From: danak35@yahoo.com   
      
   Keywords, disclaimer etc. in part 1   
      
   A normal Life - What is this love II - part 3.   
   by DanaK35   
      
      
   After that night, they saw each other more often;   
   almost as if turning into a normal couple, meeting for   
   coffee or dinner, going to museums and the opera,   
   spending the nights in each other's arms.   
      
   One night, Kate was standing in her kitchen, cutting   
   vegetables for a lasagna, her phone rang.   
      
   "Hello?"   
      
   "It's me - what are you doing?"   
      
   She was delighted to hear from him in the middle of   
   the week.   
      
   "Cooking, why??"   
      
   Skinner hesitated. "Well - I was going to ask you to   
   come to my place..."   
      
   Kate was stunned - that was an absolute first, she had   
   never even been to his place, they usually went out to   
   dinner or something else and ended up at her place.   
      
   "Why don't I bring the stuff here? I was going to have   
   Lasagna but it'll stretch".   
      
   He could hear the smile in her voice. "Sure, if you are   
   driving, park it the garage, I have an extra space."   
      
   "Sure, see you soon!"   
      
      
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   Walter Skinner's Apartment   
   Viva Towers, Crystal City, VA   
   Later that night   
      
      
   Kate drove up to the 17th floor of the starkly modern   
   glass tower that housed Walter Skinner's apartment.   
      
   She wasn't surprised it was kind of like she had   
   expected it to be. Cool and straightforward.   
      
   He opened the door on her second knock.   
      
   "Hi," she said, a smile spreading over her face, happy   
   just to be with him again.   
      
   "Come in." He answered, rather too cool and host-like.   
   He was still not sure what had driven him to invite her.   
      
   Skinner was an intensely private person and the   
   relationship with Kate, brought on doubts he'd never   
   had before. In his youth, he'd had some casual affairs   
   until he married Sharon. They'd been married for 17   
   years and he had been unfaithful to her, but that had   
   not involved any skills in building a relationship to   
   somebody, not really.   
      
   Now he was confronted with a woman, a much   
   younger woman who was the contradiction of   
   everything his life involved, everything his life had   
   become since his involvement in the X-Files and   
   Sharon's death.   
      
   Kate was 31, he was nearing 47.   
      
   Kate was open, spirited and very emotional, while he   
   didn't let anyone close and considered silence to be   
   strength.   
      
   Kate gave him all her heart and shared everything,   
   while he wasn't sure how much of himself he could   
   give and couldn't share most of his life with her.   
      
   He had considered to either take the relationship to   
   the next level or finish it, but it seemed to him that the   
   only remainder of sanity in his life was Kate at the   
   moment, hence the invitation tonight.   
      
   Kate slung her arms around him and relished the   
   feeling of his arms around her, taking no notice of his   
   cool demeanor, chatting away while she followed him   
   to the kitchen.   
      
   "Oh dear, all this for a man who hardly ever eats at   
   home?" She said, when she noticed the spacious open   
   kitchen, complete with gleaming surfaces, double   
   fridge and breakfast bar, that opened to a even more   
   spacious dining area with a massive oak table and six   
   chairs.   
      
   To the right, the living room opened, it too spacious,   
   with hard wood floors and dark gray furniture,   
   fireplace and modern hi-fi equipment complete with   
   big screen flat TV.   
      
   "Well - I have no idea if you even eat vegetable   
   lasagna but that is what I was going to have and   
   unless you want to order in or go out after all, this is   
   going to be it," Kate said cheerfully as she unpacked   
   the - now cut-up - vegetables, cheese and herbs.   
      
   Skinner cleared his throat and took 2 bottles of beer   
   out of the fridge. "No, that is absolutely fine, can't wait   
   to see you cook." He said jokingly.   
      
   She stuck her tongue out and rummaged in the   
   cupboards until she found a casserole and olive oil,   
   noticing, that the oil was a very good quality one.   
      
   While she chopped onions and garlic she chatted away   
   about her day, the customers at the bookshop and the   
   fact that she had given up evening classes because the   
   shop was always so busy.   
      
   Guiltily he realized that he hadn't even known about   
   her evening studies.   
      
   "Do you think that is wise?" He asked non-comittically.   
      
   "Well - I didn't really need it - I have a degree already   
   so..." She finished her preparations and popped the   
   lasagna and some garlic bread into the oven.   
      
   "OK - you can give me the grand tour now." She said   
   and followed him upstairs.   
      
   "You have way to much space for just one person" She   
   said after he had shown her the upstairs bedroom,   
   bathrooms, office and guest room.   
      
   She was leaning in the door to the guestroom and   
   Skinner noticed just how alive and pretty she was.   
      
   He suddenly felt he could never let her go and crossed   
   the landing with one step to take her in his arms and   
   kissing her passionately.   
      
   Skinner swept Kate up with one fluent motion and she   
   kissed him, pushing his shirt up his chest and   
   struggling out of her own. Jeans followed as they   
   hungrily explored each other's bodies with hands and   
   tongues. He unhooked her white lace bra and gently   
   cupped her full breasts, stroking the nipple with his   
   thumb. Her hands caressed his back, his midriff and   
   wandered down to the edge of his boxers, tracing the   
   line with one finger.   
      
   She heard his sharp intake of breath and slipped out of   
   her panties, freeing him of his shorts as well. The light   
   of the moon shimmered on her ivory skin and he   
   looked down at her for a moment. "You are so   
   beautiful..." he whispered.   
      
   She placed little kisses along his chest, tracing a line   
   down to his arousal, touching him, tasting him,   
   hearing his moans. His hands found her center and   
   stroked her gently, drawing circles, entering the wet   
   folds with two fingers. She arched back. She didn't   
   want to be seduced. Didn't want to be patient. She   
   wanted him. Now.   
      
   "I want you" her voice was husky.   
      
   With one quick movement he lifted her up against the   
   wall and she could feel his erection pressing against   
   her. Wrapping her legs around his hips she sank onto   
   him. He inhaled sharply and guided their movements   
   with his hands placed on her buttocks. Their   
   lovemaking was fierce, hungry. She could feel her   
   climax building up within and threw her head back, her   
   breath escaping in gasps. She could feel him inside   
   her, filling her completely, his movements, his hands,   
   his hoarse whispering increasing her lust until her   
   world seemed to explode around her. His thrusts   
   became more forceful and he reached his climax with a   
   low moan. He shuddered and his head sank against   
   her shoulder, his lips finding their way along her neck   
   until they reached her mouth, warm, tender, slightly   
   salty. His kiss was infinitely tender and soft.   
      
   They stayed like this, just kissing and stroking until a   
   shrill beep brought them back to the real world.   
      
   "Dinner?" she whispered with a mischievous grin as he   
   set her down. "I'll switch it off."   
      
   Before he could stop her, Kate ran down the stairs   
   stark naked to switch off the oven's timer and was   
   back just a moment later.   
      
   "It needs to set anyway..." She said as she followed   
   him into the shower.   
      
      
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