Disclaimer: All characters of StarGate and StarGate Atlantis belong to their respective writers and MGM. This is a work of fan fiction. I just want to play with them for awhile.

Sheppard On Top

Chapter 23

John yawned and stretched, wincing when the muscles in his back and legs gave a little twinge. He shifted his hips a little, thinking that he could ignore the pressure in his belly a little longer but his bladder had other ideas.

He sat up and pushed the blanket back then sleepily realized that he was alone on the narrow bed. He reached out, rubbing his hand over the spot where Susan had been curled up beside him. The space was still warm but that didn't mean anything. The bed was so small that they'd had to sleep practically on top of one another, not that he'd minded that one damn bit.

Swinging his legs out, he got to his feet and scrambled around under the blanket until he found his boxers. Pulling them up over his lean hips, he slipped into his pants and tucked his bare feet into his boots. Pulling his shirt over his head, he stuck his head out from behind the curtain that separated their space from the main living quarters and frowned slightly.

It was strangely quiet. He couldn't even hear the gentle sounds of Jaiya snoring and when he finally pushed back the curtain and stepped out, he realized why. Jaiya's bed was made and though the narrow table was set for breakfast, no one was in sight.

John rubbed his hand through his mussed hair and scratched his fingers over the stubble on his face. He didn't want to feel worried. Quickly, he pushed that thought out of his head before it even got a chance to take root in his brain. He wasn't going to start letting that get under his skin ever again.

His bladder suddenly reminded why he'd gotten up in the first place and he turned toward the door. Pushing back the curtain, he stepped out and shivered slightly when the cool air touched his skin. He started to go back for his jacket but his other need was too urgent and he stepped out letting the curtain fall behind him.

Quietly, he made his way through the line of huts. The village was slowly starting to wake up but thankfully he didn't meet anyone else on his way toward the clump of bushes near the leading edge of the forest. Some of the bushes were taller and wider than he was and he stepped behind the closest one to relieve the ache in his bladder. He breathed a sigh of relief and then nearly caught himself in the zipper of his pants when he heard a noise coming from somewhere behind him.

“Shit!” He grimaced and turned his head. But no one was behind him. He cocked his head slightly, listening. When he didn't hear anything else, he zipped up, turned around and his jaw nearly dropped to the ground.

He shook his head, thinking that he hadn't seen what he thought he'd seen. And then he saw it again. He heard a definitely female giggle and then the flash of a creamy white thigh as someone darted through the bushes next to him. It was a young woman, her hair bound up in braids and a thin gauzy looking thing that looked like a towel wrapped around her. She turned and winked at him and then was gone as quickly as she had appeared.

John felt his face getting red and he backed up a step, only to stop short when he bumped into something and felt the touch of someone's warm, firm hand on the back of his shirt. He cringed, feeling the hairs on the back of his neck stand up when he recognized the woman's soft scent.

“I hope you got an eyeful.”

He swallowed hard and turned around. Susan was standing behind him, the hand that wasn't on his back was propped on her hip and she had a teasing smile on her face.

“Susan, I-”

“Oh, shut up.” Her hair was wet and she pulled it back from her face as she looked up at him. Standing on her tip toes, she lightly kissed him on the mouth. “I'm not worried about that.”

“Really?” He slid his arms around her, smiling slightly when her breasts pressed flat against his chest. She wrapped her arms around his neck and leaned her head back. “So you don't mind if I look?”

“Looking is okay.” She grinned at him. “But touch and I'll break every bone in your body.”

“Hmm...dangerous woman. I'll have to keep my eye on you.”

“Eyes, hands...you can keep anything on me that you want.” She pressed into him and slipped her leg between his knees.

He laughed and nuzzled his cheek over the soft skin of her throat. “Where the hell did you go? I woke up and you were gone.”

“Female thing.” She nestled closer, pressing her face against his chest and rocking slightly in his arms. “Teyla and Jaiya invited me.” She looked up at him and grinned slyly. “Bunch of naked women sitting around in a hot tub sharing an early morning bath. You would have been bored.”

“Damn. You'll have to tell me about it later.” He slid his hands down her back, slipping his fingers under the short hem of the towel. He rubbed his hands over her behind.

“You want me to tell you about a bunch of women taking a bath?” Susan rubbed against him like a cat and he felt his dick get hard. Jesus, the woman could turn him on as fast as she could flip a light switch. Although a light switch was not exactly what he wanted her to be flipping right now.

