Notes: Since the next 13 or so chapters have actually been written I will try and post a new chapter at least once a day. Thanks to the people who are still following this.
Atlantis
Bates sat in the infirmary. His eyes dark. He'd been up for nearly twenty-four hours but he didn't care. He couldn't close his eyes, couldn't bare to sleep without Lorne at his side. He looked over at the man laying in the bed next to where he was sat. He'd been the lucky one and that was saying something.
He looked across to the bed on his other side to where John was sleeping. On their way back to the Stargate John had been shot while trying to cover them so they could dial the Stargate. When Ronon had seen John get shot he had ran back for him and dragged him from the floor and through the Stargate.
He'd been lucky as well. After all one of them had died, a painful horrible death while trying to protect one of the others.
Elizabeth walked into the infirmary and saw Bates sat on a chair between the two beds. She walked towards him and sat down next to him on another chair. Not even making eye contact she grabbed his hand, following his gaze to the man laying on the bed in front of them. She could have spoke, said something comforting but she didn't, she knew no words could comfort this man. He was still trying to come to terms with things but to her surprise he spoke.
"Michaels gave his life to protect Jamie. That has to be recognised, his family needs to know that."
Elizabeth nodded
"They will"
Yes Lorne had been a damn lucky man, he'd got thrown around, beaten and he was nearly shot but Michaels had broke from the grip of his guard and done what was necessary to protect his commanding officer. Cadman had seen him take the bullet, she'd seen Michaels body fall to the floor lifelessly. According to Carson she didn't know what happened afterwards but the next thing she remembered was being dragged to the Stargate by Rodney.
It had been bad, they still didn't know why Lorne and Michaels had been taken hostage. They'd spoke to Teyla and Anderson but even they weren't sure why it was happened, all they knew is that it had happened and they'd lost a good man because of it.
They'd tried contacting the leader of the Kiktians to find out what had happened but he had not replied, either out of fear or because he was the one who ordered the attack on the Atlantis team.
Elizabeth had ordered that the gate address to Kik be put on hostile watch list. She didn't want to take any chances.
Slowly and gently Elizabeth released Bates' hand and walked from her seat to where John was laying. He'd been very lucky that the bullet had only just clipped his thigh. From what Carson had said, a few more centimetres could have caused major tissue and muscle damage.
Slowly John's eyes opened when he sensed Elizabeth stand next to his bed.
"Hey, so I've got to take the next few weeks off work. Think I can swing that?"
Elizabeth chuckled lightly and nodded
"I think you can manage that"
Elizabeth took his hand, not even realising. John had to admit, it felt nice to be comforted by her again, to have her there.
"You were so lucky John. I few more centimetres into your thigh and it could have been serious"
John smiled
"I didn't know you were a MD"
Elizabeth sat down on a nearby chair and stroked her thumb up his finger.
"I have many talents"
John nodded and wondered about baiting her but decided against it, instead he gazed over to the bed next to his and saw Lorne.
"I heard about Michaels. Is Lorne going to be okay?"
Elizabeth nodded slowly
"He will be. His wounds will take a while to heal but...he should make a full recovery"
John nodded and took a look over at Bates who had his elbows propped up on the bed and he was just looking at Lorne. John turned back to Elizabeth and sighed. He lowered his voice
"You should have told me. It's military business"
Elizabeth shook her head and answered, her voice just as low
"It's not military business. It's their personal business..." Elizabeth turned round and looked at Bates before turning back to John "...we should know better than anyone that you can't help who you fall in love with"
John had to admit, she had a point but it was still against regulations and the solider in him was screaming at him to report it to Earth but the man in him was telling him not too, telling him that Lorne and Bates were fantastic officers and that destroying their reputations and careers wouldn't achieve anything.
"You know I have to report it Elizabeth.."
Elizabeth cut him off promptly
"They are good soldiers John. Good men. If you report them...I'll protect them..."
