Mulder lay on the bed next to Scully. His face twitched and his closed eyes were moving back and forth. He was having the dreams again. He could hear the screams and see the blood all around him. And this time he knew who the person was that was being put through that agony. He watched from across the room as if he were watching a movie. He could see himself forcing himself on her and hear her screaming in pain. He could see tears streaming down her cheeks as she begged him to stop. And then…he saw himself with the knife and cutting her throat. All he could do was stand there helplessly as he witnessed this horrific event. As he watched the blood pour down the side of the bed, he felt nausea overcome him. "What have you done?" He then watched in horror as the face changed from his own to the very man that had been the cause of all his pain in the past weeks. "Oh my god….Jeremy?"

Jeremy looked back at Mulder. "What have I done? Oh no G-Man it's what have YOU done?"

Mulder looked at Isabelle's body. "No, I…I didn't do any of this."

Jeremy shook his head. "Tsk, tsk G-Man. Now don't try and tell me you don't remember. Remember how you wanted to kill her?" He walked toward Mulder slowly. "When you found out that she was pregnant with your child? You told her she would pay, didn't you?"

"No…"

"I know how much you wanted her when you first saw her." Jeremy continued. "It was the first thing I felt when I entered you. You knew it was wrong to desire her and that is what intrigued me most. I could feel…that dark side to you and fed on it like a drug addict. We all have that dark side to us G-Man, it just depends on if we choose to utilize it or not. You think that you are some kind of saint because you've been out there studying serial killers trying to save the world. You keep yourself in denial for that dark side of you not realizing that it is far more dangerous than just accepting it."

"I…I don't know what you're talking about."

Jeremy smiled as he stopped inches from Mulder. "Oh, I think you do. You really think that you could study about serial killers all those years with no side effects? That you could…get into their minds and find out why they do what they do without being drawn in yourself? That after reading all that material, seeing videotapes of women being bound, beaten and raped that it wouldn't take its affect on you?" He shook his head. "Oh no, G-Man."

Mulder swallowed. "I…am in no way like you. I'm not a man who gets off on raping and killing women!"

Jeremy laughed. "Stop kidding yourself G-Man it will only make it worse." He tilted his head. "You enjoyed seeing Dana bound to that bed when you came upon us didn't you? You liked it when…I had that knife to her throat and cut her causing her to scream out in pain. You like how she screamed. It was like music to your ears."

"Stop…stop it."

"You know what's so intriguing about a scream, G-Man? It's the fact that it's one of the times a person can actually exhibit their emotions with no inhibitions whatsoever. And….it gives you the feeling of power."

"No…"

"And you haven't really had that power in your life. Have you G-Man? Oh sure, you've gone against authority but I'm talking about women here. You've always done what they wanted, haven't you? They used you for just a good fuck and left you swinging in the breeze. No woman ever wanted to truly love you. No woman could. All those times the women at the FBI looked at you and snickered. It was because they knew what an easy lay you really were. And you….you thought of taking them back to your apartment and showing them just how much they were right. Only you wanted to fuck them until they begged you for mercy. Until they apologized for what they said about you. That played in your mind over and over but you refused to act it out. Because….you didn't want to believe that you would do something like that. So instead you resorted back to your porn not realizing that that was just repressing it but not making it go away." He paused. "And then…along came sweet, Dana to change all that."

Mulder closed his eyes and could feel his heart racing. It was like Jeremy was in his mind and knew all of his deepest thoughts! A serial killer in HIS mind. Jeremy was definitely unlike any other serial killer he had ever known or studied. And the sad thing was, Mulder could not deny what he was saying. He had had those thoughts in the past before about women at the FBI. He had every reason to be angry with them! And what man wouldn't think those thoughts because he was angry? It was human nature! His eyes then opened again at the mention of Scully. "No, I never had those thoughts about Scully."

"No, not at first you didn't." Jeremy answered. "That was because she was intelligent and not just some long legged bimbo. You found it was her brain that you were more interested in then any thing else. And…she also started to fulfill that power you were seeking. She challenged your ideas but in the end it was you who ended up being the victor in most cases. And because of that, it pleased you. But you couldn't hide your feelings for her long. It all started with simple gestures like hugs, holding hands and maybe a kiss on the cheek. Because you spent so much time with her, you found those feelings returning. You would try and see just how far down you could see in her blouse when she leaned forward. You would look down at her breasts and barely see the nipple under her bra. And all you could think of was reaching down your lips to it and sucking it. And then you would think about pushing her onto the desk and fucking her brains out. But what did you do instead? You went back to your porn fantasies. Then when this whole case happened with me, I helped to bring those dark feelings of yours back to the surface."

