From: rjsabatier@shaw.ca   
      
   Scully wanted nothing more than to take him in her arms. She promised she   
   would do exactly that as soon as they got to their destination...maybe help   
   him to relax. A massage... Her fingers stroked his hand.   
      
   "You look so exhausted, baby," Scully said softly.   
      
   Mulder shook his head. "I'm okay, Dana. I've worked on less sleep.."   
      
   Scully bit her lip against the impulse to argue with him. She retracted her   
   hand. Instead she reached for her last French Fry.   
      
   He sighed softly. "Babe.." he closed his mouth and thought a moment.   
   "I...love you, Dana."   
      
   "I love you too," she smiled reassuringly. 'And I won't mother you   
   anymore..' she added silently.   
      
   Mulder smiled over at her and winked. "I can't wait to get where we are   
   going.." She turned him so he was looking her in the eyes. "Anywhere can be   
   home..I just need you," she said softly.   
      
      
   Tears stung his eyes as he squeezed her hand harder. "I just want my   
   family.."   
      
   Scully cupped his face in her hands. "Even if it takes me the rest of my   
   life, we're all going to be a family...I promise." 'Do you have to be so   
   melodramatic, woman?' In his ear, she added, "I'll even make you that   
   sandwich."   
      
   Mulder turned slightly, pressing his lips to hers. "I look forward to it."   
      
   "In the meantime though.." She kissed him gently before releasing him.   
   "Let's get this stuff inside so we can relax.'   
      
   "I want to wrap my arms around you and not let go for a long time..." 'Too   
   many nights in that prison.'   
      
   "Reading my mind," Scully whispered, closing her eyes for a moment. She   
   almost felt like crying out in relief when they finally got to their   
   destination and she saw the signs pointing them in the right direction.   
      
   Mulder squeezed her hand. "Well..it's not home, Danes...but it'll do for   
   now."   
      
   He nodded and they climbed out of the car. He stretched. "It's quiet here.   
   We'll be able to hear anyone approaching."   
      
   "Mulder, I've been thinking..Maybe if anyone asks we should tell them we're   
   a couple on vacation.."   
      
   "Works for me..But there isn't anyone around for miles, Katherine." He'd   
   have to get used to calling her that.   
      
   "I'm just saying.." Scully reached into the back seat of the SUV to pull out   
   their bags. 'Time for that bubble bath.'   
      
   Mulder nodded. "Yeah...let's get you unpacked and in that tub.."   
      
   It was on the tip of Scully's tongue to ask him to join her but then she   
   decided against it. He needed time to digest and pull himself together...'   
   she tried to reason with herself.   
      
   Mulder grabbed all their bags from the trunk. "You just get what little is   
   in the car there.." She grabbed their remaining grocery bags and threw out   
   the trash from their take out lunch. Then she followed Mulder inside.   
      
   Scully noticed there was only one bed in the whole cabin...she couldn't help   
   raising an eyebrow at that. She put her gun where she could easily find it   
   if she needed it..In the dresser drawer next to the bed. Then she headed for   
   the bathroom to take her bath. She paused at the doorway "If you want   
   to...you can always join me."   
      
   Mulder looked up, meeting her eyes. "Are you...do you want me to?"   
      
   "Yes," Scully told him honestly. "But if you aren't ready for that, it's   
   okay."   
      
   Mulder narrowed his eyes. "What makes you think I'm not ready?"   
      
   Scully immediately came over to him, kissing the tension out of his body.   
   "Sssh...You just seemed nervous when I brought it up. That's all."   
      
   Mulder shook his head and kissed her mouth. "I'm not nervous. Dana, I love   
   you and I've missed you."   
      
   Scully smiled as she took his hand. "Come on then," she said softly.   
      
   He let her lead him to the bathroom. He took in the extra large tub. "Nice   
   and cozy.."   
      
   Scully bent over to start the faucet before she began undressing. She   
   couldn't help a smile when she heard Mulder's sharp intake of breath.   
      
   It had been since before his abduction and William's birth since they'd been   
   together intimately. He watched her undress. He said softy "You are so   
   beautiful."   
      
   Scully reached over to take Mulder's hand. She put it on her skin, aching   
   for his touch. She closed her eyes as his hand made contact with her. "I   
   missed this," she whispered.   
      
   "Me too.." His hands wandered over her skin. He swallowed hard. "You..are   
   the only thing that kept me going. You and William."   
      
   "I'm here now, baby," Scully soothed him gently as she leaned in to kiss his   
   lips.   
      
   Mulder nodded slowly and met her lips. He whispered softly, "Let me get   
   undressed.   
      
   Her smile turned coy. "Don't keep me waiting too long, Tiger."   
      
   "I won't.." He pulled his t-shirt over his head.   
      
   Scully pressed a kiss to his chest before testing the water. Then she took   
   off her panties and got into the bathtub. She slid forward a little so   
   Mulder could sit down behind her.   
      
   He slid down his pants and glanced over at her. "I remember the last bubble   
   bath I had..."   
      
      
   "Good memory or bad?" Scully asked uncertain if he had taken baths with   
   someone other than her.   
      
   He smirked. "Remember when we went out for the screening of that movie?"   
      
   Scully blushed bright red. "Kind of hard to forget."   
      
   "Remember that phone call? I was in the tub." Mulder smiled as he slid in   
   behind her.   
      
   "Like I said..hard to forget." Scully almost grimaced at the memory of   
   Skinner on the other line. She had to admit though, when she was watching   
   the finished movie , she could remember wishing their relationship was   
   actually like the way it was depicted on screen.   
   She sighed and leaned against Mulder.   
      
   "That movie was crap," Mulder said softly as his arms went around her.   
      
   "Got me thinking about us though," Scully found herself admitting.   
      
   "What we have is so much better than what was portrayed on that screen,   
   Scully. We...they made jokes of us." Mulder closed his eyes and kissed her   
   neck.   
      
   "I know. That's why I realized I couldn't be afraid anymore."   
   Scully's arm reached around to stroke his hair as her free hand picked up   
   the washcloth and ran it along his leg.   
      
   Mulder shivered. "Remember the night..we created William?"   
      
   "I think about it all the time," Scully said softly even as she tried to   
   soothe Mulder's shivers.   
      
   "I want to make you feel like that again.." Mulder sucked gently on her ear.   
      
   "Going in the right direction.." a moan escaped her lips again as she held   
   to him a little tighter.   
      
   "I love you Dana...so much." He kissed her neck. "I just want to make you   
   happy."   
      
   "I am happy." Scully craned her neck around so she could meet his eyes..she   
   needed him to see she was telling the truth. "I have you back...I'm   
   complete." A tear fell down her cheek.   
      
   Mulder wiped it away. "Not quite." He kissed her, silencing her from saying   
   any more. He pulled her up so that he could feel her flush against him.   
      
   Scully's embrace tightened as she desperately tried to get as close to him   
   as she possibly could. After a year of him being on the run and missing for   
   almost seven months, she never wanted to let him go.   
      
      
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