Disclaimer: ok, now we know for sure I don't own Friends (if I did it wouldn't be ending just yet), and I don't own Will & Grace either.
8:16pm
I put the finishing touches on my make-up and stood up from the seat in front of the vanity. We would be leaving in approximately 45 minutes for the party, and all I had left to do was get into my dress. I sigh as I leaf through the closet in the guest bedroom and finally found where I put the dress. I take it out of the closet and it's protective wrapping and set it down on the bed. I wasn't about to put it on yet, no use being uncomfortable just yet. There was still half an hour before I had to do that.
So, I sat down on the bed and turned on the TV, flipping haphazardly through the stations. I ended up watching Friends. I laughed as Joey made an absolute fool of himself, he had always been my favorite character on Friends, it doesn't hurt that he's the cutest either.
The show ended at 8:30, and Will & Grace came on, now, I'm not particularly fond of Will & Grace, but I do think that Jack is hilarious. When I do watch the show, it's because of him. I was a bit surprised when I found I had already seen the episode. I sighed as I flipped off the TV and struggled to get off of the bed. Seeing as I had nothing better to do I thought a few minutes early isn't too bad, so I unzipped the back of the dress and stepped into it. After I had zipped it up as far as I could get it I poked my head out the door and called out for Anne or mom.
Anne showed up first, she--on the other hand--already had her dress on. It was a very beautiful dress, but didn't compare to mine, Anne had done great when she picked it out.
"What do you need?"
"Can you help me with my dress, my arms are too short." I chuckled slightly, "I can't zip it up all the way."
She laughed, "sure turn around."
So, I did as told, and she zipped it up the rest of the way. Which wasn't too much, but, it's not really my fault I'm short. I get to blame that on genetics.
"Dana, you look wonderful. Mulder's going to be tripping all over himself when he sees you."
I glared at her, "it's not a date."
"That doesn't mean he won't notice that you look great." She said in a singsong sort of way, lifting one eyebrow.
"You can go now."
She smiled, "ooh, did I get to you? Does that mean I get a point?"
"No." I said very bluntly.
"And why the hell not?"
"Because, you're not in the game. Only Mulder and I are."
"You just don't want any competition."
I smiled, "well, yeah, that too."
"Well, I got to go and finish getting ready. I'll see you in 20."
I nodded and she took off. After she had gone I made sure my hair was still in place. It had taken a lot of hairspray but I had finally gotten it the way I wanted. It was curled, up in a bun type thing, but there were two strands of curled hair framing my face. I loved the way it looked, but I kind of felt as if I had just walked off the cover of a teen magazine. But, I had done my make up the regular way, well, a little bit more than regular, but not much so. You could barley tell.
Since I had done everything else I thought it wise to get on my shoes, I took them out of the closet, but them on, and instantly regretted it. I had forgotten how painful shoes like these actually were. It was going to be a long, long night.
~**~**~**~
8:57pm
I made one last check on my make up and hair before I left the bedroom and made my way downstairs. Charlie, Anne, and mom were already down there. No Mulder and no mom's mystery date. I was starting to wonder if there even was a mystery man…hmm…maybe I should ask her about that.
"Where's Mulder?"
"Out back, with--" Charlie started but mom cut him off.
"He's out back."
I thought this strange, but decided not to press the issue. "Well, what time are they expecting us?"
"Sometime around 9:30." Anne answered.
"Then what are we all doing down here, we'd seem a little bit eager if we were to go right now."
"Just wanted to be sure that we were actually ready on time. You know of Anne is Dana, I'm surprised that she's already ready. It's a miracle, you know, maybe somebody should phone the Maury show, he always has things like this on his show, does he not?"
Anne laughed and playfully smacked his arm. "I was done before Dana was."
"That's because Dana was watching TV for a while there." I said smoothing out my dress. "Well, anyway, where's this mystery date of moms?"
"Out back."
"With Mulder?"
"Yeah."
Ok, now I definitely thought that to be strange. But, Charlie had said I knew the man, Mulder knows just about everybody I know. "Well, then, I'm going to go out back. I'd very much like to see who exactly mom invited to go with her."
"You act as if I'm not even in the room."
I just smiled at her and walked through the living room, into the kitchen, and finally opened the door that lead to the back porch. I heard Mulder talking at the far side of the yard, and wondered why he and whoever else was with him hadn't just stayed on the porch. Seeing as I had my dress and shoes on I couldn't really go trotting in the dead grass, the wet dead grass might I add. So, I just sat on the porch and made my presence known, by clearing the tickle in my throat. Yeah, tickle. That was it.
Mulder made it to the porch first, and then the mystery guest. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't knocked off my seat when I saw just who mom had invited to the party.
"Skinner? You know my mother?"
"We've met a few times before Agent Scully. How was your Christmas?"
"It was good. Better than most. We should really head inside. It's freezing out here."
Both Mulder and Skinner nodded and I was the first to walk back inside, shivering from the cold air. When we entered the living room I grabbed a blanket and pulled it tightly around my shoulders. I shot mom a look, one that said--just why did you invite my boss to a new years eve party--she shrugged at me.
My mom and Skinner, on a date.
This was just too weird.
~**~**~**~
a/n: I know, it took a long time, I am truly sorry, I'll try to continue to post them sooner. It's just, I was really focusing on more than meets the eye. But anyway, thanks to all of you who have reviewed. I appreciate it greatly. Please continue to review! I'm glad some of you guys actually like the crazy ideas that pop into my mind. It makes me all warm and fuzzy inside. Yeah, not really, but it sounds nice don't it? I'm going to shut up now.
