Crush
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A/N – This story came from a plan that the faerie enchantress needed for her story. Except, she didn't go where I thought it should go so I decided to write my own version, as it was my idea in the first place. Hopefully both our stories will be decent enough to get lots of praise and reviews! Please tell me what you think!
"Elizabeth." Doctor Elizabeth Weir stopped walking and turned as her name was called out. Approaching her was the leader of the Athosian people, looking very confused.
"May I have a moment of your time?" Teyla Emmagan asked, indicating that they continue to walk. The head of the Atlantis base nodded and the two women now walked side by side.
"I have made some friends with two of your people, they work in the infirmary. I met them when visiting Major Sheppard." Elizabeth smiled, knowing that this somehow involved the solider but didn't interrupt. "They are called Amanda and Renée and have been talking about their 'crushes'." This made Elizabeth stop and she smiled at the Athosian.
"Oh, really?"
"Yes and I confess that I am confused. They did explain what a 'crush' was but I did not fully understand."
"Where we come from, when you have a 'crush' you usually like someone of the opposite sex." Teyla was still confused. Elizabeth smiled and decided to take a risk.
"It is like how you 'like' Major Sheppard." The Athosian's cheeks immediately flushed with colour and she nodded her understanding of the word.
"Who did Amanda and Renée mention?" Teyla opened her moth to answer but at that moment John Sheppard walked round the corner, followed by Doctor Rodney McKay.
"Hello John, Rodney." Elizabeth greeted them warmly but prayed that they wouldn't stay long; she wanted to know the information Teyla had. The auburn at her side just nodded at the pair in front of them before looking at the floor. Her cheeks were still red. Sheppard stepped forward, concerned.
"Hey, Teyla, you okay?" The Athosian coloured even more at the concern in his voice. Sheppard shot a look at Weir who smiled.
"She's fine Major. Now, if you'll excuse us." The doctor took the other woman by the arm and led her around the two men before continuing to walk down the corridor. The two men shared a confused look.
"Women." John Sheppard muttered with Rodney McKay nodding in agreement before they walked off to the canteen. However, the Major's eyes did stray back to the direction the two women went in.
"You were saying?" Elizabeth prompted, once they were a safe distance away from the men.
"Amanda admitted having a 'crush' on Lieutenant Ford while Renée said her 'crush' was Doctor Beckett." Elizabeth couldn't help smiling as she heard her suspicions confirmed.
"But what of yourself, Doctor Weir?" Elizabeth's cheeks coloured as they touched upon one part of their discussion that she had wanted to avoid. "Do you have a 'crush'?"
"I do ..." Teyla sensed the hesitation and turned to the other woman.
"You can tell me, Doctor Weir, I will not tell another of what you speak."
"It's not that, I don't have a problem talking to you it's just that ... when I came here, I left someone back at home. Someone very dear to me and I don't think its right for me to have left them like that and then to have feelings for someone else." Teyla nodded at the other woman's problem.
"You are a very caring person; you do a great deal to ensure the happiness of others here. But that does not mean you cannot be happy yourself. Did you mean to leave this person behind then 'crush' on another person?" Elizabeth had to smile at Teyla's language.
"No." She replied softly.
"Then it is not your fault. Nor should you consider it to be. As Lieutenant Ford told Jinto and Myself, stuff happens. Sometimes you cannot avoid this stuff." Now Elizabeth smiled at the lieutenant's different phrasing of the well known saying. .
"Thank you Teyla, you are very caring yourself and you are very wise." The two women smiled at each other before Teyla continued.
"I did not finish telling you what Amanda and Renée said." Elizabeth gave her nod to indicate to go on. "Both of them said that they did not have the courage to approach their 'crushes'."
"Are you suggesting that we do some match making?" Teyla frowned.
"Match making?"
"It's a phrase we use when we plan to match two people together." Elizabeth explained and Teyla nodded.
"Yes, that is exactly what I am suggesting."
"Then I think it is time that Atlantis has a dance." Teyla looked at the doctor, again in confusion.
"A dance?" Elizabeth smiled and explained as she led the other woman to her office, to finalize their plans.
A/N – Hope this was okay and I hope to upload the next chapter fairly quickly but I so have some other stories. Maybe some more Atlantis fics! Please review to tell me what you thought and stay tuned folks!