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It was still early, the bright rays of the rising sun peaking inside the room through the curtains, and he lifted his arm to cover his eyes from the morning light. He turned his head slowly to look at the clock on the night stand.

"What time it is?" Her voice was sleepy, eyes still closed and she snuggled closer to him, resting her head on his chest, not yet ready to wake up fully.

"It´s still early." He replied, pressing a soft kiss on her forehead.

She smiled sleepily at the feel of his lips against her face. "Morning."

"Morning. Did you sleep well?"

He felt her grinning against his bare chest before looking up to him smiling. "I did. You?"

"Never better."

The last months, even before Cora and Lily, he had spent his nights awake and alone in his bed, thinking of her. But only after the kiss they had shared yesterday, he had been sure she felt the same way.

And he had taken his chances.

"The girls will be up soon." She said softly, pulling him away from his thoughts, her fingers running lazily against his side.

"Yeah." He replied, his own had drawing circles against her back.

They talked about the girls, and it felt like the most natural thing in the world. Somehow, without even realizing it themselves, they had become a family. A family they had barely dared to hope to have someday.

And it felt right.

She leaned up against her elbow, looking up to him. "What happened last night... all this..."

"Don´t tell me you´re sorry." He begged with a soft voice and she shook her head, dark curls escaping from behind her ears to frame her face.

"No. I´m not sorry. But there are things that could get complicated, people who wouldn´t approve."

"Things are always complicated. And there are always people who won´t approve."

She knew he was right. "You know I´m right." He looked at her winningly and she narrowed her eyes at him.

"For once in your..." Her words turned into a surprised cry as he flipped them over, lying half on top of her.

"You don´t have to worry about this, Liz." He promised her softly and her heart beat a little faster in her chest because everything she felt for him, she saw reflecting back in his eyes.

He leaned down to her, his lips covering hers, his tongue slipping inside of her mouth and she gladly responded to his kiss. Her arms wrapped around his neck, his fingers moving from her stomach to her side and she squirmed a little under him.

"Ticklish, are we?" He pulled back, grinning down at her, happy that he had again discovered something new he hadn´t known about her before.

All the thoughts he may have had of tickling her was forgotten when she pulled his head down for a passionate kiss.

Another hour passed, the only sounds breaking the silence were soft sighs and whispers, and the sound of the waves crashing against the city below.

He pulled her close to him after rolling off of her.

"We really should get up." She said quietly, glancing at the clock on her night stand. "I´m surprised Carson hasn´t called us already, telling us the girls are awake."

He let her get up, watching as she pulled her robe on. "God you´re beautiful."

She turned her head to look at him, a faint blush creeping on her cheeks. "Flattery doesn´t get you anywhere, colonel." She replied smiling softly.

"It already did last night, and this morning." He grinned, moving his head away from the pillow she threw in his direction before standing up and walking towards the bathroom.

"Liz." He called her, his voice now softer, more serious. "I´ll be gone when you come back." He continued when she turned to look at him.

"I´ll see you at the infirmary then." She nodded her head smiling before closing the door after her.

He pulled his clothes on quickly, wanting to shower and change before the girls would wake up. The door slid open, revealing Rodney McKay, his hand raised to a knock.

"I was actually looking for you." The scientist said calmly.

"You found me." John replied, glancing over his shoulder to the unmade bed. "I was just..." He started slowly, trying to buy time to figure out an excuse for being found in Elizabeth´s quarters in the early in the morning.

"I really don´t care." Rodney interrupted him.

The colonel eyed the other man suspiciously. "How come you came to find me here and not in my own quarters?"

Rodney sighed. "I did look for you in your own quarters, colonel. Couldn´t find you there, you know. So I used the life sign detector to find you."

"Why didn´t you use the radio?"

Again the scientist sighed. God, that man was such a five year old sometime. "Oh, the radio. Why on Earth didn´t I thought of that? Maybe because it´s not working at the moment. Radek and I ran a program and... well, it´s not important now. What´s important that you and Elizabeth are needed in the briefing room."

"What´s wrong?"

"Nothing´s wrong. You think that we can´t handle one night without your constant presence?"

"Well, what is it then? Do I have the time to take a quick shower and change?"

"Ah, you shouldn´t have been up billing and cooing all night."

"I could live happy for the rest of my life if you would never use that phrase again."

Rodney sniggered at him. "Oh, and don´t worry. I was alone in the room when I found your sign in Elizabeth´s room. Well, me and Major Lorne."

"Great." John muttered under his breath.

"What was that?"

"I said, thank you for your thoughtfulness."

"Don´t mention it."

They stood in the hallway for a long moment in silence before Rodney sighed again. "What?"

"Do I have the time for a shower or not?"

"Go." McKay stared after his friend before turning around and heading down into the infirmary. The girls would be probably awake now and Elizabeth would be found in there. Like every other morning.

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