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Making a wrong right
TITLE: Making a wrong right
RATING: R - Mature audiences onlyCHARACTERS: Walter Skinner, Secondary X-Files characters include Fox Mulder SUMMARY: Skinner is involved in an indiscretion with an agent that results in a way neither expected. TIME SPAN: Post Skinner divorce (I like to think he divorced Sharon and nothing bad happened to her in Avatar.) DISCLAIMER: The show X-Files along with the characters Walter Skinner, Fox Mulder and Dana Scully belong to Chris Carter, Ten-Thirteen Productions and 20th Century FOX Broadcasting. No copyright infringement is intended and no profit is being made from their use. Skinner placed his head in his hands and pressed his palms against his tired eyes. The last few days had left him feeling mentally exhausted and it was time for him to seriously consider taking a vacation. Mulder was up to his old hi jinks and it was taking all of his composure to not grab him by the neck and choke the stringy agent. To top it off Scully was on personal leave, which meant Mulder had full range with handling the X-Files without her ‘supervision’. Mulder was scheduled to fly up to Maine to investigate a case and Skinner had decided to appoint one of his newer agents to assist on the case with him. Still not feeling absolutely confident that Mulder wouldn’t get into some sort of trouble, Skinner appointed himself to assist as well. Spending that much time in close proximity to the Special Agent was not how he wanted to spend his waking hours but knew it was necessary considering the backlash he had been getting from the Director lately regarding a few of the questionable cases Mulder had investigated. Skinner had specifically chosen Julia Quinn for the case, thinking that her pretty face would distract Mulder enough to keep him out of trouble. He knew she could hold her own with Mulder and may even keep him in line, similar to how Scully managed before getting pulled in by his charms. Julia was just finishing up with a case, so the timing couldn’t have been more perfect. --------------------------- Julia paged through the case report that the Assistant Director Skinner had sent up to her the week before. She was a little surprised that he had wanted her for an X-Files case since the closest she had ever come to an X-File was a missing sock in the dryer. She had heard the stories about ‘spooky Mulder’ but never paid much mind to it. What she did know was that he was a good agent and she could respect that, no matter how spooky he might be. Mulder had emailed her that morning inviting her for a meet and greet down in his office before they left for Maine the next day. She gathered up the case file contents and made her way down to his basement office. The first thing she noticed when she approached the office was a tall man leaning back in his chair staring at the ceiling, the next thing she noticed was a couple hundred pencils stuck in the ceiling boards. “Mulder?” The man quickly sat up and spun around in his chair. “Quinn! How goes it?” Julia shook his hand and stuffed her hands in her pant pockets then looked up at the ceiling again. “You have some pencil collection going. Any reason you keep it up there?” “Nah. Desk ran out of room.” She looks around the office and noticed that in fact every space and crevice is either stuffed with a file or some sort of reference book. She moved over to the vacant desk opposite him and took a seat. “I’ll need your synopsis on this case Mulder because I have to admit this reads like science fiction.” He let out a chuckle and started filling her in on what in fact was real life science non-fiction. When she thought he was pulling her chain about something, it was in fact true when he was able to present physical evidence relating to the case. He had gotten her to taste the kool-aid and she was drawn in. “What is Assistant Director Skinner’s role in all of this?” “Hmm? Oh that, he’s just along to babysit.” “You or me?” “Probably both of us but mainly me. Don’t worry. I can handle the Skin-man. Just follow my lead and mind your P’s and Q’s. You don’t want to get on his bad side, trust me.” ----------------------------------- The next morning Julia high tailed it to Skinner’s office. She had a message from the Assistant Director that morning asking her to come in before they left for the airport. The halls were still dark as she made her way to the lit office illuminating her path. Setting her suitcase down in the front office she poked her head around to find him sitting at the edge of his desk looking out his office window. He was a tall well built man for his age and Julia never minded the view whenever she was called to his office for meetings. Even when he was mad and yelling about something, she couldn’t help but imagine what a man like him was like behind bedroom doors. That said she had a lot of respect for the Assistant Director and never let on about her lascivious thoughts about him. “Good Morning sir.” “Morning, have a quick seat Agent Quinn. I wanted to talk to you about something.” Julia took a seat and curiously waited for what was so important that they couldn’t have discussed on the