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Title | Mind Games

Fandom | Scorpion (CBS)

Description | Post-Deception. Four months passed since the ending of "Deception," and it seemed as though life, for the most part, returned to normal for Team Scorpion. Walter and Paige were given a chance to focus on their relationship in the midst of all of the cases that were assigned to the team. However, eventually, all great things must end, and once again, Team Scorpion will have to deal with an even bigger opponent than the Leviathan Mafia. Mark Collins is back for revenge and will have something big in store for Walter – something even the 197 IQ genius might not be able to see coming. And Collins's return just might cause a rift within the Scorpion family in the process, making it next to impossible for them to beat his ultimate game.

Rating| This fanfiction will be rated T for violence, obscene language, sexual themes as well as brain stuff and fluff.

POV | Limited Third Person

Disclaimer | While CBS owns Scorpion, I am the owner of this masterpiece.

Claimer | I am human; there are bound to be mistakes. If you feel like something should be changed, you have the power to send me a review/private message. I can't guarantee if I'll change it every time, but I do read all of my reviews and all of my private messages!

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Mind Games

Sequel to Deception

Written by WriterFreak001

Chapter 14

~ SCORPION ~

"This better be good, Toby!" Paige groaned as she descended the stairs and made her way to the team who were gathered around Walter's computer. "I was making some progress, but when you mentioned the email, Walter relapsed and went back into the Rabbit Hole."

"Trust me, Paige. This is important." Toby replied as he streamed Walter's computer to the TV screen. "After instructing Cabe to redact most of the content of the email Mark sent to Walter, we put our IQs together and found something big. Like earth-shattering big."

Paige glanced at Cabe who only shrugged as Sylvester took hold of the conversation. "We assumed Mark Collins wrote this monster encryption while he was staying in that apartment across the street; an encryption with this caliber couldn't have taken less than a day to write. It had to have taken at least a week; that being said, we believe the reason Mark Collins was dormant for an entire week was because he was writing this encryption for Walter. It's the only thing that makes sense."

"How is that earth-shattering?" Paige asked as she folded her arms in front of her.

"Mark Collins hacked into our Wi-Fi from across the street and used it to send his e-mail to Walter and to Ralph. He probably did it so that if we tried to trace his signal, it would lead us to a dead end." Happy explained as she blew something up on the screen. "Mark Collins thinks we're too inferior for his intellectual competence, but because he was so focused on Walter's trip down the Rabbit Hole, he made one error which could lead to his undoing."

"What did he do?" Paige asked as she took a step closer to the TV. She skimmed over the screen, but nothing made sense to her.

"By hacking into our Wi-Fi, we were able to isolate the IP address of his laptop." Happy continued. "Because of his ignorance, we'll be able to trace his IP address the next time he connects his computer to the internet."

"Granted, he might not ever connect his computer to the net, but in the event that he does, we'll be ready." Sylvester clapped his hands together. "Who is up for something to eat? I could use some pizza."

Cabe rose to his feet. "I'll go and order some for lunch."

As he stepped off to the side, Toby added, "I know it's a stretch because we have to wait and see if Mark ever connects his computer to the internet, but we're a step closer to finding him than we were an hour ago."

"Okay," Paige nodded as she pushed back her hair. "Keep me posted, but next time, call me or text me. I don't want Walter to relapse again."

"We could always give him some good ole CR," Happy shrugged as she clenched her wrench. "That should do the trick?"

"CR?" Paige didn't like the sound of that.

"Cognitive Recalibration," Toby chuckled. "Ever seen Avengers?"

"Oh. Right." Paige muttered as she recalled watching the movie with Ralph one afternoon after school. "And no, we are not doing that; have you thought of the repercussions, Happy? What if jarring his head causes some permanent damage?"

"At least it would keep him from going down the Rabbit Hole again," Happy shrugged as she walked back to her desk. "Relax, I was just kidding. I like my job, you know."

When Sylvester left for the kitchen, Toby nudged Paige's arm. "So? Have you checked your results yet?"

"No," Paige answered as she looked back towards the loft. "I completely forgot about them."

"Gotcha. I've been thinking," Toby folded his arms in front of him and caught Paige's attention, "The Rabbit Hole stimulates Walter's IQ, yes?"

