7:30am, Christmas Eve
"Rise and shine beautiful. I've got lots of yummy pancakes just for you."
"Mulder?"
"Who were you expecting?"
"You, only you. What time is it?"
"It's about 7:30. I was going to let you sleep in longer but nearly everybody's up and I did promise you some pancakes. I didn't want them to get too cold."
"Thank you, they look fantastic...Mulder...how did you manage to spend an hour cooking pancakes?"
"Well, let's just say that you're not the first to be woken up with pancakes. You are however, much more pleased about it than some."
"You didn't..."
"Yup, your brother is probably going to kill you. The twins told them it was your idea."
"My idea? ...Mulder!"
"Well it was - you told me to. Anyway, who made you pancakes huh? I made this batch especially for you; I didn't even let the girls help with them. I can't say the same for Charlie's however. Do you forgive me?"
"Mulder, you're so evil. I guess I can forgive you though if you made these just for me...Wow, these are incredible Mulder. They taste wonderful. Thank you."
"No problem. It's the least I could do."
Mulder settled back under the covers beside Scully as she propped herself up on the pillows to eat her breakfast. Worn out, he leant against her and she moved her plate to the side so that he could rest his head on her stomach. Mulder lightly dozed while Scully finished her food and stroked his hair with her free hand. When she was done, she sat up slightly to sit her plate on the table next to the bed and, in doing so, shook Mulder and woke him. He lifted his head from her stomach and scooted up the bed so that their heads were aligned on the pillow. He cupped her chin in his hand and pulled her slowly towards him, keeping their eyes locked. Her breath hitched as she realized what he was doing and she leaned willingly towards his waiting mouth.
"Fox, what did you do with the...oh, I'm sorry. I didn't know you...I didn't mean to disturb...I'll find it myself."
"Maggie, what is it?"
"I...the kids wanted some more syrup...we couldn't find what you did with the bottle."
"It's just on the floor there. I brought it in for Scully."
"Thanks. I'll leave you two alone now. I'm really sorry."
"Don't worry about it Maggie."
"See you, mom."
"Ahhhhh. Scully, I think I'm going to go insane...what are you laughing about?"
"I'm sorry Mulder...It's just that it's so typical of my family."
"What's typical? Do they often interrupt you when you're trying to kiss someone?"
"No, it's not that...it's..."
"What is it Scully? Why are you blushing?"
"I'm not."
"Yes you are Scully. Even the tips of your ears have gone pink. Spill!"
"It's just that both my mom and Charlie have thought for ages that there was something going on between us. I denied it of course but they never truly believed me, although they said they did. The two of them are always telling me to make a move and, now that we are trying to, they keep interrupting and stop us from completing it."
"Are they okay with it?"
"They are more than okay. We probably just made my mother's Christmas. How about you make mine and finish what we started, huh G-man?"
"No. I want to do this right, without any interruptions from anyone. Who knows, the next one might be from Bill and we know how well that would turn out. Get dressed Scully. Let's go for a walk."
"Okay Mulder, that sounds lovely."
The pair of them got out of the bed and headed upstairs to shower and dress. They had to walk through the kitchen to get to the stairs and Scully blushed as her mom winked at her. She then hid behind Mulder, giggling, as they passed Charlie who was giving her mock dirty looks for getting him up so early. Bill raised his eyebrow when he saw her sleeping attire and his bare chest and opened his mouth to comment. He was swiftly silenced by a glare from Mrs Scully and Mulder and Scully made it through the kitchen and up the stairs without any trouble.
"Rise and shine beautiful. I've got lots of yummy pancakes just for you."
"Mulder?"
"Who were you expecting?"
"You, only you. What time is it?"
"It's about 7:30. I was going to let you sleep in longer but nearly everybody's up and I did promise you some pancakes. I didn't want them to get too cold."
"Thank you, they look fantastic...Mulder...how did you manage to spend an hour cooking pancakes?"
"Well, let's just say that you're not the first to be woken up with pancakes. You are however, much more pleased about it than some."
"You didn't..."
"Yup, your brother is probably going to kill you. The twins told them it was your idea."
"My idea? ...Mulder!"
"Well it was - you told me to. Anyway, who made you pancakes huh? I made this batch especially for you; I didn't even let the girls help with them. I can't say the same for Charlie's however. Do you forgive me?"
"Mulder, you're so evil. I guess I can forgive you though if you made these just for me...Wow, these are incredible Mulder. They taste wonderful. Thank you."
"No problem. It's the least I could do."
Mulder settled back under the covers beside Scully as she propped herself up on the pillows to eat her breakfast. Worn out, he leant against her and she moved her plate to the side so that he could rest his head on her stomach. Mulder lightly dozed while Scully finished her food and stroked his hair with her free hand. When she was done, she sat up slightly to sit her plate on the table next to the bed and, in doing so, shook Mulder and woke him. He lifted his head from her stomach and scooted up the bed so that their heads were aligned on the pillow. He cupped her chin in his hand and pulled her slowly towards him, keeping their eyes locked. Her breath hitched as she realized what he was doing and she leaned willingly towards his waiting mouth.
"Fox, what did you do with the...oh, I'm sorry. I didn't know you...I didn't mean to disturb...I'll find it myself."
"Maggie, what is it?"
"I...the kids wanted some more syrup...we couldn't find what you did with the bottle."
"It's just on the floor there. I brought it in for Scully."
"Thanks. I'll leave you two alone now. I'm really sorry."
"Don't worry about it Maggie."
"See you, mom."
"Ahhhhh. Scully, I think I'm going to go insane...what are you laughing about?"
"I'm sorry Mulder...It's just that it's so typical of my family."
"What's typical? Do they often interrupt you when you're trying to kiss someone?"
"No, it's not that...it's..."
"What is it Scully? Why are you blushing?"
"I'm not."
"Yes you are Scully. Even the tips of your ears have gone pink. Spill!"
"It's just that both my mom and Charlie have thought for ages that there was something going on between us. I denied it of course but they never truly believed me, although they said they did. The two of them are always telling me to make a move and, now that we are trying to, they keep interrupting and stop us from completing it."
"Are they okay with it?"
"They are more than okay. We probably just made my mother's Christmas. How about you make mine and finish what we started, huh G-man?"
"No. I want to do this right, without any interruptions from anyone. Who knows, the next one might be from Bill and we know how well that would turn out. Get dressed Scully. Let's go for a walk."
"Okay Mulder, that sounds lovely."
The pair of them got out of the bed and headed upstairs to shower and dress. They had to walk through the kitchen to get to the stairs and Scully blushed as her mom winked at her. She then hid behind Mulder, giggling, as they passed Charlie who was giving her mock dirty looks for getting him up so early. Bill raised his eyebrow when he saw her sleeping attire and his bare chest and opened his mouth to comment. He was swiftly silenced by a glare from Mrs Scully and Mulder and Scully made it through the kitchen and up the stairs without any trouble.
