"Paralyzed With Love"

Author: Jacquie Sabatier (colbysgurl@shaw.ca)

Author's Note: Sorry about the cheesy title. First thing that came to mind. 
 
Summary: An AU Doggett/Scully version of "Teliko" 
 
Pairing: DSR 
 
Rating: Anywhere between K+ and M...like usual. :D 
 
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Scully was still standing where the nurse left her –in front of Samuel Alboah's hospital 
room. He seemed to be almost in a catatonic state, his eyes open and unblinking. His skin 
was chalk white. All she could hear was the steady beeping of the plethora of life support 
machines that were keeping Alboah alive. 
 
She pinched the bridge of her nose against exhaustion. The ambulance carrying Doggett 
had arrived less than three hours ago. On cursory examination, he still had no movement 
whatsoever, except for slight movement in his eyes. They seemed to follow her around 
the room as she instructed the nursing staff with her to begin counteracting the 
depressants that were already in his system. An hour ago, Doggett had finally fallen 
asleep and the nurse on duty had promised Scully that she would be kept informed on his 
progress. 
 
She decided that maybe she should get some tea from the cafeteria and something to eat. 
Doggett was going to be out for at least a few more hours, and Alboah, well, it wasn't as 
if he would be going anywhere, she thought. She had just sat down with a cup of green 
tea and a non-fat yogurt when the slim brunette nurse came in, looking for her. 
"Agent Scully?" The nurse continued when she got the attention of the red-haired agent. 
"Agent Doggett is awake again. He's very agitated.." 
 
Scully emitted a tired sigh as she stood. "Did you try to calm him?" 
 
"Cindy tried, but I don't think it worked," was the response. 
 
The two women continued to stare at each other for a moment before Scully gestured. 
"After you," Scully told the woman. 
 
"Sorry…" The nurse hurried out of the cafeteria again followed by Scully.

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The first thing that greeted Scully's ears was the frantic beeping of Doggett's heart 
monitor. The duty nurse was talking softly to him. She even had her hand on his arm, but 
his eyes still looked frightened and disoriented. 
 
"John…" Scully's soothing voice came from his right. Doggett's lips tried to form her 
name but his vocal chords were still paralyzed. His right index finger, however, was able 
to move just enough for both Scully and the two nurses in the room to notice. 
 
Scully stroked Doggett's face. She watched the monitor as she continued in the same soft 
tone, "You have to calm down for me. Your heart rate is too high." 
Doggett's finger twitched again as it managed to make contact with Scully's hand. The 
beeping on the heart monitor began to slow slightly. His eyes closed for a moment as if 
the minute movement was enough to comfort him. 
 
"I'm here," Scully whispered. "Everything' s alright." 
While Scully was trying to calm Doggett, the nurses replaced Doggett's IV bag and then 
announced to Scully, "We'd like to give Agent Doggett a sponge bath..." 
 
Doggett's eyes looked panicked as the beeping on his monitor became more frenetic once 
again.  
 
"Easy, Agent Doggett. She's not leaving," the brunette nurse said to Doggett. Doggett's 
eyes pleaded with Scully to be the one to take care of him. 
 
"Would it be alright if I did it?" Scully asked, feeling a hard lump beginning to rise in her 
throat even as she asked the question. 
 
The two nurses exchanged looks, the younger nurse gave a dreamy sigh. 
 
"I'll be right back," the duty nurse said, giving the young brunette a stern matronly look. 
 
Doggett tried to get Scully's attention by tapping his finger on her hand.  
 
"What?" 
 
Doggett closed his eyes. He was getting frustrated with the lack of movement in his body.  
 
"You're going to be fine, John." Scully wasn't sure if she was trying to convince Doggett 
or herself. She couldn't remember the last time she had been this scared of losing 
someone. 
She rested her head against Doggett's shoulder, hearing the monitor start to slow 
again.Her hand continued to stroke his chest. "Sssh...." she whispered. 
 
The brunette nurse returned with a washbasin and a washcloth, making Scully get off the 
bed again. Doggett emitted what sounded like a whimper at the loss of contact. 
 
The young brunette nurse apologized for the interruption. With a schoolgirl giggle, she 
deposited the washbasin on the stand beside Doggett's hospital bed and left the room 
again. Scully pulled the curtain around Doggett's bed and then carefully cradled Doggett 
in her arms so she could undo the string in the back of his gown. She laid him back down 
against the pillows again, sliding the gown down his arms to expose his chest. Doggett's 
eyes continued to watch her as she rung out the cloth and slowly ran it across his face and 
down his neck. 
 
"Close your eyes," Scully encouraged, but Doggett didn't want to take his eyes off of her, 
not even for a second. Scully gently picked up his arms to wash down his arms. She 
instinctively kissed his fingertips, causing Doggett to close his eyes. The cloth and then 
her lips trailed down his chest. A shudder from the contact of her lips against his skin 
coursed through Scully. 
 
