Your Cheating Heart
spacegypsy1
Vala decides to cheat on Daniel.
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Vala propped her six on Daniel's desk, picking up an open publication. "What's this?"
"Hmm, what?" He never looked up, just kept typing on his laptop.
"This, this article on Meso... po...tamia written by Nicholas Doran?"
"Ah, er, I... I...damn! Put that down. It's, it's something I found... er... interesting."
Vala started reading then looked up, eyes wide. "I didn't know there were Dorans around. I wonder if there are any Mal Dorans? Funny. Doran as a last name, don't you think?"
"Yeah. Give me that." He snatched the journal out of her hands.
Pulling her hands to her chest, Vala asked, "Nicholas? That's your grandfather's name isn't it?"
"Vala," Daniel said in his I'm getting irritated voice. "Go." He stuffed the journal in his drawer.
She leaned over, closer. "What are you up to?"
"Nothing. I'm busy."
"Hmm, well I read that article yesterday and I have to say that Nicholas Doran writes just like you."
"That's interesting. And what were you doing snooping around my desk?"
"I always snoop around your desk."
"That you do." He went back to typing.
"Daniel, why are you writing articles under a false name?"
"The Archaeology Journal checks out anyone who submits an article, Vala. So therefore, it couldn't be me."
"Why?"
"Because … you know. I can't publish. No one would have me. Besides I'm all but dead to that world."
"No, darling, why are you doing it?"
He sighed, giving up. "Money. Now go away I have work to do."
"No. You have money."
"I don't have..."
"Daniel. Please. You have a trust fund from Nicholas, and an IRB, or XYZ or 400 some whatever thingie and all those crates from that woman who brought you to the Stargate that are worth a small fortune, and insurance in trust that you never touched from, well, when you know, as a, a boy, you know, when what happened happened. So you don't need money. You rarely buy anything, unless it's for me."
Shutting his laptop and looked up. "How do you know that?"
"Because you like buying me things. Because you love me."
"How do you know that?" Removing his glasses he smiled.
"Because you told me, silly."
"Ah."
Vala stood, turned and placed her hands on his desk. "Why are you writing as Nicholas Doran and how did you manage to publish?"
"I can't write under Dr. Crackhead Pyramids Are Landing Pads for Spaceships Jackson. I know people, who know people. They've been asking me and I finally gave in. They set it up. I just wanted to write a few small articles. It's something I miss."
Her elbows went to the desk, chin resting in her hands, six pushed out, and she pouted a moment in contemplation. "Hmm." She said, then sighed, then biting her lip she looked Daniel in the eyes. "So. Darling. Vala Crackhead Pyramids Are Landing Pads for Spaceships Jackson is very proud of Nicholas Doran, and though I love you so very much, and I promised to be a faithful wife, tonight, I think I will have wild, kinky, sex with this Nicholas Doran. I'm going home now. Please give him directions and a key to the house." She kissed his cheek and left him.
"Hmph." Daniel muttered through a huge grin. "My wife is going to cheat on me with my other me. I think I like it. Yep. She never ceases to amaze me." Daniel closed the open books on his desk and stood. "Duty calls."
~END