Part 3. *X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X* Room 1121 Same Date 5:47 p.m. They got back to their hotel room and Scully immediately went to her suitcase, grabbed her bathing suit and something to wear over it, and went into the bathroom to change. As Scully changed in the bathroom, Mulder was emptying his suitcase onto the bed looking for his bathing suit. Scully walked out of the bathroom dressed in jean shorts and a tank top and watched amusedly as Mulder tried to find his bathing suit. He was so wrapped up in finding his suit that he hadn't heard Scully come out of the bathroom, nor was he aware that she was watching him until she let out a muffled giggle. He spun around only to find her staring intently at him sitting in the midst of his clothes. Her hands were covering her mouth unsuccessfully trying to stifle her giggling. "You think that's funny, do you?" Mulder asked her playfully. All Scully could do was nod her head in hopes of keeping her laughter under control. Mulder then got a mischievous glint in his eyes and before Scully could move, he had placed her on the bed and was tickling her mercilessly. Scully started to squirm and kick trying to get away from Mulder but she didn't succeed. He was bigger and faster than she was so he was able to pin both of her hands above her head with one hand to keep her from hitting him. He kept tickling with his other hand. Since he was sitting beside her kicking didn't do much good. She still squirmed and tried to get away but to no avail. In between laughs she was able to say "Mulder! Stop!" But Mulder didn't listen. He just kept on ticking. "If you want me to stop you have to ask nicely, Scully." He said in a childish tone. Being as stubborn as she was she refused. But after a few more minutes of laughing her mouth started to hurt from smiling so much. "Please Mulder! Stop tickling me!" Slowly, Mulder stopped ticking her. As he thought this he leaned towards her. < Ohmygod, he's going to kiss me. Ohmygod he's going to kiss me. Ohmygod he's going to kiss me. > Scully thought over and over again as Mulder leaned in closing the gap between them. The kiss was chaste and short. His lips brushed against hers and he then pulled away trying 2 gauge her reaction. He looked into her eyes and saw the same thing he was sure she saw in his. Love and lust. He closed the gap between them again, this time more passionately. They never made it to the pool. *X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X* Busch Gardens Saturday, August 31, 1999 12:43 p.m. They walked around the park holding hands and talking just like a couple of dating teenagers. They would have arrived at the park sooner but it took them a while to get out of bed. As they walked around the park looking for another ride to go on, they walked into the carnival area. It was an area with many game booths. Mulder spotted a basketball booth and decided to play. "Mulder, you know those things are rigged. Almost no one ever wins in these games!" "Come on Scully, I know that, but I'm going to try anyway. It's fun. It doesn't really matter if I win or not." "But you can just play basketball when we get home. And it's free!" "Yeah, but there I can't win a prize." "All right, fine. Have fun; it's your money anyway." And with that, Mulder went over, paid the man a dollar and took the basketball from him. He turned to Scully and said, "Do I get a good luck kiss?" half jokingly and half-serious. She contemplated the question for a minute and gave him a quick kiss. He then turned around, aimed, and threw the ball. It swooshed through the net without even touching the backboard. He accepted his prize graciously and then turned to Scully. "I guess that good luck kiss worked after all." He said. Grinning, she replied "Guess so." He handed her the prize and shyly said "I won this for you." She took the little alien holding a heart and smiled radiantly. "I love it." She honestly told him. They joined hands again and continued walking. *X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X* Hotel Pool Same Date 5:54 p.m. The sun was still out and Scully was lounging on a beach chair with her eyes closed and Mulder was swimming in the pool. He got out and walked up to her. "You sure you don't want to come in the pool now?" "Yeah Mulder, I'm sure. Maybe later, ok?" "Fine." And he walked back into the pool. A few minutes later, Mulder came up to Scully and said "It's later!" And with that, he picked her up and jumped into the pool with her. "Mulder! I can't believe you just did that!" Scully said and splashed him in the face. "Well, I did, so you better believe it." He replied and splashed her back. Scully splashed again and thus started the water fight. They swam around the pool splashing each other and playing silly water games neither had played since childhood. After about half an hour of carefree relaxation, they were both tired and decided to stop splashing around. Mulder came up behind Scully and wrapped his arms around her. She pulled his arms tighter around herself and leaned into him. Mulder lightly kissed her forehead and started spinning around in the water, taking Scully around with him. She lifted her feet off of the pool floor in order to let him spin them around faster. She enjoyed the feeling, being held by Mulder, especially since no one had gotten hurt or killed in order to get them to open up to each other. Mulder stopped spinning and Scully turned around. She looked up into his eyes as she leaned closer to him. He leaned down and they kissed passionately. He broke the kiss and carried her out of the pool and to their hotel room. *X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X* Restaurant Same Date 11:32 p.m. They got dressed and went out for dinner. They hadn't eaten anything since breakfast that morning. They ended up in a Cracker Barrel not far from the hotel. There were rocking chairs placed outside the restaurant, and attached to the restaurant