The next night Scully arrived outside the bar a little after 7:30. She'd decided to walk to this bar, as it was closer than the other one; a mere two blocks from her apartment. She checked her reflection in the wing mirror of a nearby car. It was another cold night; a light snow was already beginning to fall. She made her way into the bar, glancing around for Michael. It didn't take her long to find him; as soon as he spotted her he stood and waved an arm. She smiled before crossing the room and sitting down opposite him at the table. He had already gotten her a drink.

"It's nice to see you again." Michael was the first to talk.

"Likewise."

"You're probably going to think this is weird but I've been thinking about you a lot since the other night."

"I don't think that's weird." Definitely not in my world, she thought. He smiled widely at her. "So tell me a little more about yourself," Scully probed a bit, taking a sip of her drink.

"There isn't really that much to tell," he replied. "I lead a pretty boring life."

"That can't be true. Do you have any family? Brothers or sisters?" His face changed slightly at that question. "Is something wrong?"

"No. It's ok. I did have a brother, but he was killed in action. He was a Marine."

"I'm sorry," Scully replied. "I know what it's like to lose someone. Both my father and my sister are dead." The pair fell into a silence that was broken a few minutes later by the sound of Scully's cell phone chirping. Slightly annoyed, she pulled it from her pocket and rose from the table, offering an 'Excuse me' before walking towards the bathrooms and answering the call.

"Scully?"

"Hey are you ok? It took you a while to answer the phone." Scully's jaw set in annoyance.

"I'm fine Mulder, what's the problem?"

"Well I got no answer on your home so I figured you must be out."

"You figured right," she retorted, a little sharply.

"Oh, so am I interrupting a hot date?" The amusement in his voice was more than a little evident, which rubbed Scully up the wrong way.

"As a matter of fact you are." Silence from the other end. "Contrary to popular opinion, I am actually a human who goes on dates."

"So who's the lucky guy?" If Scully didn't know any better, she would've sworn there was a hint of jealousy in his voice. But there was a more obvious cocky note in it that really got on her nerves.

"No one you know. Now if you don't mind I'd like to get back to the conversation you interrupted. I'll see you at work tomorrow." And with that she hung up without giving Mulder the opportunity to say anything else. After a moments thought, she switched her cell phone off, before walking back over to the table and sitting down.

"I'm sorry about that. A colleague thought I was supposed to be working tonight." Michael smiled slightly and then struck up another conversation. All thoughts of Mulder were instantly forgotten.

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Hey. Sorry postage is a little sporadic, but I've been real busy. Plus I'm going to New York for a few days next week, so I won't be able to post again til I get back, school work permitting.
I may post some more before I leave if I get the chance.

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