Scully raced into the apartment complex followed by several police officers. She had instructed Ethan to wait a ways back until they had a clearer picture of what was happening. As much as she wanted Ethan to get his story, she also had to consider safety as well. Quickly moving up the stairs they made their way to apartment 286 and stood outside the door. Scully walked up and knocked on the door. "Laurie? It's Dr. Scully." Receiving no answer, she knocked again. "Laurie, are you in there?" She tried the door handle and found it locked. She looked back at the police officers and nodded. She then motioned with her fingers counting down from three to one. She stepped back as an officer came forward and threw himself against the door. After a few attempts, the door opened with a splitting crack and the officers and Scully went running inside. "Laurie?" Scully asked looking around the room with her gun pointed. "Laurie Peterson?" She continued to look around the room. "Clear."
She then heard another voice from the back. "Clear, back here."
Scully came forward to meet the other officers. "Anything?"
An officer shook his head. "Nothing. No trace of anyone and no indications that there was any kind of struggle here."
Scully stamped her foot and looked up at the officer. "Dammit! Where could she be?"
In the car, Laurie had fallen asleep on Ryan's shoulder as he continued to drive. She was completely clueless that her apartment was the scene of a law enforcement brigade. She suddenly felt a bump and roused slightly. "Mmmmm…Ryan?"
Ryan spoke to her as he continued driving. "Yes, I'm here, Laurie."
"Where exactly are we going anyway?" She asked as she yawned.
"I told you, someplace safe."
Laurie raised her head and looked out the window. Instead of the city lights, her eyes were met with miles of trees. "Ryan, why are we going way out here?"
"I have a place out here that's secluded and where no one will find us, Laurie. I promised to protect you, remember?" He turned into a driveway and parked by a cabin.
"I know but…"
Ryan put the car in park and placed his finger on her lips. "Ssssh. I know it seems like we are out in the middle of nowhere but I assure you it's for a good cause. There is no possible way that the serial killer will know you're out here, will he?"
"Well, no."
"And that's what you want, right?"
"Yes, but so far away from everything?"
He traced her cheekbone with his finger."I promise I'll make you forget all about the serial killer and everything else, Laurie. It will be the furthest thing from your mind."
"Oh Ryan, you always make me feel better." Laurie whispered looking back at him. "I'm so glad I found you."
Ryan reached over and kissed her tenderly before pulling back. "Now, what do you say, we go in and get warm?"
Laurie nodded and smiled. "I'd like that."
Scully was talking to the officers, when Ethan came walking in. "What happened, Dana?"
"Ethan, I'm afraid there won't be a story about the eyeball serial killer's next victim."
"What do you mean?"
"Because she isn't here." Scully held up an evidence bag. "All we found is the box with the eyeballs in it and the note. But there is no trace of Laurie. There is no indication she was taken against her will and there was no sign of forced entry. We're going to run some fingerprints on the box to see if we come up with anything. But something tells me it's a lost cause based on the previous victim's findings." Scully sighed. "I just don't understand why she would have left when I told her not to? I mean you should have heard her, Ethan. She was absolutely terrified. There is no way she would have left here unless it was with someone she trusted completely."
"Well, can you think of someone that would fit that profile?" Ethan asked leaning on a couch.
Scully shook her head. "I know her parents aren't in this area. And to be honest she didn't particularly get along with them very well either. They're part of the reason she chose to go into the FBI. I guess she wanted to prove something to them. Kind of sounds like me, huh?"
Ethan chuckled. "To a tee. But seriously, can you think of anyone else?"
Scully paused. "Wait, yes there is. She's been close with another student in my class. I guess that is a possibility."
"What's his name?"
"Ryan Sedrick."
"Do you have his phone number?"
"It's in the student phone directory."
"Then let's give him a call and check to see if he's with Laurie, shall we?" Ethan asked pulling out his cell.
