"Now, Cameron," she moaned. "I want you now."
Realizing that she was already ready for him, Cam went into her. He immediately launched into a fast tempo that had both of them crying out. In no time at all they were approaching the brink. They sailed over the edge together.
"Well, that didn't take long," Cam remarked after his breathing had slowed. He was now lying on his back, Vala in a similar position beside him. At his remark, she rolled onto her side and started playing with his chest hair.
"I could not wait to have you." She gave him a smile. "We will have plenty of time for foreplay tonight."
Cam looked at her. "Tonight? Vala, we can't get together tonight. This worked out all right, but you coming over to my place in the evening is too dangerous."
"We could say that I'm coming over to watch another game. We could even say that Daniel is going to be there as well. He will back us up."
Cam stared at her, frowning. "Why would he do that?"
Vala's gaze slid away to a spot on Cam's chest.
The pilot's frown deepened. "Vala? What aren't you telling me?"
"I kind of . . . told Daniel about us."
"You what?!" Cameron bellowed. He sat up and glared down at her. "Why the hell did you do that?"
"I was talking to him about his relationship with Samantha, and he asked if I'd followed his advice about you. What I said made him realize that we'd slept together, and I confirmed it."
Cam's thoughts were sidetracked for a moment. "What advice about me?"
"He figured out that I was going after you and told me that if I was only doing it because I couldn't have him, I should to leave you alone."
That surprised Cameron. "He did?"
"I believe he was concerned for you."
Cam was happy to know that Daniel had been looking out for him. His thoughts then turned back to the fact that the archeologist knew about him and Vala. It was a sure bet that Sam now did as well. Great. The entire team now knew that he was doing the wild thing with a woman who was under his command.
"I'm sure it will be all right, Cameron," Vala said. "After all, Daniel and Samantha are having sex as well."
Cam focused another stare upon her. "And you know that because. . . ."
"Daniel admitted it to me after I found him smiling like a man who'd recently had mild-blowing sex. Based upon what he said, I'm guessing that he and Samantha really got it on."
Cam held up his hand. "Okay, stop right there. That is definitely TMI."
Vala's brow creased in confusion. "TMI?"
"Too much information. I don't want to know any more about what he and Sam are and are not doing with each other." He paused. "Although I'm guessing this means that their relationship is going to keep on going. That's good news. No transfer for Jackson to Atlantis."
Vala smiled brightly. "Yes, isn't it wonderful?" Her smiled turned sultry. "Speaking of wonderful," her hand glided down his body to a certain part of him, which she began to stroke, "I doubt that anyone would say anything if we took an extra long lunch break."
Vala's touch on that portion of his anatomy had Cam's respiration speeding back up. He really wished that he could do what Vala wanted and stay right there in bed for another hour or so. Unfortunately, they couldn't. He gently removed her hand from his body.
"I wish we could, but it wouldn't be wise. We have to be careful, Vala, at least until we're ready to tell Landry about us." His gaze sharpened. "Are you ready to do that?"
Vala thought about it. Once they revealed their relationship to the general, there would be the possibility that he'd take her off the team, and she really didn't want that. Was she willing to risk her position on SG-1 for what she had with Cameron? It was true that the sex was phenomenal. It was also true that he made her feel really good. What they had together was great. In fact, it was the most satisfying relationship she'd had with a man in a very long time. On the other hand, they'd only been together for five days, so what she was feeling now might change. Why risk her position on SG-1 for a relationship that could be over in a month?
"I don't think I am ready for that yet," Vala replied. She looked at her lover. "What about you?"
It was now Cam's turn to think about it and what he said to Teal'c. Unlike Vala, he was not in danger of losing his place on SG-1, but it definitely would not endear him to Landry and could cause some problems for him with the people in charge of the program. He had no idea how General O'Neill would react.
