Chapter Two - The Party
Scully paused at the door of the house and took a deep breath. Melissa smiled at her "You look like you are going in to face your executioner. Relax, have a margarita and you will be fine."
Scully nodded weakly and followed her sister into the house wishing for probably the thousandth time that she has her sister's easy way with people.
They were greeted almost immediately by the house's owner Paige. She was a pretty woman with long flowing wavy black hair and kind blue eyes. She gave Melissa a quick hug and then turned her attention to Scully.
"You must be Dana. Melissa talks endlessly about you and how smart and pretty you are. I am so glad to finally be meeting you."
Scully tried hard not to blush at these kind words mumbling "Nice to meet you too" as Paige led her into the large living room.
The party seemed to be in full swing with people standing all throughout the living room, the adjoining kitchen and even spilling out through the large French windows leading to the deck.
"Wow, Paige" Melissa said after quickly surveying the room "Is there anyone in the greater DC area not here tonight?"
Paige smiled and excused herself to go greet another guest leaving the two Scully women to look around the room.
Scully looked around and wasn't quite sure if she was disappointed or relieved not to recognize anyone. Melissa, however, saw quite a few of her friends and quickly introduced them to her sister.
After smiling through the introductions, Scully excused herself to go find something to drink. She walked over to the makeshift bar and peered over the offerings.
She was about to pick up the bottle of white wine sitting there when someone grabbed her hand.
"Oh no you don't" Melissa said giving a mocking glare at her sister. "No refined drinks for you tonight. You and I are drinking tequila."
"Missy, you know how I get when I drink that stuff."
"Exactly. You actually let your hair down and have fun and isn't that what you're here for?"
"I am here because you made me come" Scully muttered under her breath but she said nothing as Melissa poured each of them a tall strawberry margarita from the pitcher sitting on the counter.
"Cheers" Melissa said clinking her glass against Scully's.
"Hey look Dana. There's Angela." She nodded to a long legged brunette who unlike most of the women in the room had opted for a very short skirt tight skirt as opposed to a long flowing one.
Scully followed her gaze but said nothing.
"So I assume that handsome thing with her is your co-worker. Mullins wasn't it?"
"Mulder" Scully corrected as she took in the appearance of Angela's escort. He was indeed a good looking man with dark hair and face that appeared to be pouting ever so slightly. He was dressed in jeans, a turtleneck and a black leather jacket.
"Dana, even you must admit that he isn't hard on the eyes - even if he is a bit unorthodox in his opinions."
Scully was about to respond when she noticed Angela waving to her sister as she grabbed Mulder's hand and pulled him towards them.
"Melissa I am so glad you are here!" Angela exclaimed as she threw her arms around her. "We have so much to catch up on."
Melissa returned the hug and when they parted introduced Scully to her. "Angela this is my sister Dana. Dana this is Angela."
"I am so glad to meet you" Angela said with so much enthusiasm that Scully was afraid she was going to hug her too. "This is Fox. Fox Mulder." Then turning to Mulder she continued "Fox, if I am not mistaken, Dana here works for the FBI too."
Mulder looked at Dana and appeared surprised at this piece of information even though he had recognized Scully as soon as he had entered the room. He had attended a lecture she had given at the Academy some months before but didn't remember her being quite so pretty. Or petite.
"Is that so?" he said extending his hand first to Melissa and then to Scully. "Which division Agent Scully?"
"Dana, please" Scully answered. "I spend most of my time with pathology and at the Academy teaching, but I do a bit of consultation work with Violent Crimes from time to time."
Mulder was about to respond when Angela cut it. "Fox, darling, I am dreadfully thirsty. How about you go get us a round of whatever these two are drinking."
Mulder smiled slightly and left the women to head over to the bar.
As soon as he was out of earshot, Angela turned to Scully and Melissa "He is such a doll to bring me here tonight."
"Why do you say that? I thought you two were quite an item." Melissa said looking a bit confused.
"Oh we date now and again" Angela said "but to be perfectly honest with you although he is probably the best kisser I have even been with and you would not believe what he can do in bed" Scully felt herself start to redden but forced herself not to walk away "he is just too intellectual for me. He has all these theories and ideas mulling about in his head all the time. He tries to share them with me but I am afraid I just can't grasp at them."
"So you broke up?"
"We were never really together. We just clarified our relationship a bit. When one of us needs a date, or a good lay, and the other one of us is free, we get together. Works out pretty well."
