Adopting Rodney 14/?
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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
Warning: Character death
A/N: Get out the hankies for this one
Disclaimer: The characters and Stargate Atlantis don’t belong to me and I’m not making anything from this.
Feedback: Yes please
Chapter 14
They were just a few minutes from Rodney’s sister’s house. John was driving and took a quick look to the backseat. Elizabeth was sitting next Rodney. Her arm was wrapped around his shoulders and his head was resting on her shoulder. Both were awake.
The closer they got to the house the more quiet they became. John turned onto a quiet residential street. Five houses down, he turned onto a driveway. They sat in silence for several seconds.
“We should get out,” Elizabeth said at last.
“I don’t want to,” Rodney said.
“We don’t want you to go either sweetie,” Elizabeth said kissing Rodney on the right temple.
“I gave you and John the right to make decisions about me,” Rodney said wiping at a stray tear.
John got out of the driver’s seat and opened the back door on the other side of Rodney. He climbed in next to his friend wrapping an arm around him. “Unfortunately family overrules us.”
“You still think I’m better off here,” Rodney accused John pulling away from him.
John sighed. “I won’t lie to you Rodney. A big part of me does think it’s for the best.”
“Let’s just go,” Rodney said.
John nodded and got out of the car. The others followed. When they got to the door, John raised his hand to ring the bell but, it opened. Jeannie stood inside the door.
“Colonel Sheppard, Dr. Weir,” she greeted biting her lower lip.
“It’s Elizabeth and John,” Elizabeth offered with a smile.
“Please call me Jean then,” she said and looked at her brother. “Meredith,” she hesitantly hugged him.
“Jeannie,” he mumbled.
“Please come in,” Jeannie said. “Kaleb is at work, he’ll be home in a couple of hours, and Madison is taking a nap. Would any of you like something to drink?”
There were unanimous no’s. An awkward silence ascended on them. “I’ll go get our bags from the car,” John offered at last.
“Of course,” Jeannie said. “Mer’s things you shipped made it here safely yesterday.”
“It’s Rodney,” Rodney’s voice pierced the silence.
“Oh,” Jeannie looked down for a moment. “The house is a mess. I’m sorry,” she began to pick up a few knick-knacks and rearranging them. “Please sit. I’ll be right back,” before anyone could say anything, Jeannie had run out of the room and up the stairs.
“Rodney,” Elizabeth spoke in a low harsh voice. “Jeannie didn’t ask for you to live here out of spite. She’s your sister and she cares about you. Now, when she comes back, I want you to apologize to her.”
“You’re not my mother,” Rodney snapped.
“Rodney,” John cut in with a warning. “That’s enough.”
Rodney folded his arms across his front and slumped down on the couch. “Fine.”
John looked at his wife. “I’ll go ahead and get our bags. Are you going to be all right?”
“We’ll be fine,” she said.
A few minutes later Jeannie returned with Madison in toe. “Me…Rodney, do you remember Madison?”
Rodney looked up and at the little girl. He swallowed and put on a smile. “N-no, sorry.”
“Uncle Rodney,” the little girl ran up to him and hugged him around the waist.
Rodney looked at Elizabeth panicked. “Umm, hi,” he patted the girl’s back with one hand a couple of times.
His niece moved to sit down next to him. Elizabeth had to bite her lower lip to keep from laughing at Rodney for freaking out over a little girl. “Madison, my name’s Elizabeth, I’m a friend of your uncle Rodney’s. My husband John, also Rodney’s friend, should be coming in soon.”
Madison stood up and walked over to Elizabeth and hugged her too. A moment later, John came in with the bags and was almost knocked over by the missile that was Madison Miller.
Jeannie showed John where he could put their bags. “Rodney,” Jeannie managed to say this without slipping this time. “Would you like to see your room?”
Rodney gritted his teeth, but nodded. John gave him a pat on the back. They went to the room. It had a twin bed, a desk with a lamp and a dresser. The walls were light cream.
“The den has a fold out couch,” Jeannie said looking at John and Elizabeth. “You’re welcome to stay there while you’re in town. It’s not the most comfortable though.”
“Thank you,” Elizabeth said. “I’m sure it will be just fine.”
