LIBERTINES AND LIBERATION

by Literal Literary

This series is set after season 10. Daniel, Vala and the rest of SG1 deal with the mysteries of Vala's past the politics of funding the SGC and each other. This series is set both on Earth and off world.

35. Chapter 35

LIBERTINES AND LIBERATION – Presidential Pardons – CHAPTER 35

DISCLAIMER: I do not own any Stargate characters, ideas or themes. As a matter of fact, Stargate can have my ideas if they want them (wouldn't that be great). All standard applicable disclaimers apply to this piece. I have tried to source any materials quoted in furtherance of this story.

Spoilers: Probably some for Season 10 and beyond

Summary: Vala and Daniel centered storyline adventure (hopefully); relationship (okay yes); angst (yup); comfort; etc.

Rating: R to NC-17 in some parts, with some language and sexually graphic material. If sexual situations offend, please wait until I post a version which is not rated M.

Author's Note: This is my first Stargate fiction. My beta is an actual fish. Thanks E, for the beta assist. This story will have multiple chapters.

I appreciate everyone who is reading my story; but I want to give a special thanks to all the readers who reviewed Chapters 33 and 34; I really appreciated the feedback.

Chapter 35 is the climax of the Washington arc. I was going to post it on Sunday, but then it took an extra two days of rewrites before I thought it was ready. You're comments and reviews would be greatly appreciated as it represents a lot of firsts in my writing efforts (not to mention I overcame a couple of mental blocks in hopefully perfecting the chapter).

Oh, I have been reading Hazmot's story called, "Times Up." I must have been channeling Haz's title in Chapter 34 when Vala repeatedly talks about time in her conversations with Sam. Consider it an homage Hazmot.

I took inspiration from Milena D's Misappropriation of Lives and a short story called Believe by Random. I really wish those two authors would write more on those two story lines.

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Meeting the President

Vala stood looking at the men surrounding the stately mahogany conference table. A United States flag, complete with beautiful yellow fringe, was on display and the American Presidential seal decorated the walls behind the President's chair. The conference room lay near the oval office in the White House and was used for top secret briefings. There were no exterior windows and any number of shields and anti-eavesdropping technology in operation. And unbeknownst to all but a few, the room contained a hidden elevator that led to underground passageways where people could be covertly escorted in and out without the notice of staffers, security and other prying eyes. Jack O' Neill and the crew he had with him today had entered using this elevator.

The President, along with several advisors sat on one side of the long table. They all seemed to be sizing Vala up. With the help of Samantha Carter, Vala had dressed very conservatively. Vala couldn't agree to the frumpy outfit that Sam had advised. But she did agree to a simple white blouse tucked into a high-waisted black pencil skirt, which ended just above her knees. Her hair was swept up off her back in a simple chignon. She had opted for plain, sheer stockings and the return of her high heeled Mary Jane shoes. The outfit, together with her expression, read all business. Vala had a lot riding on the success of this proposal.

Cam, Jack and Daniel sat on the other side of the conference table. Cam and Jack were giving Vala looks of encouragement as they had during most of her presentation. When she worked up the nerve to look at Daniel, he always managed to be looking somewhere else. She wasn't sure what he was thinking.

Vala was nervous enough without having Daniel in attendance. But Jack had insisted that the President would want to hear from Dr. Jackson, so she had raised no objections about his attendance in spite of her misgivings. The emotions from yesterday's major blow up hung over the little SGC group and tension secretly sprung up in the minds of everyone. Of course, a meeting with the President of the United States at the White House was bound to cause some nerves; everyone chalked the tension up to that. Luckily, Sam sat near Vala to act as her expert and lend secret moral support.

"So to recap gentlemen, moving a Stargate is a technology that we have already used, both here and in the Atlantis project," Vala explained. "Sam would you like to summarize the technology?"

Lt. Colonel Samantha Carter, wearing her dress blues, gave Vala a little smile as she rose to make the summary to the group. "We already know how to move a Stargate; we can disconnect an individual gate from the gate network and we can reconnect it into the network after relocation. It's a matter of running a relatively simple program. The beauty is that the DHD's are programmed to reset within the system with a minimal amount of data input. The address can then essentially adjust automatically within the gate network."

Sam paused to see if there were any questions, when she was met with silence, she continued. "Earlier today, I was able to assist Ms. Mal Doran in creating a list of potential planets from which we can salvage a Stargate with virtually no impacts. The planets are uninhabited; in some cases the planets will not sustain life due to an environmental or other catastrophe. We have created another list of planets known to have buried their gates. These are planets that have chosen to live off the grid. It might be possible to negotiate for those gates. Vala," Sam turned the floor back to Vala as she sat down.

"Thanks Sam; gentlemen, I am happy to work with Sam on this gate harvesting plan," Vala said smoothly with a smile. "And I'm happy to execute these operations, either in an official or unofficial capacity.

"Mr. President, it may be wise to run these gate salvage operations covertly and outside of the SGC," Jack interrupted.

The President nodded in acknowledgement of Jack's comment.

As Jack spoke, Vala assessed the reactions her proposal had received in the room. She had the rapt attention of the Tau'ri President, and she thought that was a good sign.

"I'm sure you will agree that controlling an additional gate or two, not subject to any foreign control, would be advantageous and prudent. I'm sure you can see the advantages, not the least of which is autonomous tactical control of the SGC," Vala sold the idea with a quick glance to Jack.

Vala paced once back and forth letting off a bit of her nerves before continuing. She looked directly at the President, "There's also another application of gate technology that could prove very useful. The programming developed by the Goa'uld Nerus can prevent an individual gate from being recognized by the gate network. Such technology could be used to neutralize and destabilize enemy strongholds on hostile planets. We can program gates on hostile planets out of the gate network. Those Stargates could be locked out of the network indefinitely. Such lock outs might significantly restrict the movements of enemy combatants at strategic points in a conflict. You can see how useful that could be in combating a number of hostile situations."

Vala paused to let her words sink in, and then continued, "And, on at least some occasions a covert application of this program could yield even further tactical advantages to the Tau'ri."

Jack added, "This technique has the added advantage of protecting the planet's native populations. Once a threat has passed, the planet's gate could be programmed back onto the grid."

"Mr. President," Daniel spoke for the first time. "As you know, the Gate Alliance Treaty is a delicate balance and our recent interactions with the Chinese delegates to the International Oversight Advisory indicate that they may eventually lead the Advisory to protest America's continued reluctance to disclose military technology. So far, we've only shared non-military technology. And of course, the IOA's influence on Russia and the Russian ownership of the gate at the SGC is always an issue. We currently have a good relationship with the Russians, but I have heard rumors that the Ori's destruction of the Korlov, the Russian's only Daedalus class battle cruiser, has caused renewed grumblings about taking back the gate when the lease expires. Some pre-planning may be in order sir."

"Point taken Dr. Jackson," the President agreed.