“Just you.” He ran his hand over the soft skin of her arm and tried not to let the sweet, clean scent of her drive him nuts. “You know, maybe a little demonstration-”

“Or perhaps you can show him now.”

Startled, John jumped and dropped his hands. Letting go of her, he took a step back and nearly fell over a stick on the ground behind him when he looked up to see Teyla and Jaiya standing there. Susan laughed and he felt his face getting hot.

“Oh, isn't that sweet. He's blushing.” She grabbed his hand and helped him steady himself.

“I must say, John.” Teyla smirked as she and Jaiya shared a look. “Red is a most becoming color on you.” She looked at Susan. “Perhaps you could persuade him to wear it more often.”

“I would say that she makes him wear it enough.” Jaiya laughed. She took Susan's hand and gave it a squeeze. “Your Colonel looks as if he needs a cleaning up. The bath's should be empty by now if you wish to take him there.”

“Mmm...that's okay.” John mumbled. If he was going to strip down naked it was going to be in the privacy of their quarters. Shit, Halling had already seen enough and he didn't want to end up being the talk of the Athosian village because of his...plus size assets.

“Oh, stop being such a baby.” Susan saw his expression and laughed. “Look, you can even use my towel.”

“Whoa.” John grabbed her hands when she started to tug the thing off of her. “That's okay, honey. I can wait until we get back to Atlantis.”

“But why?” Her lips titled into a saucy smile as she let her gaze travel over him, her eyes widening at the obvious bulge straining at his zipper. Then she grinned, patted his belly and turned to Teyla and Jaiya. “He needs a bigger towel.”

Teyla and Jaiya burst into laughter and John felt his face go beet red. He leaned close and whispered in her ear. “What the hell are you doing?”

“Not a thing.” She whispered back. “And unless you want Jaiya telling everyone how big a boner you've got, I'd suggest that you get behind me.”

John felt like his face was on fire now. He shook his head and stared at her. When in the hell had their roles in this relationship reversed? He scowled slightly but still he stepped behind her.

That bought more laughter from Jaiya. She turned to Teyla and smiled. “Come, Teyla. Let us give these two a bit of privacy. You can help me prepare breakfast.” She looked at Susan and winked. “I will keep some food warm for you in case your handsome Colonel...” She paused and gave John a leering look. “Should change his mind about the baths.”

John waited until Teyla and the older woman had walked away before he wrapped his arms around Susan's waist. He pulled her around and crushed her against him. She tried to wriggle away and he tightened his grip so that she couldn't get away.

“You know that you are really going to pay for that when we get back to Atlantis, Suzie Q.”

“Pay for what?” She wriggled against him again and his eyes practically rolled back in his head.

“Stop trying to distract me.” He gave her a sharp smack on the ass that made her squeal. But damn if she didn't press against him and wriggle even harder. He smacked her again. “Didn't I tell you to stop that?”

She stared up at him. Her eyes were glittering and she was breathing hard. “Do that again, John Sheppard-”

“And you'll do what?” He smacked her on the ass again just to see her eyes grow dark with lust. “I think I'm the one in charge right now.”

“Not for long, you won't be.” She pressed her hands flat against his chest and tried to shove him back. He tightened his grip, making her gasp when the towel slipped up and his belt buckle rubbed cold and hard over her belly.

“Being sassy again, huh?” His fingers dug into her hips. He looked behind him at the thick stand of trees. He looked back down at her and grinned wickedly when he saw her eyes go wide. “I think its been way too long since I taught you a proper lesson, Suzie Q.”

“You wouldn't.” She was breathing harder and he could see the excitement building up in her eyes. She looked back toward the village and the people starting to go about their morning chores. Her tongue flicked out, wetting her lips and she swallowed hard. “John, don't you dare-”

“Didn't I tell you once not to dare me?” He flipped her around and wrapped one arm around her waist. Laughing, he put his free hand over her mouth to cover her loud shriek of protest. She was really squirming now but he managed to keep his grip on her as he half carried, half dragged her farther into the woods. “Don't be trying to get out of this one now, sweetheart.”

When he thought they were a safe enough distance away from the village, he stopped behind a tree larger than any California Redwood he'd ever seen. The branches on the tree were low and full of leaves. Just perfect for what he had in mind. Unless someone walked right up on them or they cried out too loudly, no one would even know what they were doing.

