Adopting Rodney 28/?
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sg_lab2Title: 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:
Disclaimer: The characters and Stargate Atlantis don’t belong to me and I’m not making anything from this.
Feedback: Yes please
Chapter 28
It had been two days since Rodney slipped into a coma when Elizabeth said they needed to contact his sister Jeannie.
Neither John nor Elizabeth were getting much sleep. The first night Elizabeth cried herself to sleep in John’s arms.
John and Elizabeth were sitting with Rodney. Elizabeth had put in a call to Jeannie, but hadn’t heard from her yet.
“We did this,” Elizabeth said breaking the silence that had come over the room for the last half hour.
“What?” John looked at her.
“If we had been paying more attention…Hell, you were snapping at him all the time.”
“I wasn’t snapping at him all the time,” John responded.
“He couldn’t do anything right as far as you were concerned,” she accused.
“He could learn to be more careful,” as soon as the words were out John wished he could take them back.
“Excuse me,” Dr. Keller entered the room. “If you’re going to argue, would you mind taking it elsewhere.”
Looking contrite they mumbled an apology. “Look, it’s late,” Keller said. “Why don’t you two get some sleep.”
Before they could respond an alarm sounded. “What’s wrong?” Elizabeth demanded as machines around Rodney were going off.
Keller stuck her out of the room calling for a crash cart. John grabbed Elizabeth and pulled her to him. They held onto each other as they stayed out of the way, but watched nonetheless.
“We got him back,” Keller said minutes later.
John felt Elizabeth collapse in his arms. He sat down pulling her into his lap. She buried her face in his shoulder soaking his t-shirt. For the last couple of days Elizabeth showed herself in control to the rest of the city. In private with John she could fall apart.
John would wait until he was by himself.
SB
Two more days past and Rodney seemed to be getting weaker. Jeannie had received the message and was on her way to the city by way of the Deadalus.
Rodney was on a respirator now. John sat alone with his friend. It was late and everyone was asleep. He convinced Elizabeth to go to bed an hour earlier.
“God, I screwed up, buddy,” John held Rodney’s hand in one of his and with the other hand brushed through Rodney’s hair. “I was such a jerk towards you. I won’t blame you if you want to return with Jeannie.”
In the middle of Rodney’s breath he made a choking sound. “Rodney?” John panicked. “Rodney,” he said. “I need help in here,” he yelled out the door.
Keller rushed in with a few nurses.
“Well?” John demanded.
“He’s waking up,” Keller smiled.
SB
John stepped out of the room letting Keller remove the tube from Rodney’s throat and checking him over. Standing just outside the room he collapsed back against the wall. He felt a couple tears slip free.
“Colonel.”
John straightened up and rubbed his eyes brushing the tears away in the process before looking at the doctor. “How’s he doing, Doc?”
“He’s not completely awake yet, but his vitals are improving. He’s breathing on his own too.”
“How long before he completely wakes up?” John asked.
“He’ll probably be more clear later tomorrow,” she said. “Why don’t you get some sleep.”
“Can I see him for a minute?” John asked.
“All right, but then go to bed,” she said.
“Yes Ma’am,” he smiled.
Entering the room John sat down in the chair next to the bed. Leaning forward he rested his forehead on Rodney’s clutching his friend’s hand. Rodney was asleep now as John spoke. “We’ll see you in the morning.”
SB
Everyone had come to see Rodney the next morning. Everyone being: his team, Elizabeth and Zelenka. Keller shooed most of them out after awhile.
Rodney had opened his eyes while they were all with him. He opened his mouth, but didn’t seem to have the energy to speak. Everyone reassured him telling him to just rest.
Eventually it was just John and Elizabeth left with Rodney. Things were still tense between them. Some anger was still left from the blow up between them a few days earlier.
Rodney was asleep when Elizabeth received a call that Jeannie had just arrived. She excused herself while John stayed.
A few minutes later he saw Rodney’s eyes open. He looked even more aware this time. “Hey, buddy,” he squeezed Rodney’s hand and brushed a hand through his friend’s hair.
“Sheppard?”
John frowned. Rodney hadn’t called him by his last name in a long time.
“How you feeling, Rodney?”
“Tired,” he said. “Better though. What happened? Touch something you weren’t supposed to, Colonel?”
