Skinner stood up and stretched. "Oh god, it's late. I should go."

Scott stood up beside him. "Thanks for coming by and working on this with me."

Skinner smiled and touched her hand. "Not a problem. I'll come over again, if you feed me?"

Scott giggled, "It's a deal."

Skinner put his coat on and looked at her. "Oh...I wanted to thank you for the talk too. It's nice to talk to someone who knows what it's like."

Scott smiled gently at him and whispered, "Anytime you want to talk, just let me know, ok?"

Skinner blushed slightly. Scott's smile broadened at that and she leaned in and kissed him on the lips. Skinner wrapped his arms around her waist. He moaned as she deepened the kiss and pulled herself closer to him. She could feel what she was doing to his body and it brought her back to her senses. She pulled away quickly and turned away from him.

She scolded herself, "Stupid!"

Skinner looked at her in shock, "What?"

She turned back towards him and sighed sadly. "Oh Walter. I'm sorry. I didn't mean too... I mean..." She let out a long sigh.

Skinner frowned, "I understand."

Scott placed her palm gently on his chest. "No, you don't... I like you. I really do. I just wasn't thinking there for a minute. I guess what I'm saying is I need to take this slow. It hasn't been that long since Jake and I broke up. I don't want to think about him while I'm kissing you. Ok?"

Skinner smiled gently, "Ok." He whispered.

She smiled gently, "So, you'll come back for dinner tomorrow night?"

Skinner smiled. "It's a date."

xXx

Finally, he thought. He had waited outside the house for hours, hoping the old man would leave. Now he was finally going to get his chance with her. He waited until the AD drove away before he approached the door and rang the bell.

She opened the door saying, "I knew you'd be back for these?" She was holding up Skinner's notes.

When she the young uniformed man she looked slightly startled. "Oh, can I help you?"

The man smiled and said, "Yes ma'am. I've got a delivery here for you."

She looked at the box and smiled gently. She took it and said, "Come on in. I'll get your tip."

She left the door open, allowing him to enter as she opened the box to reveal one dozen red roses. She smiled gently and picked one up to smell it before she set them down to go grab her purse.

As she stepped across the living room she felt dizzy and before she knew it she was on the floor. She looked up at the man smiling down at her. He picked her up in his arms and moved her to the couch.

"My dear sweet Dana. You are more beautiful then all of the roses in the world."

Scott's eyes showed her realization of who the man was. She tried to move but couldn't feel her body. She tried to scream but couldn't make a sound.

He turned to look at the files on the coffee table. "How interesting. You think I'm a spurned lover, do you? Well, your wrong there. You see my dear, anything I want I can have. It's always been that way, until I met her. There is no one like her and all of you who pretend to be her just make me angry."

She could see the rage burning inside him as he leaned over her, holding an ivory scarf. She tried to control her breathing, thinking that any minute that scarf was going to be around her neck, pulling it tight.

He took a deep breath and smiled, loosening his grip on the scarf. "What am I thinking? You need to get changed, my dear. I have a special evening planned."

He stood up and left the house for a moment, returning with a large duffle bag. He set it down and swiped all the papers off the coffee table and onto the floor. He pulled a vase out of the bag and grabbed the roses. He made them the centerpiece of the table.

"Aren't my roses lovely? They have a special scent too." He laughed evilly.

Her eyes went wide, realizing it was the roses. He had put the ketamine into the roses somehow. She watched him as he continued his work by setting up candles and glasses. He hummed a tune, as he made sure everything was just right. Then he smiled at her and reached into his bag once more.

He pulled out a sexy little red dress. "You will look so beautiful in this dress Dana and the scarf will match it perfectly."

She was screaming with all her strength but nothing was coming out.