"Yes sir, there's also the danger posed by the IOA's lack of experience and expertise during numerous crisis at the SGC," Dr. Jackson added. "The IOA has been cautious when a calculated risk was needed and reckless when caution was required. For example, the IOA's insistence on studying the Goa'uld/Human hybrid, Khalek, went directly against SGC advice, SGC recommendations that were made based upon experience with similar entities. That insistence on the IOA's part resulted in several deaths sir. Many of the IOA's decisions have created crisis that could have been disastrous, but for the quick thinking of the people sitting in this room."

"Yes Dr. Jackson, I am aware of the continued problems created by the IOA," the President replied.

"Yes sir."

The President looked directly at Daniel and asked, "So Dr. Jackson, I take it that you support Ms. Mal Doran's proposal?"

Vala gave Daniel a nervous, imploring look. All morning prior to this meeting he had listened intently as Jack, Vala, Cam and Sam hashed out a presentation, but he had been quiet and non-committal about whether he intended to support Vala's proposal. Was he going to blow this for her after it was going so well?

Daniel's eyes were inscrutable to Vala. What was he thinking? What would he do?

After a long pause Daniel said, "Yes sir, I think Ms. Mal Doran's plan has great merit although it comes with great risk to her, and others' personal safety."

The President continued to question Daniel, "And do you support an independently funded archeology department?"

Vala held her breath again as she recalled Daniel's vehement opposition to the plan.

"Mr. President, I have prepared an outline of proposed research projects and potential benefits from such research. I've also included an assessment of possible benefits and advancements of knowledge that we might see. The projects listed are all projects that we haven't had the funding to pursue. As you know sir, the archeological and linguistic research that is done under the auspices of the SGC has led to many of the technological advances we have made," Daniel advocated with expertise.

"Dr. Jackson, your opinion carries a great deal of weight; are you available tomorrow for additional briefing on this matter," the President asked.

"Yes sir; I'll make myself available.

"Ms. Mal Doran, you've given us a lot to think about today," the President said as he nodded to Vala. "It's an interesting proposal, and I understand that Jack will be advising you in both planning and the operations stage of any raid on the Alliance stockpiles."

"That's correct Mr. President," Jack confirmed.

"Ms. Mal Doran, we're going to take these matters under advisement and we'll inform General O'Neill of our decision. If we go forward, how long would it take for you to put together an estimated time table for accomplishing these tasks?"

Vala nodded, smiled and said, "Not long at all Mr. President; preparing a suitable space craft will probably cause the most delays. Once I have a green light, I can begin immediately to scout for a suitable ship and arrange the necessary modifications."

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Second Thoughts

The first day of negotiations had gone smoothly, though Daniel and Vala barely spoke. What words they did exchange were civil; each one acting as if last night never occurred.

And in the end, Daniel honored Jack's request and got on board with the proposal. He'd done it, because, in the end, at least with her proposal, Jack would be there to watch Vala's back.

By the end of the day, both Daniel and Vala felt deep regrets over their behavior the day before.

Daniel felt all the concern for Vala's safety that he had detailed yesterday. But with time to reflect on his behavior, he knew he had been overwrought in his arguments against her plan. He was ashamed of himself on a number of levels not the least of which was his reprehensible behavior last night when he had entered Vala's room unannounced after eavesdropping on her private conversations.

And Daniel deeply regretted his physicality with Vala. He had shaken her and flung her away. He didn't think he had hurt her, but he cringed and reddened when he thought of the anger and other emotions behind shaking her and tossing her on the bed.

Unbeknownst to Daniel, Vala also regretted her behavior towards Daniel; she'd basically told him he was forgettable. And she cringed, could hardly bear the thought, that Daniel had heard her detailed analysis of Sha're's time as a host.

At first Vala had been angry with Daniel's eaves dropping and harsh words. And, she still felt her analysis of Sha're's behavior as a host had a great deal of truth to it. But what did it really matter? Sha're is dead. And her discussion of Sha're's time as a host had clearly caused Daniel a great deal of pain. Vala felt terrible – really she felt like an idiot -- about raising the subject of Sha're while she was staying in a hotel where she shared a common wall with Daniel's room.

To top it all off, Vala also regretted embarrassing Daniel last night in her room. She'd told him about his sleepy wandering hands, something she had never intended to reveal to him. Daniel had done so much for her; and she had repaid him with unkindness.

And even after her appalling behavior last night and all the unnecessary pain she had caused him, Daniel had supported her proposal today. He doesn't love me; he doesn't want me, but at least he was a good friend to me today, Vala thought to herself.

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Daniel had just finished his dinner courtesy of the hotel's room service menu. He felt drained, and for the first time in a long time, he didn't want to see anyone who had anything to do with a Stargate. He just couldn't deal with seeing anyone. After dinner, he finally got around to doing a little housekeeping for the next day's meetings with the President.

His suit jacket was draped over the back of the little couch and that needed to be hung up right away to avoid getting too wrinkled to wear the next day. He grabbed the jacket and began emptying out the pockets when he

noticed a note he didn't recognize.

"Dear Daniel,

I'm so sorry my words and actions hurt you. Thank you for supporting me today. Your kindness and generosity as ever overwhelm me.

Vala

One other thing, you are right to call me a liar. If my proposal is rejected, and I must leave, leaving you will be the hardest thing I've ever had to do; and, I would never forget you or your kindness, which I most certainly can never fully repay."

Daniel let out a long sigh and read Vala's words again. He was deeply touched. She really does care about me he thought, the dam to his emotions breaking open. He thought back over everything they had been through together. She cares for me, he thought again.

He walked to the connecting door and knocked. There was no answer. So he tried the door. His breath hitched in at the discovery that the door was locked. Vala had closed and locked the door that connected them!

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Earlier that Evening:

Vala had slipped the note into Daniel's pocket during the last break at their White House meeting. She had hoped that her apology would be enough to mend fences with Daniel. She hoped he would be willing to be her friend.

Vala lingered in Jack's office after the SG-1 group had returned from the White House. Vala was hoping that Daniel would speak to her. But, Daniel had left Jack's office quickly. Okay, I'll talk to him at dinner, Vala regrouped with a self pep talk. Then she had learned from Sam that Daniel wouldn't be joining the group for dinner.

He said he was tired, Vala," Sam explained.

Vala had not told Sam what had happened with Daniel last night. He's angry and he won't forgive me any time soon, if at all, Vala thought hopelessly.

Back in her hotel room, Vala changed clothes for dinner. She put on the tight jeans she had purchased yesterday and a simple, though tight, black v-neck sweater. She took down the chignon and brushed her hair out letting it fall loose down her back.

As part of their housekeeping routine, the maids locked the connecting door between rooms every day. Vala had made a point of keeping the door unlocked for Daniel, and had noticed it was locked. She thought about unlocking the door again. Daniel hadn't accepted her apology. He was probably sitting in his room, and he would hear her fiddling with the lock after he had said all those things about her flirting and not taking no when he didn't want her. So Vala left the connecting door to Daniel's room locked.

