"Scully."
"Hi Scully, it's me."
"Oh, hey Mulder. What's up?"
"Nothing really...I was just wondering ...What are you doing tonight?"
"Not much, just relaxing you know? ...Enjoying my weekend off."
"Oh...umm..."
"What is it Mulder?"
"I...would you like to come over for dinner?"
"Sure. That would be nice. Any particular reason?"
"No...I just wanted to see you ...Well, there is something I wanted to tell you but I thought it'd be good to have you over."
"There's something I want to talk to you about as well. I'd love to join you for dinner. What are we having?"
"Ummm...I'm not sure. Chinese?"
"Sounds good to me. Do you want me to bring anything? Wine?"
"No, it's okay. I'll get everything - just you bring yourself. You're the most important part to remember anyway."
"Aww Mulder. That's sweet. ...So, what time do you want me to come at?"
"Umm...Seven-ish? Is that okay?"
"That'd be fine."
"See you at seven then."
"See you."
knock knock
"It's open Scully. Just come in."
"Hi Mulder...wow!"
"Is it okay? I didn't want to just eat in the living room so I did a bit of spring-cleaning."
"Mulder, it's the middle of the summer. Spring cleaning's supposed to be done in the spring - hence the name."
"Yeah I know but I didn't bother to do it then so I had to do it now."
"Oh, okay then. What's the occasion?"
"Ummm...You are."
"You did all of this for me? Oh, Mulder. ...I thought you were allergic to dust-free rooms and since when did you get a table cloth?"
"You're so funny. Here, let me take your coat. - The food should be arriving any minute. I ordered for both of us...do you mind?"
"Thanks...no I don't mind you ordering. You know what I usually get anyway - I trust you to order me something I will like."
"Good. Have a seat while I open the wine."
"Thank you Mulder. You know, this apartment really cleans up nice. The whole place looks fantastic."
"Thanks. I wanted to surprise you."
"Well you managed - but in a good way though."
knock knock
"That'll be the food. Stay here - I'll go get it."
"Do you need money?"
"No I've got it - dinner's on me."
"Are you sure?"
"Of course, Scully. What kind of a gentleman would I be if I invited you over for dinner and then made you pay? ...And all those other times don't count, we were going over cases then and I didn't 'invite' you. ...here's your meal."
"Thanks... so you didn't want me there all those times?"
"That's not what I meant Scully and you know it - I couldn't have got all that paperwork done without you...noodles?... This is just the first time you've been over for dinner without something to do with work being involved."
"That's kind of sad isn't it? ...Can I steal some rice? Thanks. ...Anyway, I mean we've known each other for how long now? And we've never really done this before."
"Well we're doing it now - that's what counts. I hope we'll do it more often though - I'd really like it if we did."
"Me too. I'd love it."
"Well that's sorted then. More wine?"
"Sure. Yes, it's sorted - here's to more dinners like this one."
"I'll drink to that."
"Cheers."
"Are you done eating Scully?"
"Yes. I couldn't eat another bite. That was the best Chinese food I've eaten in a long time."
"I agree. I got it from the new place that's opened across the street from our usual place. I thought we'd give it a try - see if it was better or worse than the normal stuff."
"Better definitely."
"Much. So...do you want to move through to the couch? It's more comfortable."
"Sure."
"Do you need a refill?"
"Not quite yet. Bring the bottle through though - it'll mean that neither of us will have to get up to get more."
"Good idea. Let me just put the plates in the sink to soak and I'll be through to join you."
"I'll help..."
"No Scully, you're my guest tonight. I will not have you lifting a finger. Now, go get yourself comfortable on the couch...I'll be through in a couple of minutes."
"Okay."
XXXXXX
"I bought cake for desert. Do you want some now?"
"Sure, that would be good. Now that the Chinese has had enough time to settle, I think I've got enough room for cake."
"I've always got room for cake...especially when it's double chocolate gateaux."
"Oh my gosh...that's my favourite."
"I know."
"Thank you. Now, where is it?"
"It's just in the kitchen...I'll go get it."
"Wonderful."
"Hey Scully..."
"What is it Mulder?"
"How big a piece do you want?"
"How big is the plate? ...I'm only joking, I don't think I could fit a very big piece in, make it medium sized."
"One medium sized piece of cake coming up. ...Here you go, cake for the beautiful lady."
