Date: Mon, 30 Nov 1998 19:53:41 EST
Subject: [EMXC Fwd] "The Most Toys Wins?" 1/2 by AMULBUNNY


THE MOST TOYS WINS? 1/2
Amulbunny@aol.com ( annieb) 
with grateful thanks to Macspooky and Ten!
Completed September 26,1998 

Type: MSR  No Romos..get outta town with this one!
Rating; R or a real soft NC-17, You see, I am getting braver 
in my old age.
Archive: Gossamer for sure, anyone else, please ask and keep my name 
and address on it for good measure. 
Spoilers : Up to season 5 BUT no cancer in my 
universe....sorry.Disclaimer: Oh gee, let me guess who owns them, CC, 
1013, Fox, Rupert and his lawyers.  But I will also put them 
back neatly on the shelf when I'm done playing with them, 
thank you.
Quick Note: Hi everyone ! This is the very first thing I have 
ever written for consumption outside the local viewing 
area. My big thanks to the big bunny for sharing the 
computer with me. The little bunch for putting up with my 
obsession. To Macspooky without whose inspiration and 
cross country missives, this would still be sitting on a disc 
somewhere. And to TEN who tells me when it's time to go 
to bed and get off the computer even though  she is 8000 
miles away! And of course to the irrepressible Gillian 
Anderson and David Duchovny for bringing Scully and 
Mulder to life every day of the week. Comments would be 
appreciated, flames will be doused on the way to Catalina. 
Now, here we go.......

THE MOST TOYS WINS?


J Edgar Hoover Bldg.
Basement, Saturday Morning  9:45 am.


Fox Mulder held up as he began to enter his office when he 
heard his partner's voice talking to someone on the phone. 
Wanting to eavesdrop on her conversation, he found the 
snatches of conversation intriguing.

"Ros, I haven't been to one of those parties in years. Not 
since we were in college.," smiled Dana Scully, as she 
spoke into the phone. "It's not like I have need of any of 
those things they try to foist on you. Even if they look and 
seem real, I probably would feel really guilty." she paused 
and thought about it for a second as she saw Mulder's  
shadow on the floor outside the door, "On second thought , 
the way my love life has been, maybe I will come along 
with you. You never know do you?"

Mulder thought this might be the appropriate time to enter 
their office and find out what his partner was up to.  "Uh, hi 
Scully, am I interrupting anything?," he said with his 
patented grin on his face.

"Oops, Ros. The slave master is back, gotta go. I'll see you 
tonight , you said around 7:30 didn't you? Ok that's the 
plan." Dana said to her friend across town.

"Slave master? Scully, am I really that bad?" he said with a 
smile.

"Only on Saturday mornings when I really want to sleep in. 
What did you drag me down here for now? I have a lot 
planned for today."

"And tonight? "Mulder quizzed her like a game show host. 

"Got plans for a hot party with the girls?"

"Ummmm, no, not really. Ros just called and said John was 
out of town on business. She was invited to a party for 
women only and she wants me to come with her. Needs my 
medical expertise I guess."

"Now ya got me wondering Scully? What kind of party do 
you go to, to get medical advice? Sounds kinky to me. Can 
I come too?"

Dana shook off the amused look on her face and said , "I 
think not. As much as you'd like to, this one's for the girls. 
Can we get down to business please? I really need to get 
out of here."

Mulder sighed and reached for the case file and began his 
explanation to his partner, wondering at the back of his 
head what she was up to now.


Dana's apartment, 5:30 PM.

Dana opened the cupboard and put away her little basket of 
cleaning items. It felt so good to dust and clean and get the 
feeling of a normal life. Just doing normal things helped 
her disassociate herself from the turmoil she had been 
feeling at work lately. This had not been one of their better 
months. Tempers had flared and animosity had been 
evident in their weekly reporting meetings with AD 
Skinner. Neither she nor Mulder could put their finger on 
where the rift had begun, but her little episode with Ed 
Jerse had not quelled any of this discomfort she felt around 
her partner. Mulder still thought something had happened 
with Ed, but didn't have the nerve to confront her about it. 
Considering all that happened, she was glad that she had a 
clear conscience about it, and was glad that she stopped 
before she had done something else she might have 
regretted, besides the tattoo.

