Title: Confessions Part 4

Author: J.D. Rush

Rating: G

Series: Big Things; follows "How Much Is That Doggie In the Window?"

Summary: Dana finds something of Frohike's she wasn't supposed to find.

Spoiler:  Can't list the spoiler--it would, well, spoil the story. (It follows at the end of the piece.)

Disclaimers: To avoid prosecution--all characters belong to CC, FOX, and 1013.

Confessions Part 4

Thursday,  July 18, 2002

"Dana, honey. I'm home."

"In the living room."

"Whatcha doing?"

"Oh, just watching something interesting."

*Stunned pause* "Where did you find that?"

"In with your videos. I was looking for the tape of William's first steps to loan to Mulder, but a couple of your tapes didn't have labels. Imagine my surprise when I plugged this one in to check it out." 

"I'm so going to kill Langly. He was supposed to have destroyed all of these."

"You mean you had more than one?"

"Yeah. The jerk made copies. Threatened to sell them on Ebay. So *I* threatened to shave off his hair and dye his head neon pink. I thought that had solved the problem."

"Apparently not."

"He's so dead."

"Didn't you know you were being recorded?"

"No. I knew about the surveillance camera, but I didn't know anything was on tape until I discovered the cassette a couple of weeks later."

"There's got to be a good reason why you're parading around in that outfit."

"Hey, I did it for a story."

"This I've GOT to hear."

"It was nothing, really. We got a tip from this guy, and I had to do some undercover work. Nothing I haven't done before."

*Points to screen* "You've done THIS before?"

"Well, no, not THAT. Man, that was so humiliating. The things I'll do for a scoop."

"And did you get your story?"

"Excuse me. Look who you're talking to here."

"My point exactly."

"Yes, I got the story. And a pretty good one, too."

"Nice legs."

"Not as nice as yours." *Pause* "Can't you shut that down now?"

"No. I'm enjoying this. It's a side of you I've never seen before, Mel."

"And if it weren't for that ditzy blonde it's a secret I would have taken to my grave."

"So I can't dub a copy for Mom?"

"You'd show Mom this?!"

"Well. . ."

"How would YOU like to wake up with a pink buzz-cut?"

"Point taken." *Removes tape* "Here. And I promise not to mention it again."

"Thanks, Dana. I'd appreciate that."

"But Mel. . .?"

"Yeah?"

"Did you keep the lederhosen?" 

THE END