance and Mulder took the first shot at Scully. Being short was a definite advantage and Scully easily dodged his shot much to the joy of her teammates that were cheering her on.
Then it was her turn to take a shot at Mulder and she nailed him right in the shoulder. He, in turned, was taunted by his teammates.
As so it went, back and forth. Mulder managed to hit Scully twice while Scully got him three times. She won.
"Now shake hands" Colleen said as the two opponents continued to stare each other down.
They approached quickly and were amazed at the small electric shock that seemed to race through their bodies as their hands touched.
"Nice job Dana. Are you always so good at bringing down an opponent?"
Scully just smiled at him. "Usually. I hope you have better luck in the field Fox than you did here."
Mulder smiled at her "I use a variety of tactics in the field"
"Oh yeah, like what?"
"Like this" and with that Mulder picked up Scully and easily deposited her headfirst into a snow bank. "Unorthodoxed, but it works" he said to his cheering teammates.
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Colleen let everyone linger a while over their coffee before rising from her seat and getting their attention.
"Okay everyone - we are going to go outside and have some fun"
Her statement was greeted by a mixture of smiles and groans - especially from the people hailing from California.
"For those of you who aren't prepared for this kind of weather, we have a variety of snow gear for you to borrow. Just check the closet out in the hallway. Now get going - I want to see everyone outside in 10 minutes."
A collective groan went up from the group as they separated themselves from their coffee and headed back to their rooms to change. Scully was looking forward to playing in the snow since it was something she rarely got to do as a child while Mulder rolled his eyes at the mere thought of it all.
Colleen greeted the group outside wearing a skin-tight hot pink snowsuit and a hat that looked like a huge ball of white fur. She eagerly waited for Mulder to appear and quickly linked her arm through his.
"Fox don't you just love walking around in the snow. It is just so peaceful, isn't it?"
Mulder nodded feeling a combination of embarrassment and arousal when he realized that Colleen was stepping up her flirtation with him. "Perhaps later, I could show you around some of the trails?"
Mulder nodded again trying to keep the image of him slowly unzipping Colleen's snowsuit out of his mind.
Colleen saw the reaction she was looking for and quickly smiled and turned her attention to the other members of the group who were huddled around the steps of the house.
"Okay everyone - we are going to be splitting into two groups today and will be having a series of competitions. Since it is snowing so hard today, Chip's mother won't be coming out to cook for us - so whichever team looses today gets stuck doing all the cooking and all the clean up."
Colleen smiled and continued "Fox will head up team number one and Dana will head up team number two."
Colleen had seen the signs of sparks flying between the two of them the night before and there was no way she was letting Mulder get close to Scully until she had her chance with him.
"Now I want the rest of you to get in a line" and after they did, she proceeded to count 'one, two, one, two' until each of them had been assigned a group.
"The first competition will be to see who makes the best snowman. I will be the judge. You have 30 minutes."
Everyone quickly broke into two groups and the chatter began. Unfortunately for Mulder, he seemed to have ended up with most of the folks from California and they were absolutely clueless about making snowmen.
"It's really pretty easy" Mulder tried to explain to them "you just make big balls of snow and decorate them"
"How do you make balls of snow" said Ray looking totally perplexed.
Mulder shook his head and bent down to grab some snow and pack in into a little ball. He slowly rolled it along the ground grinning at the look on Ray's face as the ball increased in size.
"We have to make three balls each increasing in size and then we decide how to dress it up."
Ray smiled and started rolling his own ball.
Scully was lucky to have all the snowmen experts on her team. Within minutes they had formed three perfectly shaped balls and had them positioned on top of each other.
Scully looked at their work and smiled at her teammates. She was actually having fun. "Okay guys, how are we going to dress this sucker up?"
Amanda, a basically shy girl out of Chicago said "I think we should make her a girl and dress her up accordingly. I know just the thing"
She ran back into the house and quickly reappeared holding a silk scarf, high heels and what looked like a sexy undergarments. "Luckily for us " she said laughing "this snowwoman and I have pretty much the same figure"
She quickly proceeded to place lacy underwear on the snowman and wrapped its neck with a silk scarf.