"I guess so?"

"Well, I think…, the reason we've failed in the past to shake him from his Rabbit Hole visit has a lot to do with the fact that Walter never created an emotional connection with either one of us. We could only relate to him on an intellectual level. You, however, are the fire to his ice, Paige. Perhaps…, if you are able to put Walter's EQ on overdrive… that might just do the trick." Toby smirked. "So…, you might just have to do the nasty to him in order to get him to wake up from his cognitive state."

"In other words," Happy jumped into the conversation as she rejoined them, "you want Paige to rape Walter."

Paige's eyes popped open, and Toby defended his statement. "Rape is too harsh of a word, Happy. I was thinking more along the lines of sexual exploitation."

"Sugarcoat it all you want," Happy smirked, "it's still rape."

"We are not having this discussion right now." Paige clamped her hand over her ears and marched away from the pair as she ascended the stairs. Even if Toby was right – that coercing Walter to have sex with her would do the trick, she wasn't going to jump that train just yet. She wanted to see if she could coax him out first. Sex would be the last resort.

Paige found Walter writing all over his whiteboard when she reached the loft. She approached him and gently spoke his name. "Walter?" He paused what he was doing for a split second and then resumed his work. "Walter," she muttered as she stood behind him and wrapped her arms around his torso and pressed her chest against his back, "you need to come back. The team needs you…. Ralph needs you…." He paused. "I need you to come back to me, Walter." She circled around him and removed the marker from his hand. She capped it and had a wicked idea; she knew she shouldn't try to seduce him out of the Rabbit Hole, but Toby suggested to find ways to connect with his EQ. "You see this?" Paige waved the marker in front of her boyfriend's face, "If you want it back," she stuffed the marker down between her breasts, "you're going to have to work for it."

As she left for their bedroom, she knew his eyes were following her. When she turned down the hallway, she heard footsteps making their way towards her. Good. She removed the marker from her cleavage and hid it inside her underwear drawer. Screw sex being a last resort; if she had to play dirty to get Walter to wake up, then she was going to do it because Walter waking up from the Rabbit Hole was a must. She then remembered the tests sitting in the sink of the bathroom and quickly shut the door; the last thing she wanted was for Walter to stumble in on them before she had a chance to look at the results. The slamming of a door made her jump, and as she started to turn around to meet her expected visitor, a pair of hands cupped her breasts from behind her as they searched for the marker. She grinned when they slid underneath her shirt and melted against her flesh. When fingers didn't find what they were looking for, they found the lip of her shirt and pulled it off of her. He turned her around and surveyed her chest; she knew he was only looking for the marker, but the way he analyzed her body was such a turn on.

She shivered when his fingers found the clasp of her bra, and as he slowly slid her bra off of her chest, she couldn't tell if he was teasing her or if he was studying every inch of her body in search of that damn marker. His palms covered her breasts as he inspected her cleavage; he quickly realized the marker was nowhere to be found. "Like I said," Paige muttered as she pulled at his shirt, untucking it from his pants, "if you want that marker back, you're going to have to work for it." He stared at her with confusion. She loosened his tie and pulled it off of him before she removed his shirt from his body. He still didn't seem to understand what she was wanting him to do. Paige was beginning to realize that the Rabbit Hole kept Walter from recognizing anything related to EQ; if she wanted him to have sex with her, she was going to have to spell it out to him, letter by letter.

"This is going to be a long afternoon," she mumbled to herself as she pushed her hair back and found her boyfriend's questioning eyes. Toby's suggestion played inside her mind; she needed to find a way to send his EQ on overdrive…. Easier said than done. "You want that marker, yes?" He nodded. He understood marker. "And you want it now?" Another nod. "Okay. Let me go and get it." She turned around and pretended as if she was going to fetch it, but on impulse, Paige whirled around on her toes and kissed him hard on the mouth, knocking him down onto the bed in the process. If Walter needed some sort of overdrive, she would give him an overdrive. She weaved her fingers into his hair and lolled her tongue into his mouth, hoping to ignite something inside of Walter – something strong enough to pull him out of the Rabbit Hole.

And when one hand wrapped around her back as the other one grabbed her butt, she had hope.

