TITLE:   Conhouse - Chapter Twenty Eight

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Lena stood next to the fire pit in the early morning light and dialed her
father's number on her cell phone. It was busy. She hung up and paced for a
while. 

She and Scully had decided not to tell Mulder that the woman was his sister
until they had her safely with them. It seemed the best thing would be to tell
them at the same time, putting them in the same boat, so to speak. Lena
speculated that Samantha had been continually drunk for a lot of months. A
sober Samantha would be much easier to get along with, easier to reason with,
and frankly, easier to like.

She trembled slightly, the fall air was damp and chilly. She dialed her
father's number again. 
"Hi Dad."

"Hey! You called just in time."

"Oh yeah, why's that?"

She listened to him as she heard the RV door open. It was Scully, looking
downright adorable in her sweat pants and sweat shirt. Lena winked at her and
she lifted an arm in a half wave. 'Sleepy Scully' was decidedly Lena's
favorite. She thought back to the morning at the lake house when Scully had
made her way up the steps, all groggy and bed-haired. It warmed her up.

Scully wandered over and sat heavily in a lawn chair. Lena tried to warn her
that it was soggy but Scully soon found out on her own, bouncing up off the
seat after the ass of her pants was fully saturated. She then went about
trying to look at the damage. She pulled on the seat of her sweatpants and
turned two full circles trying to get a look at them. Lena had covered the
mouthpiece on the phone and laughed out loud.

"What? No dad, I'm not enjoying your pain, I know you're upset. It's just that
Dana, well, she just gave herself a butt soaker and now she's in full spin
trying to get a look at it."

She listened for a second or two as Scully gave in and sat back down. 

"Well, put 'Free Willy' in, that one's got a happy ending."

"Why do you watch those movies when you know they'll end that way?"

"Ok. You do that. I gotta go. Talk to you soon ok?"

"Love you too dad, bye."

She rung off and folded her phone in half, stuffing it into her back pocket.
Gesturing to it she said, "My dad, he can't tolerate an unhappy ending. He
rents movies and watches them when he's exercising in the morning. If they end
badly he has 'Free Willy' cued up to the ending so he can get on with his day
on a brighter note." She shook her head.



"My butt is soaked." Scully pouted slightly. The statement set Lena giggling.

"I know honey I tried to warn you but you were too quick for me."

"I put warm clothes on for a reason." Her slight smile was giving her away.

Lena laughed harder. "I know. I'm sorry." 

"And you're laughing."

"I can't help it Scully you just look so cute."

"And your butt is dry."

Lena never saw it coming. Scully sprung out of her lawn chair and using her
momentum sat Lena down in the one across from her. She sat on Lena's lap,
soaking her legs with her wet butt and spoke over her shoulder. "Soggy?"

Lena was in hysterics, "Soggy ain't the half of it!"

Scully got up and turned to face her. "Have we learned our lesson?"

"We've learned a couple. For starters, we've learned a new way to turn on a
cell phone."

Scully's face turned from vindication to concern, "Did I hurt you?"

"Absolutely not. You startled the shit out of me, maybe shaved a little time
off the life expectancy of the cell phone, but I am definitely not hurt."



"What's the scuffle out here?"  Mulder walked down the steps of the RV, a
stocking cap on his head which gave him a distinctive cone head shape.

Scully stared at him for several seconds, then spoke up. "It's not nearly that
cold Mulder." Her brow shot up. "And that hat lowers your IQ exponentially."

Lena laughed loudly from her spot on the damp lawn chair. "It does have a
certain sperm like quality..."

"You two are just hysterical." Mulder mumbled, making his way to a lawn chair.
Neither of the women bothered to warn him of the dampness and he was soon
planted in Scully's chair.

After a couple seconds with no protest from him Scully looked at Lena and
shrugged. "Guess I soaked it all up."

"Can you talk about the hat or is it too personal?" Lena smiled at him and he
scowled back.

He pulled at the hat from it's peak and it came off, exposing a purplish
bruise. "I hit my head last night."

Lena knew immediately what had happened. She saw the scene in her head as he
thought it out. "Ah!" With a hand over her mouth she bent at the waist, hiding
her face in her knees.

Scully was confused, "What?" She started at Mulder for a second and saw shame
on his face. "Oh no."

He winced and shook his head. "...oh yes..."

"Mulder that was you?"

He mimicked his version of a 12 year old boy who was trying to mimic a younger
sister; his head wagged and his mouth contorted, "yes Mulder it was me..."

Scully started to laugh, she tilting her head toward the sky, "oh my god."

Lena lifted her head, "Mulder, I don't know what to say." She shook her head.

"The very LAST thing I want is for you to say a few words about it..."

Lena laughed heartily at that, getting up to put her hand on his shoulder. "It
won't happen again Mulder. We're very sorry." She looked to Scully for
support.

Scully piped in, "Mulder, I'm really sorry. It was inconsiderate of us to do
that."

He opened his mouth to speak and was interrupted by the sound of someone
walking through the woods. He turned his head to see the woman he didn't yet
know was his sister make her way toward them.

She stopped 5 feet in front of them and addressed Mulder, "That offer for help
still open?"

"Always." He said, taken off guard but not missing a beat.

Lena looked at Scully, "Guess we don't have to worry about a plan huh?"

Scully walked toward Samantha surveying her visible cuts and bruises that
weren't hidden by clothing. She turned back to them, "Mulder, these are
fresh."

"What? The bruises?"

"The bruises, the cuts... it looks like she may have a gash here on her
stomach." Scully leaned to touch her and Samantha keeled over. 

Mulder was next to her in a flash and they carried her into the RV. Lena set
up the kitchen table bed and they laid her gently on it, Scully checking
vitals and surveying injuries as they went.

"Ok, she's not in danger. There's a gash in her stomach that looks a little
iffy but I think, all and all, we're dealing with some deep bruising. Probably
from punches. I'm going to need a more dressings than I've currently got in my
bag."

Mulder nodded, then added, "I think I should call the police and have them
pick Kevin up."

Lena gestured to Samantha, "What if she decides not to testify."

Samantha spoke through bruised lips. "I will. If you can find him I will."

"What happened?" Mulder leaned toward her, surprised she was able to speak.
"What set him off this time?"

"I told him I was leaving. I tried to, but he stopped me. If he hadn't passed
out I wouldn't be alive."

Mulder's disgust registered plainly on his face, "This happened last night?"

She nodded, "I passed out after he beat me. When I woke up this morning he was
gone, probably ran out of beer." She laughed ironically, "I came over here
before he got back. He's probably back now, wondering where the hell I am."

Mulder stood up and made for the door. "I'm going over there to check it out
Scully. I'll call the police on the way."

She nodded at him and he headed out. Lena looked up from Samantha. "Why don't
you go get some dressing? They probably have general first aid supplies down
at that little corner store. I think driving there would be too rough on her."

Scully looked down at Samantha, thinking it over, "Ok." She turned and dug
through her medical bag and pulled out her gun.

Lena took a step back, "What's that for?"

"What if Kevin comes here looking for her?"

"I don't think he will."

"Well, take this anyway, leave it on the counter if you want to, I don't care.
I'd just feel better if you had it."

"Scully, it's a short walk. You'll be gone 20 minutes at the most." Lena
smiled at her, then touched her cheek lightly. "We'll be fine."

Scully smiled back, "We will, won't we?"

"Oh yeah, now's the time. The family is coming together." Lena's eyes shone
light green, then blue.

Scully mouthed the words 'I love you', grabbed her wallet and headed out the
door.

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