plane. -------------------------------------- Skinner watched as the young agent made her way to one of the chairs facing his desk. He had to admit that she definitely had a way of perking up his tired eyes. “I asked you to cover this case, Agent Quinn, in hopes that you could bring a more, let’s just say, grounded perspective to the case. Mulder tends to look for the unobvious first and works his way backwards. I’d like you to keep this case focused on the evidence at hand before we go chasing ghosts.” “Yes sir, I think I understand where you’re coming from. Is this the reason you are involved in this case sir, if I may ask?” He was quiet for a moment gauging his response and then deemed one unnecessary. “Let’s just say, Agent Quinn that I have interests in this case and leave it at that.” They rose to leave and Skinner knew that Julia could sense there was more than he was letting on. It wasn’t for her to be concerned. ---------------------------------- Julia tried to make the best of the flight while she was literally crammed between two 6 foot something men. Skinner half dozed against the window and Mulder was busy chatting up the cute stewardess as she made her drink rounds. She thought to herself that she could possibly be in air flight hell except for she really didn’t mind being the center of an agent/assistant director sandwich. This was the closet to intimacy she has had in almost a year, if you could call it that. She learned quickly that it is surprisingly hard for an FBI agent to hold any sort of long-term relationship, especially with other agents. The long hours and constant travel hurt but the fact that she is completely exhausted once she is home for any length of time. She discovered that there isn’t much time for dating let alone maintaining a long-term relationship. Granted she had plenty of offers for quick hookups but figured it was probably more satisfying to take care of her own needs rather than have a sloppy few minute sexcapade with another agent she may have to work with on a future case. As Skinners large form shifted in his seat trying to get comfortable next to her, his leg pressed into hers. Julia looked down and began to examine the thick thigh pressing against hers. The man definitely could fill out a pair of Dockers nicely. As her eyes moved up his leg she was covertly eyeing his crotch area when Mulder suddenly bumped her arm. “Hey Quinn, take my advice. You don’t want to go there.” Julia felt her skin grow hot. Her brain scrambled for some sort of diversion. “Go where Mulder? Don’t you have a flight attendant to harass?” “Just lookin out for you kid.” As Julia rolled her eyes Mulder flew out of his seat as the flight attendant he had been flirting with passed their row. She blew out long puff of air feeling slightly embarrassed when Skinner shifted again next to her and cleared his throat. -------------------------------------- The sound of the plane engine wasn’t enough to drain out the sound of Mulder’s pathetic attempts to get the attention of the stewardess passing out drinks. Oh how he would have loved a Scotch at that moment. Skinner felt a cramp in his leg and tried to move to one side of his already tight space in attempt to stretch his legs out. His body froze when he felt the heat of Julia’s leg next to his. The feeling of her leg pressed against his felt nice. He would bet that the rest of her felt pretty nice too and began to wonder if there was a guy who knew how lucky he was to have that knowledge. Looking out from under his eyelashes he compared the way his large leg looked against her thin one. He always had a thing for smaller women, especially ones in as good a shape as Julia was. He guessed she was about 5’6 and could only imagine the damage he could do to her small frame under his. The warmth of her leg against his was comforting as he began to doze off again. The sound of Mulder’s voice jolted him back and before he completely lost it on the young agent, Mulder was up and gone. He was starting to realize that is was pointless to try and sleep with that man anywhere near him. Clearing his throat he sat up again doing his best to work out the knots in his neck. “Do you want to switch seats sir? I think Mulder will be gone for a while, you can stretch your legs out.” He watched as Julia lifted the armrest next to her and slid over into Mulder’s now vacant seat. Lifting his armrest, he followed suit and then was caught off guard when she stood and squeezed in front of him to the seat he had been sitting in, her pert little ass literally within inches of him. “Thank you Agent Quinn. I appreciate it.” Stretching his legs out, his feet hung out into the aisle. “I would have thought that an Assistant Director would have flown first class, at the very least for the extra leg room.” “What and miss out on all the fun?” He shifted slightly in her direction just catching her smiling to his sarcastic response. “By fun, you mean crammed in like sardines? If you’re into that kind of thing I guess.” He chuckled softly, a less than savory thought flashing in his brain. As he settled in again he enjoyed the peace, his mind drifting off with visions of Julia Quinn’s tight little body distracting him until