Scully tried not to look scandalized by this relationship. She was hardly one to pass judgment since it had been ages since she had any real relationship at all herself.
"If neither of you mind, good for you" Melissa said not showing any of the discomfort that Scully was obviously feeling. "Why did you two come together tonight? You know practically everyone in the room."
"My car is in the shop so I needed a ride over and Fox always enjoys hanging out with this crowd so I figured I would bum a ride off of him. Of course I have my eye on Tom over there" she motioned to a tall athletic- looking blonde sipping a beer in the corner "and I am hoping not to need a ride home"
Scully was trying to figure out the best way to escape this particular conversation when Mulder came back holding not two but four margaritas on a small tray.
"Aren't you a wonderful man" Melissa said taking one of the offered glasses. "You'd better drink up Dana or you'll fall behind"
Scully thought to herself that she was going to be in for a long evening.
Determined not to tag behind her sister like a small puppy, Scully did her best to mingle around the room. As much as she hated to admit it, the margaritas did help her loosen up a bit and she found herself involved in several interesting conversations involving the occult, the find art of crystal selection and reincarnation.
Melissa crossed paths were her from time to time making sure her drink was full and that she was having fun.
"Dana, why don't you go over and strike up a conversation with Fox" she glanced over the room to where Mulder was standing obvious having an in depth conversation with a man dressed in jeans, a tie-dyed shirt and hair almost to his waist "I am sure you can find something in common with the man. What have you got to loose - maybe if you are lucky you can see if Angela is right about his many talents."
"Missy!" Scully hissed
"Oh don't be such a prude. Even you must admit that he is a good looking man and we both know that you probably could use a good."
"I am not going to continue this conversation a moment longer" she said storming away.
Melissa smiled. She had been watching her sister all night and even if Scully didn't want to admit it, she had noticed how many times Scully had glanced over at Mulder.
Paige walked over to Melissa as she watched her sister walk away.
"You know Missy, I am getting very strong feelings about your sister tonight. About her and that man who drove Angela here."
"Me too. Very good feelings"
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End of chapter two. Don't worry, this is not going to be just a story about Mulder and Scully - I am just setting the stage for the chapters to come.
Let me know what you think.
Scully paused at the door of the house and took a deep breath. Melissa smiled at her "You look like you are going in to face your executioner. Relax, have a margarita and you will be fine."
Scully nodded weakly and followed her sister into the house wishing for probably the thousandth time that she has her sister's easy way with people.
They were greeted almost immediately by the house's owner Paige. She was a pretty woman with long flowing wavy black hair and kind blue eyes. She gave Melissa a quick hug and then turned her attention to Scully.
"You must be Dana. Melissa talks endlessly about you and how smart and pretty you are. I am so glad to finally be meeting you."
Scully tried hard not to blush at these kind words mumbling "Nice to meet you too" as Paige led her into the large living room.
The party seemed to be in full swing with people standing all throughout the living room, the adjoining kitchen and even spilling out through the large French windows leading to the deck.
"Wow, Paige" Melissa said after quickly surveying the room "Is there anyone in the greater DC area not here tonight?"
Paige smiled and excused herself to go greet another guest leaving the two Scully women to look around the room.
Scully looked around and wasn't quite sure if she was disappointed or relieved not to recognize anyone. Melissa, however, saw quite a few of her friends and quickly introduced them to her sister.
After smiling through the introductions, Scully excused herself to go find something to drink. She walked over to the makeshift bar and peered over the offerings.
She was about to pick up the bottle of white wine sitting there when someone grabbed her hand.
"Oh no you don't" Melissa said giving a mocking glare at her sister. "No refined drinks for you tonight. You and I are drinking tequila."
"Missy, you know how I get when I drink that stuff."
"Exactly. You actually let your hair down and have fun and isn't that what you're here for?"
"I am here because you made me come" Scully muttered under her breath but she said nothing as Melissa poured each of them a tall strawberry margarita from the pitcher sitting on the counter.
"Cheers" Melissa said clinking her glass against Scully's.
"Hey look Dana. There's Angela." She nodded to a long legged brunette who unlike most of the women in the room had opted for a very short skirt tight skirt as opposed to a long flowing one.
Scully followed her gaze but said nothing.
"So I assume that handsome thing with her is your co-worker. Mullins wasn't it?"
