This will be about four chapters. Thanks for the reviews. :)

Title: Nobody ever said forever
Author: Cindy Ryan
Pairing: Sheppard/Keller
Category: romance, angst
Summary: J/J's first fight. Jealousy and trust are not always easily resolved.

After John left Jennifer had tried to sleep.
She really had.
Tossed and turned for nearly an hour before giving up.

With a sigh Jennifer turned the lights on in her quarters. She kicked the covers off and got out of bed. Thinking she might take a run Jennifer put on a pair of sweats and a t-shirt before slipping into her sneakers.

However as Jennifer left her quarters her stomach growled reminding her she hadn't eaten much that day…well yesterday technically.

Turning in the opposite direction Jennifer headed toward the Mess.

Twenty minutes later after eating half a sandwich and a bag of chips Jennifer crossed the deserted Mess and headed out to the adjoining balcony.

She was feeling the weight of the last twenty-four hours and she didn't know how to fix it.

Jennifer leaned against the railing letting the ocean breeze calm her soul.
Or it tried too.

Jennifer rubbed a hand across her temple. She thought back to their fight. Jennifer understood John being angry that she'd, in his eyes, risked her life unnecessarily.
But to Jennifer the rest of the fight had seemed weird and well weird.

Jennifer shook her head. She'd gone into this relationship with both eyes open.
She'd heard the women talk.
She'd known his reputation of a playboy.

But when they'd lasted past four dates Jennifer had really thought there was something.
Something that made him stay.

What had gone so wrong?

Had she bruised his ego yesterday by taking the initiative by pushing Evan out of the way?
Jennifer frowned…..no had to be more than that. John had been too hurt and angry for just a bruised ego.

Then as if a lightbulb had literally gone off over her head Jennifer straightened at the realization.

Oh God.
Jealous.
John was jealous of Evan.

Jennifer buried her face in her hands. She could see it clearly now.
In his words, in his body language.

It wasn't so much the fact that she'd risk'd her life for another man.
It was the fact that she and Evan had this deep friendship that John didn't comprehend.
Jennifer realized that he thought since she'd pushed Evan out of danger because of that friendship that she was choosing that friendship over him.

Jennifer knew deep down John was probably afraid her friendship for Evan might deepen into something else.

Jennifer raised her head and stared out at the dark waves. How could he be so stupid?
Didn't John know that she loved Evan like a brother and nothing else?
Not that she hadn't at the very beginning thought about it.
Briefly.
She was human after all and Evan was Evan…..especially in uniform.

But the friendship had meant more and she and Evan had silently agreed not to pursue anything else.

Then she had gotten involved with John…….how was she going to fix this?