Our Little Secret

It had been months since she had last seen him. The last time they had seen each other was when he was in jail and she and Mulder had gone to talk to him. What had happened that night at her apartment between Scully and Krycek had not left her mind. During the night, she would have dreams of him watching her from a distance. In those dreams, he would not come near her. Just keep staring at her with those intense green eyes. It was as if he was waiting for her to make the next move. He would be hers but not until she made a decision. Take or reject.

She muttered under her breath. "The days have been worse."

She had taken up the habit of daydreaming during work. Scully would spend hours thinking about her lusty night spent with Krycek. She could not get those green eyes out of her head.

"Scully?" Mulder said, worried that he had lost her again.

"What is it, Mulder?" She asked in an emotionless tone.

"You ok?"

"Yeah, I'm just peachy." Scully added with a small smile.

Mulder had been acting strange ever since he had seen Scully smile at Krycek in the interrogation room. During the months that followed, Mulder had taken Scully out on several dates. Yet he kept taking her to fast food restaurants. Scully didn't complain though. She didn't have anyone else really to be with. If he takes me to McDonald's one more time, I'm going to break his nose, she thought with disgust.

Mulder interrupted her thoughts by talking to her. "So Scully, wanna go out for dinner tonight?" He asked with a smile.

Scully stared at the smile, thinking about her earlier thought but resisting the urge. "Sure Mulder. What time?"

He was about to respond to her question when his phone rang. He picked up and answered. "He's what?! Okay, thank you, Holly." He said as he hung up and looked at Scully. "Skinner's in the hospital, Scully."

Her eyes widened. "What happened?"

"Holly doesn't know. All she knows is that Skinner is in the hospital."

She got up and put on her coat. "We should go now then."

He nodded, getting up and putting on his coat. They left the office and went to the hospital.

Skinner stared at the tube used for his IV. He wondered what would happen if he pulled it out. Damn painkillers. He felt someone's presence and turned his head, seeing a tall man with dark shoulder length hair, a mustache, and a beard, looking back at him. The figure was holding a computer notebook in one hand and a pen in the other. Skinner turned his head and then turned it back, thinking he was seeing things. He wasn't. The man was still there. The man looked like a bum. Skinner was about to say something when the man turned and left, leaving Skinner to his thoughts. The morphine is making me see things. I know it is.

Mulder and Scully walked down the hallway and walked into where Skinner was.

"Hi sir." Mulder said, walking over to Skinner's bed.

Skinner looked at Mulder and Scully. "How did you two find me?"

"Holly called us. What happened?"

"I was following that man you caught, Mulder. When we had gone to see Dr. Orgel." Mulder nodded. "Anyway, I got out my car and started looking for him at the Embassy parking lot. He was about to shoot me when he got ran over by a car. That's all I remember."

"Your doctor said that you had been found unconscious at the parking lot. You seemed to have fallen against a car."

Skinner shrugged and sighed. "I'm going to die, aren't I?"

Scully was about to say something but Mulder interrupted. "We don't know, sir. But I do think this has something to do with the X-Files. I mean, someone would try to kill you to get to me, right?"

Skinner sighed, frustrated by how self-centered Mulder could be. "Do you really think this is about you, Mulder?"

"Yes I do, sir."

Scully glanced at Mulder, wishing he would stop saying that Skinner's sudden illness was all about him. Mulder is so blind sometimes. "Mulder, he needs his rest. Let's go. I'll go talk to the doctors, sir."

"Thank you, Agent Scully." Skinner said as he closed his eyes and sighed. "But..-"

"C'mon, Mulder." He sighed and went out of the room. Scully followed him out.

"I'm gonna go find out what SR 819 really is. Call me if you find out anything." He said as he went down the hallway.

She watched Mulder leave and looked back into Skinner's room. He was sound asleep. Suddenly, someone put a gloved hand against her mouth put their other arm around her waist and pulled her into an empty room. She struggled but she was stopped easily. Scully felt the hand against her mouth lightly trace her bottom lip.

Her voice hinted at the anger exploding inside her, overpowering all her fear. "Who are you?"

The room was silent. All she could hear was her breathing and her attacker's breathing. The dark figure smiled, revealing a shiny glint of teeth. She would have recognized his smile if she wasn't busy thinking of a way to escape. The figure took his hand away from her mouth and flicked on the lights. Scully looked at him, trying to figure out who was standing in front of her. Her eyes widened as she figured out who it was.

