(is apologizing now for the lateness of this chapter!)
All Done Up
Daniel heard the click of her boots from down the hall, but didn't look up as he saw her come to stand in the doorway out of the corner of his eye. At least not right away. He needed to work and didn't have time for a distraction, and when it came to working and her, she was very distracting. He thought just pretending he wasn't fighting a grin or that she wasn't standing there would make it easier to handle.
Of course, he was wrong. Daniel prevailed for no longer than a minute before his smile broke free.
"You must be lost." He looked at the tablet before him for a moment, then glanced up at her. "Because there's no Halloween party on this floor."
Her green antennae with the sparkly green balls on top bounced as she shrugged. They bounced no matter what she did. That smile that would light him up from inside out spread across her always kissable lips.
"There is now." He noted the huskier tone of her accented voice. Daniel licked his lips slowly at the prospect of that. Blue eyes shined with amusement and affection as they watched her stride toward him, her steps a little heavier and more deliberate. A tray of small paper cups appeared like magic from around her back as she came before him.
Daniel leaned back casually in his chair and crossed his arms over his chest. "You know those aren't supposed to leave the lounge..." He murmured, eyes roaming over her outfit. Green suede boots up to her knees, over lime green fishnets that led up into a very nymph-like green skirt. She wore a dark green bikini top under a lime green longsleeved mesh shirt. Her lip gloss and eye makeup was all green, and she'd put temporary highlights in her hair. Those were green, of course. She was covered from head to toe in green glitter, the amount only increasing every time her sparkly antennae moved.
If there was anyone in the known universe who could give Kermit a run for his green money, it was most certainly Vala.
She held up a finger, shaking her head. "And my boyfriend is not..." Vala paused dramatically as she plopped herself down on Daniel's knee. His hand immediately went to her back to steady her. "Supposed to be working on Halloween."
"Boyfriend, eh?" Daniel smirked, quirking his eyebrow a little. It was something she rarely ever said, mostly because it just wasn't necessary. Everyone knew they were a couple, had known even before they had been willing to even admit the fact to themselves. But, he had to admit, hearing it every once a while was enjoyable.
Vala nodded, sending a rain of glitter falling around them and into the little cups on the tray. "He shouldn't be working - not when there's such an amazing," Her eyes rolled, but with pleasure rather then annoyance or boredom. "Party going on." To emphasize her point, she picked up one of the little paper cups and held it out to him.
He accepted it with his free hand, never taking his gaze off her as he brought it to his mouth. Daniel sucked the contents down while turning the cup inside out, noting how smooth it went down and how sweet it tasted. That was a very dangerous, yet strangely appealing, prospect.
"Good!" She smiled. "Now it's time for you to put the dusty books away and come join the festivities."
Daniel shook his head. "I wish I could. I want to, really."
Her head tilted. "Then why don't you?"
Blue eyes gave her a specific look. "You know why, Vala. I have work," He nodded in contrast to the way she shook her head.
"No, Daniel."
"Yes, Vala."
Vala straightened her shoulders defiantly. "Well, finish working then." She picked up a little cup and sucked the contents from it casually. Her crossed leg swung back and forth slowly.
Daniel gave her another look. "Are you going to move?"
She made a negative sound, shaking her head as she began to examine the now empty cup for no reason what so ever.
He sighed. "You do know it's very difficult for me to work with a green alien in my lap, right?"
"Yep." Vala stated simply, her leg still swinging.
Daniel closed his eyes. "Vala..." He growled with mild exasperation.
Vala was giving him a neutral stare as he opened his eyes. "I tell you what..." She picked up another cup from the tray. "Have another one of these, and I'll at least move from your lap."
"That won't work." He stated in a tone that said he knew what she was up to.
Her shrug was expected. "What won't, darling?"
Daniel's stare was firm. "You know what."
Grey eyes rolled dramatically. "Daniel, I honestly don't know what you're talking about. All I'm offering is a compromise. Isn't that something you're always suggesting we do...compromise?"
It was Daniel's turn to roll his eyes. When he looked at her again, his gaze was skeptical. "Just one more, and you'll go?"
"No, I said if you did one I'd get off your lap." Vala looked at her lime green-painted nail. "It'll take more than just one more to get me to leave, unless you're willing..."
