From: Dandilion Slash <dandilionslash@yahoo.com>

Title: Ghosts - CHAPTER NINE
Author: Dandilions
Email:  dandilionslash@yahoo.com
Rating: NC-17
Classification: Story, Romance, Slash
Spoilers: None
Summary:  Scully & Meg go shopping ....

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Disclaimer: Fox, Chris Carter and 1013 own all characters who appear in the X Files. Any original
characters belong to me as they live in my head and I have just decided to let them take a trip
into the big wide world.



CHAPTER NINE

Downtown LA
10.29am

Scully opened the doors to the veranda and leaned against the
railings, her coffee in her hand. She ran her fingers through her
hair, already hot from the sun, as she closed her eyes and put her
head back, feeling the heat on her face. She was aware she was
smiling. She had been smiling ever since last night when they left
the bar.

'So Scully. What do you do from here?' Scully had been pushing all
thoughts of anything other than the present to the back of her mind
but knew that now she would have to face them. She had no other
distractions and while she waited for Meg her thoughts formed into
some order in her head.

'So, you've met a woman and you've slept with her. Did you do it
just because you were so frustrated?' She shook her head. 'No, it
was definately not that. She was pretty sure about that. Why would
she still be here if that was the case? Why did she take Meg back
to her motel if that were true?'

She shook her head again as she clarified it in her own mind. 'If
that were the case I could have just stayed here, got up early in
the morning and left - no questions asked.'

'But you still don't know anything about her Scully. Not really
know her anyway. Sure you know where she works, but does that
constitute any amount of knowledge about a person?'

Scully jumped as she heard Meg come out to join her.

She kissed Scully's back. Scully turned and smiled, catching her
hand as she did so. She kissed it as she lifted it to her face,
holding it against her cheek.

'God she smells so good'.

"You smell nice." Scully kissed her hand again as she sat down.

"I just had a nice shower and it feels good to get some clean
clothes on too." Meg stood leaning with her back against the
railings. She raised her cup. "Thankyou for this by the way. I take
it you were too busy making it to come and scrub my back for me?"

Scully looked up at her, the sun making her squint. "I thought I
better let you have some peace or you'll be getting fed up with me,
believe me it took all that will power you spoke about and then
some not to come in there with you."

Meg bent down in front of her, her arms resting on her knees. "Dana
I'm not going to get fed up with you. I don't want you to think
that."

Scully smiled and drank her coffee. "Well, we'll see, but right now
I should get myself a shower."

Meg pushed herself back up and nodded. She offered Scully her hand
and pulled her up.

"While you do that I'm going to try to find out where John has got
to - I'll phone around a few people, see if they've seen him."

"OK, I won't be long." Scully leant over and kissed Meg's cheek
before leaving. She mentally pushed her thoughts away again.

'You are going to have to deal with this soon Scully. It's already
Friday .....'

-------

She closed her eyes and let the water run over her face. She smiled
as she remembered the events of the past day. 'God has it only been
one day?'

She felt like she had known Meg all her life in one respect, and
then in another, she knew hardly anything about her at all. She
didn't know about her family, where she lived, where she came from,
nothing at all. Scully also realised that Meg didn't know that
about her either - she also didn't know that she chased aliens and
monsters for a living. Her thoughts moved from aliens to Mulder -
an easy connection to make.

She rubbed her neck and grimaced as she wondered how to handle
Mulder. She didn't like arguing with him but right now she didn't
want to waste a minute of the time she had left with Meg smoothing
things over with him either. She knew it was wrong but for once in
her life she was going to be selfish. She had to be. She needed to
protect what little they had and guard it with her life. If she was
only going to be given until Sunday to spend with Meg then she was
going to make sure that she did spend it all with her - if she
would let her.

'I've still got to talk to him though.' She knew that she had been
snapping unecessarily at him lately but she had had a lot of things
going on and his constant jibes aimed at her were just all hitting
the wrong mark. She grinned, well obviously he would have to change
his style of jokes now - he'd have to start looking out for the
stewardesses for her from now on.

She laughed to herself as she stepped out of the shower and wrapped
a towel around herself. She walked through to the bedroom as she
rubbed her hair dry. Sitting on the edge of the bed she ran her
fingers over the crisp, white linen.

She lay back and threw her arm across her face as she tried to
subdue her thoughts and feelings.

Her thoughts went to the night before. For the first time in her
life she hadn't wanted to roll over and feign sleep after sex. She
had used that as her defence mechanism for so long now that it had
come as a shock to her that far from sleeping, all she wanted to do
was to start all over again. She should have realised a long time
ago that she wasn't destined to be with a man. She had always
wondered, during her time at med school and Quantico at some of her
friends accounts of nights of lust where they just kept on and on
and on. She had never had any desire for that and did what she did
either through a sense of duty or through a sense of pure
frustration. Almost willing herself to enjoy it. She felt a
familiar throb deep inside her. She hadn't needed any willing last
night at all.

