TITLE: Summer Sizzle AUTHOR: Erin M. Blair E-MAIL: eblair@sonic.net CLASSIFICATION/CATEGORIES: SRA -- Story, Romance, Angst CONTENT: Mulder/Scully Romance. AU. DISTRIBUTION/ARCHIVE STATEMENT: OK to Gossamer, Ephemeral, After the Fact, EMXC, etc. This story will be posted to ATXC through ALL-XF. RATING: R SPOILERS: all things SETTING: Season 7. No Season 8 in this world. :) DISCLAIMER: Mulder and Scully belong to Chris Carter. DATE: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Thanks to Jen for beta reading this story. SUMMARY: Mulder and Scully head to California for a much needed vacation. *This story is in response to MSRPreservationSociety's August Improv.* --------------------------------------------- Summer Sizzle by Erin M. Blair --------------------------------------------- Mulder and Scully were on Highway 80 to head on their first summer vacation -- together. They had arranged to spend the week at a cabin that had been in Scully's family for years. It was located at Truckee, off Interstate Highway 80, as if they were heading towards Lake Tahoe and Reno, Nevada. Scully was gripping the wheel, bracing for the sharp turns. She couldn't believe that Mulder was letting her drive towards the summit. "How come you didn't want to drive?" "I get queasy over sharp turns," Mulder mumbled as he took a sip of Diet Soda. He then unwrapped a low carb candy bar. "Besides, we're almost there." "I know, Mulder. If you get queasy, how come you're eating a candy bar? We did pack some breath mints and some Life Savers to suck on." "That's not what I really want to suck on," Mulder said with a grin. His hazel eyes twinkled at her. "Mulder!" "When we're at the pool, I want you to wear that hot, new swimsuit of yours." "My new bikini?" "Oh yes," he said. His smile deepened as his face flushed with the burning desire. He was getting hard in his pants and he was trying to control it. "I want you so much. Now." "Can you wait until we get there? We're almost at the turnoff," Scully said. She was trying to control her own passions for him. Yes, she wanted him, but she knew she had to deliver them to safety. This wasn't the right place for quickie sex in the backseat. No matter how much they wanted it. "We're headed towards the Donner Lake picnic area... Maybe we can do it in the backseat after all?" Mulder suggested. "Mulder, I think we can wait until we get there. We're getting very close to the cabin," Scully said. She paused. "Then we can..." "Good." * * * Mulder and Scully finally arrived at their destination. As they entered the cabin, they felt a blast of hot air. The sweat was dripping from their foreheads. Although the cabin had a very pleasant feeling to the place, it was airy with bright colors decorated in the living room. However, the room was hot after being locked for so long. "Scully, got any of those moist towelettes?" Scully nodded. "It's in my luggage, Mulder." She paused. "Let's get our stuff out of the trunk and then we can unpack." "That's a great idea," Mulder said. He walked outside to the car with Scully and helped gather the luggage and essentials for their trip. He felt a bit weak from the heat, especially since he felt a bit dehydrated even though he was drinking colas all the way down there. He paused, looking at Scully, and he felt blessed that she had picked him. He picked up the luggage and headed towards the cabin. "Did you get them?" Scully asked as she looked at Mulder's face. She noticed that he was wiping off his sweat with the trim of his black T-shirt. "Mulder, you don't look so good." "I feel hot." "I don't want you to get heat stroke on me," she said, "especially since there's much that I want to do to you." She pulled him close to her and she stood on tiptoe to give him a kiss on the lips. "I want you, Mulder." "Scully..." "Mulder, let's get it on," she said, giving him a kiss on the nape of his neck. "I think I've taught every single innuendo..." "I've learned from you, Mulder," Scully said, planting another kiss, this time, on the chest. She whiffed his aftershave with a mixture of the sweat and the smell of sunflower seeds. "You just happen to be the best." "I'm glad I taught you the finer art of innuendo," Mulder said, as he pressed his lips onto her luscious lips. "Let's go find that treehouse you've told me about on that long plane ride from DC to Sacramento." Scully nodded. "I thought you'd never ask." Feedback: I welcome and treasure feedback. Send to: eblair@sonic.net Author's Notes This story is written for the MSRPreservationSociety's July Improv. The elements are as follows: Vacation is the theme and it must have the following in the story: - Breath Mints (check) - Conversation about a first time - Low Carb Candy Bars (check) - A new swim suit (check) - Hot loving in a tree house (not first time memory) - Moist towelettes (check) - Some obvious Mulder ogling by someone other than Scully I hope I have included every single element in this story. I would like to thank Kelly for the challenge.