Acquired Tastes by victoriaely

Acquired Tastes by victoriaely

Author's e-mail: victoriaely@yahoo.co.uk.co

Date: 11.12.2005

Feedback: yes, please

Fandom: Stargate Atlantis

Category: general

Rating: G

Paring: none

Summary: Carson visits his home in Scotland

Warnings: none

Series: yes

Sequel to: none

WIP: yes

Beta: Lorellipsis, Marie

Spoilers: "Poisoning the well", "Conversion"

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters :)

Author's notes: Many thanks to my beta readers. Hope you like it. Any feedback is welcomed

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Carson was watching the scenery go by through the window of the train. Coming back home was something he'd looked forward to. When he was in Atlantis. Now it all felt wrong. He'd chosen to take the train from London. He'd always liked long trips where he could relax and think about things. Now all that he could think of was that it was really cold and it rained too much.

It was ten o'clock when the cab stopped in front of his house. It was the same old house he'd always loved, with his mother's beautiful flowers. He hadn't expected to find his mother waiting at the train station, but this was a bit odd. All the lights were off.

He rang the doorbell, and after about ten minutes he heard his mother coming to open the door.

"This isn't funny, you know. Waking up an old woman in the middle of the night."

Carson smiled. His mother hadn't changed a bit.

"Hello Mum. Sorry to wake you up."

"Carson! I didn't know you were coming. Come in, son. You must be exhausted."

"I'm fine, Mum."

"I'll make you a cup of tea and we'll talk."

The house hadn't changed, either. It was over a year since he'd last been here. He sat on the big couch in the living room, with his small suitcase close to him. He missed the feeling of this house. The remembered warmth that had always made him hurry back home, the smell of his mother's cooking, the way the morning sun lighted his room. His mom was looking at him. He looked so lost, so lonely.

"Here's your tea, love."

"Thanks, Mum."

Carson was wondering what was going on in Atlantis. Zelenka should manage, so should Schwartz and Biro, but he couldn't help feeling wrong. He should be there. He thought of the snowflake city and wondered how he could he miss it the way he did.

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The Pocket Reviewer: I started reading this and found that it so captures the character of Carson Beckett, that I wanted to read more by the author. It's a really good read; hence, my inclusion here. If you like Carson Beckett and want to speculate more about his charcter's backstory, this is a good story to start with. Well written, easy to read, very well done.