The Unbroken Circle
Part 3
by
Trycee
Time-line: Season 1, A few months after Scully and Mulder are partnered together, before William Scully Senior's death.
Disclaimer: I do not own the X-Files, this is written for fun not profit.
Scully lay in the large bed she was sharing with Missy, her eyes wide open. Missy touched her shoulder and Scully sat up and looked at her older sister. "Sorry, Dana. I didn't mean to make it sound like your dad's favorite."
"No, " Scully said reassuringly. "I think its because like you said, I idolized dad and we had a special connection."
"Ahab and Starbuck."
"Yeah," Dana said, breathlessly. "I never realized that you didn't have that relationship with either of them."
"I was the older sister and that does come with responsibility", Missy sighed. "While you and Charlie were running around shooting guns and running through the woods, I was folding laundry and helping mom cook."
Scully touched her sister's arm. "I'm sorry."
"Oh, we didn't have it bad or anything like that. We were all loved and we knew it. I guess I just felt like the black sheep of the family and I still do,", Missy smiled. "Its weird how our childhood effects us so much. No matter how old we think we are, we're still children in our parents eyes."
Dana smiled. "Yeah, I guess so."
Scully's cell phone rang and she shook her head slightly.
"Let me guess, Mr. Spooky," Missy smiled.
"You're right," she said, answering. "Scully!"
"Hey, Scully. I'm not calling late am I?"
"No, I just didn't expect to hear from you."
"Yeah, sorry, this can wait."
"No, no, go ahead, Mulder."
"Are you sure?:
"Its not too late. You usually call much later", she sighed.
"Am I disturbing you?"
Scully looked at her sister who had plopped down beside her and was giggling with her hand covering her mouth."No, not at all. What's up, Mulder?", she said, as Missy pressed her ear to the phone.
"Just wanted to know how things were going. Any good family fights happening?"
Scully tried desperately to get Missy to move away from the phone without letting Mulder know she was listening. "Ah. Yes, lots of good fights and Thanksgiving is still to come", she smiled, as Missy continued to press her ear to the phone.
"He sounds sexy," Missy said out loud.
"Missy!', Scully said, covering the phone with her palm.
Missy laughed and then pulled away. Scully then tried to compose herself. "Ah...Mulder?", she said, trying to determine if he'd heard what Melissa had said.
"Yeah?", he said, without a hint that he'd heard another woman's voice commenting on the sexiness of his voice.
"How are you doing?"
"I got two pot pies. One for Thanksgiving and one for leftovers," he laughed.
Scully couldn't help but smile into the phone. "Well, I've got to get some rest, Mulder. Happy Thanksgiving."
"Same to you Scully. Hope it won't be too bloody for you."
"No, nothing we're not used too", she said, hanging up.
"He calls you every night?", Missy asked.
"No, unless there's something on his mind or he can't sleep or there's a case."
"Sure," Missy said, not convinced. "I think he's the one for you."
"Why would you say that?", Dana asked.
"Because there's something between you two and its strong, stronger than anything. I can feel it.
Scully rolled her eyes. "Missy. He's my partner."
"And?"
"And I'm not repeating past mistakes.", Scully said, raising her voice.
"It's there. Dana, you'll see! You can fight it for awhile but after awhile, you won't have a choice."
"Good night, Missy," Scully said, laying back down under the covers.
"Night sis. Let me know if you dream about him."
"Missy, stop!", Scully said, trying to sound serious but Missy knew her better.
"Night Dana."
Scully tossed and turned. She couldn't get Mulder's melodic voice out of her head nor Missy's prediction that they were meant to be together. She had been attracted to Mulder from the first day and her feelings for him had grown, she'd noticed. But, she knew she wouldn't act on them. She had promised herself that this time, she would not fall in love with a co-worker, even if that co-worker was the very sexy, Fox Mulder.
"Dana, I know you're awake still."
"Ugh, Missy I was just about to fall asleep,", Scully lied.
"Bullshit", Missy said, poking her in the side.
"Okay", Scully said, turning over to look at her sister. "What?"
"Mom didn't know you and Ethan lived together, did she?"
Scully looked at her carefully. "No. He had his own place and that's all she needed to know. She knows we're not virgins at this age but she never knew he was at my place most of the time."
Melissa nodded. "I think dad's opinion of me can't get any lower."
"Don't say that! Like you said, it's none of their business", Scully said, sitting up on her arm, facing her sister. "Besides, you were always the wild one. I think I'm more of the disappointment."
"How is that possible, Dana?", Missy said startled.
Scully licked her lips. "Everything I ever did as a child was to please them. It was and still is important to me that dad's proud of me. They were so happy when I wanted to become a doctor and when I graduated but Dad was so disappointed when I joined the FBI. I think both of them were fine when I just taught at Quantico but when I was reassigned into the field, I think that crushed dad the most. Mom, I think is worried but you know her! She hides her feelings like I do. I think dad won't say it either but I think the fact that I'm not a practicing doctor was probably the worst thing for him."