"Krycek..," she said in a whisper.

He smiled slightly.

"What are you doing here?" She demanded, feeling very upset.

"Taking care of business."

She crossed her arms and looked at him. "It's been a long time since I've last seen you. I thought you died."

He laughed slightly. "Not likely."

She glanced at the wig and the fake facial hair and couldn't help but laugh. "What's with your 'brilliant' disguise?"

He grinned. "I thought it worked."

She shrugged. Krycek stared into her eyes and leaned into her face. She watched his mouth come close to hers and her heart started pounding. His lips landed on hers, sending delicious sensations through her body. She opened her mouth against his. His right hand came up and cupped her cheek, gently sliding his tongue into her mouth. She moaned softly and put her arms around his neck, drawing herself closer to his body. One of her hands crept up and started to take his wig off. He pulled away reluctantly.

"We'll finish this tonight." He whispered in a husky voice. He slowly removed her hand out of the wig, brought it to his lips and kissed her hand.

She watched him, smiling. He saw her smile and kissed her gently.

Scully kissed him back. "I'll see you tonight then. Oh and don't forget to lose the disguise before you come over. I might end up shooting you." Krycek grinned. "I promise."

She was about to say how much she had missed him but he left the room. See ya tonight, Alex. Scully went out of the room and saw him by Skinner's room. His eyes locked on hers and he grinned slightly. She smiled back and walked past him, touching his hand and letting go.

She whispered into his ear. "I'd wipe off the lipstick on your mouth if I were you. Looks kinda funny for a deadly assassin to be wearing lipstick, don't you think?" She walked away, smiling to herself.

Krycek wiped the lipstick off his mouth and watched her walk away, finding himself wanting to follow her. "Business before pleasure, remember?" He mumbled to himself.

She went back to work, realizing that Mulder wouldn't be coming back anytime soon so she decided to head home and relax. As she was getting her stuff together, she remembered she was going to have to call Mulder and cancel their date. She sighed, picked up the phone, and called Mulder.

He picked up. "Mulder."

"Mulder, it's me. I..uh have to cancel our date for tonight." She heard Mulder's sigh of disappointment. "Something come up, Scully?"

"You can say that. I'm really sorry, Mulder."

"It's all right. I'll see you tomorrow. Bye, Scully."

"Bye." She hung up and sighed, feeling really guilty about how she treated Mulder on the phone. I hope having Alex come over is the right choice because right now, it doesn't seem like it.

She put on her jacket and went home.

Scully walked into her apartment and tossed her jacket on the couch, closing the door behind her. She turned on the lights and walked into the kitchen, getting herself a glass of water. After that, she headed towards the bathroom, thinking about taking a nice warm bath. She got the tub nice and warm and started to undress when someone knocked on her door. Didn't Alex say he would be here tonight? She pulled on a robe and walked over to the door. She peeped through the peephole, and to her disappointment, it was Mulder.

Scully opened the door and looked at him. "What are you doing here, Mulder?"

"What happened to: 'Hi Mulder.'?"

"I'm just tired, that's all. Something wrong?"

"Can I come in, Scully?" He asked, looking at her robe. She pulled the flimsy robe tighter.

"Fine, Mulder." She moved so he could pass by.

Mulder walked in and sat down on the couch, watching her. "Tell me the *real* reason why you are skipping out of our date, Scully?" He asked her, sounding a little pissed off.

She closed the door and crossed her arms over her chest, looking back at him. "I have other things to do tonight, Mulder."

"Like what? Seeing someone else?"

He sounded jealous. That ticked her off. "How can I see someone else, Mulder? My whole life is surrounded by working and making sure you don't get in trouble with Skinner!"

His eyebrows bolted up at Scully's sudden burst of anger. "Relax, Scully. I just wanted to know why you can't go out with me."

"I already told you, Mulder. I have other plans. Didn't we go over this on the phone?"

"Yeah, but..-"

She interrupted him. "So it's over. We aren't going out tonight. Stop complaining about it."

Mulder got up and walked over to her. "Scully, I'm sorry for making you mad." She sighed.

"It's all right, Mulder." She noticed how he was getting closer and closer to her.

