Part 5
Taking a swig of the forgotten O.J. from the cup in my hand, I sat down at the table, grin still intact. Gee, someone would think I was the one who got laid this afternoon and not my baby sister.
Ten minutes after I busted my sister in post-coital bliss with her co-worker, the pair of them entered the kitchen. I lifted the cup to my mouth to hide the grin that threatened to spill to my lips. I feel like toying with my sister and her partner. This payback is long overdue - when Mary and me first became intimate Dana busted us - so it seems the cosmos has decided that revenge is going to be had. I remember how Dana quizzed us both about our relationship then promised to keep it secret from Mom and the Captain.
Anyway, both of them sat down at the kitchen table side by side.
Dana was dressed casually; a pair of faded jeans that
had worn around the front pockets and a white dress shirt
that was far too big on her.
Evident by the sleeves rolled up a few times then
pushed up to her elbows and the front tied around her abdomen,
I guessed it must be one of Mulder's shirts.
Mulder was wearing a pair of faded jeans and a grey tee shirt.
Both were barefoot and obviously very comfortable with one another.
I waited a few moments before speaking to see if either of them
where going to tell me what was going on.
Of course I should of guessed that with these two being seasoned investigators
they wouldn't tell me a thing unless I grilled them,
and even then it would be like getting blood out of a stone
and they will only tell me as much as they thing I need to know.
I broke the silence looking at them as none threatening as possible I started out
"So . . "
Dana was still blushing and made an effect to make it look as
though she was looking at me but not at Me but some unseen spot
on the kitchen wall behind my head.
Mulder at least had the decency to look embarrest
and stared at the table in front of him both his and Dana's hands
folded in front of them.
"Is either of you going to tell me what I walked in on or is it something your not going to tell me?" Both of them looked at each other for a few moments and to me it looked as though they were having an entire confessetion with one look. Both turned back to me faces blank and neither willing to speak to me guess I'm going to have to bring out the big guns, something I was not hoping to use so early in the game, "I guess I'll go phone Mom she if she'll tell me what's going on with you two."
Just as I uttered those words Dana snapped out of her trance like state and jumped up from the table almost causing the chair she had been sat in topple over and said "No don't Mom doesn't know or at least we don't think she does, Charlie, Mulder and I are . . ." Dana paused as if unsure how to explain how come her Partner of seven years was just boffing her brains out so I thought I'd give her a little push "You and Mulder are what? Lovers? fuck buddies? a couple?"
Mulder cleared his throat and spoke for the first time to me
since this all began when I busted them,
"No . . . Scully and I are married. . . we . . .er
we got married on New Years Day . . . we haven't told anyone that we're . . ."
he broke off I finished for him "Married"
"Yeah" Mulder replied. I think if it wasn't for the fact that
I was already sitting down I would of fallen on my arse.
I whistled and said
"Boy you two sure know how to surprise a guy don't you" I chuckled.
Neither of them spoke again I then realised,
I hadn't seen either of them wearing a wedding band.
But I had noticed Dana wearing a second chain with
her cross very much like the one that Mom gave to Missy,
then to me last Christmas much to Bill's disapproval,
seeing that I'm no longer a devote catholic nor have I
been to church since Missy's funereal. I gave the cross to
Mary to wear seeing as she goes to church every week with the boys.
It was like passing on a piece of faith to my wife,
I know Missy hadn't worn the cross since she was 16 and became
a new age spitatalist and replaced her cross for a crystal,
that Mom gave to Dana just after the funereal.
But what is amazing is that despite not being catholic,
Missy has kept the cross all these years taking it where every she went.
Missy had said it was a reminder of Mom and Dana her connection to them,
but I knew Missy's connection to Dana was more than the cross
remembering the tail of how when Melissa was 3 and helped Mom greet Dana
into the world when Mom went into labour at home the Ambulance arrived
5 minutes after Dana had been born, both Dad and Bill
had gone to the store before Mom had gone into labour,
That's Dana for you always quick to arrive and full of surprises.
"So if you two are married how come neither of you are wearing rings"
I questioned ,Dana than pulled the chain that was tucked in her shirt
and at the end of it where they normally would be a talisman where two rings
- one small thin gold band and a sizable larger thin gold band.
Dana then said,
"We don't wear our rings often due to work, our marriage isn't something
we want to advertise. As it is we're holding onto our jobs
by the skin of our teeth at the moment, our boss Skinner knows . . .
he came over about two months ago as he couldn't reach either of us by phone,
and had already been to Mulder's apartment to find he wasn't there.
It was kind of evident what had been going on here to he told us to
keep quite about the marriage, to not flaunt it and that when, not if
we get found out to say that he has known about the marriage the whole time.
Other wise it will look bad for us if it looks like we tried to keep it from him too"
"Jesus Dana why haven't you at least told Mom about this? She is going to be
pissed off that you kept this from her as it is both of you are going to be in
the doghouse Mom loves you both and considers Mulder to be one of her sons"
"She does?" Mulder questioned to which I nodded in affirmation.
End of Part 5