Summary: Every girl needs someone to talk to, don't they? A series of one shots starring the girls of Atlantis, those known, and those lesser known. Stories about their girlie chats, heart to hearts, and relationship advice over the years.
Authors Note: This is an idea that's been floating around in my head fro a while, and just wouldn't go away so I had to write it down! Reviews are always appreciated, flames will be used to roast chestnuts.
Warnings: Set sometime after Sunday, spoilers for everything before that.
Disclaimer: Stargate Atlantis isn't mine, has never been mine and I can pretty much guarantee it will never be mine. Its terrible, really.
Acknowledgements: Thanks to Glued To The Keyboard for the wonderful beta job at such short notice. She has the patience of a Saint to e putting up with me constantly sending her stuff to look over!
Chapter One.
Dr Jennifer Keller, Teyla, and Lieutenant Laura Cadman were sitting in Jennifer's quarters after a long, tiring day on Atlantis.
Laura was dead on her feet after the search of the city that had taken place for the missing Corporal Jameson, Teyla had just returned from a horribly boring trading mission, and Jennifer could have sworn that every member of Atlantis had come to her infirmary at least once today, if not more.
Still, they had time to meet in Jennifer's quarters, to open her care package, eat popcorn and have a good long girlie chat.
"You could just tell him." Jennifer suggested, pulling her hair loose.
Laura rolled her eyes, pulling her auburn hair into a messy ponytail. "Yeah, like I'd do that Jen."
They had barely been in Jennifer's quarters for ten minutes before the conversation had turned to Laura and her disastrous love life, like it always seemed to do when she was on Atlantis.
Sometimes, it made her long for the Daedalus, and the girls aboard who didn't really pry.
"Why not? Would it not be easier than hiding your feelings?" Teyla asked, grabbing a handful of buttery popcorn.
"Sorry Teyla, but look who's talkin'? Your love life's worse than mine is!" Laura said pointedly.
Teyla flushed. "I do not know what you are talking about."
"C'mon Teyla! You should take your own advice and tell one hunky air force Colonel hoe you feel." Laura said, snatching the popcorn from Teyla's hungry grasp.
"It is not the ways of my people."
"Teyla, men are clueless. Especially Earth men. You have to tell them how you feel, or they'll just stay clueless." Jennifer said gently.
Laura nodded in agreement. Men were the dumber sex, no doubt about it. Especially the ones who worked with the stargate program, and on Atlantis. Maybe 'gate travel killed brain cells or something…
"And what if he does not return my feelings?"
"He does!" Laura and Jennifer said in unison. The three friends couldn't help but laugh at Laura and Jennifer actually agreeing on something so passionately.
Usually, there was a heated debate about anything the other one said.
"But in all seriousness Teyla, he does like you, an awful lot." Jennifer said when her laughter subsided.
"Maybe because we are simply friends." Teyla argued, standing up to reclaim the bowl of popcorn from Laura.
Laura and Jennifer exchanged looks.
"Teyla, the betting pool for you and the Colonel is bigger than any other one on Atlantis!" Laura laughed.
"There is betting pool on our relationship?" Teyla raised an eyebrow. "What is that?"
"Back at the SGC, Walter, one of the 'gate techs started up a betting pool on General O'Neill and Colonel Carter. That became the biggest betting pool in the history of betting pools, in the air force at least." Laura explained.
"Then there was the one for Daniel and Vala, Colonel Mitchell and Doctor Lam.." Jennifer added, trailing off. "And it carried on when the orginal expedition arrived."
"Earth people have a habit of betting on people's relationships?" Teyla inquired.
"Only when they're blindingly obvious, and-" Laura began. "Hey! You're trying to distract us!"
"Is it working?" Teyla laughed.
"Actually, I think we've completely gotten off point." Jennifer smirked.
Teyla nodded. "Yes, I believe we were speaking about you, and your decision to conceal your feelings for one Evan Lorne."
Laura's face tinged pink. "I hoped you'd forgotten that."
"You're leaving on the Daedalus in three days Laura. Its not like you're in the direct chain of command anymore, so you can date him no problem." Jennifer said, her voice turning serious.
She wanted her friend to be happy, and she knew that Evan Lorne would make her happy. It was blindingly obvious to everyone in the city they were madly in love.
"He doesn't like me." Laura said, flicking through the book Jennifer had received from her dad in a care package.
"He does." Jennifer said, prising the book from her grasp, and forcing her to look at them. "You have your own betting pool y'know Laur."
Laura didn't say a word.
"And I heard its almost as big as Teyla and Colonel Sheppard's." Jennifer added.
"I wouldn't know how to tell him." Laura mumbled.
"Speak from your heart." Teyla answered. "And all will go well."
Laura nodded. "I'll uh, get round to doing that."
Sensing she wanted the subject dropped, Teyla piped up with a question.
"Are people's personal lives the only thing you bet on in these betting pools?"
Laura smiled gratefully at her before answering. "Nah, there everything. Like what's gonna happen on A-1's next mission, how long's it gonna take for Dr McKay to make one of the newbies cry.. There's one back at the SGC on how long it'll take Siler to end up in the infirmary after his shift starts."
That was a popular pool. You were pretty much guaranteed to make some money with that one. Laura herself had gotten a few drink's at O'Malley's because of it.
Teyla nodded. "And who runs all these, betting pools?"
Laura's mouth was full of half chewed popcorn, so Jennifer answered.
"Chuck. Originally it was Peter and Carson, but.." Jennifer trailed off.
"You have lost many members of your expedition these past few years." Teyla said sadly.
"On our expedition." Laura corrected. "You're as much a part of this expedition as us Earthlings are."
Teyla smiled gratefully. "And I am glad to be a part of it."
The three friends shared a hug, and went back to their devouring of popcorn, and looking at Jennifer's new books.
TBC?