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Title: Circles Unbroken: The Gift. 
Author: Athos.  Athos_too@hotmail.com
Keys: Scully Slash. Scully Other. Vignette. Erotica. Romance. 
Summary:  This story assumes you have read _Circles Unbroken:
Journeys End in Lovers' Meetings_ which introduced Lee Caldwell,
Scully's lover.  Scully and Lee are in adult mode here, as it takes place
one week after Scully's trip to Ocracoke, when she and Lee came
together.   
Rating: NC 17 for graphic sexual description.  This depicts
consensual sex between same sex adults.  Under 17 stop here.
Archive: I will post to Gossamer.  Please forward to ATXC. Anywhere
else is ok, as long as my name is attached and you ask first.  
Disclaimer: The character of Dana Scully is not mine.  No profit is
being made by this use.  Lee Caldwell is mine, and should not be
used without permission. 

Thanks to Rad, for her beta reading and her wise counsel.

_Circles Unbroken: The Gift_

Borders Bookstore, Albany NY, Thursday Night

Sighing, Special Agent Dana Scully joined the checkout line. It was
long, and slow, but she wanted this magazine for the motel tonight.   A
fantasy floated through her mind's eye. *Drawing her weapon, yelling
"Down!  Everybody Down!  Government Agent!"  And she would walk
to the head of the queue, holster her Sig, make her purchase and
leave.....  no Dana, somehow I don't think AD Skinner would approve
of that one.....*

Her eyes dropped to the table at her side, and were caught by a cover
illustration: two naked women, embracing, their breasts just touching,
their hands on each other's waists.  Picking it up she read the title,
_The Year's Best Lesbian Erotica_ , and was lost in memory.  

*Lee.  Lee lying between her thighs getting her back rubbed; Lee
behind her taking gentle charge of their lovemaking; Lee rolling over
for a morning kiss.  Herself, Dana Katherine Scully, making love and
enjoying it for the first time in a very long time...*

She felt a tap on her shoulder.

"What are you doing, Scully, changing sides?"  Mulder took the book
from her hands.

*Damn.*    "Right, Mulder.  It was your description of _Lesbo Love
Vixens_ that pushed me over the line.  Now may I have my book
please?"

"You're really buying that?"

"It's a gift."  A second check out had opened, and the line moved more
quickly.   Reaching the counter, Scully favored the young man at the
register with a dazzling smile and her warmest voice, "Could you wrap
this, please?"   *All the better for you to know I'm pissed at you,
Mulder*

"Sure." *Who would Scully give that to?  She doesn't have any woman
friends... Except that Lee that I haven't met yet..*

****

It was early Saturday evening, and Scully took a last look into her
mirror.  Nothing had changed since the last time, she knew.  There
would be the image of a petite redhead, attractive maybe, but too
serious.  A glance confirmed this.  Lavender shirt, open at the collar;
trim blue jeans; she looked good.  *OK, I look like my level headed
self; I wonder why it doesn't show the butterflies I have inside?  To
hell with that.  On to the next adventure, Dana..*   

She smiled at herself and turned away.  She picked up a gift wrapped
package and headed out the door.

****

*Come into my parlor, said the Spider to the Fly..*  Lee put her head
back in the chair and exhaled softly.  *Leonora, Leonora.  I think you
might be overreacting a bit here.  The sensuous Madame L, Goddess
of Sapphic Love.... no, I don't think so...  Still, she's coming over, and
it's been a week, and who knows?*

Lee glanced at her bare feet on the hassock and reviewed her clothing. 
*blue jeans, white shirt, guess that's a little short of what Madame L
would wear, no exotic silks showing nothing, promising everything.*
She grinned wryly; *just the thing for pizza and beer though.  And if we
do make love, and God I hope we do, I put the perfume on, and wore
the black lacies.... *   She started, as her reverie was interrupted by
soft tapping on the door.  She took one last calming breath, and went
to answer it.

"Dana."  And Lee ran her eyes over Scully from top to toe; "You look
good enough to eat." *Idiot!  I don't believe you just said that!  Why
not just say "fuck me now woman" and have done with it!*

Scully blushed and studied the floor; then the humor of the situation
overcame her.  She looked up at the horrified brunette and smiled. 
"Showing more leadership here, Counselor?  I will say you know how
to make a girl feel welcome.."

"I didn't mean it quite _that_ way, Tooze, but you do look like a
million.  Come inside, and let me try to recover my savoir faire."  Lee
took Scully's hand and led her to the sofa.  "Now, sit, and let me make
amends; would you like a glass of wine before we go out?"

