Heart-to-Heart (for colonelinblack)

[athoslantean]

There seemed to much more going on under the surface of daily life on Atlantis than Teyla was aware of. Usually she had always had a bead on the finer workings of the politics that governed the Earth-people's relations with each other, but her being away so frequently in the last months, and the side-effects of her budding relationship had clouded

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[colonelinblack]

John found her there not a few minutes later, feeling an intense wave of serenity pass over him just by seeing her. It had been far too long since they last spoke this way and while he had little clue of what this was about... he did wonder if she would get it out of him about McKay. And he had settled with it early on that she probably would. He had wanted her to be the first to know... but many things had interfered with that and now it seemed to him, in his mind, that all of those close to him knew except her, and that really wasn't acceptable.

Sighing, he dropped down next to her, as silent as possible, and waited for her to acknowledge him.

[athoslantean]

Her lips turned up in a tiny smile as he sat down next to her. She let the moment of stillness linger, figuring they both needed the serenity it provided. She suspected it would be a difficult thing to achieve, and a desperately needed commodity in the coming future.

"John," she said finally, breaking the silence.

[colonelinblack]

"Teyla," he said softly, nodding in her direction. "It's been wayy too long since we last talked like this, huh?"

[athoslantean]

"Indeed it has," she admitted. "I've missed our talks."

[colonelinblack]

He shrugged, shooting her a wry smile.

"Not much more." Taking a deep breath, he looked at his boots, his throat feeling suddenly dry and useless as he opened his mouth to answer her question. "It's.. well, it's McKay."

[athoslantean]

If the look on her face was any indication, John's answer was the last thing Teyla had expected. As it was, it took several moments for the information to really hit her, and her lips curved in a wry sort of smile.

"Well, that is...unexpected. I...how?"

[colonelinblack]

Chuckling lightly, he shook his head.

"It was actually some.. alien device we encountered a few months back. Forced us to be in... close quarters, for a while.." He shrugged, brave enough to look at her now. "It was kind of a silly way to get together, but.. we're getting pretty serious now."

[athoslantean]

"I see...dare I ask to read the mission report on that particular incident?" she asked, managing to sound amused by the whole thing. "And are you happy with this odd turn of events in your life?"

[colonelinblack]

He bit his lip at that, shaking his head.

"You know I... wish I could say that too." Sighing, he leant his head on her shoulder, wanting this to be a joke. But he better than anybody knew you couldn't help.. who you loved. And he could tell by her eyes that Teyla loved Michael.

It was why he couldn't look at her right now.

[athoslantean]

She closed her eyes and rested her head atop his. "There is something else, John..."

[colonelinblack]

Oh, fuck..

"Do I.. even wanna know?" he asked shakily, snaking an arm around her waist mostly to keep himself from fleeing the pier.

[athoslantean]

She stopped herself from smiling at the absurdness of this whole encounter, opting instead to curl in on him and drawing closer. She didn't know how much longer he'd grant her this closeness, and so she wanted to take advantage of whatever was left.

"It seems that my Gift allows me greater contact in...intimate situations...with others that carry the same ability. I am not sure, but I think it...I suffer when I am apart from him, John. More so shortly after I leave, and the need ebbs to something manageable in time, but..." she swallowed thickly. "It is almost like a withdrawal of sorts. Carson is researching it."

[colonelinblack]

At that, he chuckled.

"Well, that makes two of us."

[athoslantean]

"And how is he taking all of this, between you?"

[colonelinblack]

"Well... I mean, I think.." He offered a small, complacent smile. "We're happy, Teyla. And I think.. this could actually get serious. Or rather, it is. Um, serious."

[athoslantean]

She peered at him. "Do I dare ask how serious?"