From: Kate Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1998 13:08:58 +1000 Subject: NEW: Can't take my eyes off you (1/1) by Kate Can't take my eyes off you by Kate < ok, first time i've written this style of story, so honest feedback is required, ok? but only honest feedback about the GOOD bits... < Mulder watched. He liked watching. He loved all the little things that she did, the way she always nibbled on her lower lip, the way she always played with her pen while she was thinking, or else the crucifix which hung around her neck. He couldn't tell whether she noticed or not. If she did, she didn't tell him to stop it. She lifted her head, and he quickly glanced down at the paper in front of him, smiling to himself. "I'm just going to grab myself some coffee" she said as she rose, flexing muscles and dropping her pen carelessly down on the desk. "You want anything?" He shook his head without even looking up - it wasn't until he heard her turning and walking away that he lifted his head to watch the retreating figure. She was so small, so slim, petite. Hard to believe that this was the same woman who could defend herself against attackers twice her size, shoot coolly and without hesitation, and doggedly follow every lead possible when it could save a life. She returned with a steaming mug, and sat at her desk, legs crossed, eyes cast down as she sipped the hot coffee. She let out a small sigh of pleasure. "Mmmm... this is good coffee." Mulder glanced up at her with a smile. Ever since they'd come back from Antartica, the only thing he'd seen Scully drink was hot coffee. Really hot coffee. He hadn't seen her eat anything. But as soon as she got to work she'd have coffee. For lunch she'd have coffee. In the afternoon she'd have coffee. And he was pretty sure that as soon as she got home, she'd have coffee. He watched her sipping it, watched the way her figure seemed to relax as she sipped, watched a flush come into her pale cheeks. "Watch out Scully, it looks like you're becoming addicted to that stuff" he warned playfully. Scully let out a small laugh, but then stopped suddenly and bit her lip. "It keeps me warm" she admitted, suddenly sober. "I need to be warm." "Ever since Ant-" "I'm fine Mulder. Really. It's just a... a reaction." She seemed to say it almost to convince herself of the fact. "Did you talk to the doctors about it?" "Mulder, I'm sure they..." She sighed. "No, I didn't." "Why not?" Mulder persisted. "Because I'm okay. I'm here, working with you, aren't I?" "This time, yes." "What the hell do you mean '*this* time'?" she demanded, thumping the mug down on the desk beside her, where it spilled over some handwritten case notes. "Oh shit..." she mumbled in annoyance. He watched her as she pulled open a desk drawer and grab a handful of tissues, mopping up the hot liquid. "This time, Mulder? What does that mean?" she asked again. Mulder opened his mouth to say what was on his mind, but then closed it again with a sigh, lacking the courage to admit it to her. "Nothing." "Yeah, I'll bet." "Scully..." he paused. "I think you should go get yourself some more coffee." Scully stared at him rigidly for a moment, then she grabbed the coffee mug from behind her on the desk and turned and left without saying a word. He didn't have the heart to watch her leave. - end -
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Arial S: But he was dead. M: I noticed that. S: With a stake through his heart. M: I noticed that too. -- Bad Blood Strughold: He is but one man, and one man alone can not fight the future. -- The X-Files movie: Fight the Future M: Scully, you're my one in five billion. -- Folie A Deux M: Scully? S: Yeah? M: Marry me S: I was hoping for something a little more helpful. -- Chinga M: The truth will save you, Scully. I think it will save both of us. -- Memento Mori
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