John sat frozen.
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:
Disclaimer: The characters and Stargate Atlantis don’t belong to me and I’m not making anything from this.
Feedback: Yes please
Chapter 28
It had been two days since Rodney slipped into a coma when Elizabeth said they needed to contact his sister Jeannie.
Neither John nor Elizabeth were getting much sleep. The first night Elizabeth cried herself to sleep in John’s arms.
John and Elizabeth were sitting with Rodney. Elizabeth had put in a call to Jeannie, but hadn’t heard from her yet.
“We did this,” Elizabeth said breaking the silence that had come over the room for the last half hour.
“What?” John looked at her.
“If we had been paying more attention…Hell, you were snapping at him all the time.”
“I wasn’t snapping at him all the time,” John responded.
“He couldn’t do anything right as far as you were concerned,” she accused.
“He could learn to be more careful,” as soon as the words were out John wished he could take them back.
“Excuse me,” Dr. Keller entered the room. “If you’re going to argue, would you mind taking it elsewhere.”
Looking contrite they mumbled an apology. “Look, it’s late,” Keller said. “Why don’t you two get some sleep.”
Before they could respond an alarm sounded. “What’s wrong?” Elizabeth demanded as machines around Rodney were going off.
Keller stuck her out of the room calling for a crash cart. John grabbed Elizabeth and pulled her to him. They held onto each other as they stayed out of the way, but watched nonetheless.
“We got him back,” Keller said minutes later.
John felt Elizabeth collapse in his arms. He sat down pulling her into his lap. She buried her face in his shoulder soaking his t-shirt. For the last couple of days Elizabeth showed herself in control to the rest of the city. In private with John she could fall apart.
John would wait until he was by himself.
SB
Two more days past and Rodney seemed to be getting weaker. Jeannie had received the message and was on her way to the city by way of the Deadalus.
Rodney was on a respirator now. John sat alone with his friend. It was late and everyone was asleep. He convinced Elizabeth to go to bed an hour earlier.
“God, I screwed up, buddy,” John held Rodney’s hand in one of his and with the other hand brushed through Rodney’s hair. “I was such a jerk towards you. I won’t blame you if you want to return with Jeannie.”
In the middle of Rodney’s breath he made a choking sound. “Rodney?” John panicked. “Rodney,” he said. “I need help in here,” he yelled out the door.
Keller rushed in with a few nurses.
“Well?” John demanded.
“He’s waking up,” Keller smiled.
SB
John stepped out of the room letting Keller remove the tube from Rodney’s throat and checking him over. Standing just outside the room he collapsed back against the wall. He felt a couple tears slip free.
“Colonel.”
John straightened up and rubbed his eyes brushing the tears away in the process before looking at the doctor. “How’s he doing, Doc?”
“He’s not completely awake yet, but his vitals are improving. He’s breathing on his own too.”
“How long before he completely wakes up?” John asked.
“He’ll probably be more clear later tomorrow,” she said. “Why don’t you get some sleep.”
“Can I see him for a minute?” John asked.
“All right, but then go to bed,” she said.
“Yes Ma’am,” he smiled.
Entering the room John sat down in the chair next to the bed. Leaning forward he rested his forehead on Rodney’s clutching his friend’s hand. Rodney was asleep now as John spoke. “We’ll see you in the morning.”
SB
Everyone had come to see Rodney the next morning. Everyone being: his team, Elizabeth and Zelenka. Keller shooed most of them out after awhile.
Rodney had opened his eyes while they were all with him. He opened his mouth, but didn’t seem to have the energy to speak. Everyone reassured him telling him to just rest.
Eventually it was just John and Elizabeth left with Rodney. Things were still tense between them. Some anger was still left from the blow up between them a few days earlier.
Rodney was asleep when Elizabeth received a call that Jeannie had just arrived. She excused herself while John stayed.
A few minutes later he saw Rodney’s eyes open. He looked even more aware this time. “Hey, buddy,” he squeezed Rodney’s hand and brushed a hand through his friend’s hair.
“Sheppard?”
John frowned. Rodney hadn’t called him by his last name in a long time.
“How you feeling, Rodney?”
“Tired,” he said. “Better though. What happened? Touch something you weren’t supposed to, Colonel?”
John sat frozen.
