"Well Mulder I do have to say, I had a good time," Scully smiled as the two stood outside the restaurant where they had just ate. Mulder smiled back, "why don't you come back to my place?" After Scully took in a deep breath, having trouble keeping her smile away, she spoke up, "Why don't we go to my place. I'm just going to go use the restroom, and then we can go." Mulder nodded as he watched her venture back into Fu Wong's.
"Mulder!... Mulder!" the genie tapped Mulder's shoulder roughly.
"What! What!" he turned around annoyed. "Mulder you can't take her home with you, you can't!"
Mulder smiled again, "And why not? Am I hinting a bit of jealousy?" The genie frowned, "What? No! You don't understand…"
"No. You don't understand. Scully means… a lot to me. I would never go through all of this if she wasn't under a spell. See my plan is just when she begins to really want me, I'll ask you to end the wish," Mulder told her. The genie was about to object again when Scully came back.
"Shall we go?" Mulder asked holding out his arm for her. She wrapped hers around his and nodded.
They arrived at Scully's apartment half an hour later, due to traffic. Mulder opened the door for her, and she sat comfortably on her couch. Mulder watched her as she slipped off her heeled shoes and lay out on the couch. He smiled a bit as he walked over to her. He kneeled on the ground facing her, and she sat up a little. She lightly placed her hands on his tie as she talked to him softly, "you know Mulder, I've always had a…" she paused, pulling him closer by his tie, "thing for you." Mulder took in a deep breath as she started to lean in slowly. Before she reached him he got the strength to pull away, Scully catching herself as he got up.
"What's wrong?" Scully asked. Mulder grew wide eyed, "I- I- I- I'm going to go use the bathroom…" he told her as he walked off abruptly.
The bathroom gave off a definite Scully vibe, very feminine. Actually more feminine then he expected. He always treated Scully like one of the guys, it wasn't until the end of the day he'd notice her features.
He washed his face off in front of the bathroom mirror and tried to calm himself. This wasn't suppose to happen, it wasn't going as he planned. Why did it feel so good to be so close to her, why was he wanting her so much? He hadn't felt that way about anyone… ever. When he looked back at himself in the mirror he was startled. The genie stood behind him.
"Take it off! Take this wish away!" Mulder demanded, not knowing how to react to his feelings. The genie shook her head in dismay.
"What! What's wrong!" Mulder shouted. The genie sat down on the covered toilet seat, and crossed her legs. "Well?" Mulder whispered now, remembering Scully was just in the other room. The genie finally spoke up, "I've been trying to tell you all this time."
"Tell me what!" The genie let out an annoyed sigh, "When you wished for Scully to fall in love with you, I thought I had granted it. But once she came in I realize I hadn't…" Mulder waited a second, to think things through, "you mean, everything I said, everything she did, it was on her own will, no magic?" Mulder's eyes grew large as the genie spoke, "no magic." Mulder began hyperventilating and the genie stood concerned, "What's your problem? Isn't this a good thing? Now you know she feels the same about you," the genie suggested. Mulder frowned, "No! This is bad! I mean I've always cared for Scully, I've always lov—but now, now this changes everything!" Mulder leaned against the sink to think some more.
to be continued...