Domesticated?
"Hmm? Oh, sorry, Scully, I was just thinking."
"About Alex, I know. Actually that's kind of what I wanted to talk to you
about."
"What about Alex?" Mulder's tone turned wary, despite Scully's apparent
acceptance of his relationship with Alex. He still found it difficult to
believe that she had believed Alex's explanations for the various crimes he
was accused of. He believed Alex, but he was in love with him. Scully had
given every indication of despising him. He didn't realize that Scully would
probably have accepted the devil himself if he made Mulder smile like Alex
did.
"My brother Bill and his family are coming to town next weekend for my
mother's birthday, and Mom wanted me to bring you... as my date. I finally
had to tell her that you were involved with someone, a man. So now she wants
you both to come. I couldn't talk her out of it."
"You want me and Alex to have dinner with your family?" Mulder asked
incredulously. "Scully, your brother's favorite hobby is baiting me! Alex'll
kill him!"
Scully sighed. "It wasn't my idea, Mulder. Can't you keep him under control
for a few hours?"
"This is Alex Krycek we're talking about, not some puppy we're trying to
housetrain! He makes some effort to be law-abiding because he loves me, but
that's also why he doesn't react well to anything he thinks threatens me. It's
like having a pet wolf: He cares about me, and he'll protect me against any
perceived danger, but he'll never be domesticated. And I wouldn't want him to
be. Those instincts kept him alive, and I want him to stay that way."
Scully glared at Mulder in frustration. She couldn't argue with anything he
said, and truthfully, Alex's desire to protect Mulder made her sleep a lot
better at night. But she didn't want to have to explain him to her family or
to have him scare them to death. And heaven forbid anyone should mention
Missy.
"Look, Mulder, I don't have a choice! My mother told me to invite you; I
invited you. Now it's up to you."
"I'll ask Alex if he wants to go. It's up to him, Scully. I'm not going to
hide him away as if I were ashamed of him. I'm proud and happy to be with him
and that he wants to be with me, and I want to show him off."
Neither agent realized that Alex had decided to surprise Mulder for lunch and
was right outside their office door, listening to the entire conversation. He
smiled widely. Sure Mulder had told him that he loved him and wasn't ashamed
to be seen with him, but he just told Scully the same thing when he didn't
know Alex could hear him. It had to be true. Alex waited a couple of minutes
till their conversation turned to other topics, then walked in.
Mulder's face lit up when he saw Alex, and he stood to greet his lover with a
kiss. As usual, Alex was dressed in black denim and leather, and he looked
good enough to eat. Mulder wished they were alone so he could act on that
idea.
When Mulder released him, though still keeping an arm around his shoulders,
Alex smiled over at Scully, who returned his greeting. He was still uneasy
around her, always expecting her to shoot him or something, but he was
gradually relaxing as it became clear that she was absolutely loyal to Mulder
and would even put up with him if it was in Mulder's best interest.
"Alex, Scully wanted to know if we were interested in having dinner with her
and her family next weekend? You up for it?"
"Sure," Alex shrugged. "I'm always up for anything that saves me cooking and
doesn't involve letting you loose in the kitchen." He grinned at Mulder, who
glared back.
"I have a certain amount of sympathy for that position," Scully joined in.
"While I'm sure I could get an excellent paper out of the results of eating
Mulder's cooking, I don't particularly care to be one of the objects of the
experiment."
"Well, if you're going to gang up on me," Mulder sniffed, starting to head for
the door. In an instant, Alex had him immobilized in his chair and was leaning
over him.
Scully laughed and left for lunch, telling them that she'd be back in an hour.
"But I'll knock before I come in!"
Mulder blushed, and Alex just grinned at her as she shut the door behind her.
As soon as she was gone, Alex climbed onto Mulder's lap, squirming till he was
comfortable...and Mulder wasn't.
Mulder laughed breathlessly. It looked like Alex was in a playful mood, and he
was going to make Mulder's lunch hour very interesting. Alex captured his
mouth for a moment in a teasing kiss, grinning when Mulder clenched long
fingers on the back of his skull to hold him in place for a deeper kiss. He
quickly lost the smile as he concentrated on the kiss, on the sensation of
Mulder's tongue in his mouth, on Mulder's unique flavor. No matter how long
they were together, he didn't think he'd ever get used to being able to touch
Mulder whenever he wanted to.
"God, Alex!" Mulder gasped when they were forced to separate for air. He
smirked at the man on his lap. "I thought you came for lunch?"
Alex licked his lips. "I did." He pushed off Mulder's lap and moved between
his legs, ending up under the desk.