But she hoped by going out tonight with her friend, she 
might perk up a little. It had been ages since she could just 
be Dana,  partner of  Fox Mulder , the idiot from the 
basement and not Special Agent, Dr. Dana Scully, MD, of 
the FBI..  <Oh Dana, it's not that bad.. you've just been 
down too long> she thought as she got ready to rumble 
with the girls.

Ros picked her up at 6:30pm and as  they eased onto the 
freeway heading towards College Park they talked about 
the old days when things were less complicated for them 
both. Ros had a good practice as a R.N. Midwife and 
worked with several OB/GYNs in a practice in Laurel. She 
had  surprised Dana when she called and invited her to this 
party. Dana had told her she could drive but Ros insisted 
that it would be good for her to get away for a while too.

"So, Ros.  Is this going to be as bad as the one we had in 
the dorm when Connie got married?" asked Dana with a 
smirk.

"God, I hope not. We almost got kicked out for the rest of 
that semester when we did that. Hey, we're adults now with 
adult behaviors, aren't we...just don't scream if you feel 
something warm and creamy spurt into your hand when 
you're blindfolded" she giggled. "Remember how Connie 
nearly fainted when she saw what it really was. Oh my 
God, that was a picture worth a thousand words!" They 
parked on the street and walked up to the door of Becca's 
home. She had also been a classmate, and was busy being a 
mom to her four  kids. Dana reflected that out of the circle 
of friends, she was the only  single one.  Not that it was 
such a bad thing, since she had nieces and nephews to dote 
on, and of course there was always the wayward child 
named Mulder. The door opened and Dana and Ros walked 
into a well appointed suburban living room, filled with the 
smell of incense and the sound of laughter. A glass of wine 
was pressed into Dana's hand after she hugged Becca, and 
saw a few more of her college friend seated in the family 
room.  

"Alrighty then," said Becca, "I think we are all here and can 
start the party.  Let's get going ! Ok, boy am I excited, and 
to see all of you, what a trip..where's Wendy? Oh , there 
you are."

A tall buxom brunette ( not unlike Mulder's'  fantasy type, 
thought Dana ) stood up and smiled at the women. "I am so 
glad to see everyone here. Are we ready for a kind of 
adventure trip into fantasy land and the pleasure principle," 
she said with a grin. "I hope we can enhance your 
relationships with your men, and have a good time learning 
some new tricks at the same time".

Dana gulped and thought about her love life. Actually her 
non existent love life...well a girl could always hope. She 
turned her attention back to Wendy who was starting to 
bring things out of a neon yellow bag. The first item caught 
her attention immediately.

"Now, who knows what these are?" asked Wendy in an 
innocent tone of voice as she held up a velvet bag with 
beads on a string.

"Uh, er,  does it go inside or outside?" asked a younger 
woman with a totally blank look on her face.

Snickers started around the room, but Wendy said with a 
smile, "Let's remember not everyone is at the same level of 
pleasure as everyone else in this room. It can enhance your 
love life. And it does go inside of you. When your partner 
is making love to you, and you are about to reach the peak, 
he or she can remove it bead by bead and it is an awesome 
sensation. It really can add to the moment."

Dana smiled and looked at Ros who rolled her eyes at the 
thought of her husband trying that toy. He was more into 
his pleasure and the excitement of his moment.  Dana knew 
Ros' life wasn't ideal but at least she had a man to try it 
with. That was more than she could say for herself.  The 
next item up brought some oohs and aahs from the crowd. 
It was lifelike and seemed to have a mind of it's own. This, 
Dana thought, might be the ticket for those lonely evenings 
at home...then the little voice of Sr. Mary Bernard from 
Health Class popped into her head screaming "It's a sin, It's 
a sin" and Dana looked around the room to clear her head.

"OK, this is 7 1/2 inches, life like."

"Whose life is it like?"snerked one of the other women. 

"None of mine ever looked that nice and hard , never that 
long either!"

"Oh we only use the best models for our pleasure toys. 
They are designed with the woman in mind" said Wendy. 

"My favorite is just a touch bigger but it feels so real if you 
know what I mean." 

Ros looked at Dana with a smile on her face and said, 
"Hmm, for those long lonely nights when he's traveling? I'll 
take one, you never know when you get that itch and can't 
scratch it."

