A/N: Sorry it took me so long to update. Here is the next chapter. There will be some J/T fluff and some Lorne/Danielle fluff in these next two chapters. Let me know what you think. Happy Reading!!!!!

"What's wrong Dani? Don't you want your surprise?" Evan asked.

"Yes but, I have to know something first." Danielle said.

"Know what?" Evan asked.

"Why did you lie to me when I asked you if you knew what Sheppard wanted to talk to me about?" Danielle asked.

Oh shit, Evan thought. He thought he concealed his reaction well from her. Evan walked over to his bed past Danielle and sat down on it. He looked up at Danielle who now had her hands on her hips with the "I'm waiting." look on her face. He patted the spot next to him hoping that Danielle would sit next to him so he could explain his reasoning to her but she shook her head no telling him she preferred to stand. The look on Danielle's face made Evan wish he had his P90 with him for protection. Here goes nothing Evan thought.

"Look Dani, I know you are pissed..." Evan was about to go on when he was interrupted by an angry Danielle.

"Pissed! You betcha your ass Evan. Did you tell Sheppard what we talked about? I told you not to tell anyone!" Danielle yelled.

Now Evan was pissed.

"Now hold on Danielle." Evan said getting up off the bed and walking over to Danielle. "Let's get one thing straight. I never broke your confidence about what you told me and I don't appreciate the accusation." Evan said. He was trying his best to keep his tone even but it wasn't really working.

"Well then why did you lie? How does Sheppard know that I have problem with Woolsey?" Danielle asked.

"I don't know Dani. Hmmm ... let's see. Maybe when your eyes went white and you turned into Niya at the mention of the man's name or how about when Niya said his name and you burst the IV bag. I think those were pretty clear indicators that you have some kind of problem with the man." Evan said.

Evan decided that he needed to walk before this argument got any worse and things were said that couldn't be taken back. He then walked over to his closet and put back on his uniform shirt. Evan was just about to walk out when he heard Danielle call his name.

"Where are you going?" Danielle asked softly.

"For a walk Danielle." Evan said.

Danielle ran over to Evan and grabbed his arm gently before his hand touched the sensor.

"Please, Evan don't leave. I'm sorry." Danielle said.

"I know you are Dani. But Just so you know, the reason why I didn't say anything at first, was because this is something you and Sheppard need to settle. This "thing" between you and Sheppard has gone on long enough. You and he need to hash this out and I didn't want to be the middle man." Evan said.

What Evan said hit Danielle like a ton of bricks. He was right and she was dead wrong. Evan had been dead on when he said that this was not his problem. It was hers and Sheppard's, and yes, he shouldn't have to be the middle man. It was time to for Sheppard to know what really happened with the Karnatari and to finally clear the bad air between them.

Danielle looked at Evan and could tell he was still very upset with her. She didn't blame him. Once again I messed things up she thought. Danielle walked over and gave Evan a kiss on the cheek and whispered that she was again sorry and that he shouldn't have to leave his own room because of her. She waived her hand over the sensor before he could say anything left his room with out another word and headed silently towards her quarters.

Evan stood there and watched Danielle leave. He knew he should have stopped her and not left things on such a bad note but he was too upset. He sat down on his bed and looked at box that held Danielle's surprise. Evan looked at the address on the box and a small smile crept on his face when he read his mother's name on the box. He had been waiting a long time for her to send this gift to him. When he was told that a box had arrived for him he knew automatically what it was and couldn't wait to give it to Danielle. Evan grabbed the knife that he had on the side of his boot and used it to carefully open the box. He reached inside past the all the plastic peanuts and found two notes on top of Danielle's surprise. One note was addressed to Evan and the other was address to Danielle. Evan looked at his note with his mother's neat handwriting. He always loved how she wrote his name. Her hand writing was always elegant and very feminine. It was just like her Evan thought.

Evan noticed his mom used her favorite fountain pen. It was a pen that had been passed down from her mother which she had received from her mother and so on.

He remembered she only used that pen when she was writing something special for someone she loved or someone that her sons loved. His brother Andrew had his mother write many a note for all the girls he had loved before. Evan remembered his mom always loved to tell Andrew that he was a man whore and that she was contributing to his behavior by writing those letters. When his mother would ask Evan if he would like a note for a special someone he always told her to wait because he hadn't found her yet.

Evan then picked up Danielle's note and was glad that he had waited so long. He loved how his mother had written her name. Evan closed his eyes and imagined his mother's face as she wrote both notes. He could picture how she always like to write her notes early in the morning right after her breakfast. She always said she was at her best when the sun was up and her tummy was full.

