Date: September 23, 2008
Title: Restoring Hope
Author: Soccer-Bitch
Chapter: 1 of?
Rating: M (for language and adult situations)
Pairings: Jessica Clark/Cameron Mitchell, Ellie Harrison/Evan Lorne,
Jessica Clark/ John Sheppard
Warnings: Some Strong Language and sexual situations
Feedback: All opinions are welcome!
Disclaimer: I own Jessica Clark, ElaineDex owns Ellie. Everything else I don't own.
Summary: After a horrible luck in life and love on Earth, will Dr. Jessica Clark pack up her life and start over in the Pegasus galaxy on Atlantis? SheppardOC, LorneOC
Ellie,
So sorry that this has taken me so long to write to you. For two weeks now, I no longer have a designated team that I am assigned to. I was sick one week with the flu and so the general sent them on a scouting mission to see what the Ori were up to. A prior killed the whole team. So now I am bouncing from one team to another, all the time. I've been working with Dr. Jackson a lot more. He is a really great guy and Cam has been really good to me. We've been on a few dates, mainly the mess hall because we've both been working. I did tell you about Lt. Colonel Cameron Mitchell right?
I was playing basketball last week with Dr. Jackson, Cam, and Teal'c when I broke my leg because of something Felger was working on and he thought he'd try and impress Sam by coming and showing us. The guy is a walking time bomb, I am telling you. But now I have to walk around with a cast on my leg, which makes it hard to drive the motorcycle. Cam came up with an answer to that, he wants me to stay with him for a while. Since we are both on the same schedule and it would make it easier for transportation. But I'm not sure what to do. What do you think?
So how are things in your galaxy? How are you and Major Lorne doing? Still together I hope.
Well hope to hear from you soon.
Lots of love,
Jessie
Doctor Jessica Clark signed out of her email and logged into Dr. Jackson's pictures. He said that he wanted her to print the pictures of the artifacts from P8M-749. There were over fifty images on it for just the artifacts. She hadn't been able to go with SG1 since her leg was still broken and if something would have happened, she would have slowed the team down. So she was working on things here for when Daniel was to get back. She had been sleeping in some quarters that General Landry had made available to her since she was still nursing a broken leg.
"Are you still working away?" the voice of Dr. Jackson said from the doorway.
"Hey, Dr. Jackson," Jessica said from her seat in his chair. "I got a little behind, but I am getting the printouts now and they will be ready for that briefing in two hours,"
"How many times have I told you to call me Daniel?" he asked as he placed a large bag of artifacts on the table farthest from the door.
"At least a handful," Jessica said with a small smile before asking. "Those need to be tagged and photographed right?"
"Yes, but don't send them, I have someone I want to show them to before they go out of the mountain," Daniel told her.
"Gotcha," Jessica said in understanding, "So how was the trip?"
"Uneventful for Cam and Teal'c," Daniel told her.
"But for you and Sam?" Jessica prodded knowing he wanted to say something else.
"I don't understand how someone as smart and as beautiful can lower their standards and date a buffoon like Mitchell," Daniel said running a hand through his short hair as he sat across from her.
"What are you talking about Daniel?" Jessica asked confused.
She knew that her relationship with Cameron Mitchell was known around the base. Cam was friends with his team members, so of course they would know. She told Sam, so she didn't really care. But she knew that Cam and her had many differences but to her, they were a good couple. Next month she was supposed to go and meet his folks. And if she was honest, she has been downright nervous since he made the plans.
"It's like I can't express how important these artifacts are and what does he do? He kicks them while off world," Daniel continued his rant.
Jessica knew when Dr. Jackson got into one of his ranting about something moods, there was no stopping him. If he was smart, Cam would stay away from Daniel for a few hours at least.
Jessica ignored the rest of Dr. Jackson's ranting about Cameron; she had enough on her plate to worry about. Like her appointment with General Landry, her appointment with Doctor Lam about her leg and her upcoming visit with Cam's parents. Jessica was shaken out of her thoughts by the phone ringing which also stopped Daniel's rant.
"Dr. Jackson's office," Jessica said automatically, as she did every time. "Okay, will do. Bye,"
"General Landry would like to inform you that you are late to the debrief,"
Before she could finish what she was saying Daniel was gone again and then she heard the beep notifying that she had a new email. When she saw who the sender was she couldn't stop the smile coming on her face. Ellie Harrison.
