A/N: Hey, guys! Don't know what is going on with my page breaks, but if they don't show up, I am sorry, just bare with me! This is a short but much requested one!!! Reviews, please!!!!!!!!
"Hey, Devon, sorry about sticking you with all the requests- has anything big come in?" Chris asked over the phone. Another week had passed. She had dropped by a couple of times to review and sign off on the really big requests, but she wasn't quite ready to leave Daniel by himself. His latest injury had been too close for her. But he still bugged her about going back to work every day.
"Nothing that General Hammond or I can't handle." Devon replied.
"Great, I knew you would be fine. Well, I have another day or two here and then I think I will be able to come in again. I am probably only going to work half days for another little while, but I spoke to the General and he approved you sending me emails of any huge requisitions if you need to."
"That's great! I'll start doing that. See you later, Chris!"
"See ya, Devon." She replied and hung up the phone. Turning, she watched as Daniel worked on his exercises. Janet had assigned him a routine of physical therapy exercises to do while at home and, while he didn't really care for them, they seemed to be helping him get through the stiffness and soreness of his injury.
"Is the SGC falling apart without you?" he asked as he sat down from his most recent exercise.
"I don't think so. Hammond said Devon could send me urgent requests via email, so I can start catching up here at home for a while." She said, sitting down next to him, grinning as Dart plopped down at their feet and rolled over for a good tummy rub.
"You know, you really can go back to work. I feel fine."
"Yeah, well, humor me for just a little longer." She said, kissing him gently.
"Janet said I am healing fine. I may be back on active duty sooner than she originally thought."
"She told me it would be another 2 or 3 weeks before you could go back to base. She said she doesn't trust you not to lift anything that you aren't supposed to."
"She's just paranoid." He grumbled. "Look, why don't you call up Sam and go out with her for a while today?"
"Why are you trying to get rid of me?" she asked with a grin, teasing him.
"I'm not, I just hate for you to be cooped up here with me for no reason. How about this, I promise not to leave this sofa except to go to the bathroom for the rest of the day if you want to get out for a few hours." He said and she pondered the thought for a moment.
"Well, we do need some things…and it would be nice to have lunch with Sam, I suppose. Let me call her and we can go from there." She said and he smiled, kissing her.
"Have fun! She said she could meet you at The Crow's Nest at one- she's buying."
Chris had to give it to Daniel, she really did need to get out of the house for a while. She and Sam had a great lunch and decided to go shopping for a little while after the ate. She bought a couple of new pairs of pants, Dart got a new bandana, and she picked up a few new items from Victoria's Secret for when Daniel was completely healed. When she got back later that afternoon, Daniel was laying on the sofa.
"Hey!" she said, setting her bags down on the table behind the sofa.
"Hey, how was your outing?" he asked and she grinned.
"It was great, thanks. What did you do while I was gone?"
"Just watched TV. Where did you guys go?"
"Oh, here and there." She said and pointed at the pink bag behind him. Turning carefully, he saw where it had come and wagged his eyebrows at her.
"Is that for me?" he asked seductively and she felt a shiver. She knew that they couldn't do anything due to his injury, though.
"Well, I don't think it's your color, but you can try it if you like." She said and he had to laugh. "So, what do you want to do this evening?"
"Well, I still have some more exercises to do, but I think dinner would be good first." He replied. They decided on hamburgers and Chris cooked while Daniel sat on the bar stool in front of her, talking about nothing important. It was a quiet affair, which Chris loved. She preferred quiet nights in as opposed to grand dinners out. After they had finished, Daniel started working on his exercises while she worked on some of the requisitions that Devon had sent her. She worked on her laptop in the living room, keeping her eye on Daniel as he stretched and lifted weights (nothing too heavy, of course, but she still loved to watch). He consulted the list of exercises that Janet had given him and frowned.
"I'm not sure how to do this one…" he muttered. "Could you help me, love?" he asked and she stood.
"What do you need me to do?" she asked and he motioned for her to come over to him. Turning her to face him straight on.
"Okay, I think if we stand like this and…hmmm…put your hand here on my shoulder…yeah, that's it." He said as she place her hand on his shoulder. "Okay, and if I get closer and put my hand here…" he put his hand on her hip, pulling her close. "Now, your other hand goes here in mine and……." Suddenly, Chris realized what he was doing and she grinned as he reached over briefly and turned on the stereo system. Music started to flow around them as they began to rock back and forth slowly.
"I don't remember seeing this exercise on the list." She said quietly and he smiled back at her.
"It's new." He replied and pulled her against him. She leaned, being aware not to lean too heavily on him, and enjoyed the dance.
When the rain is blowing in your face
And the whole world is on your case
I would offer you a warm embrace
To make you feel my love
When the evening shadows and the stars appear
And there is no one to dry your tears
I could hold you for a million years
To make you feel my love
I know you haven't made your mind up yet
But I would never do you wrong
I've known it from the moment that we met
No doubt in my mind where you belong
I'd go hungry, I'd go blind for you
I'd go crawling down the aisle for you
There ain't nothing that I wouldn't do
To make you feel my love
The storms are raging on a rolling sea
Down the highway of regret
The winds of change are blowing wild and free
But you ain't seen nothing like me yet
There ain't nothing that I wouldn't do
Go to the ends of the earth for you
Make you happy, make your dreams come true
To make you feel my love
As the song came to a close, Daniel kneeled carefully on the floor in front of her. Chris flushed in surprise, realizing what was really happening. He pulled out the ring and held it up to her.
"Chris..." he stopped, shaking his head. With a smile, he simple asked, "Marry me? Please?" Chris couldn't have smiled any brighter.
"I will." She managed to whisper and he stood as quickly as possible and pulled her against him, kissing her for all he was worth.
A/N: Okay, short, I know, but it was a good place to stop, I think…don't worry, another chapter is coming very soon. What did you think? I know we all expect Daniel to have a bunch of big, flowery words, but he was telling me in his own way that this is how it would play out. Reviews, please!!!!!