"Sure.  Dry red if you've got it."

"My pleasure to serve you.  I picked up a cabernet today, it's called
Black Cat, supposed to be pretty good."   Lee smiled in Scully's
direction; "at least that's what the 'best buy' markers at the liquor
store said."

"Spoken like a true connoisseur.  I'll be honored to match my palate
against the cosmopolitan epicures of Cut Rate Buy Rite Liquor Mart. 
I take it they didn't have any Thunderbird?"

Lee snorted.  "I'm surprised you can mention that even now. 
Remember the time you worshiped the porcelain goddess after we
drank that poison at Sara's party?  Just think, if it wasn't for me
holding you back you probably would have been flushed down the drain
into the sewers of Maryland."

Visions of fluke men entered Scully's mind. *if you only knew..*  
Then aloud, "well high school days were supposed to be the best years
of our lives.  I wonder what idiot thought that one up; insecure, almost
adults yet still dependent, and bursting with hormones to boot.  They
were just great all right."  She took the glass from Lee's hand. 
"Thanks."  A sip, a swallow.  "The signs didn't lie.  A miracle."  She
smiled up at Lee, who joined her on the sofa.

The brunette extended her glass towards Scully's.  "To you, Dana."

"No, to _us_."  The glasses clicked, and their eyes met, and banished
any hesitancy between them.

Lee took a swallow and put her glass down.  "Thank God that's over." 
She moved closer to Scully, whose glass joined hers on the table. 
"C'mere, you."  

Scully's hands moved into Lee's dark hair, and her eyes closed.  Their
lips met, and opened of one accord.  Lee sighed into Scully's mouth,
and their tongues began a gentle dance.  Soft minutes passed, as they
began to know each other again.

The redhead broke the kiss, and picked up her glass.  "That's thirsty
work, Counselor."

Lee took a sip of the ruby liquid.  "Sir Patrick Spense and the blud red
wine," she quoted.  "After I kissed you in high school, and all I could
think about was you and your lips, and when Sister read that line I
nearly lost it.  Funny, what you remember."

"I'm glad I made such an impact.  I trust I haven't lost anything?"

"Like the finest wines, aged in white oak, you improve with age,
Tooze."

"It's getting thick in here..."  Scully reached over and picked up the
wrapped package.  "For you.  A souvenir of Albany, New York."

"Ooooo.  I love presents.  But I don't have anything for you..."

"I didn't expect anything.  That's not what presents are about." 
Scully's red lips curled in a mischievous smile.  "Besides, I'm sure
you can think of some way to make it up to me."

Lee opened the package, revealing the book Scully had bought.  She
studied the cover illustration and returned the smile.  "You know,
perhaps I can think of something.  In fact, I'm thinking of something
right now."

Scully blushed and took another sip of wine.  "When I saw that picture,
I remembered you and me last weekend, and I knew I had to share it
with you." *And not just talk about it, either.*

"Good.  Come with me.  You can leave your glass here."  Lee took
Scully's hand, pulled her to her feet, and led the way down the hall to
her bedroom.  She paused at the darkened doorway and turned to Dana. 
"Last chance to back out, G Woman; presents now, or presents later." 
Her voice was light, but her blue eyes were serious.

Scully didn't answer.  Instead, she pulled Lee into her arms, and lay her
head on the taller woman's shoulder. *Now.  Now.  Like I haven't been
thinking about it all week while Mulder and I played cops and
robbers.*

Lee breathed in Dana's intoxicating scent, squeezed back..  "I'll take
that for a 'yes' then.  Wait a minute and I'll light our way."   She
stepped into the darkness, turned on a dim dresser lamp, lit two
scented candles.  They cast a flickering light and the aroma of pine
began to spread.  There was a full length mirror on the door at Lee's
bedside.  She stood in front of it, invited Scully into her arms. 
"You've heard of art imitating life.  I wonder if it works the other way
round?  I think we should just find out..  All you need to do is stand
still."

*My pleasure.*   Scully watched as Lee's graceful hands began
unfastening the buttons of the lavender shirt.  When the garment was
fully open, Lee stepped behind her, and eased it off.  Scully shivered.

"Cold?"  Lee's voice was like liquid honey.  The pine scent filled the
room.  "Don't worry, I won't let you freeze...."  The hands returned
across Scully's breasts to the clasp of her bra; the cups fell away
revealing pink nipples already hard, aching for Lee's touch.

Scully reached up, captured Lee's hands, held them against her breasts. 
"Look at us," she said softly.  She caught Lee's eyes in the mirror,
curled her lips in a Mona Lisa smile.   

