From: Dana Scully Date: Sun, 06 May 2001 12:25:27 +1000 Subject: Story - In email - unable to attach Source: direct Title: Stolen Time Author: M & S Shipper Rating: R Spoilers: Um....... up to season 7 I guess. Feedback: Yes please. Email: mulderandscully@start.com.au Disclaimer: I know, they aren't mine, don't claim they are. All credit to fox, chris and ten thirteen. Summary: Scully isn't acting herself. Where will it all lead.... it's inevitable isn't it!! Links: You can send it anywhere, just let me know first. And leave the top part on. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - M My mouth dropped open as Scully casually sauntered into our office. For once she actually looked like hell. Nothing to do with her tailored suit or perfectly sculpted hair but her eyes had lost some of the lustre they usually had as well as being surrounded by deeply imbedded inky smudges. I studied her features for a while longer and saw no indication of any embarrassment at all, which was quite surprising considering where I had spotted her last night. Well, if she wasn't going to tell me, then I'd just have to drag it out of her. "I didn't think you'd be in today?" I asked, trying to sound as innocent as she looked. "And why is that, Mulder?" She answered flatly, clearly not amused. "Oh, no reason." I replied with a small smirk and a quick shake of my head. So total denial was her plan, two can play at that game. "Did you see that documentary on TV last night? It was about cattle mutilations and their link to recent appearances of crop circles in the mid west, quite a good story really." He eyed her suspiciously to see what her reply would be. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - S "No, as tempting as that sounded Mulder, I turned in early last night. I think I had too much sleep though , I've got a splitting headache today." I replied. This response elicited a snortle from across the room. Well I'm glad he gets so much amusement from my discomfort. Now I was on my guard, Mulder was in one of those moods today and quite frankly I didn't have the patience for it. He'd finished his quiet chuckle and was now flipping though a case file. Ignoring him was the best policy and I may even be able to get on with some long overdue paperwork. The office was unusually quiet today, and the silence was really starting to bother me. It was about lunch time when I decided I needed a break. I stretched out my cramped up arms and back which brought on a massive yawn. What was the matter with me? How could I still be tired after almost 12 hours sleep? My activity caught Mulders eye and he looked up at me. "What are you doing?" he asked. "It's far to stuffy in here, I need some fresh air and I'm famished, Did you want to grab a salad or something to eat?" This was thoroughly amusing to him and with a glint in his eye replied " Wouldn't something greasy be better for a hangover?" "Ok, what's going on here? I know I don't look or feel my best today but that doesn't mean I'm hung-over." His only reply was " Scully,... I saw you!" and with a chuckle he shrugged on his jacket and headed out the door." I was left stunned at his comment and it took me a few seconds to close my mouth and regain my composure fully. By this time he was already waiting at the elevator, holding the door. It took far too long to get the other sleeve of my coat on and in the end Mulder helped me. No wonder he thought I was hung-over, I was a mess today. We headed to a local café and ordered up some salad rolls. Maybe lunch had been a bad idea. Now we were face to face and he was settled back in his chair staring at me. Worse still he looked as though I was supposed to be saying something. His stare was off putting and I shifted nervously in my chair. "Enough already, you obviously know something I don't, now why don't you just tell me instead of all these cryptic jokes you keep making ." My outburst was maybe a little harsh but justified I'm sure. "Apparently, you didn't see me last night.." "Well of course not, I didn't..." before I could continue he cut me off. "....but I saw you." He finished with a smug look on his face. "What?" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - M I was thrown by the totally puzzled look on her face. I was actually starting to believe she had no idea what I was talking about. Scully must have drunk a lot to completely black out like that. Surely she must remember going out though... "I was sure you had looked right at me, but maybe I was mistaken." I was still staring into a completely blank expression. Her eyes urged me to continue so I did. "I secretly met with an informant last night at a bar not far from here. We met about nine and sat for half an hour or so. I was just getting ready to leave when you walked in. I thought you'd be angry at me for doing this without you, but you just sort of stared at me and ordered yourself a drink. Then some guy came up behind you gave you a quick hug and together you found a table in the corner." Her face had gone a little paler than it was already. "Are you all right?" I asked leaning in slightly. Scully shook her head quickly, stood up and made her way outside. I was right behind when she stopped suddenly and I almost ran right into her. She was facing the other way but I could see the rise and fall of her ribs and knew that she was distressed. "What is going on Scully?" I whispered over her shoulder. "I wish I knew Mulder but I don't remember anything. Are you sure it was me you saw?" "Definitely, you were was only a few feet away." I could see the pain in her eyes as she turned around and buried her head in my shoulder. She looked completely lost as all the control and poise she usually possessed melted away. The woman before me became a lost girl in just a few moments and how I longed to comfort her.... but what could I do? I was just as bewildered as she was. Finally, I had to say something. "Hey, it's ok, I'm sure there's a very simple explanation for this and we'll find it, together, ok?" "That has to be a first, you thinking there must be a simple explanation?" She laughed and I was glad to have lightened the mood a little, even if that wasn't the original intention of my words. I wanted so badly to comfort her, and if the only avenue that was open to me was as a friend then that's how it would be. "It's probably nothing right," she searched my face for reassurance "It's just....I like to be in control in my life Mulder, It's my one constant and all I have to hold onto sometimes." "Look, why don't you head home for the afternoon. I'll finish up the paperwork and check in on you on my way home, hey I'll even spring for dinner." She nodded slowly and we headed back to the office. I gathered up her bag for her and lead her to the elevator. "So, you'll be ok then?" "Mulder, I'll be fine. Thanks though, I do appreciate it." " I'll see you about 6 then." I said. "Eight, I'm going to the Gym tonight." And with that the doors closed and I was left in the basement alone. It always seemed so much darker when Scully left. I returned to my desk and began dialing a familiar number. The paperwork could wait , I had to find out what was going on with Scully, she would kill me tomorrow when she saw all this work was still to be done. "Hey Mulder." I heard Frohikes voice on the other end of the line. "Hey Frohike, I need a favour." "So what else is new. What can I do for you?" "I need access to any security tapes from a bar called 'The White Lion" do you know the one?" "Yes, it's across form Berts pizzas isn't it?" "That's the one, now I need from about 9.20pm onwards, think you can handle it?" I asked, smiling at the kind of response I was about to get. " Mulder, Do you know who you are talking to? Over the years we have become the gatekeepers of all information. I could get you floor plans of the pentagon, medical files on any senator, latest UFO sightings from across the world - I am sure I can manage one itty bitty security video." His sentence ended at the same time as his breath. "Hey, Frohike, calm down, you know I'm only screwing with your mind? You are the man!" "And don't you forget it, give me half an hour." And with that he hung up the phone. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - S Ok, now things were better. I had done all of the weights and a one hour class at the gym before deciding whatever was wrong with me must have been sweat out. My top was awash and all my limbs hurt, but I had come away with a clarity and strength of mind that made me believe I could do anything. After I had a shower and drank a few litres of water of course. It was already ten to eight and Mulder would be here soon. Damn it, there goes any idea of soaking my muscles in a long hot tub. A shower would have to do. I showered and quickly threw on my clothes just in time to answer the door. I checked the peephole, an obsessive habit even if I was expecting someone, and sure enough there was Mulder. He had two pizzas in his arms and a goofy grin almost as wide as the box he was holding. Unlocking a double dead bolt and removing the chain I had to laugh at my partner, there were so many sides to this man and after so many years I still saw more every day. "Your Pizzas madam, no wheat, sugar, cheese or meat as requested." With a wave of his hand he popped open the lid I noticed the box was completely empty. "Ha, ha Mulder." I replied, trying to hold onto my stern look for as long as possible, but failing miserably. "I like to be healthy, at least I can remember the last time ate a vegetable." "So can I,..... I was ten and it was a beautiful summers day, If I can remember correctly..." With that I poked him in the ribs and grabbed the box off him. I noticed he was carrying a video with him but quickly forgot about it as the smell from the pizza box assaulted my senses. "Wow this smells great, I am starved." I had set the table in a matter of seconds "Water ok for you" "Yeah, that's fine, staying away from the wine huh." He must have seen my face drop because he quickly added "Water would be great." It was too late though, my mind was swimming again with unanswered questions and it was then I remembered the video tape. "Hey, what was the video you had with you." "Do you really want to know." He smirked raising his eyebrows at me suggestively. "Ok, it's just something Frohike was doing for me, and I stopped on the way over to pick it up." I could tell there was more to it than that but decided to let it go, for now. The pizza went down really fast, as did the jug of water. He was reaching for the last piece of pizza when I dove in and stole it out from under him. Only when I was halfway through eating the slice did I find my behaviour strange. He laughed though so I instructed myself to lighten up a little. "You know you will have to be punished for that, no-one eats the last piece while I'm at the table." Was he flirting with me? It was hard to tell. His eyes were different somehow glassy or maybe it was my own for as I began to stand up my head came over all foggy. "Well, we'll have to change that, obviously you're far to used to getting your own way." And with that I scooped up the plates and headed for the sink. Good god! I was flirting back now, but all of a sudden I didn't care. I was enjoying myself and damn the consequences. "Are you going to teach me a lesson Agent Scully?" He whispered seductively into my ear. I wasn't aware that he had come up behind me until that point, and his warm breath against my neck sent a quiver down my spine. "Mulder..." Was all I could get out before all the air left my lungs. He was delicately kissing my neck while his other hand circled my waist drawing me back against him. It all felt so right and any inhibitions I would usually have had drifted away as his teeth nibbled on my earlobe. An involuntary moan escaped my lips as he worked his way along my jaw line. My hands roamed freely along his back and buttocks as I slowly turned around and leaned into his embrace. He smelled so good as I nuzzled into his hair and took his earlobe into my mouth giving it a gentle tug. His sharp intake of breath told me I'd found a sensitive spot so I drew it gently into my mouth again. He pulled away briefly and looked into my eyes. They were so full of love and something else that was hard to place... but then I saw it total abandon and surrender. Our lips were only inches away. I trembled lightly and moistened my lips in anticipation. His head dipped and he began to draw me closer. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - M My eyes refused to open. It felt as though someone had clamped down a heavy weight over my eyes and forehead. I strained to open one eye and then the other followed. Big mistake though, as the almost blinding light scorched my retinas and sent a sharp pain through my skull. Focusing was a definite challenge but then shapes began to emerge from the blur. Where was I? The room was dark and nicely furnished, familiar but not somewhere I'd been recently, that's for sure. Then I felt it. A presence next to me in the bed. Even before I turned I knew who it was, I was just having a hard time believing it. A splitting pain went through my head again as I lifted it up to confirm my sleeping companion. Yep, that was her, Scully was sleeping heavily next to me. She was lying on her back with a small smile on her face. As my eyes travelled further down I saw her hand rested on her........ Oh my god.....her hand rested on her very naked body, on her breast to be exact. Now my mind was racing what the hell was going on? Had my ultimate fantasy come true and I'd forgotten all the details? Frantically I went through the events of the previous afternoon. I left work, picked up the video, picked up a pizza, oh and another box, god I am funny, then headed here. But from then on.... My line of thought was interrupted as the figure beside me began to stretch. It was then I realised, I too was as naked as she. Her eyes opened with trepidation. She was groggy, and god so beautiful in the morning, I wanted to wake up like this every morning, we maybe not under these circumstances anyway, but something on this track. She smiled when she saw me, that was a good start. I smiled back and then mentally cursed myself, why didn't I cover her up with the sheet before she awoke, but then another thought came over me, maybe she remembers all this, maybe I am the only one who has forgotten. "Morning Mulder." She began in a very sleepy but happy tone. She looked so beautiful like this and in that one moment I had mapped out our entire future together, marriage, children and a white picket fence. Then I saw the look of confusion engulf her as everything started to sink in. Nope, she remembered as much as I did, that much was for certain. Firstly, her mouth dropped open as she looked down my naked body, damn I should have covered myself up too. Secondly, panic took over as she realised she had the same amount of clothing on as I did. Thirdly, we banged heads in the mad hurry to grab onto the sheet. The gentleman I am though I let her win and graciously used a pillow as a shield. "What the hell is going on here, what did you do to me?" She was hysterical at this point, and backing herself across the bed. How could she think I did this to her? "Hey, calm down for just one second, I haven't a clue what's going on here?" Her chin quivered and she appeared to be deciding between anger and fear. "How could you Mulder, I trusted you? You Bastard!" She spat the words out at me, anger had won. I tried to take her into my arms to calm her down but she kept shoving me away, trying to hit me anywhere she could reach. "Damn it Scully, would you stop!" I had finally manager to grab her wrist. " I don't remember a thing about last night, I am just as much in the dark as you are." It took a second for my words to sink in and then I saw her eyes fill up with tears that threatened to spill over. "Oh god it's happened again" I leaned over try and comfort her again but she jerked away "Just get out would you! I I have to think.... and and pull myself together, and I umm....and I have to think." She was making perfect sense, to herself I guess so I followed orders. "Sure, fine, whatever." I sheepishly picked up my boxers and followed the trail of our clothing into the kitchen. It was then I saw the video tape sitting on the counter. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - End of part 1 of 5 Chapter 2 -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - S My mind was a whirlpool of thoughts and emotions. Some wonderful thoughts of Mulder and how great he looked without a stitch on and other haunting ones of how I was completely losing control of my life. God his body was toned... I was lost in that thought for a while before mentally slapping myself back to line. Deep breaths, in and out, in and out..... calm down. My heartbeat had slowed considerably and the room was coming into focus. That's a good sign. Slam. Damn! The noise almost sent me off the bed. The windows were still shuddering slightly from the force. He'd gone. Good work Dana, nice way to get rid of someone, accuse them of rape! What the hell am I doing? I am out of control. That was Mulder, remember, the one you trust with your life. The one who is always there for you. The one man you've always lov..... Wait a second, maybe it wasn't to late, he may not have left yet! My mind races at the possibility, "There is still time to catch him." I mutter to myself as I stumble out of bed, almost falling in the twisted sheets. It is only as I race to the door and grab the knob that I remember.... I'm naked. There's no way I will catch him now. "Shit!" A sob of frustration emerges from within as I kick the door with all the strength I can muster. "Oww.....Shit!" Now my toe is throbbing as much as my head. Defeated, my shoulders slump forward and my head lolls back as I slowly make my way to the bedroom. Tears begin to prick the corners of my eyes, hell they're cascading down my face, as I shrug on my robe. Coffee will help, it always does, but as I make my way around the counter something out of place catches my eye. I see it The video tape. He never did tell me what was on it. I turn it over slowly in my hands looking for some clue as to its contents. It must have been important for him to bring it along. Nothing distinguishing on it at all. Only one way to find out I guess. I slide the tape into the machine, secretly hoping it isn't part of Mulder's infamous library. This roused a distant memory in my mind, it was dim but unmistakable. Mulder had made that same comment last night. I'm sure of it. But what happened then? My skin begins to grow warm as I feel a flush creep up my neck. We'd kissed! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - M We Kissed! The memory of it hit me like a lightning bolt, and more exciting thing was that I could remember every second in great detail. The incline of her head, her eyelids fluttering closed, the warmth of her breath on my lips before she moved her soft yielding mouth to my own. The taste of her was sweet, I knew it would be, I had dreamt about it often enough. Scully was all around me, invading my senses and when her tongue timidly asked for entry to my mouth I was lost. A woman had never affected me so deeply before, but then I'd never known anyone like her. It took a long time for all these facts to sink in, and they were facts, irreversible and undeniable. It felt like I'd been sitting in this car for ages? I wonder what she was up to now, had she forgiven me yet, would she ever? As if by some psychic power my mobile began to ring. I fumbled with my coat pocket for far longer than usual before managing to answer it. "Mulder." "It's me." She said softly, but I had guessed anyway. "Hey Scully." I was proud of the calm in my voice. She was not doing so well. "I wanted to say how sor..." "You don't need to say anything, Ok, " "Thanks." She paused for a short while and I began to worry. "Scully?" "You left the video here." "I know, it's for you anyway, Frohike got the security tape from the other night at that bar." "Oh, Are you far away Mulder, I don't really want to go through it alone." She sounded unsure of herself, but I certainly wasn't. "I'm out the front Scully, couldn't leave, I'll be up in a minute." Relief was to mild a word for what I was feeling now, elation, delight, love? I took the stairs two at a time almost colliding with the water delivery guy. I shouted a quick sorry but was probably already out of earshot. Nothing was going to slow me up now. After a brief knock on the door, I heard the floor boards shift a little and saw a shadow under the door. God she is irresistible, I love everything about her, especially the way she checks the door even when she knows it has to be me. FBI training I guess. "Hey Mulder." Her gaze was anywhere but on me. Her eyes were still a little, she'd been crying. "I am going to freshen up a bit, the tape is in, I haven't looked at it yet though." Settling myself into the couch, I began to feel something I'd not felt in a long time. I was home. I knew it and soon enough she would too. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - S The reflection looking back at me was screaming for attention. Blotchy face, puffed eyes and the worst case of bed head I'd had in a while. Where to start. Twenty minutes later I emerged a different person, refreshed and ready for almost anything. Mulder was on my couch, leaning in to see the screen better. His shirt hugged his shoulders slightly because of the position and I could see his butt was clenching. God I wanted him. "Oh Scully, you have to see this!" His excitement led him to impatience. "Come on sit down." I sat next to him, silently patting myself on the back for buying a two seater and not a three. I could feel the heat of his body, and his aroma was sending me crazy. My eyes leisurely traveled up his body until I discovered he was looking at me with a concerned expression. "You ok, Scully." "I'm fine Mulder." Damn is that the best you can come up with? It was probably lucky I could enunciate anything at all. Ok this is the security video they have behind the Bar. I'll forward through this bit for you, Now... hang on a sec, it's coming up soon. There I am in the corner.....and.... any second now.... THERE! You are at the door, see?" "It is me." I was stunned, it is an extremely strange sensation to see yourself somewhere you don't even remember going. "Now here is where it gets interesting. Watch the door,.... There!" He'd paused the tape " That's the guy, he comes over to you in a second but this is the best view you get of his face, Do you recognise him." I peered into the screen almost as hard as Mulder was peering at me. "He looks kind of familiar but I can't pick where from." "I thought the same thing. Now, look what he does next, ... ok he's hugging you...now you're heading back to a table and he's ordering some drinks....hang on ..... hang on.....there...Did you see that." I could only nod, too dumbfound to answer. "He slipped something in your drink, a powder of some kind. Now, if you fast forward on a bit more you are both pretty touchy feely with each other and then as you're leaving I can see you're have trouble walking and he is holding you up." That was the final straw, I thought someone had sucked the air out of me, and then I felt the nausea rise up into my throat. He was looking at me strangely then added "I'm sorry Scully." I saw the compassion in his eyes fleetingly as I shot up and dashed frantically to the bathroom. - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - M Even though I was still in the other room I could hear her dry retching in the bathroom. By the time I got to the door she was already rinsing out her mouth. "Hey, come on, maybe it's not how it looked." "Mulder, I saw what it looked like. I probably slept with him, god I probably slept with you. What the hell is going on with me?" "Hey, he drugged you Scully, it wasn't you on that video. We'll figure this out together, you aren't in this alone.' Her face had turned a little paler as if she'd though of something. "What is it Scully?" "Umm, Mulder...... did we use anything last night?" I was puzzled for a moment but then the penny dropped, I reached into my pocket and found my emergency condom still in tact. "Not unless you have something here." 