John placed a finger to Elizabeth's lips to cut her off
"...You know I have to report it Elizabeth, but I won't..." He removed his finger from Elizabeth's lips "...I, personally don't have a problem with it, but they are some out there who do. They've got to keep it quiet and under the radar. You've got to tell them that"
Elizabeth nodded and smiled slightly
"I will. Thank you John"
Elizabeth was still holding John's hand when Ronon walked in. At first Ronon tensed. He saw red. It pissed him off a little that even after John had destroyed everything Elizabeth would still go back to him. Ronon quickly directed his anger away and walked forward towards John.
"How you feeling?"
John turned to Ronon, sliding his hand from Elizabeth's, and nodded
"I'm okay. I guess I should thank you for getting my ass out of there. I heard you put your neck on the line coming back for me like that"
Ronon shrugged slightly
"I'd have done it for anyone"
John nodded slowly but showed that he was still very grateful. Elizabeth quickly excused herself and, after placing a supportive hand on Bates shoulder, left the infirmary. Ronon waited a minute before saying goodbye to John and leaving the infirmary after her.
He saw her turn into another corridor and ran to catch her up, luckily the corridors were pretty much empty so he didn't have to worry about people watching them.
"Elizabeth"
Elizabeth stopped and turned to him, she plastered on her diplomatic look.
"What can I do for you Ronon?"
He knew she was trying the 'our relationship never happened approach' and he could understand why she would do it but he needed to have a conversation with her.
"I wanted to...apologise...for...well for everything..." Ronon looked down at the floor before meeting her eyes again, this was so difficult for him, one of the hardest things he'd ever had to do "...I know you don't have to believe me but I am truly sorry for hurting you..and McKay. I never wanted too. I wanted to tell you as soon as it happened, I wanted to be honest that way, hopefully we could have worked through it I guess not telling you just made the situation worse."
Elizabeth sighed and closed her eyes. When he was like this...vulnerable...she just wanted to hold him but that way lie madness.
Instead, Elizabeth walked forward to him a couple of paces before stopping and looking deep into his dark brown eyes. For the first time she could see the hurt and pain in his eyes, she could see how much he wanted her to forgive him, maybe that she could do but she could also see that he wanted her back, and that...that she just couldn't do, no matter how much she wanted.
"I wish you had told me earlier but...I doubt it would have made much of difference. I accept your apology Ronon and I thank you for it...but we'll never go back to the way we were."
Elizabeth watched as Ronon suddenly got much smaller then he was. Like a child and it killed her to be the cause
"Okay. I understand"
Ronon walked past her and down the corridor. Elizabeth was going to let him go, she stood there still waiting for him to go but...
"Ronon"
Ronon stopped and turned to see Elizabeth walking towards him. When she reached him she gently placed her hand on his cheek and lent up to him. She kissed him deeply, Ronon was shocked at first but eventually recovered and was about to kiss her back when Elizabeth stopped, moved away from his lips and whispered one single word in his ear. Goodbye.
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2 Days later
Bates had finally fallen asleep after nearly two and half days of being awake. It was no surprise though as Elizabeth entered the infirmary, to see that Bates had fallen asleep on the chair next to Lornes bed, a chair which he had spent a lot of time in the last few days. His feet were propped up on a chair opposite and he looked impossibly cute. He looked so innocent and vulnerable. Elizabeth picked up one of the blankets which lay at the bottom of Lornes' bed and draped it over Bates, trying not to wake him. He certainly needed the sleep.
Elizabeth watched him for a few moments before walking through the infirmary. John had been released, after some very good persuasive work, and told to rest in his quarters, which he was more than happy to since he had quite a lot of movies on his laptop that he had yet to see.
No, this time there was someone else in the infirmary who she had neglected to see, but John had given her the puppy dog eyes and begged her to go see this person so that's where she was going.
As she approached the bed she noticed how small the woman appeared to be. She wasn't her usual self.
Slowly Elizabeth reached the bed.
"Teyla?"
The Athosian turned round and saw Elizabeth standing over her. Teyla silently cringed. She didn't want to get into an argument with Elizabeth, she couldn't. She'd just lost her baby, she wanted peace.