"Mulder...quit it. You're making me blush."
"But you're so cute when you do blush - the tip of your nose goes the brightest shade of red I have ever seen on a nose."
"Thanks Mulder."
"But it looks very pretty...just like you..."
"Mulder..."
"Okay, okay. I get it. No complimenting - even if it is all true."
XXXXXXX
"Scully, are you mad at me? ...you haven't said anything in awhile."
"No Mulder. I'm just eating my cake. Why would I be mad?"
"It's just that the silence was getting a bit awkward and I thought..."
"I'm not mad. It's just...I'm not used to you saying that kind of thing to me."
"Well I'll have to say them more often then - just so as you get used to it of course."
"Of course. ...Did you mean it?"
"What, that your nose goes bright pink when you blush?"
"No..."
"I'm only teasing Scully. Yes I meant it...you are very beautiful."
"Thank you."
"My pleasure."
XXXXXX
"Mulder..."
"Scully..."
"You go first."
"No, it's alright Scully. What were you going to say?"
"Are you sure?"
"Yes. What I was going to say wasn't important - well it IS but it can wait. Now go on."
"Okay. What I was gonna say was...Mulder you're my best friend - you know that don't you?"
"Well, I wasn't sure whether the Flukeman had knocked me off the top spot..."
"Mulder..."
"I'm sorry. I was just kidding. Of course I know that - and you're my best friend too. Now, why do you ask?"
"It's just...since you are my best friend...I know I can talk to you about anything...can't I?"
"Of course you can Scully, you know that."
"Well this thing...it's not really the sort of thing we usually talk about."
"It's okay Scully. You know me, always up for trying new things."
"Yeah, I know..."
"Come on Scully, what is it?"
"Okay, it's a hypothetical question."
"Alright...what's the question?"
"...um...what would you do if you had feelings for someone - stronger feelings than you should have considering your relationship at that point in time."
"Not sure if I understand you."
"What if you had a relationship with someone...a good - no, a great - relationship with them but you wanted more from the relationship than was there at that moment."
"You mean like moving from being friends to being, say, lovers?"
"Yeah...like that. What would you do?"
"You're asking me would I tell the other person?"
"Yes. ...Would you?"
"Umm...that's a tricky one...Does the other person feel the same way?"
"You don't know if they do or not."
"Do I have an inkling? I mean if I completely don't have any idea about their feelings towards me then it can't be that close a relationship so it's one that could be risked. Either that or they don't have feelings for me that way...but that would mean that I knew how they felt which wasn't in the question. ...umm"
"But what if the relationship was the most important one in your life and other people told you that this person did like you more than just friends - but you weren't sure if they were seeing something that just wasn't there."
"It sounds to me like this hypothetical me isn't very tuned in to the other person's feelings...either that or I'm ignoring what my heart is telling me is right because my head's filled with too much self-doubt."
"Oh...that makes sense I guess..."
"So...was that just random thought or was there a point to all that?"
"There was a point..."
"Which is...?"
"See, the thing is Mulder...I...ummm...it's..."
"Come on Scully, spit it out."
"It's me. I'm in love with someone who doesn't know how I feel about him and I don't know how he feels about me - not really. I'm scared to tell him because I might make a big mess of things and...I just don't know what to do. I don't know whether I should just take the risk of rejection and just tell him or not."
"First off Scully, you probably don't need to be afraid of rejection unless he's blind, stupid or gay. Second of all, you're probably guilty of over-thinking the situation. Stop thinking for a minute and listen to what your heart is telling you.
"Scully...ummm...I'm not sure I really want to know but...who is it?"
"...It's...it's..."
RING RING
"Saved by the bell, eh Scully?"
"Ha, ha...just go answer the phone."
"It's not my phone that's ringing Scully...it must be your cell."
"Oh, right...do you know where I put it?"
"It's right here...here you go."
"Thanks...Hello?...yes this is Scully...yes sir...I see...when do you want me in? ...Okay then, I'll be there. Goodbye."
"Scully?..."
"That was SAC Currie...he wants me to go in tonight to do the Andrew's autopsy."
"Oh, right."
"Well, I guess I'd better go then."
"Guess you'd better."
"Can we finish this...?"
"Some other time Scully. You'll be too tired after the autopsy. Just go straight home once you're done."
"Oh...well...I'll see you tomorrow then."
"Yes, see you."
