Chapter 3: Get To Know You
Teyla sat and looked at her food for a bit. Kate sat next her and the spot to her left was left open and she was closest to the end and it seemed no one wanted to sit on the end. Katie sat on the other side of Kate and across from Katie was Vala and next to Vala was Sam and then Elizabeth sat in front of Telya and Next to Elizabeth was Jenifer. Teyla started to pick at her mashed potatoes she never really liked caned mashed potatoes and wasn't to fond to eat them at the moment. She soon felt someone plop down next to her. "You going to eat that or play with it?" John said while he dug into his food. Teyla looked up surprised and saw that all the girls had stopped eating and was watching him and Teyla looked at him as well.
"Well I…uh…no." Teyla said truthfully.
"Ok then." He said. "Don't mind if I take it then do you?" He asked.
"Um No." Telya said and turned her tray so he could take the potatoes from her plate. Jenifer then got up to go dump her tray and the whole table except for Teyla and John went with and Teyla realized that they left so they could give them time alone not to dump there tray's.
"So where'd you move from?" John asked. Teyla looked up from her tray.
"Pick roll, It's a small town kind of slash city, well it's not big but yet not small." She finished.
"Ah ok sooo country girl?" John asked.
"Kind of." Teyla answered.
"How so?" John asked.
"Before I lived in Pick Roll I lived out in the country." She answered.
"So you move a lot?" John asked.
"Well kind of, there's really no choice in the matter." Teyla said quietly almost to quite for John to hear. But he did.
"Why's that?" John asked.
"I'd rather not say." Teyla said.
"I'm sorry shouldn't have pushed." John apologized.
"That's ok you were only trying to get to know me I don't mind but there are some thing I would rather leave unsaid." Teyla said.
"Ok." John said simply. Just then someone sat in front of them and made sure they were there by dropping down into the seat.
"Hello I don't think I've seen you around here before, you must be new. My name is Michael." Michael said while folding his hands over the table. Teyla looked from him to John. John looked tense and upset just a bit.
"What do you want Michael?" John asked in a low voice.
"Just wanting to know the lady's name?" Michael said.
"She doesn't want to talk to you." John said simply. Teyla looked at him surprised and was about to say so, until Michael spoke again.
"Ok, ok just trying to be friendly." Michael said.
"I bet." John said quietly.
"What was that?" Michael asked.
"Nothing did I say anything, nope sorry you must be hearing things." John said sarcastically.
"Alright I just came over hear to ask your name?" Michael said to Teyla.
"Teyla Emmogan." Teyla said before John said anything. Michael smiled.
"Well Teyla I was wondering there is a dance coming up and I was wondering if you wanted to go with me?" Michael asked, John's blood boiled and he about blew a casket when the next words blurted out of his mouth.
"She cant she's going with me." John was surprised at the words that came out of his mouth when he looked over at Teyla she was surprised as well.
"Well then if there is anytime you change your mind I'm always open." Michael said and then got up and left. Teyla stared at John and John just started digging into his food again.
"What do you mean I'm going with you?" Teyla asked a little upset that John would be that rood and also a little amused.
"Well I was going to…but if you…I mean…well…Oh dang it why is this so hard?" John said putting one hand through his hair.
"The answer is yes John all you had to do is ask." Teyla said now trying really hard not to laugh. John looked up surprised.
"Really?" John asked.
"Well I'll think about it." Teyla said with a smile.
'That's great so take it slow for awhile?" John said not wanting to screw anything up. "Yeah or you can take me out on a date?" Teyla asked smiling.
"Yeah ok or that, so how's Saturday at…7pm I'll pick you up at your house?" John asked.
"Sure were we going?" Teyla asked.
"It's a surprise." John said.
"Ok." Teyla said smiling.
"Oh by the way were do you live?" John asked. Teyla then pulled out her napkin and wrote down her address and her phone number.
"Here this should help." Teyla said giving him the napkin. He took it and put it in his pocket as he got up and put his tray away. Teyla watched as he went. 'This was a good day.' She thought to herself. She was just about to get up when Kate, Katie, Jen, Sam, Elizabeth, and Vala came back over.
TBC