From: colbysgurl@shaw.ca   
      
   Authors: Sassy and Jacquie   
      
      
      
   Category: MSR Romance   
      
      
      
   Summary: A post episode fic for "Post Modern Prometheus"   
      
   Rating: Eventually M   
      
      
      
      
      
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   Mulder floundered. "I'm sorry, Scully. It won't happen again."   
      
   No...Mulder it's okay. I'm not upset."   
      
   "You're not?"   
      
   "You just took me off-guard, that's all." She smiled at him. She picked up   
   his hand and kissed his knuckles.   
      
   Mulder then pulled her the rest of the way down the steps. "Dana, you look   
   like you could use a bubble bath." He had a gleam in his eyes she hadn't   
   seen before.   
      
   "Musta read my mind."   
      
   "I hope you had company in that mind of yours," he pushed her inside the   
   room gently. That made her giggle. Something else he had missed about her.   
      
   "Why don't you run the bath and I'll be there in a second."   
      
   He took the bubble bath and slipped into the bathroom. He started the water   
   as he poured a generous amount of liquid into the bath. He toed off his   
   shoes and stripped the rest of the way. He was already in the tub when he   
   entered. "Didn't want to make this awkward for you."   
      
   Scully on the other hand had given a lot of thought to how uncomfortable she   
   would be stripping in front of Mulder. She had come to the conclusion that   
   he had pretty well already seen her naked...twice. Silently, she began   
   unbuttoning her jeans and blouse.   
      
   He watched her silently. He sucked in a breath as she shimmied out of her   
   panties and bra. She slowly lowered herself into the tub.   
      
   "Scu...Dana this is okay, isn't it?" Mulder let his hand slowly trail up her   
   leg.   
      
   She couldn't answer him at first. Her entire body felt like it was on fire.   
      
   "You okay?"   
      
   She swallowed before whispering "Yeah, I'm okay." She met his eyes. "Better   
   than okay."   
      
   "I see why you like bubble baths so much."   
      
   That quickly got rid of thoughts Scully had about how nice it was for her.   
   She gently urged Mulder to turn around and lean back against her. When he   
   didn't respond, she felt like she was going to cry because she had scared   
   him. She backed off to her side of the tub and instead sank into the bubbles   
   and closed her eyes.   
      
   Mulder gently rubbed his foot along her ribs. "I wanna."   
      
   "Do what?" Her eyes were still shut.   
      
   "Let you hold me," Mulder whispered.   
      
   Hoping that her face at least looked calm, Scully opened her eyes and sat up   
   again. Managing a smile, she held her arms out to Mulder. He laid his head   
   back against her. He sighed as her legs went around his waist.   
      
   "This okay?" Scully asked.   
      
   "As long as I'm not squishing you."   
      
   Scully smiled a little even though Mulder couldn't see her. "I'll manage."   
   'I don't want to go back to DC...I don't want this to end.'   
   She didn't realize at first that Mulder heard her sigh as she picked up the   
   facecloth on the edge of the tub. She gently started washing Mulder's neck   
   and chest with it.   
      
   You've got tender hands...never want this to end."   
      
   "Might be a bit uncomfortable to sleep in the tub, don't you think?" Scully   
   murmured teasingly in his ear.   
      
   "You know what I meant" Mulder whispered as her fingers teased his nipple.   
   She didn't answer, even though she did know what he meant. She continued   
   washing his arms and then down his legs.   
      
   When she was done with him, he softly whispered "Your turn."   
      
   Scully's body was beginning to tremble as she obediently leaned against him.   
   Mulder sat her up a little. "Just let me get your back." He placed kisses to   
   her back softly. Scully's eyes closed at his caresses. He then pulled her   
   gently back against him. "I'm never gonna leave you."   
      
   "Better not." It was out of her mouth before she could stop herself.   
      
   "You'd kick my ass", Mulder chuckled.   
      
   Scully fell silent again. 'Maybe it's just better if I don't say anything at   
   all...maybe...' She bit her lip.   
      
   "I was only teasing," Mulder said softly.   
      
   "I know. It's okay."   
      
   Mulder was done washing her so she leaned back a little to kiss his bicep.   
   He shivered.   
      
   "Had enough of the bathtub?" Scully had started to notice that he was   
   getting tired.   
      
   "Not near enough close time with you," Mulder said, holding her tight.   
      
   "If you want, you can hold me in bed," Scully whispered, not sure what he   
   would say to that. He didn't speak or move. Finally he said "Okay."   
      
   She got out of the tub, wrapping a towel around herself. She handed one to   
   Mulder. He took it and towelled off quickly. He slipped on his boxers and a   
   pair of sweats. Scully in the meantime had gone back into the room where she   
   put on her favourite pair of cotton pyjamas. She was combing out her wet   
   hair when Mulder joined her again.   
      
   "May I?" Mulder asked standing behind her and reaching for the brush. She   
   wordlessly handed it back to him. He gently ran the brush through her   
   dampened hair. He was being so tender. Through the mirror, Mulder could see   
   Scully's eyes close. She was finding it harder and harder not to ask him to   
   stay with her; not to go back to his apartment when they got back to   
   Washington. Mulder laid the brush down and gently massaged her neck and   
   back.   
      
   "Hm...Feels nice."   
      
   Mulder kissed the top of her head once he worked all the knots loose. "Ready   
   for bed?"   
      
   "Which bed would you be more comfortable in?"   
      
   "I thought you said I could hold you." Mulder's voice saddened. She'd be in   
   his room...but not in his bed. He frowned.   
      
   You can," Scully reassured him.   
      
   "But you said..."   
      
   "I just thought you might like to choose what bed we're going to be in..."   
   she paused, thinking about the phrasing of what she said.   
      
   Mulder did a mental forehead slap as his eyes lit up. "Sorry. I was   
   being...insecure, I guess."   
      
   "Will it be too drafty for you if we sleep by a window?"   
      
   Mulder shook his head. Scully smiled at him. She walked over to the far bed   
   and turned down the covers. He waited for her to pick a side before sliding   
   in next to her. Carefully Scully nestled against his chest, wondering if he   
   had changed his mind. His arms went around her and he kissed her head.   
   "Sweet dreams."   
      
   Scully took a chance, whispering as she fell asleep "I love you"   
      
   "Love you too." Mulder lay awake listening to her breathing.   
      
      
      
      
      
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Authors: Sassy and Jacquie
   
   
   
   Category: MSR Romance
   
   
   
   Summary: A post episode fic for "Post Modern Prometheus"
   
   
   
   Rating: Eventually M
   
   
   
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