Scully tied her sarong around her and looked up when a black shadow came over her. She stared in surprise, she had never seen eyes so blue in her entire life.The man looked down at her and she was speechless. He was about 6ft tall with amazing eyes.The man smiled and Scully thought she was in love.Mulder noticed the way that his partner and the strnage man were looking at each other and he didnt like it very much.

"Hi, i'm Michael." he told Scully, he finally looked at Mulder.

"I'm Dana and this is...my brother Fox."

Mulder raised his eyebrows in disbelief, he couldnt believe she had just said that.Scully looked up and Mulder and stared at him, he wasnt going to correct her on her mistake but he would be having words with her later when Michael wasnt around to listen.

"Your brother huh?" he looked unconvinced. "I thought you guys were on honeymoon."

Scully smiled sarcastically.

"No...we are on a little vacation."

"Together?" he asked frowning.

Mulder smiled, he wondered how Scully would get out of this one.

"He's a schizophrenic, so he cant go anywhere by himself. Incase he snaps, he gets very violent."

Michael looked Mulder over and narrowed his eyes slightly. Mulder smiled and Michael smiled back.

"I am stood right here." Mulder said to Scully.

"Hmm...anyway i gotta run. Maybe i'll see you around." he said to Scully.

She smiled and they watched as Michael left. Mulder stared at Scully with his eyebrows raised; he was waiting for an explanation but all he got was a cute little smile from her.

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17:09pm.

Scully had decided to go for a walk along the beach alobe, she was a little tired of Mulder always being under her feet and wanting to do something. They had already checked out some of the stores and restaurants near their holiday house, they werent very interesting but they would do. Scully savoured the feel of the warm sand on her bare feet, she loved the feel of the warm water lapping at her ankles and she loved the feel of the warm sun rays on her bare skin. Scully felt that someone was following her and she turned around quickly, a few feet behind her was Michael.

"Hey." he said smiling. "How ya doing?"

Scully sighed and then smiled.

"I'm good, you?"

Michael nodded and looked her over, he had checked her out like 3 times this morning and she hadnt even noticed.

"Where's your brother?"

Scully smiled, the thought of Mulder being her brother was just absurd but it made her smile.

"He's not here." she said smiling. "I decided to have some time without him."

Michael nodded and looked into her blue eyes, she loved all the attention he was paying her.

"Can i escort you along the beach?"

Scully nodded.

" So how long is your vacation?" he asked.

" Just two weeks. We arrived early this morning."

Michael smiled, that gave him 14 days to win her over but he doubted it would take that long considering she was smitten with him already, or so he thought anyway.

" I kinda live here, 6months i spend working out here and 6months back in america."

Scully raised her eyebrows, to her that sounded a little dodgy.

"What do you do?"

"Just work from home, its not very interesting." he shrugged.

Scully narrowed her eyes, she didnt like the sound of that. He sounded like a drug dealer or something, she would have Mulder check him out for her.

"What about you?" he asked.

Scully couldnt tell him she worked for the FBI.

"I'm a medical doctor." she said, it wasnt exactly a lie but it wasnt the truth either.

"Sounds like fun." he said. "Do you chop up dead people?"

Scully raised her eyebrows.

"Yeah, i suppose." she said with a shrug.

The silence fell upon them and no one spoke for like ten minutes.

"Can i take you out tonight?" Michael asked.

Scully smiled, it was a little unexpected but she liked him.

"Erm...sure."

Michael smiled, phase one was under one; he thought to himself.

"Cool." he glanced at his watch. "I'll pick you up at half seven, is that ok?"

Scully nodded, she might just make it.

"Ok then, i'll see you soon."

They smiled at each and Michael walked off, leaving her alone and wondering why she had just accepted this stangers offer.

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Scully had just managed to find something to wear and to get ready in time before Michael came to pick her up. She came downstairs with five minutes to spare, Mulder looked up from reading the paper and raised his eyebrows. Scully was so nervous, she had never been this nervous in her entire life.

"You look good." Mulder mumbled, he thought she looked stunning but he couldnt exactly say that.

She was wearing a black dress and had her hair sligtly curled, she wore diamond earrings and a necklace to match.

"Just good?" she teased.

Mulder went back to reading his paper, he couldnt sit here and stare at her all night.

"Wonderful." he mumbled.

Scully smiled and kept fiddeling with her hair, Mulder could see her out of the corner of his eye. He got up and left the paper on the sofa, he went over to her and held her shoulders gently. They looked deeply into each others eyes.

"You look fine, leave your hair alone." he told her. "And just be careful tonight."

Scully nodded, she knew Mulder would look after her.

"I will be careful." she said softly.

Mulder nodded and ler her go, he loved her so much but he wasnt going to tell her. He stepped back and admired her one last time, he gave her a nod of approval. She rolled her eyes and jumped when someone knocked on the door. Mulder smiled and opened the door, he looked at Michael who was wearing casual but smart clothes.

"Hey." Michael said.

Mulder moved out of the way and let Michael inside, he whistled when he saw Scully. Mulder frowned, that wasnt the way to appreciate a fine looking woman.

"You look great, are you ready to go?"

Scully nodded and followed Michael out of the house and towards his expensive looking car.

"You look after her." Mulder said to Michael who just smiled and held the car door open for Scully.

Mulder shook his head in disapproval, he wasnt over keen on Michael but this was Scully's life after all.

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