His fingers slowly crossed over Danielle's name and he wished that she was here right now so he could see her face as she opened the box and found what was inside. He shook his head and put the notes back inside the box. Evan got up off his bed and picked up the box and placed it on his desk. He was about to walk away from it and go back to lying down on his bed to sulk when he got a call from Sgt Lopez over his ear piece.

"Go ahead Lopez."

"Sorry to bother you sir. There's a small problem in the mess hall. Seems like two of the marines got into a pretty heavy argument. The fight was stopped before it came to blows." Lopez said.

"Say no more Sargent. This was was just the distraction I needed. Tell those Marines that they picked a bad time because I'm not in a good mood and asses will be chewed out." Evan said.

There was silence for moment and then Evan heard Lopez's voice again.

"The message has been relayed sir and they are in fact quaking in their boots." Lopez said.

"Outstanding. I'll be there shortly. Lorne out."

Evan took one more look at the box on his desk as he passed his hand over the sensor. As he walked out of his room and heard the door close behind him he decided that as soon as this mess hall situation was done he would be coming back to his room because he had a package to deliver.

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Teyla and Torren watched as John played football with the young boys of the village. The children loved playing with John and he became the biggest kid in the universe whenever he was with them.

Teyla laughed as Torren waived his arms in the air when Jinto's team scored a touchdown. Torren squealed in delight and blew bubbles which made Teyla laugh even more.

John picked up Jinto who made the winning touch down and carried him in the air on his shoulders. Jinto held up the football in the air and Teyla could see how proud the he was to have won the game for his team.

John took Jinto off his shoulders and looked over to the opposing team who all looked very disappointed because they lost. He walked over to the other team and gave them a pep talk telling they played a good game and that they should be proud of the job they did. The boys looked at John and started to cheer up. Soon Teyla heard all the children cheer as they started to run back towards the village.

John walked over to Teyla with a mischievous grin on his face. He took Torren from Teyla's arm and gave him raspberries on his neck making Torren scream and laugh all at the same time. John put his free arm around Teyla while he held Torren and all three started walking towards the village. Teyla looked at John whose smile changed from mischievous to content. This was a part of John she didn't get to see very often. Teyla enjoyed this side of him. She hoped that one day soon she would get to see this side of John everyday.

" Did you both enjoy watching the game?" John asked.

"Yes we did. Torren and I loved it when you were dragging the other team around by one leg towards the goal line when you substituted for one of the injured boys. I laughed so hard I had tears coming from my eyes." Teyla said.

"That was fun. You enjoyed it too huh buddy?" John asked.

John looked at Torren who smiled at him and tried to answer with baby babble.

"I will take that as a yes." John said.

"Is that why you were smiling earlier?" Teyla asked.

"When?" John asked trying to play dumb.

"You know, when the boys ran towards the village? I saw the smile on your face John. I have come to know that smile of yours very well. What did you do?" Teyla asked.

"I don't know what you're talking about." John said still acting like he had no clue to what Teyla was talking about.

Teyla looked at John, who looked at Torren, who was now quiet and looking at his mother with out stretched arms. John handed Torren back to his mother and called Torren a traitor for leaving John like a rat on a sinking ship. Torren giggled once he reached his mothers waiting arms.

"Well John? What did you do?" Teyla asked.

"Ok. Ok. You remember when you made the joke about Rodney's blue Jello?" John asked.

"Yes, I do."Teyla said. Then it dawned on her what happened. She started to laugh but held back as best as she could to try and scold John.

"John, you didn't." she managed to get out.

"I thought you were giving me permission so I did what you said. I took all of the blue Jello and brought it here for the kids. Well not all of it. I left Rodney at least a week's worth of Jello and I made sure we are getting a new supply of Jello on the next shipment from the Daedalus. So he won't go into withdrawals for to long." John said.

"John, I was just joking. I did not mean for you to really do that. Is that what those boxes were in the back of the Jumper? You said they were supplies." Teyla said.

"Well, they were. I was supplying the children with fun. Now, you really can't blame me for this ya know. You put this idea in my head and you know how easily I can be influenced." John said.

"So you are saying this is my fault then?" Teyla asked as they neared the village.

"Well, yes. It is." John smiled.

Teyla nodded her head and gave Torren to an approaching Halling.

Halling greeted Teyla and then John with the traditional Athosian greeting of touching foreheads.

"Teyla, Colonel Sheppard, it is good to see you." Halling said.

Halling looked at Torren and smiled. Torren smiled back at Halling then started to yawn.

