A/N: wow guys, thanks for all the positive reviews in one day:)

Daniel rolled over and looked at his bed side clock, it was 4 AM. He laid there for a moment, trying to remember the dream he was having… something about a beautiful woman with dark hair… but he couldn't grasp it. It slipped like water through the hands in his mind.

Since he obviously wasn't going to fall back asleep anytime soon, he decided to get a glass of water to quench his thirst. On his way to the kitchen he noticed that the television was on in the living area. There was Vala, asleep on the couch. Daniel decided to leave her for the moment.

He got his glass of water and drank it in two gulps. The cool water felt good running down his warm throat. He put his glass in the sink, and then walked into the living room.

He gazed down at Vala, and thought how truly beautiful she looked, and how peaceful. Then her face started to contort, and she started whimpering in her sleep. Daniel sat down on the edge of the sofa and tenderly pushed her hair off her face while whispering soft words of comfort in her ear. She stopped whimpering and her face became more relaxed.

Daniel turned the television off, and decided that he couldn't just leave her there, so he picked her up as gently as he could, and carried her back to her room. He put her in bed and made sure she was sleeping soundly before returning to his own room.

The next morning, Daniel woke up to the smell of something sweet cooking. When he came into the kitchen, Vala had already prepared French toast and sausage for breakfast. Again, there was a steaming mug of coffee made just the way he liked it waiting for him. He sat down and began to eat.

"So, Vala, how'd you sleep last night?" He asked, already knowing the answer.

"Oh, well, not as good as I'd have liked to, but ok I guess." She replied.

"Mm-hmm"

"But," she looked up at him with a mischievous glint in her eye, "what I would like to know is: How did I manage to get back to my bed last night? The last thing I recall was watching a woman talk about how she lost 50 lbs. using some new exercise equipment."

"Well," He responded, "I guess we'll never know."

He smiled at her, and she smiled back, fully knowing that it was him who had moved her.

"So, Daniel, what are we doing today? And please don't say were going back to that god awful library!" she asked.

"Hmmmm, I was thinking that, since I need to pick some things up anyways, that we could go to the mall, I mean, I know how you hate to shop and all, but I figure that you can put up with it." He teased.

She beamed at him, and was practically bouncing off the walls with excitement.

Later, after five clothing shops, four shoe stores, three jewelers, two department stores, and one book shop (for Daniel), they got back to the apartment. Vala put her new purchases in her room, and came back to collapse on the couch next to Daniel. She looked over and pouted at him.

"I still don't understand why you wouldn't let me go into Victoria's Secret…"

He just glared at her in response. But it was a teasing glare, as was the statement preceding it.

Vala picked up the remote off the coffee table and turned on the TV. A commercial came on for the local nursery school. It showed little children between two and four playing and laughing. Vala stared sadly at the screen and Daniel noticed her sudden change in mood. He turned toward her.

"Vala? What's wrong?"

"I missed this." She replied softly, "I never got to have this." And she gestured towards the commercial. Daniel turned the TV off and turned back towards her and her towards him.

"I really want to have another child."

He looked into her eyes, "Really?"

"Yes. I want to get married, and I want to settle down. But, I don't know how that's ever gonna happen…"

"Why wouldn't it?"

She sighed, "Never mind. I don't know what brought this on."

She leaned back against the couch and asked, "So, what about dinner?"

"Chinese?"

"Sounds good." She replied and smiled at him.

After the beef lo mein and shrimp fried rice were all gone, Vala pushed herself back from the table. She went and filled up the tub in her guest bathroom with hot water and lavender scented bubble bath. She then lit a bunch of candles that she had brought with her and had placed around the tub. She let out a sigh of content as she settled into the soothing water.

Twenty minutes later, Daniel knocked on the door.

"I'm decent." She called.

Daniel poked his head in. "Barely." He teased.

She was completely submerged in bubbles, but, they were only bubbles, and bubbles are easily popped… but Daniel pulled himself away from those thoughts. Her feet and head were the only things visible. When she saw him, she scooped her hands up full of the bubbles, and playfully blew them at him. He rolled his eyes and she giggled.

"I'm going to bed. Night." He stated with a smile.

"night." She called back and smiled as he shut the door. She was surprised to find how happy she was becoming by just being around him. 'If only…' she began, but than banished that train of thought from her mind.

Daniel awoke to the sound of screaming, and immediately ran to Vala's room. She was sitting curled up in a ball, sobbing, on top of her bed.

"Vala? Vala! Are you alright?"

He sat down next to her on the bed and put his arms around her. He heard her faintly say,

"You-you died. Instead of Tomin, it was you. I-I-I couldn't help it. It was so real. I'm sorry."

"Shhh, it's ok. Obviously I'm not dead." He felt her nod in his chest. He wasn't used to seeing Vala like this, so vulnerable, so raw. He was surprised she was all worked up over him. It just reminded him even more of how much she had changed.

Once she had quieted down he asked, "Vala, do you want to go back to sleep?"

Again he felt her nod.

"Ok, well then, as long as you're sure you're going to be alright, I'm going to go back-"

"No!" she grabbed the front of his tee, "no, please stay."

He looked down at her for a moment, into those helpless eyes, and knew he didn't have a choice. He couldn't have left her now even id he had wanted to.

"Alright."

He got under the comforter and lay down; she rested her head against his chest and draped her arm across him. She snuggled into him and he responded by wrapping his arm tighter around her.

'Wow,' he thought as he drifted off to sleep, 'maybe I'm changing too.'

A/N: well, R & R if you like :) btw, i'm really excited for the next chapter, it's pure fluff, but i 3 it!