Wendy smiled and entered Ros' order into her laptop. She 
was busy with several people at once as Dana perused the 
selection laid out on the coffee table in the family room. 
There were several things that caught her attention, but as 
she looked she felt rather silly. She had no one to share that 
kind of laughter with in her life.  She did find some rather 
intriguing lotion that smelled like  strawberry and kiwis 
and just to humor Ros, she bought it with a smirk.

"O.K.," said Ros, "will you be using this one your next out 
of town trip with that hunk you work with? You can't tell 
me after four years in the same office, and same car there 
aren't some muscles you'd like to massage? Hmmmmm?"

"Geez Ros, give me a break. Mulder is not interested in 
short, red heads with brains. More like bimbo brunette 
exobioloigists, or spaced out blonde detectives. I don't even 
rank close to his types.  After four years I can pretty much 
rule out that little scenario." said Dana with a pained 
expression.

"Too bad. I think you don't give yourself enough credit. 
Your mom told me that she thinks you two are made for 
each other," answered Ros.

"And how did that gem of the Orient pop into your 
conversation? I know, Mom must have brought it up. She is 
so certain that we will end up together." remarked Dana. "I 
won't deny that the thought has fleetingly crossed my mind, 
but we are partners, and it would cause more problems than 
it might be worth."

"Oh, it's the Blessed Virgin Dana again isn't it from Saint 
Anthony's'? Always shying away from any real relationship. 
What about that Jack guy? He was FBI wasn't he? You said 
he was safe enough, didn't you? "asked Ros. "What's the 
difference with this Fox guy? So what if you're partners? 
Do you think he will run away if you show any interest? I 
mean other than business. He was at your house last Friday 
when I called you about Elle's baby shower, and you told 
me you were watching the basketball game. Come on girl, 
give yourself some credit.  Sounds like he can't get enough 
of you at the office."

"Can we just change the subject?" Dana laughed.  She 
walked over to the other side of the room to chat with some 
of the other women who had come to the party. Dana was 
so glad she had come to this party, though.  She finally had 
some time to catch up with old friends and it seemed like 
every time she looked away, her wine glass was getting 
refilled.  Not that she minded, she needed to loosen up and 
this was the perfect place to be Dana again.

Time passed and soon Wendy, announced that there would 
be a prize drawing. Oohs and aahs filled the room with 
speculation of what could be the prize of the evening. Dana 
thought it would be just her luck to win  something she 
didn't need, and definitely would not use.  Everyone had 
filled out a little questionnaire at the beginning of the party.  
The names were torn off and put into a large crystal bowl.

Dana was quietly talking to one of her friends when Wendy 
called out the winner. "It's Dana Scully. Dana, come up 
here and get your gift," announced Wendy.

As she stood up she noticed she was a little wobbly. Oops, 
guess the wine was going to hit her now. She managed to 
navigate through the group of giggling women and stand 
next to Wendy. She started to open her mouth to say 
something when Wendy put an extremely well endowed, 8 
inch, very life like, with batteries included, piece of molded 
plastic in her hands. She gulped and said  "Oh My God."

The women in the room screamed as she held it oh so 
gingerly in her hands.

"I don't know what I will do with this." Ros shouted, "We 
can give you lessons Dr. Scully! What didn't you learn in 
medical school ?," and the laughter began again in earnest.

Dana turned 14 shades of red and quickly walked back to 
her seat.  She turned to Ros and said, "You take it. What in 
the hell am I gonna do with this?"

Ros looked at her curiously, grinned and said, "For 
someone who consistently went to mass on Saturday nights 
so she could party till the cows came home and then sleep 
in on Sunday mornings, you sure aren't very bright. Are you 
sure you really graduated with honors? Have you never 
gotten the itch you could not scratch? This is for those 
times dear girl. Go with the flow."

Just as Dana was ready to give her friend a smartass remark 
her cell phone trilled. 

"Scully," she answered.

"Hey it's me." announced Mulder. "Did I interrupt you or 
anything? I just got a call from Skinner and it looks like we 
might need to catch a flight to Arizona.  Seems like there 
were some UFO's over the Phoenix area and an abduction 
was reported. Somebody's relative or something. Where are 
you now?"

"Umm, I'm in ah, College Park. At a party. Remember the 
one you wanted to crash? Why?" answered Scully haltingly.

