Title: It Takes Two

Author: IluvScully

Category: SXR

Rating: NC-17 (graphic sex scenes, F/F slash, strong language)

Keywords: Scully/Reyes Romance/Slash, SRR, Doggett angst, Casefile 

Summary: Scully and Reyes become closer while working on a case to solve the motives behind the recent wave of double murders in DC. Doggett begins to wonder what is going on behind closed doors between the two of them.

Notes: 1.This has ended up a little more than SRR. Doggett lovers may like this too. 2. I can't accept that Scully could give away her child so William is in this. 3. It takes place before The Truth because I'm in denial that TXF is over.


Part One

"It takes two ba-a-a-by, it takes two ba-a-a-by, me and you, just me and you." Scully found herself softly singing as she examined the body before her. Her small tape machine was switched on recording every dulcet tone. She couldn't remember the last time she sang while doing her job. "One can have a dream baby, Two can make it seem so real." Her magnifying glass was at her eye amplifying the extra sparkle that was there that day. "One can talk about being in love, two can say how it really feels." She slowly combed over the body beginning with the face and neck then moved down exploring every square inch.

Her singing changed to hums when she came across a small puncture wound on the white male's abdomen. It was too small for the naked eye to see. Straightening up she looked into mid air as if thinking then turned to the white female that was lying on a nearby slab and did the same.

Why was she so happy today? Usually when she'd been urged by John Doggett to do an autopsy 'immediately' she'd been initially annoyed but had always given in to his insistence. She knew he wouldn't take no for an answer so why bother resisting. This day however, even having been woken up from a nap by his relentless knocking on her door, she found herself responding calmly to his request.

It had been at least a week since she'd seen either Agents Reyes or Doggett and she found herself beginning to miss their company, especially one of them to whom she'd become very close.

"Dana?" Scully whipped around to the source of the voice.
"Oh, you startled me." She was a little breathless.
"Sorry Dana." Reyes smiled sweetly and rested her fingers lightly on Scully's shoulder. "You were singing. I haven't heard you sing before." A little uncomfortable with their proximity to each other she moved around to the other side of the female corpse.

"I sing to my baby." Scully's tone elevated.
"Of course you do." Reyes' calm voice and smiling face always seemed to ease any tension between them. "You have a lovely voice. I'd like to hear it more often."

Scully's eyebrows rose with her shoulders hinting that this conversation was about to close.
Reyes, sensing this, knew to change the subject.

"So what do these Jane and John Does tell you so far?" Reyes' eyes swept across the body before her. Giving a small incoherent cough Scully lifted the magnifying glass again to look at the female's abdomen. 
"Look here." She handed the magnifying glass over to the agent who then came around to Scully's side of the body. Reyes looked as Scully spoke. "A small bore needle mark just inside the left ribcage. It's the same on the male." Both women migrated to the other slab where they bent over examining closely this new piece of evidence in the case. 

"So what you are saying Dana, is that something was injected into their bodies?" Just at that moment Scully felt a wave of inexplicable pleasure through her system as she took in Reyes' scent. Her first thoughts were to ask what perfume she was wearing but this was not the place for trivial conversation. She found herself looking intently at her female companion as she bent over the dead man. She'd had these feelings before, they had been bubbling to be freed for a while. It was only recently that Scully was beginning to make sense of them. She was warming to this female agent beside her and it was becoming more than friendship. "Dana?" Reyes looked up and caught Scully's dreamy eyes.

Sensing what Scully was feeling from her body language she didn't move away as expected but moved in closer very slowly. Both sets of eyes locked in harmony. Their lips touched. The warmth and the softness and their mutual acceptance of the act urged them onwards. As if in slow motion both ladies kissed with every ounce of passion they could find. Scully ran her fingers down Reyes' back and closed her eyes shutting in the feelings of pure heaven she was experiencing. Reyes lifted her free hand and ran fingers through Scully's soft red tresses then pulled her in closer for a deeper kiss. Their mouths opened and the sweetness of their juices combined. Each of them didn't want this bliss to end.

Suddenly they sprang back when they each heard the opening of the examination room door. Eyes wide and faces flushed they looked around to see who had walked in on them.

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"John!" Reyes was finding it hard not to appear guilty. Doggett looked from one woman to the other with his usual frown. 
"Did I interrupt something ladies?" Hoping Doggett had not seen anything incriminating they both decided to change the subject. Scully knew her former partner very well and that he didn't miss a thing when it came to reading facial expressions and body language. His eagle eyes spotted everything. In this case she just hoped his eyes had been elsewhere as he'd entered the room.

"Agent Doggett, I'm glad you're here." Scully straightened up and signalled Doggett to go closer to the male body. "It looks like these two were injected with something straight into their stomachs. There are similar puncture wounds on both their bodies in identical places."

"Puncture wounds?" With his husky voice Doggett confirmed what he was hearing. Scully moved over to the second body and Reyes followed. 

"Yes Dana, why into the stomach? Why not the muscle or directly into the blood stream?" Reyes felt as though she had calmed enough to talk.

"Well, I suppose..." Scully did her usual cocking of the head to one side showing she was thinking while talking. "...the killer wanted them to die a slower death. From the stomach the poison would take longer to have an effect."

Doggett frowned more deeply.
"What sick bastard would want to do that?!" Scully just gave her usual 'I don't know but there are sick bastards out there and each of us knows it' shoulder shrug and facial expression.

"Dana, you say poison. Is that what killed these people?" Reyes' head shook slowly.
"That's what I need to find out. I still need to do a tox screen and finish up examining these bodies and I'll get back to you."

"So can you have that done in say..." Doggett checked his watch. "..two hours? I have the local police inspector breathing down my neck on this one."
"Maybe closer to three, the lab is a little short staffed today."
Doggett nodded knowing that if Scully could make it in two hours she would.

 "Call my cell phone with the results will ya?" Without expecting a reply he immediately went on. "Agent Reyes, let's go." He held out a hand in a parting gesture.

"Give me two minutes will you John?" Doggett eyed both women suspiciously before leaving and waited just outside the door.

"I'm sorry Dana if what we did made you feel uneasy." Although Scully shifted a little she was uncomfortable about the possibility of being caught rather than the act of the kissing itself.
"No, it's not that Monica. I really enjoyed it." Her eyes showed the previous emotion again and Reyes knew she was being sincere and placed her hand on Scully's forearm.

"I want more of this. Can I see you tonight?" The thought of going further gave Scully butterflies but deep down she'd wanted this for a while. She'd never met anyone like Reyes before, someone who was patient, caring, gentle and indeed very beautiful. In fact she'd never felt this way about any woman before.

"Let me finish up here and I'll ring Mom to see if she can look after William for the evening."

Reyes smiled and her whole face lit up. "My place then? Call me."
Scully's lips shifted and she nodded. Reyes leant in and gave her a small kiss on the cheek and whispered in her ear, "No one will ever suspect."
Scully knew by that comment she really meant that Doggett would never find out.

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"What was that all about?" Doggett placed a hand on the small of Reyes' back as they made their way to the elevator. 
"What was what all about?" Reyes decided to make him work for any answers.
"You seemed a little more relaxed with Dana than you usually are. Anything I should know about between you?"

The elevator arrived just as they pushed the down button. Both faced out as the doors closed.
"John, you're sounding jealous." Reyes inwardly smiled.
"You tell me there's no reason to suspect anything other than friendship between you two." Reyes' face sank a little suggesting that maybe Doggett had seen more than he let on.

"Why, what makes you say that?" 
"Just the frightened deer looks on your faces when I came in. Unless you're plannin' a birthday party for me." He chuckled. So he hadn't seen? Perhaps he was keeping that evidence to himself.

"Don't worry John." Taking advantage of their solitude she turned to him with a sexy smile and with both hands on his chest pushed him against the elevator wall. "You are still the man for me." She mashed her body into his and kissed him furiously. Coming back from stunned land Doggett returned the stimulating attention. His large hands roamed under her suit coat and pulled her in closer.

The elevator bounced at the parking garage floor and they broke away suddenly, not wanting anyone to witness their union. They passed two men as they made their way to Doggett's truck.

"So does that answer your question?" Reyes smirked.
Doggett's eyebrows rose and he took in a deep breath as he opened the passenger door for Reyes.
When she was seated he leant in and gave her another long kiss on the lips.
"Yes it does and..." He trailed off as he closed the door for her then went around to the driver's side. Reyes smiled the whole time. "... and after getting me so worked up you're going to have to follow through."
"Follow through?" Reyes teased. Doggett just gave a sly smile and headed out of the parking garage in the direction of Reyes' apartment.
"You're a hard one to resist John Doggett." There was nothing like screwing a man silly to get his mind off other matters.
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Part Two "It Takes Two"

Scully finished up around five in the afternoon. She'd scrubbed down then called in her findings to Doggett. Besides the small bore needle puncture wound on the abdomens of the deceased woman and man she had found some other details which shed light onto the case but it was still far from solved. 

As she wandered down the hall towards the elevator she found herself mulling over the circumstances that led to these two people being brought to her attention. Both bodies had been found unclothed and lying in each other's arms as though the killer had deliberately positioned them that way after or very close to their deaths. They were discovered in parkland just outside DC only minutes from a small community of families. Doggett had said the Bureau had talked to many of these people and had revealed very little. They seemed to be hiding something though. Agent Doggett was always one for spotting half-truths. 


All afternoon her mind had wandered to Reyes. The still in her mind was of her serene, pretty face as she leant in for that kiss. Every time the image popped into her thoughts she felt a rush of blood to her neck and her breathing increase. Luckily she worked alone or an attendant would have asked what was the matter. Between procedures she had taken a few moments to remember that kiss as though it was happening there and then. She would never forget the softness of her lips and the passion that had transferred to hers. There was no doubt Scully wanted more but how far would she go with this? This was treading unknown terrain. Was this the same for Reyes? Had she kissed or even gone further with any other women? The thought of exploring her body with her mouth and fingers was something so exciting she felt very guilty pleasure.

Did Reyes want to go further? Maybe she didn't feel the same way. These feelings were certainly confusing. On one hand Scully knew she was a healthy heterosexual woman but on the other the embers of passion that had slowly ignited ever since the night of her giving birth to William were making her see a whole new sexual side to herself. It was a little scary. That night Reyes was only there for her. Nothing else mattered except the safe arrival of the baby. She demonstrated patience, friendship, compassion, commitment, protection, understanding, empathy, everything Scully admired in any person but rarely saw. Mulder was her soul mate or so she thought but he was lacking in the commitment, lacking in more areas than attributes. He was still in limbo. Maybe he was truly dead like she'd been lead to believe? That thought sent a wave of bile to her throat.

In the elevator going down she stood next to a tall man who was unknown to her. She smiled slightly up at him then turned her attention to the elevator doors. He was too high up to see her flushed expression. In no time that tune was back on her mind and she started humming softly unaware that the man could hear her.

"One can wish upon a star, two can make that wish come true."
"Marvin Gaye."
"Excuse me?" Scully looked up startled that the man beside her had spoken.
"'It Takes Two', Marvin Gaye sang that song." It took Scully a few moments to catch on to what the hell the man was talking about.
"Oh, is that what it is? It's the darnedest thing. I've had it on my mind all day." The elevator doors dinged open and both of them exited to the parking garage.

"He sang it as a duet. Did you know that?"
"No." Scully's face showed surprise. "Who?"
"Now that's something that escapes my memory.  Have a good night." He waved as he walked off in the other direction leaving Scully to mull over whom the other singer was. It must have been a female because of the nature of the lyrics.