When Kaleb arrived they had dinner. Conversation was stilted and awkward throughout. Traveling had worn everyone out and they decided to get some sleep early.
Something woke John a few hours later. He looked at Elizabeth who was still asleep and then got out of bed careful not to wake her. He stepped out of the den and found what had disturbed him. Rodney was sitting on the bottom step of the stairs holding his foot in his hands.
“Rodney, what are you doing?” He was speaking in a low voice.
“I don’t like that room. I want to stay with you and Lizbeth,” his voice was pleading.
“There’s not a lot of room on the bed,” John warned.
“That’s okay.”
John sighed. “All right, come on.”
Rodney jumped up and followed John.
“John?” Elizabeth blinked up at her husband. “What’s going on?”
“Rodney wants to sleep with us.”
Elizabeth seemed to perk up and moved farther to the edge of the bed. She patted the bed. “Come on, Rodney.”
“I think I’ll get in first,” John said putting a foot on the bed.
“Rodney can sleep between us,” Elizabeth said.
"I don’t think so,” John said.
“John Wilhelm Sheppard, you don’t seriously think…”
“Wilhelm?” Rodney snickered.
John glared at him. “As if you have anything to talk about, Meredith.”
Rodney stuck his tongue out at John.
“If the two of you are finished, can we please get some sleep?” Elizabeth glared at them.
“Sorry,” they said at once and climbed into the bed. Rodney was asleep in minutes with his friends on either side of him.
&
“Rodney!” Jeannie’s panicked voice could be heard throughout the house.
“Jean,” Elizabeth came out of the den. It was early morning. “Rodney’s in the den with John and me.”
Jeannie’s shoulders sagged as she stood at the bottom of the stairs. “He doesn’t do a lot of wandering off, does he?”
“No,” Elizabeth patted the woman’s arm. “He only did that once when he was angry at us. He knew where he was going too. He sometimes forgets the names of every day objects or how to use them. He can get frustrated when he can’t communicate something and then loses his temper having a bit of a tantrum.”
“Do you want some breakfast?” Jeannie asked. “I think we could use it while I learn a little more about my brother now.”
“Sure, I’ll get John and Rodney.”
“I’ll get Madison and Kaleb. He has the day off.”
&
“So, what do we need to know to take care of Rodney?” Jeannie asked when they were all seated at the kitchen table.
“You can ask me,” Rodney said.
“I’m sorry, Rodney,” Jeannie said. “You’re right.”
“Not much,” Rodney said.
“You’ll need to help him when he’s taking a shower. Adjust the water for him and make sure he doesn’t scald himself,” John put in.
“We have scald guard on the showers,” Kaleb said.
“They can still get pretty hot,” John said. “So I’d keep an eye out. He’s been known to change the temperature during his showers.”
“A schedule is important to keep,” Elizabeth said.
They continued to talk through breakfast. Kaleb cleared off the table and began to take care of the dishes when everyone was finished.
“Does anyone want to use the shower now?” Jeannie asked.
“It’s your shower,” Elizabeth said. “You should go ahead first.”
“That’s all right,” Jeannie said. “Be my guest.”
“I think I’ll take you up on that,” Elizabeth smiled.
When Elizabeth left the room Rodney walked up to his sister and John sat next to Madison playing with her. “Jeannie, I wanted to say I’m sorry for the way I acted yesterday.”
Jeannie smiled at him and gave him a hug. “I’m sorry this is so hard for you, Me…Rodney. Sorry,” she looked chagrinned.
He shrugged his shoulders. “It’s my name. You’re the only one who uses it. It’s okay if you want to use it.”
She nodded. “I just want what’s best for you.”
“That’s what John and Lizbeth said to me.”
“You’ve got good friends.”
Rodney nodded looking at John playing with Madison. “I’ll try to adjust.”
&
The next night, Rodney managed to stay in his room. They decided to go to the park and bring along a lunch.
Jeannie was sitting with Elizabeth on the blanket watching the men with Madison. Kaleb was pushing his daughter on the swing while John and Rodney sat on swings.
“It doesn’t seem like there’s anything wrong with him,” Jeannie said.
“I know,” Elizabeth nodded. “There are days John and I have to remind ourselves.”
“Maybe I’m doing the wrong thing making Rodney come back here,” Jeannie said.
