Defining Exactly
by Beduini

Rating: NC-17 for sure
Category: MSR Smut, PWP
Keywords: Mulder/Scully/Relationship/Smut
Summary: I think that's obvious. Oh, you want more than that? I can't believe I wrote bathfic.
Archiving and Disclaimer: Do you really want to? Email me.

Dedicated to all who kept the energy up during the writing of "An Alluring Indiscretion," especially Kimberly, Kerri, mab, Diana, and of course, Karooni. This is a point in time within that universe.

Thanks to Marty for the beta!

X*X*X*X*X

8:43 p.m.

"Did you get it?" Mulder asked, hovering behind Scully anxiously as she sat the brown paper grocery bag down on her kitchen table.

She kicked her shoes off and sat down hard on the Windsor chair closest to her, letting out a soft, tired sigh as she reached in the bag and pulled out the jar, holding it up over her shoulders for him to see.

"Excellent!" He exclaimed with a grin, taking the jar out of her hand and carrying it over to the kitchen counter. "It may seem like it's just Ragu to you, Scully, but trust me. When I'm finished, you'll be begging me to let you lick the spoon."

She watched him twist open the jar and dump the contents into a saucepan, stirring and whistling while he puttered around the warm kitchen. He was barefoot, wearing only his 501's and a tank top, and his hair was still wet from a recent shower.

"What time did you get here, Mulder?"

He glanced over at her as he stirred. "I've been here a couple of hours. I packed my bag this morning so I didn't have to go home first, remember?"

"I remember that, but I was under the impression that you were going to stay at work late and gather all of your notes on the Mathers case."

"I already did that." He pointed at a file folder just visible on the coffee table in the living room. "I brought it so you could look it over before we present the final summary next week."

She looked over at the folder and sighed. She'd been working overtime helping out the Sci-Crime lab delete their backlog so that she could return to the X-Files where she belonged, and she and Mulder had been shuffling back and forth between his apartment and her apartment for nearly three weeks. She'd seen more sexual activity in those three weeks than she had in the past seven years, and therefore, less sleep. That was just fine for Mulder - he seemed to thrive under those conditions.

All in all, she was worn out.

Mulder had insisted on cooking her dinner and she'd been happy to oblige him. Of course, she had to stop at the store on the way home to pick up most of the ingredients, since he hadn't yet learned what kind of staple items she kept stocked in her own apartment.

Obviously, Ragu wasn't one of them.

He glanced over at her weary sigh and noticed the way she sat limply in the chair, her eyes blank and unfocused. His face softened, and he stepped over to her, crouching down in front of her and taking one of her hands in his. "Hey, Scully, why don't you get comfortable. This is going to take a little while...you can grab a shower, kick back if you want. I'll call you when it's ready."

She closed her eyes and smiled. Bless his heart. She ran her fingers down the side of his face in a gentle caress and he smiled, helping her out of the chair. He gave her a gentle kiss on the forehead and she shuffled into the bathroom with a loud sigh.

Mulder heard her turn on the tap to the bathtub and grinned. "None of those lavender bath crystals, Scully!" He called out to her. "I don't want you falling asleep in the middle of my dinner!"

X*X*X*X*X

9:07 p.m.

Scully eased herself into the warm bath and let out a contented sigh. Mulder had turned on the classical station on the stereo, and along with busy noises in the kitchen, the soft sound of piano - Mozart, she thought - was floating in. She submerged her hair, smoothing it back away from her face, closed her eyes and sighed again. She was going to lay there and zone out until the water turned cold. Or, until Mulder showed up with a glass of white wine.

It was the latter, of course.

"Thanks for the seeds." He said with a smile, putting the lid down and sitting on top of the toilet. She surmised he must have found the bag of sunflower seeds she'd picked up for him along with the Ragu.

She closed her eyes, letting the bath water envelope her. "You're welcome." She said warmly. He didn't move, and she looked up at him after a moment. "Are you finished cooking already?"

He took a sip of wine and swallowed, his lips wet from the action. "It needs to simmer for a while."

She closed her eyes again. She heard the rustle of Mulder's clothing as he moved and the strike of a match, followed by the smell of sulfur. A moment later, the brightness of the bathroom light no longer filtered in through her eyelids and she opened her eyes to see Mulder watching her through soft flickering candlelight.

"Better?" He asked, taking another sip of wine.

She smiled at him. "Mmmm." She glanced at the glass of wine in his hand, then back to his eyes, and he knelt down next to the tub, holding the glass up to her lips for a sip. "Thank you." She said, feeling the coolness of the wine slide down her throat.