Mulder finally returned to his seat when the flight began to descend. ---------------------------------------- Julia closed the hotel room door to Mulder’s room behind her and leaned against the outside of the door. “How bad is it?” “Bad. I think Mulder is out of commission for at least tonight sir. I suggest we go on without him.” Skinner nodded his agreement. As they walk away from Mulder’s room Julia shakes her head. She knew it couldn’t have been good for him to eat all that airline food that flight attendant kept giving him. Apparently his charms got him into more trouble than he bargained for. It was getting late and they had one lead to follow up on but Julia was getting the feeling that Skinner wasn’t too upset about Mulder suddenly taking ill. She had to admit she wasn’t all that upset either to be alone with the handsome A.D., especially since Mulder had caught her checking him out on the way there. ------------------------------------------- As Skinner slid into the driver’s side of their rental car he couldn’t help but feel a bit relieved that Mulder wouldn’t be joining them. The man had a way of getting on his last nerve and it served him right that he had a bout of food poisoning after having to hear his cheesy pickup lines for most of that flight. A little annoyed that the good looking agent was successful, but also a little nervous that those same lines might work on Julia. Not that that would matter since it wasn’t like he would ever have a chance with her. She was much younger and probably wouldn’t be interested not to mention he was her superior. But the thought of Mulder and Julia… a scowl crossed his face at the thought. The lead turned out to be a complete waste of time. As they headed back to the hotel Skinner was thinking about how badly he needed a drink. Almost as if reading his mind Julia broke the silence. “Are you hungry sir? We could check out that steakhouse across the street from the hotel.” “Starved and yes that sounds perfect.” As he drove he snuck peaks over at her and tried to remember when the last time was that he had gone on a date with a woman. Heck, gone out with anyone just for the social aspect of it. If he tried he could probably count the occasions on one hand. Since his divorce finalized last year, he just didn’t have the motivation for a social life outside of work. He was just too busy at the Bureau or at least that was what he told himself, which was probably why he was having such a hard time keeping his eyes to himself right now. A pretty girl gets near him and suddenly now his body remembers he is a man with, well, man needs. Don’t go there Walt, he scolded himself. This is a sexual harassment suit waiting to happen. The waitress sat them in a booth in the back of the noisy restaurant. Country music blared from the speakers above and peanut shells covered the floor. As one eye scanned the menu, the other couldn’t help but notice the way Julia chewed the side of her cheeks as she read her menu. Her lips slightly pursed. “I’ll have the Rib Eye special with the scalloped potatoes.” “I’ll have the same and a scotch. Make it a double.” The waitress nodded as she scribbled their order and walked away. “I wouldn’t have figured you for a scotch man, whiskey maybe. I’m a martini girl myself.” “I’m a ‘whatever takes the edge off’ kind of man. Martini, huh? Feel free to indulge. I won’t tell the boss if you don’t.” She smiled at him. The two looking at the other for a moment before Skinner looked away first, feeling slightly awkward. “Maybe after dinner. I need food in my stomach first or you will have one very drunk woman on your hands. But don’t tell the boss that either.” He looked up again at her just as his drink was being placed in front of him. Relieved and without realizing it he downed the glass in two gulps. “That bad huh?” “What?” He coughed out. “The edge.” ----------------------------------------- Julia couldn’t help but think how cute the A.D. looked as she watched a smile grow on his face as he began to understand what she meant. She wondered if his being on edge had to do with Mulder or the case but hoped it wasn’t her that put him on edge. If he wasn’t her boss she could think of a remedy or two that would help. Although conversation was slightly awkward at first, once the scotch began to kick in Julia noticed Skinner was much more conversational. They discovered that they both graduated from the same high school and found that they both had some of the same teachers, albeit by the time Julia attended those same teachers were about a decade older. She couldn’t help but like this side of Skinner and knew she should enjoy it now because she probably wouldn’t see it again. Towards the end of dinner she had ordered a drink joining him on his third. Time escaped them as they continued to drink and talk as it got later into the night. When Julia excused herself to use the restroom, it was at that moment that she knew she had drank one too many. As she stood she caught the edge of their table holding on as the room began to spin. “Whoa! You okay Agent Quinn?” She started laughing and made a sorry attempt to stand up straight. “I think I may have reached my limit sir. I’ll be