Chapter Two - A Kiss Is Just A Kiss
Scully slouched down on her couch and grabbed the remote control and began flipping through the channels. She stopped on the one noticing that the movie "Sommersby" was playing.
She smiled to herself as she put down the remote and settled in to watch. On their case in Minnesota, she and Mulder had taken on the names of Richard and Jodi.
Richard because people often told Mulder that he resembled Richard Gere and Jodi because Mulder liked to tease her about being similar to Jodi Foster in Silence of the Lambs.
Somehow, it felt oddly comforting to see these two people interact so naturally on the screen. She was just getting drawn into the movie when she heard a knock on her door.
Scully groaned and got off the couch and walked over the door not even thinking of checking to see who it was before opening it. She already knew.
Scully looked up at Mulder expectantly and in return he waved his six pack of beer.
"Was wondering if I just hang here for a while" he said. When she said nothing, he pushed past her into the living room.
As soon as she remembered what she was watching, Scully blushed slightly and headed for the remote. But she was too late. Mulder was standing in the middle of the room looking at Richard and Jodi making out passionately.
Scully stomped over, grabbed the remote and snapped off the television.
"Interesting choice of movie" Mulder said shrugging off his coat and going into the kitchen to stick the beer in the fridge. He walked back into the living room and handed Scully one of the two beers he was carrying.
"Thanks" she muttered under her breath.
Mulder nodded his acknowledgement to her and noticed that she was even more wound up here than she had been at the office. He glanced down at the coffee table and saw the book "Sleeping Beauty" sitting there.
Scully apparently had gotten herself all worked over first the book and then the movie.
Mulder took a long drink of his beer and picked up the book. "Catching up on your reading Scully?" he said a bit sarcastically.
"I was just looking at it for clarification." She said rather meekly.
"Clarification?" Mulder said "Of what?"
"Clarification of exactly what Wendy meant when she said she saw to it that you would sleep just like Sleeping Beauty." Her meekness being replaced by anger.
"But the case is closed Scully" Mulder said quietly "and I am miraculously cured. I am not sure what needs to be clarified."
"What needs to be clarified is exactly how a simple little kiss managed to do what several dozen doctors could not do." She said beginning to pace.
"Is it the fact that it took a kiss to wake me up that is bothering you Scully or the fact that you were the one doing the kissing?" he said trying very hard not to loose his own temper.
Scully glared at him for a moment, took a drink of her beer and resumed her pacing. "I don't know Mulder."
"Maybe that is what's bothering you so much Scully." He said standing watching her move around the room like a caged animal.
"Don't you try to use that little PHD on me Mulder" she hissed at him. "I know I will never know for sure who Wendy meant to kiss you. Maybe anyone would have done the trick or maybe. " she stopped not being able to complete the thought.
"Or maybe the kiss had to come from whomever I considered my true love." Mulder said simply.
"Perhaps" she stated flatly.
"And that bothers you?" he said wondering to himself if she was going to wear a hole into the floor with her frantic pacing.
"Maybe" she said just as flatly.
"Is the idea that repulsive to you Scully?" he said not knowing for sure if he wanted to hear the answer.
"Does it repulse me - of course not Mulder. But it scares me to death."
Mulder felt somewhat relieved at this answer. "Why should it scare you? Even if it is true?"
"It couldn't possibly be true. You could never think of me that way" Scully said with a hint of sadness in her voice.
"I couldn't?" Mulder said standing in her way so she abruptly stopped her pacing. He took a step towards her and she instinctively took one back.
"You don't think there is any sort of attraction between us Scully?" he said stepping towards her until he had managed to trap her against the wall. "None?"
Scully just looked up with eyes filled with puzzlement and a tiny amount of fear. Mulder took one of her hands in his and turned it so the palm was facing upward and he kissed it never taking his eyes off of hers.
They darkened slightly as Mulder felt the shiver go through her. "I don't know about you Scully" he said planting another kiss on her palm "but certain parts of my anatomy spring to attention with the mere thought of you."
