Part 13
An hour later Scully comes walking out of the bedroom buttoning up the front of her coat dress. Mulder follows adjusting his tie. He glances at his watch 11:15.
"We better get to the office Mulder. Skinner is not going to be happy.", says Scully picking up the phone. She calls a cab and then sits on the couch to wait. Mulder sits down next to her and straightens the coffee table that had been lying on its side. He then puts up his feet and wraps his arm around Scully.
"Why do I feel like we've been here before?",asks Mulder.
"Because we've sat together on this couch for seven years and nothing ever happened.", says Scully. "Its deja vu."
"Yes, but this time its different. Something has changed. Something for the better", says Mulder whispering in her ear.
Scully smiles. "Yes, yes it has changed and I am relieved. I couldn't go on that way much longer Mulder."
"Well now we've got forever to think about", says Mulder.
"What do you mean forever Mulder?", asks Scully looking up at him with questioning blue eyes.
Just then a horn honks from the street below.
"Thats a little too much to be getting into right now", smiles Mulder at her. "We've got to go."
The agents tell the cabby to take them to Servello's and they get into Mulder's car. Scully is putting on her seatbelt when she noticed a black Cadillac a few parking spaces away. There are four men in it and they are watching the agents.
"Mulder, who are those men?"
"I don't know Scully, maybe they're mafia hit men or something. Its an Italian restaurant.", says Mulder.
Scully frowns as they pull out of the parking lot and onto the freeway. She notices that the car is also taking the same direction. "Mulder, I think that car is following us", says Scully her voice slightly shaking.
The agents have finally arrived in Washington DC and pull up to the parking garage of the J. Edgar Hoover Building. They pull in and the Cadillac goes by slowly.
Once in their office they quickly make all of the arrangements for the ball and report to Skinner's office. Its now 1:15 and he is in a meeting. They leave the report on his desk and head to the cafeteria for a cup of coffee. They take a table in a corner and chat about their future.
"I don't want to take this relationship lightly Mulder", says Scully.
"I don't either", says Mulder reaching over the table to take her hand in his.
Scully stares down at their entwined hands and then cautiously glances over her shoulder to see if any of their fellow agents had noticed. She notices a woman staring at them. She can't remember her name, but she thinks that she works in the handwriting analysis lab.
"Mulder, that woman is staring at us. We could lose our jobs", says Scully attempting to pull her hand from Mulder's.
"No, its okay. She won't tell anyone anyway. She'll lose", says Mulder giving Lisa a slight wave. Scully turns around.
"You know her? How?", asks Scully in a jealous tone.
"She works here and you look adorable Scully when you get possessive."
Scully turns back to look at him and says, "I just want her to know whats mine is mine and I don't share."
"You don't have to", says Mulder kissing the palm of her hand.
"Mulder, people are going to find out if you don't stop doing that in public. Save that for our basement office. No one goes there.", says Scully blushing.
"You're absolutely right", says Mulder getting up from his chair. He walks around to Scully and extends his hand which she takes. As they walk to the door to take them to the elevator to their basement office they pass Lisa. Mulder turns and mouths the words, "I'm NOT gay" to Lisa.
An hour later Scully comes walking out of the bedroom buttoning up the front of her coat dress. Mulder follows adjusting his tie. He glances at his watch 11:15.
"We better get to the office Mulder. Skinner is not going to be happy.", says Scully picking up the phone. She calls a cab and then sits on the couch to wait. Mulder sits down next to her and straightens the coffee table that had been lying on its side. He then puts up his feet and wraps his arm around Scully.
"Why do I feel like we've been here before?",asks Mulder.
"Because we've sat together on this couch for seven years and nothing ever happened.", says Scully. "Its deja vu."
"Yes, but this time its different. Something has changed. Something for the better", says Mulder whispering in her ear.
Scully smiles. "Yes, yes it has changed and I am relieved. I couldn't go on that way much longer Mulder."
"Well now we've got forever to think about", says Mulder.
"What do you mean forever Mulder?", asks Scully looking up at him with questioning blue eyes.
Just then a horn honks from the street below.
"Thats a little too much to be getting into right now", smiles Mulder at her. "We've got to go."
The agents tell the cabby to take them to Servello's and they get into Mulder's car. Scully is putting on her seatbelt when she noticed a black Cadillac a few parking spaces away. There are four men in it and they are watching the agents.
"Mulder, who are those men?"
"I don't know Scully, maybe they're mafia hit men or something. Its an Italian restaurant.", says Mulder.
Scully frowns as they pull out of the parking lot and onto the freeway. She notices that the car is also taking the same direction. "Mulder, I think that car is following us", says Scully her voice slightly shaking.
The agents have finally arrived in Washington DC and pull up to the parking garage of the J. Edgar Hoover Building. They pull in and the Cadillac goes by slowly.
Once in their office they quickly make all of the arrangements for the ball and report to Skinner's office. Its now 1:15 and he is in a meeting. They leave the report on his desk and head to the cafeteria for a cup of coffee. They take a table in a corner and chat about their future.
"I don't want to take this relationship lightly Mulder", says Scully.
"I don't either", says Mulder reaching over the table to take her hand in his.
Scully stares down at their entwined hands and then cautiously glances over her shoulder to see if any of their fellow agents had noticed. She notices a woman staring at them. She can't remember her name, but she thinks that she works in the handwriting analysis lab.
"Mulder, that woman is staring at us. We could lose our jobs", says Scully attempting to pull her hand from Mulder's.
"No, its okay. She won't tell anyone anyway. She'll lose", says Mulder giving Lisa a slight wave. Scully turns around.
"You know her? How?", asks Scully in a jealous tone.
"She works here and you look adorable Scully when you get possessive."
Scully turns back to look at him and says, "I just want her to know whats mine is mine and I don't share."
"You don't have to", says Mulder kissing the palm of her hand.
"Mulder, people are going to find out if you don't stop doing that in public. Save that for our basement office. No one goes there.", says Scully blushing.
"You're absolutely right", says Mulder getting up from his chair. He walks around to Scully and extends his hand which she takes. As they walk to the door to take them to the elevator to their basement office they pass Lisa. Mulder turns and mouths the words, "I'm NOT gay" to Lisa.