Ryan was busy lighting the fireplace and some candles while Laurie sat on the couch. He had made the entire cabin dark by pulling the curtains and the shades. He was glad that he had rented this little place now. It was the perfect place for him to carry out his little activities. He would have to remember to bring Dana out here before too long. He could just picture her sitting on the couch in some kind of black dress with a slit up the middle showing her creamy white legs. The front of the dress would dip down just enough so that he could get a glimpse of her cleavage. And then he would approach her and kiss her passionately while he ran his hands down her body. Oh the thought of it now made him shiver. It won't be long, just be patient. His thoughts were interrupted as his cell rang. He continued to light the candles, ignoring it.
"Aren't….aren't you going to answer that?" Laurie asked looking toward him.
"I have a lovely functional thing called voice mail which makes me answering it obsolete." He blew out his long match and then walked toward her. "And besides, the last thing I want to do is have my romantic setting interrupted by a silly cell call." He took a seat beside her on the couch. "Laurie, I want to take the next step, if you're ready?"
"You mean…"
Ryan nodded as he caressed the back of her neck. "I want to make love with you, Laurie. Here in front of this fireplace. You mean so much to me and I want to show you how much."
"I…I don't know. I mean….I like you Ryan. And these past few nights have been wonderful. But I don't know if I'm ready for…"
"I love you, Laurie."
She looked back at him dumbfounded. "You…you do?"
Ryan smiled. It was true he knew exactly how to handle the emotions of women. Tell them you love them and they are like putty in your hands. "Of course, I do. You really think I wouldn't want to share an intimate moment like this with you, if I didn't?"
"Oh Ryan." Laurie reached forward and kissed him on the lips.
Ryan returned her kiss and then pulled back. "Is that a yes, then?"
"Yes." Laurie whispered before leaning forward and kissing him again.
Ryan smiled to himself as he deepened the kiss and cradled her neck. He could hear moans from Laurie as she deepened the kiss even more and wrapped her arms around his neck, pushing him to her more. He could feel himself becoming aroused as he pushed his tongue into her mouth and began exploring it. She tasted so wonderful to him. It seemed like forever since the last time he had made love with a female. And the last one had ridiculed him and told him he was a lousy lover. And she had prompted his serial killer rampage. But Laurie was going to be different. He was going to make certain that he pleased her. He ran his hands under her shirt and began to caress her delicate skin. He could just imagine what it would feel like when he cut her. How her blood would feel on his fingers as it trickled slowly down her. He could feel his hunger building as she lifted up his shirt and began to run her fingers up and down his chest. He grabbed her shirt roughly and pulled it up and over her head. Tossing it the floor, he then looked at her. "You are so beautiful, Laurie." He ran his hand down her side slowly. "So perfect."
"I've wanted you ever since I saw you." Laurie whispered, as she looked deep into his eyes.
"Then we've both wanted the same thing." Ryan whispered back before taking her lips in a passionate kiss. As he massaged her breasts and played with her nipples, he kept imagining it was Dana that he was doing it to. He imagined her moans instead of Laurie's as he worked on undoing her bra and sliding it off of her. He continued to play with her breasts as he continued to devour her. He shifted himself slightly on the couch as he worked on undoing her blue jeans. To his surprise, he found her working on his as well. It was evident that Laurie was not playing hard-to-get as much as she had let on. She wanted Ryan as much as he did her although he highly doubted it was possible. No, he had something else on his mind besides screwing a simple female FBI Agent trainee. He was imagining a certain red headed forensics teacher that fueled his passion. Soon, this would be her on this couch with him in this position regardless that she had a boyfriend or not.
Scully looked up at Ethan as she got Ryan's voicemail. "Hi, Ryan this is Dr. Scully from the FBI Academy. I was just calling to see if you were with Laurie. She didn't appear to be at her apartment and that's why I was asking." She paused. "I…needed to speak to her about something in class and we had a meeting set up this afternoon. Anyway if you could please call my office and leave a message on my machine to let me know it would be appreciated. Thank you." She hung up her cell. "I didn't want to let him know the real reason that Laurie contacted me. I just didn't think that was a wise decision. Anyway, it appears I may have been wrong about her going with Ryan."