fine.” ---------------------------------------------- Skinner watched as Julia made her way to the ladies room suddenly feeling bad for having led by bad example. He knew that he should have stopped at one drink but was just feeling so good as well as enjoying the company. Once she joined him, he just completely threw aside the fact that they were both technically still on duty. Paying the bill he walked over to the restrooms and met her just as she was exiting. “You ok?” “Yeah. I think I just needed to walk it off. Are you ready to go?” They agreed to leave the car in the restaurant parking lot and walked back to the hotel together. “Agent Quinn I owe you an apology. It was completely inappropriate what I let happen tonight.” As they approached their rooms Skinner leaned against one of the walls as he talked to her. He watched as Julia’s mouth turned into a frown and began to feel even worse for it. He continued. “I take full responsibility as your superior…” He stopped suddenly watching a strand of her hair fall over her face as she looked down at the ground. He didn’t know if it was the alcohol or how sweet she looked at that moment that drew his hand up to brush the strand of hair back and behind her ear. As his hand lingered a little too long she looked back up at him and his attention was immediately drawn to her lips, slightly parted still in a slight frown, drawing him in. What he didn’t expect was her to step towards him just as he leaned in to kiss her. The kiss was soft and only lasted for a moment until he pulled back. Looking into her face he searched for any evidence of regret or otherwise. What he saw was desire knowing it was reflecting his own. Without a word he grabbed her hand and led her to his room all the while something in the back of his brain yelling ‘Skinner what are you doing! Stop this now.’ ----------------------------------------- Her mind and heart were racing as he took her hand and pulled her into his room. ‘Oh shit’ she thought, ‘What just happened? Did he kiss her or did she kiss him?’ Afraid that he was about to reprimand her she held her breath trying to get her head straight. But no, she could have sworn he kissed her too. She heard the door close behind her and suddenly his mouth was on hers again this time much harder and with obvious desire behind it. His mouth crushing hers, their tongues fought for control over the others. She felt his arms wrap around her body pulling her into him while he backed her up against the edge of the bed. When she felt one of his hands slide under her shirt over her breast she felt herself sober up quickly. This was her boss, what was she doing?! Oh but his hands felt so good and it had been so long since she had been touched like this. She opened her eyes as he broke their kiss and stepped back just as he made to remove her overcoat. Should she say something? ‘Oh my god, my boss is undressing me right now.’ Julia stood frozen as she allowed him to slip her blouse up and over her head then turn her around to unzip the back of her skirt. She was so completely aroused and she knew she may very well regret not putting a stop to this. As he yanked down her skirt, she crawled onto the bed and rolled onto her back as she removed her stockings watching him clumsily undress. At one point as he tried to remove his shoes he fell onto her on the bed, both laughing hysterically at their mutual sexual frustration. When he had removed his shirt, Julia sat up again and brazenly reached up to touch his chest. As he worked his pants off he watched as her fingers slid up his chest, over his nipples and down again along his sides. She leaned in and placed a kiss on his stomach before he pushed her back again onto her back as he crawled over her. ------------------------------------------- He couldn’t get enough of the taste of her mouth. She tasted of ripe sweet fruit and when she kissed him back he could taste her desire for him as well. His hands roamed bravely over her hips, sliding up under her shirt. He half expected her to pull back but she didn’t as his hand slid freely over her breast. Brushing aside his guilt for taking advantage, Skinner removed her overcoat and let it drop to the floor at her feet. He ignored the inner voice reprimanding him, demanding him to stop this and tell her to leave. The voice was drowned out by the sound of his blood pulsing throughout his body as he yanked her blouse up and over her head, tossing it atop of her discarded overcoat. He looked down at her now half undressed and gripped her shoulders to turn her away from him. As his fingers fumbled with the zipper at the back of her skirt, he swallowed hard at the thought that he was being too aggressive, that she would sober up any minute and who knows how she would react. Pushing his thoughts aside he yanked her skirt down and watched in awe as she crawled onto the bed giving him the perfect view of her tight round ass. The discomfort of his erection now begging for release as it pressed against the crotch of his pants, he watched as she rolled over and removed her stockings making matters worse. A sense of urgency overcame him as he began to fumble to remove his own clothes to join the now almost