Flyboy

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This is a new story by Kassandra.

Kass doesn’t want me to give away too much of the plot, so all I can tell you is that this is set during the time when Kass and Kenzie were living in Atlantis.

It had been an agonizingly long mission and now all he wanted to do was go home and take a long hot shower.  Lorne had been off world for three days on the god forsaken river planet where it seemed there were rivers and mud everywhere.

Waving open the door to his quarters, he had to grin at the tableau in front of him. Kass was hunched over her tablet, probably going over the latest data burst from Nikki, while Kenzie played nearby on the floor.  They’d been sharing quarters for a while but had yet to make the official transition. He leaned down giving Kenzie a quick peck on the forehead before walking up behind Kass and rubbing her shoulders lightly. 

“Hey honey, what are you working on?” he asked, peering over her shoulder at the jumble of data on the screen.

Kass sighed softly as she replied, “It’s just the newest data burst from Area 51.”

“Well sounds intriguing,” he said with a chuckle, “I’m just going to grab a shower and then if you’re feeling up to it I’ve got a surprise for you.”

Kass laughed as she sat back in her chair more, “You know how I feel about surprises Evan, can’t you just tell me what it is?”

Pulling his hands off her shoulders, he headed for the bathroom, shaking his head, “Nope that would ruin the whole surprise.” Just before the bathroom door slid shut he tacked on, “Oh and Teyla said she would watch Kenzie for us.”

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Kass shifted again in the co-pilot’s seat on the Jumper, making Evan chuckle.

“Would you just sit still already? Jeeze, you’d think you had never been in a Jumper before.” He teased her as he piloted the Jumper toward the mainland.

“It’s just that I’m not used to being the passenger and you know it, Evan.” Kass replied as she smoothed the front of her skirt that he’d insisted she wear, citing that she’d want to look nice for this.

Reaching over he grabbed her hand, squeezing it reassuringly. “I know, but I also know that I’m a pretty good pilot,” he said while trailing his thumb over the back of her hand.

“So you aren’t going to tell me why we are going to the mainland are you?” she asked as she squeezed his hand back.

“No, once again that would ruin the surprise.” He said with a soft chuckle as he effortlessly guided the jumper into their favorite cove, setting it down well above the tide line.

“Now I want you to stay here for a minute, okay?” He said as he stood up grinning at her. Kass nodded, watching as he shut the bulkhead door on his way out.

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Evan kissed Kass’ cheek lightly as he covered her eyes from behind the chair, leaning in close before whispering, “Hey beautiful, ready for that surprise now?”

Kass grinned as she stood up, “Of course I am.”

Evan smiled as he gently guided her out of the back of the jumper, left hand dropping for a moment to his pocket to check it.  As they stepped onto the sand, Kass let out a content sigh as the last golden rays of sunset hit her face.

Evan pulled his hand away from her eyes, voice soft. “You can open your eyes now, Kass,” he said as he pulled his hand away and watched her blink her eyes open slowly, taking everything in.

“Oh Evan!” she exclaimed softly, her eyes scanning the picnic he’d laid out on a blanket, “its perfect, all my favorite foods.”

“Well it’s all for you, sweetheart.” He said as he sat down on the blanket looking up at her. Kass plopped down on the blanket next to him, watching as the sun sank into the water and the twin moons rose over the beach.

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Evan glanced at his watch, running a hand over her hair, leaning down to kiss her forehead in his lap. “We should probably get headed back to the city, it’s getting pretty late.”

Kass sighed and shifted her head out of his lap, with a grin. “Yeah, I guess you’re right Flyboy, home would be good.”

Evan got to his feet with a grin. “You just wait right here while I clean up.” He said as he grabbed the picnic basket heading back for the Jumper.

Kass sighed, flopping onto her back looking up at the stars dotting the velvety sky. When Evan came back a moment later he held out a hand to her, pulling her to her feet. Without hesitation he pulled her close, arms wrapping around her waist as he kissed her gently for a moment.  Kass smiled at him as he leaned down to grab the blanket, gasping softly when he dropped to one knee on the sand.

He took her hand, gently smiling up at her in the moonlight. “Kass, there’s something I’ve wanted to ask you for a while…”

Kass opened her mouth to interrupt, but before she could he held up a finger stopping her. 

“Let me finish?” he said softly, looking at her before continuing. “Since you came to the city it just hasn’t been the same,” he paused for a moment when he saw her look, “no, no that’s a good thing! It’s been better since you came out here full-time. It’s gotten even better since we’ve been sharing quarters- I love having you be the last thing I see at night and the first thing I see in the morning. I love Kenzie, she’s a great kid, and most importantly I love you. So will you marry me, Kassandra?” with his last words he pulled out the box he’d been carrying for days and opened it, looking at her expectantly.

Kass looked down at him in the moonlight, wiping at her cheeks, before grinning at him broadly, “Yes! Yes of course I will Evan.” She pulled him to his feet, kissing him for a long moment before looking up and smiling.

“What?” he said as he slipped the ring on her hand.

“It’s just that the Triplets are never going to believe this.” She replied with a soft giggle.

“Well it’s a good thing that I taped it then isn’t it?” he said with a conspiratorial grin.

Kass just nodded before dragging him back to the Jumper. “Come on, let’s get home Flyboy.” She said with a wink as the back hatch closed behind them.

The End?