I do not own Stargate Atlantis. This is also a response to ElaineDex's challenge, which can be viewed on her profile page.
Dinner plans
"I swear, Laura, this isn't my fault," Ellie said as she walked to the table, Evan following behind. Laura looked at them with an amused gleam in her eye. She knew exactly why Evan was there. The Major had confided his attraction for the curvy woman even though he was seeing Ebony Frasier at the time. Evan grinned at Laura, knowing the friendly blonde-haired woman would not mind him being there.
"I heard about the explosion in the lab. Are you ok?" Laura asked in concern as the three sat down at the table by the window. The view of Atlantis at night was a remarkable sight, especially on a clear calm night as the lights reflected happily off the dark water.
"Chastened, but otherwise unscathed, I think poor Rodney got the brunt of it though," Ellie blushed prettily, conscious of Evan staring at her. He grinned at Laura before turning his attention back to Ellie. She was exquisite dressed in a wrap around purple sari skirt and camisole top with her wavy hair down around her face. Breathing in he could smell the scent of Jasmine and Sakura blossoms. He decided immediately that it was his favourite scent.
"It was amusing to walk in and find them in near stitches as they held each other up," Evan remarked casually. "Shall I get us some food while the two of you talk?" Laura and Ellie nodded happily before returning to their conversation. He smiled, amused, and then turned to get their dinners.
"Ok, now he's gone, spill the beans, anything happen between the two of you yet?" Laura asked, leaning forward in anticipation. Ellie blushed and shook her head negatively.
"Why would he look at someone as plain as me?" she asked shyly, drawing patterns on the table with her finger. Laura shook her head in disgust. Her new friend was blind as a bat and she had no qualms in telling her so.
"One of the reasons why he broke up with Ebony was because of you. That boy had eyes on you since the first minute you arrived. And guess what? He hasn't stopped staring since!" Again, Ellie shook her head in the negative. She just had no luck with beautiful men like him.
"He broke up with Ebony because she was sleeping around. Rodney heard the entire thing last night. Besides, it is too soon for him to get into another relationship. The standard waiting period is two weeks at least," Ellie said ruefully. The whole situation was turning out worse than a high school crush. "Besides, aren't we meant to be talking about our underground radio station?"
SGCSGC
Evan glanced over to the girls, smirking at their heads together as they plotted. Grabbing two trays, he began to pile on the foods that he knew they all liked. Roast pork, vegetables and lots of gravy. He also included the standard jell-o and bottled of juice before walking back over to the table. Before he arrived, however, he was accosted.
"Ebony," he acknowledged coolly. The buxom blonde gave him a seductive smile.
"Evan," she purred, a shiver of distaste crawled down his spine, "Come over to my table. We can have dinner and go back to my room."
"No thanks," he pushed past her, "I don't know how many men have shared that offer." Ebony stared after him, shock evident in her face before settling into a deep scowl. She glared fiercely at Ellie as he rejoined their table and began to divide the food in between the three.
"What was that about?" Laura asked, taking a bite of her food.
"Ebony wanted me to have dinner with her before going back to her room," Evan replied shortly. "I told her that I didn't want to be somewhere so public." Ellie glanced down, unsure of whether she should say anything. "So Ellie," Evan turned to her cheerfully, "How are you enjoying Atlantis?" She smiled and allowed him to take the out.
SGCSGC
Typing on her computer, Ellie perched on her chair precariously as she leaned over to check some statistics the next morning. She had enjoyed the dinner last night and was looking forward to the next one once Evan returned from his trip off world. Rodney walked in, nose buried deep in papers as he mumbled under his breath. She glanced up, her face softening into a smile as she took in her friend. "Coffee's already on the table Rodney," she said gently, hoping not to startle him.
"Hmm, thanks," he replied absentmindedly, shoving an assistant out of his way before settling down at his desk. Ellie frowned at him.
"Good help is hard to find," she mentioned casually, watching underneath her lashed as he glanced up, confused. "Try and treat the assistants with a little more respect, Rodney, they are the ones that help run things smoothly." He gave her an incredulous look before retuning to his work. Ellie sighed and offered the assistant an apologetic smile as she turned back to her work.
"The grapevine mentioned an interesting dinner," Rodney offered a little while later, startling Ellie from her diagnostics.
"Really?" she asked curiously.
"How was your dinner with Major Lorne?" He glanced over to her, his face expressing his amusement. Ellie poked out her tongue. "Oh yeah, real mature Dr Harrison." Ellie laughed.
"It was nice. Laura had a lot of funny stories to tell," she replied casually.
"What happened with Ebony? Sheppard mentioned that she ambushed him on his way to your table."
Ellie sighed, knowing Rodney would not stop asking before he got all the information. "She asked him to join him for dinner then retire back to her room. Evan refused saying something about not wanting to be in such a public place." Rodney laughed. "After that we all just swapped stories. Nothing too exciting. I think that was the highlight."