Thoughts on the drive home were a mixture of going through female singers faces of that era, what she would wear that night and of course to what the evening held for her. She just knew that if she were in the vicinity of Reyes she would feel the urgent need to touch her. Scully knew it was certainly not the done thing for females to touch that way in public but who would know that it wasn't more than a friendship thing. Whatever plans Reyes had for the evening they needed to involve seclusion. Scully had been without close company for too long to pass up a moment of intimacy.

As she parked outside her apartment in Georgetown then opened the front door letting out the light within, there was that damned song again but this time it was in Reyes' sweet singing voice.

"One can stand alone in the dark, two can make the light shine through." Why she still had that song on her mind was a true mystery. 

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Scully didn't often wear skirts these days. The convenience and comfort of wearing pants when caring for her child had replaced the need. Tonight however she would dig out an outfit she hadn't worn in a long time but one that she remembered had always turned heads. Wet hair, still in her bathrobe after a hot, refreshing shower she went to work on recovering her outfit of the evening.
Paying particular attention to her underwear drawer she selected her black bra and bikini panties and laid them on the bed.  Even if Reyes didn't get to see them she would still feel all sexy underneath. Wearing skirts also afforded the addition of nylons. In her drawer there was a sealed packet of an expensive silk pair. She opened the packet and rubbed the soft texture against her fingers then face imagining them being peeled off her body as a certain person ran tiny kisses down her legs.

Her favorite outfit had been wrapped in paper and placed in her dresser drawer since before she was even pregnant with William. It was the deepest green Scully had ever seen and made of wool. To the eye it looked like cotton but to feel it was as soft as a baby's bottom. The skirt and cardigan outfit hugged her body like cling wrap accentuating all the curves she was glad to get back after her baby's birth.

She had just dressed and was drying her hair, looking in the mirror when the phone rang. She was not one for premonitions, that was probably Reyes' department, but this was not a comforting ring. Her reflection froze. Did other people also find that telephones had differing rings depending on the nature of the message on the other end?

"Scully."
"Dana, there've been more murders."
"Agent Doggett, it's late and I'm tired." Scully's body visibly slumped. In the past she knew exactly where a phone message like this would lead. Doggett was not one to be declined.
"All you have to do is come down and identify that it's the same MO. I've got Dr. Bartels here to do the rest."
"John, I will have to pass on this one." The momentary silence on the other end of the line was unusual but Scully saying no was probably not expected. "Look John, Bartels has access to all my notes on the first two murders, let him make the comparisons. I'll be there to confirm in the morning."

"What is it with you two women? First Monica tells me she's tired and can't come in and help on this case and now you too."
"Maybe us women just know when we need our rest."

"Okay then," he said in a higher voice than usual. "Have a good rest. I'll see you here in the morning."
"Yes, in the morning." Scully looked at the phone and shook her head. She didn't like deceiving Doggett but how could she tell him she was going on a date with Reyes. If he only knew. Maybe he had suspicions. They would have to be very discreet if their relationship was to continue this way. 

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"Good evening beautiful." Reyes stood there in a cream sparkly V-neck top and flaired black pants as she opened the door. Her eyes only needed to show her a once down and up for Scully to know that Reyes approved of her attire. "You're looking wonderful tonight." She reached out and ran her fingers down her forearm to her hand where she linked fingers. "Very soft material. What is it?"

Reyes led Scully inside as they spoke and both ladies sat on the couch, side by side slightly facing each other. There was no doubting the chemistry between them. Reyes looked on with her calm expression and Scully searched for meaning in her features.

"Wool, I bought it at Sears before William was born."
"Looks expensive."
"Actually it was the most expensive outfit I've bought in my life. Not something I'd wear with a baby around."
"So where is William tonight?" Reyes' eyes widened and she sat back comfortably in her seat as she asked.
"Mom's over at my place."
"What time are you expected back?" These were all searching questions.
"Not too late I suppose. Mom has a dental appointment early morning." Did Reyes' shoulders slump? Did she want Scully to stay longer than she'd expected? There were those butterflies again reminding her that this was all so new. There was no doubting though that she wanted more from this relationship than just friendship or professional partnership.

Reyes rose and went to retrieve her wallet and car keys. What would you like to eat? There's Mexican, Chinese, Italian, all not far from here. Scully also rose and pressed down her creased skirt. 
"Hmm, Italian sounds good."

The ring of the phone broke the conversation. This was another ominous ring and her suspicions were confirmed when after answering the call Reyes looked up with a flat expression.

"I told you John, I'm not working tonight." What was Doggett wanting now? Didn't he ever have the need to just go home and do nothing? "She's here with me." Reyes looked over to her female companion plainly not comfortable with the discussion. "She needs time to herself too." A small frown appeared as she held out the phone. "He wants to talk to you."

"John?"
"Just hear me out Dana. I know you wanted your rest tonight but you could have been honest with me and told me you were seeing her."
"What does it matter what I'm doing? I just need my space tonight." Scully looked over to Reyes who seemed to know exactly what was being discussed. There was a grunt on the other end then the topic changed.

"The two bodies you examined this afternoon, was there any sign of sexual contact before death?"
"No, why?"
"With the latest two it looks like the same MO as the first but this time they'd had sex beforehand."
"With each other or with the perpetrator?"
"Bartels confirmed that they'd screwed each other." Scully was thinking.
"As far as I could tell post mortem there was no other way they could have died except from the cyanide in their systems."
"What are you saying Dana?"
"I'm saying this is looking more and more like a murder suicide type arrangement. One administered the poison and then injected themselves. It makes sense.
"Could be, I'll look into that. Look I don't know what's going on between you and my partner but I want to see both of you tomorrow morning bright and early."

Scully hung up the phone looking annoyed that her mind had been taken away from more pleasant matters. 
"Dana," Reyes walked over and placed a hand on her back and then moved it to around her shoulders. "Let's put this case out of our minds tonight. We deserve some time off." The hand changed to caresses on her upper arm making Scully's blood pressure rise. Instinctively she enveloped Reyes with her arms and both women consoled each other with a hug. The taller woman spoke into Scully's hair.

"Let's eat then come back here for dessert." Scully felt the flutters of laughter in her hair and knew exactly what Reyes meant. After reluctantly letting each other go they collected their belongings and headed for the door. Many emotions flooded Scully's mind during that short trip but one feeling dominated and that was she wanted to experience right away what it was like to sleep with a woman. She knew Reyes wanted this too. The emotion was so over whelming that she reached out and held Reyes' arm and swung her around so her back was to the front door.

There was no alarm on Reyes' face but acceptance and lust. 
"So Dana, you want main course and dessert here?" Her evil smile was contagious.
"Don't talk, just kiss me." Scully ran her fingers along Reyes' cheek then through her dark silky hair and pulled her into a soft kiss.  It was even sweeter than the one earlier that day. Neither woman heard the sound of wallets and keys hit the floor. Initially their lips moved slowly feeling the warmth and softness. She'd never felt such gentleness and raw passion with anyone else. This was the most exciting prelude to sex she'd ever experienced. When their mouths opened a flood of warmth flowed through her limbs and she knew she could easily sleep with this woman tonight.

"Dana," Reyes said dreamily. "Let's go to the bedroom." Taking her hand Reyes led a very aroused Scully to her room, pulled back the bed covers and guided her onto the bed. "You've never done this before." They both slipped off their shoes and let them land wherever.

"I've never met someone like you before." Scully fingered the hem of Reyes' top then guided it over her head. She couldn't help but admire her lacy cream bra and her perky breasts. She had to go further. Undoing the front clasp she let her breasts free and flung the bra to the ground. 

"Suck on me Dana." Reyes' chest heaved and her head hung back as Scully sucked on one nipple, teasing it with her hardened tongue then went back to suckling. Her tongue trailed over to the other nipple and her hands massaged the breast she'd just left. Both nipples were rock hard in no time, which made Scully even more aroused and motivated her to continue the assault on this female body underneath her. Skin contact was important at that moment. Scully lifted her top over her head revealing the specially chosen black bra. Both women smiled as she took off the black slip of material and let it float to the ground. As Reyes lay back on the bed she brought Scully with her and they held each other close kissing with fervor once again. 

"You taste so good." Reyes rolled on top of Scully and when their mouths met again they opened and this time their tongues joined more forcefully. Time was unimportant; pleasuring each other was foremost in their minds. Hands roamed slowly over each other's bodies feeling the soft curves as they continued grinding their lips and tongues together. 

"Hmmm," Scully's sighs and moans became more audible indicating her heightening desire. Reyes moved her hand down and lifted the hem of her skirt, inching it slowly up her legs, trailing exploratory fingers over the silky softness of her nylons.
With nimble fingers she stroked her female partner's legs apart and felt her sizzling hotness through the layers of nylons and underwear.

"Take them off." Obeying her partner's whispered command Scully undid her skirt button and peeled off the fine woollen material over her hips and down her legs. Reyes watched and admired as she stripped herself bare. Her petite body lay prone and ready for exploration. "Hmmm Dana, you look good enough to eat."

"Just kiss me and feel me Monica."

As they continued their long passionate kissing Reyes walked her fingers down. Scully knew what she was going to do and spread her legs wide for easy access.  She was so wet and slippery that Reyes fingers glided inside easily, eliciting a primal groan that urged her onwards. "Ooooh, that's wonderful. Do it slowly, yes like that. Ahhhh."

As Scully's head arched back Reyes silently watched her partner's flushed face with wonder. Was this really the first time she'd done this? It all seemed to come naturally to her. She moistened her lips with her tongue and three fingers slipped deep inside down below with a thumb stroking her hardened clit. Reyes kept up a steady rhythm as the woman she was pleasuring began to breathe more deeply, a low rumble coming from within her throat. This was all so sexy. Reyes wanted to go back to kissing her gorgeous lover but also didn't want to break the spell she was casting. 

As the moans became louder she became wetter and then there was a quiver on Reyes' fingers and a rush of juices that trickled down her fingers. Puffs of air escaped her open mouth as she rode out her massive orgasm. The intensity was hard to bear. She gritted her teeth as wave after wave hit her. The finger movements slowed in step with the pulses until all was calm. Minutes passed as the mad throbbing in her neck and chest died down. All the time she was being watched and admired.

"You're so beautiful Dana." Reyes' wonderful smile was the first sight Scully saw as she opened her eyes. 
"Oh my god Monica, how did you learn to do that?"
"That would give it away," she chuckled.
"You've done this before haven't you." Scully searched her lover's sweet face for answers and knew it to be true.
"Not for a long time and not with someone as amazing as you. You may not realize how difficult it is to find the right person."
"I think I might." Scully's red hair splayed out on the pillow making her look so relaxed and at home. "Now it's your turn."
"You don't have to."
"Shh.." Scully put a finger to Reyes' lips then ran it over the contours. "I want to do this for you."

This time it was Scully's turn to take control and she rolled Reyes over on her back and lay over her on all fours peering into the beaming milk chocolate eyes below. 
"I've wanted to do this for a while now. I want to taste you Monica. I've only dreamed about this moment."
"Yes please." Reyes purred. "Me too." She lifted her head to catch Scully's lips with hers and drew her down in a hot, wet embrace. After an age she broke the kiss and whispered in her ear as she licked and sucked her earlobe.
"I want to kiss you all over your body. I want you to purr from my mouth on your skin." She kissed her way to the other ear. "I want to feel your pleasure on my tongue and lips." It was Reyes' turn to begin heavy breathing. As Scully kissed down she felt radiant heat coming from the body below her. Lingering over her breasts she bit and tugged on each nipple in turn then licked her way down to the rim of her pants. With a long stroke of the tongue she left a wet trail along the skin just above the waistband.

