Title: Warm Author: Wildafox0619 E-mail: [email protected] Feedback: Yes, please!! Rating: PG Category: MSR-UST- Spoilers: Ice Disclaimer: Not mine; XF characters belong to 1013 Productions. Summary: She needs him to stay warm Notes: Written for The Haven 310 words of UST Challenge Visit my website: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/wildafox0619 *** Warm They were stranded in this awful ice station because of the storm. They had just found the former inhabitant's quarters and they had just decided to take a break and rest a little. Scully was tired and she couldn't control the fear and the cold that were taking residence in her body. The people here have died of a violent death and she couldn't start to explain why. She sat on the bed and her thoughts wandered to her partner. She was attracted to him more each and everyday. She realised that it was unprofessional but in this wild area, she had to survive and thinking about him kept her warm. "Stop it Dana!" she admonished herself. She started to laugh hysterically. She was stopped by a knock at the door. She opened to a bare-chested Mulder. She gaped at the beautiful sight, melting under his worried hazel gaze. "Is something wrong, Scully?" "No sorry to have disturbed you. I am so wired that I can't sleep, that's all" He entered in her room, feeling that she was in an unusual mood. "What's wrong?" He whispered. "I don't know. I am cold and tired. I just need to sleep." She answered softly. He nodded, suddenly understanding that his partner was afraid and cold and not ready to admit it. He just had to take matters in his own hands. "Come here" He turned down the bedclothes and patted the mattress. She felt a tingling in her chest, anticipating the thrill to sleep next to him. She reclined in the bed and he asked her to scout over. He joined her, switched off the light and covered them with the thick comforter. He embraced her from behind, spooning. She felt warm and good instantly. "You okay?" "Yes Thanks Mulder." "You are welcome" They fell asleep, both thinking that they innocently just kept each other warm but it was the first step toward a change in their relationship.