If he was in love with Vala, he'd be willing to go through anything to stay with her, but that was not the case. Yes, she did make him feel great, and the sex was pretty much the best he'd ever had, but what he felt for her was not the same as what he did for Amy back when they were in school. He had doubts that he'd ever feel that way about her.
"I'm not ready yet either," he answered.
Vala smiled. "Then we are in agreement."
"Yep, which means that we need to eat our lunch and get back to the base."
After getting dressed, they warmed up their food and sat on the couch to eat it.
Vala made a face when she took a bite of a french fry. "It does not taste as good."
"No, fries don't do so well in the microwave. But it's your fault that we didn't eat them when they were fresh."
"Yes, but sex with you is way better than french fries, Cameron."
Cam let out a laugh. "Thanks. I'm so happy to hear that."
They were about halfway through their lunch when Cam looked at Vala and noticed a bit of ketchup on her face. For some reason, it made her look adorable, and he smiled.
"What?" she asked.
In reply, he reached out and brushed the ketchup off with his fingertips. Vala's hand came up, and their fingers touched. Their eyes caught, and Cam felt something stir in the region of his heart, something that made him want to pull her into his arms and do nothing more than kiss her for the next hour.
A little unsettled by the feeling, he pulled back. "You, um, had ketchup on your cheek." He wiped his fingers clean with his napkin and went back to eating.
"Oh," Vala responded. She looked down at her own food, confused about what just happened. What she'd just felt when their eyes met was not quite like anything she'd ever felt before, a feeling that made her wish that the two of them could go away somewhere and do nothing but make love and be with each other.
Dismissing the feeling, Vala resumed eating.
They left as soon as they were finished, Cameron hoping that no one would question the length of their lunch break.
Back at the base, he was heading for his office when he bumped into Sam.
"Oh, um . . . hi, Cam," the astrophysicist said, acting a little uncomfortable.
He stared at her for a moment. "Jackson told you, didn't he."
"Told me what?" Sam asked, trying to act like she really didn't know.
"Sam."
Upon hearing the tone of Cameron's voice, Sam sighed. "Yes, he told me."
"And I bet you think I'm crazy."
"Welllll . . . I am kind of wondering about it."
Cam nodded. "Come on. Let's go where we can talk."
They went to his office.
"It just really shocked me," Sam admitted. "I mean, you and Vala? I'd never have seen that one coming."
"You and me both, Sam."
"So, how did it happen?"
Cam told her pretty much the same thing he told Teal'c . . . minus the whining.
"If I had a brain in my head, I'd have ended it there," he said.
"But?"
"But, as much as it surprises me to admit it, she makes me feel good. Of course, she also drives me insane."
Sam smiled. "You're joining Daniel in that regard. He told me that he thought about murdering her quite often."
"Well, I haven't had thoughts of murder yet, but that may come in time." Cam shook his head. "She really isn't like any woman I've been with before. One moment, she's as frustrating as hell, and, the next. . . ."
"What?" Sam encouraged gently.
"There is a side to her that she hides most of the time. She isn't as tough as she pretends to be. I've seen it come out more than once, and . . . I like it."
Sam studied him closely. "Cam, are you falling in love with her?"
"No. Absolutely not. Yes, I care about her, and, yes, what we've had these past few days has been great, but it's nothing more than that." It was his turn to study Sam. "Speaking of love, I understand there have been some . . . developments between you and Jackson."
Sam covered her face. "Oh, God. Vala told you, didn't she. I just knew she wouldn't be able to keep her mouth shut."
"Hey, it's okay, Sam. I doubt she's told anyone else. As for me, I think it's great. I'm delighted to know that this thing between you and Jackson is progressing so well. I know that it's making him happy," Cam paused, "and I would assume that it's making you happy, too."
A gentle smile came to Sam's lips. "Yes, it is. What we have together is so fantastic. If I'd had any clue that it could be this way between us, I'd have considered a relationship with him years ago."
Cam was tempted to ask Sam if she was in love with Daniel, but he decided against it.
"Well, I'm happy that you're happy."
"Thanks."