"Hi Scully, it's me."
"Oh, hey Mulder. What's up?"
"Nothing really...I was just wondering ...What are you doing tonight?"
"Not much, just relaxing you know? ...Enjoying my weekend off."
"Oh...umm..."
"What is it Mulder?"
"I...would you like to come over for dinner?"
"Sure. That would be nice. Any particular reason?"
"No...I just wanted to see you ...Well, there is something I wanted to tell you but I thought it'd be good to have you over."
"There's something I want to talk to you about as well. I'd love to join you for dinner. What are we having?"
"Ummm...I'm not sure. Chinese?"
"Sounds good to me. Do you want me to bring anything? Wine?"
"No, it's okay. I'll get everything - just you bring yourself. You're the most important part to remember anyway."
"Aww Mulder. That's sweet. ...So, what time do you want me to come at?"
"Umm...Seven-ish? Is that okay?"
"That'd be fine."
"See you at seven then."
"See you."
knock knock
"It's open Scully. Just come in."
"Hi Mulder...wow!"
"Is it okay? I didn't want to just eat in the living room so I did a bit of spring-cleaning."
"Mulder, it's the middle of the summer. Spring cleaning's supposed to be done in the spring - hence the name."
"Yeah I know but I didn't bother to do it then so I had to do it now."
"Oh, okay then. What's the occasion?"
"Ummm...You are."
"You did all of this for me? Oh, Mulder. ...I thought you were allergic to dust-free rooms and since when did you get a table cloth?"
"You're so funny. Here, let me take your coat. - The food should be arriving any minute. I ordered for both of us...do you mind?"
"Thanks...no I don't mind you ordering. You know what I usually get anyway - I trust you to order me something I will like."
"Good. Have a seat while I open the wine."
"Thank you Mulder. You know, this apartment really cleans up nice. The whole place looks fantastic."
"Thanks. I wanted to surprise you."
"Well you managed - but in a good way though."
knock knock
"That'll be the food. Stay here - I'll go get it."
"Do you need money?"
"No I've got it - dinner's on me."
"Are you sure?"
"Of course, Scully. What kind of a gentleman would I be if I invited you over for dinner and then made you pay? ...And all those other times don't count, we were going over cases then and I didn't 'invite' you. ...here's your meal."
"Thanks... so you didn't want me there all those times?"
"That's not what I meant Scully and you know it - I couldn't have got all that paperwork done without you...noodles?... This is just the first time you've been over for dinner without something to do with work being involved."
"That's kind of sad isn't it? ...Can I steal some rice? Thanks. ...Anyway, I mean we've known each other for how long now? And we've never really done this before."
"Well we're doing it now - that's what counts. I hope we'll do it more often though - I'd really like it if we did."
"Me too. I'd love it."
"Well that's sorted then. More wine?"
"Sure. Yes, it's sorted - here's to more dinners like this one."
"I'll drink to that."
"Cheers."
"Are you done eating Scully?"
"Yes. I couldn't eat another bite. That was the best Chinese food I've eaten in a long time."
"I agree. I got it from the new place that's opened across the street from our usual place. I thought we'd give it a try - see if it was better or worse than the normal stuff."
"Better definitely."
"Much. So...do you want to move through to the couch? It's more comfortable."
"Sure."
"Do you need a refill?"
"Not quite yet. Bring the bottle through though - it'll mean that neither of us will have to get up to get more."
"Good idea. Let me just put the plates in the sink to soak and I'll be through to join you."
"I'll help..."
"No Scully, you're my guest tonight. I will not have you lifting a finger. Now, go get yourself comfortable on the couch...I'll be through in a couple of minutes."
"Okay."
XXXXXX
"I bought cake for desert. Do you want some now?"
"Sure, that would be good. Now that the Chinese has had enough time to settle, I think I've got enough room for cake."
"I've always got room for cake...especially when it's double chocolate gateaux."
"Oh my gosh...that's my favourite."
"I know."
"Thank you. Now, where is it?"
"It's just in the kitchen...I'll go get it."
"Wonderful."
"Hey Scully..."
"What is it Mulder?"
"How big a piece do you want?"
"How big is the plate? ...I'm only joking, I don't think I could fit a very big piece in, make it medium sized."
"One medium sized piece of cake coming up. ...Here you go, cake for the beautiful lady."
