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Adopting Rodney 6/?
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
Warning: Character death
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lostcityfound and john_elizabeth
Disclaimer: The characters and Stargate Atlantis don’t belong to me and I’m not making anything from this.
Feedback: Yes please
Chapter 6
John checked the alarm clock. It was just before seven in the morning. He then looked at the sleeping form of Elizabeth. It was tempting to wake her now so they would have a few minutes together in bed before dealing with the day’s responsibilities; their chief responsibility for the day being Rodney McKay.
It was their day off and John was hoping for a little alone time with Elizabeth. Maybe they could get Ronon or Teyla to spend the day with Rodney. Yesterday they had all gone to the main land spending the time with the Athosians. Two days ago Dr. Zagoran told them they couldn’t find anything wrong in Rodney’s test three days ago. He hadn’t had a headache since that day either.
John leaned down and pressed his lips to Elizabeth’s. He felt her begin to respond. Her eyes fluttered open and she smiled up at him wrapping her arms around him.
“What time is it?” She asked.
“Ten to seven,” he said trying to occupy her lips with his.
“We need to get up soon to get Rodney up,” she said.
“Elizabeth, it’s the weekend, he can sleep in,” he kissed her neck.
“He needs to keep to a routine,” she said giving him a little nudge. “And he has an appointment with Heightmeyer today.”
“Ronon or Teyla can take him to Heightmeyer,” he nibbled a path down to her collarbone.
“I’d rather be there with him for his first appointment with Heightmeyer,” Elizabeth said. “Besides, she wanted us to be there for the first time.”
“Fine,” John sat up. He got up and left the room without a word leaving Elizabeth sitting with her mouth hanging open.
&
John and Elizabeth sat next to each other on Heightmeyer’s office couch. She sat down across from them after settling Rodney in another room to work on a test she set up for him.
“I sensed a little tension between you two,” Kate said.
“I thought this was supposed to be about Rodney,” John said.
“It is,” the psychiatrist said. “As Rodney’s primary care givers the two of you need to be able to deal with your problems so as not to affect Rodney in an adverse way.”
“We had a fight this morning,” Elizabeth said.
John crossed his arms over his chest and slumped in his seat.
“What was the fight about?” Heightmeyer asked.
“John wanted to toss Rodney off on someone else.”
John’s head whipped around staring at Elizabeth. “What? We hardly get a day to ourselves.”
“Rodney needs us right now,” Elizabeth said.
“You and I cannot take care of Rodney alone. Ronon and Teyla have offered to help.”
“Not right now,” Elizabeth said.
“But…” John didn’t get to finish his sentence as Rodney came back in.
“I’m finished,” they could see the uncertainty in his eyes and knew he felt the tension between John and Elizabeth. “I don’t think I did so good.”
“I’m sure you did very well, Rodney,” Heightmeyer assured. “I’d like to set up an appointment with you two,” she said this to John and Elizabeth.
They told her they’d get back to her and left a few minutes later to go get some lunch.
&
When they got to the cafeteria they found Ronon, Teyla and Radek sitting together at a table. Rodney sat down next to Radek and soon they were looking at something on Radek’s laptop.
“So, how was your first appointment with Dr. Heightmeyer?” Teyla asked.
“Fine,” John and Elizabeth said at once. Conversation seemed to be strained from then on.
“This is Weir,” Elizabeth pressed on her radio. “I’ll be there in a few minutes,” she looked up the others around her. “Major Lorne’s team just got back; I need to speak with them. I’ll see you two at home for dinner,” she met John’s gaze.
“Yeah,” John said.
Their gaze broke and Elizabeth looked across the table.
“Rodney,” Elizabeth got his attention. “I’ll see you later,” she squeezed his hand.
“Okay,” he said before looking back at the computer.
“Let’s go, Rodney,” John said a few minutes later.
“But…”
“Rodney, come on,” frustration was simmering under John’s tone.