None too gently, he set her down on her feet and turned her so that her back was pressed against the rough bark of the tree. Grabbing her wrists, he forced her arms up, making her grab onto the branches on either side of her. Lightly, he ran a hand over the slim column of her throat. The feel of her pulse racing under his fingers made his erection jump.

“If you're going to punish me what are you waiting for?” She leaned into his hand and moaned against his mouth when he cupped the back of her head in his strong hand and captured her lips in a bruising kiss.

“Just wondering which one is going to work better.” Lust coiled low in his belly when he pulled back and looked down into her eyes. “My belt or my shirt. Guess I'll have to use both.”

“What?” Startled, she looked up at him.

Her amber eyes were wide and the hunger he saw in them made his blood boil. “Shut up.” Her lips were full, wet and so inviting that he couldn't resist kissing her again. He wanted her. Needed her. Had to have her. He kept his mouth on hers, forcing his tongue between her lips when she tried to protest. His fingers went to his belt and he felt her shiver when he tugged it from the loops on his pants.

“John-” She tried to move and he stopped her.

“Didn't I tell you to shut up?” He ran a hand over arm before he gripped one of her wrists and wrapped the loop of the belt around it, pulling it tight so that her hand was tied to the branch of the tree. She tried to struggle but he was too quick and in a matter of seconds, he had his shirt off and wrapped around her other wrist so that she was completely at his mercy.

An evil smile tugged at his lips when he hooked his fingers in the top edge of the towel like thing and tugged it down over her. She gasped and her nipples turned hard when the cool morning breeze touched them. Deciding that he need to warm her up, he bent his head and captured a nub in his mouth. She arched her back, pressing against him when his tongue scraped hard and rough over her.

“Where's the choker chain and the rings I gave you?” He nipped her with his teeth and then pulled back, looking up at her.

“I...I took them off.” She puffed out a breath. “I didn't want...”

“I don't care what you didn't want.” He bit down on the soft flesh between her breasts and sucked gently. “I told you that I wanted you to wear them all the time.”

“But, I thought-”

“I don't care what you thought either.” He sucked harder and heard the rustle of the leaves when she tightened her grip on the branches. Slowly, he pushed the towel down even more. His tongue slid over her, licking at every inch of her exposed flesh until he went down on his knees in front of her. He settled his hands on her waist and raised his eyes to hers. “And if you were a bad girl and took off everything...”

He deliberately didn't finish the sentence and he smiled. From the look on her face he already knew what he was going to find.

“John, please...”

“Too late to beg me now.” She moaned and her head went back when his hands slid down over the length of her thighs. He teased his fingers under the towel, scratching his way up and then pulling the cloth back so that he could tuck the ends of it into the top. His tongue flicked out, teasing over the light curls between her thighs. “Mmm...” he breathed over her. “Bad...bad, girl. You took off everything.”

She started to say something only to have her words turn into a strangled moan when he pressed his mouth against her and sharply bit into her swollen lips. Her hips tilted toward his face and he opened his mouth slowly, feeling her body twist with pleasure as he tasted her. The smell of her sex was like honey to his bee and he lapped at her harder, drawing as much of her sweet liquid warmth into his mouth as he could.

She was shaking now and he drew back just a bit giving her a second to catch her breath before he went at her again. Slowly, he ran his tongue over her, tracing every line of her folds. She shuddered and her legs fell open a bit more, giving him more room. He took what she offered and slid his hands up, lifting one of her legs over his shoulder so that she was open to him even more.

Ravenous, he pressed his lips tight against her, digging in his tongue until she whimpered and cried out from the torture he was putting her through. He pressed a hand to her belly and felt her tremble. He pushed down, trying to hold her still as he stroked his tongue over her clit with hard even strokes that had her crying out his name. Her body twisted and he knew that she was close to orgasm. He could almost taste it as it bubbled out from between her sweet lips and flowed hot and delicious into his hungry mouth.

Pulling back, he heard her gasp when he let her go. He slid her leg off his shoulder and slowly got to his feet. Cupping her face in his hands, he kissed her hard. His tongue darted into her mouth, letting her taste her own honey that still lingered on his lips. Drawing back, he ran his thumb over the line of her jaw before he leaned in again and pressed his forehead against hers.

“Not yet, baby.” He breathed. “You can't come without me.” She twisted her head slightly, biting down on the pad of his thumb with her teeth and the animal inside him nearly made him loose control.

