Over the span of an hour almost all the guests had arrived. Scully had been introducing Mulder to everyone, and everyone winked at them. Finally once the greetings were done Mulder and Scully sat at the kitchen bar together. Most everyone else was outside.

"I think I got more winks today then I have in my whole life," Mulder smiled. Scully let out a little giggle then got up, "Want some wine?"

"No I'm a man Scully, men drink beer."

"Is that a yes?"

"Yeah," Mulder admitted looking around to make sure no one saw. Scully smiled and brought a whole bottle over.

"Wow someone really wants to get hammered," Mulder teased as he poured the wine into their glasses. Scully nodded and clinked her glass against his, "to…"

"to fourth of July parties," Mulder smiled and Scully nodded as they both drank down their glasses.

Maggie came into the room with a smile, "don't mind me," she said as she went into the kitchen and gathered some food.

"We were just talking," Scully reassured her mother.

"Sure you were," Maggie smiled on her way out. Scully shook her head and poured more into their glasses, Mulder frowned at Maggie who whispered, "kiss her."

He drank down the wine, set the glass on the table and waited as Scully finished hers. Just as she let out a sigh from the good tasting wine, he made his move. It was now or never. He got up off his stool, stepped close to her and slid his lips onto hers.

He moved his hands onto her cheeks and Scully watched him with her eyes wide open as he kissed her passionately. When he broke away from her she still had a shocked look on her face.

"What was that all about?" she asked quietly while he kept his hands on her cheeks.

"I just had to…" Mulder said sliding his hands away from her. Scully licked her lips as she watched him sit back on his stool. He took another gulp of the wine then got back up again. She figured he was coming at her again, but she didn't move, she couldn't.

"I'll be right back," he said leaving her at the bar and heading toward the bathroom. Scully let out a long lovesick sigh. Tara came out from behind the wall, "Dana!"

Dana gasped, "what are you doing!"

"He kissed you!" Tara cheered. Scully shushed her and told her to go away. Tara smiled and ran outside, probably going off to tell her mom. Mulder came back from the bathroom a few minutes later, in only his trunks.

"Don't you want to go swimming?" Mulder asked, like the few moments before never existed. Scully opened her mouth but no words came out.

"Come on!" Mulder smiled as he threw his towel over his shoulder and walked outside. Scully let out one little whimper then went to change.

TBC