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Adopting Rodney 25/?
Title: Adopting Rodney
Author: sg_lab
Rating: G to PG
Summary: “We’re adopting Rodney,” John said. What happens after Rodney suffers a brain injury. Set a few months after First Strike
Pairing: Sheppard/Weir
Characters: Sheppard, Weir, McKay
Spoilers: First Strike, Sunday, McKay and Mrs. Miller, Vengeance
Warning:
A/N: OMG, what is this? A new chapter to Adopting Rodney?
Disclaimer: The characters and Stargate Atlantis don’t belong to me and I’m not making anything from this.
Feedback: Yes please
Chapter 25
Rodney closed his bedroom door. He wished he could slam it. John and Elizabeth had just told him they were not going to allow him to go through anymore sessions with the device fixing his brain.
From what he understood his brain was no longer getting any worse. It just wasn’t getting any better either.
He dropped onto his bed and through the pillow across the room. That didn’t help any. He was about to grab something more substantial when there was a knock on his bedroom door.
“Rodney, I know you don’t want to talk with us right now, but you need to come out here,” John’s voice was muffled through the door, but Rodney could hear him.
“Rodney, Elizabeth’s in labor, she needs to get to the infirmary.”
Rodney stood up and stopped for a moment before deciding to open the door. “Is she okay?” He asked.
“She’s going to be fine,” John smiled at him. “She’s just about to have the baby. You need to come with us.”
“I can stay here,” Rodney said.
“I think Elizabeth would feel a whole lot better if you came along,” John said.
Rodney thought for a moment. “Okay.”
“Good,” John patted Rodney’s arm. “Go get your shoes and come on out.”
Rodney went back in and stopped when his eyes caught the flash cards on his desk. He walked over and picked them up going through them. He was so focused he was startled when he heard John’s voice yelling for him.
He walked back out. “What?”
“Rodney, get your shoes, we need to go to the infirmary,” John said.
Rodney remembered what he was suppose to be doing and why. He went back into his room and grabbed his shoes. He took another moment looking at them and remembered what he was so suppose to do with them. John yelled for him again, but he continued putting on the shoes.
He got up and left the room. The three of them walked the halls to the infirmary. John stood between Rodney and Elizabeth making sure both of them were okay and moving in the right direction.
Rodney was nudged into a chair in the waiting area.
“Ronon and Teyla should be here any minute,” John said. “Do you think you can stay here alone until then?”
I’ll be fine,” Rodney said. “Are you going to be okay, Lizbeth?”
“I’m going to be just fun, sweetie,” Elizabeth pressed a kiss to Rodney’s temple. “Pretty soon we’ll have someone new to the family.”
Rodney wasn’t sure what he thought of that, but just said. “Okay.” He watched them being escorted out of the room then.
&
He was startled when Ronon and Teyla showed up sitting next to him.
“Rodney, it’s getting late, would it be all right if I took you home and stayed?” Teyla asked.
“But what about Lizbeth and John?” He asked.
“You probably won’t be able to see them until tomorrow,” Teyla said.
Rodney opened his mouth to refuse, but caught himself yawning. “Okay.”
“I’ll let you know if anything happens,” Ronon said.
Rodney collapsed back onto his bed. His eyes were about ready to shut. Teyla helped him out of his shoes and pulled the blankets back. “Goodnight, Rodney. I’ll be in the living room if you need me.”
“Okay,” Rodney said pulling up the blankets. He hadn’t bothered changing into his pajamas.
&
The next time Rodney woke up the sun was just barely out shining through his bedroom window. He looked at his clock and noticed it was still a little early to get up. It occurred to him it was John and Elizabeth’s day off and they usually stayed in bed an extra hour. Rodney made himself a bowl of cereal on these days.
He got up and frowned when he noticed he hadn’t put on his pajamas. Walking out to the living room, he heard voices coming from the couch. Teyla was standing with Ronon talking in low voices.
“Hey,” Ronon noticed Rodney. “You’re up early.”
“What are you doing here?” Rodney asked.
Ronon and Teyla exchanged glances.
“Rodney, don’t you remember? Elizabeth went into labor last night. She and John are at the infirmary,” Teyla said.
“Oh, right,” Rodney said. “Did she have the baby?”
“Yes,” Teyla beamed. “They had a little girl less than a half an hour ago.”
“Can we see them?” Rodney asked.
“Elizabeth is very tired,” Teyla said. “John said he would be by here later this afternoon and we could see Elizabeth then.”
