They continued with their picnic for hours, eventually Carson and Rodney decided to go.
"We'd better go."
"Yea we have to be on our toes for Captain Kirk tomorrow." Teyla gave them a puzzled glance.
"The less you know about it Teyla the better." John told her. She nodded, knowing better than to drag it out of him.
"See you tomorrow Doctors." The nodded and walked back to the castle. "I do not trust you when you are like this."
"Like what?" He asked innocently.
"Secretive. Reminds me of Chaya." John knew he'd hurt her, he'd ignored her for a while, Chaya helped him realise that he loved Teyla with the sharing thing. Chaya had respectfully stepped back out of their way.
"I'm sorry Teyla I didn't mean to do that to you again." She gave him a watery smile. He gave her a hug. "I promise never to that to you again."
"You will be there tomorrow?"
"I promise." Teyla looked down she could feel her eyes beginning to burn with tears.
"Hey I said I'll get you out of marrying him and I will." Teyla shook her head and turned away from him. John grasped her chin and pulled her eyes up to his.
"I do not think you can prevent this."
"Wanna bet?" Teyla wanted what he said to be true. "We have something planned."
"What?"
"I can't say. I don't want to disappoint you if it gets changed again." Teyla nodded showing she understood. When John pulled his hand away from her chin she looked down picking invisible fluff off her dress. Sheppard knew she didn't fully believe what he said. "Teyla…" He asked, her face raised, John seized his chance and gently kissed her. When he pulled back he rested his forehead on hers.
"What was that for?"
"A promise that I will stop this from happening." Sheppard now saw her confidence in him when he looked into her eyes.
TBC