The Games People Play Chapter 24--Socks and Promises
Title: Socks and Promises
Author: Lionchilde
Summary: AU Vala slid into the bathroom and snuggled up behind him, her arms snaking around his neck.
Rating: G
Length: Around 600 words
Category: Fluff
Pairings/Charaters: Daniel/Vala
A/N: Part 24 of The Games People Play. The series follows current cannon to the end of 10x09, Company of Thieves. Takes place a couple of weeks after the ski trip. Written for fic101.
Socks and Promises
Vala slid into the bathroom and snuggled up behind him, her arms snaking around his neck. She was dressed in the t-shirt that he'd been wearing the night before and holding a paperback in one hand, her thumb in the binding to hold her place. Daniel grinned, turning away from the sink to dab a bit of shaving cream on her nose. She returned the smile and kissed him, then wiped her nose off and perched on the edge of the tub to read.
For a few minutes, the only sounds were running water in the sink and the occasional tapping of Daniel's Bic on the porcelain. Then, Vala let out a squeal of outrage, and slapped the book down on her thigh. "Ooooooooh! Maggie's family is so infuriating!"
"You really like that book, don't you?" he observed.
"Mmm-hmm," she nodded. "Once I understood that the Floss wasn't an oral hygiene product…"
"Right," Daniel laughed, returning his attention to his shaving.
"I do wish I had more time to read it," she told him candidly. "I had hoped that with Sam's broken leg, we might not have to go off world for a while."
"Now that's a switch," he remarked.
"I do like Earth, Daniel. All I wanted when I first came here was a chance to see more of it than the inside of Cheyenne Mountain--well, a chance to see anything other than the inside of Cheyenne Mountain, really," she replied.
"Guess I can't blame you," he admitted.
"As it is, I've been reading The Mill On the Floss since October and I'm still not finished. I don't know how you finish a book as quickly as I've seen you do it. You have as little free time as I do," she said a tad enviously.
"Practice, I guess. And you'll have plenty of time to read this weekend," he reminded her.
"Oh."
Daniel hid a smile. Sam had been put on restricted duty due to her leg, but the rest of the team had been hit with a series of off world missions over the past two weeks. This weekend would be their first opportunity for real downtime since the ski trip. Mitchell and Teal'c were planning to spend Saturday afternoon Christmas shopping and had been filling Vala's head with talk of nothing but holiday sales and Santa Claus all week.
"If you want to go with them, I don't mind," he assured her.
"Really?" she started to smile, but quickly shook her head. "No. No, darling. I promised we'd do whatever you wanted, and I meant it."
"Okay," he shrugged.
She nodded firmly and went back to her book. A moment later, though her head shot up again. "Daniel?"
"Hmm?"
"Don't you have Christmas shopping to do?" she asked hopefully.
"Nope," he replied, shaking his head.
"You don't?" she frowned.
"All my shopping was done in April. I hate the rush," he explained.
"Oh," her face fell.
Finished shaving, Daniel flicked off the tap and turned to grab a towel. As he did, she sprang off the tub and wrapped her arms around his neck again, giving a distinctly feline purr. "Darling?"
He closed his eyes, shaking his head fondly. "Mmm-hmm?"
"What did you get me?" she wanted to know.
"Socks," he smirked.
Vala's arms fell away and she gasped. "Socks?!"
"Yep," Daniel replied, walking out of the room without looking back.
"You did not!" Vala insisted, racing out after him. "Daniel! Tell me the truth! Daniel…?"
Author: Lionchilde
Summary: AU Vala slid into the bathroom and snuggled up behind him, her arms snaking around his neck.
Rating: G
Length: Around 600 words
Category: Fluff
Pairings/Charaters: Daniel/Vala
A/N: Part 24 of The Games People Play. The series follows current cannon to the end of 10x09, Company of Thieves. Takes place a couple of weeks after the ski trip. Written for fic101.
Socks and Promises
Vala slid into the bathroom and snuggled up behind him, her arms snaking around his neck. She was dressed in the t-shirt that he'd been wearing the night before and holding a paperback in one hand, her thumb in the binding to hold her place. Daniel grinned, turning away from the sink to dab a bit of shaving cream on her nose. She returned the smile and kissed him, then wiped her nose off and perched on the edge of the tub to read.
For a few minutes, the only sounds were running water in the sink and the occasional tapping of Daniel's Bic on the porcelain. Then, Vala let out a squeal of outrage, and slapped the book down on her thigh. "Ooooooooh! Maggie's family is so infuriating!"
"You really like that book, don't you?" he observed.
"Mmm-hmm," she nodded. "Once I understood that the Floss wasn't an oral hygiene product…"
"Right," Daniel laughed, returning his attention to his shaving.
"I do wish I had more time to read it," she told him candidly. "I had hoped that with Sam's broken leg, we might not have to go off world for a while."
"Now that's a switch," he remarked.
"I do like Earth, Daniel. All I wanted when I first came here was a chance to see more of it than the inside of Cheyenne Mountain--well, a chance to see anything other than the inside of Cheyenne Mountain, really," she replied.
"Guess I can't blame you," he admitted.
"As it is, I've been reading The Mill On the Floss since October and I'm still not finished. I don't know how you finish a book as quickly as I've seen you do it. You have as little free time as I do," she said a tad enviously.
"Practice, I guess. And you'll have plenty of time to read this weekend," he reminded her.
"Oh."
Daniel hid a smile. Sam had been put on restricted duty due to her leg, but the rest of the team had been hit with a series of off world missions over the past two weeks. This weekend would be their first opportunity for real downtime since the ski trip. Mitchell and Teal'c were planning to spend Saturday afternoon Christmas shopping and had been filling Vala's head with talk of nothing but holiday sales and Santa Claus all week.
"If you want to go with them, I don't mind," he assured her.
"Really?" she started to smile, but quickly shook her head. "No. No, darling. I promised we'd do whatever you wanted, and I meant it."
"Okay," he shrugged.
She nodded firmly and went back to her book. A moment later, though her head shot up again. "Daniel?"
"Hmm?"
"Don't you have Christmas shopping to do?" she asked hopefully.
"Nope," he replied, shaking his head.
"You don't?" she frowned.
"All my shopping was done in April. I hate the rush," he explained.
"Oh," her face fell.
Finished shaving, Daniel flicked off the tap and turned to grab a towel. As he did, she sprang off the tub and wrapped her arms around his neck again, giving a distinctly feline purr. "Darling?"
He closed his eyes, shaking his head fondly. "Mmm-hmm?"
"What did you get me?" she wanted to know.
"Socks," he smirked.
Vala's arms fell away and she gasped. "Socks?!"
"Yep," Daniel replied, walking out of the room without looking back.
"You did not!" Vala insisted, racing out after him. "Daniel! Tell me the truth! Daniel…?"