Title: Morning

Rating: G (K)

Pairing: Sparky (John/Elizabeth)

Archived: here, Command Dynamics, SG Challenges, the Sparky LiveJournal community

Genres: Romance/Fluff, Drabble

Description: As she slowly comes to waking, she instantly becomes aware of the sound against one of her ears: the steady beat of a heart.

A/N: Well, it's my second Sparky drabble, so sweet and soft... I might continue it in the future, if inspiration strikes and I get a good response. Anyway, enjoy and review.

Morning

As she slowly comes to waking, she instantly becomes aware of the sound against one of her ears: the steady beat of a heart. Its rhythm is soothing and she feels so inexplicably at ease. Pressing against the side of her face is his chest, rising and falling in a slow pattern as he breathes. That gentle motion causes her head to slightly ascend and descend as well, but the movement does not bother her. It too is comforting.

She doesn't even open her eyes, but simply lies there and sighs with content.

Obviously, he isn't sleeping like she thought, because she hears him laugh lightly, causing his chest to bobble. "Happy, Mrs. Sheppard?" he asks, running a hand over the top of her head.

He can't see her smile, but she smiles anyway. "Yes, John." But as she opens her eyes, the inevitable encroaches on her thoughts as it always does. "And no," she continues with an exasperated sigh. "It's hard hiding our relationship, and it gets harder all the time. Especially since we got married."

She can feel his arms sliding around her body, one lying down her back, and the other around her middle. "I know; I want to tell the world I married the best woman in two galaxies, but then I remember I can't."

The smile that immediately comes to her face also goes unseen by her husband, but she is pretty sure he knows it is there. "At least we have each other," she says. "I love you, John."

She feels the soft kiss he places on the top of her head, and it sends warmth throughout her body. "I love you too, Liz."