'No Mulder it's been a while for me." "Me too, I'm sad aren't I, at least you don't have to worry about catching anything." "Well that's good, but you might." " Listen to me Scully, we'll get through this ok, and hey, my only regret is I can't remember what was potentially the best night of my life." Finally her expression softened and she laughed, even if was only briefly. To bad I wasn't actually trying to make a joke. It seemed that whenever I try and get serious these days she thinks I'm fooling around. Suddenly another more enjoyable thought crossed my mind, maybe she's not ready to deal with those feelings yet. Either way she'd cheered up and that was all that mattered. "I am going to head off and try and get an I D on this guy. I'll ring you if there's any news." I was already halfway out the door by the time I finished my sentence. "Wait a second, umm..." She was trying to gather up her thoughts that much was for sure. "I appreciate you coming back after what I said this morning. It's not you that I have the problem with, I just hate that I didn't have any control over my own actions, it scared me." "I already said it's fine Scully." "No let me finish," She was definitely struggling, looking for the right words maybe, I hoped. She lowered her eyes again and I knew the moment was lost. I touched her chin and it brought her gaze back up. My eyes were desperately trying to meet hers, pleading with her. She took in a deep breath, this was it, all my dreams were about to come true. "Don't worry about it Mulder. I'll meet you at the office and we can get lunch again, Ok." She'd chickened out. Damn it! Then a thought occurred to me. I could tell her how I feel. Yes, that's what I would do. I have wanted her for so long, hell we probably slept together last night. It would be easy. I'd just have to come up with the right words. "Mulder, did you hear me?" She was staring at me now, but I couldn't answer, there was a war going on in my head. The rational, logical Mulder was saying how awkward it would be at work if she didn't want me, and my illogical, damn the consequences side was screaming out we could 'get some' Mulder. I knew who had won. "Mulder?" When had the room gotten so hot, I wondered to myself, and my mouth was inexplicably dry. In what felt like an out of body experience, I threw caution to the wind and drew her into my arms. I crushed my mouth against hers and felt a slight whimper escape against my lips. There was a moment of sheer panic, What had I done? But this fear disappeared as quickly as it came on when I realised it was a moan of pleasure. I begun grinding my body against hers while my hands roamed up and down her back, finally settling on her buttocks. Just as I didn't ask permission to enter her mouth, she didn't refuse me, and I found myself greedily exploring her sweetness. She groaned again, the sound was mesmerising, I wanted her so badly. She had begun to suck my tongue and I surrendered to her mouth. The air had run out and we drew apart just as quickly as we'd come together. We were both panting heavily. Her body swooned a little and I quickly grabbed her waist to keep her upright. She had the most gorgeous expression on her face, dumbstruck, awed and completely in love. It was hard to draw myself away but I needed to get some answers from that video and hey it's always good to leave them wanting more. "Lunch sounds great, I'll meet you at work then." A nod was all she could cope with right now. Her mouth had dropped open, and remained there, she was completely stunned. I let her go again, hoping she would be ok now, and gave her a quick peck on the cheek before heading out. "Bye." She called out faintly as she closed the door softly behind me. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - -- S I went to my bedroom and started looking for something to wear. For just a moment I caught a glimpse of my own reflection. I hadn't seen that stupid kind of grin on my face for a long time. Just seeing him for a few moments had changed my whole mood entirely. Black skirt, blue shirt that would do, it was all I could focus on right now. There was a knock at the door, he'd only been gone two minutes, and he missed me already. I skipped through the house beaming and threw open the door. It was not Mulder. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - End of Part 2 of 5 Chapter 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - M Today is a wonderful day! The sky is blue, the birds are singing and all is well with the world. Who am I kidding it's pissing down with rain and I haven't noticed a bird in this area since....well ever. One thing had changed though, the woman of my dreams is mine. I could go there and kiss her right now if I wanted, I can hold her hand whenever I feel like it and I could actually be sleeping in her bed tonight. If you'd told me all this yesterday I would have laughed in your face. It's amazing how when something is so right everything just falls into place, and there's no stopping what Scully and I have started. Damn, another red light! By the time I get to the lab and get this video analysed it'll be dinner, let alone lunch time. I should call her and let her know I'll be late. I could tell her what I should of said this morning, that I love her, not just grope her in the lounge room. Scully is number one on my speed dial, and number one in every other respect. Impatiently I drum my fingers against the steering wheel, anxiously awaiting her sweet voice. It rings several times. "Come on Scully, pick up, pick up, pick up." Now I'm getting narky, she has her phone on, it's ringing and she's ignoring it. Silently smirking to myself I decide I'll fix her little red wagon and just keep on ringing until it drives her crazy. Then she'll just have to pick it up. I dial again. It rings, and rings, and rings. Until finally I hear her pickup. "Hey Scul.." Before I can finish my sentence I realise it is a robotic voice telling me that the mobile telephone I am calling is switched off or not in a service area. "What?" I am puzzled now, she definitely can't be out of the service area and why would she switch it off. Suddenly I am afraid, what if she doesn't want me to reach her. What if this morning was a big mistake. Oh god! Not that. I can't go back now, not after knowing what it's like to finally taste her, hold her, love her. That's it, stop worrying, ignore that little feeling in your gut, and pull yourself together for Christ's sake, man! I continued on to the lab. "Mulder! Good to see you! What have you got for me today." "Surveillance footage, I need you to enhance a person for me and then I've got to run it through the FBI database. "What case is it for?" "Oh , ah... this is just something for me." "Oh, I get it. Hush, hush is it?" "Something like that. That guy in the back there, can you bring his face up a bit." "No problems, you could have brought me something a little