Letting her go, he hooked his fingers into the snap of his pants and nearly broke the zipper in his hurry to be free of the confining cloth. He pushed his pants and boxers down over his hips and his erection sprang out and slapped hot and hard against her belly. Her hands dug into the branch's of the tree even harder when he pushed her thighs apart and eased between her thighs.

Her breath was hot on his ear when he leaned into her. He slid his arms under hers until his hands were braced against the tree behind her then he pulled back and nestled the head of his rock hard member against her slick entrance. He drove himself in deep, making her take all of him in one swift move and she buried her face in his shoulder. Dimly he heard her muffled scream when he slammed into her and the sound only made his blood even hotter.

There was no time to hesitate and he rode her harder, driving her back so that her skin scraped over his hands and not the rough bark of the tree. Her body wrapped around him, drawing him deeper and deeper until he throbbed and tingled inside her tight warmth. He felt her belly clench and she squeezed him tighter, drawing and pulling at him. He felt his own tension start to rise like a full heavy weight in his gut and his balls suddenly felt too tight. The pressure from the ring at the base of him was driving him insane until all he could think about was how much deeper he wanted to be inside of her.

Finally, he couldn't take the strain of holding back anymore. “Come, baby.” He whispered in her ear. “Come for me now.”

His body rocked from the force of their combined climax and he nearly lost his grip when she tilted up and wrapped her legs tight around his waist. Her feet were locked around his thighs and he could hear her soft grunts of pleasure and then everything blurred as he lost himself to the fire raging through his body.

Panting hard, he pressed his forehead against the soft skin of her shoulder and waited for his body to stop shaking. When he thought he could stand, he eased back and grunted low when her legs slid off of him and he slid out of her with a soft pop. He looked down at her. Her eyes were closed and she was breathing hard.

“Look at me, Suzie Q.” Smiling he ran his hand over her cheek, wiping the sweat off of her upper lip with the tip of his thumb. Slowly, she opened her eyes and his lips curled up at the dark and hungry look still lurking there in her eyes. He smirked a little when she raised an eyebrow and gave him a wily grin. “Was it good for you?”

“Could have been better.” Excitement rushed through him at the seductive sounding purr of her voice. “Wanna try again?”

“Give me a minute to catch my breath and I'll think about it.” He laughed and kissed the side of her neck.

“Mmm...salty.” Her tongue darted out to lick the sweat off of his ear.

He laughed and untied first his belt and then his shirt from around her wrists. She eased down, rubbing at her arms as he tugged the towel back up and smoothed it down over her belly. A frown crossed her face when she realized what he was doing.

“Hey! What happened to round two?”

Pulling on his shirt, he pulled up his boxers and pants and then let her help ease the belt back through the loops. When he was through he stepped back and ran his hands through his sweat soaked hair. “Sometimes I think you're going to be the death of me, Suzie Q.”

“Would you want to go any other way?” She smiled and her expression brightened. “Unless you're ready for that bath now.”

“I was hoping that we could wait until we got back to Atlantis.” He sighed. “This little display was fun but if you're really going to get wet I'd rather have you in my own shower.”

“I hate to burst your bubble, sweetheart.” Playfully, she tugged at the front of his pants. “But I think Jaiya and Teyla are going to know what we've been doing.”

“What?” He grinned. “We look okay.”

“Sure, we do.” She grinned back. “You look like Bozo the Clown and besides the fact that I've got scratches on my back...” She pointed to the moisture glistening on her thighs.

His eyes gleamed and he took a step toward her. “I could lick it off.”

“As tempting as that sounds, my darling Colonel and as good as you smell to me right now-” She eased into his arms and wrapped her arms around his neck. “Come on, John.” She purred and rubbed against him.

“Susan-” He tilted his head back and looked up at the sunlight starting to filter down through the trees.

“If you can tie me up to a tree in the middle of a forest, then you can bare that cute ass long enough to take a proper bath.” She ran her hands over his back and kissed him lightly. “And I promise, if there are any cute little Athosian girls hanging around I'll resist the urge to let them see what a fine looking man from Earth really looks like.”

Not for a second did he think that this was going to be a proper bath. But what the hell? It just might be fun.

Smiling, he let her take his hand and pull him long after her.

Author's Note: Wrote this one just because I had to get it out of my head. ;)

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