Day 7
He didn't tell the others he was leaving for Connecticut, he just left Ishmael with Marlene and caught the first flight out of Virginia. He had not slept in 36 hours by the time he had gotten in to see his bank manager the next morning. He tapped his foot nervously as he awaited for the smarmy man to come back with a decision.
"Good news Mr Mulder, today we can offer you a second mortgagee value of one hundred thousand dollars on a 7 percent APR repayable over 10 years. In your bank in 24 hours." The man had the best selling skills he had ever seen but he sighed in relief.
"Great, thank you." He said as he took the form handed to him. After the bank he went straight to the Bursar office at the college where he hope to have the same luck.
"Hey Janey," he greeted the bursar receptionist who usually sent his pay slips.
"Hey Fox," She smiled in away that showed she had wanted more from him. He either ignored her advances or pretended not to notice. He had however allowed her to call him Fox, like the rest of the staff.
"I need a meeting with the boss." He told her seriously, referring to the head bursar and head of HR. She nodded and looked through the schedule for her boss.
"He's not free until tomorrow afternoon. I can pencil you in then?" She said and Mulder blew out a frustrated breath.
"I gotta be back in DC by then." He groaned and she leaned back, twirling the pen in her fingers in a way she thought was alluring and tantalizing.
"Oh yeah I heard you'd been drawn back into the FBI, must be pretty exciting." She grinned and Mulder grew impatient; he didn't have time for this.
"It's only temporary." He grumbled and she leaned forward conspiratorially.
"I tell you what, you let me cook you dinner tonight and I'll get you in first thing tomorrow. She grinned and Mulder cringed inwardly wondering the best way to explain that the reason he needed the money so urgently was to save the life of a woman he loved more than life itself. He opened his mouth to respond but as if by magic of interference his cellphone began chirping. He smiled his apology and answered the call walking a few feet away from the desk.
"Mulder where are you?" Skinner asked non-accusingly and he sighed.
"I'm in Connecticut, I'm trying to get the-" He paused as he turned o note that Janey was working hard not to look like she was listening. He smiled his excuses then left the plush office before turning his attention back to his other boss. "I'm trying to raise the funds." He said.
"Mulder forget Grimes, I'm going to authorize the million dollars." Skinner said hushed.
"Sir your job-" Mulder was in awe and suddenly felt a great platonic love for his boss.
"Screw my job! This is Scully we're talking about!" He hissed and Mulder nodded to himself.
"Thank you Sir, I'll get the first flight back tonight." When he hung up he ducked back into the office. "Cancel that meeting Janey, I gotta go back to DC tonight." He said cheerfully and she looked at her computer in disappointment.
"Okay Fox, see you real soon!" She forced in her faux cowgirl accent.