Title: Profiling Scully Author: Andrea Rating: NC-17 Category: MSR, S, Mulder POV Disclaimer: Definitely not mine! Spoilers: Nope. Notes: This story is a companion piece to "I Can't Tell Him", but you don't have read it to understand this story. Thanks: Big thanks to Mayle for suggesting this story. I'd also like Jemirah for the great beta and Char and Dan for their support. Archiving: I'd be honoured, but I'd like to know, too. Feedback: Yes, please :) ardywyn@hotmail.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I'm surprised that Scully thought that she could hide something from me. After all, I was the Bureau's 'Golden Boy' when it came to profiling. I never thought that I'd be using those skills on her, but when there's a pattern to be detected, my mind sees it whether I'm looking for it or not. Granted, it took me three months to figure it out, but that was only because the clues were so subtle and so few. The first time I didn't even notice it. The second time, I remembered the first and it made me think. By the third time, my sharp mind realized that something was going on. Scully rarely took the lead in our sex life. She preferred, it seemed, to let me decide what happened in the bedroom. Even when she was the instigator, she would still defer to me once things got rolling. I have to admit that I didn't notice that she gave way to me until the first time she *didn't* give way. All of a sudden she started suggesting positions, but only at a certain time in her cycle. That's why it took me so long to figure it out. I *had* figured out a lot of other little things that happened right before her period. My personal favorite was how her breasts changed--getting fuller and heavier. Yes, they got tender too, but I quickly discovered that her nipples became much more sensitive. Scully told me that when I played with her nipples, so many endorphins went flooding into her veins that it made her breasts feel better. I was more than happy to be of service. The other thing that I noticed was how hungry she got the week before her period started. She seemed to crave salty foods and chocolate; mostly at night. During the day her eating habits remained normal, but after supper she would pack it away like she hadn't eaten for a month. I was sure that she was going to start putting on weight, but she hadn't yet. The way she ate like a bird for the rest of the month must have compensated for her week of gorging. It wasn't until recently, however, that she started avoiding having sex doggie-style. When I suggested all-fours to her in the week before her period, she would suggest that she get on top-- another of my favorite positions. Or she would offer to give me a blow job, knowing that I would never say no to that. The third month that she avoided doggie-style, I had to find out why. It was very difficult. The most beautiful woman on the face of the earth had offered me a blow job, and I turned her down because I wanted to talk. She looked at me in surprise. "You want to talk?" she repeated. "Something's up, Scully and I want to know what it is," I informed her. "What do you mean?" she asked innocently. "I just noticed that you've been avoiding a certain position at a certain time of the month. I just want to know why," I clarified for her. "Wha...?" Her eyes grew wide. "Scully," I said softly, "if something is wrong you can tell me." "Nothing is wrong," she shook her head. "C'mon, Scully, this relationship won't work if we aren't honest with each other," I challenged her. Then I watched in horror as her face drained of color and crumpled. "I'm so sorry, Mulder. I didn't want to keep it from you," she began to sob. The confession spilled out of her so quickly that I could barely understand what she was saying. I gathered her into my arms as she continued to weep. All that I could do was stroke her hair and hold her. I was rapidly regretting my decision to confront her. Then I began to understand what she was telling me and I couldn't believe my ears--I was hurting her when we made love. That's why she had been avoiding that position. "How could you let me hurt you?" I asked in shock. My question elicited a new flood of tears as she tried to explain that she'd been afraid that if she told me, I would hold back-- not be as passionate. "But I don't want to hurt you, Scully, ever. The thought alone makes me sick." "See?" she sniffed. "That's why I was just trying to avoid being hurt. I thought that would be the best way." She was right. I wanted to cradle her--make love to her as gently and tenderly as I knew how. "It's only right before your period, though? Isn't it?" I asked. "Mmm hmm, and only doggie-style," she nodded, still snuggled against my chest. "Well, I think you were probably right," I admitted. "We should avoid that position, but you still could have told me. It's tearing me apart knowing that I hurt you." "That's why I didn't want you to know. I didn't want you to feel guilty," she explained quietly. Squeezing her tighter, I pressed my lips against the top of her head. It seemed that Scully and I hadn't been able to break the habit of trying to protect each other. I doubt that we ever would. "Would you