Sam returned to her lab. She remained there until five o'clock. It was very unusual for her to leave work so early, but she had lots to do before seven.
Sam spent quite a while at the grocery story, trying to decide what she was going to fix for dinner. She wasn't a great cook, but she wanted this dinner to be good – even though neither of them were going to be focused on the food.
Dinner was almost ready when the doorbell rang. Sam answered it with a smile, which was returned by the man standing on the porch. Daniel stepped inside and gave her a kiss.
"Mmm. Smells delicious," he said.
"Thanks. I hope it tastes as good as it smells."
Sam returned to the kitchen, Daniel following her.
"Can I help?" he asked.
"Sure. You can make the salad. All the fixings are in the fridge."
Daniel pulled everything out and got busy on the salad.
"Cam knows about us," Sam said after a while.
Daniel let out a sigh. "Vala?"
"Yes."
"What did he say?"
"He's happy for us. I, um, sort of talked to him about the thing with Vala."
"Oh. What did he say about that?"
"I think he's falling for her."
That shocked Daniel. He stared at her. "You do?"
"Well, he denied it, but there was just something about the look on his face." Sam shook her head. "I don't know. Maybe I'm wrong. Actually, thinking about it, I hope that I am wrong."
"Why do you say that?"
"Because I don't want to see him get hurt. I mean, this is Vala we're talking about. What hope is there that she could feel anything like that for him? She's probably just interested in the sex."
"I suppose you could be right about that, but Vala isn't as shallow as she seems to be on the surface. She's been through a lot, not the least of which was being made into a host, and I sometimes think that she acts the way she does as a form of protection."
"I guess you may be right about that." She gave Daniel a kiss. "Let's not talk about Cam and Vala anymore. Tonight is for us."
Dinner was delicious, and Daniel was sure to tell Sam that. They were busy rinsing off the dishes when he moved in behind her and began kissing the back of her neck, which got an instant reaction from her. The pitch of her breathing increased, her eyes fluttering closed. Very deliberately, he reached around her and shut off the water. He then turned her around to face him. In the next second, his mouth was on hers in a heated kiss.
Now hungry for something else, they just about devoured each other. Hands joined the impassioned search and soon made it past the barrier of clothing. The skirt of Sam's dress was bunched up around her waist, her body pressed back against the kitchen counter. Feeling Daniel's arousal against her, Sam spread her legs farther apart. He responded by slipping a thigh between her legs and pressing upward, which elicited a moan from her. She wrestled his shirt off, then set about divesting him of his pants. She got as far as unzipping his fly before he yanked down her panties and lifted her up on the counter. Seconds later, their bodies were united.
Their lovemaking was hot and wildly passionate, and it didn't take long for them to reach the peak. Afterwards, then clung to each other as their bodies gradually calmed. Feeling just a bit shaky in the legs, Daniel leaned forward against the counter.
"Wow," Sam breathed. "We keep making love like that, and, sooner or later, one of us is going to keel over."
"Yeah, but what a way to go."
Sam laughed and kissed him. "Come on. There is a bed that's waiting for us."
After taking turns in the bathroom, the lovers shed the rest of their clothes and got under the covers, going into each other's arms. They lay in silence for a while, just enjoying being there together.
"I've been thinking about Jack," Daniel finally said. "I think that we should tell him that we're together before we tell Landry. It seems only right to do so."
Sam thought about that. "I guess you're right, especially since he already knows that we started dating. You haven't talked to him since that call you made to him?"
"No. Frankly, I'm surprised that he hasn't called me to find out how things are going."
"Well, maybe he figured that you'd call him when you were ready to give him an update."
Daniel nodded, figuring that she was right. "I'll call him tomorrow." He looked at her. "Speaking of tomorrow, you and I both have it and Sunday off, and I can't think of a better way to spend the weekend than together."
Sam grinned at him. "Neither can I."
They came together in a long kiss, thinking about how terrific this weekend was going to be.