He stopped right in front of her, his lips inches away from hers. "I want to apologize and this is the best way to do it." He started leaning into her face, getting dangerously close to her mouth.

Before his lips brushed against hers, Scully pushed him away. "No, Mulder. We shouldn't do this."

He was speechless for a minute and then looked away from her. "You're right. I better go. Bye, Scully." He walked past her and left.

She sighed and collapsed on the couch, feeling her heart pound. Mulder was going to kiss me but I couldn't let him. Especially since I'm going to be seeing his enemy tonight. After a minute or two, Scully slowly got up from the couch and headed back to the bathroom to have her bath. She got in slowly, leaning back against the tub wall and closed her eyes, breathing a sigh of content.

He knew that showing up at her apartment held many risks. For one, Mulder could be there and he could be shot as soon as he stepped inside. The only thing that kept him from running away was that he needed to see her. He needed to be with her more than he needed to take a breath. His lips curled into a smile as he saw that Mulder's car was not in front of her apartment. It was just hers. Crossing the street, he felt his heart begin to pound with the idea of what might happen if he played his cards right.

The warmth from the tub was making her body relax in the most wonderful way. She hadn't felt like this since she had been with Krycek at the hospital. I know I'm not supposed to have any contact with him but when he is around me, I feel genuinely happy. Who would have thought I would be wanting to see the man who put Mulder, our families, and me through a lot of hell. Putting her thoughts to rest, Scully closed her eyes and slowly drifted into a relaxed sleep.

He closed the door behind him, making sure he didn't make any sudden noise. His lockpick was always handy for occasions such as this. He breathed in slowly, getting a whiff of the beautiful smell of fragrant bubble bath. He pulled off his baseball cap and jacket, tossing them on the couch. Walking towards the bathroom with his heart pounding like a drum, he listened closely for the sounds of splashing water or breathing. All he would was the sound of someone sleeping. Fell asleep in the bath. Must be exhausted from all that bullshit from Mulder. He opened the bathroom door and found her sound asleep, leaning against the tub wall. Krycek couldn't help but smile at the sight. She looked so beautiful. He took note in how her lips were slightly parted and some of her hair was in her face. His fingers itched to move the piece of hair but he was worried that he would scare her.

So, he slowly bent down to her ear and whispered. "Wake up, beautiful. I know you're exhausted but I've missed you." He gently kissed her ear, waiting patiently for her to wake up.

Her eyelids fluttered and she started to move. Krycek smiled slightly.

Scully opened her eyes and saw him looking at her with a grin on his face. She smiled back at him. "Hi. I was wondering when you were going to come here."

His smile grew. "Sorry for taking such a long time in getting here. I...-"

She interrupted. "It's all right. At least you came."

He nodded and watched her. "I didn't want to wake you at first. You looked so peaceful."

"I'm glad you did. I was starting to get uncomfortable." She laughed slightly. Krycek chuckled.

She put her hands on the tub and started getting up, knowing that Krycek was watching her. She smiled to herself as she got out of the tub. She grabbed a towel and started to dry herself. Krycek walked over to her, taking the towel and continued drying her body. She watched him and smiled. Afterwards, he wrapped the towel around her. Scully felt her heart starting to pound at how close he was to her. Krycek's mouth started to move towards hers. She felt his warm breath caressing her face. He stopped right in front of her mouth, showing that if she wanted, she could stop this before it started. Scully's lips pressed against his, letting him know that she wanted him as much as he wanted her. He couldn't help but moan in response, putting his arms around her waist and bringing her closer to him. Scully's tongue gently teased Krycek's lower lip, causing his mouth to open and letting her tongue slide into his mouth. She put her arms around his neck, deepening their passionate kiss. Krycek took the towel off Scully's body, sliding his fingers over her soft skin. Scully slid one of her hands under his shirt, caressing his muscles. He moaned softly into her mouth, loving the feel of her hands on his body. Krycek reluctantly pulled away from their kiss so he could get his clothes off. Scully smiled at him and got his shirt off, throwing it to the side. She took his hand and led him to the bedroom. He couldn't help but stare at her naked body, admiring the way her hips swayed back and forth as she walked. Get it in control, Alex or this will be done before it even starts.