mind trying something, Scully?" "What?" she asked, her voice slightly muffled by my chest. "I want to make love to you gently. I think that I can make it just as good as the other way. I know I'd like to try," I told her. "Oh, Mulder," she sighed as she lifted her head off of my chest. "Any way that you make love to me is fantastic, but I don't want you to be distracted by having to think about me." I had to chuckle. "What do you think is normally on my mind when we make love?" "I dunno," she shrugged. "Well," I lowered my voice, "I think about how beautiful you are and how lucky I am to have you. I think about how incredible it feels to be inside of you. I think about all of the sounds you make and that it's me doing that to you. I think about what I need to do to make you come and how exquisite you look when you *do* come. I am always totally distracted because I'm thinking about you." As I spoke, I saw Scully's eyes darken and a blush creep over her cheeks. When I finished she grabbed my head and kissed me. As our tongues met, my body reacted as quickly as it normally did to her, so I had to remember that I wanted to do things differently. Keeping my arms around her, I continued to kiss her softly. First tugging gently at her lips with mine, I then lightly raked them with my teeth. As I teased the roof of her mouth with my tongue, I noticed that her hands weren't quite as still as mine. They moved over my shoulders and my back, sometimes caressing softly and other times clutching at me feverishly. Moving my mouth to her neck, I began to suck and nip at her skin, making her squirm. She was dragging her fingernails over my back, sending even more blood to my already throbbing cock. I continued to nuzzle her neck until I could smell how aroused she was. It still astounded me that I could have this effect on her. When I moved my hand around to gently cup her breast, she moaned into my mouth. I tugged at her nipple, rolling it between my thumb and forefinger. She was whimpering now; wiggling on my lap. I couldn't wait any longer. If I did, this would be far more gentle than I'd intended--no penetration at all. "Can you get on your knees now, Scully?" I asked, my voice sounding rough to my ears. "Yes," she breathed as she scrambled off of my lap. When she was ready and looked back over her shoulder at me, I thought I might not be able to be as gentle as I wanted. But I took a deep breath and tried to concentrate. After getting to my knees between her legs, I watched as I slowly slid my cock into her. Her incredible heat made me groan. I wanted to sink myself into her completely; feel her surround me, but that is how I hurt her, so I held back. Taking very slow strokes, I stayed shallow, trying to maximize the pleasure she got from the sensitive area around her entrance. It seemed to work; she was moaning and rolling her hips. Her sounds alone were almost enough to send me over the edge. I'd thought that by taking things slowly it would take much longer to reach orgasm, but this was such a sensual experience that I was almost there already. Sliding my hand over Scully's belly, I reached between her thighs and found her clit. I started a rhythm that matched the strokes that I was taking. Her internal muscles tightened instantly and we both moaned. "Oh God, Mulder," she breathed. "This feels incredible." I tried to tell her that I thought so too, but to my ears the words were incoherent. She was so tight around the head of my cock that I couldn't think clearly enough to speak. The sensation was overwhelming. Fighting the urge to thrust wildly into her, I kept my pace slow and my strokes short. My fingers stayed in time and I felt Scully's clit grow bigger than I could ever remember. Just as I felt it begin to pulse, her muscles began to tug and pull at my cock. It was phenomenal. I had felt her reactions before, but they had never been so powerful. As her internal contractions continued, I knew that I was about to follow her. I tried to stay in control, determined not to hurt her, so I didn't change my pace. My fingers kept up their slow circles and her muscles continued their dance. The build up to my climax was almost as fantastic as the release itself. Wave upon wave of tingly pleasure washed over me before the orgasm finally ripped through me. When I began to surface again, Scully and I were lying on the bed still breathing heavily. "Scully?" I whispered. "Mmm?" she answered drowsily. "I can't remember what happened after I came. I didn't hurt you did I?" "God no," she sighed. "That was wonderful and your orgasm felt more powerful than it ever has before." "Felt?" I was confused. "I can feel you pulse and throb, and it's never felt so strong or lasted that long. It was amazing," she explained, snuggling back against me. "Yours seemed pretty good too," I said, somewhat smugly. "Oh, it *was*," she chuckled. "I love that we can find even better ways to make love." I said, burrowing my nose into her hair. "Even more so because we were trying to solve a problem." "If being honest with you leads to more sex like this, I promise I will never keep anything from you again." end Let me know if you liked it! ardywyn@hotmail.com