"You're…..you're crazy. I love, Scully and I would never try and hurt her like that."

"Of course not, G-Man. You see, that's where you're right. You don't want to hurt sweet, Dana like in those thoughts of yours. You care too much about her as sickening as that is. So, instead you choose to do it to Isabelle instead."

Mulder shook his head. "No!"

Jeremy turned and walked back toward Isabelle on the bed. "Admit that you liked it G-Man." He lifted Isabelle's lifeless head by her hair. "You loved fucking her and making her cry out your name. You loved pounding into her and making her scream. You loved tying her up and using handcuffs giving you that sense of power. And then….taking her life gave you that sense that you owned her soul forever even in death. The ultimate power over someone. You said you would make her pay and she did. She died for the one you love. She died so that you could keep your precious sweet, Dana from knowing the true bastard that resides inside."

"I didn't kill her!" Mulder screamed. "You did!"

"Stop denying yourself G-Man it will only make your inner pain worse." Jeremy let go of Isabelle and walked toward Mulder again. "So, you see….I am helping you fulfill those dark fantasies of yours without hurting Dana. Of course….I could always change that."

"What….what do you mean?"

"I of course have every reason to wish sweet Dana dead. After all, she is the only one who escaped me and I must admit the most delicious I've tasted. I am drawn to her like a moth to a flame. Or perhaps….it is the other way around?" He gave an evil grin. "However….I am willing to let her live if you do something for me."

"Do…do something for you?"

"Yes. Like it or not I am now a part of you G-Man so you'd better get used to it. And as you have seen, I am much more powerful than you. Which means I could make you kill your sweet, Dana and there would be nothing you could do about it."

"What….what do you want of me?"

"It's quite simple really. I will help you continue to act out these dark feelings of yours thus preventing you from killing Dana."

"How….how will you do that?"

Jeremy leaned toward Mulder. "You will continue from where I left off."

"Wha…what?"

"You will continue my murder spree with the prostitutes where I left off. You will walk the streets at night searching for your victims. Then…you will take them back to my apartment, or yours if you wish although I would assume you would rather not due to incriminating evidence. And….you will live out your dark fantasies through them doing whatever you wish, through me of course. And then when the night is over…you can return to your sweet, Dana and all is right with the world."

Mulder couldn't believe what he was being asked. Go out and murder innocent women? "No fucking way!"

"You do as I ask." Jeremy answered. "Or….I will make you take out those fantasies on your sweet, Dana. And you can hear her screams and see her blood flow from her body. It's your choice but I advise you not to test me, G-Man. You've already seen what I am capable of."

Mulder lowered his head in defeat. He knew he had no choice if he was going to save Scully. It would be better that a stranger die than her. "All….all right."

Jeremy smiled. "Don't take it so bad, G-Man. You're a smart man when it comes to cover ups are you not? Keep that up and no one will ever know. You fulfill your dark side and Dana still lives." He moved away from Mulder and back to the body of Isabelle. "You said you always wanted to get into the mind of a serial killer? Find out what makes them tick so to speak? Well, now you are about to find out." He then let out an evil laugh.

"No!" Mulder screamed as he fell to his knees holding his head. "Scully!"

"Scully!" Mulder yelled as he sat straight up in the bed.

"Mulder?" Scully murmured as she was awakened by his scream. She turned and saw him holding his chest trying to control his breathing. "What is it?"

Mulder took in a couple deep breaths. "I….I had a nightmare."

"Nightmare? Is it….like the ones you told you had while I was gone?"

Mulder nodded slowly. "I….I thought they'd gone away."

Scully reached over and pulled him to her. "You want to talk about it?"

"No."

Scully pulled back and looked deep into his eyes. "Mulder, it's obvious that these nightmares have really upset you or you wouldn't be having them so much. Please, talk to me?"

Mulder looked back at her tender bluish green eyes. As much as it pained him, he knew he couldn't tell her. Not that he could remember the entire conversation with Jeremy anyway. He just didn't want to scare her not after everything they had gone through. "It's…it's nothing, Scully."

"Mulder, you can't lie to me. How long have we known each other now?" She sighed. "The only way you can prevent this nightmare from controlling you is to release it. Now, please tell me."

Mulder sighed. "Blood."

"In your nightmare you see blood?"

Mulder nodded. "And….I hear screams." He was telling her the truth. The nightmares he had had while she was gone were about blood and screams. He couldn't consciously remember the murder of Isabelle or the conversation between he and Jeremy.

