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Fragile

7

by

Trycee

Time-Line: Alternative Universe. Season 6. After Milagro and before the Unnatural.

Disclaimer: This is written for fun not profit.

On the flight out, Mulder watched as Scully slept cuddled up to his right side, her feet tucked underneath her at the window seat. A blanket covered her shoulders and feet as his arm draped down her back to her waist. He noticed she was sleeping peacefully even during the rough patches. She slept unless it during meal times, as if the weight of the world had lifted and she needed to sleep for a week. It broke his heart to have to wake her to land. He touched her cheek softly and her eyes opened immediately. She smiled and removed herself quickly from his lap but Mulder kept his hand resting on her hipbone. Scully clipped on her seatbelt and then surprised Mulder by settling against his side. She intertwined her fingers with his and Mulder smiled shyly afraid to look in her direction. He kept glancing to their hands and turning away with a huge grin from one corner of his mouth to the other.

When they left the airport, Mulder drove and Scully began to notice the surrounding area. "Mulder?"

"Hmmm?", he said.

"This is the same street as the accident," she said, looking at the rows of houses.

"Do you want me to take another route?"

Scully shook her head no. "It's the first time I've been back here."

Mulder looked concerned as he carefully drove down the road.

"Pull over!", Scully said.

Mulder pulled behind a car a few yards down from where Alex Hutchings had died. They both watched as a couch was lifted into an overcrowded Moving truck by Alex's brother-n-law and a friend. Alex's sister lovingly touched the shoulder of Alex's daughter Faith. The little girl smiled back up to her aunt and laughed when her uncle picked her up, tossed her over his shoulder and placed her inside the passenger side of the truck. Alex's sister looked back at the house and then jumped into the truck. Mulder and Scully watched as they pulled off headed down the road.

"Looks like Faith is in good hands," Mulder said, turning towards Scully.

She smiled. "Looks like it."

He searched her eyes but Scully smiled back at him and his heart melted. He pulled off headed for her apartment. Mulder had called to wake her at 6 am. She hadn't much sleep that night and he wanted to make sure she would be in the office that morning. She was late and Mulder found himself pacing the floor of their office when she came in. He searched for signs of any distress and instead she smiled at him. "I feel good, Mulder."

He nodded his head and handed her a coffee.

"Thanks," she said, as her hand swiped his.

Scully's eyebrow raised and she smiled at him coyly. Mulder was staring at her red moist lips. He hadn't kissed her since they'd spent the night before, passionately making love. Scully was blushing red as she noticed him lick his own lips as he stared at her. "Mulder?"

"Hmm?", he said, tearing his eyes away from her mouth to look into her joyful eyes.

"We'll be late..."

"Oh yeah," he said, reaching his hand out to lovingly touch her jaw. "Let's go."

Scully straightened her shoulders. She was ready. Mulder walked behind her watching the swaying of her hips, she turned to smirk in his direction. When the elevator dinged open, they stepped inside and waited until the door closed, before they began kissing. Mulder placed two hands on the side of her face, kissing her so tenderly in contrast to the way he had kissed her the night before. They pulled back just as the elevator door dinged open and Mulder placed his hand in his spot, walking with Scully as they came to the door. Scully knocked and she heard Dr. Kossoff speak, "Come In Agents."

She greeted them and immediately picked up on the intense sexual vibe between them. "So, I see you returned."

"Yes," Scully said, smiling over at Mulder who was seated close. He placed his arm in back of her seat and she seemed to lean into him.

"So how did it go?", Dr. Karen asked.

Scully cleared her throat as her mind began to process everything that had happened in the past few days. "It went well. We went to the funeral, Alex Hutchings funeral."

"We? As in you and Agent Mulder?"

Scully locked eyes with Mulder and then returned her gaze to Dr. Kossoff. "Yes, he was there with me. It was kind of intense. Especially when the family looked at me accusingly. And then when I stood above her grave."

