CHAPTER FOUR

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AD Walter Skinner was having dinner with Hannah. They were in a small restaurant. The ambient was good, the food was excellent but Hannah's mind was somewhere else. Skinner had known Hannah for a long time and never knew her to be so spacey.

Dessert arrived and Skinner still wasn't having much luck.

" Hannah, is something wrong?" he asked, becoming frustrated.

Hannah picked at her cake, " I'm sorry, I haven't been much company tonight."

Skinner nodded in agreement, " If something is wrong, you must tell me. You used to tell me everything."

" Well, it's rather…embarrassing. And I don't think I'm ready to tell anyone yet."

" Try me," Skinner offered.

" No, I cant. Not yet." Hannah paused, " Do you mind if we paid the bill now? There's someone I have to see."

Skinner finished the rest of his desert and the bill was paid. Hannah said a quick goodnight and apologised again for her behaviour.

Scully was sitting in front of the TV, eating dinner when the doorbell rang. She went to answer it, expecting to see Mulder.

" Hi Dana." Hannah smiled at her.

" Hi," Scully answered, very surprised to see her, " I thought you were having dinner with Skinner. I mean, AD Skinner."

" I was. I didn't make a very good dinner companion." Hannah confessed as Scully let her in, " There's been something on my mind all evening."

They went into the living room. " Oh, sorry I interrupted your dinner."

" I was finished." Scully picked up her plate and carried it into the kitchen. Hannah waited until she rejoined her.

" Sit down, I need to talk to you about something." Hannah said.

" What is it? You sound really serious." Scully looked worried.

" It's nothing serious." Hannah replied quickly. She reached out to take one of her hands, but decided against it. There was no need to scare her just yet.

Hannah licked her lips as they had suddenly gone dry.

" Hannah?" Dana pressed, " What's going on?"

" There's no easy way of putting it, so I'm just going to say it."

Scully stared at her, " You are starting to scare me."

" I think I'm attracted to you Dana."

Scully stared at her, her blue eyes blinking in surprise. She was speechless.

" Uh-" was all poor Scully could manage, then fell silent.