Mulder sat the glass down on the tiled floor next to the tub and dipped a finger into the water, tracing small circles along the surface. "Close your eyes." He said softly, reaching for the seafoam green bath puff in the tray next to the glycerine soap on the side of the tub.

She did as he requested and felt the water lap gently against her skin as he dipped the bath puff into the water. He scrubbed the puff against the glycerine soap creating a lather, then she felt the soft, gentle glide of the bath puff slide from her shoulder down her arm. It was repeated on the other side.

"Nice?" He asked as he moved the puff down her calf, trying not to stir the water too much.

"Mmmmhmmm." She replied, part humming and part sighing with a look of contentment. The wine was beginning to paint a warm trail down her throat and into her stomach.

He smiled and moved down toward the end of the tub, rubbing the puff gently over the bottoms of her feet. He let the puff fall to the bottom of the tub and took a foot between his hands, gently massaging her arches and her toes with his strong fingers. She groaned as he worked the sore muscles.

"You could wear more comfortable shoes." He commented.

She smiled. "Then I wouldn't get the pleasure of having you rub my feet."

He laid her foot back in the water and picked up the other one, giving it the same attention. "And I wouldn't have the pleasure of getting to rub your feet."

Before they'd become lovers, she knew he was prone to moments of thoughtfulness, just as he had his moments of obliviousness. She'd had no idea just how sweet he could be, though. Cooking her dinner, giving her a bath, rubbing her feet. He seemed genuinely happy to do for her. She was never comfortable being pampered, but she knew he knew this, and as twisted as it might seem, because it made him happy she allowed him the opportunity to indulge her once in a while.

He placed her foot back in the water next to the other one and moved back up to the top of the tub. "More wine?" He asked, picking up the glass and taking a sip.

She nodded and he leaned over, brushing his lips against hers. As she opened her mouth, he let the liquid run from his mouth to hers, followed by his tongue. She lapped her tongue against his and broke the kiss with a smile and a low giggle. "I'd like all of my beverages served that way from now on."

He chuckled, taking another sip of wine, swallowing it, and reached between her legs into the tub to retrieve the bath puff from the bottom. He accidentally, or perhaps not so accidentally brushed up against her vulva, dragging the puff over her abdomen and up her chest, circling each breast. Her eyes remained closed, but her lips parted slightly and her knees spread just a bit so he took that as a sign to continue. He slid the puff back down her abdomen, and letting it fall to the bottom once again, brushed his fingers over the folds of her sex.

A soft breath escaped her lips and she let her legs fall open wider as he touched her with whisper-soft strokes. "Tell me how it feels, Scully." He said, his lips near her ear.

She licked her lips. "Soft." She replied. "Arousing."

"But what does your arousal feel like?" His voice was smooth, spoken for the need to know more than to arouse, although he wanted both. His tone was soft...the atmosphere demanded it.

She licked her lips again and shifted slightly. "It's like...warmth. A lingering warmth."

"Hot?" He asked, his fingers continuing to tickle her without pressure.

Her brow furrowed. "No, not hot." She inhaled through her nose and shifted again. "Not tingling or burning. Not impatient or demanding. Lingering...um, teasing. Leaving the desire for more."

His reply was nearly an octave lower, almost a growl. "Do you want more?"

She let out a long breath and soft groan. "Mmmmmmmmm...yes."

With the introduction of her arousal, the fatigue of the day began to fade away and she was feeling energized. He applied a little more pressure, moving his fingers in a wider circumference. "Like that?"

She drew in a breath and let it out between parted lips. "Yeah. Oh, that's nice."

As he slid his fingers against her sensitive skin, he watched her face. "Do you realize how lucky you are to be a woman, Scully?"

She smiled, opening one eye and looking at him briefly, then closing it again. "Why is that, Mulder?" She knew his answer would be amusing, if anything else.

He let his middle finger trace the opening of her vagina, teasing the edges without sliding inside. "You get all of the colors of the rainbow. We...we get black and white."

Licking her lips again and shifting as his middle finger continued to tease her opening, she asked huskily, "How so?"

His voice was warm, like melting butter. "Basically, we get aroused, we get an erection, we find a way to stimulate the erection, then we come and it's all over."

"You seem to be quite satisfied with black and white from what I've observed."

He grinned, continuing his gentle teasing as he spoke. "You, on the other hand, can take your time, let it build. You can come in gentle waves, or hard, throbbing pulses, and everything in between, over and over without end."