Jess
Firstly I'm so sorry to hear about your team…but I am relieved to hear that you were not with them and I cant believe that you broke your leg, you really are having a rough time of it aren't you.
Daniel is a fantastic guy and if you enjoy working with him half as much as I did then I know you'll have had a brilliant time!
Okay so…NO, YOU DID NOT TELL ME ABOUT MITCHELL - WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING DATING HIM?? Are you mad?! As your friend I reserve the right to tell you that you should stay the heck away from him…he's not the settling down type Jess, or at least he didn't seem to be when I worked with SG-1 and I wouldn't want to see you hurt. So in answer to your question, NO, I do not think that staying with him is a good idea!
Things here are the same as always…the Wraith are never far away and Rodney drives me insane on a daily basis.
Evan and I are okay…I think…he's seemed a little distant lately and I'm not sure why, but hopefully its nothing. I really love him Jess and I think he could be 'the one'.
Ooh, before I forget…there is a position coming up here soon which I think you might be interested in. Let me know if you want to know more.
I have to go, Radek is threatening to disembowel Rodney again…or at least I think that's what he is saying!
So talk to you soon, take care hun and rest that leg.
Love Ellie x
Jessica read Ellie's letter over and did so again. Ellie had never lied to her about anything and she was honest about the last jerk Jessica dated. When it came to men, it seemed like she couldn't find a decent one whatsoever.
Ellie
Cam and I have almost been together a month and I feel as if there is something the matter with me. We still haven't had sex. We've slept in the same bed, but I'm not sure if this is his way of saying that he doesn't think I look good. And if that is the case, then next month when he takes me to meet his parents, what is gonna happen? Maybe I should just end it before what happened last time happens this time, but there is only a small problem. I think I am really falling for him.
What should I do? It's times like these I wish you were back here in the milky way galaxy so that I could have a girls night with you at my place, like we used to.
Teal'c wants me to start training again once my leg is no longer broken. I swear the Jaafa is worse then a damn drill instructor. And he's tougher, but it is helpful since I do need to know how to defend myself off world.
So what's going on with you and Evan? Last time we talked or rather emailed you were both happily in love with one another. What changed?
There's a new position on Atlantis? To do what?
These were taken by Daniel when Cam and I just started dating and we were off world. I miss you Ellie.
Lots of love,
Jessie
Jessica looked at the clock on the wall and noticed that she needed to get to the infirmary for her appointment with Dr. Lam. One thing she was thankful for was Dr. Lam hadn't made her use crutches. She gave her a shoe to wear over her cast.
"Hey, Dr. Lam," Jessica said walking into the infirmary and getting up onto one of the beds.
"Hey Jessica," Carolyn Lam said with a smile. "How are you feeling today?"
"My leg itches," Jessica told her as she did each time she came in.
"Well then it's a good thing it's coming off in about ten minutes then, huh?" Dr. Lam told her with a smile.
"That's good to hear," Jessica said as she saw Cam walk in and head right for her.
"Hey, beautiful," Cameron said before giving her a sweet kiss on her lips.
"Hey, yourself," Jessica said with a smile before asking. "What are you doing here?"
"I heard that you were getting the cast off, so Teal'c, Daniel, Sam and I are taking you out to eat to celebrate before Teal'c starts your training again," Cameron said.
"And where are we going?" Jessica asked as he grabbed her hand.
"That bar and grill we went to last week," Cameron said.
"Sounds like fun," Jessica said as Carolyn came back over to her.
"Your leg won't be as strong as it was before you broke it, but it will slowly get back up there," Dr. Lam told her.
"Tell that to Teal'c," Jessica told her with a grim look.
After leaving the infirmary and going to her meeting with General Landry, Jessica found herself back alone in Daniel's office as she put the stuff he would need for the briefing into folders and stacked them. Then she went and logged back onto the computer. She had another email from Ellie and surprisingly she had one from Dr. Weir in Atlantis.
Jess
I seen you didn't take any notice of me as usual then and got with Mitchell after all!
The pics are very nice...
As for the 'no sex', what can I say; maybe Cam is a gentleman after all. I wish you luck if he is what you want.
We have Ronon to keep us all fit. He tries to give me self-defense lessons bless him, but he always ends up hurt despite the fact that he's huge compared to me LOL!
