X Files office party.
Special Agent Fox Mulder groaned as he looked at his calendar that Monday morning. He had an event circled in bright red pen. The event, in his hurried handwriting, said, 'Office party'. He sighed. He knew that his partner, Special Agent Dana Scully, had been having this party in her mind for days beforehand. She was always coaxing for him to go, and for some reason, he always managed to get out of it with an excuse.
But not today. This is why the day was going to be a long one. Scully told him she wanted him to make an appearance, after all, she had pointed out, that most of the FBI team had helped her to find him, and Special Agent Doggett would be grateful if he showed his face.
Mulder had always protested that he didn't want the X Files to be made fun of, or thought of lightly, as he wanted them to be taken seriously. But this time was different. He had been back from the dead, and Scully wanted him to thank everyone who helped her to find him. As it was important to Scully, he thought he had to go. So with a heavy sigh, Mulder placed the calendar back on the wall and sat at his desk.
A few minutes later, Agent Scully walked in with a smile on her face. "Mulder," she said happily. She sounded ready to do business. Must have had her Starbucks caramel latte, Mulder thought. "Hey, Scully," Mulder greeted her. "You know what today is, don't you?" Scully asked without missing a beat, as she sat at her desk next to his. "I know, I know. It's the party tonight," Mulder said, trying not to sound too bored, but not succeeding. "Yeah. You're still coming, aren't you? You promised," Scully prompted him.
With another sigh, Mulder nodded. "Yeah, I'm going," he said. "I know how important this is to you," he said. Scully nodded. "Yeah. I just thought it would be nice of you to thank everyone as they helped me find you," she said. The party was organised by their boss, AD Skinner, and no doubt Scully had come up with the idea, Mulder thought ruefully.
"OK," Scully said brightly. "We'll just tidy the office for a bit, then wait for Doggett to arrive. We'll then all head to the bullpen together and have that party," she said enthusiastically. She rubbed her 8 month pregnant belly absent mindedly as she sat down in the chair in a more comfortable position.
"How's the little one?" Mulder asked, with a nod to her belly. Scully smiled wistfully. "The baby's fine," she said. "Needless to say, I won't be touching any alcohol tonight. Speaking of which, did you bring any for everyone?" she asked with a raised eyebrow. Mulder nodded and gestured to a bag next to his desk. "I bought a six pack. I figured that'll be enough, after all, I can't imagine Skinner drinking much, can you?" he asked Scully with a grin. She grinned back. "Thanks, Mulder," she said seriously. "I know you hate parties, so I'm really grateful you're coming to this one," she said. Mulder smiled back at her. "You know me, Scully," he said. "I'll do anything for you if it makes you happy," he found himself saying. Scully smiled back at him.
Just then, there was a knock on the door. "Come in, it's open," Mulder called automatically. The door opened, and Special Agent John Doggett entered the office. "Good morning," he said, acknowledging everyone in the room. Mulder and Scully nodded back as Doggett carried over two bags and placed them at the edge of Scully's desk. "What's with the bag?" Scully asked him with a raised eyebrow. Doggett grinned at her and Mulder. "For tonight, people. We're going to have one hell of a party," he said. He then opened the bag as Mulder walked over to Scully's desk to see what was in the bag, but Doggett cleared his throat and put a hand out to stop Mulder from seeing the contents of his bag. "Sorry, Mulder, but it's a surprise. You can't see it until tonight," Doggett told him apologetically. Mulder shrugged non committedly before walking back over to his desk. "Whatever," he said. Scully, however, was smiling as she looked in Doggett's bag.
"That's great. Thank you, Doggett," she said. "We're going to have some fun tonight," she added. Doggett nodded at her. "Got your best outfit ready?" he asked with a grin. Scully smiled. "You bet," she said. Mulder cleared his throat. "All right, you two. You can party with each other tonight. Until then we've got work to do," he said.
