Title: Looking For Love In All The Wrong Places
Author: K. Phillips (xfstories@yahoo.com)
Keywords: Mulder/Scully romance Scully/other romance Mulder/other romance
Rating: PG-13 (so far)
Archive: Anywhere is fine with me, just let me know
Feedback: Love it, need it - please send it to me xfstories@yahoo.com
Disclaimer: We both know I don't own any of these characters but I appreciate the opportunity to play with them a bit.
Summary: Scully and Mulder are trying to find the perfect mate for each other but it takes them working on a dangerous case together to realize that they may have been looking in all the wrong places. This story assumes that both Melissa Scully and Bill Mulder are alive and well.
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Scully cradled the phone between her shoulder and her ear and placed her feet up on their desk so she could be more comfortable while talking to her best friend Betsy.
"The date was okay" Scully started "A bit of a disappointment really"
Scully was so absorbed in her conversation, that she didn't hear the sound of Mulder's footsteps as he approached their office.
"He took me to dinner. It was a nice enough restaurant and then we went for a walk in the park"
Mulder was about to enter the room when he realized that Scully was talking about her date the night before with his buddy Mike from VCS. Scully never got into detail with him when she talked about her dates, so he stopped so he could hear what she had to say.
"After that we went to my place" Scully laughed in response to something Betsy said "No he was a bit of a disappointment there too."
More laughter "I know, I wasn't looking for love, just a good lay and I didn't get either one."
Mulder almost dropped the files he had in his hands. He couldn't believe what he just heard. He silently went back down the hall and approached the office trying to make as much noise as he could.
This time Scully heard him approaching and quickly ended her call. She jumped to her feet and began filing the few items on her desk as Mulder walked in the room.
"Hey"
"Hey. How did it go last night?" Mulder said putting down the files in his hands and walking over to where Scully was standing.
Scully felt a bit nervous when she felt Mulder pressing up against her ever- so-lightly.
"It was okay"
"Going to see him again?"
"I don't think so" Scully was going to continue when she felt Mulder slowly wrap his arms around her waist and begin to nuzzle against her neck.
"You know Scully if you ever need a good lay, I'm the man to see"
Scully was going to comment but was made speechless by the sensations Mulder was producing with his tongue. All she could get out was a feeble moan.
She felt his hands wander upward when the moment was shattered by the sound of the phone ringing.
"Leave it" Mulder mumbled as he sucked her ear into her mouth.
Scully nodded her agreement but the phone kept ringing. Scully was wondering why the voice mail hadn't picked up when she noticed it was really ringing but instead chirping sounding somewhat like an alarm clock.
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Scully slammed the alarm clock into silence and rolled over stretching. "What kind of dream was that?" she wondered to herself as she tried to shake the tiredness from her head. "Was my date so bad last night that I actually thought about sleeping with Mulder?"
She rose from her bed trying to figure out if sleeping with her partner would be a dream or a nightmare. One way or another the dream along with her bad date the night before left her in quite the sour mood.
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Scully's mood hadn't improved much by the time she arrived at work. Mulder was already sitting down at their desk busily going over some files when she walked in.
All it took was one look at his partner and best friend to know that the evening hadn't gone well.
"Was it that bad Scully?"
She just glared at him. He had arranged the date between herself and Mike and she held him responsible. "Mulder, the man is a human octopus. He seemed to have hands that went everywhere."
Mulder smiled and waited for her to continue. "I mean Mulder, he was all over me before we even got through dessert."
"Well, Mike has been trying to get a date with you for two years now. Guess he was tired of waiting."
Scully smiled. She could always count on Mulder to help her get out of a bad mood. "Should I ask how your date with Amanda went?" Mulder's date was a beautiful buxom blonde who worked in the accounting department.
Mulder rolled his eyes. "Well, as we both know, she has some incredible.." he paused looking for exactly the right word, "assets. And believe me, she uses them well" Scully groaned at the reference but he just grinned at her "But you know Scully, as good as she made me feel physically she did nothing for me intellectually. I think her chest measure exceeds her IQ"
Scully laughed. "Well, at least you got SOMETHING out of the deal. All I got was a lousy dinner that gave me heartburn all night and a guy who most romantic thought was trying to stick his hand up my skirt while I was ordering my coffee."
"You mean you don't like that?"
Instead of answering, Scully walked over and gave Mulder a friendly swat on the head.