is a store to browse through while you wait to be seated. They placed their names at the bottom of the waiting list. "Your table should be ready within the next half hour." The register lady said. "Thank you" Scully replied, and they wandered around the store. *X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X* Same Place Sunday, September 1, 1999 12:00 a.m. They were seated in a booth and given menus and silverware. They were looking through the menu trying to decide what to eat when their waiter came up to them. "Would you like something to drink?" he asked. "Ummm...I'd like to drink some hot tea please." "Very well, and what will you have sir?" "I'll have a glass of iced tea." With that, the waiter left and Mulder and Scully went back to examining their menus. When the waiter came back they were ready to order. The waiter took their order and left. They made light conversation until the food came. They conversed about everything and nothing; yet none of their conversations even lightly touched upon their work. Their food came and they ate in silence, only breaking the silence to either ask for a refill or to ask for the bill. They argued lightly over who would pay, and finally, Scully won. She used the argument that he had made first class reservations, which cost extra money and that the hotel they were staying at was more expensive then they had previously agreed upon. She paid and they headed back toward the hotel. Scully drove them back to the hotel. They got back, changed into more comfortable clothes to sleep in, and spooned up like little baby cats and fell asleep. *X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X* Holiday Inn Express Monday, September 2, 1999 10:13 a.m. Mulder awoke to little butterfly kisses being planted along his jaw. "Morning Scully." He said and he leaned over to kiss her. "Morning yourself" she said smiling. "What do you want to do today?" "Uh...hmmm.... Want to catch a movie?" "Sure, which one?" "I don't know.... You decide?" Scully grinned, "How Eyes Wide Shut?" She received a definitely odd look from Mulder. "Just kidding! We already saw Sixth Sense.... Runaway Bride?" "You want to see that?!" "Yes! Duh! What do you think?" She playfully hit his arm. "Whatever you want to see...." he trailed off. *X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X* Movie Theater Same Date 11:34 a.m. They stood in line to buy tickets to Runaway Bride. Scully stood leaning on Mulder with his hand draped over her shoulder. They got to the ticket booth, got their tickets, and went into the theater. They weren't hungry since they stopped for breakfast on their way to the movies, so they passed by the concession stand and found the theater that the movie was playing in. The theater was only half full since the movie had been out for a week already. The took their seats towards the upper middle of the theater and waited for the movie to start. They sat in silence for a while, not really knowing what to do. Whether to hold hands, cuddle, or just sit there staring at the movie screen; they were both nervous, this being their first 'official' date. They settled for hand holding at first. As the movie progressed, they unconsciously moved closer to each other and by the time they were half way through the movie, Mulder's arm was around her waist, and she was partially laying on top of him and partially laying on the seat. Contentedly, they laid like that until the end of the movie. When the movie ended, Scully pulled Mulder down for a kiss. He came down to her willingly. They pulled apart because they heard someone clearing their throat. The janitor was standing above them waiting for them to leave. When they hadn't moved, he realized that they didn't notice him standing there. To make his presence known, he cleared his throat. They jerked apart and being quite embarrassed, they both turned a bright crimson red and ran out of the theater and into the car. They then sat there laughing hysterically at the situation. After collecting themselves, they sat in the car and decided where to go next. After a long while of speculation, thought, and pondering, they made a decision. Today was Movie Day and they'd go back to the hotel and watch movies. They drove back to the hotel with the radio on and both of them singing along. The radio was on loud enough so neither could hear each other sing and save them both the embarrassment. *X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X* Room 1121 Same Date 4:21 p.m. Mulder called the hotel and ordered two movies, Patch Adams and Conspiracy Theory, while Scully turned the TV on and found the right channel. She found the right channel and lay down in the bed. Mulder hung up and joined her as they lay there silently waiting for the movies to start. As the movies started, Scully said, "Now what were we doing before the janitor interrupted us?" with a grin on her face. Needless to say they missed both movies. *X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X* Blizzard Beach Tuesday, September 3, 1999 9:53 a.m. The park had only opened an hour ago and the long lines were already unbearable. They waited impatiently for another half-hour to pay for their admission into the park. Then they headed to the bathrooms to change. They met back out in front of the bathrooms twenty-seven minutes later, Mulder having waited out there for most of the time. "My god, Scully, what took you so long?!" "It's not my fault there are lines in the bathroom, Mulder." Mulder then squeezed Scully's hand briefly as an apology and led her over to the line, in which they would wait for thirteen minutes in order to get a locker to keep their belongings in while they were roaming around the park. They finally got a locker and stuck all of their stuff in there. They then put sunscreen on each other, took their shoes off and started walking. "Ouch! Shit! Damnit! This floor is hot!" Scully said as she ran into the closest puddle of water hoping