2 days later:
The shrill ringing of a cell phone wakes me up, I slide from under the warm covers and make my way to my bag, where my cell phone is located. I thought I had turned that darn thing off last night. Guess I was wrong. "Scully." I say crisply as I press the 'answer' button, having been almost tempted to just press 'ignore' and go back to sleep. I probably would have too.
"Agent Scully, I'm sorry to wake you. But, we've got news on the trial, they're wanting to start it as soon as possible," Detective Andrews states, "it's been set for January 5th. And, they've already subpoenaed me, yours and Agent Mulder's should arrive in the mail either today or tomorrow. But, I thought I would let you know--"
At 7 something in the morning, I sense an ulterior motive. "Detective Andrews, I'm at my mothers house at the moment, and Agent Mulder himself is away from home, it's a good thing you called. Otherwise, neither of us would have known. I can get in touch with Agent Mulder, if that's alright with you." That wont be too hard, I haven't been out of arms length from him the past two days. Not that I mind.
Sure thing. I was wondering, maybe when you're down here we could go out for dinner one night?"
Ding, ding, ding, and I win the prize. And, my prize is I have to let this guy down gently, "Uh, Detective Andrews--"
"Matt, please."
"Matt…I'm afraid no can do, I'm…uh…involved at the moment."
"Correct me if I'm wrong but at the station--"
"Recently involved."
"How recent?"
"2 days ago."
"Ah, I see. Well, lucky man. I'll see you on the 5th. Goodbye Agent Scully."
"Goodbye."
I hang up the phone, then turn it off completely, there will be no more interruptions from this tiny device, I'm going back to bed.
~**~**~**~
9:23am
I haphazardly make my way down the stairs, still a bit groggy from waking up, and am instantly greeted by an arm around my waist, and lips pressed against mine. It's a good thing I thought to brush my teeth before coming downstairs. When Mulder releases the embrace I smile. "Good morning to you too."
"It would have been a better morning if you had woken up a bit earlier."
"Ah, but, I did just that. I got a phone call, at just a little bit after 7. Wanna guess who from?"
He frowns, "Skinner?"
"Nah. Detective Andrews."
He grimaces, "Oh."
"Oh, don't be so jealous, I only flirted with him to see your reaction. Which, by the way, was just what it should have been. I will grant you that." I smile, "But, on a more important level. He called to inform me that they've got a set date for the trial. The 5th."
"Of this month?"
"Yep."
"Isn't that kind of soon?"
"The sooner this guy is in jail for good, the better. I, for one, would have preferred it be sooner, this man needs to be sent to the chair as soon as humanly possible. But, we're going to be subpoenaed for our testimony." I sigh, "Which, you know, is always just so much fun. I can't wait."
"A bit of sarcasm in that tone?"
"Nope. More like…verbal irony."
He nods. "So, It's the 3rd today. We've got to be at work tomorrow morning, and then leave when, sometime tomorrow afternoon, so we can go over our testimony's with the prosecutors?"
"Right, so, at around 4 or so today we'll be heading for home."
"Too bad."
"Why?"
"I'm starting to like this place, lots of good comes out of it. If I do say so myself."
I take his hands into mine and interlock our fingers, "Oh really? Like what?"
"Well, for starters I won that game. Which, by the way, if I had known that that was the way to win, I would have won a long time ago--"
"Sure thing Mulder."
"See. You agree. And…well…maybe it would be better if I just showed you."
"Oh, I think I like that option." I say before our lips meet once again.
~**~**~**~
3:57pm
"By Charlie." I say giving my little brother a hug. "You better call me alright? I want to know everything about the newest little one, as soon as you figure out if it's a boy or girl, I better be the first one called. Or, are you even going to find out the sex first?"
"We planned on it."
"Ok, and this one's going to be named after me right?" I winked.
"Oh, of course." He hugs me once more, "Take care Dana."
"Don't worry, I will." I go over to Anne, while Mulder and Charlie talk, I can only assume it's a 'if you hurt my sister in any way I swear I'll kill you' talk. Poor Mulder, he should be spared that talk. I lost countless boyfriends growing up because Bill gave that talk, and then Dad felt the need to show him his collection of guns…hmm…wonder why he did that?
"So, Dana, you'll call me, right? Tell me about your new relationship. Because, I'm married now, I have to live vicariously through unwed family and friends."