more challenging, like maybe that gorgeous partner of yours. How about this favour for her number?" My jaw locked and my fists clenched momentarily. I could feel the unconscious tick in the side of my face as I take in an uneven breath. "Oh, I think I've hit a sore point there. Hey, I'm only joking, she's all yours man. If you managed to melt that particularly frosty exterior, you deserve the rewards." "Well thanks for your permission, do you want to get on with it then." I was not amused, but I really needed this picture done so was going to have to put up with him. "Sure, there we go." Frame by frame the image emerged slowly. The air caught in my throat as my eyes grew wider. "Shit!" There was no mistaking that face, not when I'd only seen it a few moments ago. "You know him, who is it?" "It's the water delivery guy from Scully's building." Then another thought popped into my head. "Oh god no!" He was at her apartment building this morning! In fact he was probably on his was up to her place when he heard me come back. Why else would he be leaving the building in such a hurry. My mind was working so quickly through all this information that it was making me dizzy. This all stopped suddenly when I remembered one more detail. Every drop of blood left my face just at the thought. I raised my head slowly looking at the other agent and stated in a voice that was barely audible. "Her phone went dead." That last word echoed within the room. Dead. "What?" I had no time to explain it to him. It took all of two seconds for me to start running. I managed to yell behind me to the other agent to run the image though the database for priors and call me with it. Other than that I lost the ability to think, all I new was that I had to move. I had to get to her before......No! I would make it and she would be fine, there was no other choice, I had too much to lose now. - - - - -- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - S Pain is the first sensation I feel. A piercing stab of fire that reaches deep into my skull and it's a hundred times worse than anything I have ever imagined. Something wet is running down my cheek and across my lips. I lick at the thick liquid, it tastes sharp almost metallic. Blood. I struggle to open my eyelids only to find that darkness surrounds me. This instills panic in an instant and I gasp for air. It's stuffy and warm around me and I feel disorientated as if, as if..... damn it, I'm in a car. I raise up my arms, which I now realise are bound together, and thud at the metal above me. It doesn't budge. The effort has drained all my strength and I feel my eyes loll back into my head and close against my will. Stay awake, Dana. I must stay awake, but I'm so tired. Where are you Mulder? I love you! I need you, please hear me. I struggle against the darkness but eventually succumb to it's strength. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - M I have never driven so fast in my life. Red lights are no longer a problem, as I am not looking at them. The trip that took me twenty-five minutes on the way over is going to take me ten now. Almost there, she'll be ok. I park haphazardly, not caring that the engine is still running. Finally I get to her door and my mouth drops open as I realise the door is ajar. She would never do that unless something was very wrong. I am so tense I can hear my own heartbeat. It feels as though it will explode from my chest any second now. Drawing out my gun I suck in a deep breath and enter cautiously, afraid of what I may find. The room is empty, my shoulders have slumped forward, firstly in relief, and then in despair. It is then that Analytical Mulder steps in and begins assessing the crime scene. The lounge has been pushed back a little. Magazines are on the floor, as is the lamp. There was definitely a struggle. Something gold on the ground glimmers and catches my eye. Her necklace but it's surrounded by.. Blood, It's Blood. Probably hers. My stomach lurches as I lose what ever composure I'd managed to muster. I can feel myself shaking violently as my new world comes crashing down. I have never felt so helpless. We've been in dangerous situations before but it is worse now because there was so much more between us. There is so much we still have to do together, so much I need to say. Tears are streaming down my face now, uncontrolled. I am not sobbing though just frozen in this position unable to move. My phone brings me back into the present. I answer but no words come out "Mulder?." "Yes." It is barely a whisper. "I've got the identity on that guy from the surveillance tape for you. His name is Scott Gardley and he's got a list of priors as thick as a book. Theft, kidnapping, assault, assault, battery, assault, and it keeps on going, right up until a year ago that is. He's been clean since then." "Any kind of address there." "There is but I don't..." "Just give it to me ok?" "Ok, but first there's something else that might interest you. He's still on parole, he has to report to his parole officer this afternoon, or face a violation. It's his last visit, I can't see that he'd miss it and face jail again. I'm willing to bet he doesn't know you're on to him." "You may just have something there, thanks." "Just doing my job. He'll be at the Fall heights police station at 4 p.m." I was still shaking violently as I tried to hang up my phone, but there was no fear in my eyes now. Fear had turned to rage and in that one moment the cause of my pain had been given a name. Scott Gardley. He was going to pay for this. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - S Hair is ripping from its roots as I feel myself being dragged, without care, up a flight of stairs. My feet flail out beneath me, desperate for traction of some kind. Just as I begin to steady myself, large hands come up under my ribcage and roughly haul me up against a solid mass. I hear the faint jingling of keys and I can make out a door in front. My eyes are darting around frantically, now. I've got to do something! I've get away, now, before... oh god, no ....Mulder help me please. But there is no-one there. I am alone, Mulder's not coming this time. My strength returns to me in an instant as I remember what I have to fight for. Mulder. We've only just found each other and I am not letting this bastard take control of my fate. Drawing in a deep breath, I brace myself, silently praying my voice won't fail me. With every ounce of strength I let fly with an all mighty screech which is deafening. Unfortunately it is short lived, and the large hand I felt on my hip, is now covering my mouth. I try to squirm out of his clutches to no avail, he's too strong, and hearing the door being kicked shut behind me, I slump forward in despair. His hand is removed momentarily and I draw in a breath to try again. But before I can make a sound, I feel something being forced into my mouth and well down my throat. Panic takes over as he begins to work more and more of the damp cloth into my mouth. It makes me gag and choke as I try desperately to heave some of it back up. The scream I envisaged emerges only as a muffled moan. The room begins to swim before my eyes as I notice the aroma of chloroform invading my senses. I am frantically trying not to breathe it in, thrashing around wildly. "Don't fight it Dana." The voice is gentle but terrifying as I feel him gently stroking my hair "Just relax, you're safe now." The last thing I can focus on is being pushed backwards into a chair, my arms and legs are being secured behind me. My head is so heavy, I don't try and keep it up. I just need to sleep. - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - End of Chapter 3 of 5 Chapter 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - M "Assistant director Skinners office please." "I'll just put you through." "Skinner." "It's