"What…what do you think it means?"

Mulder shook his head and closed his eyes. "I…I don't know. All I know is it happens over and over again. And….I end up losing you."

"Losing me?"

"At the end of the nightmare I find your dead body on the ground. And…there's blood all over you. I…cradle your head but its too late."

"Oh, Mulder." Scully reached forward and hugged him tightly. "It's ok. It was just a nightmare." She stroked his hair. "And I'm not going anywhere do you hear me? I'm staying right here."

Mulder pulled back and looked at her. "You….you promise?"

Scully smiled. "I promise." She then reached forward and kissed his lips tenderly.

Mulder trembled as he felt Scully's kiss. Her kiss or even just a simple touch could always make his pain go away. It was part of the reason he was with her and why he had confessed his love for her. He touched the side of her face softly as he returned her kiss. He then pulled back and placed some of her red hair behind her ear. "You…are so beautiful." He whispered.

Scully smiled and reached out her hand stroking his cheek. "I told you I'm not going anywhere. You believe me now?"

Mulder nodded and then reached forward taking her lips in a passionate kiss. As they continued to kiss, he gently pushed her down onto the bed and hovered over her. He still had a hard time believing after all these years that they had progressed to this step but he couldn't be happier. He still planned to propose to her when the time was right. But for now he would just indulge himself in all of her that he could. Cherish these precious moments that they had. He took his hand and ran it slowly down her soft skin to her breast. He started to tease her nipple with his fingers causing them to become instantly erect. He could feel a desire growing within him as he felt her body rubbing against his. He pulled back from her lips and started to kiss her neck slowly.

"Mulder." Scully moaned as she craned her neck and placed her hands on the back of his head, encouraging him.

Mulder met her request and started to kiss her harder. He lowered himself and started alternating his kisses with lips and tongue as he moved down her body. He loved to worship her body and treat her like the goddess he thought she was.

Scully gasped as she felt his lips all over her delicate skin. "Mmmm….Mulder, yes. Let me make all of your pain go away."

His lips reached her breasts and he flicked his tongue at a nipple before taking it into his mouth. His concentration was then interrupted by the sound of his cell.

Scully heard the ringing too and her eyes flew open. "Mulder, it's….it's your cell."

"Let them get voice mail." He murmured as he continued to play with her nipple.

Scully took in breaths as she reached over and picked up the cell, checking the ID. "It's….it's Skinner, Mulder. It…it could be important."

Mulder reluctantly let go of her nipple and sighed. "All right, fine but you owe me." He answered with a grin. He took the cell from her. "This had better be important is all I have to say." He then answered it. "Hello?"

"Mulder, it's Skinner. I apologize for calling you at this time of morning."

"It's all right. Guess I can't totally get away from the force of habit of having to be up early as an FBI Agent can I? What's up?"

Skinner sighed. "Well, I just received some rather stressing news. There's been a murder."

"A murder?"

"The body of a young woman was found not too long ago in her apartment. She was….raped and cut pretty badly."

"Oh god, I'm sorry to hear that. Well, Scully is here so I'm sure she can help you with…"

"There's more, Mulder." He paused. "According to the way the body was cut it appears it was Jeremy Reinsfeld."

"Wha…what?"

"The angle of the cuts and how they were made are his characteristics. Look, I know you aren't an agent anymore but…well I could really use your help on this. Would you mind coming down here with Agent Scully?"

"You can count on me, Sir." Mulder answered.

"Good. I'll call you back in a few minutes with details on the location."

Mulder turned off his cell and moved to the edge of the bed.

"What is it?" Scully asked.

Mulder reached down and grabbed his boxers. "Looks like it's going to be look old times after all. Skinner said there's been a murder and he wants you and I down there to check it out."

"Really?" Scully asked. "Well, I guess we'll have to take a rain check on our love making session then." She reached over to the side and grabbed her robe. "Did he say anything specific about the murder?"

"Apparently a young woman was raped and murdered in her apartment last night." Mulder answered as he walked toward the bathroom.

"How terrible. Anything else?"

"Yeah." Mulder stopped in front of the bathroom door. "Skinner said the cuts were a signature of one particular serial killer."

"Who?"

"Jeremy Reinsfeld." Mulder answered before disappearing into the bathroom.

NOTE: Sorry it took so long for me to update! Had damn writers block but I think I overcame it now! As you can see things are getting interesting. Thank you to those of you who keep reading this and more to come!

Dana