"I can come and get you, you can get your bag and we can 
go to the airport directly from your place. Skinner's really 
insistent on answers on this one fast. Give me the 
directions and I'll pick you up in about 45 minutes, I'm still 
here at the office."

"Oh, Ok.Sure, fine," said Scully, and she proceeded to give 
him Beccas' address. "See you when you get here."

"What was that about?" asked Ros. "Are we going to see 
the ultimate in real partners now?"

"He's coming to get me so we can fly to Arizona to chase 
little grey men. Oh my God, how in the hell am I going to 
get this into the house without him seeing it?"

"Put it in your purse silly. No man worth his weight would 
go unbidden into any woman's purse. They know that."

Dana put the offending piece of plastic in the bottom of her 
bag. Thank God she was carrying the oversized purse 
tonight. She could smuggle it into the house, and bury it in 
a drawer as she was grabbing last minute things to go into 
her travel bag.

As promised Mulder arrived at the door in less than an 
hour, looking very bit like an FBI agent. As Scully 
introduced him to her friends, he noticed she was wobbling 
slightly and her eyes were a bit glazed.  She managed to 
make a graceful exit until Ros yelled at her, "Dana, save 
the best for last".

As she heard this the "enigmatic Dr. Scully, Ice Queen of 
the FBI, dissolved into helpless giggles.

"Uh, Scully, you have anything you might want to clue me 
in on?"asked her wondering partner.

"Noooooo, I doonnnnn't" she giggled. "Just take me home 
so I can get my stuff and we can chase your little green, 
oops grey , sorry, Reticulans. Gotta be on my best for the 
best huh Mulder?"

"Sure, Scully. Would you like to get some coffee or 
something before we get to your place. We have about 3 
hours really before we have to get to the flight."
"Yeah, that would be ok. But not Dennys, I can't bear the 
thought of it , I want a real cup of coffee. Do ya think that 
Java Centrale is still open?"

"I think so, it's Saturday night. They usually stay open later 
during the weekend.  We can go there. Um, Scully?"

"Wha' Mulder?" she answered drowsily.

"Exactly how much did you have to drink at this little 
soiree tonight? You look like you've been feeling no pain 
for a while. Are you going to be a wide awake drunk on the 
airplane?"

"Aw, I don't know. My glass was never empty. I guess 
between laughing and gasping I lost count."

"At what Scully? Care to clue me in on what gave you the 
fit of giggles at the door? Or is it a secret for girls only?"

"Nah you don't really want to go there Mulder. It isn't, nope 
that's not it. Um, it's , yah a secret between us all grown up 
girls." At that she hiccuped and started to giggle again.

The lights of the coffee house appeared and Mulder turned 
into the strip mall to park the car. He quickly ran to Scully's 
side and helped her out.  He placed his hand at the small of 
her back, and felt a little shiver as he helped guide her to 
the door. She was not stumbling drunk, but more relaxed 
than he had seen Scully in a long while. They went to the 
counter and Dana ordered a skinny mocha latte with a shot 
of vanilla, while Mulder opted for a double espresso. 
Waiting for their order, he noticed an empty table and 
headed Scully towards it. Her fit of giggles had subsided 
when Mulder walked back with their drinks. He had also 
picked up some biscotti, to soak up some of the excess 
alcohol in her system. Not that he expected her to sober up, 
but the thought of conversation with a tipsy Dana Scully 
was intriguing to him.  After being partners for four years it 
was a treat to see the other side of Dr. Dana Scully.

"So, Agent Scully, am I to assume that you had a good time 
tonight? Judging from your condition you must have really 
been enjoying yourself," questioned Mulder.

"Why do you think I'm any different now than 12 hours ago 
when I was at the office with you? Give me a hint?" she 
asked him back.

"Well, I have never seen you turn quite the shade of red you 
did at the door when we were leaving your friends house 
for one thing. You hardly ever get the giggles when we are 
on a case, number two, and you are hanging on to your 
purse like you have the kings royal jewels in it. What's up?"
Jewels aren't quite what's in here thought Dana to herself. 
"Oh Mulder, quit prying and let me enjoy my coffee.  It was 
a ladies only  party. Figure it out for yourself ."she said 
with an annoyed tone. "Sometimes you drive me nuts. Do 
you know that?   Let me enlighten you Mr. Agent Fox 
William Mulder. Thank you very much. Just shut up and let 
me drink my coffee."

