Ch. 62

(SGC, Teal'c's Quarter's)

Stacey knocked on the door. Teal'c answered, giving them a slight bow as a hello. Stacey nodded in acknowledgement to his greeting. Allison bowed enthusiastically. So much so that she almost feel forward. Teal'c gave the two admittance. He had lit every candle in his quarters. The light gave off a soft, golden glow.

"Now this is much better," Stacey said to Allison.

"Yeah, maybe, I can actually concentrate now," Allison told her.

Stacey said to Teal'c, "John and Adam play too loudly for our taste."

Teal'c smiled as he motioned for them to sit on the floor. The three sat in a triangle.

"Allison, I believe you know the finer points of Kel-nor-eem?" Teal'c asked.

"Yup!" she answered.

"Shall we begin?" he then asked.

Allison nodded. Stacey glanced at Teal'c and nodded, with a small smile. The three simultaneously closed their eyes and took in a deep breath.

(Sheppard's Cabin)

They Kel-nor-eemed for about an hour and a half before Allison lost her focus completely. The two girls headed home. When they entered, John had fallen asleep on the couch, waiting up for them. Stacey noticed that John had done the dishes, but forgot to clean up after themselves. John had also started a fire in the fireplace again.

"Go get ready for bed, Sweetie. I'll be there in a minute to tuck you in," Stacey whispered to Allison.

"'Kay," Allie whispered back.

Stacey carefully hung up their jackets in the hallway closet, trying not to wake John up. She creped along the hallway into Adam's room. She kissed him on the cheek softly. Stacey went onto Allison's room next. She had finished putting on her flannel pajamas and started crawling into bed, just as her mother entered.

Stacey entered the living room once more and kneeled down so that she was face to face her husband. She folded her arms on her knees to keep her balance. Stacey leaned forward and kissed John on the lips. A groan escaped his lips as she pulled away. John opened his eyes slowly.

"Wow," he breathed.

Stacey smiled at him as he sat up. She sat down and curled up next to him.

"How was the Kel-nor-thingy?" he asked, as he put his arm around her.

"Fine," Stacey said. "I see you two played hard tonight."

"Well, Adam does anyways. I was just trying to keep up," he told her.

"Oh, the energy of a one year old, eh?" Stacey grinned.

"And I just realized, tonight, how old I am," John said, tiredly.

"Not to old to save Atlantis though," Stacey pointed out.

"So, I'm not that old. Yet. Give it another year or so," he said.

"We should get to bed, then, old man," she poked him on the shoulder.

"Yes, ma'am," he pinched her.

"I hope you have enough energy for the bedroom,"

John raised an eyebrow. He jumped up from the couch.

"Just try and keep up," he told her.

Stacey laughed as she got up and ran after her husband. She gave a surprised scream when he picked her up suddenly and gently threw her on the bed.

(SGC, Infirmary)

Stacey was ordered to the SGC immediately. For what, Walter didn't tell her. All he said was that there was a medical emergency and that she was needed.

Stacey entered the room. There were medical personnel walking quickly back and forth between patience. She saw Dr. Lam attending to one of the members of SG-16. Stacey immediately went into doctor mode and began seeing to a number of other members form SG-16.

"What happened?" Stacey asked Lam as the two woman set bones.

"SG-16 were scouting M27-974 as a possible Naquida mine. One of the mining caves was unstable and the ceiling of the cave collapsed on top of them," Lam informed her.

"By the looks of things, you guys are lucky to be alive," Stacey told her patient. She warned him, "This is going to hurt."

He let out a scream as Stacey set his leg bones.

"Okay. Okay. Okay! That parts done. Relax," Stacey told him.

Stacey put her hand over his injured leg. Dr. Lam finished with her first patient and handed her over to two nurses. Lam 's attention wondered over to what Stacey was doing. Stacey began to heal her patient's wound.

When she was finished she out a hand on his shoulder and told him softly, "Lie here for a few minutes. The dizziness will subside."

Stacey turned her attention to Dr. Lam's patient. She was the one who was the most injured in the cave in. Stacey went to her. Lam followed her.

"I would advise that you only heal the more sever of Captain Hughes' wounds. If you heal her completely, you'll die," Lam told her.

"I know that, Carolyn. Thank you for your concern," Stacey said, putting a hand on Hughes' head and stomach.

"Right," Lam sighed and went to the other member's of SG-16.

To be continued . . .