“But…”
“Rodney,” Teyla cut in. “We need to let them rest for awhile. Elizabeth should be released from the infirmary in a few days.”
“Okay,” Rodney’s chin dropped to his chest and he walked back to his room.
Ronon and Teyla had to coax him out of his room later for lunch. He didn’t eat much or say much for that matter. He was about to go back to his room after lunch when the door opened and John stepped in.
“John!” Rodney beamed. “Where’s Lizbeth? Where’s the baby? What’s her name?”
“Hold on now, buddy,” John smiled. “Breathe.”
Rodney reddened. “Sorry.”
“That’s okay,” John ruffled Rodney’s hair. “Elizabeth wants to see you,” Rodney got excited at John’s words. “You’ll need to put on shoes first.”
“Oh, right,” Rodney went to his bedroom.
“How is she doing, John?” Rodney heard Teyla’s voice as he entered his room.
“She’s stable now. It’s going to be a few days longer before she’s released from the infirmary.”
Rodney entered his room and grabbed his shoes.
“Rodney, you about ready?” John yelled.
“Coming,” Rodney said.
&
They entered the infirmary and Rodney looked around trying to find Elizabeth.
“She’s in there,” John pointed to a room off the main infirmary.
They walked in. Rodney looked at Elizabeth and then John. “Is she okay?”
“She’s fine. Just really tired,” Elizabeth was covered with the blanket up to her neck and her face was as pale as the pillow under her.
She opened her eyes and gave them a weak smile. “Hi.”
Everyone found a spot around the bed. Rodney stood on Elizabeth’s right side while John stood next to him near the head of the bed. Ronon and Teyla stood on the other side of the bed.
Elizabeth pulled her arms out from under the covers and reached for Rodney’s hand and offered her other to Teyla.
“Where’s the baby?” Rodney asked.
“She’s asleep in another room,” Elizabeth said. “Babies sleep a lot.”
“Do you have a name for her yet?” Teyla asked.
Elizabeth smiled. “Madeleine Meredith Sheppard.”
Rodney’s head shot up. “What you go and do that to her for?”
“Rodney,” John gave him a light cuff on the head.
Rodney reddened. “At least it’s her middle name,” everyone laughed.
&
A few days later Rodney came out of his room where he had been taking a nap when he heard the door to the apartment open and voices.
Teyla met John and Elizabeth at the door.
“Where’s the baby?” Rodney asked as soon as he saw them.
John and Elizabeth exchanged a glance. Teyla said her goodbyes and let herself out.
“Why don’t we sit down on the couch,” John suggested.
Rodney’s brow furrowed and he tensed. He sat down between John and Elizabeth.
“There were some complications when Maddie was born,” Elizabeth said with a slight tremor in her voice. “She’s doing much better now, but the doctors want to keep an eye on her a little longer.”
“Is she going to be all right?” Rodney asked.
“Yes,” John said without hesitation. “She should be home in another couple of days.”
Rodney didn’t say anything at first and Elizabeth wrapped her arms around him. “It’s going to be okay.”
&
When they brought Maddie home a few days later, Rodney kept his distance from the baby. John and Elizabeth had asked him if he wanted to hold her, but he shook his head and took another step back.
Elizabeth spent the next two weeks at home taking care of things over the radio. Rodney spent as much of his time with Radek at the labs as he could. John put in time making sure everything was running smoothly in the city with Teyla’s help. Ronon as always kept the Marines on their toes.
It was a little over a month since Maddie had been brought home from the infirmary. Morning was drawing near and Rodney was tossing and turning. He had been up once already to get a drink of water only to drop two glasses in the process and waking Elizabeth and John.
He had been thinking about the device again. He had brought it up at dinner, but John and Elizabeth were still adamant that he not go through it again.
Still not able to get to sleep, he got up and headed for the kitchen. He heard noises from Maddie’s room. She wasn’t crying exactly. It was a funny noise she made that made Rodney think she was happy or just wanted attention. He didn’t know.
Rodney had been so hesitant around the baby afraid if he touched her he’d hurt her. But no one had gotten much sleep, least of all John and Elizabeth. He shrugged his shoulders deciding he could at least look in and see if she was okay.
He walked into the nursery and looked around at all the toys. He didn’t remember having so many toys as a kid.
He walked over to the crib and Maddie was looking up at him. Her little hand was stretched out as if she was reaching for something.
“Umm, hi,” he whispered.
He reached down with his hand just touching hers. She surprised him and grabbed onto one of his fingers.