"Oh, a mad Scully. Does your mom know what kind of 
daughter she raised?"

"Pardon me?"

"Well, obviously  you must have gotten your sparkling 
personality from somewhere. I just asked you a simple 
question and you jump all over me . " answered a perplexed 
Mulder.

"Oh, hell I don' know.  Maybe I'm just tired. And I think the 
wine may be wearing off a little.  I need to use the rest 
room. Will you excuse me?" and Dana stood up, still not 
quite in balance. She grabbed for the back of her chair 
where her purse was slung and suddenly the chair tipped 
and her purse went flying, scattering its' contents over the 
floor of the restaurant. Scully was more intent on 
maintaining her own balance than remembering the 
contents, and she didn't notice the box as it flew out of her 
purse. She wobbled to the rest room and didn't think about 
the clattering she heard as she walked away.

"Why Agent Scully, what have we here?" Mulder thought , 
as he picked up the box with the smiling woman on the 
front. "Something new to play with, hmmm."

continued.

THE MOST TOYS WINS? 2/2
Amulbunny@aol.com ( annieb) 

Scully walked back to the table and looked at Mulder with 
a forlorn expression. "Mulder, can we just leave? Maybe if 
I go back to the house and lay down I'll feel better. You 
said we had some time . I'm sorry I bitched at you.  Do you 
mind?"

"Why Scully, You know I never mind. Ask my mother."

He led her to the open door and they walked out to the car. 
The fresh air hit her like a hammer.

"Oh, God, do I have to get on that plane tonight?" she 
thought.  They were both quiet as they made the drive back 
to her apartment.  Mulder would glance at her occasionally 
but had the good sense to keep quiet.  They pulled into the 
driveway and parked. He was out of the car before she 
knew it and had opened the door, extending a hand to her.

"C'mon Scully let me help you. I think you are more wasted 
than you thought."

"Wha' makes you thu-ink that?" At once she began to 
hiccup and felt the ground wobble. "Mulder, I think I'm 
gonna be sick," she said with a gulp, "Can we hurry?"
Mulder helped her up the steps to the door and slid his card 
key through the electronic lock. They made it to her door 
and as soon as she was inside she made a beeline to the 
bathroom. Mulder could hear her obvious distress and 
decided to check on the flight to keep his mind off of her 
predicament.  Several minutes later the faucet had stopped 
running and a paler Dana Scully stepped out of the 
bathroom. Wrapped in an old blue chenille robe she walked 
to the overstuffed chair and sat down.

"Mulder, I don't think I am in any shape to fly tonight."

"Well, you don't have to."

"What do you mean. We have a flight out of Dulles in 2 
hours. What happened"

"There seems to be a weather problem. Look outside the 
window Scully. I just talked to Skinner and he said 
tomorrow will be soon enough. The evidence will still be 
there."

Dana glanced out the window by the kitchen and saw fog 
and more fog. It had been hazy driving home but nothing 
this serious. "Does that mean we are delayed or canceled?" 

"The airline just said all flights were canceled. This seems 
to be a weather problem that they can't predict. The next 
flight to Phoenix is 3:30 tomorrow afternoon. Think you 
can sober up by then?"

"I'm sober Mulder."

"Want to take a breathalyzer test now?"

"No. I. Don't."

"Okay, so  tell me about this party and the secret in your 
purse."

"Oh Mulder, you don't want to know."

"Try me Scully, I'm flexible."

<Wouldn't I like to find out> thought Dana.  "I am sure you 
are Mulder, but this isn't the time.  Do you want something 
to eat? I think I will make some toast and honey, Melissa 
used to swear by it as a cure for hangovers. "

"A cup of tea would be ok. Do you have any of that 
Celestial Seasonings ?  I really like that Strawberry Kiwi 
one" he said with a little grin.

Dana just turned and stared at him like she saw a ghost. 
<Strawberry Kiwi. Oh my God he saw the bottle> she 
thought with a start.

"Uh, Scully....Dana ? Is there anything wrong. You look 
worse than you did when we came in."

"Um, no Mulder. I just blanked there for a minute. I think 
all I have is Peach or Sleepytime. Will one of them do?"

"Well, since it looks like I am taking up residence on the 
couch tonight because of the fog, Sleepytime might be 
appropriate. Ok with you?  Oh, Scully, do you still have 
some of my sweats lying around? I would like to get out of 
this suit." 

