Secrets
Disclaimer: I don't own Stargate: Atlantis or any of it's characters.
Author's note: Sorry about the wait on an update, life's been well… life, and as such I haven't really had the chance to do any writing no matter how much I wanted to. Also I need a beta because I'm my own worst critic I'll write something and then go back and read it and be like, 'this sucks', makes for slow updates.
A Very Annoying Friendship
Sarah stood at the end of the table a little smile playing at the corners of her mouth, "that seat taken?" she asks indicating the empty seat right next to Chris.
Sarah notices the smile that Chris is fighting when he sees her standing there but a slightly nervous looking Col. Sheppard is the first to speak, "sure Dr. Reilly pull up a seat, any news on how the little Asgard's doing."
Sarah smiles slightly at the Colonel, his nervousness is almost amusing… almost, he'd clearly not gotten over the fact that she was a host. "He's stable but I'm afraid we haven't found anything out yet… and Colonel I wouldn't suggest you never call Hermiod 'the little Asgard' within his earshot 'cause you're liable to get kicked in the shin."
Chris and Laura both snicker at Sarah's jab while the Colonel responds, "I'll remember that."
"Probably a good plan," Sarah says sending the Colonel a sarcastic wink as she takes the seat next to Chris.
"Did you get any sleep last night?" Chris asks Sarah as she finishes sitting.
She and Ash can easily hear the concern in his voice, "we're still in our clothes from last night," Ash says making Sarah look down at her self and indeed she was, though, they were relatively well hidden under her lab coat. "At least we know he's observant," Ash adds making Sarah smile a little.
"No, I've been in the lab all night running test and going through scans," Sarah says giving Chris a little smile, "actually I'm just taking a little break right now."
"Carson kicked you out didn't he?" Laura asks from the side a big smile on her face.
Pulling her attention from Chris, Sarah answers with a smile, "Sort of, he just offered to take over for me while I grabbed some breakfast, but I didn't exactly fight him on it, I am a bit tired."
"Maybe you should try and get some sleep too before you go back," Chris says the concern in his voice growing even more.
Sarah feels a little jolt of excitement come from her symbiote, "well that clenches it he likes us, yay!"
Ash's reaction makes Sarah smile even brighter unfortunately when she opens her mouth to respond, she gets cut off by Col. Sheppard, "you'll have to excuse the Sergeant, he's always been a bit overzealous about protecting everyone," Sheppard looks at Chris, and says in a disapproving tone, "come on Bates, I'm sure she's a big girl and perfectly capable of taking care of her self."
Sarah feels annoyance come from Ash, as she arches her eyebrow at the Colonel, and address him with a disapproving tone of her own, "you're right Colonel I am a big girl, and as such if I felt that Sgt. Bates was out of line I could tell him myself." Turning her attention away from Col. Sheppard and back to Chris, Sarah gives him a sweet smile, "however, as it stands I appreciate the concern but trust me this is not the first all nighter I've pulled and as interesting as ya'll here on Atlantis and the crew of the Deadalus keep things, I can pretty much guarantee it won't be my last."
Chris finds himself smiling at her response, she was just so cute the way she gave Sheppard a hard time, he wondered if she was always like this or just when she's tired. At that moment she sort of reminded him of Dr. Fraiser when she'd been alive, the Doc had this way of making you at ease when she was treating you but just like everyone else on the base knew she was the last person you wanted to piss off. A memory floated through his mind of his first day at the SGC when he was being escorted to the infirmary for his physical and the way his guide described the doctor, 'soft as silk and tough as nail all at the same time.'
"You're right, and I'm sure we've given Dr. Beckett more than a few sleepless nights," Chris says a little smile still on his face.
"Tell me about it," the other three people at the table turn to look at Laura, who's cheeks suddenly turn pink, "WHAT? Carson and me being together is not exactly a secret." A mischievous little smile comes to Laura's lips, turning the attention from her self she says, "speaking of people being together, how was your date last night Sarah?"
"uh oh," Sarah says quickly to her symbiote, while she eats a mouthful of her oatmeal.
"I don't think this is going to end well," Ash says back with a bit of sarcasm when Col. Sheppard starts coughing as though he'd swallowed wrong.
"You had a date!" John says much more loudly than he'd planned, lowering his voice when a few heads turn in there direction, "it's just that you know… that's a little surprising that you'd…"
Thinking quickly to cover the Colonel's apparent lack of tact Sarah says, "if you're referring to the guys from the Deadalus theory that I am either A: secretly a nun or B: secretly gay I can assure you that neither of those theories is true, I'm just not interested in any of them."
"Well I guess in the future I shouldn't take as much stock in the rumors I hear," John responded back trying to draw attention from the doctor and cursing himself for being so dumb.
"Hey maybe he's not as thick headed as I thought, but that still doesn't mean I'm going to like him," Ash states the annoyance with the Colonel still obvious in her voice.
However, Sarah doesn't miss a beat when she leans over a little to Lt. Cadman and says in a low pitched voice, "just so you're mentally prepared for this I'm going to hurt you later."
The threat; however, has little effect on the Lieutenant because she just starts chuckling at the doctors declaration, "yeah I'm sure you will," Laura says flippantly, "but I still want to know how your evening was and I want details if I'm going to have to endure a beating to find out."
Rolling her eyes at Laura, Sarah responds, "you know I do believe we have the makings of a very annoying friendship."
"I know this is awkward with Chris sitting right here but just take a deep and answer the question, what's the worst that could happen I think we already know he's interested in us," Ash says trying to calm her host a bit.
Taking the symbiotes advice Sarah takes a deep breath and answers, "it was nice."
Laura is clearly enjoying herself when she asks the next question, "so just nice?" Before Sarah can stop herself her face lights up with a big grin, "oh so better than nice?" Laura asks a mischievous twinkle shining in her eyes.
"Damn it," Sarah says through gritted teeth looking away from everyone as she tries to get the grin on her face under control, but then she feels a warm hand squeezes her knee. Sarah knows it's his hand there is no doubt as her mind begins reeling with memories of how those hands felt against her body last night. Biting down on her lip she chances a look at Chris he has this very hopeful look in those beautiful deep brown eyes of his. "Yes better than nice," Sarah finally answers her smile returning.
Sarah's thankful when Laura's squeal of delight distracts the Colonel long enough that he doesn't see the very intense look that passes between her and Chris, when she reaches down to squeeze the hand that's still on her knee.
Chris is able to keep himself relatively under control, even as his fingers begin to rub at the inside of Sarah's left knee. Clearing his throat a little Chris asks, "so you're planning on going out with this guy again?"
Clearly having no idea how that simple touch was affecting her Sarah had to stop Chris so that she could think enough to answer his question. Quickly closing her knees together, effectively stopping the motion, swallowing thickly Sarah begins, "well… I…" Before Sarah could finish her answer her ear was suddenly filled with the voice of Dr. Carson Beckett.
