Stella/Scully One-shots

I told you so...

Dana Scully hummed to herself as she finished folding her two favorite sweaters before neatly placing them in her suitcase. She turned and couldn't help but smile at the woman who lay fast asleep on the bed behind her. The blonde had already finished packing days before necessary, in true Stella Gibson fashion. As she finished up her packing, Scully thought to herself about how quickly two years had flown by. Two whole years since Stella and Dana decided to make their relationship official. Two and a half years since she'd first met the older detective in that conference room back at Quantico.

She heard Stella begin to stir and looked over to see her girlfriend's smokey blue eyes already staring back into her own.

"Are you still packing?" Stella teased, smiling warmly at her partner. Dana rolled her eyes as she looked down to zip up her suitcase.

"Not anymore!" She chimed before jumping into bed next to Stella. The blonde let out a hushed laugh while leaning over and planting a soft kiss on Dana's nose.

"I'm excited to get away with you for the long weekend. Now, you need to go to sleep. We're supposed to be taking turns driving tomorrow, remember?" Before Dana had a chance to respond Stella had already wrapped her arms around her waist and pulled her in closely. "I don't want to deal with a grumpy Dana tomorrow."

The blonde's teasing earned her a small laugh and gentle elbow nudge from the redhead who was now leaning over to turn off the lamp. "Goodnight, bossy." She whispered with a smirk.

Stella awoke to the sound of the alarm clock humming with a radio talk show. 6:30 am. She sat up and reached to turn it off before looking down at the woman still sleeping soundly in her arms. She watched her for a few minutes, not having the heart to wake her. Eventually she smiled and nudged her gently, having given her as many extra minutes as she could. "Dana, time to wake up, love." Stella whispered. The younger woman stirred slightly before she hesitantly opened her eyes.

"Already?" She whined, earning her an eye roll from the woman holding her. "I told you to go to bed, didn't I tell you?" She joked, before leaning down and planting a warm, inviting kiss on her lips. "No 'I told you so's!" Dana protested, smiling against her mouth.

Stella broke away from their embrace too soon for Dana's liking, but before she could protest Stella was already out of the bed, and making her way into the bathroom.

Dana laid back down for a moment before hesitantly pulling the blankets back and sliding out of bed, immediately missing the warmth. She made her way into the bathroom to see Stella sitting on the edge of the bathtub brushing her teeth. She couldn't help but smile at the sight. Not many people got to see this version of Stella Gibson. In fact, no one did, except for her.

Dana wet her own toothbrush and squeezed a thin line of toothpaste across it before joining Stella on the edge of the tub.

"Stella..." She said in a soft, hushed tone, her eyelashes fluttering as she made puppy dog eyes. "Will you pleeeease drive first today?" Her question pulled a lighthearted sigh from the blonde.

"Fine. But only because I love you. And only if you'll let me tell you I told you so..." Stella got up from the bathtub and walked to the sink to rinse her mouth out. She felt Dana's presence behind her, and watched in the mirror as she placed her cheek against her back. All she could see over her shoulder was the top of Dana's red curls, wild with sleep, but she appreciated the view.

"Fine," Dana sighed dramatically, "Go ahead!" She looked up to meet Stella's gaze and couldn't help but laugh at the amused look on the blonde's face.