'Oh God Scully - you really have got to calm down. Meg has just had
a shower and you two have got to find more out about each other.
More than what the two of you feel like inside anyway.'


'Get dressed Scully. You really need to get dry and get dressed
now.'

She reluctantly sat up, rubbing her face as she did so. She stood
up and looked at herself in the mirror as she let the towel fall
away from her. She had never liked looking at herself naked before,
but today it was different. Right now she saw herself through Meg's
eyes. She had told her she was beautiful. Christ she had said she
was the most beautiful woman in the world.

Scully smiled. God, she really did feel good about herself. She
turned and was surprised to find Meg standing in the doorway
watching her and smiling.

"You are beautiful Agent Scully."

Scully was very aware that it was now broad daylight and she was
extremely naked.

'Christ Scully this woman has made love to you and you're
embarrassed about her seeing you naked?'

Meg bent and picked the towel from the floor. She pushed Scully
down onto the bed and stood behind her. Slowly, gently she started
to rub her hair, drying it and massaging her head at the same time.

Scully closed her eyes, her body relishing the feel of this woman's
hands on her.

'God this was so erotic.'

She moved her hands up to rest on top of Meg's, their fingers
moving together through her wet hair.

Meg moved her hands to Scully's shoulders and neck, gently
squeezing them, massaging her. Scully groaned.

"Oh God that feels good." She rolled her head and shoulders around
as Meg pushed at the muscles in her neck.

"Is this something I don't know about you Meg? Are you a masseuse?"

Meg laughed as she bent down and kissed Scully's bare shoulders.
"No, not at all. I sometimes rub John's back and shoulders for him
though when he's feeling particularly stressed. He says it is the
only thing that relaxes him. Maybe, if you behave yourself I'll
give you a proper massage sometimes. But right now you need to get
dressed or we will never get out of this place."

Scully caught her hand as she started to walk away. "Would that be
such a bad thing?" Her voice was soft and questioning. She was
serious.

Meg sat next to her. "No Dana, it wouldn't be a bad thing at all,
but I want to get to know everything about you and I know if we
stay here we won't get much talking done. I know it feels a bit
like cutting your nose off to spite your face because all I want to
do is stay here and make love to you, but I know ...." her voice
trailed off as she hung her head, the lump in her throat
threatening something that she didn't want to happen right now.

"What's wrong Meg?"

Meg didn't move, her eyes focusing on her hand in Scully's. She
gently rubbed her thumb over the back of Scully's hand as she
looked for the words she needed. "I know you are going back soon
Dana. Sunday in fact. I know you are only here for the weekend and
I need to know as much about you as I can so I have more to
remember when you've gone."

Scully felt a lump rise in her throat.

'No. Not now. They couldn't talk about this now.'

She took a deep breath as she patted Meg's thigh and stood up.
"You're right. We need to talk and do other things, as much as we
both would like to stay here and make love in every room at least 4
times we do need to do other things."

She hoped she sounded convincing enough for Meg.

"Did you find out where John is?"

Meg shook her head. "No. I'm worried about him though Dana. He's
done this before but a long time ago. He just upped and left for a
couple of days. When he got back he told me that he had just wanted
a break, to get away from it all. I wonder if he's taken it upon
himself to do it again."

"Is it possible that he wanted to give us time alone do you think?
Would he feel like he were intruding if he had been around?"

Meg shrugged and spread her hands out in front of her. "Who knows.
Maybe. We certainly wouldn't have been able to do what we did just
a while ago in the kitchen if he had been around would we?" She
smiled.

Scully felt her muscles clench again at the thought. She shook her
head. "No. No we wouldn't - although we didn't let it stop us last
night. You don't think he is angry about that do you?"

"Oh God no. John has been trying to set me up with someone for over
a year now. You wouldn't believe the nightmares he has chatted up
on my behalf."

Scully raised an eyebrow and looked at her. "Oh thanks."

Meg picked up the towel and threw it at Scully. The mixt relief at
the turn of conversation was evident in her smile. "You know I
don't mean you. You better know I don't mean you. Anyway, I'm sure
he is OK and I'll probably hear from him sometime today."

Scully nodded as she pulled on her jeans. She felt strange getting
dressed in front of someone. She couldn't remember the last time
she did this.

Meg raised an eyebrow and folder her arms as she watched. "No
underwear Agent Scully? Isn't that against regulations?"