She gently leaned him against her to do his back before she retied his gown and stuck the 
cloth back into the washbasin. She reopened the curtain and carried the basin to the sink 
to empty it.

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Scully could feel that Doggett's eyes were still watching her as she came back to the bed. 
She kept the curtains pulled as she half-sat, half lay on the bed beside him. "Just get some 
rest. I'm right here," Scully whispered, kissing his chest. 
 
"Dana..." Doggett's strangled voice woke her up a few hours later. 
He was able to move his entire upper body now. 
He pulled Scully flush against him. 
 
"You're okay.." He whispered as if he was trying to reassure himself. The image of 
Samuel Alboah crawling down the wall behind her was still burned into his memory 
along with the feeling of panic when he realized that he was unable to move to help her. 
 
"I'm okay," Scully promised, smiling softly at him. "And so are you.." 
 
"Still having trouble moving. From the dart?"  
 
"From the dart." Scully nodded before she indicated the IV. "We were able to counteract 
the effects though.We're still going to keep you under observation, but we can say with 
cautious optimism that there is no long-term effects." 
 
"You look tired," Doggett remarked with concern. 
 
"I'm okay…I've just been worried about you.." Scully admitted. 
She closed her eyes as she buried her face against him. 
 
Instinctively, Doggett tugged Scully's lips to his, overcome with the need to reassure her. 
Scully stiffened, but only momentarily. She whimpered softly as she ran her fingers 
through Doggett's hair. They were both out of breath when the kiss broke. 
 
Scully couldn't hold back her fatigue any longer. She closed her eyes, feeling reassured 
by Doggett's strong but gentle arms.

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Two days later, the doctors were satisfied enough with Doggett's progress to release him 
into Scully's care. She pulled up in front of his house and put the car in park. 
 
"Now I want you to promise me you'll go straight to bed, John," Scully told him in her 
best doctor tone. 
 
Doggett smiled half in amusement half with affection. 
"Scout's honor." 
 
Scully watched him go inside and close the door. She sighed and started the car. Doggett 
watched her drive away before he laid down on the couch and turned on the TV.
 
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It was raining. Doggett could feel that the cold damp was chilling him to the bone...but 
what chilled him even more was the sight in front of his eyes: A newly regenerated 
Samuel Alboah. Doggett cried out when he identified the woman that Alboah was 
watching. 
It was Dana. His Dana... 
 
He tried to warn her, tried to move, but he was unable to. Samuel Alboah's ashen face 
turned toward Doggett. As if he knew that Doggett couldn't move, he emitted an almost 
hyena-like giggle before claiming his prize.  
 
Scully's cry of pain as the dart hit her pierced Doggett's ears. He struggled all the more to 
get to her, but it was to no avail… 
 
Her name was still on his lips as he sat up, perspiring and shaking. 
Slowly, he sank back against the couch, trying to get his breathing under control. He 
pulled on his shirt, jeans and running shoes, and grabbed his leather jacket from its place 
over the loveseat. He grabbed his carkeys and ran out the door into the rain. The only 
thought that kept going through his mind was "I need to get to her..."

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He was less than five blocks away when he went off the road and hit the streetlight. He 
slowly dragged himself out of the passenger side door, falling to the rain soaked ground. 
Shakily he got to his feet. A balding man wearing a red poncho had witnessed Doggett's 
accident and came out to see if he was alright. 
 
Doggett waved him off with a "I'm fine...don't worry..." 
 
The man looked at Doggett's damaged truck. "We should call this in." 
 
"I'll do that from my partner's. I'm FBI." 
 
"He should look at your head too." 
 
Doggett felt his forehead, seeing blood on his fingers when he took his hand away."Agent 
Scully's a doctor. I'm sure she can look after it." 
 
He didn't give the other man a chance to say anything else. He stumbled off in the 
direction of Scully's apartment building.  
 
He was completely soaked to the skin by the time he made it to the front entrance. He 
was about to push the call button to be let in, when her landlord opened the door. 
 
"Agent Doggett…" 
 
"Sir.." 
 
"What happened to you?" 
 
"Wiped out my truck…Is Agent Scully home? I need to use her phone.." 
 
"She should be." Scully's landlord was the one that knocked on the door. He frowned 
when he saw the large gash on Doggett's head. "You're going to get her to look at that, 
aren't you?" 
 
Scully opened the door when she heard voices. She took one look at her wet, bleeding 
partner and pulled him in by the hand. 
 
She pulled out an old US Navy t-shirt that her father had frequently worn and an extra 
pair of sweat pants that Mulder sometimes wore when he was visiting . She handed them 
to Doggett.  
 
"Put these on… You can leave your wet clothes over the bathtub. I'll put them in the 
dryer." 
 
While Doggett was changing, Scully started the kettle for hot tea and took out her first 
aid kit from under the kitchen sink. 
 
