[SH] Packing (for sevenvirtues)

[shepcrew]

After his conversation with Elizabeth, John headed back to his office and put things in order there. He left detailed notes on everything, so Lorne - whom he assumed would be in charge while John was away - could find his way around. Once all his work responsibilities were taken care of, he headed to his quarters to pack.

"Hey, whatcha doing?" McKay asked, as he sauntered into the room several minutes later. The scientist eyed Sheppard the way one would eye a feral beast ready to strike.

"Going on vacation," John replied, matter-of-factly.

"Ah...wait, hold it," McKay began, pausing in his retreat. "Since when do you go on vacation?"

"Since Elizabeth made me." John's tone brooked no argument.

"Right," McKay said with a nod, apparently understanding that John didn't want to talk about it just yet. "Well, I suppose asking if you wanted to grab some lunch is out of the question, then?"

"Yeah, pretty much," John replied. He gave McKay a weary look. "I'm sorry, Rodney, it's just." He sighed. "Look, I'll take a raincheck, okay? You'll be the first person I have lunch with when I get back, deal?"

McKay thought about it for a moment. "Deal. I'm gonna hold you to that, you know," he promised, heading out the door to find someone else to nosh with.

John watched as the door closed behind his friend. "Yeah, I'm sure you will," he said to the empty room, with a wry grin.

He turned his attention back to packing, pondering where he might go for two weeks...

Comments

[shepcrew.livejournal.com]

Yep, they were definitely Not Packing now. He breaks the kiss to trail his lips down her cheek to her neck to nuzzle. He nips and licks a bit while he's there, too.

[sevenvirtues.livejournal.com]

Mmm. She's enjoying the Not Packing. And she does want to take as much time as she can to say good-bye, even if it's only going to be for two weeks.

And, god, she wants to make it a very... memorable. Good-bye. But somehow she doesn't think this is the right time, so she makes herself keeps her hands above the waist, swallowing back about.. half the moans.

[shepcrew.livejournal.com]

No, he knows this isn't the right time, which is why his licks and nibbles are - if possible - chaste and flirtatious, rather than amorous and arousing.

He sighs softly, happily, even as he knows deep down that this is part of the reason why he was in trouble in the first place. This time.

He pulls away ever so slightly to drop a kiss on the tip of her nose.

[sevenvirtues.livejournal.com]

She smiles, slowly opening her eyes to meet his, and even if she's a little sad she did know it had to end sometime. And the kiss was cute, and merits a kiss on his cheek. Chaste. Hopefully not starting something else.

She loves him so, so much.

[shepcrew.livejournal.com]

He smiles back, and the melancholy that had been hanging over him like a spectre seems to have lifted some. It's in his eyes, chiefly, that the change is evident.

The look he gives her speaks volumes about how much he loves her and is glad she here and that, though he'll be gone for two whole weeks, he'll miss her and he'll be coming back.

[sevenvirtues.livejournal.com]

Dearest John Sheppard. Handsome and generous and kind and all hers. Something in the way the moment stretches out between them slides her mood from wistful and melancholy to cheerful. Almost playful.

She reaches a finger out and beeps his nose.

[shepcrew.livejournal.com]

His smile widens and he chuckles, even as he tries to nip at that retreating finger.

[sevenvirtues.livejournal.com]

She giggles at that. Steals another kiss. As much as she was sad before, he's only going for two weeks. On holiday. It could be a lot worse.

[shepcrew.livejournal.com]

It could be much worse. He could've been dismissed from Atlantis for good. But he's not thinking about that possibility. Elizabeth's expressed how much she needs him around more than once, and really, where else would he (could he) go?

He beams at her. "I'll bring you a souvenir. Whatever you'd like. Hell, I'll grab something for everyone, if they have requests."

[sevenvirtues.livejournal.com]

She laughs softly at that, leaning in to wrap her arms around him and snuggle close because, well. She just likes being close to him.

"A souvenir from Earth-that-was? Oh, they'll have requests. I'll make sure they keep them small."

[shepcrew.livejournal.com]

He grins. "I bet they're all going to be really weird requests, too, all things considered. Just let them know that things like animals and such won't be a possibility. don't want to mess up any ecosystems."

[sevenvirtues.livejournal.com]

She laughs. "I will. I'm sure some of them will even understand what that means," she adds, with wry amusement. Jayne would probably want something ridiculous like a gun.

[shepcrew.livejournal.com]

He smiles at her laughter. "Well, I'm sure you can explain it in a way that everyone will understand. You know them best, after all."

[sevenvirtues.livejournal.com]

"Mmm, I'll try, and I'll let you know." But then she snuggles into him, resting her head on his shoulder. "But the best thing you could bring back is you yourself, safe and sound and feeling better."

[shepcrew.livejournal.com]

He wraps his arms around her to accommodate the snuggling, and he smiles, breathing in the scent of her hair.

"I will. In fact, I'm assuming that all those things are prerequisite..."

[sevenvirtues.livejournal.com]

"That's a good assumption to make," she murmured, hugging him tight before kissing him softly again, just because she could.

[shepcrew.livejournal.com]

He smiles into the kiss. "I only make it, because I know of two people who'll kill me if I don't come back safe, sound, and feeling better."