fully naked agent on his bed. As he bent over to get his shoes off he fell over onto to the bed. “Shit!” Looking up at Julia’s surprised face they both burst out laughing and he kissed her stomach as he was finally able to get his shoes off. Standing up again at the edge of the bed he removed his shirt as he watched her sit up and move down to him. Her finger lightly grazed his chest, tracing his nipples and then down his sides creating goose bumps as he worked his pants off. He looked down at her and pressed her shoulders back lightly as he kneeled over. She fell back and inched her body back up the bed as he crawled over her feeling like a predator ready to pounce on his prey. His nose went to her neck as she settled in beneath him and he began to work her panties down, rolling to one side of her, working the silky garment over her hips with her help and down her legs. He could feel her pulse against his lips as he gently sucked her neck making his way to her breasts. A low growl escaped his throat as he fought back the urge to bite into her full breast, her heavenly scent making him hungry. Allowing her to remove her bra, one of his hands slid in between her legs and began to greedily grab her inner thighs and grip her mound before two fingers entered her causing her to gasp above him. He quickly lost himself as he slid one of his legs in between hers spreading her wider enjoying her hot wet excitement as he suckled at her breasts. She was quiet and he quickly forgot that he was busy fondling one of his agents but one of the sexiest women he had ever had his hands on. ------------------------- Julia felt light-headed and wasn’t sure if it was from the alcohol or the fact that Skinner was fingering her and licking her nipples. Her eyes suddenly opened as she felt his teeth bare down lightly on her breast. She wanted to cry out her pleasure with what he was doing to her but was afraid for some reason that he would stop and she didn’t want him to stop. She could feel his erection pressing against her leg and silently prayed that he would use it on her before either of them sobered up too much to stop what was happening. She felt his head shift and pulled her eyes away from the water spot on the ceiling to find him looking at her, his mouth quickly finding hers. She liked how aggressive he was being with her and wondered if this is how he always was in the bedroom, feeling his body shift onto hers and in between her legs. She wrapped her legs around his and began to grind herself against his erection through his underwear. God, he felt good. As he pressed back into her she tried to get a sense of his size, only imagining that a man of his height and stature would have a cock to match. From what she was feeling pressed against her, she was in for a pleasant surprise. She slid her hands beneath the band of his underwear and gripped each of his ass cheeks, which felt tight and firm like the rest of his body. He broke their kiss, gently biting her lower lip before beginning to work his underwear down and finally kicking them off. She felt tiny beneath him feeling his entire body covering hers. He placed a hand on either side of her head, slipping his fingers into her hair and captured her gaze with his just before he eased his cock into her. She sucked in a deep breath as she adjusted to him inside of her and felt oddly at ease with him watching her reaction so closely. When she relaxed he began to move in and out of her slowly, their lips gravitating to the others again. He was gentle with her at first and as she moaned into his mouth each time he entered her all the way his pressure and speed began to quicken, Julia’s hips meeting his every thrust into her. -------------------------------------------- He watched as her lips parted when he entered her for the first time. He had her head trapped in his grip wanting to watch her every expression, part of him relishing her look of pleasure with him inside of her, the other part watching for any warning of regret she may be having. His mouth attacked hers again, savoring the taste of her mouth along with the feeling of being between her legs. She was quiet at first and as both their desires grew her moans began to come in waves each time he entered her. He wanted this feeling to last, the softness of her lips, sweetness of her mouth, her arms and legs wrapped around his body, the feeling of her warm body against his and the moist heat surrounding his cock. She met his every thrust, taking in his entire length. His fear of being too large for her dissipated as he enjoyed the way her body fit his like a glove. Skinner knew that he would have to distract himself in order to hold off his climax, but the sensations were almost too much to ignore. It took all his will to pull out of her, his lips still pressed to hers as their tongues intermingled in a slow erotic dance. He could feel her hands working in between them and her hips shifting as she searched for his cock. “Easy sweetheart. I’ll take care of you I promise.” “Don’t stop.” He chuckled as he nuzzled into her neck biting her softly. “I’m not one to make a woman beg but if I don’t stop this won’t last much longer.” He lifted his head