"Dana, take them off please, now!" Reyes' hips began gyrating and the warmth from her body was searing. With a flick of the fingers the button was undone then her head was down again and latched onto the zipper with her teeth, drawing it down slowly taking in the sweet scent as it was released. Her eyes looked up to see a very aroused woman and the heaving of her chest. Reyes was quieter during sex than Scully but she didn't need vocal sounds to know how her partner was feeling. The chemistry between them was unique. 

Reyes felt kisses down her legs as Scully slowly peeled off her pants then threw them on the floor. Her fingers linked inside the band of her panties and also drew them down and off. Now both women were completely naked. Pushing Reyes' legs apart Scully moved up kissing and licking her legs, taking her time, making her lover wait to get to her most sensitive areas. Reyes felt the heat moving up her inner thighs and she couldn't bear it much longer. The feeling between her legs and through her body was reaching critical.

"Dana, suck me please." She could hardly talk. Scully pushed Reyes' legs apart more and with her fingers pulled apart her labia lips and blew on her very aroused clit. Reyes made her first sounds. The groan was so deep that Scully thought it came from someone else.

Scully's tongue lightly touched the sensitive pink piece of flesh and Reyes writhed in ecstasy. 
"Suck me." Scully finally obeyed and began sucking and kissing her clit, tasting her juices. With long measured strokes of the tongue she licked over her vaginal opening and hardened nub. Back and forth she went sensing her lover's heightening desire. 

"Dana? Here." Scully felt something hard in her hand and was briefly distracted from her task. With no more words Scully took the penis shaped vibrator and gently eased it into her lover, taking her time, all the while watching over her perfect naked body beneath her. Moving it in and out and seeing the glistening juices coat the fake dick made Scully all the more keen to bring her lover to orgasm in a big way. Switching on the vibrator and keeping the steady in out pattern Scully went down on her lover again and began licking her clit, making her mouth as moist as possible. She gauged Reyes pleasure levels slowly increasing as her tongue and vibrator kept up the slow steady movements. Twisting the contraption in circles was finally bringing Reyes to the hilt. Scully was beginning to tire but she was determined to feel an orgasm on her tongue. This was what she had dreamed about for months.

Scully felt fingers grip her hair tightly as Reyes' hips began moving to a different rhythm. That was it; she was finally coming. Continually twisting and moving the vibrator in and out Scully felt some initial throbs on her tongue. Making her mouth extra moist she was determined to see this through and taste and devour her lovely partner's cum.

There were a few more of those groans then she let it all out. The throbbing was earthquakelike in intensity. Tongue movements continued as Reyes rode out her exquisite release. Scully licked, sucked and swallowed what she could between wild thrusts of the hips close to her.

"Oh Dana, ahhh, mmm." She smiled after eventually ceasing her attention to that part of her lover's body. When Reyes had calmed enough Scully lay beside her and they hugged flesh against flesh. "That was the best sex I've ever had. Sure you haven't done this before?"

"Never. You taste so good Monica." 
"Main course and dessert all rolled into one." They both laughed. "I'm sorry we didn't get to eat out."
"I'm not hungry anyway."

Reyes was the first to nod off to sleep. The drain on their bodies was tiring but very pleasant. Scully thought about leaving but couldn't bring herself to move out of Reyes' arms. Perhaps she'd sleep for a few hours then go back home to her mother and son.

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Part Three "It Takes Two"

The morning sun streamed through the partly opened curtains sending a small beam of light onto Scully's face giving her an angelic appearance.
"Oh no!" Scully sprang to a sitting position and looked over at the bedside clock. Reyes stirred beside her and spoke sleepily. 
"What is it Dana?"
"Mom! She'll wonder where the hell I am." She rooted around for her clothes that were in a pile on the floor with Reyes'. "I slept too long."
Reyes looked at the clock then at her lover as she quickly dressed. Did I tell you how sexy you look in that underwear." She reached a hand out and ran her fingers over Scully's thigh as she was getting dressed.

"Monica, don't tempt me. Mom's going to be wild."
"Just call her and say you're with me. Come back to bed." Scully slowed down what she was doing and sat on the bed in her underwear close to her sleepy partner.
"You know I'd prefer to be here but I can't afford others in our lives to be suspicious. Imagine the impact a revelation like this would have on both of us. My son, Monica."

Reyes smiled calmly and closed her eyes for a moment.

"I know." She held out a hand and took Scully's in hers. "You have a deadline to keep." Their hands tightened and both women smiled showing there was no regret for what had happened the previous night.
"Monica, last night was special, you were wonderful, but I can't afford for this relationship to be common knowledge, not yet."
Reyes' face turned pensive and she bit her lower lip curbing the emotion she was feeling inside. Scully waited watching Reyes until she saw the sparks of life again and then moved off the bed and continued to dress. She pulled on the previous evening's deep green outfit, leaving off the nylons.
"I'll meet you and John at 10." She slipped on her shoes hurriedly and combed fingers through her hair and shook her head letting her hairstyle settle.

Reyes looked on in admiration of her natural beauty; her silky soft hair, her clear blue eyes, her cherub face and her kissable heart-shaped lips. How could Mulder not have been there for her at all times? How could his obsession not be his work but this woman before her?
As Scully moved away Reyes tugged on her hand pulling her closer.
"Dana, I'll miss you." She looked up with puppy dog eyes that Scully could not resist.
"Me too." She leant down and felt those soft lips on hers once more. The previous night's entertainment came flooding back and she just wanted to melt into the body below her all over again.

"Stay."
"I can't."
Scully knew that Reyes didn't fully understand and accept the terms of her hasty departure but a more lengthy explanation would have to wait.
"We'll talk later, okay?"
Reyes gave a lazy nod as Scully headed for the door. At the last moment she turned and added,

"Last night I will never forget."

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The punctual person he was, Doggett was already at the morgue when Scully arrived. Through the glass doors she could see her former partner deep in conversation with Dr. Bartels the other medical examiner on this case. Scully waited at the door a moment just witnessing the silent exchange between the two men. Doggett had one hand on his hip and a frown as he concentrated on whatever Bartels was telling him.

In Scully's eyes Doggett was too intense, too work orientated but in the cases they'd worked together she had also seen the gentler, more protective side of him. A wave swept over her wondering how Reyes perceived her partner. Was it envy? She knew Reyes appreciated men and women as did she. That was clear because of her past association with Assistant Director Follmer. Did she 'appreciate' Doggett in the same or similar way? After all he was an amazing man; intelligent, decisive, cognitive, protective, consistent, the list could go on. He had qualities that she didn't see in many men. Scully could see how the intuitive, empathic, levelheaded Reyes could fall for a man like him, one she could harbor and nurse back to emotional health after continually punishing himself for his son's death.

If this was the case, and they both had more than just partnership feelings for each other, could she live with that? The wave of panic building in her was pushed aside as she put on her proverbial work hat and pushed the glass doors.

Doggett immediately stopped talking with Bartels and looked up acknowledging Scully's presence "Agent Scully, good mornin'." She did admire that he treated her with respect. There were times when it hadn't been reciprocated.
"Agent Doggett." She then nodded towards her forensic colleague. "Bartels."

Doggett took her elbow lightly and led her over to the latest two victims. That gesture alone sent her thoughts flying and the work hat momentarily was discarded. She'd witnessed many times when he'd touched Reyes in a similar manner, even more so. Her mind went vivid. What if they had already consummated a relationship? Certainly all the looks, the touches combined seemed as though there was more than just professionalism and friendship.

"You have to see this." The gravely words brought her out of dreamland. She'd been jealous in the past with Mulder but also knew that thoughts like these could get out of hand and had learned to accept that tempering them down eased her agitation. "Here."
Scully bent down to look at a small mark on the ankle of the female victim. Bartels spoke over her shoulder.
"We re-examined the initial victims I hope you don't mind."
"This looks like the symbol of the moon on her foot, made with some semi-permanent dye, maybe henna." She walked over to the male corpse. 
"Yes," Bartels followed her. "The two others both had small symbols also tattooed on the inside of their ankles."
"How could I miss something like that?" It was said more to herself than the two man audience. She knew exactly why and mentally punished herself for being distracted by her sexual side with Reyes in the room. "What were they?" She mentioned a little louder.

"A star and a sun."
"So," Scully spoke slowly, all the while thinking as she did so, formulating all this evidence in her mind. "We have a star, a sun and a moon..." Even before Bartels could come in with the final symbol Scully said, "A heart." Both men nodded incredulously and then Doggett laughed, 
"Agent Reyes is starting to rub off on you Agent Scully."
"Maybe," Scully's eyebrows raised. "But there is a connection here and I just can't quite put my finger on it." She looked down at the male ankle and witnessed for herself that she'd been indeed correct.

The doors flung open and Reyes breezed in. Scully couldn't resist taking a long look at her angel as she approached. Her eyes went from Doggett's to Scully's, she smiled, then back again. Was that a look of guilt on her face? Was that another sign that there was more going on between the two partners than previously suspected? Barbara Doggett had told her the time they'd found Luke's killer that they could have something together if he just let her in. Maybe that time had already come and passed.

"Mornin' Agent Reyes, or should I say afternoon." Doggett thought it was a great joke. Reyes swatted his arm playfully.
"John, I'm not that late."
"Well you're too late to have discovered the latest findings for yourself." Doggett, becoming serious again, looked over the corpses then at Scully.

"Monica, we've found something else connecting these four victims and a possible clue as to the motives of the killings."
"So you don't think it was murder, suicide?"
Scully took over the conversation. "We're not throwing out that thought just yet but it does look as though these are indeed murders but someone other than the victims and he's still out there and will probably kill again."

"Tell her Dana." Doggett was anxious to move this case along.
"All right John. We've found what look like small henna tattoos on each of their ankles." 
"And?"
"A star, sun, moon and a heart."
"What does that mean?" Reyes was usually the one to connect mysteries like this together. Perhaps it was only a matter of time.

"Look everyone, I'm due in a meeting in ten." Bartels looked at his watch. "I'll leave you to it and let me know what you find." With small nods all round the examiner left the three agents to mull over the evidence.
"Do you have the crime scene photos John?" He moved to a nearby bench and collected the manila folder and handed it to his partner. Both Scully and Doggett looked on curiously as Reyes sifted through the myriad of glossy pictures. Her face was so beautiful even in concentration. Looking across to Doggett, Scully could see that he thought so too. There was no doubt now. In his eyes there was love and Scully felt as though she was going to be sick.

"Excuse me." She fled from the room not knowing that Doggett was right behind. She leant her arm against a wall and started deep breathing trying to control the nausea.
"Dana!" A hand went to her back and she turned to see Doggett's concerned face. Why couldn't it have been Reyes? Then she knew that Reyes would have been instructed to keep looking at the photos.

Scully had to come right out with it or it may be lost forever.
"Dana, what's wrong?" She'd heard that quiet voice of his so often before and knew in the past she had not confided with him on many occasions.
"John, will you be truthful with me?" He shifted uneasily but still agreed. "Is your relationship with Monica sexual?" His mouth opened and he tried hard not to look surprised but Scully knew what the answer would be.
He looked around nervously to see if anyone was within earshot. "Please don't tell a soul." His voice was even lower and quieter than she'd heard before.

She straightened up then heard Reyes' voice at the door.
"John, Dana, I have something."

Scully looked to Doggett's face, which pleaded with her to keep this their little secret. Her eyes just lowered not knowing what to say.