"Dr Weir"
Elizabeth sat down on a chair and looked at Teyla. She was concerned for the woman, after all, up until a month ago they were best friends.
"How are you feeling Teyla?"
Teyla nodded slowly in response
"I am fine. Dr Beckett says I can leave tomorrow"
Elizabeth smiled slightly
"That's good. I should let you rest"
Elizabeth stood up, turned and started walking to the door when Teyla called out, stopping her
"Dr Weir"
Elizabeth turned back round and looked at Teyla.
"I need to ask you something"
Elizabeth walked back over to the Athosian and sighed
"Yes Teyla?"
Teyla sat up a little more and looked down at her hands before meeting Elizabeth's eyes.
"How...how did you cope...when...when you lost your baby?"
Elizabeth didn't know what to say. She hadn't coped, she hadn't known how too. She was about to ask Teyla why she was so bothered about it but then she saw something the the Athosian's eyes.
"Teyla...Oh God Teyla I am so sorry"
Teyla wiped away a few tears which were falling from her eyes and nodded
"Did Rodney know?"
Teyla, who was actually happy that Elizabeth assumed correctly who the father of her child was, shook her head.
"No, I found out...not long after you came back from Earth. I couldn't tell him."
Elizabeth sat back down in the chair she had just existed and sighed.
"Teyla if I'd have known..."
Teyla cut her off quickly
"I do not want you feeling sorry for me Elizabeth or regretting what you said. This is not your fault. I lost the baby because of the injuries I sustained on Kik. There was nothing you could have done"
Elizabeth closed her eyes and sighed. Teyla was dealing with this a lot better then she had.
"Is there any type of Athosian ceremony that you need to do?"
Teyla tilted her head slightly and sighed
"There is...but...I am not sure if it is appropriate. Rodney does not know and I don't want him to know"
Elizabeth nodded slowly
"Does he need to be there for it? I mean you could still have the ceremony...for your own closure"
"It is not necessary he be there, it is each parents own choice whether they be present."
Elizabeth took Teyla's hand gently, without even realising it.
"You should really think about doing it Teyla. It might help"
Teyla nodded slowly and decided to make a request of Elizabeth
"Would you...would you attend with me?..I don't know if I could do it alone"
Elizabeth nodded and released Teyla's hand slowly.
"Of course"
Teyla smiled at her weakly.
"Thank you. I shall contact Halling and ask him to make arrangements"
"I'll do it for you. You should rest"
Teyla nodded slowly
"Thank you"
The next day
Mainland
When Elizabeth contacted Halling and told him what had happened he had come straight to Atlantis to see his leader. Teyla had been touched by his concern and he sat with her for several hours praying for her child. He then insisted that the ceremony be preformed as soon as possible so the baby's soul could join the Ancients sooner rather than later. Teyla had been reluctant at first but she eventually agreed that he right and told Halling to arrange the ceremony for the next day.
Teyla walked into the Jumper Bay to see Elizabeth and Carson waiting for her. Carson insisted going with them so he could fly the Jumper and keep an eye on Teyla but his real reason was that he wanted to say goodbye to the child of his best friend, especially if Rodney wasn't going to be there himself.
Elizabeth had found it difficult to find a reason for the three of them to be travelling to the mainland but Carson had mentioned to people that it was just a medical mission to check on some of the Athosians who had been suffering from illnesses the last few weeks and that Teyla and Elizabeth were only going to make sure that the Athosians were okay.
When John suggested going with them Elizabeth had to quickly think up a reason why he couldn't as Teyla didn't want anyone else to know what they were really going to the mainland for, in the end she got Carson to tell John that he had to rest and so couldn't go to the mainland. Elizabeth wasn't sure if John believed them but he didn't question it.
Teyla sat blankly staring across the water as they passed over the ocean to the mainland. Elizabeth half expected Teyla to tell Carson to turn the Jumper around. She seemed so reluctant to go through with the ceremony but she didn't. They arrived on the mainland less then thirty-five minutes after leaving Atlantis, which for Carson actually meant that he was getting quicker at flying Jumpers.