"What's wrong with us? We are both smart, attractive people. Why can't we have a decent date?"
Mulder shrugged. "I am sure we will meet the right person someday. Or perhaps we already have but haven't realized it yet."
This comment caused Scully to stop and look at Mulder. Their eyes locked a second or two. "Scully? Do you think you and I?"
Scully laughed. "I think you need more coffee Mulder. You and I? Now that would be a sight."
"You are probably right Scully." Mulder paused looking like he was trying to make a decision. "Scully, would you consider going with me to Senator Matheson's reception on Friday night?"
"You are going to a political gathering?"
"I know, I know, I usually hate these things, but he has been good to us in the past and I feel like I owe him my support."
Scully looked skeptically at her partner "And?"
"And, we could probably make some good contacts at the same time."
Scully thought about it for a second. "Do I get to get all dressed up in a fancy dress?"
"Yup, it's black tie"
"Will I be treated a great dinner?"
"It is being held at Waterside Manor. The fanciest place in town."
"Will you dance with me?"
"If I have to"
"Will you step on my feet?"
"No more than you'll step on mine"
"Will you act like a human octopus?"
Mulder eyes went from twinkling with mischief to being dark and serious "Only if you want me to"
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That Friday night
When Mulder arrived at Scully's apartment, he was surprised to find himself actually nervous about them spending the evening together. He wasn't quite sure why. Often times, when they both didn't have a date they would hang out together at one of the local pubs chatting the night away. But this felt different. This felt like a date.
He assumed the odd sensation was caused by the fact that he was wearing a dark tuxedo and that he knew he partner would also be formally attired. He had seen Scully in many an outfit, but he couldn't remember ever seeing her dressed for formal evening out.
To him, Scully looked beautiful in scrubs so he could only imagine what she would look like tonight.
Scully opened the door and Mulder immediately knew that he over abundant imagination had let him down. Scully looked even more beautiful than he had pictured in his mind.
She was dressed in a floor length grown on blue silk that clung to her body like a second skin and not only brought out the loveliness of her fair skin, but made her eyes look like sapphires.
He was literally speechless when he saw her.
His lack of communication skills was lost on her as she too was overwhelmed with how well her partner looked in his tuxedo.
Scully knew that Mulder was a very attractive man, but she was so used to seeing him in suits that she never even thought about how he would look in a tuxedo.
He looked great.
They both stood in silence staring at each other until they realized what they were doing. They both broke into embarrassed laughter.
"My God, Scully you should warn me before you wear a dress like that. My heart almost stopped beating."
"It looks that bad?"
"No Scully" he said presenting her with his arm "that good. You are going to make a lot of married women jealous tonight. Their husbands are going to be spending the whole evening looking at you."
"The wives won't even notice Mulder. They will be too busy drooling over you."
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The Waterside Manor Scully and Mulder entered the room and immediately caught the attention of practically everyone there. It wasn't just the fact that they were two very attractive people, but also the fact that they were not known to the group gathered.
There were faint whispers going around the room as everyone tried to figure out exactly who they are.
Senator Matheson wasted no time walking over to them. "Agent Mulder, it was so nice of you to come tonight." He turned his attention to Scully and was a bit obvious in his appreciation of her appearance. "It was very nice of you to bring your beautiful partner along as well."
Scully squirmed a bit under his gaze but took his hand when he extended it.
"Dana, I hope to have the honor of dancing with you some time this evening."
Scully merely nodded as Matheson excused himself and continued working the room.
"Scully, I think he likes you. No, I know he likes you. He is a man who is moving up in Washington you know. Just think with a bit of luck, you could end up as mistress to the President."
Scully said nothing but silently pinched the arm she was still holding.
"Ouch"
Scully smiled at him and whispered. "Watch it Mulder - I have my weapon you know."
Mulder pulled back from her and slowly looked her over, nodding in appreciation at what he saw.
Scully had to admit enjoying the fact that he partner found her attractive. "Scully, where could you possibly be hiding it?"
"In my purse."
They took a minute to look around the room and get their bearings. It was obvious that Mulder was out of his element and feeling a bit uncomfortable.
"Come on Mulder, let's get a drink and then we can start working the room"
Mulder nodded and led her towards the bar, not knowing that they had already become the subject of discussion with some of the other guests.
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End of chapter one.
I am not 100% sure where I am going with this story - any suggestions?