I am worried about my relationship with Evan...he doesn't seem to talk to me any more and I don't know how to reach him and I'm scared I'm losing him...I miss you too and our girls nights...could do with one myself right about now.
The job here is basically going off world with different teams, cataloging and translating artifacts. I think you'd be perfect for it and either myself or Rodney will be coming to earth soon to look for candidates...so what do you think?
Talk again soon
Love Ellie x
Jessica stared at the email. She knew that Ellie was hinting at the job because she wanted her to come out there, but could she? It was basically the same job that she was doing out here, but the difference was she would be in another galaxy with no way to get home if things got bad. She'd have to give her dog to General O'Neill. He loved Emmett, her German Sheppard. It would be a huge change, but was she ready for that?
Ellie,
I'm sure that things with Evan will be okay. Maybe there is something that is going on with him that he just isn't ready to talk about yet. Don't go to the worst conclusion just yet. I'm sure that everything will reveal it's self in due time.
Who is this Ronon? I've noticed you've mentioned him before, but not in detail.
I think the job is a big decision. I mean everything I own is here. And Emmett, my three year old German Sheppard that General O'Neill seems to adore is here. But Atlantis is probably where many people wish they could go. But I'll have to think about it.
I hope that it's you that comes out and not Rodney; I might strangle him if he annoys me too much. Lol
Talk soon, I hope,
Jessie
The next month passed very quickly and Jessica was in Cameron's passenger seat of his mustang that he was always working on. They had left straight from Stargate Command and Jessica's nerves were on the edge.
"How many girls have you brought to meet your parents?" Jessica asked.
"Two or three," Cameron told her taking her hand in his so she wouldn't bite her nails. "Don't be nervous. Everything is going to be just fine,"
"I've never been introduced to someone's parents, Cam, so I am gonna be nervous unless you turn this car around and let me work through my nerves at the mountain,"
"No work, remember you promised," Cameron reminded her. "Plus all of SG1 is on downtime. This is supposed to be a time for relaxing,"
"I am relaxed when I am working," Jessica reminded him as he stopped at a red light, before leaning over to her side of the car and kissing her.
"What was I saying again?" Jessica asked with a grin on her face before Cameron kissed her again. They only broke apart when the car behind them blared their horn.
Jessica grinned before Cam stepped on the gas pedal and they headed to his parents farm. "How far is it?"
"Not too much longer," Cam told her as they came up on the dirt road.
Without even realizing it, Jessica fell asleep. She didn't get much sleep the night before and Teal'c had started sparring with her and that was no fun for her. He usually was much harder on her, but for once he went easy on her, if her really could.
When Jessica woke up she felt disoriented. At first she could remember where she was or was lying next to her on the bed she was laying on. But then it dawned on her that Cam must have moved her after she fell asleep in the car.
"Good evening Sleeping Beauty," Cam said as Jessica rolled over curled into his side.
"You should have woken me," Jessica told him as she rested her head on his chest.
"No, you barely slept in the past two days and I know Teal'c started training with you again," Cameron told her. "You need the rest, you should actually go back to sleep,"
"What time is it?" Jessica asked as she grabbed his hand and held it in hers.
"Ten," Cameron said.
"You let me sleep for five hours?" Jessica exclaimed as she sat up.
"My parents are already sleeping, lower your voice," Cam reminded her that they weren't alone in the house.
"Sorry," Jessica said. "I just can't believe that you let me sleep for five hours. Your parents must think I am a weirdo or something,"
"I told them that you have been working the past 48 hours with no sleep, " Cam said pulling her so that she was lying her head back on his chest. "They said that they understand and I believe they do because I used to do that all the time,"
Curling up against his side, she began to trace patterns on his bare chest. "What are you parent's names again?"
"John and Sandra," he murmured sleepily, rubbing her arm with his fingers. "And don't worry, they'll love you. There is nothing to worry about."
"Says you," Jess sighed and tried to get some more sleep. "Goodnight, Cam." A quiet grunt was all that she received in return.
Waking up to the smell of bacon and eggs, Jess followed her nose downstairs. She was grateful that Cameron had brought up their bags the night before and was dressed in a simple pair of jeans and a white tank. Looking around, she tried to catch sight of Cameron. She didn't want to meet his parents without him. No such luck. Standing in the kitchen, Sandra fiddled with the pans of the stovetop. Cursing Cameron ferociously she cleared her throat. Sandra whipped around, jumping in fright.