Carson docked the Jumper in it's usual place and opened the hatch. He glanced over at Teyla and then at Elizabeth. Elizabeth motioned for him to give them a moment alone so Carson left the Jumper and Elizabeth sat in the pilots seat and turned to Teyla.
"Teyla, you don't have to go through with this"
Teyla nodded slowly and stood up
"I know"
Teyla left the Jumper without another word and a few seconds later Elizabeth followed her.
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Elizabeth understood the prays said in the Ancient language but when it came to the prays said in the Athosians' native language she didn't have a clue.. Halfway through the ceremony Teyla had grasped Elizabeth's hand tightly. When Elizabeth looked over at Teyla her eyes were still transfixed on Athosian priest.
By the end their hands were still entwined and Elizabeth was in near tears herself. The ceremony had brought back many memories for her about loosing Connor and about the fact that she never got to say goodbye properly.
Elizabeth looked over at Teyla who had just a few tears falling down her cheeks. She had been near silent since the Jumper, Halling had asked if Teyla wished to sing but she had declined. Elizabeth didn't know why and she wasn't going ask. It was Teyla's business.
After the ceremony Teyla had walked towards the ocean with Elizabeth. Teyla didn't want to talk but she was happy to have someone there with her for support.
When Teyla reached the ocean she let go of Elizabeth's hand and bent down. In her other hand she clutched a single white flower which had been presented to her by the priest earlier. Elizabeth hadn't understood the significance of it until now.
"The flower represents the soul of the lost child. When...when I can let the flower go...I can let the child go..."
Teyla's voice broke on the last bit causing Elizabeth to fall to her knees next to the younger woman. Any hate or anger Elizabeth had previously held for this woman was gone. All she wanted to do now was comfort and look after her. She'd been through this herself. She knew how much it hurt. She knew nobody should have to go through that on their own.
Elizabeth slipped her hand around Teyla's shoulders and held her lightly while Teyla stared at the flower.
"Elizabeth?"
Teyla turned to Elizabeth and sighed.
"Did...after you lost Connor, how did you manage to move on?"
Elizabeth looked at the ocean and sighed. Thoughts of her son going through her head.
"I never really did...when I saw him in my hallucinations...I'm sure I wasn't imagining it. He still out there somewhere but...I never got over loosing him"
Teyla nodded and slowly looked around before picking a small flower out of the ground and, after saying a pray over it, handed it over to Elizabeth. Elizabeth understood what she wanted her to do and accepted the flower.
The two women slowly placed their flowers into the mild blue ocean and watched as the tide took the flowers and drifted them out across the ocean. Teyla stood up slowly, breaking from Elizabeth's grasp. She took a few steps back and waited for Elizabeth to stand up but she didn't. Elizabeth was still transfixed on the ocean, watching the small flower float away. Teyla stepped back to Elizabeth and took her hands. She pulled Elizabeth too her feet before placing her hands on Elizabeth's arms.
"I often wonder why we hurt each other so much"
Elizabeth was slightly confused, the entire conversation had turned into something else.
"What do you mean?"
Teyla removed her hands from Elizabeth's arms before linking her arm with hers and walking with her back to the Jumper.
"We say often how good friends we are...but...we have hurt each other so much and we keep doing it. I do not understand that."
Elizabeth nodded slightly
"We don't mean too we just do. I don't understand it either because I hate when we're not talking. It's like I'm missing something."
Teyla stopped causing Elizabeth to stop. The two looked at each other again.
"I am sorry I hurt you Elizabeth and I would understand if you never wanted to speak to me again after this but...you are the first person that I have felt close to in such a long time and I do not want to loose that"
Elizabeth slowly moved into Teyla and hugged her tightly. She ran her fingers down Teyla's silky brown hair.
"I hate it when we fight and I don't want to fight with you any more. It's exhausting me Teyla"
Teyla removed herself from Elizabeth's arms and placed her hand delicately on her cheek
"I agree, it needs to end."