~ SCORPION ~

Mark Collins watched from the roof of the apartment building he had previously quartered and cursed under his breath. That vixen was going to ruin everything! He had miscalculated the depth of the replacement's connection with Walter O'Brien, and she was beginning to get in the way of his plans. She needed to be dealt with – the sooner the better.

Fortunately for him, he was always a step ahead of the team; soon enough, he would be able to hear everything from within those garage walls, and it was all thanks to Cabe for ordering pizza for the team.

He was determined to delete Paige Dineen from the face of the earth, and he knew exactly how to do it too. His evolving plan was too perfect. By the end of the week, Paige Dineen will never be a nuisance again.

He looked at the cloudless sky. It was a beautiful day.

~ SCORPION ~

An hour later, Walter was hovering over Paige in the bed, and the woman felt a sense of victory; while she knew Walter was still struggling to emerge from the Rabbit Hole, she knew she was reaching him. Paige barely gave him any time to think about anything other than what they were doing; her hips clung to his, and she refused to stop kissing him, afraid he would relapse if he had time to speak or think a single thought.

The love they made was fiery; nothing about it was slow or sweet, and Paige believed that the way Walter rocked his body with hers at such speed had everything to do with the Rabbit Hole.

And yet, she couldn't complain.

As he stilled inside her, every cell within her body was pulsing in response to the fiery passion they had just shared together.

A soft knock rapped on the door. "Mom?"

Paige froze underneath the man on top of her, but her son's voice didn't faze Walter; her boyfriend's hands started fondling her breasts. "What is it, honey?!" She tried not to let Walter's ministrations distract her. "Oh!" she exclaimed as Walter's fingers kneaded her flesh; she instantly grabbed Walter's fingers and pulled them away from her body as she waited for her son's response.

"Is Walter feeling better?" The boy's voice was quiet, but its concern spoke volumes.

"Some," Paige replied as she pushed Walter off of her and grabbed her robe before throwing the covers over Walter's naked body. Once she was decent enough to present herself, she glanced back at her boyfriend who started mumbling to himself again. She sighed and then opened the door. "He's still under the weather," Paige gave her son a kiss, not aware of her own disoriented features. "But don't worry because I'm taking good care of him."

"Okay," Ralph gave his mother a small smile. "Cabe had a message to deliver to you…," Ralph's voice faded as he looked over his mother's shoulder. "Mom? Why is Walter not wearing anything?" Paige turned around to see what her son was talking about; Walter was frantically looking for the marker again. Then she remembered the word 'message' her son had said – it must have triggered his episode. And after all of that hard work too.

Paige quickly closed the door behind her and gave her son a nervous smile. "Walter accidentally vomited all over his clothes," she lied, "so I was in the middle of helping him change when you came up here."

"Oh." Ralph nodded. "So is that why you are wearing a robe as well? Did he get it all over your clothes too?"

"Surrre." Paige decided to go with it. "Now what is Cabe's message, honey?" Anything to keep her son's curiosity from besting him.

"Oh. There's pizza on the counter in the loft. I brought it up here so that you don't have to come all the way down the stairs to get some. I figured you were hungry since you barely ate breakfast." Ralph explained as he pointed towards the loft. "Anyway, Toby and Happy are taking me to the park; they need to clear their heads and thought it would be best if I tag along. Cabe will be coming too so if you need anything," Ralph's eyes met his mother's, "Sylvester is here."

"Thank you, sweetie. Have fun." Paige gave her son a hug.

"Okay!" Ralph beamed before he raced off towards the stairs. Paige sighed when she remembered Walter. She opened the door and gasped. The bedroom was a mess! He was still searching for the marker, and when she walked back into the room, he pulled her robe off of her and started inspecting her again. She sighed. There was no use; she had had sex with him, and he still was down the Rabbit Hole.

"You want the marker?"

He nodded; she sighed again.

"Okay, fine." Paige combed her matted hair with her fingers. "I promise I'll fetch it if you get dressed and clean up this room." Paige wasn't going to give Walter a reprieve for being down the Rabbit Hole. He made that mess, he sure as hell was going to clean it up! "The last thing I want is for you to return to your damn whiteboard and have someone find you in your birthday suit."