"Shoot! I'm so sorry," she blushed to the roots of her hair, "I'm Jessica." The older woman chuckled.
"Nonsense, its no problem, I'm used to Cameron sneaking around all the time." She put a plate down on the table. "I'm Sandra, please, sit and eat before it gets cold." Jessica smiled nervously and sat down.
"Um, I don't mean to sound rude, but, uh, where is Cameron?" grabbing the knife and fork, she began to eat.
"Oh Cameron and Paul are down at the barn. Paul will use any excuse to sit down and let somebody else do the work in the shed. The prosthetic irritates him sometimes." Jessica swallowed the eggs and bacon with difficulty, feeling somewhat uncomfortable.
"These eggs are lovely, Ma'am."
"It's Sandra, and thank you. It's nice to have someone appreciate my cooking instead of just shoveling it straight into their mouths." Jessica laughed, cringing at how forced it sounded. They fell into an uneasy silence, broken only by the scraping of utensils on the china plate. A healthy chuckle brought the two women's attention to the back door.
"My wife's cooking is the best there is," Paul hobbled into the kitchen, crutches in each hand and a prosthetic leg over his shoulder.
"Paul, I told you to use that cream the doctor gave you for the rash that thing gives you," Sandra said fondly, her hands on her hips. Cameron walked in from behind his father. Giving Jessica a tender smile, he grabbed two plates from the bench.
"Grab a seat, Dad," he placed the plate on the table and walked behind Jessica. "This is Jess." Paul gave her a warm grin.
"Those late nights catching up on you?" Her eyes widened and she blushed a deep red. "Work must be hard." Cameron chuckled at her expression.
"She's a bit shy,"
Giving her boyfriend a look, she turned her attention back to his father. "I tend to get swept away with my research,"
"This girl's a keeper, Cam; a beautiful girl with brains is something you don't want to lose,"
"That's for sure," Cameron agreed placing a kiss on her sensitive spot behind her ear.
The visit with Cam's parents went wonderfully. His parents and Jessica got along wonderfully and it was surprisingly more relaxed then she had thought it would be. It was their last night there and his parents went out with friends.
When she walked down the stairs that night in her black miniskirt and a green blouse that was open with a black tank top under it. Her blonde hair was down and she had no shoes or make-up on.
"Cam? I thought you said we were going out?" Jessica asked looking at the table set for two with candles everywhere.
"I wanted you to be surprised," Cameron told her. "Did it work?"
"Very much so," Jessica said in awe as she walked to where he was standing.
"Then I am glad," Cameron said with a smile on his face.
As the two of them sat and ate, it was silent. It wasn't awkward or anything like that, but it was nice. It was the first time Cam had cooked since they got there, granted they were leaving in the morning. After finishing dinner Cameron opened a bottle of wine that he had taken out earlier and the two sat in the living room and drinking and talking.
"Do you miss your Dad?" Cameron asked as he filled up the wine glass in her hand.
"I do. It's kind of weird to be honest," Jessica told him as he sat next to her. "He's the one with this military career a mile long and I'm the one that ended up working for a top secret program that not even he knows about,"
"Would you rather have him know and you not?" Cam questioned her.
"No, I like where I am in my life," Jessica told him as she took a sip of her wine. "But I don't like keeping secrets from him,"
"That is the hard part," Cameron agreed drinking some of his wine.
"You were right," Jessica told him. "This is much more relaxing then working,"
"I told you," Cam said with a grin as they lapsed into a comfortable silence.
"Ellie doesn't think you're good for me," Jessica said breaking the silence after a few minutes.
"Ellie doesn't have a right to judge me since she doesn't know me," Cam said setting his empty wine glass down.
"I didn't mean to upset," Jessica told him setting her glass next to his. "How about we go upstairs and get ready for bed. We don't want you falling asleep behind the wheel,"
"Yeah," Cam said
They had both finished off the bottle of wine; they walked hand in hand up the stairs to the room they were staying in. When they got into the room, Cameron shut the door and locked it just in case and Jessica turned and gave him a weird look before going over to her suitcase where she had left her pajamas when she had gotten up in the morning.
"Jess, come here for a sec," Cameron said as he sat on the foot of the bed.
Jessica looked at him and walked over to him and he stood up and kissed her hard. Her arms wrapped around his shoulders and one of his hands was lost in her blonde locks and the other hand was under her shirt making its way up north.
