Instead of working on the million and one end of the semester exams, projects, and papers that I should be doing I've decided to write this.

AU. Set pre-anything that has to do with Kanaan where the team gets some down time on Earth.

Disclaimer: I do not own SGA or the characters.

He had to do a double take. This was the woman who would rush headlong into a firefight, who could beat Ronon at sparring, and who had no problems dealing with screaming masses of terrified civilians all trying to escape one form of disaster or another.

This crowd was full of terrified screams brought on by steep drops and big loops. The only impending doom was the clicking of the rollercoaster cars as they climbed up to drop points and pools of water waiting at the bottom of log flumes. Which was why Rodney had to make absolutely sure that he had really just witnessed Teyla, dressed in jean shorts and shirt, hook her fingers in John's back pocket as they passed through a particularly crowded area.

Then there was Colonel Sheppard, the guy who ordered them into dangerous situations without a second thought. And if he did give it a second thought he definitely didn't let it affect his professionalism seeing as how he sent them into life or death situations all the time. John knew full well what Teyla was capable of, that she could handle herself. And here he was glancing back at Teyla and offering her his hand.

Rodney looked up at Ronon. The Satedan was currently distracted by all the women who were checking him out like he was their teenage dream come to life, even though Rodney was pretty sure some of them were probably old enough to be considered cougars. A swift poke in the side from Rodney caught his attention and he followed the scientist's gaze and grinned.

It looked so normal. John and Teyla, hand in hand, like any other couple walking around. So Rodney couldn't help but smile. Nauseating, yes, but considering the only other times he'd seen them holding hands was when one of them had been shot, stabbed, or nearly eaten and were lying in the infirmary, it was a surprisingly nice change.

The scariest thing was probably how not surprised he was a few days later when he walked into the room he was sharing with John to find them sprawled on the bed together. They were still salt encrusted from the beach excursion earlier in the day and the tv was on but they were both asleep. John leaning against the headboard and Teyla lying on her back using John's lap as a pillow. Rodney just shook his head before turning off the tv and grabbing his clothes to shower in the other room.

It was nauseating, yes, but as he passed Ronon on his way to take his shower and the Satedan said, "I took a picture of them with your phone," he realized that not only did he have sickeningly cute evidence but also blackmail material.

I decided only to post this small snippet because I like the way it ends here, however, I did write more and if anyone is interested let me know in a review and I'll post the second part.