He let her hold his finger as he began to speak. “You probably think I don’t like you, but I do. Umm, I just don’t want to break you or anything. You’ve already had it tough coming into this world. It’s a screwed up world too,” he noticed her face begin to scrunch and he began to panic.
He noticed that face just before she would cut loose with an almighty wail. “Maddie, please don’t cry. I didn’t mean to scare you. It’s not such a bad place,” she let go of his finger and let out a big cry that had Rodney stepping away from the crib.
John came in a minute later. “I’m sorry,” were Rodney’s first words.
“Rodney, you’re not going to break her,” John rolled his eyes. “Okay, it’s possible, but not likely. She needs to be fed and so do you.”
“What?” Rodney frowned.
“It’s morning. Time to get up.”
“Oh. Okay,” Rodney wandered out of the room.
Mornings were even more chaotic than before. Elizabeth came out with the baby after feeding her as John was fixing breakfast. Rodney sat at the table staying out of the way as Elizabeth moved around the apartment with Maddie in one arm and a tablet PC in the other.
John put down a plate of food in front of Rodney and sat down next to him. Rodney watched Elizabeth continue to walk around the apartment with the baby and computer and talking on her radio. Every now and then she would stop at the counter and drink her juice and take a bit out of her toast.
“John, take Maddie for a minute,” Elizabeth handed the baby off to John who then began to make cute sounds at the baby.
“John, we have a meeting in twenty minutes,” Elizabeth came out of their bedroom.
John got up and put Maddie in her stroller. “Rodney, watch Maddie for a minute,” John pushed the stroller and baby over next to Rodney.
Before Rodney could say anything John had left the room. Both John and Elizabeth were in their room now leaving Rodney with the baby. Rodney looked down at the baby. She looked at him and he thought she was smiling. Of course it could have just been gas, at least that’s what John would say.
He looked up when he heard a door open and John and Elizabeth came out of their room. He opened his mouth to speak, but stopped short when they continued to the front door and out.
Rodney looked down at the baby. “I guess I’m not the only one with scrambled brains at the moment.”
The door opened a few seconds later with John and Elizabeth speaking at once apologizing profusely.
When they were finished babbling, John said he would take Rodney to Radek’s lab and Elizabeth said she would take Maddie to daycare. Maddie was the third child born on Atlantis in ten thousand years and that had prompted the need of a daycare. Rodney hoped things would get better. It was days like this that made him feel like a burden.
Author: sg_lab
Rating: G to PG
Summary: “We’re adopting Rodney,” John said. What happens after Rodney suffers a brain injury. Set a few months after First Strike
Pairing: Sheppard/Weir
Characters: Sheppard, Weir, McKay
Spoilers: First Strike, Sunday, McKay and Mrs. Miller, Vengeance
Warning:
A/N: OMG, what is this? A new chapter to Adopting Rodney?
Disclaimer: The characters and Stargate Atlantis don’t belong to me and I’m not making anything from this.
Feedback: Yes please
Chapter 25
Rodney closed his bedroom door. He wished he could slam it. John and Elizabeth had just told him they were not going to allow him to go through anymore sessions with the device fixing his brain.
From what he understood his brain was no longer getting any worse. It just wasn’t getting any better either.
He dropped onto his bed and through the pillow across the room. That didn’t help any. He was about to grab something more substantial when there was a knock on his bedroom door.
“Rodney, I know you don’t want to talk with us right now, but you need to come out here,” John’s voice was muffled through the door, but Rodney could hear him.
“Rodney, Elizabeth’s in labor, she needs to get to the infirmary.”
Rodney stood up and stopped for a moment before deciding to open the door. “Is she okay?” He asked.
“She’s going to be fine,” John smiled at him. “She’s just about to have the baby. You need to come with us.”
“I can stay here,” Rodney said.
“I think Elizabeth would feel a whole lot better if you came along,” John said.
Rodney thought for a moment. “Okay.”
“Good,” John patted Rodney’s arm. “Go get your shoes and come on out.”
Rodney went back in and stopped when his eyes caught the flash cards on his desk. He walked over and picked them up going through them. He was so focused he was startled when he heard John’s voice yelling for him.
He walked back out. “What?”
“Rodney, get your shoes, we need to go to the infirmary,” John said.
Rodney remembered what he was suppose to be doing and why. He went back into his room and grabbed his shoes. He took another moment looking at them and remembered what he was so suppose to do with them. John yelled for him again, but he continued putting on the shoes.
He got up and left the room. The three of them walked the halls to the infirmary. John stood between Rodney and Elizabeth making sure both of them were okay and moving in the right direction.
Rodney was nudged into a chair in the waiting area.