Mulder watched through heavy lidded eyes as Alex unfastened his belt and
slacks and freed his cock, giving it a quick lick as he did. Because Scully
would be back soon, Alex knew he didn't have time to tease Mulder the way he
wanted to, but he was still going to make sure Mulder couldn't think of
anything but him for the rest of the day. He drew the head of Mulder's cock
inside his mouth for an instant, just letting it rest on his tongue before
releasing him again. He slowly licked his way down the underside, tracing the
prominent vein there till his nose was buried in Mulder's sac, smelling
Mulder's musky aroma. He took one ball then the other into his mouth, rolling
them around on his tongue, aware of Mulder's moans above him. He pulled Mulder
to the edge of his seat so he could reach behind the balls and flick his
tongue over the sensitive skin, drawing the loudest groan yet from his lover.
He smiled and shifted, slowly sinking Mulder's entire length into his mouth.
Just as Mulder's balls came to rest against Alex's lips, the office door
opened and Jeffrey Spender came in.
"Is everything all right in here, Agent Mulder? I thought I heard someone cry
out."
Mulder stared at him in horrified disbelief before trying to respond. His
voice cracked, and he had to try again. "Everything's fine, Ag-gent Sp-
spender. No need for alarm. So-sorry to have dis-disturbed you."
Fuck, he's doing it to me again! First the phone call to Scully, now this!
Every damn agent in the bureau is going to be intimately aware of our sex life
before he's done!
Krycek grinned to himself, listening to Mulder stutter at Spender. He wondered
if Spender would actually go away. The thought that someone was watching
Mulder while he sucked him off excited him, and he increased the suction and
drew Mulder even deeper.
Mulder's eyes shot wide open, and his mouth worked soundlessly. He didn't
think he was going to be able to hold back much longer.
Spender stared at him in disgust. Christ, look at that. Old Spooky's having
some kind of fit. Hey, he's clawing at something under the desk! What the
hell? I'd better check it out. Shit, it's probably some fake demon or
something from one of his so-called cases.
Spender stepped around the desk and leaned down to get a better view just as
Mulder lost his battle to maintain any semblance of control. Alex couldn't
resist and let Mulder slide out of his mouth as he exploded. His come spurted
over Alex's cheek and his belly, but mainly it pulsed out across Spender's
startled face, covering him, some even landing in his mouth.
Spender swallowed involuntarily, and a strange look came over his face, what
was visible of it beneath Mulder's come. Unseen for the moment, Alex glared at
him. Don't get too used to that, you little weasel! You're not going to get
another chance to taste my Foxy. He slid out from under the desk, quickly
licking Mulder's belly clean and tucking him back into his pants. When Mulder
was covered again, Alex settled on his lap facing Spender, who was wiping his
face clean. Stick one come-covered finger in your mouth, and you're a dead
man!
"Sorry, Foxy, I hate to waste it, but I really don't think I can get all your
come this time." Alex was blatantly staking his claim, and Mulder glanced down
at him, amused until he caught Spender eyeing Krycek. Now it was Mulder's turn
to glare at the other agent.
"That's okay, love, I wouldn't want you to have to go there to get it." Mulder
nuzzled against Alex's throat possessively, sucking on it when Alex tilted his
head back to give him better access.
"Agent Mulder! This is completely inappropriate behavior, and I intend to see
that you're censured for it!"
Krycek's glare turned dangerous, and he shifted as if to get off Mulder's lap.
But Mulder tightened his grip and held him still.
"You must do as you see fit, of course, Agent Spender, but I don't see how
announcing to the entire bureau that you got your face covered in come will
help your career," Mulder remarked blandly.
Spender sputtered angrily. "And what about this person? He's not even wearing
a visitor's pass!"
"That's okay, I can find my own way in and out," Alex smirked.
"Oh, that's right, you haven't been introduced. Agent Jeffrey Spender, Alex
Krycek."
Spender froze in sheer terror when he realized that he was baiting Alex
Krycek, former Consortium operative, the man who actually freed himself from
the Consortium when he chose to. Alex just smiled coldly, the deadly
expression not negated by the fact that he was rubbing his head against
Mulder's shoulder. Spender bolted out of the office, and the two men burst
into laughter. They were still chuckling when Scully returned a few minutes
later, and she joined them after they explained what had happened.
The following Saturday, Mulder watched anxiously as Krycek prepared to go out
for the afternoon. "Look, Alex, if you didn't want to have dinner with the
Scullys, you just had to say so. You don't have to make something up."