He let her hand dropped and brought his body close to her so she could feel for herself exactly what he meant. Scully felt her knees begin to turn to water and knew that if he kissed her that she would end up ravishing him right on the spot.
But he didn't kiss her, he just leaned in closer until their lips were barely apart. "I think often of the woman I held in my arms in Minnesota. How she fit so perfectly in my arms when I danced."
Scully knew that if she didn't take a stand right now she would be lost. She took a deep breath and gave Mulder a shove.
He backed away and looked down at her not looking at all surprised by her reaction. "There is a big difference between love and sex Mulder. Even you should know that."
Mulder smiled at her feeble attempt to attack him. "I know that they are different Scully. You can definitely have one without the other but when you have them both.." he raised his eyebrows at her "there is nothing like it."
Scully snorted at this and turned on him ready to continue her attack. "And just how are you supposed to know when you have found 'true love' Mulder? Is the sky suddenly bluer? Do birds suddenly sing more sweetly?"
Mulder laughed at this which made Scully glare at him even more. "What I mean is that one should way the pros and cons of being with someone before deciding whether or not the person is the only true love for them." Mulder laughed again at her. "I am sorry Scully but I guess I am a bit romantic than that. When I follow my heart I don't worry about whether or not it is just logical - I just do it."
"Without thinking about it first?" Scully said. "But then how do you know whether or not it is the right decision?"
Mulder walked over to Scully and cupped her face in her hand. "Scully, haven't you ever allowed yourself to just feel without thinking about it first?"
Scully thought about it for a moment and then shook her head.
"Well, try it sometime you might like it." Mulder said releasing her face and taking his empty beer bottle to the kitchen. He grabbed his coat and put it on.
"I think I have stirred up your pot enough for one evening Scully" he said as he headed for the door.
He was halfway through when Scully called out to him. "Mulder?" she began rather tentatively. He stopped and turned towards her.
"Do you believe it?" she asked barely above a whisper.
"I don't know for sure Scully" he said "But I am willing to find out, if you are."
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End of chapter two Do you like it so far?
Scully slouched down on her couch and grabbed the remote control and began flipping through the channels. She stopped on the one noticing that the movie "Sommersby" was playing.
She smiled to herself as she put down the remote and settled in to watch. On their case in Minnesota, she and Mulder had taken on the names of Richard and Jodi.
Richard because people often told Mulder that he resembled Richard Gere and Jodi because Mulder liked to tease her about being similar to Jodi Foster in Silence of the Lambs.
Somehow, it felt oddly comforting to see these two people interact so naturally on the screen. She was just getting drawn into the movie when she heard a knock on her door.
Scully groaned and got off the couch and walked over the door not even thinking of checking to see who it was before opening it. She already knew.
Scully looked up at Mulder expectantly and in return he waved his six pack of beer.
"Was wondering if I just hang here for a while" he said. When she said nothing, he pushed past her into the living room.
As soon as she remembered what she was watching, Scully blushed slightly and headed for the remote. But she was too late. Mulder was standing in the middle of the room looking at Richard and Jodi making out passionately.
Scully stomped over, grabbed the remote and snapped off the television.
"Interesting choice of movie" Mulder said shrugging off his coat and going into the kitchen to stick the beer in the fridge. He walked back into the living room and handed Scully one of the two beers he was carrying.
"Thanks" she muttered under her breath.
Mulder nodded his acknowledgement to her and noticed that she was even more wound up here than she had been at the office. He glanced down at the coffee table and saw the book "Sleeping Beauty" sitting there.
Scully apparently had gotten herself all worked over first the book and then the movie.
Mulder took a long drink of his beer and picked up the book. "Catching up on your reading Scully?" he said a bit sarcastically.
"I was just looking at it for clarification." She said rather meekly.
"Clarification?" Mulder said "Of what?"
"Clarification of exactly what Wendy meant when she said she saw to it that you would sleep just like Sleeping Beauty." Her meekness being replaced by anger.
"But the case is closed Scully" Mulder said quietly "and I am miraculously cured. I am not sure what needs to be clarified."