“Jean, as much as we would be happy to have him back, you can’t second guess yourself. He’s your brother, I understand.”
Jeannie opened her mouth to say something when her daughter called to her. “Mommy, did you see me?” She smiled looking at Madison tugging Rodney’s hand and shared a laugh with Elizabeth.
“He’s like the pied piper,” John laughed dropping down next to Elizabeth.
&
The next night was Elizabeth and John’s last night before they would have to return. Madison and Rodney were allowed to stay up an hour later than their normal bedtime. Madison’s was a half hour earlier than Rodney’s usual bedtime.
They watched a kid friendly movie. By the end of the movie Madison was sound asleep and Rodney wasn’t far behind.
“Rodney, why don’t you sleep in our bed tonight,” John said nudging his friend.
“Kay,” he mumbled trying to push up to a standing position. John wrapped an arm around Rodney’s waist and pulling him up.
Everyone said their goodnights and when they were all settled in bed, Elizabeth turned off the light in the den. She turned over and hugged Rodney.
“What time do you leave tomorrow?” Rodney asked.
“Ten in the morning,” John said.
Rodney turned onto his side pulling his legs up to his chest. John and Elizabeth could hear quiet muffled sobs. They moved closer to him wrapping their arms around him.
&
When they woke up the next morning the three hadn’t moved much. They were still holding onto Rodney who was sound asleep. Elizabeth brushed a hand through Rodney’s hair.
“Should we wake him?” John asked.
“Not just yet,” Elizabeth said. “I’m going to see if the shower is free.”
John stayed next to Rodney. It wasn’t until Elizabeth returned showered and dressed that Rodney woke up. He looked around confused for a moment until he caught sight of his friends.
“What time is it?”
“Eight in the morning,” John said. “Do you want to shower first or breakfast first?”
“I don’t think I could eat anything,” Rodney rubbed his eyes. They were puffy and full of sleep.
“Shower it is,” John said getting up.
“I think I’ll go see what Jean is doing,” Elizabeth said.
&
When everyone was showered and dressed they gathered in the kitchen for breakfast. “I’m not hungry,” Rodney said.
“Rodney, you should eat something,” Elizabeth said.
“No,” Rodney shook his head and stopped, closing his eyes tightly.
“All right,” Elizabeth said.
They finished up breakfast and helped Jeannie clean up the kitchen. John looked at the clock on the wall. “I should get our bags in the car.”
Elizabeth was sitting with Jeannie and Rodney on the couch going through some last minute things. “This is my mother’s phone number and address,” she handed Jeannie a slip of paper. “She made Rodney promise to keep in touch with her.”
“What about John’s family?” Jeannie asked.
“Both of his parents have passed away,” Elizabeth said. “And he doesn’t have any siblings either.”
“Oh,” Jeannie jumped up from the couch. She ran upstairs to everyone’s surprise.
“I think she went to get the pictures she took yesterday at the park,” Kaleb said from his chair with Madison in his lap.
A few minutes later Jeannie came down with the pictures. “Here are a couple of copies of the pictures from yesterday.”
Elizabeth looked at the pictures and had to blink several times to keep the tears away. One of the pictures was of her, John and Rodney sitting together on the blanket in the park. Rodney sat between them their arms wrapped around him. Another one had John holding Rodney in a headlock. The next one had Elizabeth blushing. She and John were caught kissing.
She looked up at Jeannie and smiled, but it didn’t quite reach her eyes. “Thank you.”
John walked in to silence. “We about ready?” He asked.
Elizabeth handed him the pictures and turned to Rodney. He stood up and met her half way. She wrapped her arms around his shoulders and held him tight. Her eyes squeezed against the tears that were spilling out anyway. She pulled away enough to kiss the top of his forehead. “Take care of yourself and listen to your sister,” her forehead rested against his for a moment as she said. “Remember we love you.”
John walked up to his friend when Elizabeth had stepped back. He pulled Rodney into a hug. He stepped back wiping a tear from Rodney’s face pulling his head kissed the top of his friend’s head. He then turned to face the door.
Elizabeth came up next to John wrapping an arm around him. Not looking back, they walked out the door. They didn’t notice that room had cleared except for the three of them. Nor did they see Rodney crying on the floor after they walked out the door.
