Part 14
AD Skinner has finished with his meeting and found the report on the ball on his desk. He is pleased that all of the arrangements seem to be made, but he notices that there are several deposit requests in the folder. He picks up the phone to call the accounting department. "Hi Dan. Its AD Skinner, I've got a couple of check requests for you."
Half an hour later Skinner gets an interoffice envelope with the checks in it. He needs to get the deposits to the hotel, caterers and entertainment within the next hour or so. "I might as well have the agents do it, they're in charge of this anyway", he thinks to himself. He picks up the phone and gets Mulder's voice mail. He frowns as its only been a little over an hour since they left off the envelope. He calls down to the parking garage. Joe the security manager answers the phone. "Yeah?", he says.
"Hey Joe, do you know if Agent Mulder's car is still here? I'm looking for him and I'm not sure if he is even here.", says Skinner.
"Let me look. Yeah, its here. He arrived with Agent Scully late this morning."
"Okay, thank you", says Skinner. He gets up and picks up the envelope walking out of his office. "I'll be back shortly", he tells his secretary as he passes her desk. He gets on the elevator and makes his way to the basement office of Agents Mulder and Scully. He approaches the door of the office finding it locked. He glances around. "Where the hell are they?"
He knocks on the door. He knocks again and impatiently waits. Finally the door is opened by Mulder. Skinner steps inside suspiciously looking around. "Why was your door locked Agent Mulder?"
Mulder approaches his desk and sits down calmly looking at files. "We obtained some classified information from a contact and we wanted to keep it private for now", he says shuffling his papers around and not looking at Skinner. Skinner stares at Mulder whose hair looks like he has been through a wind tunnel ,his shirt was hanging out of his pants and it looked like something red and been smeared on his collar, lastly his tie looked like it had been loosened. "Mulder, you look like crap. Whats wrong with you?"
"Just a lot of stress", says Mulder.
"Stress? Whats this deal with getting drunk at Servello's last night? I don't appreciate one of my agents making a spectacle out himself in public. You represent the bureau on your worktime and whether you like it or not that includes your personal time too", says Skinner glancing around and seeing Scully for the first time sitting at her table. She is typing something on her laptop and sipping a diet soda. She is sitting in a sleeveless dress and her jacket is on the floor behind her chair. He notices that she has no shoes on. "Boy, he thinks to himself I'm actually going to have to sign them up for a dress code seminar. If I didn't know them better I would think that they had just got it on in this office."
"Agents, I need you to drop off these deposit checks", he holds up the envelope. "The checks for the hotel, caterers and entertainment are all here, so we should be all set for Saturday night. In appreciation of all your hard work, despite some fallbacks", he glances at Mulder. "I am happy to present you each with two complimentary tickets for Saturday's event." He tosses two tickets on Mulder's desk and walks over to Scully to give her a pair as well. "Get those checks delivered and we'll all be safely employed." He walks out of the office.
Mulder looks across the room at Scully and winks. She puts her hand on her forehead and shakes her head. "Do you think he knows?"
"I don't think so", says Mulder holding up his two tickets. "Who are you asking to the ball Scully? Agent Willmore?"
"Actually", says Scully approaching him, "I was considering asking this really sexy agent. But I don't know if he would go with me."
"Really", asks Mulder intrigued. "Whats this agent like?"
"Oh he's really sweet and thoughtful. I've known him a while and actually I consider him a good friend, but lately I think it could be actually..well love. All in all he is a fox." says Scully standing over Mulder.
"I'm getting jealous", says Mulder. He pulls Scully onto his lap.
"You know the weirdest thing about him?" asks Scully putting her arms around his neck.
"What?", asks Mulder.
"He actually believes in aliens", says Scully.
"Really? He sounds like someone I know", says Mulder pulling Scully in for a kiss.
AD Skinner has finished with his meeting and found the report on the ball on his desk. He is pleased that all of the arrangements seem to be made, but he notices that there are several deposit requests in the folder. He picks up the phone to call the accounting department. "Hi Dan. Its AD Skinner, I've got a couple of check requests for you."
Half an hour later Skinner gets an interoffice envelope with the checks in it. He needs to get the deposits to the hotel, caterers and entertainment within the next hour or so. "I might as well have the agents do it, they're in charge of this anyway", he thinks to himself. He picks up the phone and gets Mulder's voice mail. He frowns as its only been a little over an hour since they left off the envelope. He calls down to the parking garage. Joe the security manager answers the phone. "Yeah?", he says.
"Hey Joe, do you know if Agent Mulder's car is still here? I'm looking for him and I'm not sure if he is even here.", says Skinner.
"Let me look. Yeah, its here. He arrived with Agent Scully late this morning."
"Okay, thank you", says Skinner. He gets up and picks up the envelope walking out of his office. "I'll be back shortly", he tells his secretary as he passes her desk. He gets on the elevator and makes his way to the basement office of Agents Mulder and Scully. He approaches the door of the office finding it locked. He glances around. "Where the hell are they?"
He knocks on the door. He knocks again and impatiently waits. Finally the door is opened by Mulder. Skinner steps inside suspiciously looking around. "Why was your door locked Agent Mulder?"
Mulder approaches his desk and sits down calmly looking at files. "We obtained some classified information from a contact and we wanted to keep it private for now", he says shuffling his papers around and not looking at Skinner. Skinner stares at Mulder whose hair looks like he has been through a wind tunnel ,his shirt was hanging out of his pants and it looked like something red and been smeared on his collar, lastly his tie looked like it had been loosened. "Mulder, you look like crap. Whats wrong with you?"
"Just a lot of stress", says Mulder.
"Stress? Whats this deal with getting drunk at Servello's last night? I don't appreciate one of my agents making a spectacle out himself in public. You represent the bureau on your worktime and whether you like it or not that includes your personal time too", says Skinner glancing around and seeing Scully for the first time sitting at her table. She is typing something on her laptop and sipping a diet soda. She is sitting in a sleeveless dress and her jacket is on the floor behind her chair. He notices that she has no shoes on. "Boy, he thinks to himself I'm actually going to have to sign them up for a dress code seminar. If I didn't know them better I would think that they had just got it on in this office."
"Agents, I need you to drop off these deposit checks", he holds up the envelope. "The checks for the hotel, caterers and entertainment are all here, so we should be all set for Saturday night. In appreciation of all your hard work, despite some fallbacks", he glances at Mulder. "I am happy to present you each with two complimentary tickets for Saturday's event." He tosses two tickets on Mulder's desk and walks over to Scully to give her a pair as well. "Get those checks delivered and we'll all be safely employed." He walks out of the office.
Mulder looks across the room at Scully and winks. She puts her hand on her forehead and shakes her head. "Do you think he knows?"
"I don't think so", says Mulder holding up his two tickets. "Who are you asking to the ball Scully? Agent Willmore?"
"Actually", says Scully approaching him, "I was considering asking this really sexy agent. But I don't know if he would go with me."
"Really", asks Mulder intrigued. "Whats this agent like?"
"Oh he's really sweet and thoughtful. I've known him a while and actually I consider him a good friend, but lately I think it could be actually..well love. All in all he is a fox." says Scully standing over Mulder.
"I'm getting jealous", says Mulder. He pulls Scully onto his lap.
"You know the weirdest thing about him?" asks Scully putting her arms around his neck.
"What?", asks Mulder.
"He actually believes in aliens", says Scully.
"Really? He sounds like someone I know", says Mulder pulling Scully in for a kiss.