A/N: Revised chapter
Chapter Seven
Rae sat in her room, looking over the latest Wraith schematics they had gotten from their last mission. She had been at Atlantis for two months now, settling in nicely. She has gotten to know almost every person on the base, especially Major Lorne. She had met him a week after she was let out of the infirmary, he ran into her, literally.
*Flashback*
Rae was walking back from the mess hall reading a pad. She rounded a corner and felt herself hit what felt like a brick wall. She fell to the ground, pad falling from her hands.
"Oh I'm sorry! Are you alright?"
Rae heard a male voice talking to her. "I think so." she said, shaking her head to clear her vision.
"Here let me help you up." he said, extending his hand towards her.
She took his hand and he pulled her up. Rae felt his arm slide around her waist to steady her as she fought to keep her balance. "Thank you." she said, pulling away as she got her balance.
"No problem." he said. "I'm Major Lorne by the way." He stuck out his hand again.
"Dr. Blake." Rae said, taking his hand and shaking it.
"Hey you're the new doctor aren't you?"
"Yeah, that's me." Rae said, giving him a smile.
"You kinda've had a rough time here so far huh?" he asked her, returning her smile.
"Yeah, you could say that." Rae laughed.
"How are you liking Atlantis so far then?" Lorne asked.
"It's amazing, this city is so huge! It must be taking forever to explore it."
"Yeah we've been here almost five years and haven't seen it all." Lorne agreed.
"I've only seen a part of it. I haven't had much time to explore. My first few weeks were spent in the infirmary and now Rodney has me looking over some schematics of the city so I can start helping him fix stuff." Rae said.
"Well, maybe you should take some time off and explore." Lorne said.
"I would, but I'm afraid I would get lost. The people I know are always so busy so I don't want to ask them to show me around." Rae said.
"Well maybe I could." Lorne burst out.
"What?" Rae asked, shocked.
"If you would like, I could show you around."
"Aren't you busy too?"
"I can take some time off."
"Oh no, I couldn't ask you to do that."
"It would be my pleasure."
Rae looked at him then smiled and said, "Okay, but only because I really want to see the city."
"Of course." Lorne smiled.
*End Flashback*
Rae had gone and seen the city with Lorne. She learned that his first name was Evan and he liked to paint. They had seen each other several times after that, they enjoyed each other's company. Rumors that they were dating were spreading throughout the city. Rae didn't know what to think. On one hand Evan was a very attractive man and she enjoyed talking to him. On the other hand, she still had hidden feelings for John. She hadn't told either that she had been married or that she was with child. She knew that she was going to start showing soon. She had to find a way to tell them.
Oh how she missed her husband. Alex had been a kind man, her best friend, she loved him so much. She had met him when she had starting working at the SGC six years ago, they had married three years later. They hadn't wanted kids right away, their jobs being too dangerous to consider having kids. They were about to retire from the SGC so they could have kids. Alex had to go on one last mission before he was done, so he did and came back as a medical emergency. He had been rushed to the infirmary and died an hour later. Rae had been by his side when he died, his last words being,
"I love you, don't forget to be happy."
She hadn't cried, instead she asked the SGC for her position back, and they had given it to her, against their better judgment. A few months later she had starting looking for John, looking for the comfort he was once able to give her. The fact that she was pregnant only deepened her grief, her child was all that she had left of her husband.
Rae heard her door beep, indicating that someone was at the door. She sighed and got up, tossing her pad on the bed as she did so. She opened the door to see Lorne standing outside.
"Hey Evan." she greeted him.
"Hey Rae," he said back. "hey I was, uh, wondering if you were interested in getting a late supper, I know you haven't eaten."
Rae smiled, "Yeah, I've been so busy looking over the data we got from our last mission that I forgot to eat I guess."
"So dinner?" Lorne asked, holding out his arm for her to take.
Rae thought for a moment then took his arm. "Sure why not?" she said.
They walked off towards the mess hall, not knowing that John was watching from a distance.