They stood silent for a moment, watching, then Lee dropped to her
knees in front of Dana.  She kissed the skin just above the denim
waistband and whispered, "on with the show," as she opened the jeans.

"Wait."  Scully stroked the dark hair of the kneeling woman. *If I don't
get my shoes off now I think we'll lose some of the mystery of the
moment when I fall on my fanny.*  She kicked off her loafers.  In a
low voice, "go ahead lover."

Lee pulled the jeans apart and down.  Leaning on her shoulders, Scully
bent and eased them off.  She stood, clad only in an ivory bikini.  Lee's
mouth returned to her belly, then to the fabric; she moved back and
slid the final barrier down, and her lover was naked.

Scully raised Lee to her feet and pushed against her. *Look at me,
naked and loving it!  And if she feels this hot against me through her
clothes... wow....* 

"My turn now."  Scully unbuttoned the shirt, pulled the white oxford
cloth open and off.  Lee wore no bra.  Wordlessly, she cupped Lee's
breasts, savoring their weight, feeling the nipples meet the heat of her
palms.  Lee's musky scent was rich and sensual.  Scully ran her hand
along Lee's jaw line, kissed her.  Lee sighed, and held her close a
moment, then gently applied a downward pressure.  Scully's mouth
traced a warm line down as she settled to her knees, wrapped her arms
around Lee's waist.  She undid the buttons of the jeans, slid inside
them, wrapped her hands around Lee's butt, squeezed.

*I can't wait...* Lee pushed the jeans down, Scully shifted and helped
her free.  Still kneeling, she ran one hand up Lee's thigh, settling
against the moist fabric; the other hand slipping under the leg of the
black panties, resting on Lee's ass, flexing.   Scully kissed through the
fabric, then pulled the garment down and Lee stepped out.  She
dropped to her knees in front of Dana, embraced her, said "Hello
lover... stand with me now..."

They rose, and looked in the mirror.  "Live and in color," Lee
whispered.  Scully laughed softly, raised her mouth for a kiss.  They
truly were a symphony, Dana's fair skin and flaming hair a pleasing
contrast to Lee's darker tones.  Together they assumed the pose from
the book cover, breasts touching, stomachs, thighs.  

*Only this is better, this is real, this is happening to me.  This is life
_improving_ on art.*  Scully raised her mouth in invitation, Lee
responded quickly and another slow tonguing kiss began.  Scully
shifted, pushed a thigh between Lee's.   "Someone is wet I see.."

Lee responded by dropping one hand between Scully's legs, tracing
her wetness, sliding inside.  Scully moaned into their mouths, melted
around Lee's hand. The strong expert fingers filled her, found her
clitoris, gently squeezed, began a rhythm.  Her pelvis rocked in the
rhythm as she got closer, closer.  She pulled Lee's ass, pushing her
thigh against Lee's core, she knew Lee was almost there too.

*I want to come.  Hurry!* Scully thought. *And I want this go on
forever....  Take your time Lee.. I can wait, I can make love all night
long with you, and I will, and I'll give you everything.  O Damn, the
spirit is willing but the flesh is weak, I want it and I can't wait..* And
aloud, breathlessly, "Are you almost there, lover?"

And then she shouted, "Lee!  Now!" as she came, shaking, losing
everything but the feelings in her center, and her own need to bring
Lee with her, pulling hard, pushing up, and feeling Lee explode against
her body.  They collapsed against each other, barely able to stand.  Lee
pulled them onto the bed, wrapped Scully as if she would never let her
go.  Their heavy breathing and gasps filled the room.

"Dana... I knew last weekend was real, wonderfully real, but I couldn't
help it, when you were away this week I wondered, I wondered if it
would happen again like that... thank you, you are.." she stopped, words
failing her.  She captured Scully's head and kissed her gently, lovingly,
thrilling the redhead down to the tips of her toes.

Scully came up for air.  "I'm what?  Unable to walk or think straight
after you have your way with me?  Lee, everything you said, right back
at you..  It was a tough week, thinking of you, but.... that was worth it....
and, the night is young..."

Lee grinned.  "Somehow I don't think we're going out for pizza tonight
after all.  I'll get the wine, and we can rustle up something later."  She
paused dramatically; "if we have the energy."  She embraced Dana,
kissed her nose.  "I like my gifts very much."  

Scully smiled.  "I like mine too."  She dropped her hand to Lee's
thighs, which opened for her.  "And you know what I like best?  That
they're gifts that keep on giving....."

Finis.

Note.  The book exists as described.  The title is _Best Lesbian
Erotica 1999_.  Thanks for reading.   


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