Home Is Where the Heart Is

Sorry it took so long to post! I've got two chapters up for you! Enjoy!

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Chapter 2

Dr. Weir stood nervously as she gazed over the large crowd. The Athosians were having a gathering and the people of Atlantis were invited as always. She enjoyed the gatherings finding them therapeutic. It was a chance to sit back, relax and not worry about the next threat around the corner. They held it on the beach, where Colonel Sheppard loved to try and surf. The thought made her laugh as she remembered a certain occasion.

"Elizabeth! Come and join us!"

At the sound of her name she looked around and found a certain Athosian leader dancing with a few of her fellow Athosians. She waved with a smile and hoped that would be enough. Elizabeth Weir was not a dancer for good reason.

"Please Dr. Weir we would be honored if you would, " a female Athosian asked sweetly.

Elizabeth shook her head, "Uh, no thanks, I…can't dance."

"We will teach you then, " Teyla insisted with a smile stepping out of the dancing circle and making her way to Elizabeth. "It is not as difficult as it looks. Once you start to move your body will take over for you."

Elizabeth laughed nervously, "Teyla you have no idea what you're asking. I've got what we call back on Earth two left feet."

"It will impress Dr. McKay, " Teyla enticed with a seductive smile. It was a tactic she learned from John that Elizabeth wished she never learned.

Elizabeth blushed visibly and looked around as if looking for the person in question and spotted him across the way. She looked back to Teyla with a pleading look, "I can't."

Teyla took her drink and handed it to a passing Athosian then took her by the hands. "Oh good you will join us then, " she stated as if Elizabeth had never protested.

Nearby John, Rodney, and Carson stood around talking about the latest gossip. There were always good rumors going around and most of the time they were true.

"I heard that Nurse Corbin was a lesbian, " Carson speculated. "I got that from a reliable source."

"She a lesbian too?" Rodney asked with interest.

"No she's bisexual, like all women, " Carson corrected with a bit of a slur to his voice. The Athosian Ale was a we bit on the strong side even for a strong Scotsman such as Dr. Beckett.

"You better slow down there Doc you might be taken advantage of by one of these beautiful Athosian women, " John teased as a group passed looking at all three men with smiles.

"And where's the bloody problem with that?" Carson asked in real confusion. "I'm tempted to beg for it at this point."

"Don't beg it makes you look cheap my darling, " Rodney patted Carson on the back and finished off his own cup of Ale.

"Is that Dr. Weir I see dancing with a bunch of Athosian women?" Carson asked in awe.

All eyes turned to see Elizabeth, Teyla and a hand full of Athosian women dancing to a hypnotic beat. The women were attracting quit the crowd and they seemed to be rather enjoying themselves.

"I didn't know women could move like that!" Carson almost squeaked.

Rodney stared in awe as Elizabeth moved in step with the beat. "I didn't know she could dance like that, " he blurted.

John paid no attention to either male as his attention was focused solely on Teyla. The way she moved, enticed him, teased him. The look of pure joy as she let herself get lost in the music. She was such a versatile woman. Limber in all the right places. He glanced close to her and saw Elizabeth in a light he hadn't seen in a long time. She actually seemed to be enjoying herself. He wished she would be more carefree more often.

The song slowly came to an end and Elizabeth found herself the center of attention when Teyla and the other Athosian women turned and clapped at her wonderful performance. She blushed and laughed looking in Rodney's general direction.

A slower song started to be played and Teyla smiled. "Why don't you ask him to dance?" she encouraged.

Elizabeth glanced his way and noticed him coming their way. Oh my God he's headed this way she thought nervously. Elizabeth you're acting like a teenager with a crush, stop it she berated herself.

"Dr. McKay I hope you enjoyed the performance, " Teyla greeted gleefully looking to Elizabeth.

Rodney smiled with a nod, "Yes, yes it was…enthralling." He looked to Elizabeth and rubbed his hands together. "That was impressive Elizabeth I didn't know you could dance like that."

"Neither did I, " she admitted rubbing behind her ear, a nervous twitch she had that she wished she could stop.

They were interrupted when John quietly walked up behind Teyla and pushed her hair aside to blow against her neck. Teyla gasped and turned to playfully hit John across the chest. He merely caught her hands and pulled her away from the group with a satisfied smile.

"Do not do that, " she tried to sound stern but failed miserably as she rubbed the back of her neck. A shudder rattled her spine as he pulled her closer and started to dance. The man is insufferable she thought as they fell into the familiar steps of an Athosian slow dance. She closed her eyes and let the feel of his very being sooth her.

Days had passed since that day in the gymnasium. It felt good to finally get her troubled thoughts out in the open with him. Now she wasn't so afraid of loosing him. It was a day of promises that they both intended to keep.

Elizabeth watched the pair with soft eyes. Just in the first few months in Atlantis she knew there was something special about them. Her first real sign was when Sergeant Bates insisted that Teyla was a spy for the Wraith and John became protective of her. Even in the midst of guilt he was bent on proving her innocent. Bates was right, he was letting his personal feelings get in the way, but it turned out for the better.

As she and Rodney stood to the side she noticed everyone was doing a traditional Athosian slow dance. It would be considered too personal back home but Elizabeth had grown accustom to it over the years. The two dancers danced with their foreheads together and their hands clasped together by their sides turning in slow circles.

"Would you like to dance?" Rodney asked out of the blue rubbing the back of his neck.

Elizabeth regarded him for a moment then smiled, "Yes I would." She took his hands and stepped into his personal space and put her forehead against his and brought their hands to rest at their sides, still clasped. "I like this dance, " she admitted quietly.

"Me too, " he returned quietly.

They didn't say anything else just followed the rhythm.