AN: Sorry for the long delay, a part fell off my computer and I had to get a rental.

Author: Spooky-Mulderx

Mulder and Scully's Flight Gets Delayed

May 15, 2009

The trip to Hawaii was more than either of them could have asked for, the scenery was gorgeous, the food was fantastic and they actually ended up going on one or two of those cheesy tours; which didn't turn out that bad. Scully was reluctant to leave, several times through out the trip she made comments about how nice it would be to live along the golden beaches. They could wake up, sit out in the sun and no do anything. Mulder agreed, but he didn't enjoy beaches as much as Scully did, a week around them was enough for the rest of the year.

The flight from Hawaii to California went over smoothly, it departed on time, experienced no turbulence and landed smoothly. That was were the luck ended. Mulder and Scully walked towards the gate for the next flight, they had about a half an hour before the final boarding call.

As they walked, hand in hand, they passed a set of TV's that displayed flight information. Curious, Scully looked for their flight. She frowned she saw the bright red words "DELAYED". At their gate was a line for the desk, everyone wanted to know why their flight was delayed and how long the wait was going to be. People in line were groaning and Scully wasn't happy either. "Why don't you go find a place to sit and I'll figure this out." Mulder said, feeling the tension caused by this mishap.

Scully agreed and found two seats for them to sit in. It was another twenty or so minutes by the time Mulder went to go his wife. Instantly, Scully could tell that it wasn't good news. "What is it, Fox?" She asked sternly- Scully was never the one for planes and from what she could tell the weather outside was perfect for flying.

Mulder was a bit unsure how to word his thoughts. "There were some- you know, things and they delayed the flight."

Scully blinked. "Things? What kind of things?" She wasn't in the mood for this game.

"A part fell off the plane and they had to go find it and weld it back on." Mulder was straight-faced.

There was a moment of silence, Mulder studied Scully carefully, her expression didn't really change either. At least for the first few seconds it didn't. "A part- fell off, the plane?" She shouted, a few people looked.

"They are fixing it, it won't be longer than an hour." Mulder said trying to reassure her.

"I don't care how long it takes to fix, the point is, a part FELL off the plane. Planes aren't supposed to fall apart, Fox." Scully ran her hand threw her hair and grabbed a bunch in her fist. "I don't want to take a plane, let's drive."

"Drive? That's a two day trip and at this point, it would be more expensive renting a car." Mulder protested, he didn't want to be cooped up in a car, he just wanted to get on the plane, get home and unpack.

Scully stared at her husband. Mulder could tell that he wasn't going to win this argument. "It was just one part, the whole plane is still intact!" This answer didn't help his side of the argument. Scully's gaze didn't advert. They ended up in a staring contest for at least a minute.\

"I can't believe you talked me into this." Mulder said as he sat behind the drivers seat of the rental car. They had just passed the sign that read, 'Welcome to Utah'.

"You've been saying that since we have left California, I know you can't believe it but it's happening. So let it go." Scully scooted down the seat a little bit and pulled her jacket over her shoulders. "Wake me when it's my turn to drive."

Mulder shook his head as he looked to Scully. "I can't believe it."