A/N: Just thought I'd upload this one today too so Scully could make her entrance. Hope you enjoy!
September 15, 2014
5:56pm
"I'm not going over there!" exclaimed Melissa defiantly. "He could be a total creep!"
"Melissa!" Her mother said sternly. "He is no such thing!"
"That's what you said about that Botch guy across the road and we all agree that he's a weirdo," retorted Melissa folding her arms, the gesture indicating that her decision was final.
Margaret Scully looked uncomfortable, she couldn't argue with that.
"Dana," she said appealing to her younger daughter. "Would you mind taking it over to Mr Fox?"
"Sure," said Dana unenthusiastically. She knew there was no getting out of it now that Missy had flat out refused.
Her mother plonked the pie in her outstretched arms and walked to the door with her.
Dana walked up the couple of steps at the front of her new next door neighbor's house. She felt awkward delivering a home-made pie to a complete stranger but her mother had baked it especially and she knew she'd never hear the end of it if she didn't comply with her mother's orders.
Ding-dong!
She could hear the chime of the doorbell from outside and waited for an answer... and waited...
Dana took a step to the left and tried to look inside the window, the curtains were drawn.
Click!
The door opened.
"Hello," said Mulder.
Shit! thought Dana. He finally answers the door and here I am peeping in his window!
With nothing else she could do, Dana turned and faced him, blushing violently as she did so.
When she finally looked up into his eyes, her breath caught and she stood there gaping.
Great! She thought once the ability to think returned to her. And he's gorgeous to make things worse!
She felt like dying right there and then.
Mulder was still looking at her questioningly.
"My mum baked this for you to say welcome," she said lamely, offering the pie to him.
"Oh," he said, taking it from her. "Thank you."
"Sorry," Dana continued. "I didn't introduce myself. I'm Dana Scully, we live next door."
"Fox..." Mulder began before realizing he was giving his real name. "...David Fox," he finished just saving himself. Images of Bond, James Bond popped into his mind.
A small smirk was tugging at the corners of Dana's mouth but she fought against it. The laugh she didn't allow to escape was evident however in the form of a glint in her blue eyes.
Mulder smiled without meaning to.
"I don't want to disturb you any longer," said Dana suddenly.
"Well bye then," returned Mulder just as suddenly. "I suppose I'll be seeing you around..."
"Most likely," Dana confirmed. "Bye!"
He closed the door as she turned away to retreat back to her own house. Once the latch clicked they both felt much better, the meeting while not unpleasant had been awkward.
"He said thanks," called Dana on her way past as she began climbing the stairs.
"What? Dana!" her mother called after her. "What else did he say?"
Dana was on the top step by the time her mother had reached the bottom of the staircase.
"Nothing," replied Dana. "We didn't strike up a conversation. I gave him the pie and left."
Her mother huffed before walking off mumbling about kids these days and being rude.
Dana ignored her and continued to her bedroom. Once inside she closed the door behind her and went over to the window. She looked over at the house next door where 007 was now living. She smiled to herself.
A/N: Please review. Thanks for reading.