I chuckle, "I'll call. I promise. Now, I already gave Charlie the whole baby talk. That is, I want to know everything about the new one. Ok?"
"Of course."
I hug her again, "Take care. Are the kids still asleep?"
"Yeah."
"Tell them I said goodbye and that I love them."
"Will do."
I go off to say bye to mom, she engulfs me with a smothering hug. "Oh, mom. I can't breath."
"Told you you're weak!" Charlie yells out, referring to when I arrived.
"And I think we already established that I'm not gun shy!" I yell back. Mulder chuckles.
"I'll drop by sometime, one weekend or something. Ok mom."
"I'll hold you to that."
I kiss her on the cheek, "Bye mom."
"Bye Dana. And, have fun."
I smile, "Of course." I think for a moment, "Oh, and mom. Try not to let your relationship with *my boss* get in the way of my work, ok? I don't want Skinner to go easy on me because my mommy asked him too, although I don't really think Skinner would do so, but, you have the power of persuasion."
"What can I say, it's a gift."
I laugh and then hug he once more. "I'll call when I get home."
"Alright. Be safe."
Mulder and I load our things into the car and take off down the road.
"So, you ready for work?" I inquire, although, I know the answer.
He raises an eyebrow, "As strange as this is going to sound, I'm kind of wishing we had more vacation time."
"Well, think about it this way. In 2 days we'll no longer be under the watchful eyes of the FBI, but in conjoining hotel rooms."
He raises his eyebrows, "You know Scully, I could twist that in so many ways"
"Take your mind out of the gutter Mulder. I didn't mean *that*, if you don't behave you'll get no kisses."
"Fine, behaving."
"Good."
Ooh, I have power. I like this. I like this a lot.
~**~**~**~
a/n: ok, so I wanted to add in things from elle m'apparient. And what better way than with a trial? I don't see one. And, hopefully Criminal Justice is not lost on me and all my terms will be correct. Ooh, and I cannot wait until after spring break (how many times do you hear that one?) let me explain, mock trial. I'm going to be a prosecutor. Murder case too. Jury an all. Anyway. I've got a very high A in the class, so I should be able to do fine. And I'm blabbering aren't I? I'll shut up now,. Anyway, enjoy. And review, review, review!
The shrill ringing of a cell phone wakes me up, I slide from under the warm covers and make my way to my bag, where my cell phone is located. I thought I had turned that darn thing off last night. Guess I was wrong. "Scully." I say crisply as I press the 'answer' button, having been almost tempted to just press 'ignore' and go back to sleep. I probably would have too.
"Agent Scully, I'm sorry to wake you. But, we've got news on the trial, they're wanting to start it as soon as possible," Detective Andrews states, "it's been set for January 5th. And, they've already subpoenaed me, yours and Agent Mulder's should arrive in the mail either today or tomorrow. But, I thought I would let you know--"
At 7 something in the morning, I sense an ulterior motive. "Detective Andrews, I'm at my mothers house at the moment, and Agent Mulder himself is away from home, it's a good thing you called. Otherwise, neither of us would have known. I can get in touch with Agent Mulder, if that's alright with you." That wont be too hard, I haven't been out of arms length from him the past two days. Not that I mind.
Sure thing. I was wondering, maybe when you're down here we could go out for dinner one night?"
Ding, ding, ding, and I win the prize. And, my prize is I have to let this guy down gently, "Uh, Detective Andrews--"
"Matt, please."
"Matt…I'm afraid no can do, I'm…uh…involved at the moment."
"Correct me if I'm wrong but at the station--"
"Recently involved."
"How recent?"
"2 days ago."
"Ah, I see. Well, lucky man. I'll see you on the 5th. Goodbye Agent Scully."
"Goodbye."
I hang up the phone, then turn it off completely, there will be no more interruptions from this tiny device, I'm going back to bed.
~**~**~**~
9:23am
I haphazardly make my way down the stairs, still a bit groggy from waking up, and am instantly greeted by an arm around my waist, and lips pressed against mine. It's a good thing I thought to brush my teeth before coming downstairs. When Mulder releases the embrace I smile. "Good morning to you too."
"It would have been a better morning if you had woken up a bit earlier."
"Ah, but, I did just that. I got a phone call, at just a little bit after 7. Wanna guess who from?"
He frowns, "Skinner?"
"Nah. Detective Andrews."
He grimaces, "Oh."
