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Chapter 4

It was a little after midnight when Oscar decided to spice things up a little bit. He liked talking to the girls, but he wanted some private time with Ellen so he asked her to dance. When they headed over to the dance floor, William looked over at Dana.

'Do you want to dance too?' he asked her. 'Sure,' she said and she took his hand. While they were headed over to the dance floor the music changed. Before it had been kinda upbeat, but now it changed to a slower beat. Dana had butterflies in her stomach. During the time they had been talking over drinks, she had found William to be very interesting and extremely easy on the eyes. He was funny and charming and was a good conversationalist. He listened to what she had to say and asked questions and made her think of the answers she was giving. He was definitely the kind of guy she could fall in love with. And now she was going to be dancing with him, slow dancing...

Once on the dance floor William took her in his arms and pulled her close to him. 'Is this okay?' he asked and she nodded shyly. While they were swaying to the music it felt so nice to be close to him. Her body was close to his, but not to close. But she could still feel and sense that he worked out a lot, he seemed to be hiding a great body underneath his clothes.

It felt so nice to hold her in his arms, and talking to her earlier in the evening had led him to believe that she wasn't just a pretty face, but had a fully functioning brain as well. He could see her going to Med School and becoming a doctor one day in the future. And she would be a good one too.

'There is something you have to know,' William started after a couple of dances, 'my name isn't William. Well not really anyway...' He looked down in her face and saw confusion there. 'My name is Fox William Mulder, but I hate my first name, that's why I asked Oscar to call me William today. But somehow it feels wrong to have you call me William. I would like you to know my real name, somehow it feels wrong lying to you even if we probably never see each other again.' The look on his face when he said that was one of sorrow and regret. 'I'm sorry.'

By the way he said it Dana couldn't quite decide if he was sorry for lying about his name, or because he was sorry that he wasn't going to see her again. Rationally she knew it had been the first, but she hoped it was the latter. 'I can understand not like being called Fox, you must have been teased about that a lot when you were younger.' It wasn't a question, but a statement. 'So how should I call you then if Fox is out of the question?'

'You know what, somehow I don't mind you calling me Fox,' he answered, and it was true. He liked the way she said it, how the name sounded coming from her perfect lips. 'Oscar and everybody else calls me Mulder, you could call me that as well if you want to.'

'No, I think I'll call you Fox, the name seems to suit you, and I like that it is a name only I can use,' she shyly answered, blushing furiously.

'You're cute when you blush, you know?'

She looked up at him and all she could do was stare into his hazel eyes. They were mesmerizing, she couldn't look away even if she wanted to and he didn't seem to want to look away either.

'Could we go outside for a minute, I think I would like to get some fresh air.' He nodded and she stepped out of his arms en went over to where Ellen and Oscar were dancing and tapped Ellen on the shoulder. 'We're going out for a minute, please don't leave without telling me,' Dana said to her friend. Ellen nodded 'we'll be right here when you get back, I promise. And don't do anything I wouldn't do,' she said with a wink. Well since there wasn't a lot that Ellen wouldn't do, that left a whole lot of things they could be doing...

Once outside Fox led her over to a bench overlooking the Thames. It was a lot quieter here than inside the pub. The night was lovely, the sky was clear and the moon was almost full. Even the stars seemed to be shining more brightly than ever before.

'So...' Fox started, 'one thing we haven't talked about is when you girls are going back to the States.' It was a subject Dana really didn't want to discuss, but she answered him anyway. 'We fly back on Sunday evening,' she said with a hint of regret in her voice. 'Our flight leaves at nine, so we still have the day to spend here. Even though part of it will be packing up and spending on going to Heathrow and waiting for our flight to leave. I think we'll have to be there 3 hours prior to leaving, so we'll probably take the train from Paddington Station around 4 o'clock to make sure we're on time.'