Vala had to bite her lip to keep her emotions stuffed down as she walked by the locked connecting door and left for dinner with the rest of the gang.

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Slow Like Honey and Heavy with Mood

Daniel was still in the blue button down dress shirt he had worn today though he had changed into a pair of jeans. He sat barefoot, slouched down on the little couch in his room staring at the television though he couldn't even tell you what was playing. The sound wasn't even on. And he'd jumped at every noise he heard for the past half hour.

It was over two hours since Daniel had read Vala's note and found the connecting door locked. He had been listening for Vala ever since; now he was ready to jump out of his skin.

Daniel finally heard the door to Vala's room open. He let out a jagged sigh -- he'd thought he heard her door open a couple of times already. But he'd definitely heard a door open this time. He went over to the connecting door, hesitated for several moments and then knocked.

Daniel heard Vala moving towards the door.

"Daniel?" Vala call his name through the door without unlocking it.

"Open the door, Vala," Daniel ordered.

"It's late," Vala called through the door again. "I don't want to argue Daniel; I'm done arguing."

"Vala, will you just open the door, PLEASE?"

Daniel had his cheek up against the locked door as he pleaded with Vala to unlock it and let him in.

Daniel heard the lock release on Vala's side and felt her crack the door open. She left it to Daniel to open the door the rest of way.

Daniel opened the door and saw that Vala was standing with her back turned away from the door. She was still dressed in her jeans and sweater, though she was barefoot now too.

Vala felt Daniel enter the room, but she had turned her attention away from the door and towards the Washington skyline out her sliding glass door.

Vala didn't turn around when Daniel entered her room; she couldn't. She needed to get her emotions under control. She was crying from relief that Daniel was willing to talk to her again; she was crying from shame at her behavior; and from the hopeless loneliness she had felt all day, all the while knowing that Daniel truly did not want her.

Daniel walked a little closer to her and saw her flinch a little; is she afraid of me he wondered, horrified at the thought. So he stopped where he was and addressed her back.

"Vala, your note; did you mean what you wrote," Daniel asked her.

Vala nodded yes, but didn't turn towards him.

"Look at me," Daniel commanded, not really understanding how things had gotten to such a low point between them.

Stop crying! Vala scolded herself. Stop it! He's barely talking to you. He already thinks you're an act. Vala felt a momentary panic, but then she realized that it didn't matter anymore. There was no hiding after what had passed between them. And, he didn't want her; he really didn't want her.

"Vala, can we please just . . ." Daniel began.

Then Vala turned around, and Daniel saw it all. There were spilled tears on Vala's cheeks and more tears threatening to spill. And, there was truth. She cared; she cared for him!

She cares, Daniel gasped as he thought to himself, and I care too. But we've both already ruined it. We've broken each other with words. Except, Vala didn't intend for me to hear her words; Daniel heard her words without consent. She couldn't look at him, at least not for very long. She'd already turned her eyes away. His tirade had intentionally dumped all over her, rightly or wrongly, Daniel thought.

Daniel walked over to Vala and touched her shoulder. "Vala, I'm so . . . my behavior . . . I never meant . . . Vala, I never meant to hurt you . . ." Daniel stammered finally.

Daniel took a deep breath and began again, "Vala, I'd like to apolo . . ."

Vala interrupted, holding her hand up, she whispered, "There's nothing . . . It's . . . Daniel . . . . We're . . . fine . . . don't worry about . . ."

All of a sudden, Daniel's hands were on her face, thumbs caressing her still moist cheeks, and then he was kissing her.

Daniel had wanted to kiss Vala ever since she'd walked back into his life. And in spite of never allowing himself to give in, the urge had grown stronger and stronger over time.

Daniel knew Vala wanted him, or at least she had until he'd been such a complete asshole. Now she felt so tentative, so unlike Vala. For a moment, Daniel started to panic. Had he broken something in her beyond repair? Then Vala had let out a little moan and put her fingers on his neck.

No, he hadn't broken her; he held their kiss a little longer. Now Daniel knew Vala belonged to him. She'd been his for a long time, and he'd just been blind to it.

Vala stood kissing Daniel with her guts ripped apart on the inside. I didn't kiss him this time, Vala thought. This kiss is from Daniel. The kiss was firm and yet restrained. But it was a beginning. She couldn't contain a soft quiet moan as she kissed him back. But, she couldn't manage to quell last night's hurt and latch onto the excited feeling in the pit of her stomach.

The kiss broke, and Daniel was still holding onto Vala's face, not letting go. Daniel walked them to the edge of the bed; and they both sat down. "You better not be . . . you know what, never mind; it doesn't matter," Daniel said with a soft, excited smile on his face.

Vala wanted to kiss it better and show Daniel that she was serious about him. She wanted to assure him that she wouldn't hurt him because she loved him; that she wouldn't hurt him because her entire heart belonged to him. How could she put all that in a kiss, when really only time could provide that assurance?

Vala leaned into Daniel for another kiss.

Daniel had expressed his anger, frustration and doubts yesterday, and Vala was right here with him. She hadn't walked away like maybe she should have done. And now he wanted to kiss it better and show her that she meant something to him.

He wanted to say it all in that kiss; that he was sorry he'd hurt her; that he was sorry he hadn't really seen what she was saying with her actions, and even with the flirting; that she could trust him not to hurt her like that again; and that he had been hers for a long time and just didn't realize it.

Daniel's initial restraint was slipping away as he leaned in the rest of the way and completed the connection with Vala, kissing her deeply.

His kiss, firm and determined, was becoming hotter, deeper and more open. Daniel sunk into their kiss as he felt Vala's lips opening to him.

Vala felt her stomach flutter as Daniel pursued the second kiss. She felt like it was the first time anyone had really ever kissed her. She wanted to show him that she wasn't just looking for sex. Vala wasn't sure how to prove it to him. She smiled into Daniel's mouth and tried to let go of the words he'd said to her yesterday. In time, he would know just how she felt about him.

And then all thought left her head as Daniel's hands slid up her back; and his weight tipped them over and down onto the bed where they lay very close together facing each other.

Daniel's hand was on Vala's hip shifting her onto her back. He moved so that part of his leg and right side covered the left half of her body. He was touching her face, and he had his mouth on top of her very soft, compliant mouth. Daniel moved his tongue over her lips; Vala's mouth parted a little more allowing him to explore.

Vala could feel the rough, warm and wet texture of Daniel's tongue as it slid over her tongue, and then seemed to go deeper. She was surprised that Daniel's tongue was making her feel so euphoric and excited, but then again, Daniel was such a good kisser, and she'd wanted him for so long. He felt so good; and she heard a small moan escape from her throat. She couldn't help it, and with a moment's second thought she didn't really want to hold the moan back anyway. She wanted Daniel to know that he knew how to kiss her.

Daniel heard Vala's little escaped moan and smiled into her mouth. He felt that strange sensation of being outside and inside of the same moment. The feel of Vala's mouth and body were arousing him more and more. He wanted to make this woman lose herself in him, and that thought had him driving his tongue deeper into her mouth and touching the sweater that covered her stomach.

