"But we're not tired." Karen and Rico complained as Brian and Andrea pried their children off of John and went to put them to bed.
"Yeah I'm not tired either." TK yawned as he wrapped his arms around Jared's neck and rested his head on his shoulder. "I'm older than the twins why can't I stay up later?"
"Tyrell Kenith Weir, you are going to bed no arguing." Jared started walking out of the room. "Uncle John will be here tomorrow." It wasn't long before Elizabeth and John were the only ones still left in the room. Seeing no reason not to go to bed themselves the two headed for their bed room.
Entering the room Elizabeth immediately started pulling her shoes off followed by her shirt and pants. Moving over to the bed Elizabeth started crawling under the covers when the sound of John coughing nervously stopped her. Looking over her shoulder Elizabeth watched John hover by the closed door.
"Not that I'm not liking the view, but is that what you're wearing to bed?" John managed to choke out after a second.
"What you think I should loose the underwear?" Elizabeth asked innocently just managing to keep a straight face at John's deer in the headlights look.
"Wha…? No…geeze your parents are down the hall, your brother is right next door, and there are children across the hall. I'm having a hard enough time keeping my hands off you as is…I can't believe I'm saying this but put on some pajamas or something."
"John Sheppard…" Elizabeth sauntered over to John grabbing the front of his shirt, pulling him towards the bed. "I am about to drop from exhaustion, there will be no funny business tonight." As further torture to John, Elizabeth pulled John into a passionate and heated kiss, before abruptly pulling away and crawling into bed. "You coming to bed?"
"Uh…actually I think I'm gonna go take a quick shower." An ice cold shower.
'Come on John get your head out of the gutter there are children across the hall not to mention your brother-in-law is next door and your father-in-law is only a few doors down.'
Elizabeth had done that on purpose John decided as he headed for the in-suite bathroom and got into the shower, flinching as the cold water hit his skin. Her kissing him like that had been strictly payback for something he'd done even if he didn't know what exactly it was he'd done this time.
'I just need a cold shower… Shower, Elizabeth…Elizabeth in shower... Elizabeth naked in said shower…Aw, crap, brother-in-law, children, father-in-law... all of them in the same hallway. Get it out of the gutter John.'
"You're an evil women, you know that?" John, wearing pajama bottoms and a tank-top, told Elizabeth when he finally crawled into bed cuddling up to her, noting that she'd swiped one of his larger shirts from his bag and put it on.
"Sleep." Elizabeth muttered as she buried her head into the nape of John's neck. Knowing he'd lost this round John got comfy and was soon sound a sleep.
'Poke, poke, poke'
The feel of something poking his shoulder pulled John out of a very pleasant dream involving him, Elizabeth, a jumper, and very little clothing. With a content grin John ignored the poking and snuggled deeper under the covers, closer to the warm body next to him.
"Uncle John." TK's small voice whispered from the side of the bed.
Groaning John buried his face further into Elizabeth's neck hoping TK would go away and he could get back to his dream. No such luck, a moment later John felt the bed dip as a small body climbed up on the bed next to him.
"Come on Uncle John, wake up." The poking continued.
"You'd better get up and see what he wants." Elizabeth whispered in John's ear. "You know how stubborn a Weir can be." Mumbling John rolled over pulling TK into his arms, snuggling into his knew pillow.
"Uncle John!" TK's laughter chased away any hope John had of getting back to sleep. Cracking an eye open John looked at the clock noting it was only eight in the morning. Hearing a light knock on the door John looked up in time to see Jared poke his head in the room.
"TK I told you to let them sleep." Jared admonished his son.
"But they were already awake when I came in." TK lied right through his teeth.
"Yeah I'm sure." Jared rolled his eyes.
"It's alright Jared." Elizabeth rested her head on John's shoulder. "We should be getting up anyway."
"Speak for yourself." John mumbled snuggling into his human sized pillow.
"Uncle John, I'm not a pillow!" TK laughed playfully pushing at John. "Come on breakfasts ready."
Ah breakfast the magic word, "Well then I guess we'd better get moving." John rolled out of bed taking TK with him, headed for the door.
Elizabeth followed the pair soon after. Meal times had always been one of Elizabeth's favorite times growing up. Having a big family made meal times feel like a stamped as everyone rushed to get food before it was all gone. Elizabeth loved to sit back and just 'people watch' as she called. This morning was no different.
"Here John, you can sit right here next to me." Rachel – if John remembered right – offered indicating the chair next to the one she was standing behind.
"Uh…thanks." John replied as he pulled Rachel's chair out for her.
"My aren't you jut a gentleman." Rachel, sitting down, batted her eye lashes, looking John up and down as he pushed the chair in.
"That's what they tell me." John forced a friendly smile as he sat down. He remembered Elizabeth's warning about Rachel.
For the most part breakfast wasn't all that bad, with the exception of Rachel trying to flirt with John like there was no tomorrow. The majority of the time was spent catching up on things that had happened since the last time Elizabeth was home and questioning her and John about their work. John and Elizabeth answered those questions as best they could with out actually saying anything about their work.
