Date:  October 17, 1999

Title:  Making A Mistake

Author:  Jennifer Cuzzo

E-Mail:  JCuzzo3442@aol.com

Category:  Scully/Krycek, Mulder/Scully

Summary:  Scully makes a mistake that involves both Mulder 
and Krycek.

Rating:  R (Language)

Spoilers:  None

Keywords:  None

Disclaimer:  Alex Krycek, Dana Scully, Fox Mulder, etc. all 
belong to Chris Carter and Fox.  Anyone else belongs to me.  
This is a prequel to my other story, Forgiving.

Author's Notes:  None

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Scully walked into the bar, already regretting the fact 
that she said yes to meet Mulder here.  Where the hell is 
he?  After looking around for a while, she spotted Mulder 
at a booth.  She headed over to him and sat down across 
from him.

"Hi Scully."  He smiled at her.

She sighed and looked at him.  "Mulder, why do we have to 
meet here?  Of all the places in DC, why did it have to be 
a bar?"  She asked, annoyed with this situation.

"Scully, I'm sorry but I got an anonymous message that 
Krycek is going to be here."

Scully raised an eyebrow.  "So?"

He looked at her, in shock that she just said that to him.  
"So?!  Is that all you have to say, Scully?  This is Krycek 
I'm talking about.  You remember him, don't you?  He killed 
my father and your sister."

"Mulder, I know who Krycek is.  What am I trying to say is 
that this has nothing to do with our current case."

He took a deep breath and let it out, trying to hide the 
irritation that was growing rapidly.  "Tonight might be the 
night that I can finally arrest that rat bastard and have 
him put away.  If you don't want any part of it, you can go 
home."

"I intend to do just that."  She got up.  "Goodnight 
Mulder."

She walked out of the bar and headed for her car.  As she 
was looking down to get her keys from her jacket, someone 
grabbed her and pulled her into an alley.

Oh god?!  Please don't hurt me!

Her attacker stopped and pushed her against the wall.

"Dana?"  Her attacker spoke with a low, husky voice.

She gasped when she recognized the voice of her attacker.  
"Alex?"

"Dana, what are you doing here?"

Scully took in a breath and let it out slowly.  "Mulder 
wanted me to meet him here.  What are you doing here?"

"I had to meet someone."

She looked into his eyes.  "Mulder's waiting in there to 
arrest you."  She pointed out to the bar and his eyes 
followed.

Krycek sighed and looked back at her.  "Fuck.  How did he 
know I would be here?"

"He told me he got an anonymous message."

He looked into her eyes.  "It wasn't you, was it?"

She noticed the uncertainty in his voice and raised an 
eyebrow.  "Do you think I would do something that stupid, 
Alex?  I thought we had enough trust in each other but I 
guess I was wrong."

He let out a sigh of relief.  "I didn't think it was you.  
I was just making sure."

"Really?"

"Yeah."

"Look, you better go unless of course you want to get 
arrested by Mulder."  She let a smirk spread across her 
face.

He smirked.  "Nah...not today."

She smiled slightly.  "I thought so.  So, did you really 
have to scare the shit out of me back there?"

He smirked again.  "I scared you?"

"Well yeah you did."  She pouted.

His face turned soft.  "I'm sorry."

She nodded.  "I better go.  You coming over tonight?"

He smiled slightly.  "Maybe...maybe not."

"Well make up your mind so I know if I should lock my 
door."

"I could always pick your lock."

She smiled.  "But then, I would have to kill you."

He smiled.  "You wouldn't kill me."

"Well, maybe I would and maybe I wouldn't.  It all depends 
on the situation."

Krycek laughed slightly.  "That makes me feel so much 
better."

She smiled and kissed him.

He kissed her back.  "I'll see you later then."

"Ok."  Scully started to walk away from him when she pulled 
back and kissed.  "Alex, if I don't go now, we'll never 
move from this spot."

Actually, that does have a certain appeal to it.

He laughed.  "Yeah you're right."  He kissed her once more.  
"Bye."

"Bye."

They both walked away.

She looked back and saw him walking away.

Don't worry, Dana, you and him are going to be over soon.

She smiled slightly at thought and walked to her car.  She 
got in and drove home.

