[for Sam]

[jill_langston]

Jill was doing her very best not to count the weeks, but it was difficult and, even now, as she debated brewing coffee, she was aware of the time that was passing. She was painfully aware of the fact that she was five weeks along now, give or take a few days. It wasn't even that far into the pregnancy. Barely anything, really, and at this point she

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[gate_expert]

Ever since she'd given McKay a metaphorical kick in the pants where Jill was concerned, Sam wanted to go and make sure Jill was okay, see if she was handling things. It wasn't that she thought Jill was some kind of wimp, but with McKay being an ass about the situation, Sam just wanted to offer a friendly shoulder if it was needed, without seeming like she was butting in to something that wasn't her business.

So when she saw Jill in the kitchen, she was glad she had a good excuse to talk to her instead of showing up on her doorstep like some kind of busybody. "Hey," she said, poking in the cabinets for a coffee mug. "How's it going?"

She failed at casual about as much as Rodney did.

[jill_langston]

After spending so much time around Rodney, Jill recognized the failure to be casual when something else was actually on his mind and she froze in the middle of brewing the coffee. Sam had sounded... not the same, really, but similar. Which meant that Rodney had told her. That was the only explanation.

Or Jill was being ridiculously paranoid and sensitive, which was just as possible.

"Not bad," she admitted, leaving the coffee alone for the time being. She doubted it was healthy anyway. "You know, island life. How are things with you?"

[gate_expert]

Sam shrugged. "Oh, they're just... you know. The usual. Same old island stuff." She found a mug (and wiped it out, because you never really knew who was doing the dishes here) and set it on the counter, then leaned against the counter and made an I give up kind of gesture.

"Okay, don't hate me," she said, "but I saw McKay looking kind of shifty, and I gave him a hard time until he told me what was going on, and I just wanted to say.... Crap, if you need anything, let me know? I just wanted to be sure you were okay."

[jill_langston]

"He told you, I knew it," Jill said, slapping a palm lightly against her thigh. Being right felt sort of nice, especially when it gave her the opportunity to avoid thinking about everything else that went along with people knowing. It was only one person at the moment, but that wasn't going to always remain the case.

"He's not supposed to tell anyone," she added with a faint smile, making it obvious she didn't mind that much. If he had to tell anyone, she was glad it was Sam and she was likely the reason Rodney had finally come around anyway.

[gate_expert]

"I kind of hounded him, so you can blame me," Sam said. "I don't think he was going to say anything if I didn't nag him half to death. But don't worry, I haven't said anything to anyone." She hadn't even said anything to Jack, as difficult as that had been.

[jill_langston]

"I guess people are going to find out eventually, whether I like it or not," Jill answered, knowing she wasn't really angry at anyone for Sam knowing. It had to happen and, if she was honest, she probably thought Sam was the reason Rodney had come back around recently.

"It's not exactly something I can hide very well once I reach a certain point," she said, her mouth twisting in a wry smile.

[gate_expert]

"Yeah, it kind of gives itself away after a while," Sam agreed, thinking of Teyla and how long she'd hid her pregnancy from everyone on Atlantis.

She hesitated a little--because truly it wasn't her business, but she had to ask--then went on, "I got the feeling that McKay was being kind of... McKay about it. Has he, you know, come around at all?" She hoped some good had come out of their talk, even if it was just a little.

[jill_langston]

"Oh, he managed to come around in the past few days," Jill answered dryly, although she was still smiling faintly. "Literally, at first, as I hadn't seen him in a bit and he decided he should finally show his face again. Things are alright, though. Not perfect, because neither of us are exactly prepared for this, but alright."

[gate_expert]

Sam nodded a little, relieved that she wouldn't have to go lecture McKay again about not being an ass. "Well, that's a start at least?" she said, trying to be optimistic.

[jill_langston]

"It's a good start, even," Jill said with a faint smile. "It's not like we have much else that we can do here, you know. Adoption isn't really an option and everything else... well..." She trailed off, leaving it unsaid.

[gate_expert]

"Right," Sam replied. Jill didn't need to say it; Sam got that pretty clear. The options here were pretty limited, for better or worse.

"I know it's not the ideal baby-raising situation," Sam said, "but at least, um, there are no life-sucking aliens bent on galactic domination beating down our door while you're trying to figure it out?" Okay, so maybe it wasn't the most helpful thing in the world to say, but she was trying to look for a bright side and be supportive.

[jill_langston]

"That is very true," Jill agreed with a wry smile and she certainly appreciated the effort. Trying to find ways in which this was a positive thing was extremely difficult, especially for someone like her, who had a tendency to lean toward the pessimistic side of things. But, at the very least, there were people here like Sam, even if Mayko and John and Carson no longer were.

"And it'll be interesting to see how protective and insane Rodney gets as soon as I start to show and it really hits home for him," she added, her smile growing.