Secrets
Disclaimer: I don't own Stargate: Atlantis or any of it's characters.
A/N: Sorry so long on the update, my husband decided to rebuild his computer but then once he'd taken it apart realized he was missing an important part, so he commandeered my computer and then I decided this chapter had to be completely rewritten, authors prerogative. Hope you all like this chapter, the end is a really shocker.
Tired
Sarah rubs her eyes as she looks through the scans taken of Hermiod, she and Ash had been up all night running lab tests and recalibrating the Ancient scanners to work for Asgard physiology. Going through the scans was long, time consuming work but they were hopeful that what they found in them would explain Hermiod's sudden collapse.
"You're tired," Ash says quietly to Sarah as she continues to look at her computer screen.
"A little," Sarah answers back, hearing the worry in her friend's voice.
"You should get some rest," Ash says in a patient tone, "I could take over for a while and you could sleep, I'd just use your voice if I have to talk to anyone."
Sarah couldn't help the little smile that came to her lips at Ash's concern for her well being, "I don't think I could sleep right now anyway, I'm to worried about Hermiod."
Sarah could hear the mischievous tone in Ash's voice this time, "besides I think you're also worried that you'll have naughty dreams about a certain handsome young Marine."
Sarah was very glad that no one was around to hear the little laugh that escaped her mouth at that moment, "no that would be a reason to go to sleep."
Ash chuckled at her host's response, "I think I'm finally starting to rub off on you... I know we haven't had the chance to talk about it but how do you feel about Chris because personally I really like him."
Ash was making it impossibly hard for Sarah to keep her mind on the scans in front of her, "yes I like him too, he's so smart and funny."
"Not to mention very sexy," Ash adds, making Sarah smile.
"And a really good kisser too," Sarah says dreamily as her mind begins to wander back to last night. However, she quickly snaps out of those thoughts when she hears the door to the lab open behind her, "damn it Ash why did you get me thinking about Chris, we're suppose to be working."
"You know you don't always have to be so practical," Ash says with a huff.
"Have ye found anything yet," Carson asks as he comes to stand behind Sarah and she looks up at him.
"Unfortunately no not yet, I was hoping that we'd find something by now," Sarah says to Carson.
"You've been in here all night, why don't you take a break, go down to the mess hall get some breakfast, have some coffee," Carson suggests, "I'll continue looking through the scans if ye want, besides ye look pretty tired."
"What do you think he'd say if we told him to bite us?" Ash asks clearly annoyed that Carson would suggest that they looked tired.
A little smile comes to Sarah's lips, "I don't think I'm the only one who's tired, you're being kind of snappy." Sarah quickly transitions into speaking with Carson before Ash can respond, "that's probably a good idea Carson, I am a little tired and a little time away from the computer might do me some good."
"Well at least you left me out of it, sorry if I snapped it's just well… maybe I am tired but you know I don't like it when people make any kind of negative comment about your appearance," Ash says trying to explain her response.
Sarah gets up from her seat letting Carson sit down, "thanks Carson I'll be back in a while, call me if you find anything interesting," she says to him before addressing Ash's comment, "it's alright Ash, you know you don't have to get so worked up over a little comment like that he's just concerned about our health."
Sarah pauses atthe small mirror that's set upat the front of the lab near the door, and can't help but smile at her reflection, no wonder Carson had said she looked tired, she had total bed hair. Sarah's curls had gone completely array sticking up in several different directions, quickly she fished a ponytail holder from her pocket and began to pull her hair back.
"Sarah… I'm sorry that I brought up the appearance thing I know it was something that was hard for you to get over," Ash comments quietly.
Another little smile comes to Sarah's lips as she thinks back to how she would have looked at herself before blending with Ash, a chubby little geek, but now she can look at herself and see the beautiful curvy woman there that she'd never been able to see before, "don't sweat it, my little pain in the neck," she says as she lovingly touches the little bulge at the base of her skull as her hands come down after pulling up her hair.
Ash wiggles slightly in response to the caress of Sarah fingers, "alright now if you're quite done feeling me up, can we go to breakfast."
Sarah palms open the door of the lab a huge smile on her lips now, "sure hey you never know maybe well run into Chris," Sarah says her voice dripping with sarcasm.
"And you say I'm the one with a one track mind," Ash shots back with just as much sarcasm.
However, when Sarah and Ash arrive at the mess hall their eyes quickly catch sight of Chris sitting at a table with Lt. Laura Cadman and Lt. Col. John Sheppard.
"Lets hurry up and grab breakfast and sit down with Chris," Ash said excitedly to Sarah.
A little knot settled into Sarah's stomach, "I don't know Ash can you hear what they are saying before we barge over there and interrupt some impromptu military meeting."
Ash quickly made the adjustment so that Sarah could hear the conversation from way across the room, "you really like her don't you?" she heard Laura ask on of them.
There was a slight pause but then Sarah heard Chris say something that made her smile, "yes I like her." The host and symbiote continued to listen to the rest of the others conversation never losing their smiles the entire time before they walk over to join the others for breakfast.
