Part 1
Its 7:30 on a normal Tuesday morning as Dana Scully walks into the basement office that she shares with her partner Fox Mulder. She throws her things on a table sighing for the lack of a desk. Mulder is seated at his desk, his back to her as he tosses pencils at the ceiling. Scully takes a seat at the table and says, "Why don't you just put a dartboard up there?" This startles Mulder as he didn't hear Scully come in. He nearly falls out of his chair.
"Hey Scully. I didn't hear you come in."
"Obviously" thinks Scully to herself. She flips the calendar on her table and sighs. February 14th, Valentine's Day. The most depressing day of the year for her. The one day a year that everyone expresses the way they really feel. She snorts to herself as she casually glances up at Mulder scooping pencils into the top drawer of his desk.
"Do you know what today is Mulder", ask Scully pulling a file out of her briefcase.
"Yeah, Tuesday", says Mulder flicking some sunflower seed shells into a wastebasket several feet away from his desk.
Scully gives him a disgusted look. "Yeah, you're right." She opens up the file and starts to read some preliminary autopsy results that she wanted to review.
"Oh Scully. Here, this interoffice envelope came for you", says Mulder approaching her desk.
Scully takes it and frowns when she sees that there is no sender name on it. She opens up the envelope and is surprised to find a bright red envelope in it. She gives Mulder a strange look and he just gives her a shrug and heads back to his desk. She opens the envelope and its a very mushy valentine card. It is signed "Your Secret Admirer". Scully smiles to herself and displays the card on her table.
"What is it?", asks Mulder.
"A Valentine's Day card from a secret admirer", says Scully looking out of the corner of her eye. Just then there is a knock on the door. A department assistant enters.
"Agent Scully, these just arrived for you", she says approaching her desk. "They're beautiful. Who are they from?" The assistant glances over at Mulder who is leaning back in his chair with his feet up on the desk. He is chewing his thumbnail staring intently at the dozen red roses that the assistant has brought to his partner.
"I don't know", says Scully opening the card. She gives a look at the assistant which causes her to feel that this is a private moment and decides to leave. Scully then turns back to the card. "I've been admiring you for a long time and have not been able to express how I feel. Please meet me for dinner tonight at Servello's at 7. Your Secret Admirer."
"Who are they from?" asks Mulder casually from across the room.
"My secret admirer. He wants to meet me at Servello's at 7", says Scully blushing.
"What!", wails Mulder jumping up out of his seat.
Scully looks up and raises her eyebrows at him. "My appointment book is free isn't it?"
"How should I know", says Mulder trying to appear calm. He approaches his filing cabinet and pulls out a file. "You'll have to work straight up to five though. I need help on this alien sighting case."
"Yes, Lord and Master", says Scully concentrating again on her file.
"I have to go ask Skinner a couple of questions. I'll be right back", says Mulder walking by Scully. He scowls at the card and roses.
Its 7:30 on a normal Tuesday morning as Dana Scully walks into the basement office that she shares with her partner Fox Mulder. She throws her things on a table sighing for the lack of a desk. Mulder is seated at his desk, his back to her as he tosses pencils at the ceiling. Scully takes a seat at the table and says, "Why don't you just put a dartboard up there?" This startles Mulder as he didn't hear Scully come in. He nearly falls out of his chair.
"Hey Scully. I didn't hear you come in."
"Obviously" thinks Scully to herself. She flips the calendar on her table and sighs. February 14th, Valentine's Day. The most depressing day of the year for her. The one day a year that everyone expresses the way they really feel. She snorts to herself as she casually glances up at Mulder scooping pencils into the top drawer of his desk.
"Do you know what today is Mulder", ask Scully pulling a file out of her briefcase.
"Yeah, Tuesday", says Mulder flicking some sunflower seed shells into a wastebasket several feet away from his desk.
Scully gives him a disgusted look. "Yeah, you're right." She opens up the file and starts to read some preliminary autopsy results that she wanted to review.
"Oh Scully. Here, this interoffice envelope came for you", says Mulder approaching her desk.
Scully takes it and frowns when she sees that there is no sender name on it. She opens up the envelope and is surprised to find a bright red envelope in it. She gives Mulder a strange look and he just gives her a shrug and heads back to his desk. She opens the envelope and its a very mushy valentine card. It is signed "Your Secret Admirer". Scully smiles to herself and displays the card on her table.
"What is it?", asks Mulder.
"A Valentine's Day card from a secret admirer", says Scully looking out of the corner of her eye. Just then there is a knock on the door. A department assistant enters.
"Agent Scully, these just arrived for you", she says approaching her desk. "They're beautiful. Who are they from?" The assistant glances over at Mulder who is leaning back in his chair with his feet up on the desk. He is chewing his thumbnail staring intently at the dozen red roses that the assistant has brought to his partner.
"I don't know", says Scully opening the card. She gives a look at the assistant which causes her to feel that this is a private moment and decides to leave. Scully then turns back to the card. "I've been admiring you for a long time and have not been able to express how I feel. Please meet me for dinner tonight at Servello's at 7. Your Secret Admirer."
"Who are they from?" asks Mulder casually from across the room.
"My secret admirer. He wants to meet me at Servello's at 7", says Scully blushing.
"What!", wails Mulder jumping up out of his seat.
Scully looks up and raises her eyebrows at him. "My appointment book is free isn't it?"
"How should I know", says Mulder trying to appear calm. He approaches his filing cabinet and pulls out a file. "You'll have to work straight up to five though. I need help on this alien sighting case."
"Yes, Lord and Master", says Scully concentrating again on her file.
"I have to go ask Skinner a couple of questions. I'll be right back", says Mulder walking by Scully. He scowls at the card and roses.