"Either that or he is engaged in some kind of activity with her in which he doesn't wish to be disturbed." Ethan replied with a smirk. "Not that we would know anything about what that might be."
Scully put down her cell and walked up to Ethan putting her arms around his neck. "Oh of course not us. Just because that particular activity has been playing in my mind all day today."
"Are you saying that you would like a repeat of that tonight, Agent Scully?" Ethan asked tilting his head and leaning toward her.
"Maybe." Scully answered hovering her lips above his. "If you're up for it of course."
"Oh, I'm always up for anything, baby." Ethan whispered before kissing her passionately.
Scully returned his kiss and then pulled back. "Let me just wrap things up here first, ok?"
"All right. I'll send my news crew home since there's no story here." He traced the outline of her ear with his lips. "So, I'll see you in say…a few hours tops?"
Scully took in a breath as she felt Ethan's hot breath on her ear. "Make it less."
"That's what I like to hear." Ethan whispered before pulling away and heading out the door.
Scully sighed as she leaned against the wall.
"Agent Scully?" Asked an officer coming from the side.
Scully turned to him as she cleared her throat. "Oh, yes I'm sorry."
Ryan continued thrusting himself against Laurie, meeting her for every stride. He could hear her moans increasing in intensity, which just spurred him on even more. He pushed himself into her more as he continued pounding relentlessly. He closed his eyes as he imagined Laurie's hair turning red and her body becoming more petite. He moved faster and faster until he finally shuddered not caring if she had reached her peak or not. "Oh god, Dana!"
Laurie stopped moving the moment she heard the name. "Dana? Who the hell is Dana?"
Ryan realized at that moment what he had done but he didn't care. No, he had come too far now. "I'm sorry did I say, Dana?"
Laurie sat up slightly. "Yes you did."
Ryan sighed as he slowly slid out of her and reached over to grab his pants. "Oops."
"Oops?!" Laurie asked in an annoyed tone. "You cried out another woman's name in a moment of passion with me and all you can say is OOPS?!"
Ryan shrugged his shoulders as he went about getting dressed.
"Who is she?"
"You ask too many questions, Laurie. Anyway we both got what we wanted, right?"
Laurie threw on her shirt and walked over to him. "Dammit, I want to know who she is!"
"She's in our class, all right?"
"In our class? But there's no Dana in our class except for…" She paused. "Oh my god, you lust for Dr. Scully?"
"Call it a weakness." Ryan answered putting on his shirt.
"You bastard!" She answered as she went about getting dressed.
"Where do you think you're going?"
"I'm going home, Ryan." Laurie answered as she put on her shoes.
"We're out in the middle of nowhere."
"Then I'll call me a cab." She pulled out her cell but Ryan quickly grabbed it. "What are you doing?"
"I'm afraid I can't let you leave, Laurie." He grabbed her arm roughly.
"What are you talking about? Let go of me, Ryan!"
Ryan pulled out a knife from his pocket and put it to her throat. "I heard you talking to Dr. Scully, Laurie. I heard you tell her about the gift I left you. Why did you have to do that?"
"The gift that…"She took a swallow. "Oh my god…you're the serial killer."
"Brilliant deduction, FBI Agent Trainee Peterson." He moved the knife slowly down her throat. "And now you are going to provide the forensics class with another part of the case. And bring Dana right to me." Without another word, he took the knife and slit her throat straight across before she could even get out a scream. He then moaned as her blood spilled across his fingers. "You slit beautifully, just like a pig." He began to make pictures on her skin with the blood. "Thank you for giving me part of my release. And now Dana will take care of the rest." He picked up the knife and moved it to her eyes. "And just remember." He started to sing as he pierced the top of her right eye with the knife and began cutting toward the optic nerve. "I only have eyes for you."
