A/N: Chapter 17. It's now as long as I am old and I am not sure how I feel about that. LOL. I had an awesome time at my Aunt & Uncle's 'helped' (cough)hindered(cough) my uncle change the wheel bearings on our van and learned how to knit!
Dedication: To Lilykakes. Duhhh. To you, you, you & you. for reading this!
Disclaimer: Don't you guys get, I do not own the X-files (sniffles)
The rain hit the tin roof of the Scully house, slowly waking Dana Scully from her peaceful slumber. She glanced at the clock, it was nearly ten am on Saturday. Throwing back the covers, she stumbled across her floor, opening her closet, blindly she pulled out a long sleeve shirt and a pair of jeans. Walking across the hall to the bathroom, she turned on the shower. When she finished her shower, she got dressed, slowly she was waking up. Ripping a brush through her tangles, she grabbed her messenger bag from her room, sprinting down the stairs.
"Good morning Miss Dana." Mrs. Scully said and Scully yawned, entering the kitchen.
"Morning Mom." Scully stretched, grabbing a mug, she poured herself a cup of coffee.
"Sleep well?"
"Mmm...very." Scully nodded, hopping up onto the counter and grabbing a poptart from the box by the toaster.
"Dana, wasn't your window shut last night?" Mrs. Scully asked, giving her a look, "When I peaked in this morning, it was wide open." Scully nearly choked on a piece of poptart.
"Uhm." Scully thought up a quick story, "I got overheated last night. I'm sorry Mom, I must of forgotten to shut it."
"Right." Mrs. Scully said, giving Scully a knowing look.
"I'm serious." Dana protested.
"Dana, if Fox was over, please just tell me. You know it's always worse if you lie to me." Mrs. Scully told her.
"Yes. Mulder was over. Nothing happened." Scully said, honestly, nothing had. They had just laid on her bed for a few hours.
"Dana..." Mrs. Scully breathed, "I don't want to keep you two apart, but this behavior is NOT acceptable."
"I know." Scully looked down, she hated when her mother used that tone - bitter with a hint of disappointment.
Mrs. Scully sighed, "I love you." Mrs. Scully rested a hand on Dana's knee, resting her forehead against her daughter's, "Just don't rush this growing up thing."
"Mom." Scully laughed.
"Dana, seriously, I know you and Fox have something special, but that doesn't make me okay with him crawling in your bed room window."
Scully nodded, "Are you going to tell Dad?"
"Not this time, let's just keep this from happening again."
"I promise." Scully hugged her, "Can I go now?"
"Yes." Mrs. Scully turned back to her own mug of coffee.
"I won't let you down." Scully gave her mother a one armed hug and then rushed out the door, sprinting through the rain to her car. Sliding in the driver's seat of her Ford Taurus, she rested her head against the head rest, breathing deeply. She turned on the heat and the radio, pulling out of the parking spot and heading down the hill.
She pulled into Mulder's driveway, he lived in a housing addition on the outskirts of town. His house was about twice the size of hers. When she got out of the car, she heard 'This Afternoon' filling the garage, the radio sat on the workbench and Mulder's Nikes stuck out from under the cab. She smiled, dropping to her knees, she ducked her head under the truck, "Hey stranger."
"Hey." Mulder smiled, leaning over and kissing her lightly.
"Eww you taste like oil." Scully scrunched up her nose.
"Sorry, I didn't have the pan positioned quite right earlier." Mulder chuckled.
"Yeah." Scully nodded and glanced around.
"What's wrong?" Mulder asked.
"You forgot to shut the window this morning." Scully made a face, "My Mom totally knew."
"Shit." Mulder murmured, "What happened?"
"She just said to cool it off." Scully sighed.
"Meaning we should lay off on the over nights for awhile." Mulder said.
"Yeah." Scully gave a half smile, "So do you want me to attempt to help you or can I do my homework?"
"By all means.." Mulder reached over smudging her cheek with grease, "Move Nickelback and do you homework."
"I appreciate that." Scully laughed and stood up, she sat at the workbench, pulling out her American History homework. She filled her answers in with neat, precise cursive.
"SHIT" Mulder cursed and Scully's hand slipped, a pencil line shooting across the page.
"Dammit." She muttered to herself, "Mulder, you okay?" She called.
"Fine...." Mulder replied, "Can you hand me that grease rag?"
"What'd you do?" Scully asked, pinching the grease rag between her index and middle finger.
"My hand slipped and I busted my knuckle." Mulder called over the music, Scully turned it down.