"Look at these photos." Reyes had selected two glossies one from each of the crime scenes. They each displayed the two naked couples embracing awkwardly. "What do these tell you?"
Doggett just shook his head not knowing where this line of reasoning headed. Scully spoke,

"It seems as though they were placed together against their will."
"Yes Dana, that's exactly it." She turned to Doggett "You said the first couple hadn't had sex before death but the second couple had?"
"Yes, so?"
"Well I believe that sex was non-consensual. Look at the way they seem ill at ease. The perpetrator forced them to have sex and he probably tried with the first couple too but didn't succeed."
"So he gets off on watching couples fuck then kills them?"
"Not just that John, the sick mind that he has he likes to watch gay couples have sex heterosexually. I'm willing to bet that all these victims were gay."

"That's a long shot Monica."
"No I don't think it is."
"Okay, then how do we catch this sick bastard?" Reyes was all excited, she was on a roll.
"Dana, remember yesterday I heard you singing?" Scully hung her head a little. "And I said how beautifully you sing?" She waited until both agents looked as though they'd caught up. "Come over here." She led them to a computer where on the screen was displayed some text. 

"What is this Monica?"
"It's the lyrics to the song Dana was singing. There are a number of sites where we can look up song lyrics. This one is called 'It Takes Two' and was sung by Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston." Doggett and Scully examined the screen still not convinced. "Don't you think his name's too much of a coincidence?"
"Come on Monica, you've had way out thoughts before. This is stretching it." Doggett's scepticism shone through.
"Is it? Look at the lyrics. 'One can wish upon a star, one can take a walk in the moonlight'."

"'One can have a broken heart.'"
"Yes Dana, you see? Heart, moon, star, sun."
"I suppose the sun would be in the lyrics 'Two can make the light shine through'."

"I don't understand." Doggett looked across to the two women. "Dana, you were humming this song, the song with these words matching the tattooed symbols on the victims?"
"Yes, I've had it on my mind for about two days now and can't shake it."
Reyes asked Scully urgently. "Where did you hear it?"

"I don't.." Just then she remembered.
"You know, don't you Dana?" Scully looked across to Doggett sheepishly.
"John, can you give us a moment?" When it dawned he got up and reluctantly headed for the door. 
"I'll just go get some coffee." When he was gone the ladies hugged.
"I've wanted to touch you so much."
"Me too." They stayed like that for a few moments melting into each other arms.
"Dana, where did you hear that song?" She was a little embarrassed.
"I have been thinking of you and a relationship like this for a while. I'd never felt this way before and wanted to know how two women in love usually behave so I went to a gay bar two nights ago. I had a few drinks and observed."
"That's where you heard the song? Dana, that's where he must hang out. It all makes sense. That's where the homophobic killer finds his victims." Reyes laughed gently. "He'll have to know."
"Know what?"
"That you went to a gay bar, John will have to know. Come here." Reyes moved in and gave Scully her second kiss of the day but this was longer and more passionate.

Little did either of them know but a forlorn Doggett who'd already brought back his coffee was watching all this silently through the glass doors.

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Part Four "It Takes Two"

Reyes rolled onto her back exhausted from the physical workout. Beads of sweat glistened from her naked skin; her chest heaved from the sheer pleasure of what they had just done. Doggett lay beside her, mouth open breathing as much air into his spent body as he could. Weary eyes looked up into thin air then closed. Reyes rolled over and ran a lone finger down his bare chest, making its way over and around hills and valleys to his heart where she placed her flat hand, letting the pounding soak its way into her soul.

"John, that was breathtaking." She kissed his chest then tracked a path over his neck and up to his face where they once again locked mouths. The kiss was slow and lazy which both of them meant as a thank you for the pleasure each had given the other.

Doggett held an arm around her shoulder as she nestled into the crook of his neck with an arm draped over his calming chest. 

"John?" She said this so very quietly. 
"Hmmm?" A low growl came from his throat.
"Tell me what's bothering you."
"Bothering me?" Reyes felt the vibration of his low rumble. Her head rolled a little and the slow kisses on his collarbone were designed to help him talk.

"You haven't been yourself since this morning at the morgue." He was very still for a long time. The feathery touch of his fingers on her forearm was the only indication he was thinking.

"When were you planning on tellin' me?" After some careful thought the only thing he could mean was that he had seen the way she and Scully interacted. How much he'd seen was another question. "I want you to tell me truthfully Monica. You've said you love me. Is that still true?" Her head moved against his chest a little edgily. It was probably not the right time to talk about something this deep and meaningful but it had to be discussed at some time.

"What have you seen John?"
"Answer my question first." He edged out from underneath her and took the dominant position above, looking into her eyes. "Monica, do you still love me because if you don't then leave now before it's too late." He looked away, shook his head then looked back. "It's already too late. I've fallen for you Monica Reyes. Please don't break my heart."

Reyes looked back into his pleading blue eyes and felt remorse for her actions behind his back. She was an open person. Something like this needed to be shared between lovers. He was right; it would be better to break off a relationship earlier rather than later when the scars would be greater. Was this what she truly wanted?

"John, I do love you, believe me."
"Then why Monica?" He paused and Reyes knew the next part was hard for him to say. "Are you and Dana lovers?"
"John."
"Tell me dammit. I've noticed the looks you give each other, the touches and today at the morgue after I got my coffee..." His words started to choke in his throat. "When did you plan on tellin' me all this?" Reyes wanted Doggett to know exactly what was happening but it was all too new to her also. Her mind was not clear on where the future lay but she did know she wanted them both.
"Monica, did you sleep with Dana last night? I called her apartment this morning and her Mom said she hadn't come home."

"Yes." It was as though a heavy instrument had struck him from behind. He slumped forward onto her chest and lay there for ages as Reyes gently stroked his hair. 
"Do you love her?" His breath was hot on her skin.
"Yes." There was another heavy blow. Reyes didn't want to hurt this man. It pained her immeasurably seeing him react this way.

After a few minutes that seemed like hours he lifted his head and looked with mournful eyes into hers.
"Where do we go from here Monica? Do you want to break off this relationship because I've had my fair share of heart ache and I can't live with this nonsense."
"John, I don't know. I'm confused too."
"Then who will it be, Monica?"
"Please don't ask me to choose. It's not as easy as that. I love you John with all my heart and a tiny piece of me loves Dana too. It's hard to explain but I feel a whole person now, loving you and Dana. If I had to choose one I couldn't live that way."

"What if I asked you to marry me, would you? What would Dana think?"
"John. How long have you been thinking like this?" He turned away again and whispered.
"A long time." Then with volume he continued, "I can't live in secrecy any more. It's killin' me here."

"Yes John, I want to marry you but not yet. We need to see what happens in the near future rather than jumping into this."
"So you would marry me?" That seemed to be the confirmation he needed that she truly did love him. His face changed to a glimmer of hope. Reyes would have to leave her male lover to work out his feelings. She'd stated her mind, she'd opened her soul to him, then it was his turn to sift over all the facts and find a place in his heart to accept Dana into their lives also.

............................

"He's late Monica. He's never late." Scully looked over to the empty X-Files basement office door while Reyes looked at her watch.
"Perhaps it's traffic." Reyes tried to hide her discomfort but Scully was studying her features. This was something she had done many times recently. Apart from her beauty and that wonderful smile of hers Scully loved how her mind worked. The time she had shed light onto a batch of unsolved cases using numerology had appeared wacky and improbable at first but in some funny way it was right. That was the turning point in her mind. Whereas Scully came at things in a scientific way she had become open to unorthodox methods of solving cases. Reyes was very different. The way she had picked out the clues in the present case had surprised and fascinated Scully. Intellectually and chemically they were a perfect match.

"It's not traffic. Do you have something to tell me?" At this question Reyes looked down as if studying her fingernails then looked up into Scully's eyes. This was eye contact that showed what she was going to say was difficult for her but it had to be said.

"He knows Dana." Scully's head moved back a little and her eyes widened.
"I thought you said he'd never find out. It'd be our secret." Scully seemed hurt.
Reyes moved over and placed a comforting hand on Scully's forearm.
"I asked him to be late because we need to talk." She paused thinking of the right phraseology to let it out in a gentle way. "He'd seen us Dana."

"What did he see?" The surprise on her face turned to worry.
"Yesterday in the morgue when he'd gone to get coffee..."
Scully finished her sentence, ".... he saw us kissing."
"He'd seen other signs that our partnership was more than friendship but witnessing our kiss was the catalyst to piece them all together."

It was Scully's turn to hang her head.
"Dana?"
Still looking at her hands she said quietly, "I know about you and John."
"Know, Dana, know what?" Reyes wanted Scully to spell it out. She had jumped to false conclusions in the past and been burned. 
"Do you love him?" 
"Look at me." Reyes lifted her fingers to Scully's cheek and with petal like touch she traced the contours and along the jaw line. "I love you and I love him. The only way I can explain it is that I freely admit to you that I'm bisexual. I need a man and a woman in my life." Scully's head dropped releasing her lover's fingers and walked over to the chair near Reyes' desk and sat. One set of sad female eyes followed her. She knew this would be hard on her but it was better said early on than down the track when the news could have been more hurtful.

Reyes carried a chair over and sat before her. Taking her hands in hers she braced herself before mentioning the other news. Running thumbs across her knuckles she formulated how she would frame the words.

"There's something else." Scully didn't move. "John's asked me to marry him."
"No!" There was pain in her voice. "Tell me you refused." The way Reyes looked into her eyes she knew she had accepted his proposal.
"Dana, I wanted you to know this because I need to be open and honest with you." Her arms spread and she stood, inviting her female partner to join her. "Come here." Not being able to refuse Reyes' gesture of peace she stood and both women embraced. Reyes spoke into Scully's soft hair. "I will understand if you want to break this off and go your own way. Just give me the word and I will back away."

Scully buried her head in Reyes' shoulder and her warm breath could be felt as she spoke.
"I need time Monica." The news had come out into the open for both Doggett and Scully. Reyes had the concern that neither of them wanted their lives altered this way and the risk of losing them both was a worrying possibility. She swept that out of her mind; they had a case to solve that needed clear thinking.

"John will be here any minute. He knows what we've been talking about but I ask you to think about things first before we discuss anything together." She took Scully's face in her hands and leant down and kissed her forehead and then moved to her lips. Each of their mouths accepted the gesture and once again both ladies experienced that undeniable energy between them. 

"I want you so much Monica." 
"I know. I want you too."

Hearing footsteps in the hallway they sprang apart. Scully patted down her clothes and then sat trying to look as though nothing had occurred. Reyes just smiled and sat at her desk just as there was a knock at the door.

...................................

"Monica, Dana." Doggett seemed a little more stiff and formal than usual but it was understandable under the circumstances. Just as the ladies had talked about leaving the relationship discussion until another time, so had Reyes and Doggett. They would solve this case first and then make time to talk later. He took off his suit coat and hung it on the coat rack and began rolling up his sleeves. Scully could see Reyes follow his every move and knew it was true. She was in love with him. She'd seen it before but she then witnessed it through different eyes.

"John, take a seat. I have something I need to run by you about this case."
"Okay." He sat at his desk hands behind his head and leant back on his seat waiting for her to talk.
"You both know that it's highly likely that the cyanide killer probably picked his victims from the gay bar Dana went to the other night." Scully looked uncomfortably across to Doggett who returned the look with a straight face. This non-descript expression hid so much turmoil inside him that he didn't want the world to see. 

