Prompt: Hot Cocoa
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Pairing: Evan Lorne x OFC
Walking down the halls of Atlantis, Evan pulled his jacket tight as he makes his way to the mess hall. It had been one of those days where all he wanted was to see Mackenzie, his girlfriend.
Stopping just outside the large room, he looked inside and saw her sitting in one of the tables near the windows. He smiled, for the first time that day, and made his way inside, ready to put the miserable day behind him.
Approaching the table, he watched Mackenzie look up from her book and smile as she saw him. He smiled back, feeling better the closer he got to her. Kissing her softly, Evan took a seat across from her, as he took his jacket off.
They made small talk until Evan got up to get a hot beverage. Asking Mackenzie what she was in the mood for, he heard ask for a hot cocoa, needing the warmth of the beverage to warm them up from the inside. Evan left and came back a few moments later with their order, placing two large hot cocoas in front of them, before sitting down again.
They took a few sips of their beverages before Mackenzie spoke up. Asking him if he had any plans for Christmas, Evan told her that other than dropping off a few late reports he had still to finish, he didn't have any other plans.
That was when Mackenzie surprised him. Telling him that she was spending Christmas with a few of her closest friends from the medical department, she asked if he would like to join her. Taking a sip from his beverage, Evan thought for a second on what that offer really meant. She wanted him to meet her closest friends as her boyfriend, and that was a big step in their relationship.
Truth be told, Mackenzie had already met those who are closest to him in the city and they all loved her, and the same went for his team. As for him, he had still to meet anyone from her side. He had met a couple of her friends, but that was about it.
After thinking it through, he decided that if she was ready for him to meet her Atlantian family, then he wasn't going to be the one to deny her that. Besides, he wanted to meet them, since he could really see himself having a future with her.
Taking another sip from the hot cocoa, he looked at her and told her he would love to go. The smile that appeared on Mackenzie's face was enough to convince him that he was making the right decision. He would do anything to see her smiling like that every single day.
Mackenzie asked if he was sure and when he said he was, smiling at her, Evan could see the relief that washed over her whole body at his answer. They spent the rest of the time devising a plan for Christmas Eve and about who was going to be there, grabbing a second round of hot cocoa in the process.
As they sat there making all sorts of plans, Evan smiled, knowing he was done for it. There was nothing he wouldn't do for her, and he knew she felt the same way. This Christmas was going to be one to remember, he was sure of it.