As the fire burned lower, the red hot coals cast a light glow on the rocks of the fire pit. Wrapped tightly in blankets, and laying on the narrow mats provided by Woolsey's engineers, everyone snuggled in for the night.

"Here." John whispered, urging Teyla closer. He snapped his blanket out, covering them both. "Makes more sense this way."

"Yes." She whispered back. "In the colder weather my people always share accommodations."

"You do?"

She nodded into the darkness. "It keeps the body warmer."

"You, ah… share with anyone in particular?"

She snuggled closer. "It depends."

"It depends?"

"On how cold it is."

"Oh."

"Would you two be quiet." Rodney muttered from John's other side. "Some of us are trying to sleep."

"Sorry Rodney." Teyla whispered.

"Hmm." Rodney harrumphed.


"What the heck is that clacking?" Evan whispered, raising his head to look around the darkened campsite.

"Keller's teeth." Laura muttered from beneath the blanket beside him. "She's cold."

"It's not that cold out." Evan muttered.

"Haven't you noticed she sleeps under a down comforter even in the middle of summer?" Laura answered sleepily.

"Uh… no." Evan looked quickly at Ronon, who was glaring at him from the other side of Jen. "I have no idea what she sleeps under."

"Jen." Evan hissed over his shoulder.

"I didn't say she was awake." Laura muttered. "I said she was cold. The woman can fall asleep on a dime."

Evan watched as a sharp clacking came in time with a very prominent shudder beneath Jen's blanket.

Ronon immediately shuffled closer, then rolled onto his side, wedging his back up against the lump that was Jen's shivering, blanket wrapped body. Evan also rolled, placing his back Jen's other side. Wedged between them Jen let out a contented sigh and mumbled something unintelligible.

"Hey! No fair." Laura muttered, sliding over until she was pressed up against Evan.

"Thought you weren't cold." Evan whispered into her hair.

"You're not the one with nothing on." Laura flipped over, burying her face in his chest, yanking her blanket up over her shoulders.

"You're wearing a shirt." He quietly reminded her.

"What, you want it back or something?"

"No."

"Then shut up and let me get some sleep."

"Shut up and let us all get some sleep." Rodney exclaimed.

"Sorry Rodney." Evan smiled into the darkness, feeling Laura's shaking as she struggled to hold in the laughter.


"She's lost." Evan lifted his head.

"She's not lost." Laura mumbled.

"She's lost." Evan repeated.

"She's not lost." Laura insisted.

"It's been ten minutes." Evan grunted as Laura elbowed his sore ribs in an effort to get comfortable.

"Maybe she has a really big bladder."

"She's lost." Ronon sat up, and rolled off the edge of the lean-to.

"Told you." Evan grinned knowingly.

"Yeah, yeah." Laura muttered. "Tell me in the morning."

"If we ever see the morning." Rodney muttered.


"You get lost?" John asked.

"No." Jen muttered.

"Yes." Ronon answered.

"It's not my fault." Jen quickly wrapped the blanket around her body. "It's dark out there. All the trees look the same."

"Next time maybe try a flashlight." John suggested. "They work wonderfully at night."

"John." Teyla admonished.

"It was just a suggestion." John muttered.

"Yeah well…" Jen muttered, flopping down onto the sleep-mat. "I didn't want to wake anyone."

"As opposed to how we're all awake now?" Rodney sighed.

"Sorry." Jen flopped back down with a shiver, snuggling against Ronon who threw his blanket over them both. "I couldn't hold it any longer. The sound of the lake was driving me crazy."

"Oh hell, now I have to pee." Laura muttered.

"Take a flashlight." John suggested.

"I won't get lost." Laura flung off the blanket.

"So says you." Evan snorted, then muttered in pain. "Hey, watch the ribs."

"Sorry." Laura said.

"No you're not."

"You're right." Laura answered.

"Kids…" John said with a warning tone.

"I'm going, I'm going." Laura stood up.

"Wait." Teyla sat up and pushed off her blanket. "I'll come with you."

"Oh look." Rodney snorted. "Even in Pegasus they go to the bathroom together."


"Good night, John-boy." Laura snickered quietly.

"Don't even start." John muttered.

"Start what?" Laura said innocently.

"John boy?" Teyla asked.

"Way to go, Cadman." John sighed.

"Oh for the love of…" Rodney groaned from the far side of the lean-too.

"Sorry Rodney." Laura snickered.

"I hate you all." Rodney mumbled.