When the need for air became too great Cameron and Jessica broke their kiss. Jessica stared into Cam's blue eyes. "You sure you want to do this?" Cam asked not breaking eye contact.
Jessica just nodded and lifted Cam's shirt up and over his head and tossed it to the floor. "I'm sure," she whispered before kissing him again and he wrapped his arms around her. After a few minutes of kissing, Cam had managed to slide Jess' skirt down and when they broke their kiss again she crawled onto the bed and laid on his side.
Cam unbuckled his pants and slipped them off along with his boxers before joining her on the bed. "You are way too over dressed," he muttered as he started nibbling on her earlobe.
"And what are you gonna do about that?" Jessica asked as her voice hitched a breath when he started biting and sucking high up on her neck.
Cam just grinned and continued.
Cam's hands slid up to her shoulders and slid the blouse off her and then pulled her black tank top over her head so that she was left in only her matching lacy blue bra and underwear.
"Better?" Jessica asked before Cam flipped them so she was sitting in his lap.
"Better," Cam confirmed as he let out a loud moan when Jessica started grinding herself against him. She felt him starting to harden so she did it faster and faster, until he could no longer take it and flipped them over.
He undid her bra and tossed it aside as he took one breast in his mouth and nipped at her nipple before sucking on it while his other hand played with it.
"Cam," Jessica begged as she started panting heavily. "Please,"
"You are still a bit overdressed," he said before grabbing her panties and taking them off, but he wasn't being gentle and so they ripped on the left side.
But before Jessica could say anything about the underwear Cameron was inside her. Her first thought was that he wasn't going to fit her, but he did and it felt wonderful. It felt so good that it should be considered a sin.
Soon enough Cam had started thrusting inside her, never gentle. It was hard and fast and it was amazing. Jessica had never felt anything like it before.
When they were both spent, and wrapped in each other's arms under the covers, they heard the front door open.
"Good timing on that one," Jessica said before Cam kissed her softly.
"I didn't hurt you did I?" Cam asked, his voice laced with concern.
"Nothing I can't handle or wouldn't want to happen again," Jessica told him with a yawn as she felt sleep over take her.
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Ellie Harrison pondered over the emails that her good friend Jessica Clark had sent. It seemed that Jessica wasn't going to be talked out of her relationship with Mitchell no matter what. Maybe he wasn't as bad as a guy as he seemed to be. She hoped not, for Jessica's sake.
"Ellie?" Major Evan Lorne called out as he entered the quarters that they had been sharing for the past three months.
"Hey," Ellie said getting up from the computer.
"Still working?" Lorne asked
"No just going over some emails that Jessica and I have been sending each other lately," Ellie said. "She's dating Cameron Mitchell, now,"
"No way," Lorne said with a boyish grin. "Jessica Clark? The shy girl I met working with Doctor Jackson is dating Mitchell?"
"Why's that so hard to believe?" Ellie questioned him as she printed out the off world picture of Cameron and Jessica by the fire sharing an intimate kiss.
"Wow," Lorne said as Ellie handed him the picture. "Look I know that we were supposed to have dinner tonight, but Sheppard asked if I could pick up patrol in a few hours,"
"But Evan, we've got plans, this isn't the first time you've canceled, and do you know how hard it was to get Rodney to let me off this early?" Ellie said clearly unhappy with him as she picked up a frame of just Jessica and slid the picture that she had to size down and stick it into the frame.
"Ellie, I know you mad again that I have to break our plans, but I am the second in command here," Lorne sighed as he sat down on their bed. "I can't tell him no,"
"I can talk to him maybe he'll lighten your hours or something?" Ellie suggested.
"I can't do that Ellie!" Lorne yelled getting mad at her for even suggesting such a thing. "Do you think any other commanding officer would let their second in command's girlfriend ask them to reduce hours? Give me a break,"
"Well maybe that girlfriend is getting fed up that she never sees her boyfriend unless he's sleeping or coming or going from missions or patrols," Ellie yelled at him before storming off.
And there it was. Another fight. They had become so frequent in the last month. Where had the love that they shared gone? It was like they weren't the same people that fell in love just a year ago. If it kept up what would happen with them? That was what worried Ellie the most, but she had to wonder did it bother Evan at all?
A/N: Okay, that's it for the first chapter. Please let me know what you think!