"Oh. no, I love beaches," Jennifer told John. "I grew up in Wisconsin so our beaches were by lakes. And, since I was already in college by the time I was fifteen so I didn't really have a lot of time for myself. All I did was go to class, and study. And then there was medical school."
She didn't like telling people how young she was when she started college. Jennifer felt people would think she was bragging, which she wasn't. Even though she adored her parents for pushing her, and getting her a good education, there was a small part of her that wished she would've had a normal upbringing.
However, all thoughts of her childhood went out the window when John offered to put sunblock on her back. Jennifer brightly blushed, and looked down. She knew a lot of women on Atlantis found John attractive, her included. But she never followed him around, or batted her eyelashes at him like some of them did - mostly because Jennifer knew she wasn't his type.
"Thanks. I'll remember that," she told him before smiling. "And I would love to learn how to surf. My best friend in Chicago lived in California for a time, and was always talking about surfing. It sounds fun."
Shifting, Jennifer rolled over to her side, and propped her head up with her elbow, so she could looked at John as they spoke. "I'm not sure. I mean, we learned in Sunday school about the Four Horsemen, and the last fight between good and evil, but I never really believed it," she said as she shrugged. "I'm still a little creeped out by being chosen to be here. It makes me wonder how they found us, especially since we were in a different galaxy."