"How did you feel?"

"I have to admit it was very difficult. I remarked to Agent Mulder that it was a different experience being the one that put the person in the grave."

Karen Kossoff nodded as she wrote in her notepad.

Mulder squeezed Scully's hand as Dr. Karen watched them. "And how did the mourning of your daughter go?"

Scully breathed in and then out slowly. "We took a flight out to San Diego."

"San Diego?", Karen said, writing in her notes.

"That's where Emily died and where she's buried. It's also where I grew up most of my life and where my brother and his family still lives."

"Oh," Karen added.

Scully sighed and Mulder pulled her closer to him. She relaxed when she felt his touch. "The day we visited her grave. It was...It was rough," Scully said. "But, I did get a lot of my emotions out and Mulder was there for me."

Karen smiled, looking pleased at Mulder. His attention though was on Scully. He was lip gazing at her moist ruby lips and looking at her so adoringly Karen sat back as she watched the two of them as time seemed to cease between them.

"So, he was there for you," Dr. Kossoff said, trying to regain Scully's attention.

Scully reached out for Mulder's hand and he held it. Scully looked straight ahead at the Therapist.

"Yes, completely."

"And how did it feel this time to know you could be emotional? That your partner would be there for you?"

"I felt relieved. I felt like that if I fell, he'd pick me up. And I felt like he wouldn't judge me or think I was weak," she said, turning to look at Mulder.

He looked shock. "Scully, I'd never..."

"I know that now," she sighed. "I know that if I'm feeling upset about Emily or anything else, I can turn to you. I know that you won't think less of me. I know that you are there for me and I'm sorry it took this long for me to get to that point."

Karen noticed the beaming smile on Mulder's face and the way his hand was rubbing her arm intimately.

"Did you visit with your family while you were there?"

"I did," Scully said. "I actually thought it would be tough on me because when Emily died, my nephew Matthew was born. And this was the first time I'd seen him since he was born, not only reminding me of her death but of the fact that I would never have children."

Karen watched Mulder as he kissed the top of her head, visibly upset himself.

"And how was it this time?"

Scully smiled and looked up at Mulder before turning her attention to Dr. Karen. "I enjoyed it. I enjoyed playing with him and doing all the same things I did with my other two nephews. It was actually quite cathartic."

"So, I think it's safe for me to assume that your nightmares ceased?"

"Yes," Scully said. "I slept like a baby."

Mulder smirked and turned away. He knew Scully had been doing all but sleeping the night before.

Dr. Karen observed the sexual energy between them and smiled to herself. It was obvious the rumors about the two partners were now in fact true very recently. "Well, Dr. Scully, I see no reason to keep you from your job. I'll send the O.K to your A.D. You are fit for Work."

Scully stood up and shook Dr. Karen's hand. "Thank You."

She smiled warmly. "That's what I'm here for and if you need me again, I'll be here."

Mulder shook her hand as well and she watched as the couple closed the door behind her. "So, Scully, you ready for our next case?"

She smirked. "Actually, I'd like to take the rest of the day off..."

Mulder surprised looked at Scully. "What about Skinner?"

"Skinner will have to wait...", she said, licking her lips as she lip gazed at his round supple bottom lip.

Mulder's heart began to race as he watched her walk into the elevator. "Mulder?", she said, holding the door. "Are you following me or will I have to do this alone?", she said, raising her eyebrow.

Mulder immediately followed. "No way, partner, " he said, as the door closed and his hands began to wander all over her body. "We're in this together. The question is, your place or mine?"

"Yours," she sighed as he kissed her neck. "Let's get that couch of yours movin..."

Mulder gasped. He was delighted at this Scully as he followed her out to the parking lot. She was back. His old Scully was back, but that was far from his mind at that moment. All he could think about, as he stared at Scully like she was a delectable morsel, was what could they in fact do to each other in the car without crashing.

THE END

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