Author: K. Phillips (xfstories@yahoo.com)
Keywords: Mulder/Scully romance Scully/other romance Mulder/other romance
Rating: PG-13 (so far)
Archive: Anywhere is fine with me, just let me know
Feedback: Love it, need it - please send it to me xfstories@yahoo.com
Disclaimer: We both know I don't own any of these characters but I appreciate the opportunity to play with them a bit.
Summary: Scully and Mulder are trying to find the perfect mate for each other but it takes them working on a dangerous case together to realize that they may have been looking in all the wrong places. This story assumes that both Melissa Scully and Bill Mulder are alive and well.
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Scully cradled the phone between her shoulder and her ear and placed her feet up on their desk so she could be more comfortable while talking to her best friend Betsy.
"The date was okay" Scully started "A bit of a disappointment really"
Scully was so absorbed in her conversation, that she didn't hear the sound of Mulder's footsteps as he approached their office.
"He took me to dinner. It was a nice enough restaurant and then we went for a walk in the park"
Mulder was about to enter the room when he realized that Scully was talking about her date the night before with his buddy Mike from VCS. Scully never got into detail with him when she talked about her dates, so he stopped so he could hear what she had to say.
"After that we went to my place" Scully laughed in response to something Betsy said "No he was a bit of a disappointment there too."
More laughter "I know, I wasn't looking for love, just a good lay and I didn't get either one."
Mulder almost dropped the files he had in his hands. He couldn't believe what he just heard. He silently went back down the hall and approached the office trying to make as much noise as he could.
This time Scully heard him approaching and quickly ended her call. She jumped to her feet and began filing the few items on her desk as Mulder walked in the room.
"Hey"
"Hey. How did it go last night?" Mulder said putting down the files in his hands and walking over to where Scully was standing.
Scully felt a bit nervous when she felt Mulder pressing up against her ever- so-lightly.
"It was okay"
"Going to see him again?"
"I don't think so" Scully was going to continue when she felt Mulder slowly wrap his arms around her waist and begin to nuzzle against her neck.
"You know Scully if you ever need a good lay, I'm the man to see"
Scully was going to comment but was made speechless by the sensations Mulder was producing with his tongue. All she could get out was a feeble moan.
She felt his hands wander upward when the moment was shattered by the sound of the phone ringing.
"Leave it" Mulder mumbled as he sucked her ear into her mouth.
Scully nodded her agreement but the phone kept ringing. Scully was wondering why the voice mail hadn't picked up when she noticed it was really ringing but instead chirping sounding somewhat like an alarm clock.
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Scully slammed the alarm clock into silence and rolled over stretching. "What kind of dream was that?" she wondered to herself as she tried to shake the tiredness from her head. "Was my date so bad last night that I actually thought about sleeping with Mulder?"
She rose from her bed trying to figure out if sleeping with her partner would be a dream or a nightmare. One way or another the dream along with her bad date the night before left her in quite the sour mood.
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Scully's mood hadn't improved much by the time she arrived at work. Mulder was already sitting down at their desk busily going over some files when she walked in.
All it took was one look at his partner and best friend to know that the evening hadn't gone well.
"Was it that bad Scully?"
She just glared at him. He had arranged the date between herself and Mike and she held him responsible. "Mulder, the man is a human octopus. He seemed to have hands that went everywhere."
Mulder smiled and waited for her to continue. "I mean Mulder, he was all over me before we even got through dessert."
"Well, Mike has been trying to get a date with you for two years now. Guess he was tired of waiting."
Scully smiled. She could always count on Mulder to help her get out of a bad mood. "Should I ask how your date with Amanda went?" Mulder's date was a beautiful buxom blonde who worked in the accounting department.
Mulder rolled his eyes. "Well, as we both know, she has some incredible.." he paused looking for exactly the right word, "assets. And believe me, she uses them well" Scully groaned at the reference but he just grinned at her "But you know Scully, as good as she made me feel physically she did nothing for me intellectually. I think her chest measure exceeds her IQ"
Scully laughed. "Well, at least you got SOMETHING out of the deal. All I got was a lousy dinner that gave me heartburn all night and a guy who most romantic thought was trying to stick his hand up my skirt while I was ordering my coffee."
"You mean you don't like that?"
Instead of answering, Scully walked over and gave Mulder a friendly swat on the head.