to cool her feet. Mulder, who was already standing in a puddle, looked at Scully in amusement. They were standing in front of a map of the park so they decided to plan out where they were going, and how to get there without having to walk much on the scorching floor. They decided to go to the Lazy River first. Scully was walking slowly, trying to avoid the burning cement as much as possible, while Mulder was running through the crowds in order to get to the river faster. "Scully! Come on! Let's go! The concrete is hot u know!" "I know Mulder, that's why I'm walking in the puddles." Scully calmly replied as she was concentrating on finding the closest water puddle so she wouldn't have to step on the mortar. Mulder ran back towards her in attempting to get her to run with him. When he saw that she wasn't complying, he picked her up and started running with her. She snaked her arms around his neck and shrieked and yelled at him. "Mulder!! Put me down! I know how to walk!!" Scully managed to get out between laughs. "I know Scully but you were taking to long and my feet were burning up!" He said while trying to find the path that leads to the Lazy River. After a few more minutes of searching, Scully pointed it out. "Mulder. It's over there" She said pointing to her left. Mulder instantly turned and ran left, almost knocking over an old lady and a young teenage couple. "Sorry!" Scully called over Mulder's shoulder, who was oblivious to what had just occurred. He was so intent on getting to the water that he hadn't seen them standing there. He reached the steps leading into it virtually dove into the shallow river. "Ahh!" Mulder yelled. "This water is freezing!" At this Scully laughed and asked him "Would you rather be standing out there burning your feet or in cold water, Mulder?" At this Mulder just rolled his eyes and went about finding tubes for himself and Scully. He found a double tube floating and took that instead of two separate tubes. The look on Scully's countenance was a look of surprised yet pleased when he returned with a double tube instead of two separate ones. Scully got first and then Mulder got on the tube. They sat facing each other so they could talk to each other comfortably among other things. *X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X* Same Place Same Date 1:11 p.m. After leisurely floating around the river for a while Scully suggested they go buy some potables, preferably water, so they don't get dehydrated or sick during their vacation. Mulder agreed, but was reluctant to leave the comfort of the double tube floating along in the Lazy River. They got out of their tube and went to find the closest concession stand they could. They then stood in line until they finally got to the counter. They bought two bottles of water and went over to sit at the picnic benches in the shade. They sat there for a while; drinking water and watching all the different people pass by them. As Scully finished her water she asked, "Where do you want to go now?" "How about we go on some water slides?" "Sure. Lets go." So they walked to the road signs. Each was pointing in a different direction, each to a different slide. They decided to go on the Family Tube Ride next. They had two choices; they could either walk up the stairs to the ride or wait in line for the Ski Lift to take them there. The opted for the latter since walking up three flights of stairs is quite tiring. After twenty-three minutes of waiting Scully complained, "All the lines, All the lines!" "We could always take the stairs." Mulder suggested, also getting quite frustrated with the long lines. "No, no, we've already waited this long and we're almost there, we might as well just finish waiting here." "All right, but next time we take the stairs, deal?" "Deal." Scully smiled and leaned back against Mulder. He instinctively wrapped his arms around her and rested his head atop hers as they waited in line. As they neared the chair lift one of the employees was making small talk with the bored tourists waiting in line. He saw Mulder and Scully and asked "How's your honeymoon so far?" incorrectly assuming they were newlyweds. Before Mulder had a chance to correct him, Scully replied "It's going great, actually. We're having a really wonderful time here." Mulder stared at Scully in awe but let her continue talking about their 'honeymoon'; he was quite interested himself. As they got on the chair lift and sat down, Mulder kissed Scully. "Mmm. What was that for?" Scully asked immensely enjoying their new relationship. "Cause I felt like it." Mulder impishly replied. "Well, then. You should feel like it more often." He was about to respond to that with another kiss but they reached the end of the ski lift so they had to get off. X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~**X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X*~*X* Same Place Same Date 2:01 p.m. As they got in yet another line, they decided that after this ride they'd go find something to eat and reapply sunscreen so they don't get burned. They kissed again while they were standing in line and luckily it didn't get out of hand; there were always people there yelling and making sure that everyone moved up as the line moved. When they got close to the ride, they were about to kiss again and one of the employees splashed them with water. "Ahhh!" Scully shrieked as she jumped backward bumping into the person behind her. She hastily apologized and then said "Goddamnit! That scared me!" "Yeah, that was kind of obvious." Mulder laughed as he pulled her back into a hug. Scully giggled and relaxed into his embrace. They then got into the family sized tube and were off down the water slide. Squeals of laughter came from Scully, and Mulder was amazed at this new side he was seeing of her. Never before had he seen her so open, free, and happy. He adored this side of her that he rarely got to see and wished he could see it more often. End part 3.