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: Get out the hankies for this one
Disclaimer: The characters and Stargate Atlantis don’t belong to me and I’m not making anything from this.
Feedback: Yes please
Chapter 14
They were just a few minutes from Rodney’s sister’s house. John was driving and took a quick look to the backseat. Elizabeth was sitting next Rodney. Her arm was wrapped around his shoulders and his head was resting on her shoulder. Both were awake.
The closer they got to the house the more quiet they became. John turned onto a quiet residential street. Five houses down, he turned onto a driveway. They sat in silence for several seconds.
“We should get out,” Elizabeth said at last.
“I don’t want to,” Rodney said.
“We don’t want you to go either sweetie,” Elizabeth said kissing Rodney on the right temple.
“I gave you and John the right to make decisions about me,” Rodney said wiping at a stray tear.
John got out of the driver’s seat and opened the back door on the other side of Rodney. He climbed in next to his friend wrapping an arm around him. “Unfortunately family overrules us.”
“You still think I’m better off here,” Rodney accused John pulling away from him.
John sighed. “I won’t lie to you Rodney. A big part of me does think it’s for the best.”
“Let’s just go,” Rodney said.
John nodded and got out of the car. The others followed. When they got to the door, John raised his hand to ring the bell but, it opened. Jeannie stood inside the door.
“Colonel Sheppard, Dr. Weir,” she greeted biting her lower lip.
“It’s Elizabeth and John,” Elizabeth offered with a smile.
“Please call me Jean then,” she said and looked at her brother. “Meredith,” she hesitantly hugged him.
“Jeannie,” he mumbled.
“Please come in,” Jeannie said. “Kaleb is at work, he’ll be home in a couple of hours, and Madison is taking a nap. Would any of you like something to drink?”
There were unanimous no’s. An awkward silence ascended on them. “I’ll go get our bags from the car,” John offered at last.
“Of course,” Jeannie said. “Mer’s things you shipped made it here safely yesterday.”
“It’s Rodney,” Rodney’s voice pierced the silence.
“Oh,” Jeannie looked down for a moment. “The house is a mess. I’m sorry,” she began to pick up a few knick-knacks and rearranging them. “Please sit. I’ll be right back,” before anyone could say anything, Jeannie had run out of the room and up the stairs.
“Rodney,” Elizabeth spoke in a low harsh voice. “Jeannie didn’t ask for you to live here out of spite. She’s your sister and she cares about you. Now, when she comes back, I want you to apologize to her.”
“You’re not my mother,” Rodney snapped.
“Rodney,” John cut in with a warning. “That’s enough.”
Rodney folded his arms across his front and slumped down on the couch. “Fine.”
John looked at his wife. “I’ll go ahead and get our bags. Are you going to be all right?”
“We’ll be fine,” she said.
A few minutes later Jeannie returned with Madison in toe. “Me…Rodney, do you remember Madison?”
Rodney looked up and at the little girl. He swallowed and put on a smile. “N-no, sorry.”
“Uncle Rodney,” the little girl ran up to him and hugged him around the waist.
Rodney looked at Elizabeth panicked. “Umm, hi,” he patted the girl’s back with one hand a couple of times.
His niece moved to sit down next to him. Elizabeth had to bite her lower lip to keep from laughing at Rodney for freaking out over a little girl. “Madison, my name’s Elizabeth, I’m a friend of your uncle Rodney’s. My husband John, also Rodney’s friend, should be coming in soon.”
Madison stood up and walked over to Elizabeth and hugged her too. A moment later, John came in with the bags and was almost knocked over by the missile that was Madison Miller.
Jeannie showed John where he could put their bags. “Rodney,” Jeannie managed to say this without slipping this time. “Would you like to see your room?”
Rodney gritted his teeth, but nodded. John gave him a pat on the back. They went to the room. It had a twin bed, a desk with a lamp and a dresser. The walls were light cream.
“The den has a fold out couch,” Jeannie said looking at John and Elizabeth. “You’re welcome to stay there while you’re in town. It’s not the most comfortable though.”
“Thank you,” Elizabeth said. “I’m sure it will be just fine.”
When Kaleb arrived they had dinner. Conversation was stilted and awkward throughout. Traveling had worn everyone out and they decided to get some sleep early.