Elizabeth removed Teyla's hand from her cheek and linked arms with her again. The two women walked back to the Jumper and sat down in their seats while waiting for Carson to arrive back.
"I want to call a truce Teyla. No more arguing between us. I just want us to be friends again"
Teyla nodded and stretched her arm across, Elizabeth understood this sign and stretched her own arm across to grasp Teyla's hand. The two women sat like that for a few moments, not speaking, until Carson walked into the Jumper. Teyla and Elizabeth released each others hand and let Carson get into his seat. It didn't take long for them to dock back in Atlantis. Once there Teyla had retired back to her quarters. Informing Elizabeth that she needed rest. John had been full of questions about why they'd been on the mainland but Elizabeth had stuck to her original story about going to check on the Athosian's. When John asked what had happened between her and Teyla since they seemed to have become joined by the hip Elizabeth just shrugged him off saying they had called a truce and that was all he needed to know.
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2 days later
Bates rubbed his tired eyes and sighed. He didn't know how long it had been since he'd done anything like eat, sleep or train. His whole reason for being the last six days was to watch Lorne wake up. But he hadn't. Carson had said he didn't know how long Lorne would be in that coma. He'd been badly beaten and they'd been damage to his brain. Carson had said, in his own way, that Lorne was lucky to be alive. Bates knew that was the case but didn't want to think about how close his Jamie came to dying.
Bates poured himself a glass of water and sipped on it delicately, trying to make himself more alert.
He sat back down in the chair which he had occupied quite a lot the last six days and closed his eyes.
Bates didn't know how long he'd been asleep or even if he'd been asleep but a noise caused him to open his eyes and look towards the bed. At first he thought it may have been a trick of the light, but it wasn't. Lorne's eyes were flickering open. Bates jumped out of his seat and bounced to the side of the bed.
"Jamie?"
Lorne's eyes closed again for a moment before opening. He took a second to look at his surroundings before looking back at Bates.
"Marcus?"
Bates, so overcome and not really thinking, quickly kissed the other man, only realising afterwards that doing that one simple action could have just created a lot of problems. Quickly he scanned around the infirmary and saw that nobody was looking in their direction. Smiling slightly he turned back to Lorne and smiled.
"How are you feeling?"
He discreetly pushed back a piece of Lorne's hair and was about to say something when he heard Carson walking over to them. Bates slipped back, knowing he had to let Carson do his job.
Carson checked Lorne's eyes and his pulse
"Can you tell me your rank, name and date of birth lad?"
Lorne nodded slightly
"Major Jamie Curtis Lorne. March 15th 1971"
Carson nodded, smiling.
"Can you tell me where you are?"
"Atlantis"
Carson put down the light he had been shining in Lornes eyes and smiled
"Expedition leader?"
Lorne smiled slightly
"Dr Elizabeth Weir. Carson I remember everything"
Carson nodded and sighed deeply.
"You are one lucky lad Major. I'll just contact Dr Weir and let her know you're awoke and then I need to run some more tests"
Lorne nodded and Carson walked off to his office, leaving Lorne and Bates alone.
Bates walked back over to Lorne and gasped his hand slightly. Lorne took in Bates appearance and came up with only one thing to say
"You look terrible. How long is it since you slept?"
Bates racked his brain before shaking his head
"I don't know. I haven't been sleeping well. You've had me so worried"
Lorne closed his eyes and sighed
"How long was I out for?"
Bates had to think again. He'd lost track of how long he'd been stuck in that chair watching his lover.
"Six days...I think"
Lorne rubbed his forehead.
"Six days?...damn it"
Lorne rubbed kept rubbing his forehead. Then something hit him
"My team...Are they okay?"
Bates shuddered slightly
"Teyla and Anderson made it back. They're safe and well."
Lorne smiled in relief
"Good, that's good, I would have hated to incur the wrath of Sheppard, Rodney and Ronon if Teyla had been seriously hurt. What about Michael's, how's he holding up?"
Bates turned away from Lorne slightly before turning back to him. Lorne could tell something was wrong from the expression on his face.