In the bedroom, she got a hold of his belt and started pulling it off, watching him with a grin. He watched her undress him, helping her step out of his shoes, pants, and boxers. Her eyes roamed across his body, admiring how beautiful he really was. Scully's fingers circled one of his nipples, liking how it turned into a hard pebble. He moaned softly, watching her watch his body. She kissed his nipple and started nibbling on his ribs, causing him to laugh because it tickled. Her mouth trailed wet kisses up his chest and kissed him on the mouth. Krycek kissed her back and gently pushed her onto the bed, joining her. He started kissing her neck while his right hand caressed her left breast, making her moan softly and entangle her fingers into his hair. His right hand went to her other breast while his mouth covered the one that his hand had been touching. She gasped softly when he began to suck gently. She arched her back a little, pressing herself further into him. When she was a second away from an amazing climax, his mouth left her breast and went back to kissing her neck.

She groaned in protest. "I'd kill you if I didn't like you."

He laughed slightly against her neck. "You're so kind to me, Dana." She smiled, reaching for his mouth and taking it.

Krycek kissed her back and got on top of her, smiling down at her. She smiled back and skimmed her fingers up and down his body. He kissed her once again, mingling with her tongue. Her arms went around his neck and her legs went around his hips, kissing him passionately.

"You're so beautiful, Dana," he said in a husky whisper.

She smiled up at him, tracing his bottom lip with her tongue. "You're the beautiful one."

"I don't want to argue right now but it's all you, not me." He kissed her, resting himself in between her legs.

She kissed him back and pressed herself against his hips, showing that she was ready. He grinned and sank into her slowly, not wanting to hurt her at all. She gasped at the sudden feeling of being stretched. Her arms held onto him tightly as he began to thrust inside. She started pushing herself against him, matching his intense rhythm. Jolts of immense pleasure coursed through his entire body, causing him to move faster into her, racing towards his orgasm. Her whole body arched like a bridge while her teeth bit into his neck as she came wildly under him. He groaned loudly and came at the same time, collapsing on top of her. They didn't move for a while. Their bodies were too weak to move. After a while, Krycek moved off her body, holding her in his arms.

"Please don't leave tomorrow morning." She looked at him with desperate eyes.

"I'll try not to. But if I do, this time I'll leave you a note." He smiled lazily.

She nodded and gave him a deep, satisfying, kiss. "Goodnight, Alex."

Krycek kissed her forehead. "Goodnight, Dana."

They fell asleep into each other's arms.

Scully woke up to find Krycek still in bed with her, sound asleep. She smiled and felt her heart swell with how happy she was. He had not deserted her this time, she thought with a smile. Scully leaned down and brushed her lips against his. He woke up a few minutes later, looking at her and smiling.

"Good morning, Alex." She said with a big smile on her face.

He smiled back. "Good morning, Dana. Did you sleep well?"

"Very. You?"

"I haven't slept this well in a long time."

She chuckled. "Must be the bed."

Krycek shook his head and pulled her close to him. "It was having you next to me."

She smiled and kissed him gently. "You always know how to say the right words, don't you?"

He laughed. "Yeah I guess I do."

"You hungry?"

He nodded. "Very."

"How about coffee?"

He nodded again.

"Let's go eat then." She said as she started getting out of bed.

He pulled her back in. "Where do you think you're going?"

She frowned. "I'm going to make breakfast. You said you were hungry, right?"

He grinned devilishly. "It's a different kind of hunger." He muttered in a husky tone as he made room for himself in between her legs.

"Alex, isn't this bordering the line of getting kinky?" She said, noticing that her mouth was starting to feel dry.

"No. It'll only get kinky if we bring the food in here." He whispered against her skin as his mouth covered her little clit.

His tongue slid around it, causing it to become firm. Her breath went out of her in an instant.

"Alex."

"Tastes better than coffee." He swooped his tongue over it again, causing her to moan.

She pushed him away. "Ok, ok. Let's go eat." She sounded breathless. He shrugged and watched her rush out of bed.

Thirty minutes later, Krycek sat at the table, drinking coffee and watching Scully make eggs. He felt different than he usually did when he would wake up after sex. With her, he felt at home. Sex with Scully made him feel like a better person than he really was. She put down two plates and sat across from him, starting to eat. They ate in silence, looking at each other once in a while.

She looked at him and smiled. "I'm glad you stayed this time."

He nodded and smiled back. "I'm glad I did too." He looked at her with eyes telling her that he was remembering what went on 30 minutes ago.