"Ah," Vala moaned a little more against Daniel's mouth.

Vala's breathy moan sent a shiver of excitement through Daniel as it dawned on him with pleasure that he was going to hear all the sounds she made during sex; see all her faces she made when she came; and feel everything she had to offer. These thoughts drove Daniel into a new level of excitement making him moan and touch her tongue inviting it into his mouth. He sucked her tongue with gentle pressure continuing their French kiss. Finally, he pulled away from her mouth allowing them both some air.

"Daniel," Vala said panting and tracing her fingers along his face.

"Hmm," he answered pressing his lips to her cheek, moving her hair away to expose her ear and throat. She turned her head to give Daniel the access he seemed to want.

Daniel was pulling her a little closer as his tongue licked behind her earlobe, then went behind her ear to the pulse point before going down her throat and finally back up to her lips.

"Ah," Vala moaned again as he slid his tongue back into her mouth.

Listening to Vala's sounds, Daniel was feeling dizzy and aroused as more of his blood flowed south.

Daniel had been taking it slow with Vala. He was deeply kissing her, sometimes putting his tongue in her mouth and sometimes accepting her tongue into his own mouth. He was also trailing his tongue behind her ear to her pulse point. On the most recent trip of exploration his tongue had made, he found himself using his mouth and teeth and nearly leaving marks down her throat.

"Hmmm," Vala moaned, "Hmmm." Daniel was edging his hand up under her sweater and tight camisole to feel the naked skin of her stomach.

For all her bold flirting and attempts at seduction, Daniel felt that Vala was holding back in this session of heavy petting. He was beginning to think something was wrong.

"Hmmm Daniel?" Vala said his name like a question.

"Mmm," he said softly taking his mouth off her throat and looking into her eyes; he left his hand on his new found territory under Vala's camisole.

Vala paused for a few moments, as if she were weighing whether she should speak. "Why did you wait so long to talk to me after I gave you the note?"

"I didn't find it until two hours ago. When I found it, the first thing I did was knock on your door. I was going insane waiting for you to come back Vala," Daniel told her and gave her a small kiss on the lips.

"Those things you said . . . and now you're . . . how," Vala's voice hitched in and trailed off as Daniel pulled her entire body close to his.

"Vala," Daniel began, not sure what to say about the venom he'd spewed out at her yesterday, "It felt like the cork came out of a bottle and things just popped out of my mouth. I didn't know or couldn't admit how we both seem to feel. I don't know what to say other than I'm sorry for what I . . . did last night . . . ;

"No Daniel, I don't need an apology . . . what I did last night. After all my efforts to get you into bed, I can't believe I'm going to say this, but I guess I need to know that you're not doing this out of guilt or pity or anything besides that you . . ."

Vala was struggling for words. Daniel could see it on her suddenly pensive face.

"Vala, you want to know that I'm here because I feel for you not because I pity you, right?"

"I guess it's one way to put it. I thought I'd want you however you came to me. But, I've imagined being with you, Daniel. Have you ever imagined being with me?"

"Yes Vala, in spite of my best efforts not to, I've thought about it many, many times," Daniel said shaking his head in embarrassment and smiling at her.

Vala was smiling at his honesty and working herself up for some honesty of her own.

"The thing is, since I've know what you mean to me anyway, the thing is that when I imagined my first time with you, I just never imagined feeling like part of me was closed off to you," Vala told him. "I don't want to feel like that; and, I don't know what to do about it," Vala told him with a tear rolling down her cheek.

"Maybe you're just going to have to feel like that for awhile," Daniel said cradling her. "Maybe this is moving too fast after what I said to you," Daniel told her sadly as he started to move his hands away.

"No! Daniel I told you; I don't want to feel like that," Vala told him grabbing the front of his blue button down shirt. Daniel could see her struggle with whether to reveal what else was on her mind.

"What do you want to tell me Vala? Whatever it is, it will be alright," Daniel soothed.

Vala was looking into his eyes unsure whether to trust his words. Then her eyes settled into a new resolved and determined look, as if she were trying to bridge the pit of hurt he had dug into her and come completely back to him.

"Daniel, I've admired you since practically the instant I saw you; and I've loved you for some time because you're sweet, kind, clever, honorable, intelligent and I could go on extolling why I love you. You've made me want to be better than I am and try to remember who I was before things in my life changed me."

Vala found herself reaching up and putting her hand on Daniel's face. Looking into his eyes, she continued, "But, I want to be with you not only for all the wonderful things you are, but because you work too much, and yell at me, and have a temper, and take life too seriously and have too much pain in your heart."

Vala paused for a moment considering whether she should continue. Daniel was still holding her and remained silent allowing her to continue when she was ready.

"Daniel, the whole messy package of you it just feels right to me. And I somehow know that I make a difference in your life, even when you complain about me, Daniel I know. And that makes me feel more alive, instead of feeling like I'm pretending to live, but really just existing; just surviving. Except yesterday . . ." Vala shook her head as if trying to forget the image of an extremely angry, cold Daniel, "I didn't know anymore."

"Vala," Daniel began running her fingers across Vala's face.

Vala smiled and shook her head, "Daniel . . . I'm in love with the whole messy package of you . . . I just feel you and I are right; do you understand? But how could you, when you told me . . . what you told me last night? Vala's breath hitched in; the emotion was raw in her voice. "Daniel, you know that now – you know that we're right together? You know that finally don't you?" The look in Vala's eyes was honest and sincere; Daniel would remember it as long as he lived. It was the moment all his doubts dropped away.

"I realize that now, yes," Daniel smiled at her with kind eyes in reward for her directness.

Vala visibly relaxed thanking the stars that she had been able to get the words out; relieved that Daniel hadn't freaked out when she said she loved him.

Daniel wanted to help Vala build her bridge over the pit of hurt he'd dealt her. He wanted her to come completely back to him. Daniel was still looking directly into Vala's eyes, as he asked, "So you don't want to wait; I mean you don't want me to stop . . . what I was just doing to you?"

Vala felt uncharacteristically shy as she told him, "No; there's been enough waiting! I just needed you to hear that, because I don't want to feel that space between us . . . when you finally want me . . ."

Daniel cut off Vala's words by leaning in and giving her a deep soul kiss as he rubbed his hands over her arms and down to her waist.

"Vala, I've been fighting against having feelings beyond friendship for you for a long time," Daniel said taking one of Vala's hands in his own and bringing it to his lips. "I think you know that." Daniel continued as his mouth moved to kiss her forehead and both eyes.

"Vala I've thought you were beautiful since the moment you took off that Kull Warrior helmet, and I've wanted to be inside you almost as long. I'm a man, and I wanted you Vala, I think you've always known that."

"Not always Daniel, you did some pretty convincing rejections," Vala smiled at him softly.

"I always wanted you Vala; and it's been hard to control those urges, especially with you tempting me by showing up in my bed or sometimes just wearing those pigtails." Daniel smiled as Vala let out a little laugh.