"Come here." She pulled on his foot. Mulder slid out from under the truck, standing up, his knuckle dripping blood, "Mulder, I swear.." Scully sighed.
"It's fine. Just a scratch." Mulder shrugged.
"Yeah and you wipe it with that greasy rag and it's gonna get infected." Scully cupped his hand so blood wouldn't get on Mrs. Mulder's carpet. She lead him into the house, to the downstairs bathroom.
"Band-Aids are-"
"-in the cupboard, third shelf. Antibiotic cream is on the second." Scully said as she seated him on the edge of the tub, "I've been here a time or two."
"And obviously been injured." Mulder frowned.
"As I recall it was a bad kickball incident in the backyard." Scully grabbed a dark colored washcloth, wetting and soaping it, she began to wash his hand off.
"Ouch!" Mulder exclaimed as the soap stung.
"Here." Scully said and lifted his hand, blowing on it gently, "better?"
"Much." Mulder grinned cheekily and Scully backhanded him in the chest. Scully slathered his knuckle with antibiotic cream and bandaged it. She raised his hand to her lips, pressing a light kiss to the bandage.
"Brush your teeth so I can kiss you right." Scully told him and ducked out of the bathroom.
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"Dana." Mrs. Mulder called from the living room.
"Oh." Scully stepped into the living room, "Hello Mrs. Mulder."
"How are you dear?" She asked, patting the couch next to her.
"Fine, thank you. And yourself?" Scully asked sitting down.
"I'm alright." Mrs. Mulder smiled, "What'd Fox do to himself now?"
"Busted his knuckle open, I took care of it." Scully reassured her.
"You always have, Dana, even when you two were little, if he was hurt, you'd try to fix him." Mrs. Mulder smiled.
"Of course." Scully said, confidently, "He's my best friend."
"He really is, isn't he?" Mrs. Mulder asked and Scully nodded, "Good. It's about time that stubborn son of mine, realized how lucky he is to have you." She took Scully's hand, eyeing the ring.
"Thank you." Scully blushed deeply.
"Well you better get out there, Lord know what kind of trouble that boy could get into." Mrs. Mulder teased. Scully nodded, standing up.
"It was good talking to you Mrs. Mulder." She said and excused herself from the room.
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Scully walked out to the garage, sitting on the stool, she waited for Mulder. He stepped outside, "My Mom was grinning at me. What'd you do?"
"I have NO idea." Scully laughed, "I think she just gave us her approval."
"Yay us." Mulder said sarcastically.
"Mulder," Scully said softly and took his hand, pulling him closer, "You know she has the best of intentions."
"Well the road to Hell is paved with those." Mulder sighed.
"I know." Scully wrapped her arms around his shoulders, "I love you."
"I love you too." Mulder kissed her lightly, his hands trailed over her legs and hers stroked his chest, he pulled away slowly, breathing deeply.
"What do we need to do to get this truck road worthy?" Scully asked.
"Well, I was wrong about the breaks, but the bearing is going out on the passenger side." Mulder explained, "I was hoping, we could take your car to Napa."
"Sure." Scully slid off the chair, reaching into her bag, she tossed him the keys.
Mulder climbed in the drivers side, moving the seat back and adjusting the mirrors, "You really are a midget."
"Shut up." Scully laughed as she buckled in on the passenger side. The rain was coming down in sheets as Mulder headed to town, "At least it's warm rain."
"That much is true." Mulder laughed, he was heading East toward town, a truck was coming from the opposite way, slowly drifting over into their lane.
"MULDER!" Scully screamed and Mulder laid on the horn, he whipped the car over and into the ditch, slamming on the break as they slid through the mud.
"SCULLY!" Mulder yelled as they slowed to a stop in Johnson's field.
"Oh my God." Scully muttered, her chest heaving.
"Are you ok?" Mulder unbuckled, reaching over to check on her.
"Yeah." Scully gasped for air, fighting a panic attack.
"Are you kids okay?" The driver of the truck ran over to them.
"We're fine." Mulder said, both breathing deeply.
"I'm so sorry. With the rain, I couldn't see." The man said.
"We're alright, are you ok?" Scully asked.
"I'm fine." The man reassured them, Mulder climbed out to check on the car.
"I think it's fine." Mulder reassured Scully, he put the car in drive and slowly, drove across the field and back onto the road.
"Oh my God." Scully muttered again.
"Baby are you sure you're alright?" Mulder asked, taking her hand.
"I'm fine." Scully wiped at the tears, "I just, I now know what they mean by your life flashing before your eyes."
