From: SCULLY DANA Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:08:41 +0000 Subject: An Unusual Invitation by Judy F. S. Source: direct TITLE: An Unusual Invitation AUTHOR: Judy F. S. E-MAIL: scully_dana20@hotmail.com DISTRIBUTION: Archive freely RATING: G CATEGORIES: SH KEYWORDS: Mulder/Scully romance SPOILERS: None SUMMARY: Scully returns from her mother's house on a Sunday evening. Guess who knocks on her door, unexpectedly. Disclaimer: X-Files characters belong to FOX Corporation, 1013 and Chris Carter. They are by no means mine. Author's Notes: Well, that is my first story, so ... I hope there will be another one. Enjoy! An Unusual Invitation. Georgetown, Virginia 22:58 pm It was Sunday night, nearly eleven o' clock. Scully was taking a bath after a long day at her mother's house; she had been helping her to prepare the house for Christmas Eve. ?Scully was always glad to help her mother. Since she was her only daughter now, Dana had a special place in her mother's heart. Maggie loved her very much,... just as much as she loved Melissa... ? Scully was remaining silent in her bathtub when, suddenly, she snapped out of her thoughts. She realized she was starving, her stomach had started to protest loudly, so she rinsed all the bubbles with crystal water, put her silk white bathrobe on, then stepped out of the bathtub and out of the warm bathroom. She headed toward her bedroom to put some clothes on, when she heard the door knocking. Scully got confused; for an instant, she thought it might be her mother; maybe she had forgotten something there and Maggie had brought it back. Scully went to answer the door, with a towel rolled over her head to cover her still wet hair and without looking at the eye-hole, being certain that it was her mother, unlocked the door: "Mum, you shouldn't bother, I was gonna pass by lat-...!!!" "Hey, Scully! Who are you talking to??!!" Scully gasped at the sight of Mulder, she surely did not expect *him* to appear in front of her at this late hour, on Sunday night for crying out loud..! She remained silent for what seemed like an eternity, before she realized she was standing in front of him, with her bathrobe on, her mouth slightly agape with astonishment and her eyebrow arched to the sky. "Mulder?!! What are you doing here??!! What's going on???" Now it was Mulder's turn to feel astonished, he certainly didn't expect her to appear in front of him dressed only in her bathrobe, with that mouth slightly agape, looking at him with pure concern and bewilderment. His thoughts were getting in areas where they were not supposed to get... He quickly composed himself and opened his mouth to speak but tattered all the way? "Oh, ah, I-ah, was just-ah, passing by and I-ah thought: What's that little partner of mine doing?, so I dropped by! I guess, it was a bad idea after all, hah?? " "Well, I thought it was my mum knocking, but it's ok. Come on in. But, you'll have to excuse me though, I'm gonna go dry off my hair and put something on first, ok? You make yourself comfortable and I'll be back in a sec." "Of course I'll wait for you, Scully! Do what you gotta do, I'll just sit here and watch some TV." So Scully returned to her bedroom again, closed the door and left Mulder sitting alone in the living room. ?Mulder looked really messed up, as if he was dressed in the dark, but still, he was elegant as always. Yet, he was acting a little bit strange lately, she had to admit. Well, that was indeed true: Mulder and the Lone Gunmen had gone out that night, drunk about 4 beers each and had decided to do 'wild things'. Well, actually, it was Frohike's idea, but they all agreed to that. The Lone Gunmen went to the movies and Mulder, having been left alone, decided to go over to Scully's apartment and have an overnight 'chat'... ?Scully put on her white pajama top, her baggy blue pajama pants, combed her still wet red hair, put on her white fluffy sleepers, put some JLo aroma ('why did I do that?') and walked out of her bedroom. She was brilliant, even in her pajamas. Mulder had switched on the TV and was watching the sports' news when he heard her coming toward him... He had never seen her so beautiful up to now...He had never seen Scully as a *woman* before, but only as a faithful and loyal partner...and best friend... Scully sat down next to him on the couch. She smelled wonderfully. "So, Mulder, what really brings you by? It's Sunday night, you know. Something came up??" "Ahh, I-ah, NO! You know, I was wondering, what do you say we take a walk, a *small* one, the weather is just fine for a walk!" Mulder couldn't keep his eyes off of her and Scully took notice of that. From her own part, she considered Mulder to be neatly dressed that night and she couldn't keep herself from wondering why...She thought his proposition for a second, and then she decided to accept it. Besides, what would possible be wrong with them taking a walk?? Aside from the fact that they shouldn't go, due to 'FBI Rules'! She sensed that Mulder couldn't wait any longer for her answer, so she said with a serious look to him, hiding