“Colonel, I thought Rodney might like to come to the lab with me for a little while,” Radek said.
“Fine, I’ll see you later,” John was out of the cafeteria before any of them could say anything. He had moved so fast he didn’t see Rodney’s gaze drop to his lap or the looks Ronon, Teyla and Radek shared.
&
John lay on his bed trying to read a book, but found himself reading the same page several time over. He threw the book down after awhile and began pacing the room. He didn’t know what to do or who to talk to.
Finally he decided to go to the gym. On his way he ran into Teyla who happened to be going the same way. “Feel like beating the crap out of me?” He asked her. “I’d say I deserve it.”
“Why do you feel you deserve it?” She asked.
“I was a jerk to Elizabeth this morning and an even bigger jerk to Rodney,” they were in the gym and John slumped down on one of the bench seats.
“I see,” she sat down next to him. “Taking care of Rodney certainly must put a great burden upon you and Elizabeth,” she said.
“Rodney’s not a burden,” it came out a little harsher than he had intended.
“What I am saying is with yours and Elizabeth’s duties as well as your relationship, taking care of Rodney is simply adding more to your plates. You need to ask for our help. Ronon and I, as well as Dr. Zelenka, would be happy to help. Rodney is our friend too. I’m sure there are others who would be happy to help as well.”
“Tell that to Elizabeth,” he huffed.
Teyla stood up and looked down at him. “I do not believe beating the crap out of you today would help you. You should go home and speak to Elizabeth.”
“You’re right,” he said standing up. He grabbed his gym bag and looked back at her. “Thanks for the metaphorical beating,” she smiled at him and nodded. “And I’ll see if I can’t get Elizabeth to loosen the reigns on Rodney a little.”
“Elizabeth is very protective of Rodney. Especially since we lost Carson.”
That put a whole new perspective on things for John. Elizabeth was always particularly close to Carson and Rodney from the beginning of the expedition. Of course it made sense as she had known them the longest of any of them.
He thanked Teyla again before leaving for his quarters.
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
Warning: Character death
A/N: x-posted to
lostcityfound and john_elizabethDisclaimer: The characters and Stargate Atlantis don’t belong to me and I’m not making anything from this.
Feedback: Yes please
Chapter 6
John checked the alarm clock. It was just before seven in the morning. He then looked at the sleeping form of Elizabeth. It was tempting to wake her now so they would have a few minutes together in bed before dealing with the day’s responsibilities; their chief responsibility for the day being Rodney McKay.
It was their day off and John was hoping for a little alone time with Elizabeth. Maybe they could get Ronon or Teyla to spend the day with Rodney. Yesterday they had all gone to the main land spending the time with the Athosians. Two days ago Dr. Zagoran told them they couldn’t find anything wrong in Rodney’s test three days ago. He hadn’t had a headache since that day either.
John leaned down and pressed his lips to Elizabeth’s. He felt her begin to respond. Her eyes fluttered open and she smiled up at him wrapping her arms around him.
“What time is it?” She asked.
“Ten to seven,” he said trying to occupy her lips with his.
“We need to get up soon to get Rodney up,” she said.
“Elizabeth, it’s the weekend, he can sleep in,” he kissed her neck.
“He needs to keep to a routine,” she said giving him a little nudge. “And he has an appointment with Heightmeyer today.”
“Ronon or Teyla can take him to Heightmeyer,” he nibbled a path down to her collarbone.
“I’d rather be there with him for his first appointment with Heightmeyer,” Elizabeth said. “Besides, she wanted us to be there for the first time.”
“Fine,” John sat up. He got up and left the room without a word leaving Elizabeth sitting with her mouth hanging open.
&
John and Elizabeth sat next to each other on Heightmeyer’s office couch. She sat down across from them after settling Rodney in another room to work on a test she set up for him.
“I sensed a little tension between you two,” Kate said.
“I thought this was supposed to be about Rodney,” John said.