"Mulder...quit it. You're making me blush."
"But you're so cute when you do blush - the tip of your nose goes the brightest shade of red I have ever seen on a nose."
"Thanks Mulder."
"But it looks very pretty...just like you..."
"Mulder..."
"Okay, okay. I get it. No complimenting - even if it is all true."
XXXXXXX
"Scully, are you mad at me? ...you haven't said anything in awhile."
"No Mulder. I'm just eating my cake. Why would I be mad?"
"It's just that the silence was getting a bit awkward and I thought..."
"I'm not mad. It's just...I'm not used to you saying that kind of thing to me."
"Well I'll have to say them more often then - just so as you get used to it of course."
"Of course. ...Did you mean it?"
"What, that your nose goes bright pink when you blush?"
"No..."
"I'm only teasing Scully. Yes I meant it...you are very beautiful."
"Thank you."
"My pleasure."
XXXXXX
"Mulder..."
"Scully..."
"You go first."
"No, it's alright Scully. What were you going to say?"
"Are you sure?"
"Yes. What I was going to say wasn't important - well it IS but it can wait. Now go on."
"Okay. What I was gonna say was...Mulder you're my best friend - you know that don't you?"
"Well, I wasn't sure whether the Flukeman had knocked me off the top spot..."
"Mulder..."
"I'm sorry. I was just kidding. Of course I know that - and you're my best friend too. Now, why do you ask?"
"It's just...since you are my best friend...I know I can talk to you about anything...can't I?"
"Of course you can Scully, you know that."
"Well this thing...it's not really the sort of thing we usually talk about."
"It's okay Scully. You know me, always up for trying new things."
"Yeah, I know..."
"Come on Scully, what is it?"
"Okay, it's a hypothetical question."
"Alright...what's the question?"
"...um...what would you do if you had feelings for someone - stronger feelings than you should have considering your relationship at that point in time."
"Not sure if I understand you."
"What if you had a relationship with someone...a good - no, a great - relationship with them but you wanted more from the relationship than was there at that moment."
"You mean like moving from being friends to being, say, lovers?"
"Yeah...like that. What would you do?"
"You're asking me would I tell the other person?"
"Yes. ...Would you?"
"Umm...that's a tricky one...Does the other person feel the same way?"
"You don't know if they do or not."
"Do I have an inkling? I mean if I completely don't have any idea about their feelings towards me then it can't be that close a relationship so it's one that could be risked. Either that or they don't have feelings for me that way...but that would mean that I knew how they felt which wasn't in the question. ...umm"
"But what if the relationship was the most important one in your life and other people told you that this person did like you more than just friends - but you weren't sure if they were seeing something that just wasn't there."
"It sounds to me like this hypothetical me isn't very tuned in to the other person's feelings...either that or I'm ignoring what my heart is telling me is right because my head's filled with too much self-doubt."
"Oh...that makes sense I guess..."
"So...was that just random thought or was there a point to all that?"
"There was a point..."
"Which is...?"
"See, the thing is Mulder...I...ummm...it's..."
"Come on Scully, spit it out."
"It's me. I'm in love with someone who doesn't know how I feel about him and I don't know how he feels about me - not really. I'm scared to tell him because I might make a big mess of things and...I just don't know what to do. I don't know whether I should just take the risk of rejection and just tell him or not."
"First off Scully, you probably don't need to be afraid of rejection unless he's blind, stupid or gay. Second of all, you're probably guilty of over-thinking the situation. Stop thinking for a minute and listen to what your heart is telling you.
"Scully...ummm...I'm not sure I really want to know but...who is it?"
"...It's...it's..."
RING RING
"Saved by the bell, eh Scully?"
"Ha, ha...just go answer the phone."
"It's not my phone that's ringing Scully...it must be your cell."
"Oh, right...do you know where I put it?"
"It's right here...here you go."
"Thanks...Hello?...yes this is Scully...yes sir...I see...when do you want me in? ...Okay then, I'll be there. Goodbye."
"Scully?..."
"That was SAC Currie...he wants me to go in tonight to do the Andrew's autopsy."
"Oh, right."
"Well, I guess I'd better go then."
"Guess you'd better."
"Can we finish this...?"
"Some other time Scully. You'll be too tired after the autopsy. Just go straight home once you're done."
"Oh...well...I'll see you tomorrow then."
"Yes, see you."
