SPOILERS FOR SGA 3x03: IRRESISTIBLE
Partners
Elizabeth smiled as John quickly left her office.
Why John Sheppard, are you defending my honor?
Though covered with an easy excuse, his moment of surprise wasn't lost on her. Her smile turned fond. She knew John Sheppard didn't give his trust often or easily and his loyalty even less.
They'd been through more then she ever imagined and somehow, she'd grown to just know that loyalty was there, even if she'd never consciously recognized it. But now, seeing his reaction to Woolsey, the IOA... her, she knew. Hard earned, she'd won that loyalty and trust and she treasured it.