Something woke John a few hours later. He looked at Elizabeth who was still asleep and then got out of bed careful not to wake her. He stepped out of the den and found what had disturbed him. Rodney was sitting on the bottom step of the stairs holding his foot in his hands.
“Rodney, what are you doing?” He was speaking in a low voice.
“I don’t like that room. I want to stay with you and Lizbeth,” his voice was pleading.
“There’s not a lot of room on the bed,” John warned.
“That’s okay.”
John sighed. “All right, come on.”
Rodney jumped up and followed John.
“John?” Elizabeth blinked up at her husband. “What’s going on?”
“Rodney wants to sleep with us.”
Elizabeth seemed to perk up and moved farther to the edge of the bed. She patted the bed. “Come on, Rodney.”
“I think I’ll get in first,” John said putting a foot on the bed.
“Rodney can sleep between us,” Elizabeth said.
"I don’t think so,” John said.
“John Wilhelm Sheppard, you don’t seriously think…”
“Wilhelm?” Rodney snickered.
John glared at him. “As if you have anything to talk about, Meredith.”
Rodney stuck his tongue out at John.
“If the two of you are finished, can we please get some sleep?” Elizabeth glared at them.
“Sorry,” they said at once and climbed into the bed. Rodney was asleep in minutes with his friends on either side of him.
&
“Rodney!” Jeannie’s panicked voice could be heard throughout the house.
“Jean,” Elizabeth came out of the den. It was early morning. “Rodney’s in the den with John and me.”
Jeannie’s shoulders sagged as she stood at the bottom of the stairs. “He doesn’t do a lot of wandering off, does he?”
“No,” Elizabeth patted the woman’s arm. “He only did that once when he was angry at us. He knew where he was going too. He sometimes forgets the names of every day objects or how to use them. He can get frustrated when he can’t communicate something and then loses his temper having a bit of a tantrum.”
“Do you want some breakfast?” Jeannie asked. “I think we could use it while I learn a little more about my brother now.”
“Sure, I’ll get John and Rodney.”
“I’ll get Madison and Kaleb. He has the day off.”
&
“So, what do we need to know to take care of Rodney?” Jeannie asked when they were all seated at the kitchen table.
“You can ask me,” Rodney said.
“I’m sorry, Rodney,” Jeannie said. “You’re right.”
“Not much,” Rodney said.
“You’ll need to help him when he’s taking a shower. Adjust the water for him and make sure he doesn’t scald himself,” John put in.
“We have scald guard on the showers,” Kaleb said.
“They can still get pretty hot,” John said. “So I’d keep an eye out. He’s been known to change the temperature during his showers.”
“A schedule is important to keep,” Elizabeth said.
They continued to talk through breakfast. Kaleb cleared off the table and began to take care of the dishes when everyone was finished.
“Does anyone want to use the shower now?” Jeannie asked.
“It’s your shower,” Elizabeth said. “You should go ahead first.”
“That’s all right,” Jeannie said. “Be my guest.”
“I think I’ll take you up on that,” Elizabeth smiled.
When Elizabeth left the room Rodney walked up to his sister and John sat next to Madison playing with her. “Jeannie, I wanted to say I’m sorry for the way I acted yesterday.”
Jeannie smiled at him and gave him a hug. “I’m sorry this is so hard for you, Me…Rodney. Sorry,” she looked chagrinned.
He shrugged his shoulders. “It’s my name. You’re the only one who uses it. It’s okay if you want to use it.”
She nodded. “I just want what’s best for you.”
“That’s what John and Lizbeth said to me.”
“You’ve got good friends.”
Rodney nodded looking at John playing with Madison. “I’ll try to adjust.”
&
The next night, Rodney managed to stay in his room. They decided to go to the park and bring along a lunch.
Jeannie was sitting with Elizabeth on the blanket watching the men with Madison. Kaleb was pushing his daughter on the swing while John and Rodney sat on swings.
“It doesn’t seem like there’s anything wrong with him,” Jeannie said.
“I know,” Elizabeth nodded. “There are days John and I have to remind ourselves.”
“Maybe I’m doing the wrong thing making Rodney come back here,” Jeannie said.
“Jean, as much as we would be happy to have him back, you can’t second guess yourself. He’s your brother, I understand.”