"Without end?" She asked as she shifted impatiently under his teasing fingers, her eyebrows raising although her eyes remained closed. "I'm afraid not, Mulder. Multiple orgasms are part of the physiology, but not to infinity. A woman's body can become over-sensitized. It needs rest, nourishment, time to heal..." She caught her breath as he slipped his finger inside of her. "What does that feel like?" He asked, his face close to hers as he moved his finger gently in and out.

Her mouth fell open. "It...God. It feels great."

He grinned. "Define 'great.'"

She let out an impatient little snort and raised an eyebrow as she looked up at him. "Somewhere in the upper fifty percent, with nothing being zero, and one hundred being your enormous penis."

He chuckled again, slipping another finger inside of her alongside the first one, beaming. "Now we're getting somewhere. How's that?"

"Twice as nice." She replied with a grin. "You're closing in on the upper seventy-five percent."

He rubbed his thumb over her clitoris as he moved his fingers in and out of her slowly, and she let out a soft moan, her eyes closing once again. He had a goal in mind, and idea that had formed several weeks ago during one of their earliest post-coital conversations. "Tell me what you like, Scully."

She caught her breath and let it out slowly, her fingers digging into the cold porcelain at the tub's edge. "I just did."

"No, I mean, of all of the ways you can reach orgasm, what's your favorite?" He applied a little more pressure, moving his fingers deeper and she caught her breath again.

"You..." she paused, arching her back as he began circling her clit with his thumb, "inside me all the way. Your mouth on mine. Doesn't matter what the position is as long as I have those two things."

"You mean like this?" He asked, covering her mouth with his as he pushed his fingers deeper into her, applying steady pressure but not moving. Their tongues slid against each other and her fingers let go of the tub's edge, wrapping around his upper arm. After a moment, he pulled back. He knew she could do so much better than that.

She let out a soft gasp and a groan, opening her eyes halfway. "Nice, but not exactly." She grabbed on to the edge of the tub again and pushed back against his hand, urging him to introduce a little more movement into the equation as the water lapped at the edges of the tub.

He began a slow pace, watching her face intently and waiting for the water to settle to a more gentle motion. "Tell me, then, exactly."

She let out an impatient sigh and another low moan, closing her eyes again. "Alright, Mulder. Since you're so curious this evening, I'll give you an example that would qualify exactly." She licked her lips, taking a deep breath. "You're sitting. I'm on top of you, impaled on you..." She paused, considering how graphic she should be, and decided to go with it. "...impaled on your COCK, Mulder." She enunciated the word, making sure he knew she was doing it for his benefit. "My legs are wrapped around your hips. Your arms are around my back, holding me against you tightly. My arms are around you, just underneath your arms, and my hands are in your hair. We're kissing." She paused again, listening to the sound of his labored breathing, and a little smile played upon her lips, remembering a line from an old Kevin Costner movie and improvising. "Looooooooooong, wet, open- mouthed kisses with tongue."

He was silent except for his quick breathing and the gentle sound of slow moving water as his fingers stroked inside of her. After a moment she opened her eyes and looked at him. His mouth was slightly open and his eyes black and glassy. "What does it feel like to you as we're doing this?" He asked, hoarsely.

She glanced down at his lap, seeing his erection straining against the front of his jeans, and looked into his eyes. Knowing the effect her scenario was having on him, she went in for the kill. Arching her back like a porno star, she let out a soft moan. "It feels soooooo good. You're so hard, and it's a tight fit but I'm so wet because of you. You're everywhere. Inside of me and surrounding me. You overwhelm all of my senses. The sound of your breathing. The way you taste. The way you smell. The way you feel. The way you move. The knowledge that it's you doing it to me, Mulder, makes me insane." She heard his soft gasp as he mentally pictured the image, and with a satisfied smile she pressed her body against his hand, urging once again.

His hand stopped moving and he swallowed, watching her eyes. "This scenario...could it be on the floor?" He asked her in between pants.

She breathed in and out a few times before replying, knowing the game was now over. "Yeah, the floor would be just fine."

He pulled his hand out from between her legs and stood, tearing open the button fly of his jeans and shoving them down his hips along with his briefs. She watched his cock rise up, free from its restraints and he pulled one leg out of his jeans, kicking them free of his other ankle. "C'mere, Scully." He growled, reaching underneath her arms and pulling her up and out of the tub before she could stand up. She gasped as the air hit her wet skin, the gasp becoming a moan as he wrapped his arms around her, her wet, air-chilled skin pressed against the soft, thin cotton of his tank top. He kissed her passionately, holding her tightly against him, her slick skin making it impossible for him to prevent her from sliding down his body until her feet touched the floor. He dropped to his knees in front of her, his hands sliding down her torso and his mouth planting wet, open-mouthed kisses on her abdomen. She pulled his tank top over his head and his hands came to rest on her hips, urging her into his lap. She straddled his thighs and lowered herself, positioning his cock at her opening then holding on to his shoulders as she sank down on him, both of them groaning as her bottom came to rest on top of his thighs. She shifted her weight forward and slid her legs around his hips changing the angle of penetration, and he spread his thighs a bit to accept the new balance, wrapping his arms around her back to help support her. Her arms wrapped around his neck, her hands sliding up into his hair.

