Title: Flu or Love Bug...Or Both???
Characters: Daniel, Vala, Sam, Cam, Teal'c
Pairing: Daniel/ Vala
Summary: We get a steamy Daniel shower scene (if you think on it real hard) and Daniel talks Vala into going to his house.
Disclaimer: Stargate is not mine, neither are their Characters.
Author's Note: So sorry for the time between updates, life happened and now I have a real job. At the lastest the last chapter will be up on Thursday. Enjoy and REVIEW...Pretty Please!
Daniel woke up slowly on the sixth day of Vala being sick. He had fallen asleep over a book, but he didn't remember covering up with the throw that was now on him. Plus the bathroom light was on.
"Vala must have gotten up last night. Oh thank god she must be feeling better," thought Daniel.
He got up and cringed, after years of falling asleep over a book one would think he wouldn't get a crick in his the neck. Daniel rubbed it and looked back over to Vala she did look better. She was breathing better and it looked like she was actually resting. It was still very early and Daniel decided he could leave her for thirty minutes and grab a shower.
Vala had kicked off her covers in the night and Daniel walked over, readjusted them and tucked her in. A small piece of hair had fallen across her face, and he carefully tucked it behind her ear.
"She is just breath takingly beautiful," Daniel said to himself with a slight smile, and then walked out the door.
He walked in the men's locker room, and started to get undressed. He began to think on Vala. He was glad that Vala was better, but he felt too good taking care of her.
He threw a towel over his shoulder and walked to the shower room. He placed the towel on a hook and adjusted the water to scalding hot. Vala was a strong woman that had always been independent. She was not someone that would let Daniel just take care of her forever, she was a partner in the truest sense of the word.
Daniel wetted his hair and braced one hand on the shower wall. He bent his head so the shower beat down on his sore neck and muscular back. Daniel could not get Vala out of his mind. The problem Daniel had was trusting another woman with his heart. He could hardly stand the few times that they had been apart, when she had died briefly and then again when she was with the Ori. People that he loved always seemed to die around him. With his track record of coming back to life so many times he felt that he was being punished for his good fortune. He needed to believe that Vala was the one that would break that curse. She was a beautiful strong woman, that he was going to have admit that he loved.
He shook his head to clear his thought and started to shampoo his hair when he heard the off world activation alert. He finished his shower quickly, dried off, and got dressed. He went up to the command room to check what had happened.
Walter told him that SG-7 had had an altercation with the locals after the translator said something wrong. A few had got injured, but nothing critical. Daniel made his way back to Vala's room. He took the elevator and as soon as the doors open he could hear Vala.
"No you don't need to squish my arm again, I'm much better leave me. Look, there are other people sick on this base, and if you don't remove your hand… Nurse a team just came back injured go help them I will get better on my own. GO!" Vala shouted towards the end of her rant.
As Daniel neared the door a nurse came out of the room. "Dr. Jackson I suggest you take Vala off base to recuperate, because we're not losing the bet!" and she began to storm off.
"Wait, what bet?" said Daniel.
She turned around and pointed her finger at him like he was two years old and said, "Don't be coy with me Dr. Jackson. Your team is running a bet all over base over if the nurses quite, and if so which one first. I'm not going to lose!" she turned her back squared her shoulders and walked off.
Daniel couldn't help but laugh. Now that was the Vala he knew if she had turned the nurses against her in less than half an hour; she was getting better. He walked into her room and she was sitting on the bed arms crossed over her chest like a small child pouting. He just smiled at her. As soon as she saw him she straightened up and smiled back at him.
"Hello Daniel," said Vala.
"Good to see you feeling better, but that may not last long around here," said Daniel.
"Vala cocked her head to the side and a worried expression came over it as she said, "Do you mean that this flu is going to get worse?"
Daniel laughed and said, "No it looks like the nurse have it out for you, I think you could use some time off base."
"But where would I go? I have no property of my own besides this room." said Vala.
"Don't worry about it I've bought a house in the country, good size and you could get the rest you needed, anyways there is going to be team bonding at Jack's house this week which is just a few miles away." said Daniel.
Vala knew what he was getting at and she was going to let him. "Who am I to argue with logic like that, let me grab a shower and pack a bag Darling," said Vala.
"Ok meet you top side in an hour," said Daniel and he turned and left her room and shut the door.
He leaned against the door and thought, "I hope I'm doing the right thing."