And to her surprise, Walter obeyed.

~ SCORPION ~

The moment Walter slid his shirt over his head, he turned to Paige who had also redressed too. She handed him his tie, but he tossed it towards the bed; he didn't want the tie. He wanted the marker. Paige turned towards the shared dresser and opened up her underwear drawer. She revealed the marker. He snatched it from her hand and raced out of the room, leaving her standing in the bedroom like an idiot.

And she felt like one too.

While it was her intent to lure Walter out of the Rabbit Hole by discreetly forcing him into having sex with her, she was the one, in the end, who felt used. She wondered if Walter had had an actual breakthrough, or if he only slept with her in hopes that he would retrieve the marker.

She walked out of the bedroom and saw Walter at his whiteboard again. Why did she even bother? As she neared him, she saw the pizza sitting on the counter as her son had described. The stench made her stomach churn. Oh no…. She bolted for the bathroom and retched into the toilet for what seemed like the hundredth time that day – and she thought she was doing better too! Another wave of nausea coursed through her. She was disappointed when Walter didn't come to her aid like he had earlier in the day. Minutes later, she flushed the toilet and went to wash her mouth out with mouthwash when she spotted the four tests in the sink.

All four of them were positive.

"This cannot be happening."

~ SCORPION ~

Paige looked into the mirror and then turned sideways as she lifted her shirt upwards to examine her lower belly. At first glance, she wouldn't have guessed she was pregnant because the small baby bump was easy to miss, but the more she stared at the tiny bulge centered at her navel, the more she was convinced. And the fact that four pregnancy tests screamed positive were more of an indication that she was pregnant…with Walter's child.

She didn't know if she should be happy, mad or feel foolish. She knew she and Walter should have taken more precautions, but her pregnant belly was proof that they didn't even think about children being a possibility. In truth, she was upset; the timing was horrible. Granted, she knew she wasn't very far along, but if something were to happen to the child growing inside of her because of careless mistakes, she would never forgive herself – and Walter would never forgive her either.

"This is such a mess," Paige muttered as she smoothed out her shirt and left the bathroom, forgetting to throw away the pregnancy tests. She knew she needed to tell Walter, but he wasn't exactly in the right frame of mind to learn that she was carrying his child. She held her breath and threw away the pizza – the less she vomited, the better. She went to the cabinet and pulled out a loaf of bread she knew Walter kept up there in case he ever grew hungry while he was working with Cabe Jr. She knew she needed to eat so she pulled out a piece and nibbled on it.

Then she figured Walter should probably eat too. "Hey," she touched his shoulder. "You need to eat."

He didn't budge.

"Walter," her voice was stern, "If you want to decrypt this stupid encryption, you need to keep up your strength! Otherwise, you'll starve yourself to death, and then where will you be?!" She was growing impatient with the man. He didn't move. "Walter O'Brien!" She grabbed the marker, marched to a window, opened it and chucked it outside. "You eat right now, or so help me God, that marker will be the last of your problems!" She was tempted to take every last electronic device her boyfriend owned and toss them out the window too. Walter groaned and knocked the bag of bread out of her hand. It was like he was a little child! "That's it!" Paige grabbed Walter's hands and picked up the bag of bread. She dragged him to their bedroom like she did earlier that day and locked the door behind her. "Eat." She tossed the bag of bread at him. He watched it land on the floor and refused to pick it up.

If anything, the Rabbit Hole made Walter more childish, and Paige was beginning to understand the scope of the Rabbit Hole. The other members of Scorpion were making it seem like Walter lost all sense of reality, but she could tell he knew what was going on around him. He responded to her; it could be because she had a different connection to him than the others. She didn't know. All she knew was that the father of her child – she slightly smiled at that thought – was acting like a frantic five year old, and she was growing frustrated with him.

She bent down and pulled a piece of bread out of the bag and tossed the bag onto the bed. She then pushed him backwards and trapped him against the bed with her pelvis resting against his. "Eat, Walter. I can sit here all day," she grinded his hips, showing him she meant business, "and drive you absolutely crazy, or," she frowned, "or you can eat two slices of bread and then return to your stupid encryption." She rocked her pelvis against his again. "So what will it be?"