Mulder here." "Ok, it's after lunch, where have you two been? Or maybe I don't want to know." "Sir....... Agent Scully is missing." Each time I say the words, my heart breaks just a little bit more. "Missing?" There is concern in his voice, but something else I can't quite place. "Yeah, um .... It's a long story. I know who's got her though, and I need back up." "What did you get her into this time Mulder?" That was it, the other thing I couldn't quite place, it was disappointment, in me. "Sir, this time it has nothing to do with me. Some psycho just happens to be Scully's Water delivery guy." Suddenly the idea of having to defend myself became repulsive and I can feel my calm resolve fading. "Hang on a second. I'm not going to explain myself to you, I shouldn't have to. You know how much I care for Agent Scully, she means more to me than.... well anything. I don't need your disapproval or your condescension, but I do need your help, and if you won't give it to me I'll just have to do it for myself." There is a long moment of silence on the other end of the line and in that time I realise I've gone to far. His breathing is heavy down the line, his anger almost tangible. When he draws in a final long breath I am ready for the abuse I am about to receive, but it doesn't come, and he breathes out again. It's confusion I'm hearing, not anger, he doesn't know what to say to me. After another long moment he finally breaks the awkward silence. "I'm going to let that one slide Agent Mulder, only because I know you're upset, but take that tone with me again agent and you'll be out on your ass. Do I make myself clear." "Perfectly." I manage to say with obvious relief. "Now, start at the beginning." - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - S He has been pacing back and forth now for well over an hour and it's really making me nervous. I can almost hear his thinking, as his eyes dart back and forth. I doubt he even remembers I am in the room. The clock on the wall says it's three thirty but it feels so much later than that. My arms and legs are tingling, they went to sleep hours ago, probably due to the strength of the bindings around them. I try to shuffle in my chair a bit, to get the blood circulating, but it doesn't help. He looks over at me, trying to gauge what I am doing. The small hairs on the back of my neck prickle up, his eyes repulse me. An involuntary shudder runs through me, as I realise he is coming over. As those large callused hands come up to my face, I squeeze my eyes shut, silently bracing myself for some kind of punishment. It doesn't come though. They are slowly removing the cloth from in my mouth. When the last bit comes out, I take in the full breath of air my lungs have been craving, but it's too much and I just end up spluttering uncontrollably. He looks concerned at first but then relaxes as my breathing returns to normal. "You know you've brought this on yourself don't you Dana?" "What?" My voice is hoarse and foreign to my ears. There is no moisture in there yet and when I try to swallow it hurts. "I tried to date you properly Dana, I took you out for drinks, behaved like a perfect gentleman, and what did you do, you slept with that skank of a partner. " "You drugged me, that's not dating." "How do you know that?" In a moment darkness had swept across his face and anger entered into his voice. I terrified me. "Well I blacked out, I assumed it must have been some kind of drug." I was not going to let on that we were onto him, it was better for him to think all was going to plan. I was just going to continue praying Mulder will get here soon. His face relaxes again, and I finally let go of the breath I've been holding in. "It was the only way you'd come, I'd put them in your last supply of water. Anyway those drugs didn't alter your personality at all, they just made you lose some of your inhibitions." "Yeah and my memory." His voice was gentle and if I didn't know better I'd say he was a very stable looking person. It was the words that were coming out of his mouth were insane. In his own mind the explanation for his actions was quite reasonable. "It was necessary. I shouldn't have taken you until tomorrow though, that's how I planned it anyway. It was only when that bastard came along that I realised I had to get you out of there and away from him." My eyes light up suddenly as I realised the implications of what he'd just said. If he'd taken me to early, then it was quite likely he'd been careless. In those few words my faith and hope had been returned. Mulder is coming for me. I can feel it. "I'm sorry, I'm going to have to put you out again, I will be back for you soon though." My eyes grow large as I realise he does not intend on using chloroform again, he is carrying a needle with god knows what in it. I try to move away from him but its no use, the rope is to tight. The pain of the needle going into my arm, is nothing compared to the fire I feel running up my arm as he begins to inject the fluid. "No please not that, I won't try and....." But my words are growing fainter as I lose the ability to move my mouth any more. I began to pray over and over in my mind until it is to foggy to comprehend anything. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - M "I have a visual on the suspect. He has left the station and is getting into his car." Skinner is on the walkie talkie, as I nudge the car out of park and into drive. Skinner had organised another car to follow the suspect as well and I can see them waiting for us to take the lead. It takes no time at all to reach a small house on the outskirts of this small town. It is not the house that was listed with the parole board as his home. This house is old and decrepit with many of the weatherboards crumbling away. A small set of stairs lead up to the front door and on either side there is a boarded up window. To anyone passing by it looked like an abandoned house. Skinner must have heard the wavering in my voice when I said that we should get moving. "Are you ok to be doing this Mulder, it's not to late, you can stay here." "No. I am fine really, I just want to make sure she's ok." "Alright, but we're doing this by the book, I don't want any chances for this scum bag to get off." "Don't worry sir that's the last thing I want either." Skinner was picking up the radio again. He gave out orders with precision and authority, no emotion entered his voice at all. We were taking the front while the other two were covering the back. My legs were shaky as I got out of the car. She was going to be fine. She was going to be fine. The words kept repeating through my head like a mantra. This was it, no room for mistakes this time Mulder. As we approached the door I became a different person. All the training from the FBI popped into my head and I went on autopilot. Skinner was on the radio telling them to cover the back. The he looked to me. "Three, two, one..." I slam my foot into the door and it gives away easily under the force. Skinner goes in first while I cover him from behind. I was not even halfway through the door when I see his arms go up in the air as if in a move of surrender. I hold back a little, not making a sound. I could not see what was happening around the corner but I assumed there with a gun trained on Skinner. I begin to scan the small area I can see of the room. My eyes finally fall on an old mirror, which gives me a clear view of what was happening. Scully is tied to a chair, her head slumped forward, not moving. That sight makes my heart stop beating for what feels like hours. A lump has formed in my throat and it was all I could do to stop from crying out. I finally tear my eyes away from her enough to travel upwards. Then I see him. He was positioned behind her holding a gun to her head. Was that a good sign? Did that mean she