"So you're suggesting that we go there to try and find him?" Scully glanced from Doggett to Reyes trying to sound controlled.
"Dana, about what time did you hear that music that was so conveniently imprinted on your brain."
"Ooh, I got there about eight." Scully was thinking as she spoke. "I had one glass of wine then nursed another. I think about eight thirty." Both ladies knew Doggett was wondering if anyone had approached her romantically but that was a private matter that Scully would raise when and if she wanted to.
"So the killer was probably there at the same time. John, what time did the murders take place?"

"Both sets of bodies were found early morning around six. Time of death for both was estimated at around twelve midnight." He leant forward and rested his forearms on his desk.

"They were found two days apart. This is now two days from when the last two victims were found. Maybe he plans on striking again tonight." Reyes' voice was light and airy but the other agents could see her determination. .

"Monica, that's a huge assumption. Maybe it's out of his system and he won't murder again until the need arises." Doggett made sense. "Perhaps this is all just coincidence, Dana's song, the gay bar, the symbols tattooed on the bodies."
"Yes it may be John but there are too many links here. The killer is homophobic, tried to make his victims have sex before he bumps them off. He probably enjoys watching them die slow, agonising deaths too."

"What are you suggesting here Monica, that we go to this gay bar tonight and observe?" The male agent sat back in his seat again, this time his arms lay along the armrests.
"I'm suggesting exactly that. The best way to stay discreet would be to go undercover." It dawned on Scully's face first.

"So you and I would go undercover as a female gay couple and see where that took us." Scully leant into Reyes.
Doggett stood suddenly.
"No ladies no!" He paced the room, one hand through his hair. "It's too dangerous."
"We could be wired. We could report back our findings." Reyes was not convincing him.
"No Monica, I don't like it. I should be there too. You could take a vantage point from one part of the room and I could be at the bar. We could have back up outside just in case." Doggett looked across to a laughing Reyes. "What's so funny?"

"It's a gay bar John, you'll get hit on."
"By a man you mean? No I won't."
"Oh yes you will." She kept laughing as her eyes glanced over his taught body ending at his incredulous face. "So I suggest..."

"What do you suggest Monica?" Scully knew the answer but wanted to see Doggett's face when it was suggested.
"That John here goes with another man." 
"No! No! Not on! No fucking way!" He shook his head furiously.
"Don't be a baby John. This is our job. This is the perfect way to flush out this homophobic bastard and I know just the male partner for you." Reyes sat there smugly in her seat as two inquisitive faces looked on.

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Part Five "It Takes Two"

It was a large place, slightly smoky and the background music was an ambient mixture of country and rock from over the decades. The bar was against one wall and of the twenty or so tall bar stools about five were occupied; one partnership and three lonely souls. There was a scattering of tables throughout most of the room with about fifty percent occupancy and a row of booths along two other walls. The fourth wall had the entrance and a myriad of framed pictures and memorabilia. Adjacent to the bar was the exit to the restrooms out back. It seemed no different to any other bar they'd visited but on closer scrutiny the couples were indeed the same sex and mutually friendly. A gay female couple were kissing in a far booth and a number of couples danced on the smallish dance floor in the middle of the room.

Doggett and his male companion hadn't arrived yet. It had been decided that Scully and Reyes would turn up first and the men be spotted about fifteen minutes later. Hand in hand the women headed for the bar always aware of their surroundings. They ordered sodas and found a booth in the center of one wall that afforded a view of the whole room.

They spoke quietly to each other being careful not to let anyone hear especially if by the odd chance the perpetrator was in the next booth.

"I feel surprisingly comfortable here Dana. How did you find this place?" Reyes rested a hand on hers and linked fingers.
"Found it online actually." Her eyes glanced at her female friend and down again. She was still a little uncomfortable about having to reveal this other side to herself. "You don't know how good it feels to be near you like this. To be able to be together and in public legitimately is very exciting."
"Dana, we're here to catch a killer, not to cavort," Reyes whispered with a smile. "There'll be time later for more of this."

Scully squeezed Reyes' fingers. "Monica, I want more of what we did last night. Every time I remember you next to me in bed my mind goes numb and I can't function. All I want to do is hear your voice and to feel your hands on me."

"And I want the same Dana. Last night was special. I'll never forget it." She lowered her voice further. "No one has brought me to orgasm quite like you." Her hand lifted and fingers combed through Scully's hair. The feeling was sensational bringing a throbbing to her neck and increased rate of breathing.
"Keep doing that and I'll have to have you here on the table. Hmmmm." Reyes edged closer and collected Scully's lips in hers. It had been a long wait for this. All day both ladies had thought about doing this and when the time had come it was difficult to stop.

Reluctantly Reyes pulled away. "We'll have to keep the rest for later." Her companion nodded assent.
"Don't look now but there's someone over at the bar who hasn't kept his eyes off of us since we arrived." Scully looked into her eyes and then down to the lips she'd just kissed.
"I noticed him too. He doesn't seem your usual gay bar type but what is a gay bar type. Are we?" Scully smiled and chuckled.

The man had swung around on his stool to survey the room but always kept looking back at the two women.
"I'd like to give him a real show and see what he does." Reyes hadn't often observed that devilish look of Scully's but it turned her on.
"Why not." She moved an arm around Scully's back and pulled her in closer. "I wish we were in bed because you would be naked by now and I'd be devouring you alive." They kissed furiously as a hand wandered under Scully's shirt and began playing with her bra clasp. Once undone her fingers found their way around to her breasts and slid the cups off and began massaging one side. A thumb flicked over a nipple causing the sensation to travel light speed to her groin.

Scully growled and similarly went for Reyes' bra. By the time they were almost horizontal on the bench seat both came to their senses at the same time and broke the kiss. Even for a gay bar that was probably not condoned behaviour. One step further and they would need a bedroom. 

"Oh Dana, if we didn't have a mission here I'd be finding us a bed and fast."
Scully was gazing across to the bar and Reyes followed her stare. 

"John." Her voice was barely audible. Doggett had walked in followed by his partner Brad Follmer and both men had clearly seen the whole fiasco. They stood speechless beside the bar. Follmer's jaw dropped and stayed that way.

"Monica, look how hurt he looks."
"I know." Their eyes locked. "He needed to see that Dana. I want him to know how much you mean to me."
"What if he leaves you?"

Reyes looked across to the bar and saw Follmer resting his hand on Doggett's back leading him to a bar stool, the one next to the suspicious looking man.
"Then at least it's sooner rather than later. Dana, I love you both. It would damage me irrevocably if either of you left me." Follmer's hand began roaming over Doggett's back. He was getting into the act a little better than expected. Reyes began to softly laugh.

"What's funny?"
"I know we shouldn't be paying attention to them but what do you think John would be thinking right now?" Scully looked across and saw Follmer's arm resting over Doggett's shoulder.

"Please let this night be over with and fast. What I have to do for my job! Brad's probably having a silent laugh." Both women had a shared giggle.

"Monica, I need to visit the bathroom. Keep an eye on everything will you? I'll be back soon."
Reyes held onto her hand and only let go as Scully moved away from the booth. 

The rest rooms were surprisingly clean. Scully did up her unhooked bra and washed her hands while looking in the mirror for smeared lipstick. She smiled when she thought of being with her lover when this was all over. When all checked out fine she opened the rest room door ready to go back to her lover and the surveillance of the bar. As she exited all faded to black.

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Scully's head hurt badly. Her eyes began to focus on the dimly lit empty room. There was someone there with her. She couldn't quite make them out but they were out cold. As she stood the throbbing on her head painfully pounded causing her to fall down again. When she regained enough composure to stand she walked tentatively over to the other form.

"Hello, are you awake?" Scully heard a low groan. "I'm Dana." She edged a little closer. The groaning shape began to move. It rolled over and in the dim light she made out the face of her former partner John Doggett.

"John!" She moved cautiously over to him, bent down and examined his head with the tips of her fingers. She couldn't feel blood, which was a good sign. He did have a small bump just above his left temple.
"Dana, what happened?" Doggett flinched as she felt through his hair and found a second sizeable bump at the back of his head. It had taken the assailant two blows to do his dirty work on her former partner.
"Your guess is as good as mine. You didn't see anything?"
"No. Just pain in my head and then nothing." Scully got up and moved around the room getting her bearings. The only illumination came from moonlight through a small window on one wall just above head height.

She glided over to the door and rattled the handle then kicked the wooden, locked exit with her foot in frustration. Doggett got up slowly screwing his face up from the thundering headache.

As Scully found a chair to stand on to look out the only window Doggett went to the door to also try the handle. He pounded on the door and called out,
"Anyone there?" From habit he was about to say they were federal agents but bit his tongue remembering to keep his cover.

"Nothing." Scully climbed down from the chair and wandered around the room looking for any other signs of a way out and their whereabouts. 

"Let us out man!" Doggett banged on the door again. He thought about kicking it down but from this side he'd probably break a leg in the process.

"Looks like we're at his mercy for now." Scully slumped down on the chair, her head resting in her hands.

Silence overtook the room as the two agents pondered their next move.
"There was a man." Scully said quietly into her hands, frustration tinged her voice.
"What?" Doggett said abruptly.
"At the bar next to you and Follmer. Both Monica and myself thought him a little odd."
"You think this was the man who has us captive here? Why?"

Scully stood and moved around the room as she spoke.
"Monica said the killer probably had a fixation with gay people."
"You don't really believe...," he trailed off seeing Scully's open expression. She lowered her voice as she moved closer to the male agent. 
"He may be listening." Doggett leant down to Scully to hear her following comment. "I think he really believes we're gay and if we don't find a way to stop him we'll be his next victims."

Doggett laughed wryly, "So he's going to make us have sex while he gawks at us and then kill us with poison? No way!" Scully gave a surprised look and Doggett realized that what he'd just said might have been misconstrued. "Dana, you are a very beautiful woman but it's friendship between us." The look on her face suggested that she had not misinterpreted at all. "Never mind." Doggett seemed a little exasperated and to alleviate the situation Scully continued,

"If this is indeed the situation we think we're in then we need to tread carefully." Doggett nodded and looked around the room again, annoyed he could even be so unaware that he'd fallen for the perpetrator's trick.

"I've been thinkin'." He waited, collecting his thoughts before speaking. "How can two people have sex against their will anyway? I mean bodily functions and all that."

"Agent Doggett," Scully was extra quiet. "There are ways. Maybe he uses drugs or there's a way to stimulate the...." Doggett cut her off.
"I don't wanna know." Scully rolled her eyes in annoyance and went back to the door.

"Hey!" The sound of her fist pounding almost shook the room's foundations. Scully looked at her watch but couldn't make out the time in the dim light.

"Ten twenty-five." Scully looked confused. "Illuminated digits." He held out his right wrist for her to see. "Do you think we're going to be left here all night?"

"You yourself said the time of death of the other victims was around twelve midnight, they were just found in the early hours." Doggett nodded remembering back and began to look concerned.
"Then we have to stay awake and aware at all costs." 

"Dana," he lowered his voice speaking in a comforting voice. "They'll find us."

Scully just nodded thinking 'I hope so'.

..............................
If there was a dripping tap it would have been deafening in the silence. Scully sat in the chair leaning back almost lolling to sleep while Doggett sat with his back against one wall, forearms on his knees staring blankly at the floor. A number of times in the last hour he had checked the window for a way to exit and also yelled out for the unknown captor beyond the room. His only hope at this stage was that Reyes and Follmer were finding a way to discover their whereabouts.