Scully walked into her apartment, turned on the light, and 
took off her jacket.  She closed the door and checked the 
messages on her machine.  She had two from her mom, one 
from Mulder, and one without a name but she recognized the 
voice.  I thought I told Alex not to call me at home.  She 
walked to the kitchen, got something to eat, and headed off 
to the bathroom.  After she finished eating, she put the 
empty plate on the counter and turned on the tub.  Scully 
tested the warmth of the water by sticking her hand under 
the faucet, undressed, and stepped in.  She leaned back 
against the tub, thoroughly enjoying the warm water.  She 
closed her eyes and sighed.  God this feels good.

Mulder checked his watch for the eighth time in twenty 
minutes.  Ok, where the hell is Krycek?  Was my informant 
wrong?

He finished his drink and decided to call it a night.  He 
left money on the table and walked out.  As he walked out 
to his car, he took his keys out and searched for the key.  
He wasn't paying attention to what was going on around him 
and he walked right into someone.

"Sorry about that."  He looked at the person.  "Krycek."

Krycek's eyes widened as he realized who it was and he ran 
off.

"Stop!"  Mulder ran after him.

Krycek ran down an alley, hearing Mulder following him.  
Fuck!  Where do I go now?

As he ran out of the alley, he walked into a crowd of 
people, disappearing among them.  Mulder ran past the 
crowd, not noticing Krycek.  Krycek smiled slightly and 
headed off to Scully's apartment.

Her phone rang as she getting dressed and she picked up.

"Hello?"

"Scully, it's me."  He sounded out of breath.

There was only one person that would call her around this 
time and it was Mulder.

"Mulder, what's wrong?"  She sounded concerned.

"I just ran after Krycek."

"Did you catch him?"

"No.  I lost him."

Thank you God.  If he caught him, Alex might have said 
something.

"Oh."

"Is that all you can say to me?"  He said.

"What do you expect me to say, Mulder?"

"I don't know... nice try.  We'll catch him next time.  I 
would go for anything that would keep me determined, 
Scully."

"Mulder, I really don't think we will ever catch him.  We 
should give it up."

"Scully, I need to know why he killed my father."

She sighed.  "Fine Mulder."

"Bye Scully."

"Bye."  She hung up.

Someone knocked on her door.

"Mulder , if it's you, get over it.  Catching Krycek is 
pointless."

The door opened and Scully saw who it was.  Whoops.

"I didn't realize you cared about me so much."  He smirked 
and walked in.

"I thought you were Mulder."

"Did you want it to be Mulder?"  He said as he closed the 
door.

"No.  I wanted it to be you and it is."  She smiled a 
little.

He walked over to her and kissed her.  She kissed him back.

"Alex.."

"Hmm?"  He looked at her.

"I'm glad you came here.  I was starting to get bored."  
She put her arms around his neck and smiled.

He smirked.  "You still bored?"

"What do you think?"  Scully looked him in the eye.

"What do I think?  I think you need to be kissed again."

Scully smiled.

Krycek kissed her passionately, leaving her breathless.  
She pulled away from him, trying to catch her breath.

I may not love this man but god...  can he kiss!

She got her breath back and smiled slightly at him.  "Not 
bad."  She said, teasing him.

"Not bad?  I thought it was pretty good."

She shrugged.

He kissed her again.

"How was that?"  He asked her.

Scully smiled into his eyes.  "It was good."

He smiled and put his hands on her waist.

She looked into his eyes.

I can't believe Mulder hasn't figured out that something is 
going on between me and Krycek.  God, what a moron!

"What are you thinking about?"

"We've been together for two months.  I thought something 
would have happened by now."

He nodded.

They were silent for a while, staring into each other's 
eyes.  Her fingers swept across his face, feeling stubble.

"When was the last time you shaved?"

He looked at her, not really understanding her question.  
"Huh?"

"Your face feels like sandpaper, Alex."

"What does that have to do with anything?"

"I was just making an observation, that's all."

"Oh."

He looked away from her and glanced at the window.  She 
brought his face back and kissed him.  Krycek put one of 
his hands on her cheek and kissed her back.  Scully pulled 
away slightly and whispered against his lips.

"We should continue this in there."  She looked at the 
bedroom and back to him.  He smiled and nodded.  "Sounds 
like a good plan."

She took his hand and led to her bedroom.  When they got 
there, Scully turned around and kissed him.  He kissed her 
back and before they knew it, they were making love.

