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Of course, he was altering the truth greatly, almost to the point of outright lying, but Scully didn�t seem to catch that, and if she did she didn�t let it on. I�m pretty sure that she didn�t catch it, though, because she didn�t seem like she was in the most magnanimous of moods.
Scully turned to me and raised her eyebrow questioningly and, unable to verbally lie, I simply nodded my head. That seemed to be enough to placate Scully and she sighed heavily, silently following Harm, Mulder, and myself, into the building where we were promptly checked for credentials and then directed to an elevator.
Once we got to the appropriate floor Scully motioned for Harm to follow her aside. I could hear everything they were saying from the desk Mulder told me to sit at and I felt incredibly guilty for putting Harm in the situation he was in.
�Harm, we�ve known each other for a long time and I know you won�t lie to me,� Scully said, her voice barely more than a whisper. �How well do you really know your partner?�
�What do you mean?� Harm frowned.
�I mean that I find it odd that she was out in the middle of the night when the base locks down at midnight while night flight ops are running unless dispensation is given,� Scully hissed.
Harm and I both tensed up, but Harm reacted before I could jump in and explain everything away with the truth, which was my intent. I really suck at the whole lying thing. �Dana, stay out of this,� Harm said firmly. �I�m serious. Leave Meg alone,� he said, his voice dangerously low.
�Harm, I just think that there are things she isn�t sharing,� Scully insisted.
This time I reacted before Harm could. I got up and grabbed her arm, pulling her into the break room. Harm followed us, as did Mulder who looked torn between defending his partner and allowing me to keep his partner away from him, and the door was closed and Harm leaned back against it to ensure that no one came in. �Look, Agent Scully, I made it clear to you that I worry about my partner, and I�m sure that you feel the same concern for Agent Mulder, but if you pursue this� this line of questioning against me� my career, and Harm�s, will be over.�
It only took Scully a second to figure out what I meant.
�How long?� she asked.
She had figured out that Harm and I had crossed the invisible but very real line between partners and something more. I had to give her credit for that. The people we work with day in and day out, all investigators who are highly skilled at reading people, still haven�t caught on.
�Sixteen months,� I replied.