"It's the only way to wear jeans if you've got button flies Meg.
Actually I think we need to make sure we invest in some for you
today - it makes access so much easier." She grinned as she walked
past Meg, her fingers trailing a line up her arm, she watched in
the mirror as Meg closed her eyes and visibly shivered at her
touch.

"I'm going now Dana or I can see those jeans won't stay on you for
very long and they do look so good on you, even more so now I know
what lies beneath them. Don't be long."

----------

They had spent a couple of hours walking around shops. They were
both finding it hard to concentrate on anything other than each
other and so far had absolutely nothing to show for the past two
hours.

"I think we need to get you those jeans and then we can get out of
here, we can go somewhere quieter and hopefully cooler." Scully
suggested.

"OK, that sounds like a good idea. Will you help me choose? We'll
get it over and done with quickly."

Scully pulled Meg into the next shop - the same shop she had got
hers from the day before. "In here, I know they sell them."

Scully pulled a pair off the shelf and guided Meg into the changing
room. The woman behind the counter recognised Scully and smiled
across at her.

"Is it OK if I go in with my friend, just to make sure they look
alright on her?"

"Of course, we're not busy today anyway, as you can see."

Scully thanked her and followed Meg in.

She stepped into the cubicle with Meg and closed the curtain behind
her.

"I'm sorry, I know we've been trying not to do this but ..."

She pushed Meg against the wall and kissed her. God it had felt
like days, not hours, since she had done that.

Their tongues flew wildly in and out of each other's mouths. They
both knew the risk they were taking but right now it really didn't
seem to be that much compared with the choice of not doing it.

Scully felt Meg's hands reaching under her T-Shirt and gasped as
Meg reached under her bra, her fingers squeezing her nipples.

"I think it's my turn this time Dana." As she said it Meg raised
her leg between Dana's own and smiled as she heard Scully moan.

"Oh God Meg. We can't do this here. We...can't. We...can't." Each
of her words were seperated by gasps as Meg pushed her leg up
between Scully's own.

Scully fell foward and grabbed Meg's T-shirt, pulling herself
against her in the same rhythm as Meg moved her leg, her pelvis
thrusting against her.

She felt a moan trying to escape her as she felt the pressure
against her clitoris. She grabbed a mouthful of Meg's T-shirt in
her mouth and desperately tried to stifle it. Slipping her hands
behind Meg, putting her hands once again in her back pockets this
time so she could pull herself against Meg. She pushed herself down
on her.

"Meg, I want you inside me. I need you there."

Meg pulled open the buttons of her jeans and slid her fingers
inside her. She felt Scully collapse against her as her fingers
slid easily inside her.

"Whatever you want sweetheart, I am here to obey." She whispered in
her ear.

She pushed her leg against the back of her hand, the effect it had
on Scully was instant.

She tried so hard to be quiet, muffling her cries of ecstasy into
Meg's T-shirt.

"Oh God Meg. Oh yes, yes, yes." Her thrusts were fast now, she
didn't know how she was doing this and still standing up. Each
thrust pushed Meg's fingers inside her before pulling them back out
again.

"Ohhhhh" She felt her knees buckle under her as the orgasm hit her
hard. She balanced herself against Meg and almost lifted her feet
completely from the floor, her entire weight pushing Meg's fingers
inside her and the palm of her hand hard against her clitoris. Her
entire body shook as she felt herself coming, each throb pumping
hot liquid out of her.

She buried her face in Meg's neck and bit her gently. The final
part of her orgasm hitting her as Meg slowly slid her fingers out
and lowered her leg.

Meg smiled at her. "Are you OK Dana?" She leaned forward and kissed
her.

She managed a nod.

They stood, arms about one another for a few minutes. Scully
desperately fighting to get her breath back and for her heart to
stop racing. She laid her head on Meg's chest and listened,
concentrating on her heart beat. She felt Meg run her fingers
through her hair, the slightest touch from this woman in her arms
sending jolts through her.

"I think we should get going don't you?"

Scully nodded, not really wanting to leave here but knowing that
any minute now the over helpful assistant would come to make sure
they were ok.

"OK, well we'll take these jeans then shall we? I know they fit
because I've got about 4 pairs at home." She grinned at Scully as
she picked them off the floor and opened the cubicle curtain.

"Care to join me?" She held her hand out to Scully who looked at
her and laughed, taking hold of her hand.

"Do you mean to tell me that you've let me drag you around the
shops when you've already got some at home."

Meg nodded. "I wanted to come shopping with you, but now we've done
that can we please go somewhere else? Somewhere where we can be
alone and outside?"

"That sounds like a damn fine idea Miss Wade. A damn fine idea."
Scully laughed as she walked out of the changing rooms.

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