'But you'll still have all day tomorrow to go sightseeing, right?' 'Yes, we haven't made plans yet, but we did decide to stay in the city and not go to the sights outside like Bath or Stonehenge or something. There is enough in London to see. When are you two going back to Oxford?' 'We just got here and staying for the week. Do you think you two would like some company tomorrow in your exploits?' Fox looked at her hoping she would say yes. He didn't want to say goodbye yet. He wanted to know more about her. Ever since they joined them for a drink, all he could thing about was getting to know this wonderful creature better. He hoped she would feel the same.

'I would love to have your company and somehow I don't think Ellen would mind if you and Oscar would join us tomorrow. She seemed to like his company tonight. And he seemed to like her as well.' The look she gave him was questioning. 'Don't worry, he won't do anything she doesn't want to,' he interpreted the look she was giving him. 'But shouldn't you be more worried about my intentions than his?' he asked with a smile on his face.

'No, somehow I trust you. It's weird, I never felt that way this soon after meeting someone, but I know I can trust you. You wouldn't hurt anyone and certainly not a strange girl in a strange country.' He felt extremely flattered by her words and even blushed a little at them. They sat in silence for a little while. It was a comfortable silence, they were just enjoying being together and the beautiful scenery. In the distance they could see the Tower and the Tower Bridge.

'You know,' Fox started after a couple of minutes, 'somehow I feel like I already know you, even after spending only this little time with you. But I sure would like to know more about you. I think we can all have a lot of fun tomorrow sightseeing.' Dana looked up to him and smiled 'I think so too. And I feel like I know you too. But we hardly know each other. I don't even know how old you are.' 'I'm 19, I'll be 20 in October.' 'I'm 17, my birthday is in February.' 'Why did your parents let you come to Europe? Isn't 17 a bit young?' 'Yeah, maybe. But I graduated with honors, and I'm a good girl, never got into trouble. My parents trust me, and this was what I wanted so they gave it to me. I'm the perfect Catholic daughter. You know the type, always home on time, doesn't drink or smoke. Doesn't have boyfriends her father doesn't approve of. Complete opposite of my older sister. The know they can trust me, know that I wouldn't do anything stupid. I think Ellen was only allowed to come because I was going too. Making sure she wouldn't get in too much trouble.' she smirked. 'And did you succeed?' 'Well as far as I know I have. I'm not sure I can stop her if she wants to do anything I don't approve of, but it is her life.'

Dana looked at the moon and then looked at her watch. 'Oh my God, it's 2 o'clock already. I'm pretty sure the Underground isn't operating anymore...' 'Don't worry. Oscar and me will make sure you will get to your hotel safely. Do you want to leave?' There was an uncertainty in his voice. 'No, not really, but if we want to enjoy tomorrow, I think maybe we should. We should get some sleep...' 'You're right. Why don't you wait out here, and I'll get Ellen and Oscar and we take a taxi to your hotel and make sure you arrive safely.' She nodded and with that Fox went inside. He came back a couple of minutes later with Ellen and Oscar in tow. The four of them headed over to the street and after a few minutes were able to hail a taxi.

In the taxi they discussed meeting up in a couple of hours. As predicted neither Ellen nor Oscar were against the idea of spending the day together. When they arrived at the hostel the foursome got out, after telling the cab driver to wait for the men to return. Ellen and Oscar walked away a little for a little bit of privacy and said quit a passionate goodbye. Blushing Dana looked up to Fox, she really had to look up, the height difference was quit big she suddenly noticed. Fox bent down and gave her a short and sweet kiss. 'I'd like to do more, but somehow that doesn't feel right...' he said when they parted. All Dana could do was look in his eyes and nod in agreement. 'Thank you.' 'No thank you. I had a wonderful time. So I'll see you tomorrow morning at 10 right here?' he asked. They had decided that the boys would pick the girls up and then they would spend the day. 'Yeah, so I'll see you then...' And with that she walked into the hostel, she could hear Ellen's footsteps following her. When she looked back, she saw Fox and Oscar get in the taxi and leave.