"What needs to be clarified is exactly how a simple little kiss managed to do what several dozen doctors could not do." She said beginning to pace.
"Is it the fact that it took a kiss to wake me up that is bothering you Scully or the fact that you were the one doing the kissing?" he said trying very hard not to loose his own temper.
Scully glared at him for a moment, took a drink of her beer and resumed her pacing. "I don't know Mulder."
"Maybe that is what's bothering you so much Scully." He said standing watching her move around the room like a caged animal.
"Don't you try to use that little PHD on me Mulder" she hissed at him. "I know I will never know for sure who Wendy meant to kiss you. Maybe anyone would have done the trick or maybe. " she stopped not being able to complete the thought.
"Or maybe the kiss had to come from whomever I considered my true love." Mulder said simply.
"Perhaps" she stated flatly.
"And that bothers you?" he said wondering to himself if she was going to wear a hole into the floor with her frantic pacing.
"Maybe" she said just as flatly.
"Is the idea that repulsive to you Scully?" he said not knowing for sure if he wanted to hear the answer.
"Does it repulse me - of course not Mulder. But it scares me to death."
Mulder felt somewhat relieved at this answer. "Why should it scare you? Even if it is true?"
"It couldn't possibly be true. You could never think of me that way" Scully said with a hint of sadness in her voice.
"I couldn't?" Mulder said standing in her way so she abruptly stopped her pacing. He took a step towards her and she instinctively took one back.
"You don't think there is any sort of attraction between us Scully?" he said stepping towards her until he had managed to trap her against the wall. "None?"
Scully just looked up with eyes filled with puzzlement and a tiny amount of fear. Mulder took one of her hands in his and turned it so the palm was facing upward and he kissed it never taking his eyes off of hers.
They darkened slightly as Mulder felt the shiver go through her. "I don't know about you Scully" he said planting another kiss on her palm "but certain parts of my anatomy spring to attention with the mere thought of you."
He let her hand dropped and brought his body close to her so she could feel for herself exactly what he meant. Scully felt her knees begin to turn to water and knew that if he kissed her that she would end up ravishing him right on the spot.
But he didn't kiss her, he just leaned in closer until their lips were barely apart. "I think often of the woman I held in my arms in Minnesota. How she fit so perfectly in my arms when I danced."
Scully knew that if she didn't take a stand right now she would be lost. She took a deep breath and gave Mulder a shove.
He backed away and looked down at her not looking at all surprised by her reaction. "There is a big difference between love and sex Mulder. Even you should know that."
Mulder smiled at her feeble attempt to attack him. "I know that they are different Scully. You can definitely have one without the other but when you have them both.." he raised his eyebrows at her "there is nothing like it."
Scully snorted at this and turned on him ready to continue her attack. "And just how are you supposed to know when you have found 'true love' Mulder? Is the sky suddenly bluer? Do birds suddenly sing more sweetly?"
Mulder laughed at this which made Scully glare at him even more. "What I mean is that one should way the pros and cons of being with someone before deciding whether or not the person is the only true love for them." Mulder laughed again at her. "I am sorry Scully but I guess I am a bit romantic than that. When I follow my heart I don't worry about whether or not it is just logical - I just do it."
"Without thinking about it first?" Scully said. "But then how do you know whether or not it is the right decision?"
Mulder walked over to Scully and cupped her face in her hand. "Scully, haven't you ever allowed yourself to just feel without thinking about it first?"
Scully thought about it for a moment and then shook her head.
"Well, try it sometime you might like it." Mulder said releasing her face and taking his empty beer bottle to the kitchen. He grabbed his coat and put it on.
"I think I have stirred up your pot enough for one evening Scully" he said as he headed for the door.
He was halfway through when Scully called out to him. "Mulder?" she began rather tentatively. He stopped and turned towards her.
"Do you believe it?" she asked barely above a whisper.
"I don't know for sure Scully" he said "But I am willing to find out, if you are."
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End of chapter two Do you like it so far?