Reyes must have been frantic for him right then. In his mind's eye he pictured the look of concern on her face but also knew she would not sleep, not leave a stone unturned until she found them. He looked up to see Scully's head bent over on an unusual angle and knew she was lolling to sleep.
"Dana!" 
"Huh?"
"We have to stay awake." Doggett needed to find a way for them to stay alert so                                         got up and went to her. Placing a hand on her shoulder he said a little more loudly. "Dana!" 

She blinked her eyes once, twice then sat upright in the chair.
"We're going to have to keep each other awake. We can't afford to lose awareness. Damned if I'm going to let that son of a bitch beat us."
"Okay." Scully waited for Doggett's suggestion.

"Let's talk about Monica." Even in the dark Doggett could see his former partner's eyes go wide. He sat on the floor in front of her looking up, speaking softly. "Do you love her?"

Scully had very mixed feelings about this. Yes, she did love Monica but with the revelation that she was also in love with someone else made the situation confusing and unpredictable.

"How far did you go?"
"How far?"
"The other night when you slept with Monica."
"John, that's personal."
"I want to know dammit!" His head hung low and Scully felt like touching his hair to console him but she was in pain too. "I need to know what I'm dealing with here."
"We made love." If Doggett's head couldn't get any lower it would have hit the floor. Scully could tell that this was a fear of his. Neither of them wanted this situation but neither of them wanted to lose their love.

He seemed to control himself a little and stood, walking to the side of the room that was in shadow. Scully followed his silhouette wondering what he was thinking. Would he give up Reyes to be with her or would he fight for her? Doggett was a fighter but he also could not deny the facts that were set out in front of him. The situation was clear. Reyes loved both him and Scully; the solution was not so lucid.

"You've asked her to marry you." He turned quickly indicating the fact that she knew this was news to him. Scully stood and walked over and placed a comforting hand on his arm. "Did you propose because of me?" There was silence as Doggett pondered her question and that Reyes had confided in her to this extent. "I can't give her up John, no matter what you two do." Scully was not one for expressing too many of her feelings but this was her love life at stake. In past with Mulder, too many times she had stood back and let him be with other women without fighting back and telling him she loved him. This was different; it had to be different. She could not lose again, not after Mulder had gone and may never return.

In the dimness hidden by the streaming moonlight Doggett peered down into Scully's determined eyes. "So it's you or me then?"

"There doesn't have to be a choice." Even with minimal illumination there seemed to be a twinkle in Scully's eye. Doggett gave her a quizzical look just as they heard a sound at the door.

..............................

Doggett placed a finger to his lips and indicated for Scully to take hidden refuge while he placed himself behind the door, flat against the wall.

There was a long creaking sound as the door slowly opened. Doggett waited silently and alert. Seconds turned to minutes but nothing else occurred. The male agent peered tentatively through the exit but only saw an empty adjoining room. 

"Dana," he whispered. She followed his movements into the chamber that was set out as a living room. A small, lit lamp was positioned on a table midway between two cabinets filled with books. In the corner was an open fireplace, in front of which was a two seater couch. 

"The open fire has recently been extinguished." Scully's statement was evident. There was rapidly decreasing warmth to the room suggesting that someone had been there for a while and had recently left.  "He's been listening to us."

Doggett threw Scully a concerned glance that changed to determination as he made his way to the closed door on the opposite side of the room.

"Wait!" Scully's voice was a loud whisper. Doggett swung round to see Scully's beckoning hand. "Look around you and look here." The male agent did a three hundred and sixty degree turn, slowly around the room and then moved to his former partner's side. "Have you seen a connection here John?" Although sparsely furnished the few wall hangings and table ornaments suggested a religious theme. Scully's hands opened a large leather bound Bible that adorned the top of a dresser on one wall.
"So this man is a religious freak or somethin'?" Doggett looked over to a large wooden cross on one wall that had the dying form of Jesus Christ carved in relief.
"Many of my mother's friends have rooms adorned in such a fashion but I wouldn't called them freaks."

Doggett looked down finishing Scully's thoughts, "But this man is different, he's killed. You think he's killed because of his religious beliefs, is that it?"

The two agents looked over suddenly as the other door scraped open gradually. Scully took charge this time and led Doggett to the subsequent adjoining room. This room was large with another open fireplace in the corner. It appear that the two were adjoining, but in adjacent rooms. On the floor was a large green and red patterned rug, on the walls again were paintings of the Madonna and child, Jesus dying on the cross, his twelve disciples. Another wooden cross hung on a wall to their right. Occasional ornaments once again matched the biblical theme. 

Both sets of eyes finally focussed on the king size double bed before them.

"Dana." Doggett didn't need to say any more for Scully to understand. "What do you want from us you bastard?" Scully jumped a little at the sudden change in volume. He went and banged his fist on the other door and jiggled the lock. "Come out here you son of a bitch."

From within the room came a quiet and what appeared to be, digitally generated voice.

"Leviticus 20:13."
"What?" Doggett was angry and confused. Scully listened, taking in every clue. "Come and face us you sick bastard!"

"If a man has intercourse with a man as with a woman, both commit an abomination. They must be put to death; their blood be on their own head." The voice was calm belying the menace behind it.
"Which means?"

"The New Testament describes homosexuality as "shameful passions" and "perversion".
"What the fuck?"

"John," Scully spoke quietly. "Let me do this." He looked down to her with a frown but let her proceed. She paced the room slowly looking up and around as though their captor was all around.

"Matthew 7:1"  Silence. "Judge not, that you may not be judged."
" 1 Corinthians 6:18." The voice remained calm but Doggett could hear a slight change in tone. "Flee from sexual immortality. All other sins are outside the body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body." The male agent was getting visibly peeved.

"Cut the bible verse crap Dana. Let me at him!"

"No wait," she quietly spoke, placing a hand on his forearm once more. "Jesus can deliver us from any sin and any vice or iniquity. That's why he died on the cross." She walked over calmly to the wooden crucifix and raised a hand to the dying Christ. "At Calvary he paid for both, for all our sins." There was still silence so Scully decided to drive her point home further. "Up to one in ten men in the world and one in twenty women are homosexual. Studies have shown that up to one-third men and half the women population on this planet have had some sort of sexual contact with the same sex. Should they all die for that?" She walked over to where she believed was the sound source, to make her final point. "The prevalence of homosexuality seems to be consistent throughout the world and throughout history which would suggest that it is a consistent variation in behavior. In other words it's a normal part of life."

There was silence only a moment before the scratchy voice came back.
"The woman you were with at the bar tonight."
"Yes?" At least this was getting past the bible quotes and stating statistics.
"What is you relationship with her?" Scully looked from the walls to Doggett and saw his pained expression. As she spoke she looked into Doggett's eyes. "I love her, she's my lover."

"Then you must pay the price." The voice was deeper and more menacing.

....................

"The price?" Scully was tentative, had he considered one word she spoke?
"It's your choice repent or die."
"What the fu....?"
"John." Scully looked up around her again. "What do you want us to do?"
"Show me your repentance, with this man, or you both die slowly."
"Show you, with this man?" There was another pause as though he was beginning to crack.

"Dana, he wants us in bed together." Scully looked up with an 'of course he does' expression and moved over to beside the bed. With a come hither expression she beckoned him over. Sometime Doggett was a little slow to catch on but this time he knew full well what was going on in her mind.
"So if I sleep with this man here that will absolve our sins and you will let us free?"

"Yes," came the crackly voice.
"Come here." Scully turned her attention to Doggett and held out her hands for him to approach. "Are you watching us?" She took his hands in hers and pulled them around her waist. He complied and bent down and began a slow kiss on her soft full lips. Their mouths were going to remain closed until Scully felt her body heating up from the close physical contact of this man. She pushed her tongue between his lips and began licking along the rim. Her hands crept their way involuntarily up his back and drew him in closer. Her excuse was she needed to make it real if this killer was going to be distracted. They would perform in bed together and see where that led. Would he really release them?

They hardly heard the heavy breathing over the speaker as their pulses also began to race. Their kisses were heating up and Scully knew that Doggett was also enjoying this 'pretend' foreplay. Breaking the kiss was hard but necessary. She licked up to his ear and spoke, "We have to go through with this but we can make it 'look' real under the covers." She went back to kissing as she lifted his turtleneck and then his T-shirt over his head leaving his chest bare. Doggett fumbled at her shirt buttons and undid them awkwardly. The blouse fell to the ground and Doggett looked at the woman before him, 'acting' in lust, his heart thumping out of control.

"Talk more, I want to hear you enjoying this." The voice was even hazier.

As Doggett watched, Scully undid her bra and released her breasts. He had every so often imagined how she was shaped but would usually snap out of his reverie when she spoke, bringing him back to reality. The look of her there in front of him topless was hard to resist not staring and wanting to touch.

"Touch me John." His hands immediately caressed her breasts, drinking in their silkiness. Fingers massaged them both at once, squeezing and teasing the nipples. He produced a loud sigh as he bent in and began to suck on one breast. With the other hand he undid her jeans button and unzipped her. His mouth moved up to her lips once more as he slipped her jeans over her hips. She jimmied out of them and kicked them to one side and flipped off her shoes, leaving her just in lacy white high cut panties.

Scully knew Doggett was aroused by this, in men it was all so obvious. As she undid his belt with one hand the other felt over his crotch making a low groan come from his throat.
"Dana," His lips were working their way to her ear. "We're acting remember." Her lips trailed over his cheek to his ear.
"We're acting for our lives here. It has to be convincing." Her lips trailed back to his warm, moist open mouth and their tongues collided. This kiss was more impassioned and for a moment Scully forgot she was with a man and not Reyes. In her mind this she was working on a case and this was part of her duties. Her body told her it was very enjoyable and that she was not 'acting'. Body, mind, body, mind, she weighed them both up. Unzipping him, she then tugged on the rim of his jeans and drew him towards the bed. As she got under the covers, he took off his jeans, socks and shoes and slipped inside just in his navy blue briefs. They looked at each other with lust filled eyes and kissed slowly.

Almost having forgotten the voyeur captor they jumped a little when they heard his single word.

"Underwear."
Scully thought they might be able to get away still being partly clothed. The thought of them both being naked, touching bodies, skin on skin contact was a little too arousing. She loved Reyes, how would her lover feel if she had sex with this man all in the name of duty? Also a man who had asked her to marry him." Doggett's thumbs slipped along the rim of her panties. What was on his mind? Was he prepared to go the whole way as perhaps a measure to catch this man out? She pulled her underwear off and threw them deliberately over the bed so the camera could see. Her male bed partner did the same. Scully could feel Doggett's arousal between them and wondered what would be his next move. How could they possible pretend now? He rolled on top of her and resumed lip contact, the hot breath from his nose seared her cheek. The bed was an inferno as their bodies became one. 

They hadn't heard that the audio had gone dead. The commotion on the other side of the door was outside their present realm of being. The rattle of the key in the lock was only a distant sound. It wasn't until the door flew open that they opened their eyes from blissful slumber that they were rudely catapulted into real existence.

"Dana? John?" There was Reyes, gun out in front, with Follmer and one other agent taking up posse behind her, staring wide-eyed with shock.

.............................

As Reyes lowered the gun Scully could see her eyes water and felt a sudden surge of guilt. She looked to Doggett in bed beside her who was now sitting up exposing his bare chest, seeming a little disorientated. If only she had not been so quick to get the deed over and done with. If she had conversed more or tried to distract him before committing to having sex with Doggett then they may not have needed to be in this situation at all. 

Follmer walked past Reyes and into the room, glanced across smugly to the naked couple, and then moved closer to the bed and bent down, picking something off the ground. 
"I believe these are yours." Between thumb and finger he held up some female white underwear and dropped it on the bed. Scully grabbed at the slip of material and pulled it under the covers as if by removing it quickly would mean her lover would never see. 

