Title: Star Gazing
Author: untapdtreasure
Rating: K+
Summary: And they weren't sure they liked the idea of that, but they stole a shy glance at one another and soft smile.
A/N: Written for an 'accidentally falling asleep together' prompt on tumblr.
The entire group had noticed how the stars were brighter this time of year and how there seemed to be a meteor shower taking place night after night. None of them had seen one planet side. Not even Bess. They had no idea how many nights this would happen, so most nights they all seemed to find a patch of ground and a blanket and lay out under the starts and watch it happen.
That particular night, Danziger and Devon found themselves the only two and one blanket. The kids had take the Danziger blanket up onto the hill, and they'd let them. So Devon spread the one she and Uly had been using the previous three nights and patted the ground next to her.
"Come on, John. There's plenty of room." She hadn't been surprised when he'd taken her up on her offer, but she was surprised with how much distance, or non-distance rather, that he'd put between them.
So they each laid back, and like all nights before, Devon wished she'd grabbed a pillow or something to lay her head on. She kept shifting, trying to find the right position, and finally grunted softly.
He chuckled and offered his arm out to her. "C'mon, Adair. I don't bite. True seems to like it. Maybe you will, too." And he smiled a bit as she settled into his side. Her back lay against his side, and her head lay away from him, but he could tell she relaxed almost instantly.
"Hey, John?"
"Hmm?" He glanced at her, but didn't make any move to shift his position.
"Do you miss station life?"
"Less and less everyday." He moved his hand up and underneath his head and let out a sigh. "What about you?"
"Not at all." Her voice was far away, relaxed to a degree he hadn't heard it in a long time. And it wasn't long before he heard her soft snoring beside him. His smile widened a bit, and he looked up as the sky became a wonderful light show.
Before either of them knew it, they were being shaken awake from the respective children. Both Uly and True didn't know what to make of them, but they cut their eyes at one another and smiled like they knew some secret that John and Devon weren't privy to. And they weren't sure they liked the idea of that, but they stole a shy glance at one another and soft smile.