SEARCH PART SIX
Sometime later, Scully squirmed a little, wincing as she opened her eyes to a bright light. They had forgotten to close the blinds last night, she realized fuzzily, as she peered at the window. 'That must be why I'm so warm. Or not.' She was suddenly wide awake as she stared at the tanned arm curled firmly around her belly, visible where the covers had pulled back, simultaneously processing the presence of soft breathing warmth against her back.
'Ohhh, my. She rolled over to hold me last night - I wonder if she thinks I'm Caroline? I don't like that idea at all. But if she knows it's me... I really like this, this spooning thing. I wonder if that's why I had no nightmares? It could just be that I was too tired. Huh.' She sighed a little and snuggled back, deciding to go back to sleep and let Lil wake up and deal with the situation, if it had to be dealt with.
Lil smiled sleepily against her neck and rolled over partly on top of her, never waking up as she brought her head to rest on Scully's breast. 'Sweet Jesus,' Scully thought, 'good thing I'm letting HER deal with it.' She took a couple of deep breaths, feeling Lil's dark head move with her chest as the other woman rested against her. 'I'm never going to fall asleep now, am I.' She smiled. 'Who cares,' as she brought her hand up to smooth Lil's hair.
Lil sighed a little, nuzzling into her pillow, somehow too content to move. She paused, frowning little. 'Something funny about this pillow.' She opened her eyes, her belly clenching as she saw what she already knew. 'I am in bed with Dana Scully. My head is on her very soft warm breast, and I'm clutching her pajamas. She's still asleep. Move now!'
She started to ease back away from the smaller woman, freezing when a blurry voice murmured a wordless protest. Liliana's brown eyes looked up cautiously through her lashes to find Scully smiling sleepily at her. They stared at each other for a few seconds, Scully's smile fading a little as her eyes sharpened into full awareness.
"Ahhh... " fumbled Lil, scooting up a bit, but not quite leaving Scully's embrace, as the smaller woman tightened her grip.
"Hmm. Let's just say good morning and bypass the appalled squeaks, kay, Lili? I was very comfortable, I assume you were, and we can just go with that." Scully hugged her closer, her gentle smile holding a degree of tenderness that Lil had rarely seen from the reserved woman. She smiled back finally, relaxing into the embrace and the startling knowledge that she WAS safe and comfortable here, hadn't messed up what had become a very important friendship, and that all she really wanted to do was invite her companion to stay every night hereafter.