"Oh, don't be so jealous, I only flirted with him to see your reaction. Which, by the way, was just what it should have been. I will grant you that." I smile, "But, on a more important level. He called to inform me that they've got a set date for the trial. The 5th."
"Of this month?"
"Yep."
"Isn't that kind of soon?"
"The sooner this guy is in jail for good, the better. I, for one, would have preferred it be sooner, this man needs to be sent to the chair as soon as humanly possible. But, we're going to be subpoenaed for our testimony." I sigh, "Which, you know, is always just so much fun. I can't wait."
"A bit of sarcasm in that tone?"
"Nope. More like…verbal irony."
He nods. "So, It's the 3rd today. We've got to be at work tomorrow morning, and then leave when, sometime tomorrow afternoon, so we can go over our testimony's with the prosecutors?"
"Right, so, at around 4 or so today we'll be heading for home."
"Too bad."
"Why?"
"I'm starting to like this place, lots of good comes out of it. If I do say so myself."
I take his hands into mine and interlock our fingers, "Oh really? Like what?"
"Well, for starters I won that game. Which, by the way, if I had known that that was the way to win, I would have won a long time ago--"
"Sure thing Mulder."
"See. You agree. And…well…maybe it would be better if I just showed you."
"Oh, I think I like that option." I say before our lips meet once again.
~**~**~**~
3:57pm
"By Charlie." I say giving my little brother a hug. "You better call me alright? I want to know everything about the newest little one, as soon as you figure out if it's a boy or girl, I better be the first one called. Or, are you even going to find out the sex first?"
"We planned on it."
"Ok, and this one's going to be named after me right?" I winked.
"Oh, of course." He hugs me once more, "Take care Dana."
"Don't worry, I will." I go over to Anne, while Mulder and Charlie talk, I can only assume it's a 'if you hurt my sister in any way I swear I'll kill you' talk. Poor Mulder, he should be spared that talk. I lost countless boyfriends growing up because Bill gave that talk, and then Dad felt the need to show him his collection of guns…hmm…wonder why he did that?
"So, Dana, you'll call me, right? Tell me about your new relationship. Because, I'm married now, I have to live vicariously through unwed family and friends."
I chuckle, "I'll call. I promise. Now, I already gave Charlie the whole baby talk. That is, I want to know everything about the new one. Ok?"
"Of course."
I hug her again, "Take care. Are the kids still asleep?"
"Yeah."
"Tell them I said goodbye and that I love them."
"Will do."
I go off to say bye to mom, she engulfs me with a smothering hug. "Oh, mom. I can't breath."
"Told you you're weak!" Charlie yells out, referring to when I arrived.
"And I think we already established that I'm not gun shy!" I yell back. Mulder chuckles.
"I'll drop by sometime, one weekend or something. Ok mom."
"I'll hold you to that."
I kiss her on the cheek, "Bye mom."
"Bye Dana. And, have fun."
I smile, "Of course." I think for a moment, "Oh, and mom. Try not to let your relationship with *my boss* get in the way of my work, ok? I don't want Skinner to go easy on me because my mommy asked him too, although I don't really think Skinner would do so, but, you have the power of persuasion."
"What can I say, it's a gift."
I laugh and then hug he once more. "I'll call when I get home."
"Alright. Be safe."
Mulder and I load our things into the car and take off down the road.
"So, you ready for work?" I inquire, although, I know the answer.
He raises an eyebrow, "As strange as this is going to sound, I'm kind of wishing we had more vacation time."
"Well, think about it this way. In 2 days we'll no longer be under the watchful eyes of the FBI, but in conjoining hotel rooms."
He raises his eyebrows, "You know Scully, I could twist that in so many ways"
"Take your mind out of the gutter Mulder. I didn't mean *that*, if you don't behave you'll get no kisses."
"Fine, behaving."
"Good."
Ooh, I have power. I like this. I like this a lot.
~**~**~**~
a/n: ok, so I wanted to add in things from elle m'apparient. And what better way than with a trial? I don't see one. And, hopefully Criminal Justice is not lost on me and all my terms will be correct. Ooh, and I cannot wait until after spring break (how many times do you hear that one?) let me explain, mock trial. I'm going to be a prosecutor. Murder case too. Jury an all. Anyway. I've got a very high A in the class, so I should be able to do fine. And I'm blabbering aren't I? I'll shut up now,. Anyway, enjoy. And review, review, review!