again to see her smiling sweetly back at him. “Roll over Walter.” She patted his rear before he rolled off of her and onto his back. Placing his hands under his head he watched as she crawled on top of him, straddling his waist then worked his erection back inside of her. He was in awe of her small frame atop of his and extremely aroused as he watched her begin to ride him. ----------------------------------- As Julia crawled over the naked man that was her boss, she could tell he was clearly enjoying the view as he laid back and watched her situate herself on top of him. She worked herself onto his erection enjoying the feeling of having him inside of her again. Placing her hands on his chest, she began to slide up and down his shaft using his body as her new play toy. Closing her eyes, she tilted her head back letting her body take over. When she had found her rhythm he joined her meeting her with his thrusts. She felt him place his hands lightly on her hips, his fingers gliding over her skin. His touch and his body felt amazing. “Look at me baby.” She heard his low voice coming from beneath her. Opening her eyes, she rolled her head to the side catching him watching her, biting her lower lip as she caught the most delicious view of him below her. His hands slid up her sides and over her breasts, pulling her nipples gently causing her to let out a long low moan. “God Julia, you are so fucking sexy.” “You feel so good.” She began grinding herself against him in a back and forth motion, again closing her eyes while she concentrated on bringing herself to orgasm. Her thoughts suddenly turned back to where she was and who she was with. An odd feeling overcame her, was it guilt? As she rode out the emotion her climax began to build until she was screaming into the air as she finally came. When Julia finally collapsed on top of her partner, she was overcome with the urge to burst out laughing. What did she just do? After a moment she felt him thrusting his hips up into her again, obviously not nearly done with her yet. She let out a surprised squeal as he rolled her over onto her back with one swift motion. ------------------------------------ Skinner watched her intently, completely in awe of the woman above him. He had never experienced a woman who could get herself off the way Julia was and to his pleasant surprise did. He couldn’t help the huge smile growing on his lips as she fell over him, now lying on top of him out of breath. Feeling extremely aroused by everything that had taken place that night it was hard for him to control the upward thrusts, his cock still begging for release. Sliding his arms around her waist he rolled her onto her back. His body trapping hers once again, this time grabbing each of her legs as he began to fuck her with full force. It didn’t take long before he felt the strong force of his orgasm rising and soon after his release inside of her followed. Placing his head in the crook of her neck and shoulder he rode out the last of the pulsations from his orgasm trying his hardest to push back the rising thought of what he had just done. Julia was quiet under him, her breathing now in tune with his. Finally lifting his head he looked into her face prepared for what he might find there. Her eyes were closed, her lips slightly parted, the way they looked when he had first kissed her. “You ok?” When she opened her eyes to meet his, she gave him a tired smile. “Oh yeah. I’m good.” Rolling off her to one side, he left one of his legs draped over hers, almost afraid she would bolt for the door. “We need to talk before you leave.” She nodded and then pushed his leg off hers as she rolled off the bed and headed to the bathroom. Skinner lay on his back and stared at the ceiling, reality quickly flooding back. What could he possibly have to say that would make this right? He listened to the sound of the sink in the bathroom as it turned off with a squeak and the sound of bare feet on the carpet neared him. “Sir…Walter are you ok?” He didn’t acknowledge the sound of the voice beside him. Feeling the edge of the bed shift, he felt her sit next to him and then lay her head on his chest. They were both silent for a few moments until he finally spoke. “If anyone ever finds out about this Julia, we could both get into some serious trouble, me more so than you.” “Don’t worry Walter. I would never compromise either of our positions.” He looked down at her, her eyes meeting his. Of course he could trust that she would never compromise either of their positions but he knew he had to say what he did out loud for lack of anything better to say. “You should go. Not that I want tonight to end but it is probably a good idea.” She nodded and sat up. As she dressed he watched her feeling like a total prick. She didn’t deserve this, he should at the very least walk her back to her room but he knew he may never make it back if he did. With her hand on the door, she stood there for a moment before looking back at him. “Good night… and Walter, I don’t regret tonight and neither should you.” With that she opened the door and slid out leaving only the sound of the door shutting behind her. “I don’t.” ----------------------------------------