Mulder pulled into the parking lot of the autopart store, "C'mere." Mulder unhooked both of their seatbelts, shoving up the center console. Scully scooted over. Mulder wrapped his arms around her, kissing her temple.
"I love you." Scully whispered into his chest.
"I love you too." Mulder whispered back, "I'm not going to let anything bad happen to you."
"You can't promise that." Scully said.
"Yes. I can." Mulder said, "I have to, cause if anything happened to you, I wouldn't be able to live with myself."
Scully gripped his shirt, pulling him to her, kissing him slowly. Mulder tangled his fingers into her soaking wet hair, holding her to him. Scully slid onto his lap, her arms around his neck. One of his hands held her head to his, the other rested on her lower back. They pulled apart, staying still for a moment, "Ready?" Mulder asked and Scully nodded.
Holding hands, they entered Napa, Mulder walked to the counter, "Can I help you?"
"Yeah. I need a passenger side Wheel Bearing for a 1996 Ford F-150." Mulder told the man.
"Right." The man said and went back to retrieve the necessary parts.
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They arrived back at Mulder's house in one piece. Mrs. Mulder stepped out in the garage, "Dana, your mother called."
"Oh. Thank you Mrs. Mulder." She went inside to the kitchen, dialing her phone number, "Hello?"
"Dana..." Mrs. Scully said, "I was wondering if you were coming home for dinner?"
"I was going to hang around here tonight, if that's okay?" Scully closed her eyes, crossing her fingers.
"That's fine." Mrs. Scully sighed, "Is an adult there?"
"Yes. Mrs. Mulder is here." Scully rolled her eyes.
"I heard that." Mrs. Scully said.
"How?"
"Mother's gift." Mrs. Scully said, "I love you."
"Love you too, Mom." She hung up. Walking out to the garage, Mulder had his tire off and was already replacing the bearing.
"Everything okay?" Mulder asked.
"Yeah." Scully nodded, "That's hot." Scully said, Mulder looked all disheveled, grease on his face, soaked down to the bone.
"Thanks." Mulder laughed, "So my Mother and Samantha just left for a DAR function."
"So we have the house to ourselves." Scully concluded.
"Correct." Mulder grinned.
"Hurry up and fix that thing." Scully said, tossing the grease rag at Mulder.
It didn't take long for Mulder to finish the job, he put his tools away and closed up the garage. They went into the house, pealing off their shoes, Mulder lead the way up to his room. Shutting the door behind them. Scully smiled, she loved Mulder's room, for a teenage boy's room, it was pretty clean.
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"You cold?" Mulder asked and Scully nodded, he dug through his drawers, finding her a pair of sweats and a tee shirt. Scully pulled her wet shirt over her head, slowly, feeling Mulder's eyes on her.
"Enjoying the show?" Scully teased as she pulled off her bra.
"Uh huh." Mulder swallowed hard. Scully grinned, bending, she picked up her shirt, pulling it over head.
"Enjoy it while it lasts, cause I am freezing." Scully chuckled, undoing the button on her jeans, slowly sliding down the zipper.
"This isn't fair." Mulder whined.
"Sorry Bucko." Scully said and pulled on the sweats. She crawled under the warm covers on Mulder's bed, "Aren't you gonna change?" She raised an eye brow.
Mulder nodded, pulling his shirt over his head, Scully bit the inside of her lip at his defined chest. He wasn't the guy to spend hours lifting weights, but he was definitely built. He undid his jeans, sliding them down, he stepped out of them, grabbing his boxers, "In my defense it's cold." Scully laughed, he joined her in the warm covers.
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Mulder wrapped his arms around her waist, kissing her neck, "Penny for your thoughts." He whispered in her ears.
"I think.." Scully turned over to face him, propping her head up on her hand, "that I love you more than I have ever loved anyone."
"Mm." Mulder brushed a finger over her jaw, "I think I love you more than anyone has ever loved anyone else in history."
"I love knowing you'd never lie to me." Scully said and kissed him softly.
"I swear." Mulder traced his fingers up her arms.
"It scares me.." Scully whispered, tracing the curve of his jaw, down the hollow of his neck.
"What does?" Mulder's throat vibrated under her fingers.
"Being incomplete without you." Scully glanced at him, blue eyes meeting hazel.
"Don't be afraid." Mulder whispered, "I'm not going anywhere."
"You and me, forever."
"Forever." Mulder promised.
A/N: Okay so Rachel got her convo with Mrs. Mulder. Lily and Katy got their allusion to dirtyness. I told you, they'd fix Mulder's truck and they did. I'd say I accomplished my to do list (beams with pride). The more you review, the sooner I update.