"Teyla, I would be more than happy to put Torren down for his nap in your tent. Then we can talk. I have not seen my friend in a long time and I want to know all that she has been up to since the last we met." Halling said.

"I would appreciate that very much. I too wish to see what I have missed since I have been gone. It has been far too long my friend since we have talked and I miss our talks. There is also something I wish to discuss with you. It is of personal nature." Teyla said as she moved her head back towards John who was handing out some of the blue Jello to the children.

Halling looked at John who stepped closer to Teyla and held her hand. This was the first time that Halling had ever seen the Colonel so affectionate with Teyla and she with him. The look on their faces of how much they adored each other was very evident. A blind man could see it Halling thought.

He was very happy for Teyla and Colonel Sheppard and that they had finally given into to the passion that everyone but them could see.

Halling looked down at the now sleeping body of Torren and felt good to know that Torren would have yet another protector in his life. He knew that Colonel Sheppard would never allow any harm to come to Torren or Teyla and that brought a peace to Hallings soul. For so long he worried that Teyla would be alone. The burden of leadership had been thrusted on her at an early age because of her fathers death. Halling watched as Teyla wrapped herself in a cocoon of loneliness and said it was a necessary evil of being leader. He always tried to tell her that it was not necessary and that this self imposed exile to anything or anyone that would love her was her doing and no one elses .

Halling always tried to make Teyla remember what life was like when her father was leader. Tagan had managed to be a leader, a husband, and a father all at the same time. He had been happy up until his death at the hands of the Wraith. Halling had hoped that those lessons of love would remain with Teyla as they did with him but over time, he watched as she would isolate herself more and more until she was content with just being alone. Just when Halling had given up hope for his friend, Colonel Sheppard and the people of Atlantis arrived on Old Athos. From the first moment Teyla and Colonel Sheppard met, Halling could see the walls that Teyla placed her around her heart crack and start to break. He watched their relationship grow from strangers,to teammates, to good friends.

He was most surprised when he had heard that Teyla had chosen to be with Kanaan and not the Colonel. Although Halling was happy that Teyla had chosen to be with an Athosian male, he knew that the Teyla was making the wrong choice. He never said anything because he saw how happy she was and did not want to spoil the joy he finally saw in his friend eyes.

When Teyla announced that she was pregnant with Torren it was then that Halling saw the walls finally break around Teyla's heart. She was finally allowing herself to give love and to be loved. He was glad that Torren helped free his friends heart from it's prisons walls. Now the only thing left he thought was for Teyla to find her soul mate because Halling knew it was not Kaanan. The incident with Micheal had shown him that.

Kaanan was not strong enough to defeat Micheal's mind control. He helped Micheal keep their people and Teyla under his torturous conditions. If it were not for Colonel Sheppard and his team, who never gave up looking for them and Teyla, Halling knew there would have been no future for his people. They would have had a fate worth then death by becoming one of Micheal's creatures.

It took Halling a long time to forgive Kaanan for his weakness. Eventually he did at Teyla's urging. His forgiveness helped others to begin the healing process with Kanaan and that brought the village closer making their people whole again.

Halling again looked at the sleeping baby in his arms and then to Teyla and Colonel Sheppard. He smiled inwardly and was comforted with the thought that his friend would now be alright. She had found her heart in Torren and her soul mate in Colonel Sheppard.

Teyla placed her hand on Halling's shoulder and brought him out of his thoughts. He smiled at her and had a very strange look on his face that Teyla couldn't place.

"Are you alright my friend?" Teyla asked.

Halling nodded. "I am fine. Do not worry yourself. I was just thinking how happy I am that my friend has truly found peace in her heart and in her soul. Now, I will not hold you any longer. I will go and put this sleeping young man down for his nap. I will see you both at dinner." Halling said.

"Thank you Halling. For everything." Teyla said.

Teyla watched as Halling walked away with her son and was very thankful that the Ancestors had blessed her with such a good friend.

Teyla felt John come up behind her. He put his arms around her and kissed her head.

"He's a good friend huh?" John said.

"Oh yes. He is a very good friend. Now you and I have some unfinished business. 1." Teyla said.

"What?" John said.

"2." Teyla said.

" Why are you counting?" John asked nervously.

"3. Because you need to run before I get to five." Teyla said.

"For what?" John said slowly backing away.

"For blaming me. 4" Teyla said with a smile.

"About the Jello? Aw, come on I was just kidding. Honey? Sweetie? I love you. You're going to kick my ass aren't you? I should run right?" John asked.

"Yes, you should. And yes, I am. 5" Teyla said.

"Oh crap! Watch out! Dead Man running!" John said then turned and started running with Teyla hot on his heels.