“It is,” the psychiatrist said. “As Rodney’s primary care givers the two of you need to be able to deal with your problems so as not to affect Rodney in an adverse way.”
“We had a fight this morning,” Elizabeth said.
John crossed his arms over his chest and slumped in his seat.
“What was the fight about?” Heightmeyer asked.
“John wanted to toss Rodney off on someone else.”
John’s head whipped around staring at Elizabeth. “What? We hardly get a day to ourselves.”
“Rodney needs us right now,” Elizabeth said.
“You and I cannot take care of Rodney alone. Ronon and Teyla have offered to help.”
“Not right now,” Elizabeth said.
“But…” John didn’t get to finish his sentence as Rodney came back in.
“I’m finished,” they could see the uncertainty in his eyes and knew he felt the tension between John and Elizabeth. “I don’t think I did so good.”
“I’m sure you did very well, Rodney,” Heightmeyer assured. “I’d like to set up an appointment with you two,” she said this to John and Elizabeth.
They told her they’d get back to her and left a few minutes later to go get some lunch.
&
When they got to the cafeteria they found Ronon, Teyla and Radek sitting together at a table. Rodney sat down next to Radek and soon they were looking at something on Radek’s laptop.
“So, how was your first appointment with Dr. Heightmeyer?” Teyla asked.
“Fine,” John and Elizabeth said at once. Conversation seemed to be strained from then on.
“This is Weir,” Elizabeth pressed on her radio. “I’ll be there in a few minutes,” she looked up the others around her. “Major Lorne’s team just got back; I need to speak with them. I’ll see you two at home for dinner,” she met John’s gaze.
“Yeah,” John said.
Their gaze broke and Elizabeth looked across the table.
“Rodney,” Elizabeth got his attention. “I’ll see you later,” she squeezed his hand.
“Okay,” he said before looking back at the computer.
“Let’s go, Rodney,” John said a few minutes later.
“But…”
“Rodney, come on,” frustration was simmering under John’s tone.
“Colonel, I thought Rodney might like to come to the lab with me for a little while,” Radek said.
“Fine, I’ll see you later,” John was out of the cafeteria before any of them could say anything. He had moved so fast he didn’t see Rodney’s gaze drop to his lap or the looks Ronon, Teyla and Radek shared.
&
John lay on his bed trying to read a book, but found himself reading the same page several time over. He threw the book down after awhile and began pacing the room. He didn’t know what to do or who to talk to.
Finally he decided to go to the gym. On his way he ran into Teyla who happened to be going the same way. “Feel like beating the crap out of me?” He asked her. “I’d say I deserve it.”
“Why do you feel you deserve it?” She asked.
“I was a jerk to Elizabeth this morning and an even bigger jerk to Rodney,” they were in the gym and John slumped down on one of the bench seats.
“I see,” she sat down next to him. “Taking care of Rodney certainly must put a great burden upon you and Elizabeth,” she said.
“Rodney’s not a burden,” it came out a little harsher than he had intended.
“What I am saying is with yours and Elizabeth’s duties as well as your relationship, taking care of Rodney is simply adding more to your plates. You need to ask for our help. Ronon and I, as well as Dr. Zelenka, would be happy to help. Rodney is our friend too. I’m sure there are others who would be happy to help as well.”
“Tell that to Elizabeth,” he huffed.
Teyla stood up and looked down at him. “I do not believe beating the crap out of you today would help you. You should go home and speak to Elizabeth.”
“You’re right,” he said standing up. He grabbed his gym bag and looked back at her. “Thanks for the metaphorical beating,” she smiled at him and nodded. “And I’ll see if I can’t get Elizabeth to loosen the reigns on Rodney a little.”
“Elizabeth is very protective of Rodney. Especially since we lost Carson.”
That put a whole new perspective on things for John. Elizabeth was always particularly close to Carson and Rodney from the beginning of the expedition. Of course it made sense as she had known them the longest of any of them.
He thanked Teyla again before leaving for his quarters.