“Ronon and Teyla should be here any minute,” John said. “Do you think you can stay here alone until then?”
I’ll be fine,” Rodney said. “Are you going to be okay, Lizbeth?”
“I’m going to be just fun, sweetie,” Elizabeth pressed a kiss to Rodney’s temple. “Pretty soon we’ll have someone new to the family.”
Rodney wasn’t sure what he thought of that, but just said. “Okay.” He watched them being escorted out of the room then.
&
He was startled when Ronon and Teyla showed up sitting next to him.
“Rodney, it’s getting late, would it be all right if I took you home and stayed?” Teyla asked.
“But what about Lizbeth and John?” He asked.
“You probably won’t be able to see them until tomorrow,” Teyla said.
Rodney opened his mouth to refuse, but caught himself yawning. “Okay.”
“I’ll let you know if anything happens,” Ronon said.
Rodney collapsed back onto his bed. His eyes were about ready to shut. Teyla helped him out of his shoes and pulled the blankets back. “Goodnight, Rodney. I’ll be in the living room if you need me.”
“Okay,” Rodney said pulling up the blankets. He hadn’t bothered changing into his pajamas.
&
The next time Rodney woke up the sun was just barely out shining through his bedroom window. He looked at his clock and noticed it was still a little early to get up. It occurred to him it was John and Elizabeth’s day off and they usually stayed in bed an extra hour. Rodney made himself a bowl of cereal on these days.
He got up and frowned when he noticed he hadn’t put on his pajamas. Walking out to the living room, he heard voices coming from the couch. Teyla was standing with Ronon talking in low voices.
“Hey,” Ronon noticed Rodney. “You’re up early.”
“What are you doing here?” Rodney asked.
Ronon and Teyla exchanged glances.
“Rodney, don’t you remember? Elizabeth went into labor last night. She and John are at the infirmary,” Teyla said.
“Oh, right,” Rodney said. “Did she have the baby?”
“Yes,” Teyla beamed. “They had a little girl less than a half an hour ago.”
“Can we see them?” Rodney asked.
“Elizabeth is very tired,” Teyla said. “John said he would be by here later this afternoon and we could see Elizabeth then.”
“But…”
“Rodney,” Teyla cut in. “We need to let them rest for awhile. Elizabeth should be released from the infirmary in a few days.”
“Okay,” Rodney’s chin dropped to his chest and he walked back to his room.
Ronon and Teyla had to coax him out of his room later for lunch. He didn’t eat much or say much for that matter. He was about to go back to his room after lunch when the door opened and John stepped in.
“John!” Rodney beamed. “Where’s Lizbeth? Where’s the baby? What’s her name?”
“Hold on now, buddy,” John smiled. “Breathe.”
Rodney reddened. “Sorry.”
“That’s okay,” John ruffled Rodney’s hair. “Elizabeth wants to see you,” Rodney got excited at John’s words. “You’ll need to put on shoes first.”
“Oh, right,” Rodney went to his bedroom.
“How is she doing, John?” Rodney heard Teyla’s voice as he entered his room.
“She’s stable now. It’s going to be a few days longer before she’s released from the infirmary.”
Rodney entered his room and grabbed his shoes.
“Rodney, you about ready?” John yelled.
“Coming,” Rodney said.
&
They entered the infirmary and Rodney looked around trying to find Elizabeth.
“She’s in there,” John pointed to a room off the main infirmary.
They walked in. Rodney looked at Elizabeth and then John. “Is she okay?”
“She’s fine. Just really tired,” Elizabeth was covered with the blanket up to her neck and her face was as pale as the pillow under her.
She opened her eyes and gave them a weak smile. “Hi.”
Everyone found a spot around the bed. Rodney stood on Elizabeth’s right side while John stood next to him near the head of the bed. Ronon and Teyla stood on the other side of the bed.
Elizabeth pulled her arms out from under the covers and reached for Rodney’s hand and offered her other to Teyla.
“Where’s the baby?” Rodney asked.
“She’s asleep in another room,” Elizabeth said. “Babies sleep a lot.”
“Do you have a name for her yet?” Teyla asked.
Elizabeth smiled. “Madeleine Meredith Sheppard.”
Rodney’s head shot up. “What you go and do that to her for?”
“Rodney,” John gave him a light cuff on the head.
Rodney reddened. “At least it’s her middle name,” everyone laughed.
&
A few days later Rodney came out of his room where he had been taking a nap when he heard the door to the apartment open and voices.
Teyla met John and Elizabeth at the door.