Dana went into the bedroom and opened the bottom drawer 
of her dresser. She somehow had accumulated some extra 
clothes that were Mulder's over the course of their trips, 
and kept them for emergencies. This was the first time they 
were needed. Grabbing a pair of well worn sweats, she 
walked back out to the living room. "Here Mulder, go 
change. I'll see what I can do about the tea. She walked into 
the kitchen and turned on the burner.  Puttering around the 
kitchen for a few minutes would be better than having to 
face the Spanish Inquisition Mulder style. Gathering the 
cups and the tea bags, she looked out into the living room 
and saw Mulder stretched out on the couch with his eyes 
closed. She envied his ability to cat nap and thought that 
after the tea she would collapse on her bed.  The pot soon 
whistled and she made them their tea. Bringing it out to the 
living room she set the cups  down on the coffee table.

"Mulder, wake up, the tea is done." she said gently.

"Oh, thanks, I guess I dozed off a little. This has been a 
long day hasn't it?"

"Yep.  I can't think of much else than crawling into bed 
now. I have a feeling I will be less than chipper in the 
morning."

She sat down next to him and stretched her arms.  Joints 
snapped as she raised her hands over her head.  "My God, I 
am overwound tonight."

"Do you want me to rub your back, or do you have a 
massager I can use?"

Dana sat straight up and tipped over her tea. "What ?!!!"

"I said, do you want me to rub your back or.."

"No!"

"Ok, just thought I would offer."

"Mulder, what is it? Ever since the coffee shop you have 
been looking like the cat that ate the canary. What do you 
know that I don't?"

"Um ,remember when you went to the bathroom and your 
purse fell?"

Dana looked at him and turned pale. "Why ?" she asked 
quietly. "What did you see?"

"Well, some things sort of fell out and I gathered them up 
so they didn't spread out all over the floor at Java Centrale. 
I didn't think you'd appreciate that, especially since the 
people next to us were nuns, you remember."

"Oh. Geez."

"C'mon Scully, it's no big deal. I mean hey,  I didn't open 
the boxes or anything. I just read the contents," Mulder said 
with a sheepish grin as he wiped up the tea from the coffee 
table. "I didn't know you were into that kind of thing."

"Oh , Mulder. I am not "into that kind of thing". I won them 
at the party. That's why everyone was laughing so hard 
when you came to get me." Dana shrunk even further into 
her corner of the couch. "I think I will just forget this day 
even happened."

"Scully, the offer for the massage still stands. You know 
you really are wound up and I promise no surprises."

She turned towards him and looked at his face.   He had 
that < don't beat me>  puppy dog look on it. "Okay, maybe 
you are right. It sure couldn't hurt."

She edged down the couch and started to lay on the edge 
when he said , "Scully don't be silly, lay down here across 
my legs, that way I can get to your back easier."

<This is not good Dana> said the little voice in the back of 
her head, but she found that it was easier for both of them 
as she lay across a pillow on his lap. He slowly started to 
rub the muscles of her neck and across her shoulder blades. 
The tension was starting to dissipate in minute increments. 
Scully started to relax and get into the rhythm that he was 
setting. A little here and a little there.

"Mulder," she quietly asked.

"Yeah?"

"Um, I , uh wonder if..."

"What Scully?"

"I, uh, bought some massage lotion at the party."
"Oh?"

"Yeah," she answered drowsily, "Um, do you think you 
would want to maybe try it out?"

"Sure, why not. Where did you put it?"

"It's in the front pocket of my purse."

"Ooh, Scully, strawberry-kiwi, blow and warm. This 
sounds like fun. Do you mind if I try the blow and warm 
method on you?"

"Yeah, ok with you? "

Dana didn't stir much when he stopped massaging her neck. 
The next feeling she had was a warm liquid plying into her 
skin. Then she felt Mulder's warm breath on her neck 
blowing softly on the liquid.

"How's that feel Scully? Can you feel it getting warm? I've 
never used this before."

"Nice, Mulder. Don't stop."

Scully started to relax and let her body unwind. The aroma 
of the oil left her in a relaxed state.  She moved a little 
closer to his chest as he massaged her neck and the sides of 
her shoulders.  <This is really nice> she thought.

"Scully, why don't you loosen your robe and that way I can 
get your back and arms. I promise I won't look."