Daniel snatched up one of the cups and downed the contents. "There, done." He patted her leg to urge her to stand. "Now go sit over there where you can't distract me." His finger pointed to the stool by his workbench.
"Whatever you say, darling." Vala shrugged. "I'll just take these over there with me."
"Good..." Daniel said reluctantly, eyeing both her and the tray as she moved where he'd sent them. Shaking his head, he turned back to the tablet. He didn't have time to party, even if it was Halloween and he had a sexy green alien as his prospective date. Work needed to be done. But damn, those shots had tasted really good.
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Vala's supposed 'plan' only crossed his mind one more time when he asked her to bring him a book and she'd brought one of those cups with her. She'd said it was the cost of her being his assistant when she could be at the party. He'd told her that she didn't have to stay, but she said it was no fun being a sexy female alien without her handsome space hero.
After that, Daniel got so wrapped up in the translation that he wasn't even realizing he was taking what she offered without a second thought every time she brought him another book. It really didn't seem to click why the translation seemed to be getting MORE confusing rather than less with all the references he had.
Taking his glasses off, he dropped them haphazardly onto an open book and collapsed back in his chair. What was wrong with this picture, ignoring the fact that everything was very, very fuzzy in it? Rubbing his forehead, then moving the hand to the back of his neck, Daniel shrugged. Maybe he just needed another reference.
"That's gotta be it..." He murmured, pushing himself to his feet. Despite the fact that he had to take a few steps to the side to keep his balance, and he found this extremely amusing, it still didn't click. Not even when he weaved his way over to the proper bookshelf did it sink in.
It was when he stood swaying before the wall of books, snickering at the fact that he'd forgotten what reference he was looking for, that all the pieces fell into place.
Daniel snorted out a laugh as he pressed his hands against the bookshelf and rested his forehead against a row of books. "Shit..." He pushed off the bookshelf and stumbled toward the green blur conveniently near it. He leaned heavily into her warm body as he snaked his arms around her waist.
"I should be really, really pissed at you, ya know?" Daniel whispered loudly against her ear. "But that is very, very hard because I find the current situation to be funny as hell." He turned her stool around so that she was facing him. He noted the winning grin on her face. His forehead rested against hers. "Of course that may have something to do with the fact that I'm really, really..." His blue eyes closed and he grinned dopily and leaned in to kiss her.
Vala happily took the kiss, bringing her hand to rub through his hair as his hand braced against her neck. As he pulled back a little, one hand still firmly down on her leg for support, Daniel attempted to glare at her.
"I knew you were going to do this." The words lost their effect as they started to slur together towards the end. Daniel's laugh was cut short as Vala captured his mouth in a loving kiss. He groaned with pleasure, pushing her back against the work bench.
Her hands cupped his face, breaking the kiss with a slurp. His eyes were closed as he licked his lips, now tinted a faint shade of green.
"Ready to go to the party?" She murmured, running her fingers through his hair in a way she knew drove him wild.
Daniel shrugged. "I'd have to go put my costume on...if I could get it on." His eyes were still closed, but his hands were starting to explore the familiar territory of her body. "Actually I'd rather you just take yours off, then I can show you what goes bump in the night."
Vala laughed at his bad joke. She smiled back the way he was smiling at her. "Oh, my little drunken archaeologist."
He rubbed his nose against hers. "Drunk because his sexy female alien wanted to remind him this night is for fun..." Daniel trailed off as he placed a sweet, soft kiss to her lips. "Happy Halloween, Vala."
She grinned, searching his eyes. "Now that's what I'm talking about."
A/N: Yesh, this is the Halloween chapter, and I'm posting it like a week and half late. I DO have a very good excuse, though! I was uber busy planning my trip up to Connecticut to spend the weekend with my BFF (and beta:huggles:) Tara, and I was leaving to go up there the day after Halloween (had to get up at 4 am!), so despite the fact that she did get it back to me in time, I was so busy making sure I had everything that I never got around to fixing the mistakes on this chapter and posting it. Oh, and did I mention that our little get together weekend culminated in a little side trip to Secaucus, New Jersey for a little tiny convention? ;P ... So yeah, that's why I'm so late posting this. Hope you all enjoy it, nonetheless!!
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