AN: Thanks for the reviews. Sorry it took me so long to post. Things are crazy in my hectic school life.
Another note: I'm thinking about changing the ratings for this. I'm still not sure, but the ratings might go higher. You have been warned!
Chapter 4 Bathroom Situations
'There's no where to go!' John thought looking for an escape route.
He was just about to give up hope when he spotted the bathroom door.
He shrugged. 'She won't mind,' he convinced himself.
He rushed in and closed the door behind him. Elizabeth gasped at the sight of John and sank lower in the tub.
"John! What are you doing in here?"
John's back was to her, and he was listening at the door. He looked down at the door.
"Damn!" 'There aren't any locks. What kind of people don't have locks on their bathroom doors?'
"John!" She said louder as she heard him swear. "What's going on?"
He seemed to remember she was in the room and turned around.
"I was just…" His words trailed off as he looked at her. "Wow."
"You said that out loud."
"Did I?" He was lost in thought.
Her face turned a bright shade of red, and she sunk lower in the water.
The Colonel heard two voices, and this snapped him out of his thoughts.
"John, please explain to me what is going on."
"I'm…looking for somewhere to hide. Tatia and Catlin are in our room." He examined every corner of the bathroom looking for a suitable hiding spot.
"They're what?"
"They're looking for me," John snapped as he paced back and forth. "There must be somewhere I can hide."
"I don't see anywhere," she replied. She looked around without getting out of the safety of the tub.
"There must be somewhere…" he stopped his search and looked at her.
"What?" She asked looking down.
When she realized what he was thinking, she said, "No." Her eyes opened wide at the thought, and she shook her head. John started puling his clothes off. "Don't you dare!" Elizabeth said. John threw his shirt out of sight and reached for the zipper on his pants.
"That bath tub is big enough for the two of us," he argued.
"You can't do this," she pleaded. "This is unprofessional and…and."
He stopped what he was doing and looked at her. 'If she really doesn't want me to do this, I won't.'
'Damn those eyes.' She thought. He was silently pleading with her, and against her better judgment, she could not refuse him.
She sighed. "Get in the tub."
He threw her his special smile, and she sighed again. 'What am I doing?'
She continued to stare as he started to pull his pants off.
He smirked. "Do you mind?"
Her face flushed pink again, and she closed her eyes. "Please tell me your not getting fully undressed."
"I have no idea what your talking about."
'That's obviously a yes. Sheppard without clothes…now there's an interesting idea.' She mentally slapped herself for the thought and concentrated on keeping her eyes closed. She self consciously pulled the bubbles closer around herself as she felt the water move indicating John was getting in. "You better have your eyes closed the whole time." She opened her eyes, and their eyes met. "I said have your eyes closed."
"Yes, ma'am." He closed his eyes and lay back in the water. She wanted to wipe that smug smile off his face, but right now, she had more important things to deal with.
"I sure hope you can hold your breath for a long time," she whispered. His eyes flashed open at the comment, and she enjoyed dunking his head into the water. A second later, the door was thrown open, and Elizabeth found herself staring into the eyes of the two sisters. They looked disappointed. They assumed John would be in there instead. 'I'm really going to have fun with this,' Elizabeth thought. "What are you two doing in here!"
They looked guilty and startled at her reaction. "We were just looking for John," Tatia said.
"Well, obviously he's not here."
"We thought he'd be here at this time of night," Catlin replied.
Elizabeth narrowed her eyes. "You thought wrong."
They were not able to take the hint that she wanted them to leave. "Do you have any idea where he is?"
"How should I know? Isn't it past your bed time?" She laughed inside at the reaction she received.
"Well, you are his wife, are you not?" Tatia asked. She was getting tired of Elizabeth and just wanted to find John.
Elizabeth had about enough, and she could feel John tugging at her arm to be let up. "Get out! Even if I did know where he was, I wouldn't tell either of you."
"Your not a very good wife," Tatia remarked.
Elizabeth's eyes blazed with anger, and Catlin could tell she was upset.
"Let's go," Catlin said as she attempted to pull her sister from the room.
"This isn't finished yet," Tatia snarled.
"Oh I think it is," Elizabeth replied sharply, before the door closed, and she was left there in silence. She immediately lifted John's head out of the water. He started coughing and spitting water out of his mouth. "Are you alright?" She handed him a towel.
"Yeah, thanks."
"For the towel or for saving your butt?"
"Both. Listen, if it wasn't for what I said, you wouldn't be in this mess."
She sighed and shook her head. "It's not your fault. This could have happened to anyone." He rolled his eyes. "Well, it does happen to you more than most."
"Carson was telling me something similar the other day…." his words trailed off. 'I didn't want to say that.'
"I can sympathize. He's done the same thing to me."
"What?" John asked. 'We can't possibly be talking about the same thing.'
"He's been threatening you, huh? He does the same thing to me." John still looked confused, so she gave him a further explanation. "He's been chastising me about the amount of…uh…theamountofcondomsI'vebeentakinglately." She said this so fast that John wasn't sure if he had heard right.
"Hold on a second…the amount of…who have you been sleeping with?"
"John!" 'I cannot believe he is asking me this.'
"It's a simple question."
"Well, it's none of your business."
'I cannot believe she's been sleeping with someone! Who is this guy?' John thought as anger and jealously boiled up inside of him. 'You can't expect her to wait around forever for you.' His consciousness said.
"Shut up!" John said.
"Excuse me?"
John stumbled over his words. "I was just…uh…thinking out loud."
"Oh…" There was silence for a minute or two. John was thinking about ways to exact his revenge on whomever it is Elizabeth is seeing, and she was wondering why John cared so much about it.
She suddenly remembered being naked in a tub with her military officer and the worst part was…the bubbles were starting to vanish. A blush rose to her cheeks as she realized how close John was sitting to her. She shifted her leg in a different position and immediately felt his warm skin against her toe.
John felt the touch and looked up. Their eyes met, and they held their gaze for a moment. Elizabeth felt a rush of emotion as their gaze locked. She had never felt this way before staring at someone. Unknown to her, John was feeling the same way. Elizabeth quickly looked away feeling her face turn an even deeper shade.
'Her skin is like the smooth feel of silk,' was John's first though. He was really getting a glimpse of her for the first time. Only her foot touched his side, but that was enough to send a spark of desire running through him. He couldn't help but wonder what it would feel like to have her whole body collide with his. John mentally slapped himself. He could feel passionate feelings rise inside of him. 'She's your boss, and you don't even know if she feels the same way you do about her.'
"I should get out," she said feeling very awkward all of a sudden. "You can have the bathroom to yourself."
"No, I'll get out as well."
"Ok," she agreed. "Uh…could you hand me that towel?" She made him look the other way as she draped the cap like towel around herself and stepped out. She got the Colonel a new towel, and he did the same.
"Clothes. I think Algrin said something about new clothes."
They went back into the room and threw open the closet. Elizabeth looked at the contents of the closet excitedly while John stared in shock. 'Oh no…"
To Be Continued
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