"Mulder, how do you expect to rub my back with oil if you 
don't look?"

"Um, maybe by feel?"

"That makes a lot of sense doesn't it? Massage by feel. 
What a unique concept."

"Do I detect some sarcasm in your reply Miss Scully?"

"Yep. Just keep doing what you are doing."

"Your wish is my command...."

"You know, I'll give you all night to stop that , "she thought 
she said to herself.

"Did you say something Scully?" asked Mulder as he 
continued to gently rub her arms and shoulders.

"Oh, it just feels so good. Like all my muscles are turning 
to liquid. Where did you learn to do that?"

"It's a trade secret. If I tell you, I'd have to kill you. And I 
don't think I want to kill you yet." he said with a grin.
Slowly he traced the length of her arms up and down, 
creating a gentle rhythm with his fingers.  Scully sighed 
and rolled over, her eyes closed and her breathing regular.  
Mulder looked down at her sleeping face and  gently traced 
it with his fingertips.  He followed the planes of her face 
down her neck and across her shoulders. As much as he 
wanted  to, he would not venture any further without her 
permission.  This was as close as he had ventured to 
exploring his feelings for her and wondered if they were 
returned.  He leaned back onto the couch cushions with a 
sigh, and closed his eyes as he held his sleeping partner. 
His arms curled around her protectively and he drifted off 
into a dreamless sleep.

Scully awoke to find herself cocooned on the couch with 
Mulder.  Sometime during the night they had rolled over 
and she was spooned up against his front, with his arms 
draped over her.  The alcohol had left her system and she 
was thirsty. As much as she liked where she found herself 
<down girl>, she had to get up and get a drink. Slowly she 
moved his arm up to the top of the couch and she rolled 
herself to a sitting position. He made a little mewing noise, 
like a kitten that was looking for it's mommy and curled up 
again. Scully looked at Mulder and thought about how 
peaceful he looked as he slept.  

Quietly she walked out to the kitchen and got a glass from 
the cupboard and ran some water into it. 

"Scully ?," came a voice from the living room. "Are you all 
right?"

"Yes, I'm in the kitchen getting some water. I think that I 
am kind of dehydrated."

She took her glass with her and came back to the couch 
where Mulder was still semi lounging.

"Are you sure you are OK? You look a little pale still."

"I'm just thirsty. I don't drink like that often, and it's caught 
up with me," she said as she sat back down beside him. 

"Did I wake you when I got up?"

"Well, I was having the nicest dream and was so warm and 
content, then I got cold. When I woke up you weren't there. 
I don't like it when you aren't there," he said like a little 
boy.

Scully took a long look at her partner. There were so many 
times that she had thought about him in a non partner like 
way,  but she didn't know to what degree it was 
reciprocated.

He sat up and put his arm around her shoulder, and hugged 
her.  She leaned back into his arm and put her head on his 
shoulder. <This is nice> she thought.  < This is real nice>. 
She turned a little and her head fell back towards his neck. 
She could smell his after shave and the scent that was his 
own. Like a puppy she instinctively nuzzled that spot where 
his vein showed and rubbed her nose on it. Mulder's chin 
dropped a little and she gave him a sleepy little butterfly 
kiss on the side.  He put his hand on her face and turned it 
gently towards him.  She inched a bit closer and gently 
kissed his lips. They both looked at each other, and Mulder 
smiled.  Scully smiled back and kissed him again. This 
time he responded by opening his lips and meeting her own 
onslaught with one of his own.  Rolling over on her back, 
Scully met him kiss for kiss.  He buried his face in her 
neck, and she could feel him smiling into her hair. 

"Uh, Scully?"

"Huh?"

"Can I tell you something?"

"Yep."

"I love you."

"I love you too."

With those four words Scully looked into his eyes knew 
that she was telling the truth. His eyes were changing 
colors every instant and he looked like the weight of the 
world had been lifted.  His smile was enormous. He kissed 
her again, and then moved his hands <oh those hands!> 
down her robe. Gently he  untied the tie from her robe, and 
pushed the comfortable fabric back off her shoulders. He 
drew  back for a moment and studied his partner. She had 
on an old FBI academy tee shirt, way too big, and a plain 
pair of cotton bikinis.  <Not exactly what one plans a 
seduction in> she thought. He put his hands under the tee 
shirt and felt her skin.