Walter frowned and muttered something under his breath as he grabbed the slice of bread from Paige and crammed it into his mouth. He chewed and swallowed quickly before grabbing another slice. When the second slice disappeared, Paige smiled and lightly smacked his cheek. "Good boy." As she slid off of him, he surprised her when he grabbed her face and pulled her into a hot, searing kiss. The way Walter was acting was confusing her; he wanted some, he didn't want some. If only he would just make up his mind!

As Walter's fingers slid underneath her shirt and unclasped her bra, his other hand reached below and unbuttoned her jeans. She closed her eyes and forgot how to breathe when she felt his palm slide inside her panties and send tiny electric sparks throughout her body. He flung her shirt and bra off of her, and his foot pushed her pants and underwear down towards her ankles. She shuddered underneath his fiery touch as he twisted her until she was facing the ceiling. One of his hands was massaging her breast, and his other hand was kneading below. She never thought there would ever be a day where Walter would be so forward; hell, she hardly understood why he was even acting that way in the first place; the Rabbit Hole was supposed to send him into a world of thought, but here he was, doing crazy things to her body as he continued to place wet kisses on Paige's mouth. As awkward as the situation was, she felt as though she was in heaven.

"Paige!" Sylvester suddenly exclaimed as the door slammed open. "Oh God!"

"Sylvester!" Paige grew bright red as she grabbed as many sheets as she could and threw them on top of her; Walter, like before with Ralph, wasn't fazed. The genius continued to pay a lot of attention to Paige's body as the human calculator continued covering his eyes and begging for forgiveness.

He kept his hand over his eyes and said, "Please tell me I didn't just see what I think I saw?!"

Paige struggled free from Walter's arms, but he was a lot stronger than her despite his lanky form. She inhaled a deep breath and changed the subject, hoping to God that Walter won't make her shudder in Sylvester's presence. This was such a mess! And knowing Sylvester, he will never be able to forget what he had seen – whatever he had seen. "What is it, Sylvester?"

"Uhhh, I, ummm, I managed to decrypt the message sent to Ralph. It wasn't as detailed as the one sent to Walter so I was able to…," Sylvester blushed, "figure it out without taking the plunge."

Before Paige could answer, Walter muttered, "Message…," and then slid out from underneath Paige, pushed past Sylvester and headed for the loft. Paige groaned. "What did it say, Sylvester?"

"Uh…, in simpler terms," Sylvester switched hands, "Mark Collins wanted Ralph to know that he was coming… that his mother, which is, obviously, you, should be prepared for what's coming for her – erm, for you."

Paige absentmindedly placed her hand on her lower belly. "Send word to the others and tell them to get back here ASAP."

"On it…." Sylvester said as he started to leave. Then he quickly returned, adding, "Be sure to sterilize everything please!" And then he was gone.

Paige ran her hand through her hair; she didn't know what came over her – more importantly, she didn't know what had come over Walter. She must be getting through to him in some manner; otherwise, why would he be wanting her body one minute and returning to his whiteboard the next? She raced towards the door and closed it before realizing her hand was still on her belly. She looked down towards the baby bump and muttered, "Your father is crazy and weird," she smile…, "but I love him anyway."

~ SCORPION ~

"So," Toby smirked as Paige walked down the stairs, taking a short break from Mr. Impossible. "I hear Sly walked in on you and Walter doing a little somethin' somethin' a few hours ago."

"No comment," Paige ignored Toby as she went to the kitchen and poured her some much-needed coffee. She was glad the beverage didn't make her run for the bathroom; she was tired of vomiting almost everything she tries to stomach.

"How's Walt doing? He still in Wonderland?" Toby asked as Happy and Cabe approached her. Sylvester stayed at his desk; he was still blushing from what he witnessed earlier. Ralph was minding his own business and playing Proton Arnold.

"Unfortunately yes." Paige frowned. "I can tell we're getting close, but…," she blushed, "things keep getting interrupted."

"Let me know when Walt's awake; otherwise, I'm going to focus my anger on Collins from a distance," Happy said as she whirled around and headed for her desk.

Cabe folded his arms in front of him. "You've got your gun somewhere safe, right?"

Paige nodded. "Yes."

