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Note: Probably last chapter. And to Ashkash, no I haven't seen 'The Siege' yet. It won't be shown in England for about another month, I want it now.

John entered the corridor where Liz's quarters were. After deciding all day, what he was going to say to her he was still none the wiser. He could tell her to talk to him more or share the workload with him, but he knew she wouldn't.

John reached her quarters and knocked on the door.

"Come in."

John walked into the room and saw Liz sitting on the bed typing on her laptop.

"Hey, you're not supposed to be working."

He walked over to her and sat on her bed. He looked at her ankle, thankfully, the swelling had gone down and he knew that Beckett had given her some painkillers.

She smiled at him

"Trying to get rest on Atlantis is like trying to send matter both ways through an open wormhole, it's impossible."

John lowered his lips onto hers and kissed her gently before pulling away.

"What's that for?"

John moved her slightly so he could sit behind her and hold her. Liz rested her head against his chest. John finally spoke.

"I never realised how stressful your job is"

John kissed the top of her head.

"How do you do it everyday?"

Liz sighed.

"It's my job."

John kissed the top of her head again.

"Talked to Teyla today, she told me that I upset you sometimes, because I don't listen."

Liz could hear to shakiness in his voice. She knew he was upset, because he had upset her.

"John, it's not that you upset me. I just get…annoyed when you don't listen to me."

John tightened his arms around her and kissed her neck.

"Why have you never told me?"

"I don't like to burden you. You have a lot to do."

John shook his head

"Not as much as you. Liz you need some help, the city is too big for you to run by yourself."

"I don't run it by myself; there's you, Rodney, Peter, Ba…"

"You know what I mean. The workload is too much for one person. Let me help."

Liz turned round slightly.

"What did Teyla say to you?"

John smiled

"What I needed to hear."

John kissed her. Elizabeth turned back round and John began to kiss her neck.

"Major, I'm on some pretty strong painkillers at the moment. Are you trying to take advantage of me?"

Elizabeth could feel John smirk into her neck before kissing her.

"Yep."

Fin…

Seriously, I don't know what was going though my mind when I wrote this. It's crap, you don't have to tell me. I already know.