It's Only You and Me

a series of Moments in Cameron and Daniel's relationship

summary:a series of moments in Cameron and Daniel's relationship as they come together

genre: Romance

rated: PG-13 (just cause of the all the kissies and occasional dirtyness)

content warnings: swearing, boy/boy lovin

author note: each story is paired with a song lyric that either fit with the specific chapter or inspired that chapter. i just love these boys together :) whether its the actors or the characters or a mix of both I feel like there's this wonderful chemistry between Cameron and Daniel and I wanted to explore that from a slash and romantic standing.

disclaimer: All characters in this story belong to MGM and the creators of Stargate SG1. The characters are not mine, as much as i would like to keep them and play with them all day n the way I wish they would have them play with each other on the show ;)

"You teach me how to love parts of myself I hated for so long. Loving myself through loving you"

"Feel" - Darren Hayes

*takes place before Season 10's The Quest Part 1*

Cam came strolling cooly into Daniel's office, hands in pockets, whistling all the while as he came to stand beside Daniel's desk. He stopped his little tune as he leaned against the desk, grabbing the nearest unopened book and started skimming the pages.

"I'll be done soon," Daniel stated, still looking over the scrolls in front of him. He hadn't even looked up when Cam had entered.

"Take your time," Cam replied, turning the page he wasn't really reading.

"It won't be long," Daniel said, jotting something down in his notebook.

"There's no rush," Cam responded in the same nonchalant tone.

"I just want to finish-"

"Daniel," Cam interrupted, finally getting the other man to look up at him. "Seriously babe, just take your time."

Daniel blinked at him a few times, saying nothing. Cam had told him once that he looked like an owl when he did it, which apparently was quite frequently. Usually it was a response that said 'really? That was a serious statement?'. This time however it was the other, alternative meaning; confusion.

"Really? You mean you didn't come here to lecture me about how I have to stare less at ancient artifacts and pay a little more attention to eating at least two meals a day?"

"Nope. Just came to hang out while you worked. Figured you might want some company." Cam grinned at him before returning to not-really-reading the book in front of him. If he had looked a little longer at Daniel he would have seen the man's repeat performance of his owl impersonation. Daniel glanced confusedly around the office before focusing back on his lover.

"Really?" Daniel questioned again.

"Is it so hard to believe that I just want to chill while you're working?" Cam chuckled.

"No, it's just-"

"Daniel, I know how special your work is to you; how much you love to do it," Cam spoke simply. "I actually like seeing you in your element. Enthralled in some random language on some random scroll from some random planet similar to some random ancient Earth culture."

"I'm sorry," Daniel replied.

"Why are you apologizing?"

"We could do something else, something you'd enjoy as well?" Daniel offered.

"I am. You're doing your thing and I'm just hanging out with you. That's good enough for me." Cam's reply was delivered as if it was the easiest answer in the world. He said it as cool and indifferent as his whistling had been when he first entered Daniel's office. It was the type of tone he would get if Daniel had asked him for the current time. Cam gave him the true answer and went right back to skimming the pages of a book on Greek Mythology.

Daniel wanted to smile and cry at the same time. Daniel knew he worked a lot, something that often caused friction between people he cared about. It was what drove him and Sarah apart, as well his boyfriend Mike the year after that. Deciding to help his Professor work on a museum exhibit freshman year of college instead of going to his boyfriend Jason's opening night performance at a local theater cost him that relationship. Daniel also blamed himself for Sha're; if he hadn't been showing Jack, Sam and the others his discovery, he could have tried to help save her from being taken.

"Thank you," Daniel said softly, staring as Cameron flipped through another page.

"No thanks necessary," Cam replied, not looking up from what he was doing. Daniel just continued to stare, smiling softly. It meant a lot to him, knowing that Cameron loved him for exactly who he was. Daniel wasn't particularly confident in himself; his work yes, but himself no. But then Cam came along and he never felt Cam trying to change him, never felt Cam displeased with who he was.

Daniel glanced down at the work sprawled out in front of him. He jotted something quickly in his notebook, reminding himself where he left off, and then closed the book.

"Okay. Let's go," Daniel announced, grabbing his BDU jacket from off the back of the chair.

"You finished already?" Cam looked up.

"Oh yeah. Simple stuff. So what's the plan?" Daniel smiled at his lover.

"Cool," Cam slammed the book shut and clapped his hands together, rubbing them quickly as he thought. "Um, I'm thinking either Szechuan take-out and season 3 of M*A*S*H*? Or maybe O'Malley's in town I've been wanting to check out and that new Will Ferrell move?"

"Yeah, I've kind of been banned from O'Malley's. About six years ago during that whole armband ordeal," Daniel blushed, turning the lights off in his office as he and Cameron headed towards the locker room.

"I remember that report, but I don't remember that little detail being in it!" Cam was amused and shocked; his Daniel banned from a bar?!

"It's a long story. Basically this oaf of a man called me a geek and I got a little irritated and then Jack, Sam, and I got involved in this fight..."

"You were in a bar fight?" Cam laughed, unable to believe what he was hearing.

"It's not funny," Daniel nudged Cameron's arm with his shoulder. "It's embarrassing. I mean fourth graders get pissed about being called those kind of names, not grown men."

"You should be proud of being a geek," Cam said as they entered the locker room. Seeing that no one else was in there, he locked the door behind them. Cameron wrapped one arm around Daniel's waist and the other behind his back, his hand stroking the back of Daniel's neck. "Geeks are sexy."

Daniel wrapped his arms around Cameron's neck, his fingers playing at his lover's hair.

"Why do you love me?" Daniel sighed. "I so don't deserve to be as happy as you make me."

"Daniel if anyone in this universe deserves a little happiness, it's you," Cam spoke seriously. "I'm just happy that it could be me that gives you that."

Daniel blinked up at him. It wasn't the owl face kind of blink though. More like he was blinking away the stinging sensation he got when his eyes started to water up.

"So let's get that take out and you can tell me all about your old bad-ass, bar fightin' ways," Cam teased, lightening the mood again so Daniel wouldn't get embarrassed.

It worked because Daniel just smacked him upside the head in response.