"But I did it Vala because sex means something to me. And now, I have my hands on you and I want your tongue in your mouth," Daniel paused in his speech, and brought his mouth down on Vala's for another soul kiss this time taking her tongue into his mouth and gently sucking on it and flicking his tongue gently to please hers. As they kissed, Daniel's hand returned to drawing small circles on Vala's bare stomach in the tight confines allowed by her camisole.

Vala sunk into Daniel's kiss. She experienced the kiss all the way down to her toes; her honesty with Daniel rewarding her with this deeper feeling of intimacy.

Daniel began breathing heavier. He opened his leg wider and moved it over Vala's leg so that the hard erection he had worked up was pressing through his pants and onto her thigh. He felt her gasp out, "Daniel," which made him smile into her mouth.

He broke their kiss to look into her eyes again while he moved his hand out from under her camisole to the hem of her sweater. Vala lifted up to allow him the space to shuck the sweater off her body.

Daniel's eyes took in Vala's fitted, sheer pink camisole with its built in underwire bra that hugged her breasts tightly. He could clearly see Vala's breasts and nipples through the sheer tight fabric.

Vala felt a big smile beam out on her face as the air hit her exposed skin. The air was like electricity touching her skin and lighting her up from within.

Daniel pushed her back down on the bed and began moving his weight so that he partially rested on top of her body and his erection pressed back into her thigh.

"Nice, you feel so hard, so good, Daniel," Vala whispered in his ear sending chills down his spine. Even hurt and insecure, she's still trying to seduce me, Daniel mused inwardly, and it made him want her all the more; it made him want her to be completely with him and happy.

Daniel trailed soft kisses over the hollow of Vala's throat down to where the sheer pink fabric still covered her breasts. His tongue tasted her flesh from time to time by moving in little circles and licks. Daniel's hand rested on Vala's stomach; his fingers moving circles over the sheer tight pink fabric of the camisole.

Then a little dam on a tributary of Daniel's pent up lust for Vala seemed to break and he moved his hand up to one of the straps of Vala's camisole and quickly jerked it down, exposing one soft, full breast with its pink hard nipple. He took her nipple in his mouth, licking and sucking it, until he heard Vala make soft, excited moans, which translated into an undulating movement that coursed down her body.

A moment later, Daniel let out his own moan as Vala's undulating body registered through his jeans onto his sensitive, hard erection still pressed against her thigh.

Daniel felt the sudden heat of fever causing him to put an arm under Vala's back to lift her towards him enough that he could push her camisole up and off her body. With only one hand, Daniel fought against the tight sheer fabric, until Vala tipped the balance of power in Daniel's favor by lending a hand. The disheveled garment joined Vala's abandoned sweater on the floor. Vala's full, ample breasts swayed enticingly as they were freed from their pink prison. Daniel drank in the sight of Vala naked from the waist up.

Distracted, Daniel didn't notice as Vala began unbuttoning the first button on his shirt. Vala had unbuttoned only four buttons when Daniel lost patience, pulled the shirt over his head and flung it away.

Daniel's exposed torso was lean and hard, with no softness. Vala managed to run her hands over his chest and abs before Daniel pushed her back on the bed so that their naked chests were pressing together.

He readjusted a little so that he could run his fingers over Vala's breasts in feathery touches before he gently pinched and played with her nipples. Then Daniel bent his head down so that he could use his tongue and mouth on Vala's breasts. As his mouth kissed, and his tongue licked, her breasts, Daniel heard "Oh, oh, ah." He looked up to see Vala biting down on the side of her hand in pleasure.

Daniel was smiling at her gesture of excitement. He brought his mouth up to hers to deeply French kiss her as his fingers pinched her nipples and his hand fully explored and caressed her breasts. Then Daniel placed his mouth back over Vala's nipple and began to alternate between licking and lightly sucking each nipple, first soft and then hard. As Daniel lost himself in the movements of his mouth on Vala's breasts, he heard her moan loudly and suck in air.

Leaning towards her, Daniel ran his tongue over both her nipples one more time before moving his attention back to the area behind Vala's ear that he'd discovered made her squirm.

"Ah," Vala moaned for Daniel.

Vala's hands were moving over Daniel's chest and back, drawing circles and sending chills down his spine.

Then Daniel moved his hands to Vala's wrists causing her to gasp in surprise with a little hurt look at his rejection of her touch.

"Vala stop okay; I want to focus my attention on you right now."

Vala nodded, but still looked a little confused. It wasn't something she'd ever heard in bed before.

Looking up at Vala's face and smiling at causing her expression of confusion, Daniel kissed her temple. Then he moved his hand to the waistband of her jeans, where he rested it motionless.

"I don't want you to distract me from," Daniel touched the button of her jeans. "Is this okay with you, Vala?"

Vala nodded with a smile.

Daniel moved his hand to undo the button of her jeans and run a finger along her skin under the loose band of the jeans. Daniel's efforts were rewarded with a quickening of Vala's breath.

He smiled at the sound of Vala's quickened breath and looked directly into her eyes. Daniel watched her erotic honeyed expression as he slowly unzipped her jeans. Then he took a moment to give her a light kiss before flicking his tongue behind her ear on her pulse point. The flicking motion made Vala's breath hitch in tightly and a little moan escaped her throat.

Vala's moan sent Daniel into his own spiral of deep arousal as excitement coursed through him. He kissed her deeply before pulling back and looking into her eyes. Vala was looking up at him with a goofy, pleasured smile but serious eyes. Maintaining her gaze, Daniel placed his hand at the edge of her unzipped jeans and with only his raised eyebrows sought Vala's permission to explore her more deeply.

Vala answered by placing her hand on top of Daniel's and giving it a gentle push. Daniel allowed his hand to slide into Vala's unzipped jeans. He felt a lacy fabric under his hand and raised his head to look down at where his hand had disappeared in her jeans, catching sight of her lacy pink thong panties. Then Daniel moved his hand lower and felt her moist excited center drenching through the pink lace. Vala began wriggling under his touch and couldn't contain a deep moan.

Leaning in, Daniel whispered into her ear, "Are you excited Vala?"

"Daniel," Vala sighed, wriggling under his touch and smiling before managing a breathy, "I'm very excited."

"I am too," Daniel said looking directly into Vala's eyes and moving his hard erection against her thigh. Then, he moved his hand under the lacy edge of one of the legs of her panties discovering her smoothly shaved, bare sex. He allowed his fingers to tease and tickle the lips of her sex.

Vala had started to move her hands over Daniel's back and chest again. As one of her hands crept lower to Daniel's abs, he shook his head and reached for her hand. He kissed her palm and ran his tongue over each of her fingers. Vala moaned loudly as he took her middle finger inside his mouth sliding his tongue sensually over the tip and sucking gently. And, then Daniel returned her hand back to its original position with a little smile.

"Vala, let's both focus on what I'm doing right now, okay? I want you to remember this; and I want to remember this," Daniel told her in a tone of voice she'd only heard him use when he was studying something that he was intensely interested in.

