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Chapter Two: The Beginning

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It had been but a few months ago when he had found the lights still on in her office in the middle of the night. Files and mission reports were spread on the desk, her laptop switched into a screen saver mode.

She was standing out at the balcony, leaning slightly against the railing, enjoying the warm night breeze against her skin. She didn´t hear the door opening or him walking behind her, but she still knew by sense he was there.

"What are you doing here? It´s late." She said without turning around.

"What are you doing here?" He came to stand next to her, leaning his back against the railing, arms crossed against his chest.

She smiled at him softly before turning her eyes back to the ocean. "It´s so peaceful out here, don´t you think?"

"Yeah, sure." He turned to look at the dark view in front of them. "When the wraith aren´t kicking our asses."

She chuckled softly at his sarcastic reply. She felt him moving a little closer to her, his arm brushing against her. And she felt comfortable around him, felt safe when he was close. A soft sigh left her lips and he turned to look at her.

"You´re okay?" He asked, his hand touching her back softly.

She turned to him, a worried look on his face making her heart beat a little faster. "I´m fine." She promised him.

"Elizabeth." His voice was like a silk when he drawled out her name. He lifted his hand to cup her cheek, and she leaned slightly against his touch.

He leaned closer, his lips touching hers. A gentle, soft, testing kiss soon turned to passionate and his hands wrapped around her slender body, bringing her closer against him. Her arms wrapped around his neck, fingers running through his hair.

She moved her body against his, so slowly, almost teasingly and he groaned against her lips. He pulled away to look at her, giving her a chance to end what was started. He would leave if she were to ask. He would never do anything against her will.

Her hands still wrapped around his neck she pulled him back to her, kissing him more passionately than any woman ever had. His hands sneaked under her shirt, and shivers run through her body as his fingers caressed the silky skin.

She broke off the kiss, breathing heavily, heart racing in her chest. His hands were still on her waist under her shirt, their foreheads touching. He let his eyes fell closed.

He couldn´t think. She was all that mattered.

"We should..." And something in her voice told him that she wasn´t sending him away, that she wanted to continue this somewhere more private.

"Yeah." Was all he managed to say.

He let her go in first, turning off the lights in her office before he followed her in. The hallways were deserted, most of the staff already sleeping in their quarters. And as soon as the doors closed behind them, he pulled her back in his arms and kissed her hungrily.

He made love to her over and over again in that night. She whispered out his name, and he had never felt such a passion for anyone before. Everything about her was more than he had ever fantasized, and he had done that a lot.

Later, when it was only some hours before the sunset, she was almost asleep in his arms, her head resting against his chest, feet tangled together under the sheet, a soft knock coming from the door made him groan sleepily.

"What the..?" He sat up, forcing her to move away from his arms. He was moving to stand up, pulling the sheet around his waist when her fingers around his wrist stopped him.

It took only a little time for him to realize that they were in her quarters, and the person behind the door wasn´t looking for him but for her. He sat back on the bed as she pulled the sheet around her body more tightly.

"Who is it?" She called, trying to sound more professional than she felt at that moment.

"Elizabeth, it´s me." Came a reply behind the door and it took a few seconds before John stood up and glared at the door.

"What the hell is McKay doing here?"

"I´ll be right there, Rodney." She called and slipped from the bed to find her robe. For a moment John forgot the other man behind the door as he stared at her naked body. He groaned quietly and walked to her, his hands sneaking inside the robe before she had a chance to tie it.

She melted against him, his hands caressing the bare skin, his face nuzzling against her neck, lips kissing the sensitive spot below her ear. A soft moan escaped her lips.

"Elizabeth?" The soft knock was repeated and she pulled away, making him groan.

"I´m gonna kill him." He muttered as she pushed him out of sight and straightened her robe.

She moved her hand across the blue panel and the door opened quietly. "What is it, Rodney?" She asked, thankful of the dim lights of the hallway that covered her flushed face.

The scientist spoke quickly before stopping to wait for her answer. "Sure." She said softly and he beamed at her. "Thank you, Elizabeth. You will have the report in the morning. And sorry to wake you up."

John waited as the door slid close before stepping away from the shadows, still holding a sheet around his waist. "What the hell was that?"

For a moment she thought of ignoring his question, enjoying the look on his face that was almost jealous when he thought of another man in her quarters late at night. She smiled at him innocently and let her robe fall down on her feet before moving to lie down on the bed.

"Coming?" She asked sweetly and he let the sheet join her robe on the floor before lying next to her.

"Seriously, what did McKay want?" He asked, pulling away from her kiss.

"When he can´t sleep, he comes here and..."

"What?" He lifted his head from her neck where his lips had caressed her.

"Stop being so dramatic." She moved her body against him. "He´s only here because of work. You don´t have to be jealous."

He relaxed and moved his arm around her to pull her even closer against him. "I´m not jealous." He murmured against her neck where he continued his exploring.

"John."

He pulled away again, the look on her face more serious now. "What?"

"We have to be careful." She said quietly, lifting her hand to caress his cheek. "This has to be our secret. No one must know."

And at that moment, he agreed. Not because she way lying naked under him, her lips only inches away. But because he respected her, and never wanted to hurt her.

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TBC...

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