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Harm held out a towel and a cup of coffee. I took the coffee eagerly, leaving the towel in his hands until I had taken several sips of the beverage. It was strong and hot, heavily sugared but without cream. Just the way I like it.
Slightly more energized I dried off and got dressed while Harm took his shower. We packed up our things, reluctant to go back to the rooms we had been provided with on the base, and I checked out while Harm loaded our things into the car.
After stopping at the base only long enough to drop off our things and check to see if any messages had been left for us in the office, Harm and I headed out to the FBI�s field station where we were greeted by an angry Scully and a determined Mulder.
�Damn it, Mulder, one of these days you�re going to get yourself killed when you go running off because one of these anonymous tips you always seem to get,� Scully said angrily. She dragged her fingers through her hair and took a deep breath and then said, �Did you at least get a name from your source? Something we can check out�something tangible that we can verify and show to the higher ups? They�re already bugging our office. Do you really want them tapping our phones, too?�
I tensed up and Harm put a hand on the small of my back, urging me to either relax or come forward, and whichever option I chose, to do it quick. I had two options. Leave Mulder to his partner�s obvious anger, or risk getting Scully angry at me and making her think I�m insane to top it off.
Choosing the chicken�s way out, I said nothing, which turned out to be fine because Mulder handed the situation with the grace of someone who was, if not used to, then artful in dealing with the wrath of Dana Scully.