Jeannie opened her mouth to say something when her daughter called to her. “Mommy, did you see me?” She smiled looking at Madison tugging Rodney’s hand and shared a laugh with Elizabeth.
“He’s like the pied piper,” John laughed dropping down next to Elizabeth.
&
The next night was Elizabeth and John’s last night before they would have to return. Madison and Rodney were allowed to stay up an hour later than their normal bedtime. Madison’s was a half hour earlier than Rodney’s usual bedtime.
They watched a kid friendly movie. By the end of the movie Madison was sound asleep and Rodney wasn’t far behind.
“Rodney, why don’t you sleep in our bed tonight,” John said nudging his friend.
“Kay,” he mumbled trying to push up to a standing position. John wrapped an arm around Rodney’s waist and pulling him up.
Everyone said their goodnights and when they were all settled in bed, Elizabeth turned off the light in the den. She turned over and hugged Rodney.
“What time do you leave tomorrow?” Rodney asked.
“Ten in the morning,” John said.
Rodney turned onto his side pulling his legs up to his chest. John and Elizabeth could hear quiet muffled sobs. They moved closer to him wrapping their arms around him.
&
When they woke up the next morning the three hadn’t moved much. They were still holding onto Rodney who was sound asleep. Elizabeth brushed a hand through Rodney’s hair.
“Should we wake him?” John asked.
“Not just yet,” Elizabeth said. “I’m going to see if the shower is free.”
John stayed next to Rodney. It wasn’t until Elizabeth returned showered and dressed that Rodney woke up. He looked around confused for a moment until he caught sight of his friends.
“What time is it?”
“Eight in the morning,” John said. “Do you want to shower first or breakfast first?”
“I don’t think I could eat anything,” Rodney rubbed his eyes. They were puffy and full of sleep.
“Shower it is,” John said getting up.
“I think I’ll go see what Jean is doing,” Elizabeth said.
&
When everyone was showered and dressed they gathered in the kitchen for breakfast. “I’m not hungry,” Rodney said.
“Rodney, you should eat something,” Elizabeth said.
“No,” Rodney shook his head and stopped, closing his eyes tightly.
“All right,” Elizabeth said.
They finished up breakfast and helped Jeannie clean up the kitchen. John looked at the clock on the wall. “I should get our bags in the car.”
Elizabeth was sitting with Jeannie and Rodney on the couch going through some last minute things. “This is my mother’s phone number and address,” she handed Jeannie a slip of paper. “She made Rodney promise to keep in touch with her.”
“What about John’s family?” Jeannie asked.
“Both of his parents have passed away,” Elizabeth said. “And he doesn’t have any siblings either.”
“Oh,” Jeannie jumped up from the couch. She ran upstairs to everyone’s surprise.
“I think she went to get the pictures she took yesterday at the park,” Kaleb said from his chair with Madison in his lap.
A few minutes later Jeannie came down with the pictures. “Here are a couple of copies of the pictures from yesterday.”
Elizabeth looked at the pictures and had to blink several times to keep the tears away. One of the pictures was of her, John and Rodney sitting together on the blanket in the park. Rodney sat between them their arms wrapped around him. Another one had John holding Rodney in a headlock. The next one had Elizabeth blushing. She and John were caught kissing.
She looked up at Jeannie and smiled, but it didn’t quite reach her eyes. “Thank you.”
John walked in to silence. “We about ready?” He asked.
Elizabeth handed him the pictures and turned to Rodney. He stood up and met her half way. She wrapped her arms around his shoulders and held him tight. Her eyes squeezed against the tears that were spilling out anyway. She pulled away enough to kiss the top of his forehead. “Take care of yourself and listen to your sister,” her forehead rested against his for a moment as she said. “Remember we love you.”
John walked up to his friend when Elizabeth had stepped back. He pulled Rodney into a hug. He stepped back wiping a tear from Rodney’s face pulling his head kissed the top of his friend’s head. He then turned to face the door.
Elizabeth came up next to John wrapping an arm around him. Not looking back, they walked out the door. They didn’t notice that room had cleared except for the three of them. Nor did they see Rodney crying on the floor after they walked out the door.
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Date: 2007-07-27 11:50 pm (UTC)