Vala managed a little nod. Daniel's attention to her hand had left her flushed and panting. He leaned in with a little laugh and sweetly kissed her on the cheek before bringing his mouth down passionately on top of Vala's mouth.

Daniel lifted up enough to look directly into Vala's eyes while moving his hand back inside her unzipped jeans. This time Daniel's hand went under the band of Vala's tiny pink lace panties and roamed freely over her, petting her.

Vala felt waves of pleasure running through her as she moaned, "Oh, Daniel."

Daniel was still looking directly into Vala's eyes as his hand continued exploring inside her panties. Vala felt Daniel's fingers come to a rest on the lips of her sex. "Vala is this okay with you," Daniel asked, tapping her center with his middle finger. Vala was smiling and her eyes glazed with pleasure.

"Yes, please Daniel, yes, inside," Vala whispered.

And, as Vala finished her words, she felt Daniel slide his slick middle finger all the way inside her.

Daniel felt the soft, warmth inside Vala as she excitedly clenched strong muscles over his finger, drawing a gasp from him.

"Oh, ah, Daniel," Vala moaned.

Daniel was enjoying watching Vala. He was enjoying their eye contact as they both experienced what he was doing.

"Vala, what we're doing means something to me. I wouldn't be here, with my finger deep inside you, if I didn't have the same feelings about you that you described having for me."

Vala tilted her head back and spread her legs slightly to allow Daniel better access inside her pink pantied center. As he felt Vala adjust her legs open, Daniel gave her a big smile and put another finger inside her.

"Daniel," Vala said as she felt his fingers moving inside of her. Vala began squirming against his erection at the feel of what his fingers were doing to her.

Daniel brought his mouth back down on top of hers as he felt her hands run up and down his chest again sending shivers through him. Then she let her hand rest on Daniel's belt.

"Wait Vala, wait," Daniel told her, "I'm not done yet." Daniel slowly brought his fingers out of Vala and sat her up. He drew her in to a long deep soul kiss.

"Vala, I want you to know that I've never been good at getting close to people. And it's gotten harder the more people I've lost. That's the part that pushed you away. I'm not going to do that anymore. Do you understand me? For some time now, you've made me feel things that I didn't want to admit I felt. I'm not denying it anymore. Whatever happens, Vala, I do love you." Daniel was looking at her with a goofy sincere smile.

And that's when Vala let go of the remnants of hurt in the pit that Daniel had dug into her. Remnants she hadn't even realized were still there.

Vala had tears in her eyes, and she didn't care if he saw them. She was nodding to him happily as she reached out and drew him into a giant, silly bear hug.

"Finally, he loves me, finally," Vala said out loud and laughed to herself. And Daniel laughed too.

"Vala?"

"Yes darling?"

"Do you feel better about . . . everything," Daniel asked her tentatively.

Vala looked into Daniel's eyes, "Yes, no more doubts; no more space, my Daniel." Vala bent her head to kiss his chest.

Daniel lifted her head and brought his lips to hers. He kissed her deeply, soulfully and felt the lingering tension, tension neither of them knew was there, dissolve.

Something animal broke open in Daniel, and he pushed Vala back down on the bed. He put his mouth down on her mouth and pushed his hand back inside her panties. Daniel's fingers quickly became slick again as he ran his middle finger around Vala's clit in little circles. He gasped as Vala arched under his touch.

This time Daniel didn't stop her when her hands began unfastening his belt. That task accomplished, Vala could focus on unzipping Daniel's jeans and sliding a slim hand first over and then inside his briefs where she felt his rock, hard shaft.

They both gasped at the feeling of Vala's fingers wrapping around him. She began stroking him up and down in the confined space.

"Oh, Vala," Daniel moaned at the feel of her sensual strokes.

"Hmm," she said responding with a shuddering breath. She gave him her own deep soul kiss gently sucking his bottom lip. Vala felt Daniel arch into the touch of her soft hand.

"Off, off, off," Vala moaned and motioned to their jeans.

After his maddeningly slow seduction, Daniel eagerly sprang up and began quickly pulling off Vala's jeans and soaked panties, laying her out naked before his eyes. He took a moment to drink in her beauty. Her mouth was swollen bearing the evidence of the multitude of kisses they had shared. Vala was reveling in the feeling of belonging completely to Daniel. She felt incredibly sexy and sensual as he stared down at her. Daniel looked with satisfaction on Vala's fully aroused body.

Vala was now completely focused on watching Daniel as he began to work on taking off his own jeans. He stripped off his jeans revealing his strong, muscular legs and tight, hard body. His brief's tenting over the hard evidence of his own desire.

Vala watched with admiration in her eyes as the last of Daniel's clothes came off. She had waited for this man for years. Now he stood before her and she thought he was magnificent in his aroused state. She was going to have sex, no she was going to make love, with Dr. Daniel Jackson, and it promised to be more than she had ever imagined.

"Here," Daniel handed her his glasses amazed he had kept them on this long. He watched her place them on the nightstand; he saw the desire and love she had for him reflected in her admiring slate grey eyes. Daniel didn't think it was possible for him to be any more aroused than he already was, but as he watched her he hardened to a point that bordered on pain.

"Daniel, you're beautiful," Vala sat up to look at him.

"That's supposed to me my line, Vala," Daniel laughed.

"Okay, but I already know that I'm beautiful, and you don't seem to have any idea that you are," Vala shrugged.

"Vala, you're beyond beautiful, you're breathtaking," Daniel said as he laid them both back on the bed and ran his fingers through her long black tresses. Daniel's tall erection was pointing with promise at Vala, and she wrapped a hand back around his hard shaft.

"Vala," Daniel cried out, closing his eyes and laying back on the pillows.

She started stroking him up and down finding a rhythm he responded to by involuntarily arching into her hand. She rubbed her fingers gently over the head of his erection, feeling the first moist drops of his excitement.

"Yes darling, did you want something," Vala smirked, enjoying the erotic, passionate look of pure pleasure on Daniel's face.

Now Daniel's eyes were open and watching her. Vala was stroking his stiff shaft. Vala's feeling of excitement was mounting as Daniel picked up on her rhythm and mirrored it with his own fingers, which were now moving in circles over her clit.

After several minutes of such synchronicity, Vala allowed her tongue to begin traveling down Daniel's body. She started licking Daniel's throat and paying close attention to the area behind his ear. After lingering there for awhile and hearing Daniel's breath quicken, Vala ran kisses down his chest and licked his nipples with little flicks and circles.

Vala went lower, thinking of Daniel's words that sex meant something to him. If sex means something to Daniel, Vala thought to herself, I want my mouth on him right now. Vala sought to taste every inch of Daniel as she continued lower. She kissed and licked down his stomach and abs.

"Hmmm," Daniel moaned as he lay back enjoying new tingles of excitement.

Vala bypassed the obvious and went to lick his legs and up his thighs before finally asking his permission for more intimacy, "Daniel?"

