EPILOGUE

John had been looking for Evan for almost an hour; he had covered almost all of Atlantis when he finally found the other man sitting on a chair with a canvas in front of him. From what John could see Evan was not painting Atlantis like he usually did when he was sitting at a place like this but the setting sun which was almost hidden behind the water already.

"So this is where you're hiding," said John grinning when he saw Evan twitch in surprise turning around to look at him.

"John," said Evan, wiping his hands on a cloth, "don't sneak up on me like that."

"Sneak up? Me?" asked John, donning his most innocent face, "I would never do something like that, never."

Evan snorted and turned his back to John but he did not go back to his painting but moved instead to stand at the railing of the balcony looking out over the sea. John stepped up beside him, both stood in comfortable silence, this was one reason why he loved Evan so much, when it came to moments like these, Evan did not demand him to talk and the silence was never uncomfortable.

"Had a nice day?" asked Evan.

"Nah, boring, I swear the paperwork is trying to take over," said John with a pout, earning a small smile and a snort from Evan.

A light gust of wind blew in over Atlantis and John felt how Evan shivered lightly beside him. Evan was still only on light duty on Carson's orders and was still feeling chilly though it had been two weeks since they had gotten back from 5XS-887. John wrapped his arms around Evan, trying to keep his lover warm, he also noted that Evan was wearing his sweater, a black and kind of thick sweater he almost never used, which was just a bit big for Evan but made him look absolutely adorable.

Not that John would say it out loud, he could still feel the slight pain in his right foot when he remembered the day he had called Evan cute to his face, and it had ended with a small trip to the infirmary. Then again, the pain was so worth it when he thought of the blush that had appeared on Evan's cheeks, making him look even more adorable. A flustered Evan was always a positive thing in John's book.

"Seriously John, if you actually would make some of the paperwork when it arrives then you would not be swimming in it," said Evan.

"Ugh," groaned John in a perfect imitation of McKay, "why is it that everything else here on Atlantis can be done through a computer except for the damned paperwork?"

"You'd have to ask the ancients that," said Evan with a small laugh, "or the scientists."

"Whatever, enough talk about paperwork, how was your day?"

"It was nice," said Evan but he did not elaborate and so John translated it to nothing eventful happened which equaled boring in John's books.

John did not know for how long they stood out there on the balcony but before long it was almost dark and it had gotten a bit chilly when the sun no longer was up.

"Come on, let's get back inside," said John pulling Evan with him, "can't have you stand out in the cold if you want to get back on active duty anytime soon."

They talked and laughed all the way back to their rooms, they had a whole corridor almost all for themselves, separating a bit unwillingly to go their separate ways for the evening. Not that John let Evan go before he had given him a long kiss, licking Evan's lips.

"Good night, Ev," said John.

"Good night, John," said Evan just a bit breathless after the kiss.

5XS-887 was nothing but a bad memory in their past and new problems and adventured waited ahead of them. But for now, things were as they were supposed to be, everyone was safely, back on Atlantis and no problems were seen on the radar.

John fell asleep before his head even touched the pillow, a deep and peaceful sleep with no monsters only a very adorable and blushing Evan.

-THE END-

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