Ch. 73
(Atlantis, Commissary)
Stacey took the computer tablet. It had the latest test results from her weekly tests. She sighed as she noticed a slight drop of her super human eyesight, hearing, smell, and reflexes. Stacey put down the tablet down on the table in front of her and put her face into her hands.
"That bad, huh?" came a familiar Scottish voice.
"You'd think, with my healing abilities, my body would just heal itself," Stacey said to him as he sat down.
"Aye. But your body is busy protecting the fetus, now," he reminded her.
"Right," she moaned as another wave of nausea came, lingered for a moment and then subsided.
"Well, compared to having a dozen Wraith babies in you, this pregnancy should be a piece of cake," Carson told her brightly.
Stacey glared at him from the top of the tea cup.
"If only the tea from the Mainland would work on the nausea," she said.
"If it doesn't work, then how come you're drinking it?" Carson asked.
"I've gotten used to the taste," Stacey told him simply, giving a short shrug.
Carson had to restrain himself from rolling his eyes at the pregnant woman. Stacey continued to stare at the tablet in front of her, as if the results would automatically change for the better by simply staring at it.
(Atlantis, the Sheppard's Quarter's)
When Stacey entered she found John Adam, and Allison sleeping in the double bed. She could tell that John had just got back from an off-world mission, because she saw John's off-world equipment was thrown on the floor. Stacey also noticed that he was a little dirty and observed several scratches on his face. He had been too tired to even shower. And keeping the kids occupied and properly fed was no easy task either.
Stacey reluctantly woke Allison up and got her ready for bed in the joining room next door. She then crawled into bed next to Adam.
When the morning came, Stacey awoke with the usual bout of morning sickness. At least on Atlantis there would be more than 1.5 bathrooms. So the usual morning madness would be less crazy. John was able to bathe and dress Adam while Stacey was 'busy' in the large bathroom.
"Stupid morning sickness," Stacey mumbled when she crawled out of the bathroom and plopped back into bed before getting ready herself.
(Atlantis, Infirmary)
"Well, everything seems to be in order," Stacey told her patient. "Although, I recommend that you stop stick fighting. I advise a light workout on the stationary bike," Teyla told her.
"I feel fine," Teyla told her.
"Oh, don't give me that," Stacey said. "No more stick fighting. Believe me, bed rest isn't fun for physical people like you and me."
Stacey updated Teyla's medical file on a tablet, which took only a few short moments to complete.
"So, girls' poker night tomorrow night, then?" Stacey then asked.
"I will be there," Teyla told her.
"Laura and Kate are also coming," Stacey put down the tablet. "I have a feeling that I will need to drag Elizabeth to come. That woman never takes any time off."
(Atlantis, Commissary)
"Come on, Elizabeth. Are you in or not?" Stacey asked the expedition leader.
It was girls' poker night. Elizabeth, Cadman, Hightmayer, a pregnant Teyla just entering her third Trimester, and a pregnant Stacey just ending her first Trimester. surrounded a table.
"I'm out," Elizabeth told them.
"Kate?"
"I'm out, too,"
"Laura?" Stacey asked.
"Oh, I'm definitely in,"
"How 'bout you, Teyla?"
"I am out," Teyla said, "And you, Stacey?"
"I'm in," Stacey took a look at her cards again and then glanced up at Cadman.
"Might as well make it a poker game, then, eh, Dr. Sheppard?" Cadman shoved all of her poker chips into the pot.
Stacey followed. "You got it."
Stacey put down her cards at last, so that everyone could see. They were impressive. But, not what she needed to win the game, apparently. Laura put her cards down triumphantly.
"How did you win again?" Stacey asked, disbelief.
The other women chuckled.
"Kate, you be dealer this time," Elizabeth said, passing the card deck to her.
Suddenly Stacey's radio piped up.
"Stace?" John's voice rang in her ear.
"Yeah?" Stacey touched her radio in her ear. "What's up?"
"Allison just woke up with a nightmare. She's asking for you, Hon," he told her.
"Alright, tell her I'm on my way," Stacey got up from her chair slowly. "Sorry, ladies. Motherhood calls."
"What happened?" Teyla asked.
"Allison has had another nightmare," Stacey said.
"Oh, no," Kate said.
"Yeah," Stacey said. "I'll see you later."
To be continued . . .