8:16pm
I put the finishing touches on my make-up and stood up from the seat in front of the vanity. We would be leaving in approximately 45 minutes for the party, and all I had left to do was get into my dress. I sigh as I leaf through the closet in the guest bedroom and finally found where I put the dress. I take it out of the closet and it's protective wrapping and set it down on the bed. I wasn't about to put it on yet, no use being uncomfortable just yet. There was still half an hour before I had to do that.
So, I sat down on the bed and turned on the TV, flipping haphazardly through the stations. I ended up watching Friends. I laughed as Joey made an absolute fool of himself, he had always been my favorite character on Friends, it doesn't hurt that he's the cutest either.
The show ended at 8:30, and Will & Grace came on, now, I'm not particularly fond of Will & Grace, but I do think that Jack is hilarious. When I do watch the show, it's because of him. I was a bit surprised when I found I had already seen the episode. I sighed as I flipped off the TV and struggled to get off of the bed. Seeing as I had nothing better to do I thought a few minutes early isn't too bad, so I unzipped the back of the dress and stepped into it. After I had zipped it up as far as I could get it I poked my head out the door and called out for Anne or mom.
Anne showed up first, she--on the other hand--already had her dress on. It was a very beautiful dress, but didn't compare to mine, Anne had done great when she picked it out.
"What do you need?"
"Can you help me with my dress, my arms are too short." I chuckled slightly, "I can't zip it up all the way."
She laughed, "sure turn around."
So, I did as told, and she zipped it up the rest of the way. Which wasn't too much, but, it's not really my fault I'm short. I get to blame that on genetics.
"Dana, you look wonderful. Mulder's going to be tripping all over himself when he sees you."
I glared at her, "it's not a date."
"That doesn't mean he won't notice that you look great." She said in a singsong sort of way, lifting one eyebrow.
"You can go now."
She smiled, "ooh, did I get to you? Does that mean I get a point?"
"No." I said very bluntly.
"And why the hell not?"
"Because, you're not in the game. Only Mulder and I are."
"You just don't want any competition."
I smiled, "well, yeah, that too."
"Well, I got to go and finish getting ready. I'll see you in 20."
I nodded and she took off. After she had gone I made sure my hair was still in place. It had taken a lot of hairspray but I had finally gotten it the way I wanted. It was curled, up in a bun type thing, but there were two strands of curled hair framing my face. I loved the way it looked, but I kind of felt as if I had just walked off the cover of a teen magazine. But, I had done my make up the regular way, well, a little bit more than regular, but not much so. You could barley tell.
Since I had done everything else I thought it wise to get on my shoes, I took them out of the closet, but them on, and instantly regretted it. I had forgotten how painful shoes like these actually were. It was going to be a long, long night.
~**~**~**~
8:57pm
I made one last check on my make up and hair before I left the bedroom and made my way downstairs. Charlie, Anne, and mom were already down there. No Mulder and no mom's mystery date. I was starting to wonder if there even was a mystery man…hmm…maybe I should ask her about that.
"Where's Mulder?"
"Out back, with--" Charlie started but mom cut him off.
"He's out back."
I thought this strange, but decided not to press the issue. "Well, what time are they expecting us?"
"Sometime around 9:30." Anne answered.
"Then what are we all doing down here, we'd seem a little bit eager if we were to go right now."
"Just wanted to be sure that we were actually ready on time. You know of Anne is Dana, I'm surprised that she's already ready. It's a miracle, you know, maybe somebody should phone the Maury show, he always has things like this on his show, does he not?"
Anne laughed and playfully smacked his arm. "I was done before Dana was."
"That's because Dana was watching TV for a while there." I said smoothing out my dress. "Well, anyway, where's this mystery date of moms?"
"Out back."
"With Mulder?"
"Yeah."
Ok, now I definitely thought that to be strange. But, Charlie had said I knew the man, Mulder knows just about everybody I know. "Well, then, I'm going to go out back. I'd very much like to see who exactly mom invited to go with her."
"You act as if I'm not even in the room."
I just smiled at her and walked through the living room, into the kitchen, and finally opened the door that lead to the back porch. I heard Mulder talking at the far side of the yard, and wondered why he and whoever else was with him hadn't just stayed on the porch. Seeing as I had my dress and shoes on I couldn't really go trotting in the dead grass, the wet dead grass might I add. So, I just sat on the porch and made my presence known, by clearing the tickle in my throat. Yeah, tickle. That was it.
Mulder made it to the porch first, and then the mystery guest. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't knocked off my seat when I saw just who mom had invited to the party.
"Skinner? You know my mother?"
"We've met a few times before Agent Scully. How was your Christmas?"
"It was good. Better than most. We should really head inside. It's freezing out here."
Both Mulder and Skinner nodded and I was the first to walk back inside, shivering from the cold air. When we entered the living room I grabbed a blanket and pulled it tightly around my shoulders. I shot mom a look, one that said--just why did you invite my boss to a new years eve party--she shrugged at me.
My mom and Skinner, on a date.
This was just too weird.
~**~**~**~
a/n: I know, it took a long time, I am truly sorry, I'll try to continue to post them sooner. It's just, I was really focusing on more than meets the eye. But anyway, thanks to all of you who have reviewed. I appreciate it greatly. Please continue to review! I'm glad some of you guys actually like the crazy ideas that pop into my mind. It makes me all warm and fuzzy inside. Yeah, not really, but it sounds nice don't it? I'm going to shut up now.