"What happened to him? Is he okay?"
Bates swallowed hard.
"He didn't make it"
Lorne turned away from Bates and closed his eyes. He didn't want Marcus to see the tears fall from his eyes.
He desperately tried to remember but he couldn't. It was as if he didn't want to.
"How?"
His voice was tight and Bates heard it, he wanted comfort him but knew that, in the high traffic area that was the infirmary, it wasn't possible.
"He was shot"
Lorne didn't know why he was still concious. He'd been thrown across the room so many times that he knew he should be out cold right now, but he wasn't. It was as if he didn't want to be. He could hear Michaels trying desperately to negotiate with the captures. Trying to get them to stop torturing him. They wouldn't stop, they didn't care what Michaels had to say.
Lorne was thrown to ground. He took a second to rub the blood from from his lip before looking up just to see the gun which was trained on him. All his training was suddenly lost. He was going to die, he was going to die here with so much regret. He didn't want to die. He was too young to die. There was so much he wanted to do, so much he wanted to achieve. He didn't want to die.
He could see his captures' finger about to pull the trigger of the silver gun. He was about to close his eyes but he stopped. No, it wasn't going to go down this way, if he was going to die he was going to stare his killer in the face.
Lorne looked up at him, his eyes hard and dark.
To the side of him Michaels knew what was about to happen. His commanding officer was about die. Suddenly his loyalty came in. Lorne was his commanding officer, he had an obligation to protect him.
Before he knew what he was doing he had broken from the grip of his capture and rushed forward.
He felt the bullet hit his side. Rip through skin, muscle and bone. His eyes closed at the pain as he felt Lorne's hands on him.
He could swear he heard Lorne say his name before his life ended.
Lorne tried to grab Michaels has the bullet ripped through the younger man's skin. He pulled him down to floor. His hand touched the bullet hole, tracing it. He looked up at the man who had just blasted the young Lieutenants life away just in time to see him crack him on the side of the head with the butt of his gun.
The last thing Lorne remembered was falling forward and landing on Michaels.
"He died protecting me. He took a bullet for me"
Bates tightened his grip on Lorne's hand. Lorne turned round to him, Bates could see the tears in his lovers eyes and that caused him to run his fingers down Lorne's face slightly.
"Are you okay?"
Lorne nodded slowly.
"I want to see Teyla and Anderson"
Bates nodded slowly
"I tell them to come and see you when you're feeling better."
Lorne shook his head
"I want to see them now"
Bates sighed and tapped his radio.
"Will Teyla and Anderson please come to the infirmary?"
Bates turned back to Lorne and sighed slightly
"They're coming. Are you sure you're up to seeing them?"
Lorne nodded slightly and looked up to see Elizabeth entering the infirmary. Lorne smiled slightly as she walked over to them. Bates moved away from the bed to give Elizabeth enough room.
"How are you feeling Major?"
Lorne nodded slightly
"I'm okay. I heard about...Michaels. We should do something for him, for his family"
Elizabeth nodded slightly and placed her hand on his.
"We will, I promise we will not forget his sacrifice."
Lorne thanked her with a smile and turned his hand round to grasp hers slightly.
"I'm glad to see you awoke Major. You've been missed"
Bates nodded in agreement
"She's right"
A look passed between the two men which caused Elizabeth to feel slightly guilty, as if she was invading a personal moment. And it was no secret to her that these two men had been having problems. Maybe, she thought and hoped, they'd made things better between each other.
"I should go...let you have some...rest"
She smiled at Lorne a little and he understood the smile and chuckled slightly. Elizabeth Weir had a dirty mind at times and it was one of the things he loved about her.
Elizabeth patted his hand and turned to leave the infirmary, she walked to the door just as Anderson and Teyla were walking through. Anderson quickly darted to his commanding officer trying to avoid any argument which could commence between the two women. But no argument did, the two women were staying true to their word and were working on their friendship again.
Elizabeth touched Teyla's arm slightly.
"How are you?"
Teyla nodded slightly and smiled
"I am feeling much better thank you."