"Okay. I'm gonna take Ralph out for the night in case you and Walter need the extra time to… work things through." Cabe patted Paige's shoulder.

"Okay. Thanks." Paige smiled as Cabe headed for her son. Paige turned towards Toby. "I've got a bizarre question for you, Toby."

"Shoot."

"Well, all right." Paige raked her hand through her hair. "You guys keep telling me Walter enters some sort of intellectual world when he's down the Rabbit Hole, right?"

"Yes. That's usually how it goes." Toby nodded.

"Well, when I'm up there with him, he doesn't seem like's in his own world. Not really, at least. He responds to me whenever I either make him mad or force him into doing things…like eating. He listens to me too. One minute, he's Mr. 197 and wants to solve Mark's problem. The next," she blushed, "he turns all of his focus on me…. It's like he has two versions of the Rabbit Hole. Do you know why that is?"

"Hmmm," Toby took off his hat and placed onto the table next to the empty pizza box, "It could be, since you've started dating Walter, his levels of EQ have increased to the point that when he's in the Rabbit Hole, not everything is completely intellectual to him anymore. I guess it's possible for him to have a Jekyll and Hyde tendency – where he seems Mr. Intellectual at one point, and Dr. Sexy the next; you know, like his IQ and his EQ are duking it out inside his mind. If you keep reaching his EQ, I have a feeling he'll eventually come to. He has to…. It's Walter, we're talking about."

"And you think sex will help him?" Paige lifted an eyebrow and frowned, "Because it hasn't yet."

Toby thought for a moment. "When you said you were making progress the first time…. What did you say to him?"

"Well, I mentioned something about Ralph…. Telling him about the letter Collins sent to him." Paige looked upward as she recalled the memory. "Then I told Walter that he wouldn't want Mark Collins to harm Ralph because Ralph was like a son to him. Walter," Paige smiled, "responded to the word 'son.'"

Toby smirked. "I think I know what you can do to bring Walter back."

"What?"

"You tell him you're pregnant." Toby deadpanned quietly. Paige balked. "Puh-lease. When you started talking about Walter, you rested your hand over your lower abdomen; I'm assuming you finally saw the tests, yes?" Paige gave him a slight nod. The horse was out of the barn now. "Thought so. That being said, you need to tell him. He is highly protective over Ralph, and he responded to the word, 'son,' when you were talking about him. If you tell him about Walt Jr.," Toby eyed her lower belly, "I'm sure he will come out of it, Paige. I may not know this from experience, but I'm pretty sure you do." Toby looked over towards Ralph who was getting ready to leave with Cabe, "There's nothing stronger than a bond between parent and child. So put your booty to the duty and get your pretty self up there and tell Walter his seed has blossomed inside of you."

Paige gave Toby a small smile. "Okay." Paige headed for the stairs when Ralph ran up to her and gave her a hug. "Bye, sweetie. Be safe, okay?"

"I will," Ralph grinned. "I've got Cabe with me."

"Yes, yes you do." Paige laughed and ruffled his hair.

"Take care of Walter, okay?"

"I will." Paige kissed her son's forehead. The boy hugged her once more and then ran off towards Cabe. "Take care of my kid for me."

"Don't worry," Cabe waved. "I will."

As the two left the garage, Paige ascended the stairs. When she reached the loft, she walked up to Walter who was writing more nonsense on the board with a new marker. She reached over to take his hand in hers when her phone rang. She didn't recognize the number. She opted not to answer it, but in the event that it was an emergency, she did anyway. She took a few steps away from her boyfriend as she placed the phone to her ear. "Hello?"

"If you value human life, find a secluded room; if you fail to comply, another death will be on your hands, Paige Dineen."

Paige wasn't going to take any chances and raced to the bedroom, closing the door behind her. "What do you want?"

"You are going to do exactly as I say, Paige Dineen."

"And if I don't?" Paige's voice wavered.

"I know you're pregnant with Walter's child, Paige Dineen."

~ SCORPION ~

WriterFreak001:

Dun dun dunnnnnn…..

I had a blast writing this chapter! :) I hope it wasn't too steamy for you.

Let me know what you think will happen next! :D

PS. I know some of you didn't want Paige to be pregnant, but let's face it, unplanned pregnancies happen all the time.