Daniel looked down at her with eyes full of love, desire and animal lust. He could barely pant out, "Vala let's not do that yet."

But Vala's tongue was already on his erect shaft.

Daniel reacted with a loud moan, "Oh . . . oh God Vala . . . Vala."

Vala was running her tongue up and down the sensitive shaft of Daniel's cock sending spirals of pleasure through him. He felt her breath as her tongue moved on him and her hands pet behind his shaft and cupped him gently.

Daniel held his breath as he watched Vala's eyes full of desire as she moved her tongue. He was about to move, about to put a stop to this maddening pleasure, about to change their positions, but somehow he became fixated with watching her move and with wanting the feel of her mouth. And the next minute, Vala opened her lips and slid Daniel's shaft into her mouth.

Vala was wet, warm and enveloping him in gentle softness. She felt wonderful. Then she tightened her lips around him and started to move, enveloping him in welcome firm gentle warmth. Daniel knew he could lay back and enjoy her, but he wanted something else for their first experience.

Daniel gasped, "Baby . . . sweetheart . . ." Vala ignored him so Daniel tapped on her shoulder. "Darling . . . Vala . . . baby let's not start there . . . it's not a good place for us to start," Daniel pleaded, and then finally pushed her back and pulled her up into an altogether different kind of kiss.

As he broke the kiss, Vala asked coyly, "You weren't enjoying what I was doing Daniel."

"Ah, that's not it, I was enjoying it," Daniel said still panting, "I was enjoying it too much, and I want to focus on you now. But, I have no problem with you doing that later; all you want in fact," he smiled at her playful, pout.

"Be careful darling, you've been denying me for a long time, and if I get to do it as much as I want, you may not have any time for all your little artifacts," Vala teased him.

Daniel laughed as unbidden a carnal thought crossed his mind -- thank god she likes to give head. It was such a guy thought, and he was amused and embarrassed that it had run across his mind, but, damn it, Vala's preview was mind blowing and it was something he was looking forward to eagerly.

"Come here," Daniel told her gruffly, flipping her onto the bed and pulling her flat. He kissed her before running his tongue down her body and beginning to give her what he had just stopped her from giving to him.

Vala bit the back of her hand, "Oh, Daniel, oh, darling, I . . . later . . . we'll do that later."

But Daniel was insistent. His hands tongue and teeth ran over Vala's thighs before circling, nipping and sucking at her clit. His movements were taking her to new heights of excitement. Daniel smiled as she started wriggling into him as he moved his tongue more firmly against her excited little bud. Then he pressed his middle finger back inside of her. The rhythm of his fingers and tongue made Vala begin to buck and squirm in a way that excited the naked archeologist on an animal level.

Vala's body undulated and arched toward Daniel as she continued to moan. Her thighs began shaking without control. "Don't make me . . . finish . . . Daniel, please . . . oh, oh . . . Don't," she shuddered, "Stop, before I . . . finish . . . without . . . you . . . oh, oh," Daniel felt her thighs shake more violently, as she whimpered, "Please Daniel," she begged and bit the side of her hand, "I . . . want us to finish together . . . our first time, please."

Daniel looked up from between her legs and smiled at her.

"Daniel, sex means something to you, and sex with you means something to me. I want our first time together to finish with both of us, okay," Vala said as she wriggled and whimpered.

"Okay baby," Daniel said quickly moving up her body. He felt more like a feral animal after seeing her violently fight off finishing without him. He was holding himself off her with the strength of his arms. When they were face to face, he lay on top of her and gave her a deep tongue kiss, driving her wild as she tasted herself in his mouth.

"Daniel," Vala gasped and wrapped her legs around him. She was reaching up to kiss him again, when she felt him shifting into position so that the head of his hard shaft was touching the lips of her excited center. He leaned down to complete the connection of their kiss. Daniel pulled away from Vala's lips and looked into her eyes as he pushed himself into her slick universe.

"Oh," Vala cried out at the feel of pushing inside her; a feeling made more intense by looking into his brilliant sky blue eyes.

Daniel smiled as he felt Vala's tight wet center, clenching around him as inch by inch his shaft sunk into her. Vala felt incredible, she tasted, smelled and felt exotic and familiar at the same time. She felt like all the mysteries of the galaxy; she felt like the home he should have always had. She felt incredible. She was tight, wet and slick. And, her inner muscles were clenching him in athletic, strong undulating waves.

"Ah . . . Vala, you feel incredible, so tight, so good," Daniel said.

Vala enveloped him, and Daniel paused so they could adjust to the feel of one another. He leaned in and gave Vala another deep soul kiss making his tongue move slowly to mirror and remind them both of the journey that his shaft had just made in sliding into her wet center.

"So do you Daniel, so big, so hard, so right," Vala wriggled and clenched her muscles over him wanting to feel everything. Vala didn't have the words to describe feeling Dr. Daniel Jackson hard and inside of her. She only knew that Daniel felt right. Daniel inside of her felt like home.

Daniel smiled looking directly at her. Her eyes were closed and she was holding the top of her head with the palm of her hand. And, Daniel hadn't started moving inside her yet.

"Okay there Vala," Daniel asked her with a laugh.

"Hmmm, uh huh," Vala murmured without opening her eyes.

Vala open your eyes," Daniel ordered gently as he felt the strong animal urge to start moving on top of her.

"You like a bit of an audience don't you Dr. Jackson," Vala smirked at him without opening her eyes. She started to wiggle and clench around him.

"Oh," Daniel gasped at her movement, and then quipped with difficulty, "It's a quirk of mine; and, look at who's talking. Stop that! Vala, baby look at me now, please."

Vala obeyed Daniel; she opened her eyes and met his gaze.

"Okay darling."

"Thank you baby," Daniel said leaning down to give her a kiss.

Vala was looking at Daniel with wide, loving eyes.

"Vala, sex means something to me, and I wouldn't be inside you if . . ." Daniel said, still looking directly into her eyes, he began to move his shaft inside her by making circular motions with his hips before pulling himself back to the edge of her sex.

"Oh . . . oh, Daniel," Vala moaned, and then Daniel plunged into her going as deep and hard as he could. He came to a stop deep inside of her. He could feel Vala squeeze her muscles around him.

As she squeezed him tight from the inside out, Daniel felt like he was going to pass out from the pleasure.

"Ah," Daniel gasped. "Oh, my god, Vala you feel so good, so tight, so wet," Daniel told her forgetting that he had one last grand speech to make before he completely lost it.

Then he remembered; he wanted to tell her one last time before they really lost themselves; to make sure she felt it all.

"Wait baby, wait," he managed as he noticed that Vala's eyes were closed again. "Vala you're going to kill me; open your eyes and let me finish what I wanted to tell you."

Vala opened her eyes again. Daniel paused to look at her, enjoying seeing the expression in her eyes while he was inside of her. He moved his shaft back out of her and then watched her intently as he slowly reentered her.