Scully's breath went out of her and she blushed from her scalp to the tips of her toes. Krycek smiled back, liking the effect he had on her. I'm one lucky bastard, he thought with a grin. He finished eating and drank the rest of his coffee. He watched her eat and smiled slightly.

"Do you have to work today?" He asked her, touching the rim of his empty coffee mug.

She sighed and nodded. "Yes... unfortunately."

He grinned slightly. "Don't go then."

"I'd love to do that but I do want to see how Skinner is doing."

Krycek nodded slowly. "He'll be fine, Dana."

"Will he?"

"Yeah."

She nodded, getting up, taking both of their plates and putting them in the sink.

He watched her, got up and walked over to her. "I wasn't planning on killing him anyway."

She nodded and turned around to face him. "What is SR 819, Alex?"

Krycek sighed and crossed his arms. "SR 819 is a bill that Skinner didn't sign."

"Is that why he's lying in a hospital bed, dying from unknown disease?"

"The men that I worked for wanted him to pay for not signing the bill. I was ordered to make sure he died."

She couldn't help but glare at him. "But you're deciding on whether or not you are going to kill him. Is that right?"

"Dana, don't be mad at me. It's my job. I'm keeping Skinner alive because I don't think he should die for not signing a bill that would make nano technology legal." I better be careful what I say. She may tell Mulder all of this and I'll get into serious trouble.

"Nano technology? Are you talking about those little machines?"

He nodded. "The little machines are in Skinner's body. I have control of them."

"What?!"

"Those machines are currently building a heartattack in Skinner's body. I have to go stop them before he dies."

"I don't believe this." She pinched the bridge of her nose, shaking her head.

"I know you don't. I just want you to know that Skinner is going to be all right."

Scully looked at him and nodded. He put his arms around her and held her close. She rested her head against his chest and closed her eyes. He wanted to stay like this with her forever but he knew that he had to go.

"Dana, I'm going to have to leave now."

She looked at him and nodded. "Will I see you again?"

Krycek smiled. "Yeah."

"Good." She smiled gently at him.

He reached down and took her lips in a soft kiss. She kissed him back. Her eyes gazed at the teeth marks on his neck. "Oh god, I bit you."

"Huh?"

"When I came, I bit your neck." She said, blushing.

"Oh that. I saw it earlier. First you claw me, now you bite me." He laughed.

"I'm sorry, Alex."

"Don't be. I like having reminders of you on me."

Scully smiled and kissed him again. Krycek kissed her back, holding her against him.

"You better go." She said, sounding as if that sentence was ripped out of her throat.

He moved some of her hair behind her ear and kissed her once more. "See ya later, Dana."

Scully kissed him back. "You too, Alex."

He walked out of the kitchen, put his clothes on, and left. She watched him leave and licked her lips, still tasting his lips. Scully got dressed and went to the hospital.

Mulder was there, waiting for her.

She grinned slightly. "Hi, Mulder."

"Hi."

"How's Skinner?"

"Not good. Doctors said that they might have to amputate both of his arms."

Her jaw dropped. "Oh my god. We gotta stop them." She said and headed off to the surgery room.

Running into the surgery room, she saw the doctors readying Skinner.

One of the doctors looked at her. "You can't be in here, ma'am."

"He is dying from a heartattack. You don't need to cut off his arms." She said matter-of-factly. "Who is this woman?" Another doctor screamed.

Scully was about to say who she was when the heart monitor went off. A doctor pushed Scully out of the room and reached for the heart pedals. It was too late. Skinner had already died. Scully put her head down and sighed. Alex was supposed to save him. Suddenly, the heart monitor started to beep again and Skinner started waking up. Scully watched with amazement as Skinner was brought back to life. He's alive, she thought happily.

Skinner turned his head, seeing Agent Scully and a blurry figure way behind her. He looked closer, and to his astonishment, it was the same man that was in his room yesterday. The man was looking at him. It can't be him. Could it?

Scully looked to see who Skinner was looking at and the man looked back at her, grinning. Alex really did save Skinner. He was telling me the truth all along. She was about to go over to him when he turned and walked away. She wanted to go after him but she saw Mulder coming down the hallway. Thank you, Alex. For saving Skinner. She knew she would be seeing Krycek again. She felt it in her heart.