dr_daniel_jackson | Traveling again

Traveling again

Daniel finished out the semester at the university and informed them, with some regret evident, that he would not be returning for summer sessions and probably not in the fall either. He was happy with his decision because he wanted time with Methos. He'd taught for a year but the whole thing with Brian had bothered him a lot and he didn't really feel safe out in the open so to speak; not that he was going to tell that to his husband, though. He didn't want Methos to worry about him.

He left campus and headed to the coffee shop/bookstore that his husband was leaving in the capable hands of his store manager until they returned to Spain. Leaving the things from his office inside the car, Daniel stepped out and headed into the store, searching for his husband behind the counter. The place was incredibly busy, as usual. Daniel's smiled slipped a little. He hoped he wasn't being selfish by taking Methos away from this... maybe he should have given this more thought....

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"Two weeks." he said, "But if you want to head somewhere before then, I don't mind. Or we could even book longer." he said as he started to eat.

"I was actually hoping to stay longer," Daniel said quietly. "It's more beautiful here than I could have ever imagined. Not that I don't love our home in Spain, I do, but I don't think I'm going to be ready to leave here in two weeks."

"Understandable. There's so much to see here. So much history." he smiled at his husband, "I'll go ahead at request to book longer tonight after we get back, alright?"

Daniel smiled and reached over to rest his hand over Methos'.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome, love." he smiled, brightly, "I just want you to be happy. And if staying here or flying to Timbuktu would do that, then that's what I'll do."

Daniel gave his husband another smile then went back to his breakfast. Half an hour later, he was done and went to get dressed for their trip to Apollo's temple. As he was getting dressed, he felt a wave of dizziness hit him and he frowned, sitting down on the edge of the bed for a moment until it passed.

Methos cleaned up setting all the plates on the cart for the maids to pick up when they came by. He went to get changed and spotted Daniel sitting at the bed, "Are you alright, Daniel?"

Daniel shook off the last of that dizziness and looked up at his husband, forcing himself to smile and nod, not wanting to worry him.

"I'm fine, love. Just finished getting dressed. Do you want me to get breakfast cleaned up?"

"I did it already..." Methos frowned, stepping closer to him. He was rather paranoid about Daniel's health.

"I'll just go get dressed then..." he said, tentatively walking to the other side of the room to find his luggage and clothing.

Daniel chewed on his bottom lip for a moment before he walked over to his husband and wrapped his arms around Methos from behind.

"I love you," he said softly. "Always and forever." he kissed the back of his husband's neck before pulling back. "I'll wait in the living room for you, love."

There was a twinge of something in Daniel's words that had him worried, but he just chalked it up to his own paranoia.

"Always and forever." he smiled, turning back to kiss him before going back to changing.

Daniel walked out to the living room and sat down on the couch, closing his eyes as he waited for Methos. He felt...strange. That dizziness was still nagging at him but he figured it was maybe just a change in area. The weather in Greece was a little different than Spain so maybe that's what was bothering him. He tried to shake it off as he heard Methos coming into the room. He opened his eyes and looked up at his husband and stood slowly.

"Ready?"

"I am." he confirmed, watching his husband carefully, "Are you sure that you're okay?"

"Yeah, I think so," Daniel answered softly. "Might just be allergies or something. I'll rest when we get back from the temple if I still feel this way." He smiled at his husband and kissed him softly. "I'm fine, love. It's nothing serious..."

"Alright." he let it go, not wanting to baby him and be too overbearing, "Ready to go?"

Daniel nodded and followed his husband out of their hotel room...

Their trip to Apollo's Temple again left Daniel speechless and lost in the wonder of it all. They spent close to three hours just exploring, Daniel completely in awe. As lunchtime grew close, Daniel began to feel light headed once more and reached out to steady himself against Methos.

Methos' hands gripped Daniel's shoulders, his concern very clear on his face, "Do you need to sit down, love?"

"I...yeah, yeah I think so," he said quietly. "Or maybe we should head back to the hotel...I don't know. I just... I feel light headed and dizzy. Maybe I haven't been eating enough, I don't know."

"We can catch a taxi... order some room service." he held Daniel closer. Methos was worried. Was it something serious?

Daniel nodded slowly. "I think that would be best. Thank you, love. I'm sorry about this..."

"You're fine, Daniel. You're fine." he assured his husband, and himself slightly as well. He headed in the directions of the taxis, quickly hailing one.

Daniel didn't say anything more and once they got into a cab, he lend against his husband, his eyes closed to keep from feeling as if the world was spinning around him. One hand reached for Methos' hand and he held it tightly in his own. Something wasn't right, but he just didn't know what and he hated worrying his husband.

Methos pressed his lips against Daniel's forehead, "Should we changes stops, go to the hospital instead?"

"No... No I don't think its that serious, love. I just need to rest is all. I promise, if I don't feel better by tomorrow, I will let you take me. But you're a doctor...you'll know if I get worse. No, I just want to stay with you. We'll go back to our room, you can order us some lunch and then I'll rest and I'll be okay again."

At least...he hoped that's what would happen.

He relented finally, stroking Daniel's hair, "Okay. But at the first sign that I think you need it, we're going to the emergency room. No arguments."

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