December 25
Mrs. Scully's house
Why doesn't he want to come? Every year he is invented to my mom's Christmas party but he never comes. He says not to take it personally but I do. He thinks I feel bad for him but that's far from the true. On holidays you want to be with the people you love... and I love Mulder. Why does he have to be so stubborn.
I didn't call him today so I guess I will do it now. I'll wish him a Merry Christmas and he will do the same. But my Christmas won't be very merry without him. I take out me cell phone and enter his number.
"Hi this is Fox Mulder. Leave a message."
"Hey Mulder, I wanted to wish you a Merry Christmas. I talk to you later-" I am interrupted by my mother yelling my name. "Dana!" I put the phone in my pocket and run to the kitchen.
"What's wrong!' I say nervously but realize that she yelled in angry, not distress.
"Were are your brothers!" She asks me with her hands on her hip.
"They went to the store. Why?"
"They are the only ones that can get that box down." She points to the box on top of one of the kitchen cabinets that has all the Christmas silver wear
"I can get it Mom."
"No Dana. I don't want you to hurt yourself." We walk to the table and seat down.
"Why didn't Fox come over."
"He thinks I feel bad for him or something."
"I hate to seeing you like this." She says looking at me shaking her head.
"Seeing me like what?"
"Every year you invite him and he doesn't show up your so disappointed. Why aren't you kids together anyways."
"MOM. We are just partners."
"He loves you Dana. And I know that you love him. Why are you two so damn stubborn."
"He doesn't think of me that way. I'm his partner. His friend. He thinks of me as one of the guys."
"That's because he respects you. If he treated you any differently you would be mad. He treats you as an equal."
"Yes, and that's one of the things I love about him but he doesn't look at me as a women."
"Dana that man loves you. Just look into his eyes. I'm looking into your eyes right now and I can tell that you love that man."
15 minutes later
My brothers still haven't gotten back yet and I'm still thinking about what mom said. Does he love me? Does he love me the same way I love him? I hear a knock at the door. It must be Bill and Charlie. I get up and go answer the door. Nope it's not my brothers.
"What are you doing here." I say shocked to see Mulder.
"Spending Christmas with the one I love." He says kissing me on the cheek. He steps inside and we walk to the kitchen.
"Fox, you made it." She hugs him.
"Merry Christmas Mrs. Scully." He hugs her back.
"Please. Would you call me Maggie."
"Is there anything I can help with. Maybe a box." He says.
"Mulder how do you know about the box." I ask. I'm shocked. How does he know that.
"You forgot to shut off your phone. You left me the longest message ever." I look at my mother who turns and leaves.
"You got me so wrong Scully. I love you so much. And I do look at you as a women. A women I respect and love. And I think you're the most beautiful women I have every seen but if I said that you would shot me-"
"Would you just shut up and kiss me." I smile to him and he smiles back. And we kiss. Thank god for cell phones.
I know! It's sucks but I wrote it anyway. If you learned anything from this piece, it's to check and make sure that you hang up your phone. Or maybe it will have a happy ending like Mulder and Scully.