Elizabeth offered her a smile before leaving the infirmary.
Teyla walked forward towards Lorne and smiled at him.
"Major, I am glad to see you awoke"
Lorne gestured to where Elizabeth had just been
"Have you two made up?"
Teyla nodded slowly
"We have called a truce"
Lorne smiled slightly
"I'm glad to hear it"
Teyla smiled a little at him
"You and me both"
Lorne cleared his throat slightly
"I wanted you both to know that...Michaels will not be forgotten, his sacrifice will be recognised and acknowledged."
Teyla and Anderson nodded slowly and looked down slightly before meeting Lorne's eyes again. Lorne's gaze was on Teyla, she became slightly self-concious.
"Can I speak with Teyla for a moment please...alone"
The other two men left walked away from the Major and the Athosian. When the two men were on the other side of the infirmary Lorne motioned for Teyla to sit down in the chair which Bates had just left.
Teyla sat down and looked at the Major who sighed
"What happened made me realise how much I value my team and I...Teyla I know you will never feel comfortable on my team and...I've got to admit I miss Cadman and I know you miss being with Rodney, Ronon and the Colonel"
Teyla nodded slowly
"It is not that I do not trust you or believe you to be a worthy solider it is just...Colonel Sheppard was the first person to accept me, that was quickly followed by Rodney...and Ronon...I was the only person he trusted to begin with. My team mean everything to me"
Lorne nodded slowly
"I understand that...my team mean everything to me"
The was a small silence between the two before Lorne spoke again.
"I'll have to speak with all the ones involved but...I think they all might agree to putting the teams back the way they were"
Teyla nodded slowly just as Cadman walked into the infirmary, a large smile forming across her face when she saw her former commander awoke.
She walked over to the bed, faster then was strictly necessary. When she reached him she stood for a bit smiling and saying how good it was to see him awoke before Lorne finally caved and told her to stop babbling and give him a hug.
Cadman complied and bent down to give him a tight hug, the two not even noticing when Teyla smiled and left the infirmary so the two could have a private moment.
To some, it would seem that Jamie Lorne and Laura Cadman had an inappropriate relationship but that wasn't the case. The two were close, there was no doubt about that. They had been close for a long time, they'd meet on the Daedalus over three years ago and had spent a lot of the journey getting to know each other and had become very good friends. There was no sexual feelings between the two, sure she thought Jamie was a very attractive man and he thought Laura was very, very cute but the two had gone past the sexual part of a relationship and straight to the friendship part.
Laura sat down in the chair next to her friends' bed and smiled at him, taking his hand.
"I'm glad you're awake, maybe now Marcus can get some sleep. He's been awoke for nearly six days Jamie. Dr Weir has been really worried about him"
Lorne rubbed his eyes, he hadn't been truthful with Bates. Elizabeth hadn't been the only one who knew, Laura had worked it out as well and he hadn't denied it. He'd just asked that she respected his private life and didn't tell anyone, especially Bates', that she knew. She'd agreed, after all they were lightyears from home, in a way the rule and regulations of Earth didn't apply there.
"We had a fight about a month ago, we were still not talking when I went in that coma. I guess...the coma made him realise that the fight was stupid and it was stupid I know that. If something happened to him after we'd had a fight I...I'd feel guilty because...I might not get a chance to say sorry and to make things up to him"
Cadman squeezed his hand tightly and smiled at him
"He knows how you feel about him and he knows you could never hate him"
Lorne squeezed her hand back and tried to suppress a yawn but Cadman saw it and immediately patted his arm
"You need to get some sleep"
Lorne shook his head
"I've been asleep for nearly a week. I can't sleep anymore"
Cadman stood up and rearranged the pillows behind his head and made him lay down.
"If I kept you awoke when you clearly need rest Carson would make my life very difficult if you get my meaning"
Lorne shuddered slightly
"I so did not need that image"
Cadman chuckled slightly before placing a kiss on her friends cheek.
"Get some rest"
She let go of his hand and left the infirmary as he placed his head back on the pillows and closed his eyes.
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