Falling Chapter 28 Disclosures in Previous Chapters:I make no money from this and the obvious characters are certainly not mine! See previous stories... would be helpful, but not necessary: Quantum The Road Less Traveled Falling For those of you that have stuck this out, thanks! I apologize for the long times between chapters, since that is really uncharacteristic of me! My last surgery was last week, so I am on the mend and ready to write! Thanks again and enjoy! **************************************************** Chapter 28 The hot water beat a welcomed stacco on Scully's tense shoulders, slowly replacing the drumming in her head. She just stood underneath the spray, letting the warmth envelope her body and the steam permeate her senses. While she would have preferred a bath in her own, perfectly Dana-fied bathtub, this was a close second, the first-class rain-like showerhead making her feel like she was at a spa rather than the loft of a rogue CIA operative and an ex-girlfriend of Mulder's. Ugh. The entire cloud of uncomfortability surrounding Ava and her obvious problem with she and Mulder was really starting to wear on her nerves and she had only been submerged into it for a mere 12 hours. She wasn't intimidated by Ava... Scully just didn't like her. "One more day..." Scully sighed to herself as she moved her head to the side, giving the junction of her shoulder and neck full access to the spray. "One more day for what?" Mulder asked as he placed an open mouth kiss on the tendons of her shoulder, sliding his arms around her waist. "What took you so long?" she asked, melting back into his body so that they were both under the spray. "Brian was needing a refresher course on the finer points of basting a roast." Mulder said between kisses, his hands pooling water against Scully's stomach. She paused and looked at him over her shoulder with a smirk. "And he asked you?" "Ha ha. There are a lot of things I know how to do that would surprise you. I am not just an amazing detective with a penchant for the unimaginable." "Oh, I know that." she purred as she turned into his arms, smiling up at him with bright eyes. "Oh yeah?" "Yeah. You are amazing at darts." she said as she placed a kiss on his sternum. "Umm hmm." "And you have impeccable taste in women... as of late." she continued, sliding the palms of her hands over Mulder's protruding hipbones and round to the slope of his ass. "I concur." Mulder said slowly, a smile finding it's way to his mouth. "And you are the most genuine, brilliant, amazing man that I have ever met." Mulder realized her hands had slowed and it caused him to look down at her. He locked eyes with her and brought her knuckles to his lips slowly and seriously. "That is all because of you." he said simply. She smiled at him and ducked her head, the steam and flush in her cheeks causing a blush to break out over her freckled shoulders. Scully turned back towards the spray, picking up a bar of soap and sudsing it in the water. "So do you think Brian will be able to use any of the pictures?" she asked casually, as she began to run the soap up one arm and down the other, Mulder lightly wrapping his arms around her waist again. "Yeah, he was pretty impressed, actually. You did a really good job today... not that I am the least bit surprised." Mulder said with his chin on her shoulder. "Thanks." she beamed, rubbing the bar of soap over his overlapped arms as well. "That Paloma made everything a pretty textbook... she gave me everything except for that damn code to the last door. I know that is where we need to be, Mulder." "Yeah, I think so too but we need to keep as low of a profile as possible, especially with Skinner barely keeping the state department off of your ass. I want to make sure we make sense of all of this quickly and as cleanly as possible." "Fox Mulder conduct a clean investigation? Never!" Scully giggled, feighing shock. "Okay, Smart Ass. Enough talking about the case." he said as he spun her again in his arms. "Actually, enough talking period." Mulder pushed her body back against his, causing her arms to fall around his shoulders and a chuckle to erupt from her chest. She leaned her face up, slipped her eyes closed and prepped for a kiss and cracked her eyes when she didn't receive one. "What?" she asked, all innocence and question. "I love you, Scully." he replied, a suspicious gruffness in his voice. "I know I say that a lot, but I just feel like we lost so much time... I hate that." "Everything happens for a reason, Mulder." she replied after a few moments. "You taught me that. I tried for so long to make sense of Missy and Emily and everything ... but you taught me that everything has a place and a time." She paused and pushed his chin up, mimicking his familiar gesture, so that his eyes met hers. "I wouldn't change a thing, Mulder." she said solemnly. "Really?" he whispered, his eyes watering at the forced use of his voice. "If it means that I would end up in this shower in the Czech Republic in the dead of winter with you, then no, Mulder. I wouldn't." Mulder mouthed a 'thank you' as he leaned in to capture her lips and lightly pressed her against the cool stone of the oversized shower. He hungrily started kissing her mouth, dragging his teeth down her chin as he reached his hands to her thighs to hoist her up, using the shower wall as leverage. Scully took the hint and pivoted her self up, using his shoulders as the water continued to pound Mulder's back. He slid his forearms underneath her ass and nuzzled her nose. Having her verticle and eye level was a new sensation and he was going to savor the moment. At this angle, Mulder was able to position himself directly at her opening, using all of his strength to not plunge into her without thinking. "I think there is something about undercover work that turns you on, Mulder..." Scully said as she arched into his chest, his name coming out as a groan. "Oh Scully... it's very sexy. The guns, the danger, pretending to be other people..." Mulder paused as as he slid inside of her, filling her completely and using her weight to let her slide all the way down his shaft. Both groaned at the contact. "I do wish your hair was red though. I miss that." he said, each of his words moving with his hips. "I wish we were in America." Scully said as she began to dig her nails into his shoulders, feeling his thrusts pick up in pace and strength. "Soon enough, Baby." "I can't wait for you to fuck me in my bed, Mulder. I love waking up to you in my room." Scully purred, digging her heels into his lower back as she felt her orgasm start to burn in her apex. "God, Scully. Say 'fuck' again." Mulder growled into her ear. "Mmmmm, Mulder. Fuck me, pleeeease." she said in a solid alto, her head nudging his ear closer to her lips. Mulder began to jaggedly pound into her, readjusting his grip on her ass so that she would move more fluidly. His reaction was enough to push her over the edge, pulling him with her shortly after she rode the waves, the wetness becoming apparent between them. Mulder groaned again and released her legs, letting her feet hit the wet floor with a "smack". "Jesus, Woman. I am going to need to start working out regularly." Mulder huffed, still resting his head against the cool shower as Scully kissed his forehead and stepped back into the spray to finish her shower. "We could always back off, if that would help. I mean, I am your doctor." Scully said, her focus obviously on her shampoo. "I'll take my chances." he said with a smile, while swatting her on the ass as he exited the shower. "I'll be done in a minute." Scully said absently. "Well, hurry up. We gotta eat and then go over the plans for tonight, ok?" he replied, toweling off and pulling up a pair of fresh boxers. "Ok." God, how she wished she was heading towards a sofa, a book, and a glass of wine, Mulder slowly rubbing her feet by a fire in her den. But, breaking into an internationally secure compound had it's draw too. Mulder was rubbing off on her.