wasn't dead? Or was it the only bargaining tool he had left. A desperate man, trying to evade capture. I had to act now, before he sees me in the same mirror that gave him away. I can see Skinner lowering his gun to the ground and know it is a perfect distraction. He would be concentrating entirely on what Skinner was doing. I only hoped I could be quick enough. In what seemed to move in slow motion I draw my gun up, take in a deep breath, and throw my body around the corner. I takes less than a second for me to aim and fire off a round. One round is all it takes. His face is one of pure astonishment as I see him clutch at his chest and crumble to the floor. I move over to Scully as Skinner runs around to secure the gunman. Throwing myself onto my knees, I beg her to wake up. She looks so fragile and pale I don't want to hurt her. She has a dried patch of blood that covers most of the right side of her face. It makes me feel nauseous to think someone could do this too her. Skinner sees my turmoil and after cuffing the gunman, removing his weapon and radioing for the back up squad, he comes over to me. I can see him untying her hands and feeling for a pulse. He is silent for a while. A long while. Listening. After what seems like a year he turns his head up and says simply. "She has a pulse." "Oh thank god." Falling back onto my heels, I release the deepest breath that I've been holding onto since I first realised she'd been taken. Tears are streaming down my face as I lean forward to untie her legs. With nothing left to support her she fell into my arms as I remove the last rope. It feels so good to hold her but she is so limp and lifeless, it scares me. Unable to control my emotions, I began raining down hundreds of kisses onto her face. Relief is to mild a word to describe what I am feeling now but I know she isn't out of the woods yet. Skinner is on his radio again and in no time I heard an ambulance approaching. Paramedics take her from my arms and layed her onto a stretcher. Seeing the head wound they put a brace around her neck. "What's her name?" "Dana Scully." The words were in my mind but the sound had come from Skinner. "Dana.......Dana Scully. Can you hear me? Can you squeeze my hand?" Not a single flicker of recognition crosses her face. The paramedic quickly shakes her head and begins to wheel her out of the room. I try to keep up as best I can, just so I don't lose a moment of seeing her beautiful face. She looks so pale but still beautiful, still my Scully. I follow her into the ambulance and just as the doors are about to close, I see Skinner approach with an ominous expression on his face. "I found this behind the chair over there." He's holding a small plastic bag with a needle inside it. My heart falls. The paramedics began checking her arms and find a puncture wound at the top of her arm. They began reeling off a whole list of instructions back and forth. All I can do is watch them helplessly as we begin to drive away. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - End part 4 of 5 Chapter 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - S Everything feels strange. I am lying down, I think, it's hard to tell. I tentatively open my eyes. The lights have been dimmed but I can see it's very white. I am in a hospital bed. How did I get here? What happened? My memory is vague on details, but my emotions I remember. I was afraid. Terrified actually and I was in pain. I lift my arm to my head and feel the bandage around it. I go to lift the other arm and realise there is something heavy holding it down. It hurts to move my head to look but I do anyway, it's Mulder. Things are starting to comeback to me rapidly, the black outs, the kidnapping, waking up next to Mulder, the kiss. I gently wriggle my arm from beneath him and start to remove the oxygen tube that is starting to irritate my nose. This movement is all it takes to wake him up. "Scully?" I can't help but chuckle at the goofy expression on his face and the way his hair is all ruffled up on one side. A broad grin spreads across his face. "How you feeling sleeping beauty?" "My head hurts." His brow furrows with concern. "But all in all, not to bad. How long have I been unconscious?" "Just over a day. The longest day of my life though, I'll tell you." I tried to lift myself up a little, but my head begins to spin so I lay back down again. "I should call your doctor Scully." He is starting to get up but I manage to catch his hand. "I am a doctor, I'll be fine, just give me a few more minutes." He kisses my palm and sits down again. He opens his mouth as though he is about to say something but then closes it again looking unsure. "What is it Mulder?" "There's so much I want to say but I don't want to overwhelm you so soon." "I am fine Mulder, you know you can tell me anything." He snickered at this. "Oh you're fine are you, that tells me a lot, you're always fine." I laughed then too, it was the truth after all. It was no secret that I was terrible at sharing my emotions. I don't want to be that way though, I want someone to share all my most intimate thoughts with. "What did you want to say?" I ask again. He bows his head a little in contemplation and I give him all the time he needs without pushing. "I have never been so scared in my life, as I have been the last two days. I don't think you know just how much you mean to me, and I hate myself for not telling you sooner. Maybe I know why I haven't said this before, because it's so hard to know where to start." He takes a deep breath in. "You are my partner, my equal and my soul mate. You are so loyal to me, you give my work meaning, you share my goals and my passions, you're compassionate but strong, you drive me crazy at times but that's ok because you look gorgeous when you're angry. I don't know why, but I am always putting you in danger, compromising your integrity, risking your life, and for some reason you stay with me. You're the only one I trust and I trust you because I love you. I'm in love with you, and have been for as long as I can remember." I can feel a steady stream of tears running down my face. "I know I am not the most eloquent of speakers when it comes to how I feel but it doesn't make the words any less true." He looks up at me finally and sees the tears glistening on my cheeks. It sends a look of concern over his features. "Oh god I'm sorry Scully I just...." "Mulder, you aren't upsetting me, that is the most wonderful thing anyone has ever said to me and I love you too, so much that it scares me. That's why I've always hidden from my feelings for you, because admitting them would mean I gave my control away. I've changed though, I want to experience everything with you; love, life, pain, joy. If I ever lost you, I don't know what I'd do. " "Hey I'm not going anywhere." He starts to lean over and I moisten my lips in anticipation. His mouth is soft, warm and the most gentle thing I have ever experienced. He rests there cautiously not deepening the kiss at all. I make a small moan and lean forward as he starts to pull away. "No no no. Don't want you to overdo things. You've got a concussion." "Mulder!" He laughs at my enthusiasm. "Now you're looking a bit more like yourself. Got some colour back in your cheeks. Imagine how good you'll look when I take you home and do, what I've been waiting to do, for so many years now." "Hmm... sounds good." My eyes are drooping and I feel a wave of fatigue come over me. This time Mulder can't be held back from getting the doctor. -- - - - -- - -- - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - -- -- - -- -- M Today had been a day of waiting, and I had finally had enough. I gave Scully her privacy to get examined but that was twenty minutes ago, what the hell was going on in there. I crept back to the door and listened intently to what was