Reyes turned and hurriedly fled the room. Seeing her two favorite people in the world in bed together visibly just having had sex was too much overload to her brain. What she had been through in the last torturous hours when her partners had disappeared and perhaps murdered was bad enough but to see them like this was agony.

Walking around the room as the couple dressed, Follmer inspected his surroundings.
"I would never have believed it."

"Believed what?" Doggett had put on his T-shirt and was doing up his jeans beside the bed. Scully was under the covers putting on her bra.
"Monica explained the details of the case to me. It made me wonder how this man worked, getting two people to sleep together against their will." 

Doggett retrieved his socks and shoes and sat on the bed and pulled on the right sock first. The other unknown agent had his back to them at the open door. They were pleased that the rest of the investigative team had been spared this embarrassment.

Follmer continued as he studied closely a small print of 'The Last Supper'. "So were you drugged? Were you forced at gunpoint?" He lifted his head to watch the couple that had almost finished dressing. "Explain it to me." He stuck out his lower lip and moved his head from side to side. Doggett resented the sarcasm.

"Look Mr. Follmer, we will explain all this back at the office. Dana and myself have just been through an ordeal, cut us some slack." He placed a hand on the small of Scully's back and gestured her towards the exit.
"Ordeal." He said in an authoritative voice that made both agents turn. "So will Monica feel you've been through an ordeal?" All sarcasm had disappeared from his face; he was now serious.

"What do you want from us Assistant Director?" Scully still seemed a little uncomfortable.
"I," he paused emphasizing the personal pronoun, " .. need to talk with you before you go out that door." Doggett showed his usual frustration with this man's methods but reluctantly headed towards the bed to sit, signaling for Scully to do the same.

"Good, now firstly, I don't know what transpired here but you had better have one hell of a credible explanation for devastating Monica like that, ordeal or not." He didn't give them any time to speak. "She has been distraught over your disappearance. She told me everything Agent Doggett." The two men glared at each other for a moment.

"How did you find us?" Doggett had had enough of Follmer's holier than thou approach. He was not one for wasting time on his own defense when he'd already said they would relate all back at the office.

"It was Monica." The assistant director's face suggested he knew full well Doggett's tactics but responded anyway. "She worked with the staff to come up with a computer generated image of the suspect and then ran it through the FBI computer."
"Suspect?" Doggett decided to make Follmer work.
"Yes, the man you and Monica saw at the bar." His gaze trained on Scully.
"So, this man, was he the one holding us captive here?" She was also starting to lose patience. Not long ago this place had been their prison; it was now their interrogation room, all she wanted to do was leave.

"It was a long shot because Monica had been watching him while you two were absent and at no time did he leave his stool at the bar."
"How do you know it was him?"
"We didn't, that's why both Monica and myself went to investigate when you both hadn't reappeared and you were nowhere to be found. When we went back to the bar he had also vanished."

.................

"I'm lost here. How did you find us? Look man, Dana and myself have been held here against our will for the past goodness knows how many hours. We're both frikkin' tired. Just tell us and let us go." He began to get up.

"Sit down Agent Doggett." Exerting his authority made Doggett frustrated but he had to comply with his superior. "Good, now, this man Brian Daniels has had a string of convictions for petty crimes, shoplifting minor auto theft, drunk and disorderly but nothing to suggest he would murder."

"So how?" Scully moved her head from one side to the other.
"Now that is an X-file." Both Doggett and Scully turned to each other simultaneously with curious expressions.
"An X-file." Doggett reiterated, wanting the blond haired man to continue.

"Apparently the bar owner had had some problems with vandalism in the rest rooms a while back and decided to install video surveillance cameras."

"So you saw this man on tape?" 
"Not exactly. What we saw was the both of you appearing to be struck down from behind."
"Appearing sir?" Scully was trying hard to make sense of all this.
"It appeared you were hit over the heads but there was no third party. You were knocked unconscious by a ghost."

Both Scully's and Doggett's mouths dropped in disbelief and Follmer nodded emphasizing that it was truly what he saw. 
"Monica and myself went to check when you hadn't returned but you were nowhere to be found. We hurriedly went back to the bar but the suspect had gone. No one had seen him leave." 

"Maybe this is all just coincidence. It wasn't him at all."
"Oh yes it was him." Follmer's head indicated towards the door. "We caught him in another room. There's no doubt. All we have to do is find out how."

"And why." Scully added.
"We know why. That was Monica again. Just before we'd decided to go and check on you, she told me she happened to notice a bracelet on Mr. Daniels' wrist."

"Bracelet?" Doggett shook his head slightly.
"A charm bracelet, a moon, sun, star and....."
".... A heart." Scully broke him off. Doggett gave Scully a quizzical look and then his face showed understanding. "This man had a fixation with that song by Marvin Gaye 'It Takes Two'."
Follmer nodded affirmation then continued,

"The song happened to be playing in the bar just as we decided we needed to check on you. Monica noticed he looked agitated at the time but was more concerned with the both of you."

"Agitated? How?" 
"Yes, Agent Scully, so we did some digging and found out also that our Mr. Daniels has been under psychiatric care for the past six years, ever since both parents died in a car crash leaving him alone in the world.  It took some digging but we also found that he has been harboring deep homosexual denial. It seems that with the strict Catholic upbringing he had and his parents being well known homophobes, he truly believes that he is sinful. He believes that gays are not in God's plan and takes this out on the gay community."

'So by making gay people sleep together is his way of absolving their evil." To Scully it was all making sense.
"And he kills them because....?" Doggett still couldn't understand.
"The first couple he killed because they wouldn't have sex and their punishment was to die."
"The second couple had had sex, why kill them too?"
"But what if they hadn't had sex with each other but with their gay partners? I didn't test for that."

"That would make them still sinners in his eyes who needed God's wrath." Follmer comprehended also. 

Doggett the thorough person that he was needed those loose ends tied.
"That just leaves how. I'm sure you or Monica will come up with something farfetched that will close this x-file case." He looked across to Scully out of the corner of his eye and her eyes went wide in mild aggravation. Doggett then laughed and only then did she know he was joking.

"Sir?" A voice came from the door and all three looked over to see the other agent who had taken up posse at the exit. "Looks like we're ready to go."

"Okay," All three stood and began walking to the door. "Assistant Director Skinner will take your statements in the morning. I advise you to talk with Monica before then. You three need to have a serious round table discussion."

................

Epilogue  "It Takes Two"

Three weeks later

The bathroom had been prepared especially for her lover's arrival upstairs. Scully had paid very special attention to creating just the right atmosphere conducive to pleasure and sex. Various lit candles were strewn in no particular pattern around the room casting a golden flicker on the shiny white tiles. Added to the foamy water were fragrant oils that sent wafts of perfume straight to Scully's nose and the pleasure centers of her body. Fluffy pale blue towels hung on a rack on one wall looking inviting for the after bath towel down. Her toes fondled the matching blue mat beneath her feet sending the feathery feel up over her curves, pushing up the corners of her lips into a smile.

Dressed in a short white bathrobe tied loosely at the waist Scully surveyed the room with contentment. She poured two glasses of the French champagne she'd bought for this very occasion and placed them on the narrow shelf near the bath faucets. Plucking a piece of fruit from the small bowl of grapes and strawberries, she popped it in her mouth and sucked the sweet juices as she untied her robe. The look of contentment on her face mirrored the sense of repletion deep inside her. 

As the robe slowly slid down over her shoulders her mind stepped back to the night she and Doggett were found safe from the killer's clutches. The moment between them had changed her life forever. She had initially felt guilt that she'd been too swift to be free from their captivity by sleeping with him, but in hind sight she was aware that she would do exactly the same if put into the same situation.  Neither of them was to know they would be found alive and safe so soon afterwards. 

The robe fell to the ground in an elegant bundle and she stepped out of it. The golden light from the candles coated her gentle curves in warmth. Retrieving a hair tie from the cabinet she leisurely tied up her silken red hair into a high tail. Her lover would be there soon to join her and she wanted to be ready physically as well as mentally. A toe felt the water temperature and then a foot. Part by part her calves, thighs then her torso became used to the roasting heat. Finally her whole body glided into the water until the light foamy bubbles danced around her shoulders. Taking a sip from her glass she felt those bubbles slide down her throat giving her a sudden hit of euphoria. As she lay back savoring the effects, imaginary hands wandered up her body under the water beginning with her legs. Smooth fingers made an erotic path over her thighs to her hips, across her stomach up to her breasts. She remembered Doggett's hands as he had massaged her breasts that night. How she had been made weak at the knees with his touch and then he'd kissed her and she'd almost passed out. Flesh to flesh contact in the bed had blotted out the present danger together with all sense of right and wrong. 

Scully took another sip of champagne to top up her current mood and to help remember that evening three weeks ago and the decisions that needed to be made. She sighed as her mind's eye remembered Reyes' face as she'd witnessed them in bed together and her tormented look just before she'd fled from the room. All had been explained and understood later but it was a sight that never could be entirely erased from memory. It had been the factor to urge Reyes to think through where she wanted her love life to lead. A decision had been made that night, one that was fair to all. The little sadness in her heart that Scully felt was swept aside, for all had truly worked out for the best. It was a few weeks since then and never in her wildest dreams did she imagine her life turning out this way.

There was a sudden rush of cool air from the open door and in walked the handsome face of her partner. The dinner had been wonderfully romantic and a leisurely hot bath had been mutually decided. Scully was to run the bath while the table and dishes were cleared downstairs.

As the layers came off the body before her, Scully smiled and listened to the mellifluous voice of her lover.
"Dana, you look so beautiful." She took a deep breath in and responded,
"Come here and show me how beautiful you think I am."

With a smile and a silent chuckle the naked form moved over to the cabinet and produced something which was kept hidden from Scully's view, then stepped into the water and took up position at the opposite end, looking into her lover's eyes. 

.......................

"Hmmm, that feels good." Reyes' legs moved under Scully's causing her legs to part.  The device was placed on the bath rim looking very inviting. The thought of her lover using that on her body was stirring up emotions inside her that she had been anticipating all day. Working beside Reyes as often as she did made it difficult for her not just to touch her, to steal her away, to take moments just to admire her from afar. There had been times in the last three weeks, since the biggest decision of her life, that she had been tempted to pull Reyes into a vacant office and plant her with kisses but they had firmly agreed to keep work and love-life separate. At all costs they were to keep these living arrangements undisclosed if they were to keep their FBI positions.

Scully felt fingers trail down her legs under the water, over her quads and calves to her toes. Her hands massaged her feet, thumbs rubbing the inner soles. As her hands retraced their steps up her body Reyes lifted herself partly out of the water and looked into her lover's eyes, partly smiling. Very slowly her hands traveled her shoulders and down her arms to her hands where they linked and squeezed.

"I've waited all day for this Dana, I've want you so badly." Scully smiled and handed a champagne glass to Reyes. Both ladies took a few sips before setting their glasses down.
"Want some fruit?" Scully's head turned to the bowl close by.
"Very soon. First I just want to feel you." Her hands traveled down from her shoulders and over her breasts just grazing the nipples. Scully's chest rose and fell as hands trailed over her abdomen and down her legs once more feeling every area of skin.

"Dana, you're so soft." Hands terminated at her breasts where they squeezed and massaged. Scully's eyes closed as she took in the exquisite sensations this gave her. As one hand left her body she opened her eyes to see her partner reach for a strawberry and suck its juices as though they were her own. She took another and placed it near her lover's lips and she took a bite. Reyes caught the rest into her mouth and leaned over Scully, resting her hands on the bath rim for support. As they kissed they exchanged sweet juices as well as all the heated emotion that had built up since last they'd touched. The kiss was long and slow, their tongues waltzing together, every so often picking up tempo then slowing again.

