| "December Air" By: Jamie A. Steele (Lemondrop*) Feedback: GREATLY Appreciated!! [email protected] Archival: Feel free to! Just be sure to credit me. =) ����`����,��,����`����,��, ����`����,��,����`����,��,����`����,��,����`����,��, ����`����,��,����`����,��, �How many people are coming, �Dana�?� Scully grinned at the sound of Mulder saying her first name. �Well, I�m not too sure, but I hear that Bill can�t come this year, because he caught the flu.� A passerby wouldn�t be able to tell, but when he looked at those words come out of her mouth, it looked like she was about ready to jump for joy. �Good �ol Bill? Aw, we might as well just stop the party. But you know your mother will make us resume the celebration�knowing that�that�s what Bill would want.� He faked a little sniffle, and Scully just about burst into laughter. �Want to help me pick out some music to get us into the �holiday mood�?� She walked towards the living room, and Mulder, without even thinking, followed her over there. By the time he entered into the room, Scully was all ready by the wall unit, browsing through the CDs. Mulder chuckled. �Hmmm�do you have Elmo�s �Grandma Got Ran Over By A Reindeer�?� Scully�s answering laugh brought a shiver to him. �We have Edie Brickell, Nat King Cole, and��Fleetwood Mac�? What the hell is �Fleetwood Mac� doing in Holiday Favorites?� She set the CD aside and continued searching through the drawer. �Oh, let�s just go with �Bing Crosby singing all your Holiday Favorites'.� ::�You�re all I want for Christmas� and if all my dreams come true��:: �Hi Maggie! Oh, it�s so good to see you!�� More guests were coming by the minute. �Hi Dana! It�s been a while since I�ve seen you, you look great! Who do you have with you?� A silver-haired woman came in and greeted Dana. �Oh, hi Laura! This is my par�friend, Mulder. Do you need a hand with these, Laura?� Dana pointed towards the presents in the woman�s hands. �Yes, thank you very much.� She handed her the gifts, and Scully set them underneath the tree. �Where do you two know eachother from, Scully?� Mulder was a bit confused, seeing all of these unfamiliar faces. �Oh, she�s a friend of my moms. I haven�t seen her for years. Hey Laura, is Bob with you?� �Yes, he�s getting things out of the trunk. We brought a whole lot of goodies.� She smiled proudly. She was obviously excited to be here. �Bob is�?� Mulder was still a bit confused. �Her husband, Mulder.� Mulder decided to sit on the sofa and let everyone come to him, it was a bit confusing trying to get to know all these people at once. �Hey Dana, good to see you!� An older man�s voice called to her. Later, he came into view, and Scully greeted him with a hug. Wait- my eyes deceive me� no. It is true. Scully has actually hugged someone. After greeting a few other people, Scully took her seat next to Mulder. �Bing Crosby, eh? You don�t get to hear a lot of him anymore.� The older man, Bob, promptly sat himself on the sofa across from Mulder and set his hat on the arm-rest. �Cookies, anyone?� Samantha came in and hosted the growing number of people with holiday cookies. Seemed everyone flocked towards her at the sound and smell of �cookies�. �Hi Bob. Cookie?� She held up the tray and let him pick. �Oh, Bob, I just realized- a bird decided to let all out on your hat.� Everyone laughed at the joke, and Samantha offered to clean it for him. �Sweetest thing, she is.� Bob looked at the design on the cookie, then slowly ate it. �Mmm, these are good. Did they just get out of the oven?� �They sure did,� Stephanie said, emerging into the living room to greet everyone. She must have greeted about 16 people before she finally uttered the words everyone had been waiting for all night. �Okay, dinner is =finally= ready, you can all take your seats in the dining room.� She led everyone to the eating area. Mulder and Scully were the last ones to get up. As they walked into the dining room, Scully happened to look up�mistletoe. �Ooo, somebody finally noticed!� Maggie said as she set the Rotisserie Chicken in the center of the table. �Okay, you two, pucker up!� Everyone started their whispering and staring, waiting to see what�ll happen. Mulder looked up and saw the little sprig of green hanging by its red ribbon above their heads. He looked back down at Scully, her eyes luminous. They knew there was no escape. �Well?� said Samantha. She was holding her glass of soda pop in her hand, not willing to move, in case she should miss something. Scully arched her eyebrows when she saw Mulder trying to lean in, and they both giggled. Then he came in further, and she set her palms on his cheeks, sharing a soft, brief, and undemanding kiss. Everyone cheered when their lips met. Scully could swear her mother was the loudest of them all. She released him and looked up to see his face. They were both smiling. �Merry Christmas, Mulder.� The End The mystery is yours to solve as for what were in those Christmas presents. |