Around 9, Scully woke up and found Krycek next to her, 
still asleep.  She smiled slightly and gently traced his 
lips with her fingertip.  He moved a little and his eyelids 
fluttered.  I love his eyelashes.  So thick and they make 
his eyes even more beautiful.

He woke up slowly and looked at her.  He smiled when he saw 
her looking at him.

"Morning."  She said with a smile.

He smiled back.  "Morning."

"Did you sleep well?"

He nodded and grinned, remembering what happened last 
night.  "You?"

"Yup."

"Do you have to work today?"

She nodded.  "I get to listen to Mulder whine about last 
night."

He laughed a little.  "Sounds fun."

She smirked.  "Oh yeah."

"Do you want me to come over tonight?"

"If you want to, sure.  I have noticed that I sleep really 
well when you are here."

He grinned a little.  "Really?"

"Yup."

He reached over and kissed her.  She kissed him back.

"I have to go take a shower and get ready for work."  She 
said, not wanting to go.

"I know."

She slowly got out of bed and walked into the bathroom.  He 
watched her go and got out of bed.  He put on his clothes 
and walked out of the room.  Krycek sat down on the couch 
and pulled his boots on.  After doing that, he leaned back 
against the couch and sighed.  As he was resting, something 
caught his eye.  He reached over and picked up the piece of 
paper.  The note said: 
[
"Meet me tonight by my place.  -M"
]
Who the hell is M?

He put the note back down as Scully came out of the 
bedroom, wearing a robe.

"I thought you would be gone by now."

He got up.  "I'm going now."

cully walked over to him and put her arms around his neck, 
smiling.  "You don't have to go.  You can stay as long you 
want."  She leaned up a little to kiss him but he pulled 
away from her.

"I better go."  He took her arms off his neck and left.

She watched him go.  What's wrong with him?

She saw the note and her jaw dropped.  Oh god..he saw this.  
I'm going to kill Mulder.

She rushed back to her room and got dressed for work.

Mulder sat at work, reading over a report.  Scully walked 
in and sat down at her desk.

"Why did you leave that note at my apartment last night, 
Mulder?"

He put the report down and looked at her.  "Well good 
morning to you too, Scully."

"Cut the crap, Mulder.  Why did you do it?"

"I tried to call you last night but there was no answer.  
Then I went to your apartment and knocked.  Still no 
answer.  I figured you were asleep so I left you the note.  
Sorry to piss you off."

She got up and walked over to him.

She lied.  "It didn't piss me off.  It just surprised me, 
that's all."

He looked at her, confused.

"Why would it surprise you?"

"Wouldn't it make you mad if someone left you a note and 
they didn't even bother to talk to you in person?"

"I guess so."  He reached up and sat her down on his lap.  
"I'm sorry.  I'm also sorry for getting mad at you at the 
bar.  I just can't stand Krycek."

"Neither can I and you are forgiven."  She smiled and 
kissed him.  He kissed her back.

Lying to Mulder is wrong, Dana.  You should tell him the 
truth.

"You doing anything tonight?"

"I was but I think I can cancel it."  She put her fingers 
through his hair.  He smiled into her eyes.  "Good.  Maybe 
I'll stop by your place tonight."

"Nice plan.  I'll be waiting."

"What time should I be over?"

"Umm...9's ok with me."

Mulder nodded and smiled.  "I'll be there at 9."

"We better get back to work.  We can continue this later."  
She kissed him once more and got off his lap.

I'm going to need to cancel with Krycek.  Now where did I 
put his number?

She walked to her desk and searched her drawers.  She 
didn't find the number.  Damn it.  Maybe he'll stop before 
Mulder comes and I'll tell him I'm busy.

Scully stood in her living room, doing a little clean up 
before Mulder showed up.

Where is Alex?  I should have found his number and called 
him.

As she was thinking that last thought, someone knocked on 
her door.

"Just a minute."

Please be Alex.  Please be Alex.

She opened the door, and to her disappointment, it wasn't 
Krycek.  It was Mulder.

She smiled at him.  "Hi."
"Hi... can I come in?"

She laughed slightly and nodded.  "Of course."  Scully 
moved to the side so he could pass.

"You ok, Scully?  You look a little anxious."  He said with 
concern in his voice.

