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Title: The Other Woman
email: YappiChick@yahoo.com
Summary: Scully gets to meet the other woman in Mulder's life. Feedback: Love it, love it, love it!
Rating: PG
Spoilers: Redux 2
Archive: Absolutely!
Category: MSR
Disclaimer: Not mine, never will be.
Author's note: As always, thanks to the fabulous MF Luder for another great beta!For the first time, I am going to have a chance to meet her. The other woman in Mulder's life.
After I went into remission, I thought Mulder and I would take things past the boundaries of friendship. I don't throw away the advice of my family for just anyone. I thought he understood that I loved him. And it seemed to me that he loved me just as much. We started doing what "normal" couples do: go out to dinner or just enjoy each other's company doing nothing on a Saturday afternoon. We actually held each other's hands and kissed a few times in public.
Things were moving along with the X-Files. My health was in as perfect condition as it could be. Everything was going right, for a change. I couldn't feel more alive.
But all of that stopped with a letter. I was sorting through Mulder's mail while he was in the kitchen getting plates for our pizza when I noticed an envelope with printing on it. Definitely a woman's writing.
I looked at the return address for a name. Williamson. It didn't sound familiar to me. I figured it was probably one of Mulder's numerous sources, courtesy of the Lone Gunmen, for new X-Files. Without another thought, I put it on top of the piles of bills.
When Mulder came into the living room, the letter caught his eye. "Sending me love notes, Scully?" Before I could even respond, he picked up the envelope. After seeing who it was from, he got this incredibly goofy grin on his face. And that's when I knew.
Mulder loved whoever wrote him the letter.
I managed to behave normally for the rest of the evening. Mulder didn't open the letter and I wasn't about to ask who it was from. We said our good nights and I went home to nurse my broken heart.
A few weeks went by with no word from his mystery woman and I started convincing myself that I had read into something that wasn't there. Mulder was still spending nearly every evening with me and there was no time for another woman.
Then one day in the office, our phone rang. I picked it up to find that the caller wanted to talk to "Fox". I knew exactly who it was. I managed to tell Mulder he had a phone call without throwing the phone at him and demanding why every female except me can call him by his first name. I tried keeping myself busy so it didn't seem like I was eavesdropping, but after hearing him call her honey, I left the office.
I walked to the bathroon and gave myself a pep talk in the mirror. I'm Dana Scully. The Ice Queen. I'm supoosed to be able to take whatever the world throws at me and deal it with the greatest of ease. I told myself to go back into our office and demand Mulder to tell me what was going on.
When I came back, my plan was thrown off course. He started talking as soon as I stepped into the office. He said he had to go to New York for the weekend. He would invite me but he knew Charlie was coming out and he didn't want to take that away. I don't know what kind of woman Mulder thinks I am, but joining him to go see his "honey," was not my idea of fun.
I nodded and want back ot filing the expense report. I didn't talk to him again until he came back from New York. And don't even get me started on his "Sorry I blew you off this weekend" gift.
After his trip, he acted like nothing had changed between the two of us. He still stopped by my apartment with take out and a rented movie on a nearly daily basis. He wanted to snuggle with me on the couch until he reluctantly left for his own place. I don't know if he was trying to figure out which woman he wanted to be with or what, but it sure was confusing me.
Every couple of weeks, he would receive a phone call from her at work. Each time, I felt like Mulder and my relationship would take three steps back for every one we had taken. I was getting really weary of feeling used, so I was going to offer Mulder a choice: her or me. But, he beat me to it, which brings me to today.
I should have known something was up when he brought me a Starbucks coffee. Mulder is much more of a "I was filling up my gas tank and I saw they had a 39 cent special on coffee" guy.
"Scully, I'm sure you have noticed that I have been getting more phone calls of a personal nature." I didn't trust myself to talk so I waved him on to continue.
"I don't want my professional life to conflict with my personal one, so I thought I would do what I can to see that it won't happen anymore." I recognized the speech, I gave it to Jack right before I hightailed it out of his life. I stopped listening, saying the occasional OK every minute or so.
"...do you want to go with me to the airport or should I bring her to the office?" Why does he want me to meet this woman? Can't he just let me down and let things be?
I told him I would go with him. There was no reason to stretch this out any longer. He gave me a peck on the cheek and told me he couldn't wait. Did he forget I'm armed and have already shot him once?
The ride to the airport was awkward. Mulder was all smiles and I was trying to keep down the mocha latte he has bought me. We walk to the gate together and waited. And waited. After a while, I vaguely register Mulder telling me her flight is late.
Great, could things go worse? No, wait--don't answer that. I know that with Mulder and me, anything can happen.
Mulder must have sensed my tension because he reached over and squeezed my hand. "Everything will be fine, Scully." I refuse to acknowledge he even said that. He's not the one getting dumped.
Finally, her flight arrived. Mulder jumped up, leaving me in my seat. I think Bill was right, Mulder is a sorry son of a-
"Scully!"
I get up, straighten my suit and prepare myself. When I see the two figures approaching, my eyes widen. How in the world did I not see this coming?
"Scully, I want you to meet my sister, Samantha Williamson."
Mulder, I think, we have got to work on our communication.
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Title: The Other Woman
Author: YappiChick
Details: 6k · G · Series · 12/30/05 · Email/Website
Gossamer Category(Keywords): Story [Romance, Humor]
Characters: Mulder/Scully
Pairings: Mulder/Scully romance
SPOILERS: Redux 2
SUMMARY: Scully gets to meet the other woman in Mulder's life.
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