The others on their team got into the action and quickly rummaged through their rooms looking for appropriate items to decorate their snowwoman. Only Scully remained outside.
Apparently she was the only woman who had packed nothing but practical attire for this trip.
It seemed like no time at all until Colleen blew her whistle indicating that the half hour was up.
Everyone gathered again by the stairs of the house and the followed Colleen as she inspected both snowmen.
Mulder found himself standing right next to Scully and even though her simple parka was nothing in comparison to Colleen's snowsuit, he couldn't help but think how sexy she looked with her flushed cheeks and the tip of her nose being ever so slightly red.
Scully must have felt his gaze upon her because she looked up when they approached Mulder's snowman.
"Funny" she said "if I didn't know better, I would say that your snowman looked almost alien. Very spooky, don't you think"
Mulder picked up on her subtle use of his nickname and smiled back at her "So maybe I influenced the design just a little bit"
Mulder's team had indeed built a snowman resembling an alien. It wasn't decorated at all but was more of a snow sculpture with carved out eyes that looked so intense that it almost gave one chills.
"Very interesting concept" Colleen laughed as she walked around the snowman. "Can't say I have ever seen one quite like that before"
The group went over to see Scully's team effort. The sight of the snowwoman dressed like she was going to entertain a gentleman in her room had everyone laughing hysterically.
It was no contest. The snowwoman won hands down.
+++++++++++++++++++++++
The next contest consisted over a tug of war across a pit of muddy, snowy goop that Colleen mixed up using kitty litter, hot water and snow.
This time Mulder's team was triumphant as he team had several large bodies on it.
Scully's team did not give up without a fight and more than once their eyes met as they were cheering themselves and their teammates on.
Colleen waited until Scully's team had removed itself from the pit of goop before yelling "SNOWBALL FIGHT. Last team standing wins."
That got everyone going and within second snowballs were flying and people were laughing. There was no honor in this war as one team member promptly dumped snow over the head of another team member.
Colleen watched from the sidelines and could easily pick out the two field agents from the rest of the gang. They were the only ones who thought of seeking cover and had lethal aim.
They were also both determined to win.
One by one the other participants dropped out - having had enough they stood by the side and watch their two leaders fight it out.
Again and again Mulder shot at Scully and Scully returned his fire. Both took multiple hits but neither one seemed to be willing to give an inch.
Both felt their attraction towards the other growing and both try to deny the feeling.
So they just kept throwing snowballs at each other.
Colleen realized that this battle could last for days and ordered them both to stop.
"Okay you two. We are going to have sudden death. I want you both to make 5 snowballs and separate yourselves by 10 paces. You will then take turns throwing snowballs at each other. You can duck and move but no moving of feet. Whoever gets hit the least wins. Agreed?"
"Agreed" they both said together. They were having the time of their lives, but to look at them you would think they were meeting a dawn to dual.
They paced off the distance and Mulder took the first shot at Scully. Being short was a definite advantage and Scully easily dodged his shot much to the joy of her teammates that were cheering her on.
Then it was her turn to take a shot at Mulder and she nailed him right in the shoulder. He, in turned, was taunted by his teammates.
As so it went, back and forth. Mulder managed to hit Scully twice while Scully got him three times. She won.
"Now shake hands" Colleen said as the two opponents continued to stare each other down.
They approached quickly and were amazed at the small electric shock that seemed to race through their bodies as their hands touched.
"Nice job Dana. Are you always so good at bringing down an opponent?"
Scully just smiled at him. "Usually. I hope you have better luck in the field Fox than you did here."
Mulder smiled at her "I use a variety of tactics in the field"
"Oh yeah, like what?"
"Like this" and with that Mulder picked up Scully and easily deposited her headfirst into a snow bank. "Unorthodoxed, but it works" he said to his cheering teammates.
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