The game still hadn't started yet, but Scully and Mulder we're past 'finding the reason'. Mulder had bought four hotdogs, a bag of popcorn, a bag of cotton candy, two beers, a box of cracker jacks, and a soda. Scully was amazed he was able to carry it all back to their seats.
"Mulder! Are you crazy? There's no way we can eat all this!" Scully shook her head as he started handing off different items to her.
"Oh yes we can." By Scully's second hotdog she felt full, but Mulder made her eat more. They shared the bag of cotton candy, and thankfully they ate it slow.
By now the game had begun, and they were in their first inning. Scully opened the box of cracker jacks and both of them snacked. Mulder reached into the box and pulled out the small package. "Well, you beat me to it… what'd you get?" Scully smiled trying to see as he hid it from her. He opened the small package with his back to her, smiling as she tried to get him to show her. He smiled as he dropped the cheesy necklace out from the bag and into his palm. Scully was still trying to see what he had.
"Ok, ok, ok!" Mulder turned around to face her, slowly, "close your eyes."
"No," Scully answered right away.
"Come on! Close them…" he asked nicely and Scully reluctantly shut her eyes. She took in a restricted breath as she felt the warmth from his body embellish her. She kept her eyes shut though. Mulder had reached around her neck, pulling her close so he could see what he was doing, and latched the necklace. He pulled away and straightened the front of the necklace on her chest, "open up." Scully opened her eyes as Mulder sat back, and she lifted the necklace in her palm. It was a plastic circle with a clear top, and a tiny toy baseball inside. She smiled and let it rest back on her chest, "I like it."
Mulder was glad to see Scully so relaxed. He could tell she was enjoying herself, even if she didn't want to admit it. But as he focused his attention back to the game, a ref made a bad call.
"Awe come on! He was safe!" Scully shouted loudly toward the ref. Mulder turned to her with a smile starting to form again. She watched the score board intently and let out a frustrating sigh when the new score was posted. She finally realized Mulder was staring at her and she threw a handful of popcorn at him, "He was safe!"
The game was going quicker then she thought it would, quicker then she wanted it to. It was already the third inning and the game was just getting interesting.
There were breaks in this inning and Scully watched the videos they showed on the screen gleefully. She laughed as they showed couples on the TV kissing. Mulder watched her, he couldn't take his eyes off of her.
Scully let out an even louder laugh this time, "look!" Scully smiled. Mulder slowly looked up at the screen, there he was, shown on the big screen sitting next to Scully. He felt warm all of a sudden, and slowly turned to face Scully, afraid to see her reaction. But a smile started to break from his lips, Scully was leaning in toward him, pointing at her cheek. Mulder tilted toward her and kissed her lightly on the cheek. Scully let out another one of her great laughs.
She continued to watch the screen as it moved onto other people, "this is so fun, Mulder!" Scully watched as the camera went back to the game. She finally turned to see what he was doing and was surmised to see he was staring at her again. She turned more and faced him better, a frown forming on her face.
"Mulder?"
He didn't say a thing he simply looked in her eyes, his feelings weren't so simple though. She frowned more as he began to come closer. He placed one of his hands on her knee and with the other hand he lightly touched her cheek. Scully felt herself moving, not away but closer. She couldn't stop although she wanted to, or thought she wanted to. Everything was happening at once. She didn't know what to think, she didn't have time to think.
Mulder's lips finally came into contact with hers. It didn't take long for the kiss to evolve. She slid her tongue inside his mouth and he pulled himself closer to her. Fireworks were booming the whole time. Scully took her tongue back and Mulder sucked on her bottom lip now. He didn't want to let her go, he wanted to wrap his arms around her and hold her tighter. She wanted the same. He tried to get closer, but because of the arm rest on the seat, he couldn't get as close as he wanted. If only he had been cheep enough to get bench seats.
Scully tried not to, but let out a little moan. Luckily the people that were sitting directly behind them had gone to get food. Scully wrapped her arms around Mulder's neck as best as she could from her angle and he wrapped his arms around her back. He tilted his head somewhat to feel the full effect of her kiss, and she did the same.
It wasn't just a kiss, mind you, it was much more then that. It was the bringing together of two people who had bottled up so much. And in those minimal minutes they had shared something so deep, it was almost frightening. It was a feeling Scully always knew was there, but didn't know how to express it. It was a feeling Mulder knew he had, but didn't know if she shared the same. It was a moment that nothing could ruin, not even the baseball that came flying at Mulder's head.
The paramedics rushed to Mulder, who had been knocked out. Scully immediately felt for a pulse and made sure he was alright, but she could only do so much in a baseball stand. Mulder opened his eyes a few times, always repeating her name, she assured him he'd be fine. They rushed him to the hospital, wanting to make sure he didn't have any serious injuries, and Scully sat in the waiting room as the doctor looked him over.
Scully had sat next to a woman who was waiting for her brother to come out of leg surgery. The two had got talking but Scully wasn't going to explain how Mulder got hurt, and what they could have done to prevent what had happened. She told the woman she was going to the bathroom, and on her way back she grew wide-eyed. The video cameras had caught her and Mulder kissing just as much as him getting hit in the head. Scully hit her head with her hand in shame, there was no doubt about it—someone who knew the two of them would see that… Scully decided to sit out in the hall.
TBC