"Is this what you had in mind?" He asked, panting hard as he looked into her eyes.

She was breathing hard as well. "Almost. You forgot to kiss me."

He slid his mouth over hers, tongues dueling while their mouths joined and re-joined at different angles. "Now?" He asked in-between nips, his breath mingling with hers.

She tightened her legs around his waist and flexed her inner muscles, feeling his cock jump inside of her reflexively in response. "Yeah, but one more thing."

"Whuzzat?"

"We're supposed to be fucking, Mulder."

She felt his cock jump again and he sucked in a deep breath. "Jesus, Scully!" Hearing her talk that way wasn't going to make him last any longer at this point, and his entire body began to shake. He groaned, his dominant side taking over as he held the back of her head and shoved his tongue in her mouth as his hips began thrusting up against her. There was very little room for big movements and it was more grinding than fucking, but whatever it was, it was working. A keening noise was rising up in her throat and a corresponding gutteral noise emanated from his, the both of them rubbing against each other frantically as the pressure built.

Scully pulled her mouth away from his, burying her head in the crook of his neck and moaning "God!" as her orgasm hit. Mulder was only seconds behind her, gritting his teeth and making a sound that was more like a battle cry than any intelligible word. They moved against each other until the spasms ceased, then she lifted her face to his and they looked into each others' eyes, grinning.

"That was...very exact." He said, and she chuckled, holding on to him tightly. Then he kissed her long and slow, their bodies still as their mouths and their tongues moved languorously together. Eventually, he slipped out from between her thighs and she tucked her legs underneath her, loosening her hold and standing carefully.

Smiling down at him, she held out a hand to help him off the floor.

X*X*X*X*X

10:13 p.m.

Mulder watched with amusement as Scully licked the last bit of sauce off of her fork and laid it down on her empty plate.

"You were right, Mulder." She said, pushing back from the table and leaning back in her chair with a satisfied smile. "It's fantastic. What's in the sauce?"

He grinned. "It's a secret."

She looked at him a moment, her expression forcedly blank. "It's Ragu, Mulder. How secret could it be?"

"Ragu is one of the ingredients, Scully. It's not the only ingredient." He stared at her and wagged his eyebrows.

Her smile fell. "You didn't..."

He laughed. "Of course not! What kind of a sick pervert do you think I am, Scully?"

The smile returned to her lips. "I KNOW what kind of a sick pervert you are, Mulder. But I love you anyway."

He leaned across the table with a serious look on his face and took her hand in his, pulling her forward gently. "That's the other thing I forgot to do during your definition of the perfect orgasm."

Her eyebrows raised. "What?"

"Tell you I love you." He leaned in and kissed her, licking a bit of sauce from the corner of her mouth. Pulling back, he studied her face a moment, his expression somber. "I've never told another person this before, Scully. I'm telling you now because I trust you and I love you. More than I've ever loved anyone in my entire life."

Her face grew serious and she looked into his eyes, clasping her fingers between his. "What is it?" Mulder always chose the most unsuspecting moments to reveal the secrets of his heart.

He gazed at her a moment and took a breath, then let it out slowly. "Fennel."

She blinked at him several times, then raised her hand to smack him. He ducked, laughing, and grabbed it firmly, holding both hands between his across the table and stealing a quick kiss from her lips.

"Jerk." She muttered against his lips, feigning disgust but her lips holding her smile.

"But you love me anyway." He added, kissing her again. "And I do dishes."

He stood, throwing her an impish grin as he gathered the dirty dishes, then carried them over to the sink. She followed him, ducking under his arm and sliding her arm around his waist. "I'll do the dishes, Mulder. You cooked."

"No, you got sit down and relax. Take a look at that file if you're up to it." He placed a quick kiss on her forehead and she smiled gratefully, wandering into the living room and sitting down on the sofa.

After a moment, Mulder's voice called to her from the kitchen. "Hey, Scully?"

"Yeah?" She asked, her eyes never leaving the file.

"Want me to tell you what 'exactly' is my favorite way to see you reach orgasm?"

She smiled, but didn't move from her seat on the sofa. "Tomorrow, Mulder."


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