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   From: sabo727@tampabay.rr.com   
      
   Title: Quantico Love Story   
   Author: Sara B.   
   E-Mail: sabo727@tampabay.rr.com   
   Feedback: Greatly appreciated including constructive criticisms   
   Spoilers: Leonard Betts   
   Category: AU MSF, Angst, Mulder/Other Sex, Scully/Other tiny romance,   
   MSR   
   Rating: Adult themes - no one under 17   
   Summary: Profiling wonder boy Fox (Spooky) Mulder has a mild heart   
   attack.  He is reassigned to Quantico to teach.  His new office mate is   
   Dr. Dana (Ice Queen) Scully, darling of the pathology department.  This   
   is your typical 'Boy meets girl, boy doesn't know what to do with girl,   
   boy screws up and loses girl and so on.  To find out more you have to   
   read the story.   
   Disclaimer:  The recognized characters are used Without Prejudice and   
   are the property of C. Carter, Fox and the wonderful actors who breathed   
   life into written words, most notably G. Anderson and D. Duchovny who   
   were able to make us believe in the improbable.  No Infringements of   
   these copyrights are intended, and are used here without permission.   
   The story and before unknown characters belongs to me.   
   Gratitude: To Kim Knight, wonderful friend, singer and beta.  Without   
   her encouragement you would not be reading this.  To Dennis for just   
   about everything.  To CC and Company, who created the X-Files.  Lastly   
   to the readers who I hope will hopefully enjoy this..   
   Archive: I'd be honored.  Please keep my name attached and let me know   
   where it will be.  Thank you.   
   Author Notes:  Years ago I remember reading a story where Mulder   
   suffered a heart attack.  I remember thinking that the way he lived and   
   with his stress level that a heart attack could easily be in his future.   
      
   Dedication:  This is dedicated to Lily, get well - you are missed.   
      
   Quantico Love Story   
   Sara B. 01/06   
      
   Monday - Quantico Virginia FBI Training Facility 3:20 PM   
      
   Dana Scully walked toward her office where she was to meet her new   
   office mate, Fox Mulder.  Mulder was the top profiler but due to stress   
   he'd suffered a mild heart attack.  Normally he would have been given   
   early retirement but the FBI wasn't going to put a talent like Mulder's   
   out to pasture so easily.  The 'powers that be' transferred him to   
   Quantico to teach new recruits.   
   Scully reached the office door to see Mulder unpacking a box.  She   
   waited a moment to make her presence known but he noticed her anyway.   
   In a not unkind but slightly annoyed voice he said, "No, I do not want   
   coffee, tea, water, paper products, pens or pencils."   
   "Good I wasn't offering any."  Scully replied and turned on her heel.   
   "Way to go, Mulder." Reggie Purdue, Mulder's friend and former partner,   
   said walking up to the office door.  "Not two minutes and you're pissing   
   off your new office partner."  Mulder's face fell and he and Reggie   
   followed her through another set of doors.  Mulder wanted to apologize   
   fast; anger was no way to start sharing an office with someone.   
      
      
   Dana Scully was not angry with Mulder; she knew what he must be going   
   through today.  A specimen like him was not unheard of but most of the   
   men in the Medical and Psychology departments were either geeks or more   
   than a little over the hill.  Mulder was suffering from secretarial pool   
   overload.  She had been the subject of such attention from the male   
   population when she started here.   
   Mulder and Reggie walked through the double doors just in time to see   
   Dana Scully standing on a chair addressing the throng.  "Yes we have a   
   new member of our team and yes we want him to feel welcome but there is   
   a thing called moderation.  Dr. Mulder will eventually know everyone of   
   us but give the man a break.  Let him get settled.  I know you are all   
   trying to be friendly but I'm sure Dr. Mulder would like to find out   
   'for himself' where to get supplies and the beverages of his choice."   
   A look around the room showed that though she had gotten through to the   
   women it was obvious they were upset and one was heard to mutter, "Easy   
   for her, she shares the office with him."   
   Scully got down and approached the two men who were smiling.  She   
   extended her right hand to him.  "Spooky Mulder meet the Ice Queen or   
   Doc Ice or any number of equally flattering nicknames."  Mulder couldn't   
   contain his smile, they shook hands casually and Mulder introduced her   
   to Reggie.   
   Reggie stayed for a half an hour then had to leave. "Breaking in a new   
   partner since you deserted me.  You know, Mulder, if you wanted out   
   there were easier ways than having a heart attack."  He then turned to   
   Dana.  "It was nice to meet the legend.  Well, I'll be seeing you   
   around."   
   "Reggie seems like a really nice guy.  You were lucky to work with him,"   
   Scully commented more as a way to open conversation than anything.   
   "Yeah, Reggie is one of the great ones.  I wouldn't have made it as long   
   as I did if not for he and his wife, Terri.  They looked after me in a   
   fashion."   
   "I noticed that he calls you Mulder, do you prefer that over your first   
   name or . . ."   
   "Yes," Mulder responded a tad too quickly.  "Do you prefer Dana or   
   Scully or what?"   
   "Whichever you seem comfortable with.  Some call me Dana, a few call me   
   Scully and some of the others call me Dr. Scully."  Then a sly smile   
   graced her lips and her eyes twinkled.  "That is when they aren't using   
   one of those oh so complementary nicknames."   
   "Ice Queen?"  Mulder asked, he couldn't believe anyone would call her   
   that.   
   "That came from my old paramour Jack Willis, need I say more?"  He shook   
   his head.  "I already know how you came by your moniker. You really are   
   good, Mulder.  I remember when you guest lectured for my class.  You had   
   everyone mesmerized, it was stunning.  Also, I've read a few of your   
   cases along the way.  I try to follow your logic.  Usually I can but it   
   takes me a while."   
   "You're good for my ego, Scully.  I may have to keep you around."   
   "It's just too bad that bastard Patterson took advantage of you. That   
   man should be locked up."  Scully's anger came out clearly then he saw   
   her blue eyes sparkle. "Hey, you want me to show you where they keep the   
   supplies?"   
   Mulder couldn't contain his laughter and Scully joined in.   
      
   Monday - Fox Mulder's Apartment 6:10 PM   
   Mulder didn't know what to make of his new office mate.  Scully was   
   friendly but not overly so; she didn't hover.  She helped him unpack his   
   things and moved some stuff to accommodate his clutter.  He hadn't   
   missed the look of horror as his things took over her formerly pristine   
   office.  But she didn't say anything, just continued helping.  Mulder   
   had always been a loner but he felt comfortable with her.   
   He munched on the oriental chicken salad that made up his dinner; God he   
   ached for a pizza or even Frohike's cheese steaks.  Those days were   
   gone, now it was health food and minimal stress.  He typed at the   
   keyboard searching Dana Scully's personnel file.  Okay, he wasn't   
   supposed to have access to these files but with a little luck and a lot   
   of help from Langly and miracles of miracles, her entire file was on his   
   computer.   
      
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