being said. "Now if you are fine tonight then I'll discharge you tomorrow. You'll be back to yourself in a day or two, you just need plenty of rest." This is a good note to enter on. "Don't worry doctor. I'll make sure she doesn't lift a finger." "That's good, you've obviously got someone to take care of you. I 'll check on you tomorrow before you leave." "Thank you." He turned and left the room. "So, got the all clear then I hear." "That's right." She said through a yawn. "Ok, I think it's time you got some sleep now, I'd better go." "Please don't." How could I argue when she said it so sweetly, and truth be known, I didn't want to go either. "There's plenty of room, you could snuggle up to me." "Now that's an invitation I can't refuse." I climbed up on the bed sliding in under the sheets. She rolled to give be more room and I pulled her back into my chest. She was so warm now as I burrowed my head into her neck, inhaling her scent. I began to stroke her hair, which she seemed to like and she was asleep in an instant. As always it was harder for me to drift off. Her steady breathing had a calming effect on me and I listened intently. So much had happened, and so much was still to come. Holding her like this, I realised I never wanted to let her go, ever. I can hear a familiar voice invading my slumber. When did I fall asleep? "Mulder help me, no!" God that's Scully's voice! Confusion fills me as I struggle to remember where I am and what's going on. Then suddenly it comes back, all of it, and the woman I love is having a nightmare. I look down and see her face distorted in fear. "I can't lose you, I can't lose you." "Scully wake up, it's just a dream." I'm gently shaking her now. "Nooo.." She almost hits me with her arm as she awakens in a panic. "Are you ok?" "Yes I'm fine, just a dream, sorry about that, did I wake you?" "Not really, I'm used to women thrashing around wildly in my bed, usually I am awake at the time though." This was not her idea of a funny joke. I can see that now. "Sorry, that sounded much funnier in my head, really." "It's ok, you shocked me, but I am not as fragile as you think." With that last statement she wrapped her arms around my neck and began to kiss me like....well nothing I've ever experienced anyway! The doctor came at 10am, and by lunch the release papers were submitted, and we were on our way. - - - -- - -- - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - -- - - S "Mulder! Would you let me go! I do still have full use of both my legs." I said as we crossed over the threshold into my apartment. "Who ever said you didn't? I just thought I'd take full advantage of your damsel in distress status." That remark would usually be the ignition for world war three to begin, but for so many reasons, today it only made me giddy. I was not going to tell him that though. Giddy is definitely not a word ever used to describe Dana Scully, thank goodness, but when you realise you are completely and utterly in love there's no avoiding it. Oh, and the strong course of pain killers for my head wasn't helping. "That's not the way the fairytale goes, Mulder." "Hey cut me a break, it's not often you let me play Prince Charming. I'm going to take full advantage of the opportunity." "Hmm... well maybe I'll have to let you off..... just this once." "I think my first duty, as your knight in shining armour, is to make sure that doctors orders are followed to the letter. I know what kind of a patients you doctors can make." "Oh really, and what did you have in mind?" I arched my eyebrow at him, trying to look seductive, which is not an easy feat considering the huge bandage on my head. "Bed rest, in fact, I don't think you should leave your bed for the whole week." "The doctor said a few days, not a..." His mouth closed over mine, capturing my words within him. Any thoughts of a smart comeback were lost as he proceeded to carry me into the bedroom. I found myself being placed gently onto the bed as though I was the most precious thing on earth. It's an intoxicating feeling. His lips had not left mine in that time and I was beginning to pant. Intermittently, between kisses on my face and neck, I could distantly hear his husky voice speaking to me. "Hey you'll um.....have to calm down,....... I don't want you ......overdoing things .......while you're still recovering." I wanted to say something, anything, but all I could manage was some small moans, in amongst the deep breaths that sounded foreign to my own ears. A small nuclear explosion could be going off outside my window and I would not have noticed. "You're ah... burning up there....Agent Scully..... I think it's my duty to bring that temperature of yours down." The length of him was grinding against me and I could feel heat radiating from inside his trousers. My body responded to it immediately, flooding with desire. A hand slid up between us and I could feel him slowly undoing the buttons on my shirt. I knew I wasn't helping matters at all, writhing against the touch of his hands against my bare skin, but I couldn't control myself. He managed to get it off though without to much trouble and my slacks and underwear were soon to follow. His lips were trailing languid kisses down my neck and shoulders before honing in one of my nipples. I couldn't help but cry out at the pleasure shooting out in all directions. I found my fingers threading through his hair, it felt soft under my hands as I stroked him, urging him to continue. He briefly bit down on my flesh I couldn't help but yank at it as his name echoed from my lips. He drew away momentarily and his absence was killing me. I was afraid for just a moment that I'd gone to far, until I realised he was taking his shirt and pants off. The sight of him wearing only his silky boxers took me to the edge, and my breath caught in my throat. My eyes were unconsciously drawn downward and I could see just how hard and ready he was for me. His eyes were full of mischief as he caught me checking him out. "Nothing I do seems to help does it, I just can't get that temperature down, maybe we'll just have to sweat this one out." "Shut up Mulder." "Ok." I could feel his hand moving down my body to caress where I ached to be touched. I was embarrassed at just how ready for him I was, but he didn't seem to care. In fact it seemed to turn him on more. Our eyes were locked as he slowly started to ease into me. I could tell he was being more gentle than usual and I thrust my hips forward to show him otherwise. He understood exactly what I was saying, with no words at all. I love that unconscious connection we have. He began to slide in and out of me, building the pace, starting a rhythm I knew I was extremely vulnerable to. Tremors were starting to erupt deep within me as he continued to thrust harder and faster. Suddenly I was no longer in control of myself and it felt wonderful. I raked my nails down his back, screaming his name as I felt the full force of my orgasm overtake me. He was not far behind so I continued to grind my body against his, taking him over the edge. "Scully!" His eyes were on mine as I felt him spill into me, over and over. We lay still for a long time, not moving, regaining our breath. Every few minutes he would kiss one of my eyelids, or my nose, or anywhere he could reach. "I don't ever want to miss another second of being with you Scully." "You won't have to." "You know I love you." "Yes, and I love you too." "And Scully?" "Mmmmm." "That definitely was the most wonderful night of my life, far more memorable than the last time." I elbowed him in the ribs, and we both erupted into a fit of laughter. - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - The End Chapter 5 of 5. OK, finally finished. Please read & review for me!!!!! Any reviews to: mulderandscully@start.com.au Looking forward to hearing from you.