Carson raised his eyebrows at Rodney's little dig at his and Cait's departments. "Well, considering everything that's been happening since we got here, I think I'll plenty busy," he told him. "And I'm sure Cait will be too."
Rodney didn't seem to hear him as he walked off. Returning Cait's look with a shrug, he then hurried after her, catching up with both of them. He understood when Cait decided not to mention what was going on between them. He knew that it was undoubtedly going to come out sooner or later, but for the moment, he rather liked the idea of it being between just the two of them. Especially since it was so new.
Once they were in the dining hall, Carson sat down next to Cait after they had got their food and started eating. He reached under to take take her hand briefly, giving it a gentle squeeze just before she motioned to John and Teyla.
"You think so?" he asked. He knew that Major Sheppard had been spending a lot of time with her and the Athosians since bringing them to Atlantis. So it was possible. However, Rodney's comment made him look over at his friend, raising his eyebrows. "How do you know the major's like that?"
"Because he's a flirt just like Captain Kirk. He'll probably have a girl on every planet before the year is out."
Carson snorted a bit. "Oh come on."
Rodney just looked at him for a moment before he looked back of his food. "We have to hurry up. The meeting's soon."
"Right then." Carson glanced over at Cait as they finished up their food before heading out and up to Operations to the briefing room.