Reyes reached for something behind her, which broke the kiss. Without a word she moved the penis dildo to Scully's mouth. Reyes licked her lips while her lover lusciously sucked on the tip, opening her mouth and showing snaky tongue movements over the head. It then trailed over her chin to circle her breasts, bobbing over each nipple. The anticipation of where this device would end up was almost too much to bear. She wanted it so badly.

"Just fuck me Monica." Scully's words were whispers. The dildo moved to her navel then down through her neatly trimmed hair to between her parted legs. All was opaque under the water but Reyes felt her way around, over every sensitive part between her legs, using longs strokes that caused her to buck up in ecstasy. "In me." She could barely talk. Reyes loved being able to arouse her mate to this extent and wanted to see her squirm. She pushed the penis slowly inside her, going all the way in. Reyes almost felt Scully's hot breath on her face as she moved it in and out, picking up speed as she neared release. With the other hand Reyes spread her fingers on her lover's pubic area and light toyed with the hair as her thumb glided over her clit.

Before long Scully was reaching a climax that racked her body with so much pleasure she thought she would black out. Reyes kept up her actions as her lover reached the peek and then ebbed slowly towards Earth. She loved the way Scully let her take control. Her lying back accepting what she was given made it all the more pleasurable. During the working day she could only take glimpses of her attractive partner or suspicion could ensue, there in each other's solitude she could stare all she wanted. To observe a woman come was gratifying, to also feel her come was heightened sexual fulfillment for her. Her heart felt immense love at that moment seeing the look of harmony written all over her face. The penis dildo was slowly extracted and placed on the bath rim before both ladies had one long final kiss.

As Scully lay back basking in her recent release, Reyes also reclined, sipping on champagne and leisurely eating the fruit. She wanted sexual satisfaction too, but if this were not to be the pure fact that she had given her lover so much contentment would be enough.

"Let's go to bed." Reyes whispered when she thought Scully was going to sleep from the heat and the pleasure she had just received. 
All Scully could do was nod. Energy to even lift herself being minimal, Reyes helped her lover out of the bath and toweled her down. Taking the tie from her hair she ran slow fingers through her red silken hair. 

"Monica, if I don't lie down soon I'll fall." Quickly toweling herself also she took Scully's hand and they made their way to the bedroom and the inviting double bed she had been in many times before this evening.

The covers had already been turned down so Scully climbed underneath and sank her head into the fluffy softness. 

"Wait here, I'll be back soon with the refreshments." She leant down and kissed her on the forehead and smiled as Scully closed her eyes, purring. The combination of the freshness of newly laundered sheets together with the effects of the bath and the wonderful sex Scully found herself nodding off to sleep. She wasn't aware of Reyes' return with the refreshments and placing them on a table nearby. She was oblivious to Reyes' sighs as she slipped under the covers. An arm went around her and someone snuggled close by, the warm breath on her neck was the last sensation she felt.
.........................

Scully couldn't remember the last time she had slept like a baby. It may have had something to do with the fact that William was in the other room being watched by someone other than her. Being content that she didn't need to jump when he stirred caused her to smile and sigh with contentment. Waking up with her lover so close beside her was one of those pleasures in life that made her feel special. She'd woken up with Reyes facing the other way. Scully cocooned herself into her and squeezed. Reyes moved only slightly.

Remembering it was Saturday morning and they had been given permission to sleep as long as they wanted started the wheels turning in her mind. As the cobwebs fell from her brain, the images and sensations of the previous night returned. Experiencing a little short-lived guilt at not satisfying her lover she knew that Reyes would understand. Mutual love between women was a give and take thing. Gratification could be gleaned by just giving the other pleasure and that was what she had wanted to do then.

Beginning with fingers in her hair, Scully combed through Reyes' dark tresses, laying her head back just feeling the softness as she caressed slowly, one long stroke after the other. The purring in her partner's neck began and she knew she was half awake.

Scully closed her eyes and nestled her face into the dark hair beside her and traced the backs of her fingers over Reyes cheeks. The smoothness of the skin there caught her by surprise. She laughed to herself remembering that women had such soft texture. Fingers roamed over her neck and Scully could feel it getting warmer and knew her lover was stirring from sleep and accepting the tactile attention.

Hands moved down to her bare breasts and Reyes groaned as Scully cupped one and squeezed. Her hand felt over her soft abdomen and pulled her in closer then went back to the other breast as Reyes rolled to give more access to her upper body. The nipples were already hard as Scully rolled them between thumb and finger. 

"Keep doing that. Ahhh." Her lover's first words of the dawn rang melodiously in her ears.
"Good morning lover." Scully smiled into the dark hair.
"Hmmm, yes it is....lower." A flat hand moved over her stomach and felt down her thighs. Downy fingers gave just enough pressure to delight rather than tickle. Like the sweeping motion of seaweed in a tidal pool Scully ran fingers along her inner thighs teasing her legs apart with every brush. Reyes leant her head back into her and spread her legs further inviting her inside.

"Please..." The pressure from Reyes pulse pounded on Scully's lips as she kissed her neck. Fingers slipped through her pubic hairs and slid into the heat and wetness. This woman was hot and slippery for her and writhed to her touch as she made long, slow movement with her fingers. Scully kissed down her neck to her breasts and sucked on the nipples, all the while keeping up the rhythm below.

Reyes took a tight grip on Scully's hair as she nibbled and lightly bit each nipple. The tighter the pull the more forceful the bite. The rumbles coming from Reyes chest urged Scully on with an intensity that was all new to her. Legs open wider, fingers slipped inside and pumped as Scully's tongue, teeth and mouth did wonders on Reyes' chest. When the pulls on Scully's hair began to hurt that's when she could feel the pressure building on her fingers inside her lover. Like the shaking of the earth before a volcanic eruption Reyes' body quivered. She was lava hot inside and her clit was rock hard as the vibrations became more frequent. 

"Ohhhh," Scully almost lost control of Reyes' breasts as she heaved her chest. Scully was careful not to change the rhythm but to keep it constant until she felt the final evidence that she had brought her partner to orgasm once again. Scully felt some heavy spasms on her fingers and a rush of hot juices and then it seemed Reyes held her breath for so long while she came over and over. The heat radiating from her euphoric partner was almost too much to bear but she rode out this massive release almost matching the same intense pleasure.

"Ffffff," Reyes let out a huge breath as she sank into the sheets, her heart beating wildly for minutes. Scully rested her head on her partners chest smiling as she felt the pulses slowly abate. They lay like that for ages, each caressing the part of the body their fingers were closest to.

"Mmmm Dana. That was truly unique. No man could do it to me quite like that."
"You weren't so bad yourself last night."

Both women finally had enough energy to break the hold and face each other in the bed grinning. The morning light lit the room suggesting it was still early. Being given permission to sleep in this bed for the night had been a decision that was long in coming but well worth the wait. Scully knew there would be many more delightful nights like this also. 

"I'm sorry about Brian Daniels." Monica spoke softly. Scully nodded, her faced dropping a little.
"The tests were going so well. I think that life's stresses were all just too hard for him to cope in this reality."
"Do you think he would have ever come out of that coma?"
"Not without constant life support. He was tormented enough in this life."

"What exactly did you find?"
"That he was indeed telekinetic. The pent up emotion of his parents dying suddenly together with his father's constant agonizing over his son's homosexuality built up this side of him so much that it manifested itself in energy that was transferred outside his body."

"You and John were struck down by this energy back at the gay bar that night."
"And the fact that he used this power to mask our prone bodies from your plane of vision excited me. I wanted to study this further Monica, my tests were only just touching the rim of the volcano crater deep inside."
"I know." She wrapped her arms around her lover as Scully pulled the bedcovers over them.

The faint sound of a baby crying could be heard from another room. Scully's eyes widened at the sound but Reyes' hand stroking her arm and the soft voice comforted her.

"William is in good hands, remember this is our morning." She smiled and snuggled back into her lover's shoulder and contented embrace.

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A short time later there was a faint knock at the door.
"Dana, Monica honey." 
"Yes?"
The bedroom door opened and the first thing Scully saw was a contented William in his strong arms. 
"He just needed a diaper change. I'll go give him some breakfast. Sorry to disturb you two." Doggett moved over to the bed and holding William tightly he bent down and kissed Scully on the cheek. "Good morning." 
Scully reached a hand out and stroked her son's cheek. She then kissed her fingertips and placed them just where her touch had been on his cheek. William gurgled in Doggett's hold.

Doggett smiled and leant over to Reyes. She moved her head up to meet his lips and their kiss was long and gratifying even though William wriggled in his arms.

"Good morning beautiful." He leant into her ear and whispered. "Just wait until tonight and the next and the next." Reyes smiled sweetly and kissed him once more. Doggett straightened his body and adjusted William in his grip. 
"John, last night's dinner was wonderful." Scully could tell that Reyes was in love and the man in her life reciprocated all that love. He smiled a gorgeous wide smile and went to leave, but before reaching the door to exit he turned around.

"Oh I forgot." He moved back and held out his hand. "You left these on the kitchen bench. I wouldn't want them falling down the sink." 
Doggett placed Reyes' engagement and wedding rings on the bedside table.

After he had left and closed the door both women relaxed in each other's arms content in the fact that they all had come to a decision where their mutual love was concerned. That night three weeks ago had been the turning point for all three of them. The decision to deem all three winners was the only fair resolution they could make. For Reyes to choose just one of them was out of the question.

Before Scully also dozed off next to her sleeping partner, she had one last thought. The song 'It Takes Two' that was stuck in her head three weeks ago, the one that helped them solve the case, came back to her.

'One can talk about bein' in love, two can say how it really feels' but three?' she mused. There was so much more than love between two. It was like a ready-made family. In her wildest dreams a month ago she would never have believed she could be in living arrangements such as these. She smiled at the image of William on her mind and lay back contentedly knowing he would grow up realizing how lucky he was to have two moms and a dad. There was a long way to go to truly accept all the contingencies of this unusual arrangement but Scully knew that in all their best interests they would try to make it work.

Content for now that she was in bed with her favorite woman in the world she snuggled closer and lapped up the warmth of two inseparable bodies. She gently hummed to herself as slumber took over, "It takes three, baby, it takes three, baby, to make a dream come true, just takes three."

The End


IT TAKES TWO

HER: One can have a dream, baby
HIM: Two can make that dream so real
HER: One can talk about bein' in love
HIM: Two can say how it really feels
HER: One can wish upon a star
HIM: Two can make that wish come true, yeah
HER: One can stand alone in the dark
HIM: Two can make the light shine through

CHORUS (BOTH):
It takes two, baby
It takes two, baby
Me and you, just takes two
It takes two, baby
It takes two, baby
To make a dream come true, just takes two

HER: One can have a broken heart, livin' in misery
HIM: Two can really ease the pain like a perfect remedy
HER: One can be alone in a car, on a night like these all alone
HIM: Two can make just any place seem just like bein' at home

(chorus)
(instrumental)

Just takes two, just takes two

HER: One can go out to a movie, lookin' for a special treat
HIM: Two can make that single movie somethin' really kinda sweet
HER: One can take a walk in the moonlight, thinkin' that it's really nice
HIM: But two walkin' hand-in-hand is like addin' just a pinch of spice

(repeat chorus and fade) Performed by: Marvin Gaye/Kim Weston)