True Emotions
Ch.1
Sweet Valentine

Disclaimer: I don't own the X-files.

Author's Note: Valentine's Day is coming fast and I'm dreaming of love. So here ya go! It's set in the seventh season.

8:23am February 14th FBI Headquarters Washington, D.C.

Scully was working busily in Mulder's office researching their case when Mulder walked into the room. He was nearly an hour and a half late. Scully looked up as he approached her. She had tired eyes and an aggravated expression. She had been up all night thinking about this and that.

Mulder had his hands behind his back and a wide smile on his face. Scully just started with him, "Where have you been Mulder?! I've been here since six, you were supposed to get here and help me look up some information on this case!"

Her harsh voice didn't wipe away his smile as he said, "I have something for you. It's why I was late."

But Scully wasn't listening she just went on, "Oh never mind. I did that autopsy for you. Here are the results." She shoved them at him but he couldn't take them. "Fine then Mulder, if you don't feel like doing work then I'll just leave I got a lot of things to do."

"Wait no! What do have to do?" he said disappointedly.

"Oh I don't know. a couple more autopsies, that background check on the Williams guy, and all the other busy work you ask me to do!" she said angrily.

"You don't have to do that, it can wait." he said.

"IT CAN WAIT! I wish you would have told me that BEFORE you had me up all last night!" she yelled at him as she slammed the autopsy results on the desk.

"Scully.I . don't be angry." he said sweetly, "I got something for you."

But Scully wasn't listening she walked out the room and nearly ran Skinner over. "Agent Scully we need to have a word."

"I can't!" she said shortly as she walked past him quickly.

Skinner walked into the office and looked at Mulder. "What's wrong with Agent Scully?"

Mulder tried to smile at him as he set down a bouquet of flowers and a box of candy on the desk as he said, "I don't know. bad night I guess.. I've got to go, do you mind if I take the rest of the day off?"

"Yes you've got a big case open here Muld-"he said but was interrupted.

"Thanks.got to go." Mulder said as he walked out the door.

"No one listens to me!" Skinner said to himself angrily.

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Scully looked angrily at her reflection in the bathroom mirror. Why had she been so rude to Mulder? "I was just sick of all this work!" she said out loud. But really she had no clue why she was so angry at him. She wouldn't even admit to herself the truth, that she just wanted his attention. She was acting just like a little girl, doing whatever she could to catch his eye.

But even as this thought went through her brain she wouldn't believe it. She wouldn't believe that this silly thing came from her desire for him, because she loved him. She shook her head, straightened her hair with her fingers and turned and walked out of the restroom.

When she got back to Mulder's office he was gone, and so was Skinner. She looked around solemnly at the empty room. But it wasn't empty. She walked up to the desk and smiled as she saw the flowers and candy. She opened the note next to it:

"Sorry you don't feel so well today. Hope your day turns out better. These are for you. Happy Valentine's Day. -Mulder."

"Scully you idiot!" she said to herself. She had forgotten that it was Valentine's Day! He was late because he was getting her a present. She hated herself even more now.

She grabbed her coat, the flowers and the candy and walked out of the room. She completely ignored Skinner when he met her in the elevator and she walked out to her car.

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By 6:30pm she hadn't found him. He wasn't at his apartment or anywhere else she checked. By now the flowers were wilted and she was exhausted. She finally decided to go home.

She unlocked the door and dropped her stuff on the table as she flicked the light on. Then she screamed and nearly had her gun out as she saw someone sitting on her coach.

"Scully?" Mulder said as he awoke.

Scully looked at him surprised, "Mulder what are you doing here? I've been looking for you everywhere!"

"Really by the way you acted this morning I would have sworn you wouldn't care if I left forever!" he said with a tiny hint of sarcasm.

"Mulder I'm sorry." She said as she looked around, there were Valentine's decorations. "Mulder did you do all this?"

"Yeah," he said laughing "I was going to surprise you but I fell asleep. I didn't sleep well last night. I left a bunch of messages on your cell phone to tell you you could forget about the autopsy."

Scully took out her cell phone and it read "Four missed calls." "Oh, I had my cell phone off. I'm sorry, but why did you want me to forget it?"

He stood up and walked towards her "Did you forget what day it is?"

She smiled with her usual playful smile, "I guess I just needed a reminder."

He smiled as he looked into her eyes. Scully shifted nervously, what was he doing so close to her? He touched her face softly, "Now there's the smile that I was looking for this morning."

Scully's heart beat quickened, he was acting so strange. "Mulder what-"

"Shhhh." He said quietly, "I guess cupid's hit me bad."

"Mulder don't-we should-"

But he didn't stop. As he got closer and closer she could resist less and less. As he touched his lips to hers she wrapped her arms around him. Kissing him felt so right. It was like she was drinking his sweet taste. Finally getting what she had dared to want. He ran his fingers through her fiery orange hair.

For a long while Scully just stood in his arms with her eyes closed. She didn't want to wake up and find that it was all a dream. But when she finally did open them she looked into his eyes, he was still there. "I wilted the flowers." She said sadly.

Mulder laughed joyfully, he didn't care.