A/N: This took way longer than expected to update but RL kind of got in the way. Anyway, on with the story...
Chapter 3-Day 2
Through the fog of sleep, he distantly heard knocking. Rolling over to his back, he slightly opened his eyes. The brightness of the morning sun, shining through the curtains caught him off guard as he groaned and closed his eyes. He heard the soft knocking at his door once again and he finally threw back the covers, grudgingly getting out of bed. He wondered who could possibly be knocking on his door at this hour. If it was Rodney, he was going to get an earful, he thought.
He grabbed the doorknob and opened the door, ready to give Rodney a piece of his mind.
"Don't you-Oh…hi."
Teyla took in John's surprised expression, he clearly hadn't expected her. She took in his disheveled appearance, his hair was messier than usual, his rumpled clothes and she noticed he was barefoot. She smiled, even after barely waking up he looked handsome. Then she noticed the dark circles under his eyes, suddenly feeling a pang of guilt, he clearly had had a rough night and she had woken him.
"I'm sorry to have woken you."
"No, no. It's fine, I was already awake," he lied. "Just hadn't gotten up yet," he said as he gave her a smile. "Come on in." He moved aside to let her in and as she walked by, he ruffled Torren's hair, who giggled in return.
She heard him close the door and she turned to face him.
"Have you two had breakfast yet?" he asked.
"Actually, that is why we came over. To ask if you would like to join us?"
A big smile appeared on his face, "Of course, I would love to."
She smiled, glad that he had accepted. She set Torren down, who had been eager to get down and he walked over to John's couch.
"Are the other two awake yet?" he asked.
"I do not believe so. I think they had a long night."
"Yeah, probably." He looked over at Torren, who had finally managed to get himself onto the couch, making himself comfortable and was now staring expectantly at the television screen.
He chuckled, then had an idea. "How about if we order room service and eat here? I mean…if you don't mind, unless you want to go out and eat, I mean that's fine too…if you want." Great he was babbling now.
She smiled, she would certainly enjoy that much better. "I would not mind that at all."
He breathed a sigh of relief. "Good," he said as he made his way to Torren, grabbing the remote from his bed as he passed by. He turned on the television and searched through the channels, finally stopping at a children's program. "Here you go, buddy."
He turned back to Teyla. "So, I'll order the food, then jump in the shower while it gets here. Why don't you make yourself comfortable?"
She nodded and made her way to the couch to sit next to Torren. As she sat down she heard John talking on the phone, ordering their food. She looked down at her son, who was watching the screen intently.
"I'll be out in a bit."
"Alright, John."
She heard the bathroom door close and the water start. He obviously had not slept well last night and the thought worried her. He had confessed his feelings for her and it looked as if a great weight had been lifted from his shoulders yesterday, but now it looked like there was something else troubling him. She only hoped that he was not having second thoughts about them, she did not think that she could handle losing the happiness that she had found. She shook her head trying to chase those thoughts away, she wanted to enjoy her day.
"Too." Torren's voice broke through her thoughts. She looked over at her son, who was staring intently at the bright, red furry creature on the screen. She saw the creature raise two fingers and Torren successfully hold up two small fingers.
"Very good, Torren." At hearing her praise he turned, gave her a big grin and clapped his hands enthusiastically. As he turned his attention back to the screen, she couldn't help but chuckle. He was growing up so fast and learning so much, thanks to her friends in Atlantis. Everyone was eager to teach him something new and she was glad that they were willing to share their knowledge with him, not to mention the amount of toys they gave him. She had joked that she would need to find other quarters just to put his toys in and yet they still kept giving him more.
After some time she heard the bathroom door open. "Food's not here yet?"
"Not yet." Turning to look at him she noticed his shirt and raised an eyebrow.
"What?" he said innocently.
"I believe Rodney is going to be very jealous when he sees that." She said turning her attention back to Torren so John couldn't see the smile that had suddenly appeared on her face when she saw his attempt at an innocent face.
"Yeah, well. Sucks for him. It's not my fault that we like the same superhero plus he's going to be even more jealous when he sees this."
She turned to see him rummaging through one of the bags that he had obtained at the mall and finally take something out. He proudly showed her a smaller shirt, with the same superhero but a different design.
"You bought him more clothes?"
"I couldn't help it and it's just one. I mean as a kid you just have to have one."
She chuckled, "Rodney is indeed going to be very jealous."
"I know," he said with an evil grin. He walked over and sat down next to her. "Oh, almost forgot," he leaned over and kissed her. "Good morning."
She gave a small laugh. "Good morning."
He smiled. "Forgot to say that earlier, sorry."
She snuggled up against him. "You are forgiven." She decided to see if he would open up a bit, "Did you not sleep well?"
He chuckled, "I look that bad, huh?"
She smiled, "No, you still look as handsome as ever."
He smiled shyly, "Wow, handsome. Really?" She nodded. "Actually my neighbors were kinda loud, I think they had too much to drink."
She looked at him, not quite sure if he was telling the truth or not. Before she could ask him anything more there was a knock at the door.
"Finally! I was starting to think we were never going to get to eat."
She smiled. She would just have to give him time to see if he would open up a bit more.
I know it was sort of short but RL sometimes scares the muse away. So, hope you enjoyed it and the next chapter will be up soon, much sooner than this one was. Once again, let me know what you think :)
