Finally, I hear a knock at the door. I open it an Mulder looks a little flustered. "I'm sorry I am late Scully, " he quickly states. "It's fine Mulder. I made sure to give you enough time to be late." I give him a smirk and he just gives me an incredulous face. "Well, what do you expect. This isn't our first time traveling. I know how you tend to be late, everywhere we go! This is your first warning, don't do it again." He gives me a nod, grabs my bag from my hand, and we are out the door.
We are on the road and driving to Amanda's old home town. It's only about three hours from my place, which isn't too bad. It isn't a long trip but it sure wasn't short either. Mulder volunteered to drive, as a silent apology. I let him, and took a cat nap. Before I knew it, Mulder was nudging my shoulder. I looked at my surroundings, and sure enough we were at the hotel. I gave a grateful smile, and he said, "we're here. You want me to go in and get us rooms?" "That would be nice, Mulder. I'd like to stretch my little legs." I heard him mumble something under his breath about my great legs. "What?" I knew what he said, but I wanted him to know I heard him. He looked up real quick and said, "oh, I just said I'll be right back." He headed to the front desk, and I grabbed our suit cases.
After getting our rooms, we showered and went down the street to get some lunch. We went to a place called The Eatery. It was incredible. They had great burgers for Mulder and an awesome fruit salad for me. We ordered and then enjoyed each others company. That's when Mulder said, "Scully, eat a burger. You have practically starved yourself these past two weeks. You look great!" I hid my blush with my drink. "Mulder, when we get home, I will let you take me out and get a burger. Then, if that still doesn't satisfy you, I will get ice cream too!" I gave him a smug smile. "Alright, Scully, but I am holding that to you!" After eating, we pay for our lunch and plan on heading to the room to get ready. I give Amanda a call to let her know we have made it, and we will be seeing her in an hour and a half.
Back at the hotel, Mulder and I part ways to get ready. I know he's not going to get ready, but I have my hair and make-up to do. "Alright, Mulder, you better be ready by six o'clock sharp. We have to be there at six thirty. Don't you dare be late!" He throws his hands up in surrender, but I give him my serious look. "Alright, Scully, go make yourself publicly acceptable." I throw him a dirty look, and get head for the bathroom.
About forty-five minutes later, I have the final look for my hair. I had curled it, and then decided against it. It was just too much, and my hair wasn't quite long enough for the waves. So, I washed it and blow dried it again. I curled it to frame my face and added extra volume. I gave it that messy look, but not the look that says I just rolled out of bed. It was the perfect tousled hair. For my make-up, I had no idea. I spent some time deciding what I would do. I didn't want the dramatic look. I wanted the effortless beauty look, but I also wanted it to look done up. So, I went with a nice red shade of lipstick, and I put more mascara on than usual. My lashes look thick and long. They made my eyes stand out. I decided that the lashes completed the look and skipped eye shadow. I had ten minutes before I was to meet Mulder outside. I couldn't be late, especially after yelling at him to be prompt. I quickly went over to my bed and grabbed my dress out of its bag. I threw it on and checked myself in the mirror. I looked fabulous. I grabbed my red heels out of the bag. Missy made me get them, claiming that I would need them for something. She claimed that she could just feel it. I went on her instincts and bought them.
Putting on my shoes, I grabbed my purse and threw on a coat, then locked the door. I went outside and knocked on Mulder's door. I heard a huge sigh and some footsteps. He was struggling with his tie. I grabbed his hands and quickly made work of it. "What would I do without you, Scully?" He stood back and took me in. He gave a whistle and said, "Scully, you look amazing. Breathtaking. Your eyes look great. What does your dress look like," he said reaching to open my coat. "Ah! You wait, Mulder. Besides, we are running late, let's go!" I wanted to wait for Mulder to see me. I don't know why, but the element of surprise seemed exciting. I grabbed him and he followed me to the car. "Scully, calm down! We are early!"
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