Alex sighed in exasperation. "Mulder, once and for all, I am not skipping out
on you. I will meet you at Scully's apartment at 5:00 for dinner. I just have
some things I have to do first. I'm looking forward to this, so would you
please calm down!"
Mulder looked sheepish. "Okay, sorry. I'll see you later then."
Alex dropped a kiss on the tip of his nose, and he was gone.
45 minutes later, Alex Krycek stared into the mirror in a unisex hair salon
and decided that the kid did know what he was doing, despite the green and
purple spikes in his own hair. Alex's hair was neatly cut, the top long enough
for Mulder to run his fingers through, and he looked damned good if he did say
so himself. Another customer tried to pick him up, but a cold stare convinced
the man to try his luck elsewhere.
From there Alex headed for a department store where he bought himself a new
outfit from the skin out. It took him a little while to find just what he was
looking for, so by the time he made his last stop, he was running a little
late when he pulled up in front of Scully's apartment.
Scully was getting exasperated, and so was her brother, though for different
reasons. She couldn't believe that Mulder was so insecure that he kept
checking for Alex every two minutes or so, and Bill was annoyed that Mulder
was completely ignoring his insults. He didn't even seem to hear them. Mulder
nearly jumped out of his skin when the bell rang, then he froze, afraid to go
to the door. Alex had disappeared too often in the early days of their
relationship for him to be sure that he was coming back when he acted oddly.
Bill muttered something under his breath that fortunately no one understood,
and he went to answer the door. He stared at the man outside questioningly.
Green eyes gazed back. "Bill Scully? I'm Alex Krycek, Mulder's partner."
Bill stepped aside, but his face showed his confusion. "My sister is Mulder's
partner. That's where all her troubles start."
Alex looked back over his shoulder wryly. "Scully is his work partner. I'm his
life partner."
"His li—" Bill stared, suddenly understanding.
"Hi, Scully," Alex greeted. "I thought your family knew about us?"
Seeing the expression on her brother's face, Scully understood immediately.
"Oh, no, just my mom. Sorry about that."
Mulder was still staring in amazement at Alex. Gone was the slightly dangerous
looking operative dressed all in black. Instead he was looking at the
stereotypical yuppie prepared for a casual weekend at a friend's. Cotton
shirt, pullover, twill pants and loafers completed the picture that started at
the top of his neatly combed head. Even his earring was gone.
Mulder wondered if he'd wandered into a parallel universe. This version of
Alex seemed even more unlikely that the eager-to-please rookie agent he'd
first met several years ago. He'd always assumed that was Alex's first
assignment and that was why he'd been able to appear so nondescript, but he
was having to rethink that conclusion. It seemed that Alex was a much better
actor than he'd given him credit for.
Shooting a grin at Mulder and Scully when none of the others could see, Alex
set out to charm her family. By the end of the evening, Mrs. Scully was
telling him to come visit her so she could feed him up, and Bill had
confidentially told him that he could do a lot better than Mulder. Scully
spent half the evening trying not to howl with laughter, and Mulder just
stared at Krycek in near total silence.
After they walked Mrs. Scully and Bill and his family out to their cars,
Mulder and Krycek got into their own, Mulder as usual in the driver's seat. He
turned to Alex with total bewilderment on his face. "What was all that about?
And when did you turn into a yuppie?"
Alex laughed. "You wanted me not to scare them to death. Isn't that what you
and Scully said? So I didn't. I just got used to the other style, but I can do
this too."
Mulder frowned. "But which is the real you?"
Alex had to think about it. "I suppose the way I've been lately with you is
about as close to the real me as exists anymore. I've been able to relax with
you."
"Then that's how I want you to be."
"Even if it's like having a wolf in your bed?"
"Oh. You heard that, huh?"
Alex nodded, staring at him.
"Then you know that I have no desire to change you. I just want you to stay
with me."
Alex smiled finally. "I did one other thing today, Fox."
Mulder looked at him questioningly.
Alex grinned widely, twisted around on the seat, and dropped his pants. He
peeled off a bandage, and there on his ass was a tattoo. It said, "Property of
Fox Mulder."
Mulder opened and closed his mouth a few times without managing to utter a
single intelligible word. Alex settled back in his seat, clothes back where
they belonged and smirked. He leaned forward to kiss Mulder, pausing just
before touching him to murmur, "Sometimes you can domesticate a lone wolf."
Challenges of Everyday Life XI
by Orithain
"Mulder?" Scully's tone indicated that this was not the first time she'd tried
to get her partner's attention.
