Okay, it's been a hot minute since I've updated, but I come with a Chloe centric chapter!
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Over the weekend, Chloe sits next to her father on the couch telling him, "Dad, I love you."
"Yeah?" Mulder asks knowing his daughter wants something.
"Do I have to ask Anna to the concert?" She hedges. Turning toward his daughter, Mulder answers, "No. You can go with anyone you want."
"Like Kyle?" She asks hopefully. Quickly, the father states, "Except Kyle."
"But you said anyone," The teen reminds him.
"Except Kyle. Chloe, I'm not going to let you two go to a concert alone. If there were three tickets, then yes. But there aren't."
"But, Dad!" His daughter complains.
"Keep complaining, and I'll go with you." Mulder announces and tries not to sigh too loud as his daughter stomps off to her room.
After thinking over the situation, Chloe asks Anna if she will mind if Kyle goes with her instead. Relieved since she never really liked Hanson, Anna happily relinqueshes her ticket.
"Thank you! Oh, but Dad doesn't want me going with him, so I'm going to need you to come with me."
Smirking, Anna tells her friend, "I never thought I'd see the day when you would lie to your dad!"
"Shut up," Chloe remarks before going off to tell Kyle about the plan.
The day of the concert, Chloe kisses her parents on the cheek and tells them she is going over to Anna's to get ready. Heading down to her friend's apartment, Chloe uses the key Anna gets her for her birthday and lets herself inside.
"Are sure it's okay if you don't go?" Chloe asks as the friends do their hair. Nodding, Anna replies, "I'm not a fan of Hanson anyway. I'll leave with you and then hang out with a few friends for the night. It'll be great! I'll meet you after the concert."
Deciding to stick with their plan, Chloe and Anna head out telling her parents that they will take take the train citing their need to be independent. Adam and Rachel agree after Chloe insists that her father will be okay with it. Free from their parents, Chloe and Anna head off on their own. Meeting up with Kyle at the theater in DC, Chloe immediately gives him a kiss.
"You two are gross," Anna remarks before leaving them. Kyle and Chloe merely laugh at her before heading into the theater. After the concert, Kyle asks Chloe if she wants to go out for ice cream or anything. Nodding, Chloe says yes knowing they are fairly early getting out. A moment later, the couple heads off only for Chloe to pull Kyle back once they are closer to the ice cream shop.
"What?" He asks confused. Nodding toward the window, Chloe states, "My parents are in there."
"Okay," Kyle answers slowly wondering what is wrong with the idea. Sighing, his girlfriend answers, "I wasn't supposed to go to the concert with you, remember?"
"Yeah, but what did I do exactly?" He questions still trying to figure out why Chloe makes the plan in the first place.
"You're my boyfriend, which means my dad doesn't trust you at a concert with me," Chloe replies with an eye roll. "Come on, let's go to Starbucks."
Halfway through their coffee, Chloe remembers Anna and her face pales.
"What? You didn't remember?" Kyle questions as he grabs their coffees and chases after his girlfriend.
"I didn't see her, and I knew we were early getting out, so I thought we had time! She's going to hate me! I've never left her like this before."
Thankfully, Anna is waiting for them, but decides not to talk to Chloe the rest of the night. Continually apologizing, Chloe finally asks what she can do to make it up to her.
"I'll let you know," Anna states before standing up to get off at their stop.
Coming home, Chloe lets herself in and thankfully never runs into her parents. The next morning, Mulder and Scully ask how the concert was.
"Fun," Chloe replies simply.
"Too old for Hanson?" Mulder teases noting his daughter's less than enthusiastic answer. Chloe shrugs. Sitting down with her daughter, Scully asks if the teen is okay. Nodding, Chloe mumbles that she and Anna had a big fight on the way home.
To Chloe's dismay, Anna continues ignoring her friend until the middle of the next week when she finally apologizes for her behavior adding, "But, I want to have at least one weekend a month of just us with no mention of Kyle for the rest of high school."
"And beyond?" Chloe jokes. Rolling her eyes, Anna answers, "And beyond. That really hurt! Do you know how stupid I looked sitting out there alone?"
"Sorry," Chloe mumbles once again before the friends link arms and head off to lunch.
Excited to have her friend back, Chloe heads home counting the day as a success. However, when she enters the apartment and finds her parents sitting on the couch, the teen is quickly uneasy.
"You're home early," Chloe remarks as she puts her backpack on the floor.
"Your dad has a flight to catch, so we ended the day early. How was school?" Scully asks. Shrugging, Chloe answers, "Fine."
"Nothing good happened?" Mulder questions thinking after a few days of 'fine', he will at least get a 'good' from his daughter. Shrugging again, Chloe answers nonchalantly, "It was fine."
However, now convinced that her parents know about her taking Kyle and not Anna to see Hanson, the teen quickly heads to her room agonizing over the idea. Chloe confides in Anna at school the next day causing Anna to ask, "Are you sure?"
"No, but I feel bad lying to them," The dark haired girl admits. Rolling her eyes, Anna tells her friend how bad a liar she is.
"It's not my fault I'm paranoid because my parents work for the FBI!" Chloe exclaims. Smirking, Anna replies, "Just don't say anything. I doubt they saw you if they didn't bring it up."
Chloe keeps her secret to herself still convinced her parents will find out. When they ask to talk to her one Saturday, the teen is convinced she is in trouble. Instead, she is surprised when her parents ask her about Phoebe.
"What about her?" Chloe questions forgetting all about the e-mail she receives. Mulder shares a look with Scully before stating, "She e-mailed me about your visiting her. Apparently she needs an answer for whatever she is planning."
"Mulder," Scully starts not liking Phoebe as much as Mulder, but well aware that neither needs to have a derisive tone about the girl's mother. Turning back to her daughter, Scully asks, "Do you want to go?"
With a heavy sigh, Chloe complains, "I don't know!"
Nodding, Mulder answers, "It's your decision either way, but she wants to know by Monday."
The teenager nods mutely deciding making a decision to possibly see Phoebe is worse than keeping a secret from her parents.
"Do you think she'll go see her?" Scully asks Mulder when they go to bed that night. Shrugging, Mulder answers, "I don't know. I mean, my parents were distant emotionally, and you see how well that turned out. As much as I want Chloe to know Phoebe, I don't want her hurt."
"I know. I can't imagine making that decision," Scully admits. No one talks about the topic the rest of the weekend until Chloe tells them on Monday, "I made my decision."
"Yeah?" Mulder asks from his spot at the table. Nodding, Chloe answers, "I've decided to go. Maybe she'll like me more now then she did when I was a kid."
Hearing his daughter's words, Mulder's face falls a little. Standing up, Mulder motions his daughter to come to him for a hug. Chloe accepts and soon finds herself crying in her dad's arms.
"Hey," He soothes, "Whatever happens, just remember your mom or I are only a phone call away. If not us, then call Skinner and he'll come get you."
A laugh escapes the teenager as she pulls away and remarks, "Skinner doesn't even like me."
"Give the Skinman a chance, Chlo," Mulder teases. Rolling her eyes, Chloe answers, "I'd rather call The Boys. They'd at least get me pizza."
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