CHAPTER TWO

Author's Note: I'm so sorry for the lack of updates recently. I've been very busy, working, studying and on top of that, I'm in the middle of two other fics that needed to be written. So, here is another chapter and it won't be too long for the next one. I appreciate constructive reviews! Oh and this chapter has been revised slightly.

AD Walter Skinner looked up as a red-head poked her head into the room, " Excuse me, but I need a moment of your time."

Skinner closed the X-File he was looking at, " You're late Agent Scully. I went down to your office but neither you or Agent Mulder weren't there."

" I can explain sir," Scully said and stepped inside. Mulder followed behind along with a very familiar face-someone he's been expecting this morning but failed to show.

" Hello Walter," Hannah beamed. Even though he wasn't the hugging type and didn't want to hug her with his two agents around, she hugged him anyway.

" Where've you been? I was waiting for you." Skinner replied.

" I was on my way to meet you, but Dana and I got stuck in the elevator this morning. It broke down."

" It should have only taken a few minutes to get the you out." Skinner reminded them.

" And it did-only Hannah had fainted and was taken to hospital." Scully added.

" Oh. That still doesn't explain Mulder's absence."

" Scully called me and asked for a lift back." Mulder spoke up.

" Anyway, Walter, do you want to have lunch and catch up?"

" I would, but I need to speak to these two about a case."

" How about dinner then?" Hannah pressed, " I'm not going to take no for an answer. We haven't seen each other in three years."

" We kept in touch-we sent emails and wrote letters."

" I know but its not the same is it?"

" Pardon my nosiness, but how do you know each other?" Mulder asked curiously.

" We went to the same college. She was a sophomore and I was a senior." Skinner recalled. There was much more to it than that, but he wasn't about to share.

Hannah and Skinner made dinner plans, then Hannah turned to Scully, " It was nice meeting you Dana."

" Likewise." Scully said and Hannah left the office. Skinner sat down behind his desk and started briefing the agents on the new assignment.

The following afternoon, Hannah glanced down at the slip of paper as she walked down the stirs. After yesterday, there wasn't a chance in hell she'd use the elevator again. She had nightmares about it all night.

She found herself standing in the basement and thought, wow. It really IS in the basement. She stood in front of the door with a sign that read FOX MULDER and knocked.

Hannah heard a voice saying, " It's open." And she stepped inside.

Fox Mulder was sitting at his desk, flipping through the newspaper. Behind him was a poster of a UFO with the words I WANT TO BELIEVE above it.

" Oh, hi. I thought you'd be Scully coming back with our lunch." Agent Mulder greeted her, " What brings you here?"

" I was looking for your partner." Hannah replied, " I guess I'll come back later."

" She shouldn't be long. You can wait," Mulder offered, " Take a seat."

Hannah was about to, when (as if on cue) the door opened and Agent Scully entered the office, carrying two bags of deli sandwiches. She looked surprised to see their visitor.

" Hello." Scully said, handing Mulder his lunch, " How are you?"

" I'm fine. I came here to see you." Hannah said, standing up, " I can't remember if I'd thanked you for looking after me yesterday. So in this case, I'd like to shout you lunch."

" There's no need for that," Scully protested, " You were a visitor to the building and I felt kind of responsible for what happened."

" It wasn't your fault the elevator broke down," Mulder reminded his partner,
" It's been doing it a lot lately."

" But she still didn't have to hang around." Hannah turned back to the red-head, " So, what do you say?"

It was hard to say no to the woman. Scully agreed and the two of them made arrangements.

" How did you find us anyway?" Mulder asked her curiously.

" Walter told me where to find you." Hannah said, " I have to go, I'll see you at lunch Dana."

Hannah left the office and headed for home when her cell phone rang, startling her. She answered it, " Hello?"

There was a long pause. She could hear someone breathing, " Hello?" she tried again.

" You may feel safe now, but it wont last long,"

" Who is this?" she demanded.

" You'll find out soon enough." There was a click and a dial tone. Shocked, Hannah put her phone back into her bag. She wondered how this person got her cell phone number. She dismissed the thought out of her mind and continued on her way.

Scully waited patiently for Hannah to arrive. They had agreed to meet at a little café down the street from the FBI building.

1 pm came and went. It wasn't until 1.15 when Hannah finally showed up.

" Sorry I'm late," Hannah greeted her, looking flustered and out of breath,

" There was a long line at the bank." She sat down opposite to Scully, " I tried to call you to tell you I'd be late but the battery was dead."

They ordered some lunch and Scully asked her what she did for a living.

" I'm a freelancer for the Washington Post," Hannah replied vaguely then changed the subject. She asked Scully what she liked doing when she was not working. The two women found a lot to talk about.

After their lunch break, they walked back to their cars. Hannah waved goodbye, climbed into her car and drove off. Scully got into her own car and thought about Hannah. That's when she realised even though they talked a lot, she still barely knew Hannah at all.