"Ohhh . . . Daniel," Vala moaned feeling shaky and excited from watching his face intently as he had ordered. His eyes were intense, but so kind and full of affection. His hair was messy, and made him look incredibly sexy to her. She couldn't resist reaching up and touching it. His chin and cheeks had a bit of five o' clock shadow adding to his allure as he smiled down at her.

"Ohhh . . . Daniel . . . your quirk is quite enjoyable; I'm quite happy to look at you like this darling," Vala said shakily as a wave of love and desire pulsed through her.

When Daniel had reached as far and deep inside her as he could get, he held himself there.

"Vala, sex means something to me, and I wouldn't be deep inside you, I wouldn't be making love to you baby, if I didn't love you . . . understand? I'm in love with you Vala."

Vala's was in a fog, so full of Daniel, clenching to hold him, and her mouth fell open. He'd already said he loved her tonight, but for Daniel this seemed so much more intimate and serious.

She was getting a bit foggy from all the lust, heat and excitement he'd built up in her. Daniel hadn't moved from her depths since he had uttered those words. He seemed to be waiting for his statement to sink as deeply inside of her as he was.

"Daniel did you just say you were in love with me?" Vala asked him.

"Yes Vala, I did; I said I wouldn't be making love to you; I wouldn't be inside of you, if I weren't in love with you," Daniel told her again.

"Well you already told me that earlier," Vala teased him with tears in her eyes. With any other man, she would have blown off a statement of love at such a time; but with Daniel, she knew he was controlling himself until she understood that he meant it.

"Darling, I in love with you too," Vala managed through her tears before Daniel covered her mouth and kissed her passionately.

Then she got a mischievous look in her eyes, "Just remember I said it first Daniel," Vala told him grinning.

"Yeah, you did," Daniel told her starting to move inside her again, and making her gasp, "but I said it with more than words," as he pulled back and plunged inside her again fast and hard.

Vala gasped and moaned with pleasure.

"Ah . . . oh, yes . . . ah . . . you did . . . darling . . . ah," Vala managed to say between moans, "And I like you saying it this way."

Keeping his eyes locked on hers, Daniel began to move alternating between a maddeningly slow slide into her depths and a hard and fast thrust where he pulled her hips off the bed to angle even more deeply into her.

They both got quiet as they found a rhythm of fast and hard plunges, that Vala bucked to meet, which were followed by maddeningly, teasing and slow deep slides where Daniel's fingers played with Vala's clit. He occasionally slid his tongue into her mouth and mimicked the slow slide of his shaft into her.

Daniel let everything go as he lost himself in Vala and the depths of her tight, inner world. Their bodies became slick with sweat, and the rhythms had them both breathing hard and moaning.

Finally, in the middle of a particularly maddeningly slow teasing slide, Vala clenched around Daniel and moved her hands to around to cup Daniel's backside. She tried to push him into her depths with her hands. Vala writhed, bucked and moaned under Daniel.

"Daniel, I want you," Vala moaned loudly. Her nails dug into his back, scratching him.

"Vala you're having me," he laughed at her, as he continued his slow, maddening slide.

"No, I want all of you now!" Vala managed to keep him inside as she move her legs from around Daniel's waist and positioned them on his shoulders so he could thrust even deeper inside of her.

"Vala, baby, it might not feel good for you if I go hard at this angle," Daniel started to warn when he felt Vala clench her muscles.

Vala lifted up and got as close to Daniel as she could while maintaining her position. "Daniel please, fuck me, I want you deep, fast and hard! I want you! Fuck me, Daniel," Vala moaned in a fevered voice he had never heard before.

Aroused even more deeply by Vala's fever, Daniel grabbed her legs and plunged into her deep, fast and hard. He kept plunging, feeling a white erotic heat shoot into his spine and stomach. He watched Vala thrust up to meet him and writhe in pleasure at his hard movements. Then he moved one hand to her bottom and one hand to her clit where he managed an awkward wriggle of his middle finger that didn't throw off his fast rhythm too much.

"Oh . . . oh . . . Yes Daniel! Yes," Vala lost herself screaming his name, moaning and wriggling. Her excitement hit Daniel like a jolt of electricity and he broke free of his moorings and began to thrust even harder and faster. A loud, fast rhythmic smack repeated around the room.

Daniel was so ready. He had to calm himself down in order to last a little longer. He wanted to make sure to satisfy Vala first. He watched as her hair stuck to her sweat slicked forehead. Then he reached down to press a finger firmly onto Vala's clit. He could only manage a clumsy, slippery motion, but it seemed to please Vala.

"Ah, oh, oh, oh, Daniel, I'm going to . . . finish," Vala screamed and opened her eyes to see Daniel watching her start to orgasm and sending her further over the edge.

Now they were both at the edge as Daniel made hard, fast thrusts. "Ohhh," Vala moaned."

"Je suis la chiave . . . Je suis la chiave faite seulement per voi," Vala cried as she reached a crescendo of her orgasm.

Daniel felt Vala's nails dig into his body and went wild, and now Daniel was well beyond thinking. He was moving with Vala hard, fast, and deep without any method or rhythm.

"Ahhh," Daniel moaned loudly as he lost his ability for any other speech. He was moving with pent up raw need. He slammed into her one more time deep and hard, and then he exploded.

"Oh . . . oh . . . I'm coming." Daniel's passionate release made him feel like the top of his head would come off as his hips bucked into Vala loudly. He collapsed in a slick sweaty heap on top of her as he was still convulsing inside of her.

"Oh Daniel," Vala panted as her thighs continued to shake. "Darling that was . . . that was . . . incredible."

Daniel gulped for air as he hugged her tightly and kissed her breasts.

Sweat drenched them both.

He was still inside her and didn't really feel like being anywhere else.

Vala was rubbing her hand up and down his back. She laid a gentle kiss on his cheek.

"You really are my Daniel now aren't you," she asked as if it just dawned on her.

"Yes baby . . . yes you are my Vala; and I really am your Daniel, but that's not anything new and you know it."

"Yes, but now you've proven it to me," Vala smiled patting Daniel's face. "Sex means something, remember?

Daniel nodded with contentment written all over his face; he kissed her but still had not really moved.

Vala smiled and put her arms around him, "You've proven it, my Daniel."

AN: This was my virgin effort at a scene of intimacy. (Pun intended.) I tried to be tasteful, but not too tasteful. I've found that many times these scenes are written in a way that Daniel and Vala don't talk a lot. I wanted something I hadn't seen before; I don't know if I've achieved it or if you'll find it the same old boring scene. But, my idea was Daniel is a linguist, he loves language. When he's passionate about something, he talks. People always seem to think he talks too much in meetings about his archeological finds, which are his passion.

I was trying to show another of Daniel's passions, so I thought he might be more loquacious in this situation too. I also wanted the reader to feel like they were in the room and a bit of a voyeur. So again, I'm curious about what you all thought, be it good, bad or indifferent.

AN: The title of the last section is from a Fiona Apple song, Slow Like Honey. I thought the lyrics quite appropriate. It's also quite a good song.

Happy Reading, LL.