Friday 11:27 pm
"So Michael, do your parents leave you and Maya home alone a lot?" Scully asked trying to get what little information she could from him.
"No not a lot, once or twice a month. May I see your badge just to make sure you are who you say you are."
"Of course you can." She handed her badge over to Michael and smiled as he eyed it carefully.
"This says that you're a doctor, does that mean that I should call you Dr. Scully?"
"Actually you can still call me Ms. Dana if you like your sister has become accustom to it already."
"So, is that guy Agent Mulder really your boyfriend or just your partner?"
"Let me let you in on a little secret, he wants to be more than just my partner, but don't tell your sister that. I think she might have a little crush on him." Scully hinted with a grin.
After her little discussion with Mike, Scully began searching the house for clues. She began in the garage and slowly made her way around to the backyard. A half empty container of anti-freeze was sticking out of the trash cans. A pair of foot prints leading into a different direction to which she and Mulder had come earlier, lead toward the picket fence.
Just when she was about to look over the side of the fence her cell phone rang.
"Scully."
"Hey, Scully its me Mulder."
Who else would it be, she thought to herself.
"The vet said that Rover here would be fine in a day or so, beomg that we don't know who the owner is and the kennel is full, I suggested to the vet, to let us take the dog home with us. He agreed after about 2 seconds. I figured you or I could take the dog home tomorrow after picking him up."
"Mulder, I..I don't know, I have this sneaky feeling that I'd be left with the dog for the entire weekend and god knows how long after that."
"No, Scully I was hoping that you would let me keep him, I know how much you like to take your baths on the weekends. I wouldn't want Rover to interfer with that….Scully? Scully? Are you there?"
"Mulder?"
"Yes, Scully"
"Shut up."
"Okay, but what do you say?"
"How about this, after we leave here, why don't you take me back to my apartment, I'll pick up some clothes and spend the rest of the weekend at your apartment, I think you'd need some help with taking care of something other then yourself."
" Sound good to me Scully. I'll see you in a bit."
"Mulder don't take all night its late and I think the parents just pulled up in the driveway." A click was all that Mulder heard as Scully hung up.
As Mulder put his phone back into his jacket pocket, it occurred to him that he just agreed that Scully would spend the weekend, away from work, at his apartment, where would she sleep? Better yet what would she sleep in. Doing a little dance Mulder hoped into the front seat. Glancing over to Scully's side of the car, Mulder notice the little pad that she was doodling on during the stake out. After flipping through the first 2 or 3 pages. He came upon a poem written in Scully's handwriting.
As to exist differently would matter
The strings that bind two minds together
Runs deeper than the physicality of it all
To trust with one's whole soul,
is to lead with one's whole heart
To believe would mean giving up a piece of me
But what in return stall adorn upon the soul of you?
Placing the pad into the glove compartment, Mulder put the car in drive and drove off to get Scully.
Scully made her way to the front of the house.
"Hey, who the hell are you and why are you stalking around our house? Sara get in the house quick and call the cops!!"
"Hold on sir, just wait a minute, I am Special Agent Dana Scully, I work for the F. B. I." Scully started before he cut her off.
"What's so special about you? I don't care who you are, what gives you the right to stalk around someone's home. Don't you people give us an privacy? Is there anything you government folks don't leave alone? My kids are in there, you could have scared them half to death." He stated growing angrier with every word.
Not another anti-government fanatic, Scully thought to herself.
"Sir, if you would just let me explain, my partner and I were on a stake out investigating the possible napping and slaying of some area dogs. I'm sure you've heard of it. It was then that I spotted someone in your backyard. I don't know who it was, but I did check on your children and I assure you they are fine."
"My kids? You were in my house? Who do you think you are? I want to speak to your superiors, I want your badge number. I'm going to report this to the right authorities and see to it that you and your "partner" lose your jobs."
Sir, I am going to ask you to calm down one last time. There was a dog found practically dead in your back yard, now I have to ask you some questions. You can either answer the questions here or I can take you in for questioning. Trying to kill an animal is a federal offence. If I find that you had any part in the harm of that animal I will personally arrest you and hull you downtown so fast your cufflink will sparkle. Do I make myself clear." Scully finished with the stern look of a women royay pissed off.
"I guess I have no other choice. You can come inside, this is against my better judgment however."
"I'll make sure to make that remake in my report. Scully retorted.
About a half an hour later
"We'll Mr. Campbell I hope that we can settle all of this confusion, so that my partner and I can get back to solving this crime." Mulder said while standing up.
"I believe that is what we all want."
"Oh yea, Agent Scully, sorry for the confusion earlier. Its not everyday that you come home to find an F.B.I. Agent in your backyard."
"That is alright, can you tell Maya good bye for me."
"I'll do that first thing in the morning." Mrs. Campbell smiled.
"I hope you find whomever that it is that your looking for, goodnight."
Minutes later Mulder and Scully were on there way to Scully's apartment.
"They seem like a pleasant family" Mulder spoke as Scully looked around for her note pad.
"Ah, Scully? Are you looking for your note pad. I put it here in the glove compartment." Reaching over Scully took the note pad from out of the glove compartment and flipped though it quickly to a blank page and started to write.
"If your wondering, I didn't read anything in it."
Closing the pad and placing it into her coat pocket Scully turned to Mulder, "You must have Mulder, because I did not say anything about you reading it."
"I'm sorry Scully, your always writing and I just wanted to see exactly what it is that you are always writing. I'm sorry if I imposed on your personal space. .. It's really good Scully, I didn't know you could write like that."
"Mulder there are a lot of things about me that you don't know."
"Yes, but there is a lot about you that I do know." Mulder added with a crocked smile.
TBC…..