"Mulder" Scully corrected as she took in the appearance of Angela's escort. He was indeed a good looking man with dark hair and face that appeared to be pouting ever so slightly. He was dressed in jeans, a turtleneck and a black leather jacket.
"Dana, even you must admit that he isn't hard on the eyes - even if he is a bit unorthodox in his opinions."
Scully was about to respond when she noticed Angela waving to her sister as she grabbed Mulder's hand and pulled him towards them.
"Melissa I am so glad you are here!" Angela exclaimed as she threw her arms around her. "We have so much to catch up on."
Melissa returned the hug and when they parted introduced Scully to her. "Angela this is my sister Dana. Dana this is Angela."
"I am so glad to meet you" Angela said with so much enthusiasm that Scully was afraid she was going to hug her too. "This is Fox. Fox Mulder." Then turning to Mulder she continued "Fox, if I am not mistaken, Dana here works for the FBI too."
Mulder looked at Dana and appeared surprised at this piece of information even though he had recognized Scully as soon as he had entered the room. He had attended a lecture she had given at the Academy some months before but didn't remember her being quite so pretty. Or petite.
"Is that so?" he said extending his hand first to Melissa and then to Scully. "Which division Agent Scully?"
"Dana, please" Scully answered. "I spend most of my time with pathology and at the Academy teaching, but I do a bit of consultation work with Violent Crimes from time to time."
Mulder was about to respond when Angela cut it. "Fox, darling, I am dreadfully thirsty. How about you go get us a round of whatever these two are drinking."
Mulder smiled slightly and left the women to head over to the bar.
As soon as he was out of earshot, Angela turned to Scully and Melissa "He is such a doll to bring me here tonight."
"Why do you say that? I thought you two were quite an item." Melissa said looking a bit confused.
"Oh we date now and again" Angela said "but to be perfectly honest with you although he is probably the best kisser I have even been with and you would not believe what he can do in bed" Scully felt herself start to redden but forced herself not to walk away "he is just too intellectual for me. He has all these theories and ideas mulling about in his head all the time. He tries to share them with me but I am afraid I just can't grasp at them."
"So you broke up?"
"We were never really together. We just clarified our relationship a bit. When one of us needs a date, or a good lay, and the other one of us is free, we get together. Works out pretty well."
Scully tried not to look scandalized by this relationship. She was hardly one to pass judgment since it had been ages since she had any real relationship at all herself.
"If neither of you mind, good for you" Melissa said not showing any of the discomfort that Scully was obviously feeling. "Why did you two come together tonight? You know practically everyone in the room."
"My car is in the shop so I needed a ride over and Fox always enjoys hanging out with this crowd so I figured I would bum a ride off of him. Of course I have my eye on Tom over there" she motioned to a tall athletic- looking blonde sipping a beer in the corner "and I am hoping not to need a ride home"
Scully was trying to figure out the best way to escape this particular conversation when Mulder came back holding not two but four margaritas on a small tray.
"Aren't you a wonderful man" Melissa said taking one of the offered glasses. "You'd better drink up Dana or you'll fall behind"
Scully thought to herself that she was going to be in for a long evening.
Determined not to tag behind her sister like a small puppy, Scully did her best to mingle around the room. As much as she hated to admit it, the margaritas did help her loosen up a bit and she found herself involved in several interesting conversations involving the occult, the find art of crystal selection and reincarnation.
Melissa crossed paths were her from time to time making sure her drink was full and that she was having fun.
"Dana, why don't you go over and strike up a conversation with Fox" she glanced over the room to where Mulder was standing obvious having an in depth conversation with a man dressed in jeans, a tie-dyed shirt and hair almost to his waist "I am sure you can find something in common with the man. What have you got to loose - maybe if you are lucky you can see if Angela is right about his many talents."
"Missy!" Scully hissed
"Oh don't be such a prude. Even you must admit that he is a good looking man and we both know that you probably could use a good."
"I am not going to continue this conversation a moment longer" she said storming away.
Melissa smiled. She had been watching her sister all night and even if Scully didn't want to admit it, she had noticed how many times Scully had glanced over at Mulder.
Paige walked over to Melissa as she watched her sister walk away.
"You know Missy, I am getting very strong feelings about your sister tonight. About her and that man who drove Angela here."
"Me too. Very good feelings"
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End of chapter two. Don't worry, this is not going to be just a story about Mulder and Scully - I am just setting the stage for the chapters to come.
Let me know what you think.