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Swirling Water by Paradise Return to Main “Swirling Water” Page Contents x-libris.xf-redux.com Swirling Water by Paradise Return to main “Swirling Water” page From: [email protected] Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 20:05:48 EST Subject: Swirling Water Source: direct Disclaimer: I do not own Mulder and Scully. They belong to Chris Carter, David and Gillian, Fox, and 1013 Productions. No infringement intended. Title: Swirling Water Rating: NC-17 for sex Keywords: Mulder/Scully Romance Summary: Scully takes a vacation half way across the country, Mulder finds her, and does what we’ve all been waiting for. Spoilers: Minor for 2Shy, El Mundo Gira, Bad Blood Thanks to: Rita! You’re my savior! E-mail: [email protected] Author: Paradise Written: 1999 _____________ She’d escaped. Dana Scully had escaped. She stood now, at 2:13 in the morning, wearing a white bathing suit that she would never wear in the day time, in front of the beautiful San Diego beach. The moon reflected sparkling stars on the distant waves, and she felt shivers as the ocean moved. Her body moved with it. With millions of lit dots glittering on the swirling water, https://x-libris.xf-redux.com/story/swirling-water/ 2/11 x-libris.xf-redux.com Swirling Water by Paradise Dana felt as though it were a computer chip, blinking sparks and rays and her blood ran quickly through her body. She’d always wanted to see the world from the outside in, for she’d always felt she’d been someone outside looking in. She was always watching Mulder, watching him solve the cases, watching him believe, watching him with growing passion in his eyes for something he could never touch, it was never quite in his reach. She’d escaped. She’d flown across the country, in search of peace, something she would never find in the same planet as Mulder, but this was as close as she could get for a short vacation. God, Mulder. He was so ambitious. He was so intense that he wore her out. Always out there, never where the rest of the damn planet was, searching for something he was so positive was the truth, and for once, it wasn’t so much that she didn’t believe him, she was afraid. Dana Scully shook her head free of those thoughts. Right now, it was her time. She had to wait until 2:15 in the morning to get a moment’s peace, a moment alone. She lied her towel in front of the waves. She slowly let her feet and the salty water meet. It was cool, refreshing, clean. She slid in. The water reached her knees, her stomach, her breasts, her shoulders, and then she stopped. It felt so wonderful, she didn’t ever want to let the moment go. The water embraced her like a breath of fresh air. The water swirled to all parts of her body, washing and sliding up and down her hot skin, and she looked up at the moon, thanking God he was allowing her this one moment. She ducked her head under the water, tasting the saltiness around her creamy skin. She approached the surface again, and her wet hair touching her shoulders. It was so beautiful. She looked up at the stars, the light from the moon twinkled in her aquamarine eyes. She floated on her back and the bathing suit clung to her chest. Her feminine legs just resting, her arms to each side. If anything was a vacation, this was. She felt silky above the creamy water. Smoothness along her skin, coolness around her chest. She tilted her head back and the water covered her scalp as she looked up again at the sky. She closed her eyes and felt relaxed. She hadn’t felt relaxed in years. Suddenly, a hand that came from under her floating body grabbed her foot and yanked her down. She was scared out of her mind and screamed only to be plunged under the water. Her “little feet” didn’t reach the bottom with her head above the water. She swam with her arms back to where she could stand, coughed the water, and looked up to where another person stood. “What the…hell you trying to do?!? You trying to scare me have to death so I get killed you pig!” She slapped the man across the face and flipped the hair out from sticking to her cheeks. She paused, caught her breath. She looked closely. ~Oh no. No, it couldn’t be.~ https://x-libris.xf-redux.com/story/swirling-water/ 3/11 x-libris.xf-redux.com Swirling Water by Paradise “Oh my GOD!” “How flattering,” he said massaging his newly formed bruise. “Mulder,” she said coyly. “What a wallop.” “What…what are you doing here,” she whined. “Came looking for you.” “You followed me?” “Call it what you will.” “You followed me across the country?!?” “Well, aren’t you worth it?” She looked down, smiling. But hell she was pissed. “You son of a bitch. Why are you here? This is a vacation for God’s sake and you scared the living shit out of me!” “Language language Scully.” “Oh shut up.” “So how are you?” “Wet, shaking, and bitchy! Now move out of my way.” Scully made her way past him, walking into the shallower water, and Mulder for the first time ever, got a good look at her feminine legs walking through the swirling water. He didn’t see her legs very often. With each step, she splashed water. He could hear the smile on her face as she spoke angrily to him, which pleased him. “…and you know something, all I ever wanted was a vacation, all I ever wanted was to have a little peace every couple of years so I get as far away from you as I can, and then you show up and scare the-” He grabbed her arm and pulled her towards him, his hands on her face, his lips against hers. His lips covered hers, moving across her face and his large hand held her head firmly to deepen the kiss as much as possible. Her mouth opened slightly and he slid his tongue to meet hers. Her tongue stroked his, and their lips over-lapped and played with each other. He grabbed a hand full of her wet hair, pulling her lips from his but holding her face close enough that she could feel his breath. She looked at him, straight faced, almost triumphantly. “Pretty good,” she said. “Not so bad yourself, red.” https://x-libris.xf-redux.com/story/swirling-water/ 4/11 x-libris.xf-redux.com Swirling Water by Paradise She looked down and smiled, shaking her head free of his grasp and turning away from him. She gathered her towel she’d laid on the sand, and wrapped it around her. “Mulder, what the hell are you doing?” “You still mad?” “I asked you first.” “I asked you second.” ~Dammit why is he always so difficult. This is my vacation, he shows up, scares the hell out of me, kisses me, and then asks me if I’m mad! Well, yeah.~ “You shouldn’t have put the towel around your waist Scully, you look good in a bathing suit.” She hadn’t thought about the fact that she was in her “white” bathing suit. God knows what he saw. She chose not to think about it. He’d probably seen it before. She looked up at his face, then her eyes traveled down the length of him. “Nice speedo,” she commented. “Why thank you.” “How did you find me?” “That’s what we do for a living Scully,” he noted. “What do you want?” He didn’t answer. He walked over to her and sat down on her blanket. He took hold of her hand and tugged at her fingers, drawing her towards the ground. She stubbornly tried to remain standing, but gave up and landed on the floor with a plop. “Mulder, can I ask you a personal question?” “No.” “Did your parents ever tell you to do something besides searching for things as your life ambition?” “They were the cause of it.” “Whatever,” she said and lied back on her blanket, staring up at the full moon. “It is so gorgeous.” “You have good taste Scully.” “Coming from the man who’s apartment looks like a garage.” Mulder clutched a hand to his heart. “I’m brutally damaged.” She giggled softly. It was just an exhaled laugh. He lied down next to her, facing her so that https://x-libris.xf-redux.com/story/swirling-water/ 5/11 x-libris.xf-redux.com Swirling Water by Paradise his breaths were against her ear. She smiled and turned her head to his. This was vacation. She looked into his beautiful green eyes, staring at her so attentively. There was no one else on the earth besides her and him, and she knew she’d never get away from him, and somehow, even now, it was comforting. She turned back to the moon, tilting her head straight above her. Mulder jumped up and held out a hand to her. “What,” she asked clueless. “Let’s go back in the water.” “Oh now you want to?” “Yeah, come on. Let’s go.” Scully didn’t move. He bent over and grabbed her hand, pulling her to a sitting up position. She still didn’t move. He bent further down and placed his hands under her arms dragging her up. “What,” she wailed.
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