The Bottom of my Heart

by Xcraft





Sunday evening
Feb. 13th
Crystal City

Skinner was rummaging through the kitchen cupboards for the second time. "Where did those go?" he muttered to himself. "I know they're here somewhere." He stood back and let his eyes scan the room. Sometimes the thing you're looking for is right in front of your face and you don't see it he thought. "Damn. I don't see that box of cookies anywhere." He walked to the base of the stairs and yelled up to Mulder. "Mulder!" There was no answer.

Upstairs in Skinner's small office/den Mulder sat in front of the computer screen oblivious to all around him. He started innocently enough trying to do a little research for work. One thing lead to another and now he was well into the heart of a favorite BDSM/Spanking site. He just opened a new picture gallery and was waiting for a pic to load when a sound somewhere in the distance caught his attention. "......Mulder!"

"FUCK!"

"Mulder!" the voice was much closer now.

He punched the mouse to close the file but hit print instead. "SHIT!" The problem was that Skinner didn't really want him using his computer here at home and spanking sites were a definite no-no.

"Mulder? Have you seen the box of Valentine cookies my mom sent?" The voice came from right outside in the hall.

Mulder choked and coughed on the remaining piece of cookie in his mouth, spraying crumbs over the desktop and keyboard. "SHIT!" he repeated as he looked at what remained of the cookies in the box. Nothing, but a few crumbs. He hadn't meant to eat that many, but they were good and he absently ate them one after the other as he surfed the spanking sites. He stood up, knocking the chair over making enough noise so that the neighbors would know where he was. He picked up the empty box trying to decide where to hide the evidence, when all of a sudden the door opened and there stood Skinner.

Skinner didn't know whether to laugh or shout at the young man in front of him. There stood Mulder in a T-shirt and silk boxers, eyes wide. The chair was tipped on it's side, the empty box in his hand and crumbs on his face and shirt. And at just that moment the printer spit out a picture that left nothing to the imagination.

"Well young man, I see you've been busy."

"S-sir... I... I... well..." Mulder fumbled for the right words, but none would come. He stood in front of the monitor, blocking it from Skinner.

"My COOKIES!" Skinner grabbed the box from Mulder's hand. "You ate ALL the cookies!"

"I... I didn't mean to, Sir. I'm sorry. I'll call your mom and ask her to bake some more."

Skinner righted the chair and picked the picture up off the floor. "What is this?" He held it up to Mulder.

Mulder's face flushed bright red. "A picture? Sir?"

"So I see. Well, this gives me an idea."

Mulder's jaw dropped.

"And just what kind of site are you on here, Mulder." He pushed the younger man aside. "Mulder! I told you not to surf this stuff in here." He quickly exited and proceeded to turn off the computer.

"Sir, nobody can trace that. You're just paranoid."

"Mulder, Mulder, Mulder." Skinner sighed loudly. "I think it's time for your Valentine present a little early. Go wait for me in the bedroom."

Mulder was all to willing to leave the small room and put some space between himself and the larger man. Once in the bedroom he nervously paced back and forth across the rug. "Valentine present? I wonder what... ohhh... he didn't look happy. Shit! Shit! Shit!" he stomped his foot and ran his fingers through his hair.

Skinner walked in with a grin on his face and one hand behind his back. Mulder backed away. For some reason the grin didn't make him feel any better.

"Sir? W-what are you going to do?"

"I've got a present for you Fox."

Mulder felt the hair on the back of his neck stand on end at the way Skinner said 'Fox'.

"Close your eyes, Fox."

"No. I don't want to."

"Come on now, close 'em."

Reluctantly Mulder closed his eyes and Skinner pulled is hand from behind his back and held the object up in front of the younger man.

"Okay, open them."

Mulder opened his eyes. As he realized just what Skinner was holding they widened and his mouth hung open. In Skinners hand was a heart shaped paddle made out of transparent red lucite. A padded handle extended down from the bottom of the heart and was grasped tightly in the large hand of Walter Skinner.

"Sir," Mulder said backing away slightly. "I'm sorry about all that." He pointed in the direction of the office, "but is this really necessary?"

"Oh Fox. After the nice picture you printed out I would have thought this is *just* what you wanted." He stepped forward and, taking Mulder by the arm, lead him to the bed. "Of course the proper use of this little beauty requires a little extra preparation. Now lay over the edge of the bed."

"But Sir..."

"Now, now Fox. Do as I say."

The extra calm quality Skinner had obtained was very unnerving, but Mulder decided to go along hoping his cooperation would help the situation. He kneeled on the pillow Skinner had thoughtfully placed by he edge of the bed and bent forward until his upper body rested on the mattress.

"Comfy?"

"N-no....yes, I guess."

Mulder felt Skinner climb on the bed and straddle him on his knees. With one knee on each side of him and Skinner's backside nearly resting on his back, Mulder was pinned.

Skinner reached behind him and ruffled Mulder's hair. "Almost ready Fox." He then reached forward with both hands and smoothly lowered the silk boxers down off the pert round mounds of Mulder's bottom. He ran his hands over the exposed flesh feeling their smoothness then cupping each cheek lovingly in his palm. With a quick squeeze he told Mulder, "Here we go!" Skinner rested the paddle on the waiting backside, smiling at the perfect fit. With the base of the heart lined up high over the line separating the two cheeks the wide fan-shape of the heart conveniently ended in the center of each just above the crease between butt and thigh. He raised the paddle up high and brought it down in exactly the right spot.

"Yooooowwwwch!" Mulder cried out. "Oh my God, that stings!"

Skinner brought the paddle down again in exactly the same spot.

"Ooowwwww! Sir, please Not the same spot!"

"That's the whole idea Fox. If I line all the swats up perfectly, you'll have a beautiful red heart decorating your cute little butt for at least a couple days."

SMAACK!

Another strong swat fell. "Owwww! How many!"

SMAACK!

"How many what?"

SMAACK!

"SWATS! Yowwwch! Swats, Sir!"

SMAACK!!

"Well, Fox from this angle I can get a really good swing."

SMAACK!!

"Ouuuuuucchh!"

"But I want it to last."

SMAACK!!

"Owwwwww! Ohh please!"

"So there's no set number, just till I decide to stop."

SMAACK!!

"Owww! Owwww!" Mulder grabbed the blankets in his hand and bunched them around his head.

SMACK! SWAT! SMACK! SWAT! SMACK! SWAT! SMACK! SWAT! SMACK! SWAT!

"STOP, PLEASE!!" Mulder was crying now.

"Almost," SMACK! "done." SMACK! "A couple," SMACK! SMACK! "more."

Skinner stopped and looked at the result as he wiped the sweat from his face. "Whew! That was a workout!" He got off the bed and helped a sobbing Mulder to his feet. "Take a look." He moved Mulder in front of the full length mirror in the corner and turned him around. "What do you think?"

Mulder sniffed and wiped the tears and snot off his face then looked over his shoulder at his reflection. "Oh my God!" He put his hand back and gingerly touched the stinging dark, dark red upside-down heart that blazed on his backside.

"Yea Fox, that's a beauty!" Skinner pulled Mulder into a big bear hug and whispered in his ear, "Happy Valentine's Day, Fox."

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