"Probably because we make good priests, we make good mothers with lots of babies, we make good police officers and soldiers but not many of us Paddies make it to become Doctors or Lawyers", Missy smiled. "I guess you were their own Great Irish Hope," Melissa says breaking into laughter.
They laughed for a few moments and then looked at each other.
"Anyway, I guess it's expected of me to be the outcast, " Melissa said, touching Scully's hand.
"But not daddy's precious Starbuck," Missy said, teasingly.
"You're such a jealous bitch," Scully laughed.
"Hahaha," Missy smiled. "It would've been worst for you had they known you and Ethan were shacked up like I was with Mark. I think dad would've keeled over had he known. He still expects you to wear white when you get married."
"Marriage?", Scully said, looking daze. "Missy, they thought we'd both be married and popping out kids by now. We're kind of old now."
"Speak for yourself," Missy giggled.
"You're two years older than me!", Dana said, rolling her eyes. "Anyway, I do want a husband and children but I'm not sure I am ready for any of that any time soon. Not with the life I lead. The last date I was on," she sighed. "The poor guy bored me to death. He was a single dad and there was no spark what so ever. Besides after Mulder, I just don't see myself living a boring life content with PTA meetings and carpooling. I'm sure it could be nice with the right person."
"But not if they're not Mulder, right?"
"Missy!", Scully said as a warning.
"Come on,sis. Tell me the truth! It's just me! Besides, you already told me the day you met him that he was drop dead gorgeous with this incredible voice and I just heard it for myself! So, tell the truth!"
Scully looked at her older sister and then sighed. "Okay, okay. Fine!"
Missy clasped her hands together, excitedly. "Describe him."
A smile spread across Scully's face and her eyes suddenly glazed over.
"You've got it bad.", Missy said, watching the change in her sister's face.
"What?"
"Come on, describe him."
"Okay, he's tall. Very tall but not as tall as Bill. Without my heels I'd have to get on a step-ladder to kiss him..."
"Oh so you've thought about kissing him?"
Scully's cheeks reddened. "Anyway, he's dark, naturally tanned, with dark hair and gorgeous hazel eyes. He has the weirdest but cutest nose."
"Weirdest but cutest nose?"
"Jewish. A Jewish nose and it just works."
"Dana, dad would flip if you brought home a Jewish guy! Tell me he's Catholic! He'd have to convert for dad to accept him."
Scully looked horrified but she shrugged her shoulders. "I think he's Lutheran on his mom's side and Jewish on his dad's. He's just my partner, anyway."
"Hmm mmm," Missy smirked. "Go on!"
"He's extremely handsome", Scully said, looking off as if she could see Mulder before her.
"He takes very good care of his body. He's muscular and lean. He wears Armani suits with the silliest UFO ties", Scully says breaking into laughter.
Melissa laughed with her.
"He...ah...", Scully continues. "Has the most brilliant mind I've ever seen. He's sweet and compassionate but can act like an ass sometimes."
"Don't they all?"
"He's stubborn, singular-minded, obsessive and dangerous," Scully said with a frown.
"How?"
"Because he's my senior Agent, he's my partner and because I was sent to debunk his work," she said, locking eyes to her sister's blue eyes.
"Say what?"
Scully sighed,"That's why I was assigned to him. To debunk his work. I'm a scientist so they figured I could easily explain it away."
"Have you?", Missy asked curiously.
"Not all the way, no.", Scully said seriously. "I've seen some pretty strange things so far but that's what I'm saying. How can I give this up and settle down and be some wife and mom and live a normal life when I've seen so much. When I still want to see much more?"
"You were always such an adventure junky. The little tom-boy that would jump out of trees and keep up with the boys."
"And you were always the girly girl," Scully said, smiling over to her sister. "I guess I'm still that little girl that wants adventure. I think 'The Parents' would be very disappointed though if I didn't settle down soon. Look how they acted when I broke it off with Ethan."
"Cause he was your fiance and Mom pretty much had your wedding planned in her mind."
"Yeah..."
"What about marrying Mulder?"
Scully looked amused. "You can't be serious. Besides, Mulder has two goals in his life The Truth and finding his sister Samantha and nothing else gets in the way of that. He has no time for anything else and I don't think that man will ever settle down," she sighed heavily.
"But you'd want him too?", Missy said looking her directly in the eye.
Scully hesitated to answer. "He's my partner, Missy. I barely know the man.", she said, laying back down.
"That will change", Missy said, smiling back over to her younger sister. "Night, Dana."
"For real this time?"
"Yes, for real."
"Okay, night," Scully said, turning away from Melissa and closing her eyes and falling into a deep sleep.
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