"You feel like satin, do you know that? So smooth and 
sleek. I always wanted to hold you and feel you like this."  
Gently he held one breast and weighed it carefully in his 
hand. He touched his tongue to her nipple and pulled on it 
with his teeth.

"Oh Mulder...." Scully leaned her head back on the pillow 
feeling a thousand different feelings at once.

Mulder turned his attention to the other breast, treating it 
with the same reverence that he did the first. He nipped and 
tugged with his teeth and grazed the tops with his tongue. 
Scully groaned and felt herself getting wetter. His hand 
moved lower and lifted the elastic band that separated her 
flesh from his hand.  He slowly and lovingly touched her, 
feeling her moist lips and the heat emanating from her 
center.  He put one finger on her clit and she nearly left her 
skin as he circled it forcing moans of pleasure from her 
lips.  Just as gently he slipped a finger in her and felt her 
muscles contract as she got more and more excited.

"Come for me Scully. I want to see your face." he 
whispered into her ear.

Scully by this time had lost track of time and motion. She 
could feel his erection burning it's presence into her leg, 
and had grasped it with her hand as Mulder had continued 
his attention to her. She thought it felt like hot velvet and  
could feel it pulsating under her grasp.  She was losing all 
semblance of coherent thought as Mulder pushed himself 
lower and used his mouth on her.  She suddenly felt herself 
contract and then thousands of points of light filled her 
vision as she came.  Mulder held her gently and continued 
to kiss her as she rolled with the waves of her orgasm. 
Slowly she came down from the top of the peak and looked 
at Mulder.

"Hey you, "she whispered.

"Hey you back" he answered with a smile.

"Um, is that lotion still handy? I'd like to see what it tastes 
like on you"

Mulder reached over the side of the couch and found the 
bottle of lotion.  Scully was busy trying to divest him of his 
sweats as he reached back over. They both laughed as they 
tried to maneuver around each other. He gave Scully the 
bottle and she opened it and poured some on her hands.
Reaching lower she rubbed the lotion over his erect cock.  
He looked at her with such love in his eyes. Slowly she 
touched the top of his cock with her tongue and swirled and 
blew on the lotion. He moaned with pleasure. Scully kissed 
the length of him and then rose slightly and lowered her 
mouth over his erection. She could taste the strawberry 
kiwi lotion and felt the warmth that emanated from his 
skin. Tasting every inch of him was making her excited 
again.

"Scully."

"Hmm?"

"I want to be inside you when I come." A plain simple 
sentence. "I need to be inside you when I come."

She pulled away and said simply, "In my bedroom."

They pulled themselves up from the couch and walked arm 
in arm the short length to her bedroom. Mulder gently 
lowered her onto the bed and kissed her gently as he 
prepared to enter her.  He turned her slightly on her side 
and opened her legs. He pushed softly at her entrance, 
allowing her time to adjust to his size and for him to savor 
every moment of this first time. Slowly he began to push in 
and out of her, always looking at her face and 
concentrating on her.   As his momentum began to 
increase, she felt herself coming to the edge of the 
precipice again. She marveled at that, no one had ever been 
able to make her come so fiercely and then repeat it so 
soon.  He began to pump harder and she could feel his balls 
tighten at the base of her legs. His exertions increased and 
he was mumbling words into her hair.

"OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, SCULLY."

As he breathed these words he exploded inside her and she 
soon followed him.  As the shaking subsided, he opened his 
eyes and looked at her.  She looked into the depths of his 
eyes and saw a light. The light of someone who loved her.  
He looked into the cool blue of hers and saw the freedom 
of love like the waves on the ocean washing over him. He 
slowly withdrew from her and pulled her into his arms 
savoring the moment that would remain engraved in his 
memory till the day he died.  He loved Scully and Scully 
loved him.

"You okay?" he asked quietly.

"Yeah, I am really okay." she answered with a smile. 

"Mulder? I have a question for you.  Remember the box? "

"Uh huh. The one with the nice lady on the front? "

"Wanna give it to Frohike? I don't think I will need it now."

"Worth a try Scully, worth a try!" smiled Mulder as he 
cuddled her in his arms.

The End!!!

Thanks to the mad beta readers who were thinking they had 
to wait till Thanksgiving!

See, I can be like Scottie and get it done in record 
time annieb