"What's wrong with us? We are both smart, attractive people. Why can't we have a decent date?"
Mulder shrugged. "I am sure we will meet the right person someday. Or perhaps we already have but haven't realized it yet."
This comment caused Scully to stop and look at Mulder. Their eyes locked a second or two. "Scully? Do you think you and I?"
Scully laughed. "I think you need more coffee Mulder. You and I? Now that would be a sight."
"You are probably right Scully." Mulder paused looking like he was trying to make a decision. "Scully, would you consider going with me to Senator Matheson's reception on Friday night?"
"You are going to a political gathering?"
"I know, I know, I usually hate these things, but he has been good to us in the past and I feel like I owe him my support."
Scully looked skeptically at her partner "And?"
"And, we could probably make some good contacts at the same time."
Scully thought about it for a second. "Do I get to get all dressed up in a fancy dress?"
"Yup, it's black tie"
"Will I be treated a great dinner?"
"It is being held at Waterside Manor. The fanciest place in town."
"Will you dance with me?"
"If I have to"
"Will you step on my feet?"
"No more than you'll step on mine"
"Will you act like a human octopus?"
Mulder eyes went from twinkling with mischief to being dark and serious "Only if you want me to"
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That Friday night
When Mulder arrived at Scully's apartment, he was surprised to find himself actually nervous about them spending the evening together. He wasn't quite sure why. Often times, when they both didn't have a date they would hang out together at one of the local pubs chatting the night away. But this felt different. This felt like a date.
He assumed the odd sensation was caused by the fact that he was wearing a dark tuxedo and that he knew he partner would also be formally attired. He had seen Scully in many an outfit, but he couldn't remember ever seeing her dressed for formal evening out.
To him, Scully looked beautiful in scrubs so he could only imagine what she would look like tonight.
Scully opened the door and Mulder immediately knew that he over abundant imagination had let him down. Scully looked even more beautiful than he had pictured in his mind.
She was dressed in a floor length grown on blue silk that clung to her body like a second skin and not only brought out the loveliness of her fair skin, but made her eyes look like sapphires.
He was literally speechless when he saw her.
His lack of communication skills was lost on her as she too was overwhelmed with how well her partner looked in his tuxedo.
Scully knew that Mulder was a very attractive man, but she was so used to seeing him in suits that she never even thought about how he would look in a tuxedo.
He looked great.
They both stood in silence staring at each other until they realized what they were doing. They both broke into embarrassed laughter.
"My God, Scully you should warn me before you wear a dress like that. My heart almost stopped beating."
"It looks that bad?"
"No Scully" he said presenting her with his arm "that good. You are going to make a lot of married women jealous tonight. Their husbands are going to be spending the whole evening looking at you."
"The wives won't even notice Mulder. They will be too busy drooling over you."
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The Waterside Manor Scully and Mulder entered the room and immediately caught the attention of practically everyone there. It wasn't just the fact that they were two very attractive people, but also the fact that they were not known to the group gathered.
There were faint whispers going around the room as everyone tried to figure out exactly who they are.
Senator Matheson wasted no time walking over to them. "Agent Mulder, it was so nice of you to come tonight." He turned his attention to Scully and was a bit obvious in his appreciation of her appearance. "It was very nice of you to bring your beautiful partner along as well."
Scully squirmed a bit under his gaze but took his hand when he extended it.
"Dana, I hope to have the honor of dancing with you some time this evening."
Scully merely nodded as Matheson excused himself and continued working the room.
"Scully, I think he likes you. No, I know he likes you. He is a man who is moving up in Washington you know. Just think with a bit of luck, you could end up as mistress to the President."
Scully said nothing but silently pinched the arm she was still holding.
"Ouch"
Scully smiled at him and whispered. "Watch it Mulder - I have my weapon you know."
Mulder pulled back from her and slowly looked her over, nodding in appreciation at what he saw.
Scully had to admit enjoying the fact that he partner found her attractive. "Scully, where could you possibly be hiding it?"
"In my purse."
They took a minute to look around the room and get their bearings. It was obvious that Mulder was out of his element and feeling a bit uncomfortable.
"Come on Mulder, let's get a drink and then we can start working the room"
Mulder nodded and led her towards the bar, not knowing that they had already become the subject of discussion with some of the other guests.
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End of chapter one.
I am not 100% sure where I am going with this story - any suggestions?