Doggett emerged a moment later. Seeing him, Scully instructed, "Have a seat." Doggett 
sat down by the kitchen table and watched her set the kit down and take out hydrogen 
peroxide and gauze bandages. He winced when Scully dabbed at the cut. 
 
"Sorry," she apologized. 
 
"Just stung for a second," Doggett tried to reassure her. 
 
Their eyes met. They could both feel the electricity that was buzzing in the air between 
them. Scully looked away first, gently pressing the bandage and taping it against the 
wound. She kissed the top of Doggett's head, making Doggett shiver.The whistling of the 
kettle made Scully jump. She smiled slightly and went to make the tea the way Doggett 
liked it. 
 
"While you're drinking that, I'll go put your clothes in the dryer, okay?" 
 
Doggett took a few sips of tea before he followed her. "Dana.." he said her name 
hoarsely. Scully turned around. He walked to her and put his arms around her, holding 
her close to him. 
 
Puzzled and more than a little concerned, Scully held him back. "You okay?" she asked 
softly. 
 
"No…" was the honest answer. 
 
"Tell me what's wrong," Scully softly encouraged. 
 
"I'm still having nightmares. About Alboah…he…he attacks you and I can't do anything 
about it," Doggett whispered. He started to shiver. 
 
"John, I'm okay…" Scully reassured him, stroking his back. "It's all okay.." 
 
"Promise?" 
 
"I promise." 
 
Doggett cupped her face and leaned down to kiss her lips. She whimpered as she felt his 
tongue going into her mouth to taste her. 
He broke away long enough to whisper, "I'll warm up more if you let me hold you…" 
 
Slowly she nodded her consent. Doggett picked her up in his arms and carried her to her 
bedroom. He set her down on the bed, kissing her neck. His hands went to the hem of her 
shirt, his eyes asking for permission. Scully raised her arms over her head for him to 
remove it. He continued to kiss her ear and her shoulder as his hands expertly undid her 
bra. Both her shirt and her bra went on the floor. He laid Scully against the pillows as he 
lavished attention on first one breast then the other. Her hands curled in Doggett's hair. 
 
Doggett strained against his pants as he continued nibbling and kissing down Scully's 
skin. His tongue darted into her belly button, making Scully moan his name. Doggett 
stuck one hand into her pants to stroke her, making Scully rise off the bed. 
He kissed her again long and deep before whispering, "Touch me." 
 
Scully obliged, removing the t-shirt. She had a look of girlish admiration as she slowly 
ran her hands over his chest. She trailed kisses down his bicep, hearing him groan. 
 
"Dana…." 
 
"I've got you," Scully whispered between kisses. She stroked him under his pants, feeling 
him growing harder. He aggressively sucked on her neck, possessing her as he wriggled 
out of the irritating pants. 
 
He removed the rest of her clothing. His head disappeared between her legs, sucking on 
her clit. Scully cried out his name, her nails digging into his shoulders. His lips and his 
fingers continued to drive her over the edge as she whimpered and arched against the bed. 
Seeing that her eyes were squeezed shut, Doggett whispered, "Dana, open your eyes.." 
 
"I can't…" 
 
"Yes you can…" He kissed her lips as his fingers continued to stroke her.  
 
Slowly her blue eyes opened. He smiled at her. "I want you to see…" 
 
"John…" 
 
"I'm here..just let go," he encouraged her. 
 
She came with a loud "Ohh…." Doggett couldn't hold back anymore. He inserted himself 
into her and started to move. Scully buried her face against Doggett's shoulder, wrapping 
her legs tightly around him waist. 
 
Doggett groaned as he felt himself being pulled deeper and deeper into her.. "You feel so 
good.." he whispered.." So incredibly good…" He could feel tears on his neck . He 
paused above her, kissing the tears away. 
 
"Am I hurting you?" 
 
"I'm fine. Please don't stop," Scully begged.. She caressed his cheek. "Please?" she 
whispered again. 
 
He kissed her lips as he built up a rhythm once again. He groaned again as he went 
deeper and faster. 
 
"John!" 
 
"Dana…" he half-growled half sobbed. He whispered huskily in her ear.. "Come with 
me….just come with me…" 
 
"So close.." 
 
"Come with me.." 
 
He thrusted a few more times feeling and hearing Scully come. He spilled into her. Scully 
smiled slightly as she felt Doggett turn her over so she was resting on top of him. 
 
"You okay?" Doggett whispered. 
 
"More than okay.. that was incredible," Scully whispered back, kissing his heaving chest. 
She looked into his pale blue eyes. "How about you? Your muscles okay?" 
 
"I'm all warmed up," Doggett grinned at her. He kissed her again before adding more 
seriously, "I love you.." 
 
"And I love you," Scully whispered back. She stroked his forehead as Doggett's eyes 
started to close. "Don't move out of me yet, okay?" 
 
"Don't worry, baby, I won't," Doggett promised, his eyes still closed. Scully kissed his 
neck before allowing herself to fall asleep in his arms.