carefully her feelings: "Um, ...OK, why not.." "Great!! So let's get going, shall we?!" "I'll... go change and take my coat." "I'll be waiting outside! Don't take too long!!!" Mulder walked out from the apartment and out of the building. He was going to wait her down the street. ?Scully on the other hand, went to her bedroom, changed to her crimson dress, put on her black high- heels, took her black coat and purse from her wardrobe, switched off the lights and wished that everything went perfect... She locked the door, walked down the stairs of the building and met Mulder at the door-step. He had a weird grin on his face: "So, where would you like to go, Mulder?" "Ok, well, I'd like to gooo?" "Yeah??" "Hmmm, to the movies!!!" "?What??! You want us to go see a movie?!!! Well, it's like 23:20' now, it's a little bit late for the movies, don't you think??!!" "Come on, Scully!! I know a good one, I'm sure you'll like it!!!" "Mulder, are you out of your mind??! WE got *work* tomorrow!! Skinner wants to see us at his office first thing in the morning; he said he wanted to speak to both of us for a case!!!! And besides, you-you said yourself that we would go for a SMALL walk!!!!! What happened to that idea now??!" "I changed my mind!! Come on, let's go! We're gonna be late!! It starts in 20 minutes!!!" "Oh, well... What more could possibly go wrong??" Two and a half hours later, Scully and Mulder were walking back home; well, actually Mulder was escorting his partner to her apartment. It was 01:40' in the morning and the streets of Georgetown, Virginia, were misty from the rain that had fallen early in the afternoon; empty and silent. Only their footsteps were echoing in the darkness of the road. They were sharing opinions about the movie Mulder took her to. Their voices came out like whispers: "So, did you like it??!" "Well, aside from the fact that it was WAY too romantic and with absolutely *no* plot, it had a pretty good message to deliver, I think." "What's that??" "-Never engage sexual relationship with a woman you know quite well and is your best friend for many-many years-!" "Oh, I-I didn't give it any more thought, you know... But, it really felt good, didn't it??..." "Well, I don't know...maybe it did... maybe not..." Having said that, they had finally reached her apartment building. Mulder suddenly got pretty sad. Scully glanced sideways at her partner and realized what was going on. She decided to talk to him: "Mulder?? ...Talk to me. What is it?..." "Nothing I-ah,...I might be having a headache, that's all. I'll be fine don't worry. You go straight up, it's late, I don't wanna delay you any longer... I guess it *was* indeed a bad idea going to the movies so late... it's all right, really?" "...No...I don't accept that... something else is going on here and I want you to tell me what? I had a wonderful time at the movies tonight, I really did! And no, I don't think it was a bad idea after all. But, why are you telling me all this, Mulder??" "Oh, nothing, I just felt guilty for taking you out, that's all... See you tomorrow at Skinner's office?" "Of course. Why not?..." Scully suddenly felt guilty about her partner's change of mood. He was so happy when the movie was over. What had happen to change that?... Scully took his hand and squeezed it into hers. She felt the warmth of Mulder's hands. But still, he was sad... Scully cared about him a lot, to let him leave like that. She had to make sure he was all right? So she decided to hug him? Mulder accepted her gesture and hugged her back? He suddenly felt happier and safer in her arms? He realized that his partner really cared for him a lot; just as much as he cared for her? Then, their hug broke off and Scully reached up her hand to dry off some of the tears that had escaped from Mulder's hazel green eyes... Mulder felt her warm and soft hand on his cool cheek... He really missed that hand. He had felt it many times before, when Scully was whipping his face off from sweat, when he was running a high fever... ?Suddenly, an unexplained fire burned between them, a fire that was put on hold for 7 years now. Mulder held her warm face softly and looked into her clear blue eyes, as he was slowly leaning in towards her? From her own part, Scully couldn't believe what was about to happen in a few seconds from now! She was about to *kiss* Mulder, her partner, her friend... and she didn't make any effort to stop herself. She remembered the movie's message and blamed herself for making that silly comment earlier...?And then, their lips locked firmly, thirsty from the many years of waiting... He kissed her softly, so that he wouldn't tamper her sweet and soft lips... Scully was enjoying their first kiss. No man had ever kissed her like that, so tenderly and softly...she really *loved* him very much...And Mulder knew that pretty well...In the darkness of the street, you could only see a young couple sharing their affection with an overnight kiss below the moonlight... which seemed to last...forever... xxxxxxxxx THE END Liked it? No? Let me know! Feedback at scully_dana20@hotmail.com