“Where’s the baby?” Rodney asked as soon as he saw them.
John and Elizabeth exchanged a glance. Teyla said her goodbyes and let herself out.
“Why don’t we sit down on the couch,” John suggested.
Rodney’s brow furrowed and he tensed. He sat down between John and Elizabeth.
“There were some complications when Maddie was born,” Elizabeth said with a slight tremor in her voice. “She’s doing much better now, but the doctors want to keep an eye on her a little longer.”
“Is she going to be all right?” Rodney asked.
“Yes,” John said without hesitation. “She should be home in another couple of days.”
Rodney didn’t say anything at first and Elizabeth wrapped her arms around him. “It’s going to be okay.”
&
When they brought Maddie home a few days later, Rodney kept his distance from the baby. John and Elizabeth had asked him if he wanted to hold her, but he shook his head and took another step back.
Elizabeth spent the next two weeks at home taking care of things over the radio. Rodney spent as much of his time with Radek at the labs as he could. John put in time making sure everything was running smoothly in the city with Teyla’s help. Ronon as always kept the Marines on their toes.
It was a little over a month since Maddie had been brought home from the infirmary. Morning was drawing near and Rodney was tossing and turning. He had been up once already to get a drink of water only to drop two glasses in the process and waking Elizabeth and John.
He had been thinking about the device again. He had brought it up at dinner, but John and Elizabeth were still adamant that he not go through it again.
Still not able to get to sleep, he got up and headed for the kitchen. He heard noises from Maddie’s room. She wasn’t crying exactly. It was a funny noise she made that made Rodney think she was happy or just wanted attention. He didn’t know.
Rodney had been so hesitant around the baby afraid if he touched her he’d hurt her. But no one had gotten much sleep, least of all John and Elizabeth. He shrugged his shoulders deciding he could at least look in and see if she was okay.
He walked into the nursery and looked around at all the toys. He didn’t remember having so many toys as a kid.
He walked over to the crib and Maddie was looking up at him. Her little hand was stretched out as if she was reaching for something.
“Umm, hi,” he whispered.
He reached down with his hand just touching hers. She surprised him and grabbed onto one of his fingers.
He let her hold his finger as he began to speak. “You probably think I don’t like you, but I do. Umm, I just don’t want to break you or anything. You’ve already had it tough coming into this world. It’s a screwed up world too,” he noticed her face begin to scrunch and he began to panic.
He noticed that face just before she would cut loose with an almighty wail. “Maddie, please don’t cry. I didn’t mean to scare you. It’s not such a bad place,” she let go of his finger and let out a big cry that had Rodney stepping away from the crib.
John came in a minute later. “I’m sorry,” were Rodney’s first words.
“Rodney, you’re not going to break her,” John rolled his eyes. “Okay, it’s possible, but not likely. She needs to be fed and so do you.”
“What?” Rodney frowned.
“It’s morning. Time to get up.”
“Oh. Okay,” Rodney wandered out of the room.
Mornings were even more chaotic than before. Elizabeth came out with the baby after feeding her as John was fixing breakfast. Rodney sat at the table staying out of the way as Elizabeth moved around the apartment with Maddie in one arm and a tablet PC in the other.
John put down a plate of food in front of Rodney and sat down next to him. Rodney watched Elizabeth continue to walk around the apartment with the baby and computer and talking on her radio. Every now and then she would stop at the counter and drink her juice and take a bit out of her toast.
“John, take Maddie for a minute,” Elizabeth handed the baby off to John who then began to make cute sounds at the baby.
“John, we have a meeting in twenty minutes,” Elizabeth came out of their bedroom.
John got up and put Maddie in her stroller. “Rodney, watch Maddie for a minute,” John pushed the stroller and baby over next to Rodney.
Before Rodney could say anything John had left the room. Both John and Elizabeth were in their room now leaving Rodney with the baby. Rodney looked down at the baby. She looked at him and he thought she was smiling. Of course it could have just been gas, at least that’s what John would say.
He looked up when he heard a door open and John and Elizabeth came out of their room. He opened his mouth to speak, but stopped short when they continued to the front door and out.
Rodney looked down at the baby. “I guess I’m not the only one with scrambled brains at the moment.”
The door opened a few seconds later with John and Elizabeth speaking at once apologizing profusely.
When they were finished babbling, John said he would take Rodney to Radek’s lab and Elizabeth said she would take Maddie to daycare. Maddie was the third child born on Atlantis in ten thousand years and that had prompted the need of a daycare. Rodney hoped things would get better. It was days like this that made him feel like a burden.
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