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Mulder knew Scully loved Christmas, but he didn’t realize how much she really loved it until he was invited to his first ever Scully-family Christmas dinner.
When they arrived at Maggie Scully’s house an hour before dinner, Scully immediately grabbed two glasses of eggnog when she spotted them on the coffee table.
“Trust me, it’s the best eggnog you’ll ever taste.” She told him as she handed him the second glass.
True to her word, it was indeed the best eggnog he had tasted. Apparently, it was a Charlie Scully special. And speaking of the devil, Charlie appeared from the kitchen to give his big sister a bear hug.
The siblings hugged and Scully’s laughter filled the room when Charlie lifted her up a bit. Mulder watched the scene with a smile on his face and when Charlie spotted him, the younger man was delighted to meet him. From then, the two immediately hit it off, and Scully was very happy.
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Dinner was a total breeze. Mulder wasn’t sure if it was because Bill wasn’t there to make snide comments about him and his relationship with Scully, but nevertheless, he had a great time at the dinner table. The food was delicious and enough to send him into a food coma, but it was also time for the real Scully-family Christmas.
Everyone was herded into the living room and each had chosen their own spots. Mulder and Scully were able to claim the loveseat and Scully sat on Mulder’s lap earning a playful eye roll from Charlie, and his sister flipped him off. Maggie shook her head at her children’s antics before setting up the karaoke machine while the rest started a round of charades.
Everything went by a blur after how many rounds of charades and glasses of eggnog. He wouldn’t consider himself a lightweight, but that drink definitely packed a punch. The next thing he knew, Scully was already singing ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ in front of the whole family. She was off-key, but she didn’t care. She was having so much fun and it made Mulder happy that she was enjoying herself.
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By the time Scully tried to sing ‘Hark the Herald Angel Sing’ – don’t ask why – she was already slurring her words and handing some of her nieces and nephews five dollars each. She was tipsy from eggnog number – they have stopped counting – and Mulder had to take the almost empty glass from her hand after she almost tripped herself.
“Alright, Mariah Carey, that’s enough eggnog for you tonight.” He remarked and she pouted at him, but he just kissed her lips and she drunkenly grinned.
He pulled her on his lap as they sat back down on the loveseat and Mulder felt someone tug on his shirt. He turned to his left and found Charlie’s daughter, Katie, smiling at him with her bright blue eyes that painfully reminded him of Emily.
“Hiiiii.” The little girl semi-whispered to him and that made him smile.
“Hi, Katie.” He replied, then spotted the headband with red antlers on her hands. “Whatcha got there?” he asked, pointing.
“For Auntie Dana.” She said, giggling. Her eyes twinkled and her dimples showed.
Hearing her name, Scully turned her attention to her niece from trying to peek inside gift bag with her name on it, and dramatically gasped as she saw the headband.
“Awww, for me?”
Katie nodded and handed it to her.
“Thank you, Katie-bear! I love it,” Scully told the little girl before opening her arms so she could hug her. “I’ll definitely wear this.” She said as she slipped on the accessory on her head.
She turned to Mulder and posed a bit, “What do you think?”
Mulder grinned, “You look adorable.” He said, pressing a kiss on her nose. “Want me to take picture?”
Scully eagerly nodded and quickly stood up from his lap. She felt lightheaded and let out a soft ‘woah’ before Mulder grabbed her waist to steady her. She smiled up to him and stood on her tiptoes to kiss his jaw.
While Mulder grabbed his camera, Scully spotted a pair of red gloves and decided to put them on. When Mulder came back, he couldn’t help but chuckle as she tried to brace herself against the wall to stop herself from falling.
“Okay, Scully, say, ‘reindeer!’” he instructed as he raised the camera.
Scully struck a pose and a muffled ‘reindeer!’ could be heard from covered mouth.
“Perfect!” Mulder exclaimed before moving towards her to give her a kiss.
She smiled against his lips and her hands began to roam his body. He had to stop her when she reached the front of his pants. She pouted, but then reached up to him to loop her arms around his neck and not-so-quietly whispered something in his ear.
“Looks like Santa’s sleigh won’t be the only thing getting a ride tonight.”
Mulder blushed and Scully pulled back to see his reaction with full satisfaction. He looked around to see if someone heard and his eyes met Maggie’s. He turned beet red and Maggie just smiled at him, completely oblivious as to why her daughter’s partner looked so red, he wanted to be buried alive.
“Scully, jeez.” He breathed out.
“’Hoe, hoe, hoe’, Mulder.” She said, winking at him and this time Maggie heard it.
Her mother raised an eyebrow at them and Scully barked out a laugh.
“Sorry, Maggie.” Mulder said.
Maggie simply shook her head with a smile and waved them off. Scully was giggling beside him and he also shook his head at her antics.
“How about we get some air, hmmm?” he suggested and Scully held out her hand for him to take so they can leave. Tipsy Scully was definitely a character.
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It was snowing outside and Mulder watched Scully bask in the falling snow. She was laughing as she felt snow fall on her face. She was enjoying herself so much, she decided to lay down on the ground and flapped her arms and legs. It confused Mulder at first, that he had to walk towards her and realized she was trying to make a snow angel.
When she was “done”, she held her arms up for Mulder to help her stand. She almost teared up when she saw that she didn’t form a snow angel. Mulder had to suppress his laughter and just gathered her in his arms.
She wrapped her arms around his waist and they began to unconsciously sway. They looked like they were dancing, but without any music. Unbeknownst to them, Maggie, Charlie, his wife, and the kids were watching them from the living room window. They looked cozy in each other’s arms that their family decided not to interrupt them. It was a sweet sight.
“Merry Christmas, Scully.” Mulder whispered in her ear.
“Merry Christmas, Mulder.”
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