"I'm just happy to see you, that's all."  She tilted her 
head up a little and kissed him.  "Thank you for coming."

He smiled.  "Your welcome."

She turned to close the door and had it half closed when 
Mulder came behind her, turned her around, and kissed her.  
Scully put her arms around his neck and kissed him back.  
As the kiss got more passionate, Scully heard the sound of 
footsteps and the quiet creaking as her door opened all the 
way.  She opened her eyes and saw Krycek standing there, 
eyes wide and wearing a shocked expression on his face.  
Krycek looked at her and his face turned angry so he walked 
away from the door and left.

OH NO!!

She kind of pushed Mulder away.

He looked at her, his eyes dazed with passion.  "What's 
wrong, Scully?"

"I have to go.  I'll be right back, Mulder."

She ran out the door and down the stairs.  As she reached 
the last stair, she saw Krycek standing there, staring at 
her.  His face was partially covered by the shadows.

When he spoke, his voice was low and eeriely calm.

"When were you going to tell me?"

"I was going to tell you soon."

"Does he know?"

"No."

He stepped completely out of the shadows, his eyes filled 
with anger.  "You used me, didn't you?  You wanted to make 
Mulder jealous."

"I'm sorry, Alex."

"Don't lie to me.  You could care less about me.  You only 
care about your precious Mulder."

"How did you know about Mulder and me?"

"Do you really think I'm that stupid, Dana?  I found out 
today.  You should learn not to leave things lying around, 
like notes."

Fuck.  That damn note!

"What are you going to do now?"

"Nothing that concerns you."  He said with an angry tone.  
He turned around and left, slamming the lobby door.

She watched him go and she felt a tear roll down her cheek.  
She reached up and wiped the tear away.  Scully turned 
around and went back up to her apartment.  As she walked 
in, she saw Mulder looking at her.

"I better go, Scully."

"No no.  It's ok."

No it's not.  Just a while ago, you were crying over Alex.

"You sure?"  She asked him without thinking.

"Yeah."  He answered.

She sighed and nodded.  "I'll see you tomorrow then."

"Yup."  He kissed her softly and left.  As Mulder left, 
Scully's bottom lip started quivering and tears ran down 
her cheeks.

What have I done?  How could I have been so cruel to Alex?

She sank down into a chair and cried.  After a while when 
there were no more tears, she went to bed.

Scully walked into the office, wishing she had stayed in 
bed.  Calling in sick would have worried Mulder and I don't 
want that.  She plopped down into her chair, staring off 
into the distance.  Mulder looked at her.

"Scully, you all right?"

She snapped out of her daze and looked at him.

"Did you say something, Mulder?"

"Yeah...  I did.  Did you get any sleep last night?"

"Yup.  Why do you ask?"

"A minute ago, you looked like you were in a daze and I 
wanted to know if anything was wrong."

"Oh.  Well, everything's fine."

Everything is not fine.

"You sure?"

She nodded.

They didn't talk much for the rest of the day.

As Scully was getting ready to go, Mulder came up and 
wrapped his arms around her.

"Can I come over tonight?"  He asked.

"Maybe."

"Okay."  He squeezed her tight for a second and let her go.

I need to tell Mulder about Alex.

She was about to speak when Mulder kissed her.  She groaned 
in his mouth and pulled away from his sweet kiss.

"What's wrong?"

"You just surprised me."

"Oh."

"Well, I'll see you later."  She kissed his cheek and 
rushed out of the office.

Later that night, Scully was curled up on the couch, 
watching a movie.  As the ending credits came on, someone 
knocked on the door.

Please be Alex.  Please be Alex.

She opened and saw Mulder, kneeling in front of her.

Oh god?!

In his hands, he held a small jewelry box.  He smiled at 
her and opened the box, revealing a beautiful diamond ring.

"Scully, will you marry me?"

She almost gasped but she was able to resist the urge.  NO

"Yes, Mulder I will marry you."

He grinned, slid the ring on her finger, and kissed her.

"I love you, Scully."

She was in tears.  "I love you too, Mulder."

"Why are you crying?"

"Just happy, I guess."

You are not happy.  You are crying because you lost Alex.

Mulder spent the rest of the night with Scully.

The End?

Read the second part of this story in "Forgiving."

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