A/N: Well I'm sorry for the very big lie I gave you last chapter. I am not writing about Michael and further develop his side of the plot this chapter… Sorry I changed what I wanted to do this morning when I was eating breakfast… yeah… Thanks to ManicTater, Vecturist, and Amaruk Wolfheart of the Wraith! Cookies for you!

Disclaimer: Eyes not so disguised lawyers that float around her house I don't own SGA, Ok? Proceeds to attack the lawyers with broom

Chapter 7

Zelanka and Beckett ate their lunch, well brunch for Carson, in the cafeteria.

"You want coffee?" Zelanka asked.

"Sure, cream and sugar please."

"Not a problem."

Carson laid his head on the cool table. He watched the activity and drama around the room with muted interest. McKay sat with his botanist girlfriend. It looked like a pretty heated argument. Lorne looked like he was enjoying the company of a lady friend; Carson thought she could be one of McKay's interns, maybe Zalenka's. The guys who played chess every day sat in their corner. Sheppard was wagging his fork at Teyla, and she was laughing and smiling. The genral noise level around him was muted, light, and cheery.

"YOU'RE BREAKING UP WITH ME!" The screech of the botanist echoed around the room, which suddenly became silent.

"Now—now honey can we not make a scene? Please?" McKay tried to pull her back down into her seat. She pulled her hand back.

"YOU EGOTISTICAL, SELF ASOREBED, AH!" She was becoming red in the face. Carson was actually amused at the free entertainment. She picked up her glass of orange juice, looked down at it in muted disgust, then picked up McKay's water glass and dumped the contents on top of him.

"Jerk." She ran away tears starting to form. McKay just sat there and let her leave the room before starting to clean himself up. The room just sat there in silence for a minute.

"Check mate," said one of the chess guys. The other one groaned. And slowly the nosie level went back up to were it was before. One of the gossipy women pulled out her laptop and became to type out a ebulltin, giggling to herself. Zelanka came up with their coffee, handing him his.

"So I guess Rodey's single again," said Carson.

"It would appear so," Zelanka replied. They sat there drinking coffee and watching their co-workers enjoy the beautiful Saterday afternoon. They watched Rodey walk out wet. Lorne and the women he was with walk out arm-in-arm. Sheppard and Teyla laughing talking about how she was going to take Sheppard down in escrima practice, They watched the chess guys play a couple more games, then leave.

The coffee cups were still mostly full when Radek and Carson were leaving.

"Don't like coffee Zelanka?" Laughed Carson.

Radek made a face. "This was my first cup here on Alantis for awhile. I think they changed brands." He paused to think. "I wonder how Rodney's fareing, he can be snobbish about the coffee." The scots man snorted.

"Caffine pills maybe." The Czech snorted at that.

A/N2: Ehh. Short chapter. But was based on something that has happened to me. You see my family grinds their coffee from the coffee beans that we buy. I like to grind them till they're super fine and I have to scrap them from the grinder with a spoon. Mom and Dad don't really care so they usally just have it ground enough to use in the coffee press. Yuck XP…

NEXT TIME- Michael learns that he is special, that his race is becoming something they never wanted to be… (really this time)