It was early the next morning that Scully found herself sleeping soundly against Mulder's chest, she gave a soft smile before forcing herself up and out of bed. Normally she would have wanted to kill him for crawling in the bed next to her while she slept, but on this certain day something had changed, she felt the presence of him early in the morning a shocking relief, something she prayed she would get to feel again soon.

It hadn't been the alarm clock that had done it, no because it was never set, it hadn't been the sun peaking in through the windows because the curtains did their job at keeping them in, as a matter of fact it was still dark out, the sun hadn't even started to rise yet. What had woken her up also wasn't the presence of another body next to her, that had managed her to sleep through most of the sound. What had woken her up was the constant pounding coming from downstairs.

As Scully got out of the bed she grabbed a pair of pants, not realizing they too were Mulder's, and made her way down the stairs to the door where the sound came from. As she turned on the porch light to so she could see and opened the door she came face to face with the last person she had expected to see at two am.

"Chris?" She asked softly looking to the unkempt woman. She was brought back a bit as Chris took her into her open arms and started to cry once again. Scully managed to hold her close and get her into the house as she cried on. "What's wrong?" She asked softly enough so Mulder wouldn't wake up, but loud enough to be heard.

"He hit me." She choked out through tears that stained her face along with the mascara.

"Who? Lucas?" Scully asked shocked as she placed her on the couch to sit.

"Yeah, that moron actually had the right to hit me." She managed to get out as Scully handed her a towel. As she cleaned her face of make-up, Scully noticed a large bruise around her left eye, she knew it wasn't too serious, but would take at least a week to heal.

"What happened? Tell me all you want, I'm here for you." Scully said sincerely.

"Thanks Sue, you're a real doll." She said smiling for the first time.

"Are the kids alright?" She asked softly as they headed into the kitchen to get some coffee.

"Yeah, last I checked they were both still asleep, there was a bit of yelling, but Megan sleeps with her headphones on real loud so I know we didn't wake her and the world could be ending and Dillon would sleep right through it, I guess I just pissed him off."

"Do you mind if I ask how?" Scully asked giving her a cup full of the dark concoction.

"If I did we wouldn't be friends." She aid smiling taking the cup. "I asked him a question, about this manor all the men went to. I asked him if there were women there, and if he was cheating on me. Next thing I know he started going all crazy and yelling at me, asking me why I couldn't be like the other women and not care, telling me how I was good for nothing." She said lowering her head.

"Does he usually do this?"

"Back home, yeah, a lot. One night he even got Megan to cry over the things he told me, he hadn't been aware she was up, it was strange because Morgan hardly ever shows emotion. The only thing that was different was he actually hit me this time."

"Was he drunk?"

"Very, I just don't know what to do, I can't live a lie for my job, and I can't stand the man anymore, he's just not who I fell in love with." There was a long silence until someone spoke up.

"Oh thank god, I thought I was hearing voices up there." They both looked to find Mulder entering the kitchen in a robe and walk over to the fridge where he pulled out a carton of milk and opened it, but as he brought it to his lips and before he could drink it, Scully stopped him.

"Use a cup, damn it." She said as he smiled and placed a soft kiss on her check.

"Yes my love." He teased, knowing that with company there was little she could do. Chris smiled as Scully turned around to find Mulder pouring the milk into a glass. "Ouch, you ok?" He asked pointing to his eye as he talked to Chris.

"Fine." She said as if he had offered her some milk and she had politely turned him down.

"Great." He said starting to search for some cookies.

"I better go before the kids wake up, sorry for waking you guys." Chris said getting up from her seat.

"Don't be." Scully said walking with her to the door. "Anytime you need to talk, day or night, call me. I'm willing to help and listen."

"Thanks you're the best." She said bringing her into a hug before leaving the house and her friend.

As Scully turned back around she found Mulder in the kitchen searching through the fridge, only now she realized he was wearing her robe.

"Give me my robe back." She shouted as he pulled his head out of the fridge, a cookie set firmly between his teeth.

"No way, I'm in my boxers under this thing." She managed to make out as he spoke, the cookie still in his mouth.

"Put some pants on." She said walking over to him to take the cookie.

"You're wearing them." He said clearly as she took a bite.

"You have other pairs." She said through cookie crumbs.

"Yeah, but I just grabbed what I had on the floor, you need to wear your own clo--." He was cut off by Scully shoving the cookie back into his mouth. She walked out of the kitchen smiling and headed back upstairs, it was barely three in the morning and she was still tired.

"Are you coming?" Mulder was shocked to hear her ask as he stood at the bottom of the stairs watching her climb them while he ate the cookie she had shoved in his mouth.

"I guess." He said following her. "So, was your friend alright?" He asked curiously as they lay in bed a few minutes later.

"She said she was fine, but I'm a bit worried." She said from her side of the long body pillow that separated them in the king sized bed.

"You know I feel there is this space between us." He joked resting his head on his hand as he turned to face her.

"It's the only was you're sleeping in this bed, if you don't like it, there is a couch downstairs with your name on it." She said turning her back to him and flicked the light on her nightstand off.

"You know this pillow is very comfortable." Scully smiled to herself as he spoke and made himself comfortable.

Ok this was just something to add a little fluff and show that Chris is having a bit of a hard time with her marriage, I promise the next chapter will be more informing, that is if you all want me to continue. I'm sorry for being out, my computer has been down for a while and I promise to update my other stories soon, please review and thank you all for your support.