Adopting Rodney 16/?
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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
Warning:
A/N: X-posted to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
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Disclaimer: The characters and Stargate Atlantis don’t belong to me and I’m not making anything from this.
Feedback: Yes please
Chapter 16
Rodney followed his sister and niece in the house all the while talking a mile a minute. He had been going to the center for a little over a month now and he was surprised how much he liked it.
“That’s great, Mer,” Jeannie cut in. “How about we let Maddie tell us about her day.”
Rodney looked embarrassed. “Sorry Maddie.”
“That’s okay,” Madison said going to her school bag.
Later Jeannie went into the kitchen to fix them their lunch while Madison and Rodney sat at the dinner table helping each other with their “homework”.
The doorbell rang just as they were finishing their dinner. “I’ll get the door,” Jeannie said. “Can you two clean off the table?” When she received nods she left to get the door.
&
Rodney and Madison entered the living room a few minutes later. Rodney gulped when he saw Samantha Carter sitting with his sister on the couch. He looked for a way out of the room without being noticed.
“Rodney,” too late, Sam stood up when she saw him. “It’s uh…good to see you.”
“Hi,” he raised his hand to his shoulder in a sort of wave.
“Madison, why don’t you go up to your room and play for a little while,” Jeannie said to her daughter. “Mer,” she said once Madison was out of the room. “Col. Carter came to tell us something.”
“Who is it?” He asked. “Oh god, someone’s dead,” he began to pace repeating. “No, no, no.”
“Rodney, no one’s dead,” Sam stepped in front of him. “But your team was hurt. John suffered the worst injuries. Ronon wasn’t seriously hurt. Teyla was hurt a little worse than Ronon.”
“Are they going to be okay?” Rodney asked biting his lower lip. He caught the hesitation and the look on her face. “What aren’t you telling me?”
Sam took a breath before looking Rodney square in the eye. “John’s in critical condition. They don’t know if he’s going to make it.”
“No,” Rodney shook his head. “This can’t be happening,” he looked at Sam. “I need to see him. I need to see all of them. Please,” he had tears spilling down his cheeks now.
“Mer,” Jeannie approached her brother. “Col. Carter told me there’s a ship. It can take us tomorrow.”
Rodney wanted to protest to demand they go now, but nodded his head before letting his sister take him into a hug.
Sam squeezed Rodney’s shoulder before indicating she would let herself out. She would come back tomorrow to take them to the Apollo.
&
It was almost one in the morning when Jeannie got up to check on her brother. She made sure her husband was still asleep and slipped out of the bedroom. She stuck her head in Rodney’s bedroom and saw his bed was empty.
She went downstairs and saw the light to the kitchen was on. “Mer?” She saw him looking in cupboards.
He turned around. “Did I wake you?” He asked.
“Not really,” she said. Truth was she was worried about him. “What are you looking for?”
“Hot cocoa,” he said.
“It still helps you sleep, eh?” She asked smiling. “I think I might have a pack of instant,” she rummaged around for a few minutes before finding what she wanted.
“I know you’re wondering if I’m gonna want to stay once I’m back in Atlantis,” Rodney said.
“It had crossed my mind,” she said putting his mug of cocoa in front of him.
“I don’t exactly have a choice,” he said. “Some days I’m lucid. Others,” he shrugged. “Not so much.”
She nodded. “It scares me seeing you almost normal one day and then be almost like a child the next,” she looked at him studying his face for a long moment. “Are you happy here?”
He shrugged. “As happy as I can be as someone who looks at a shoe and doesn’t know what to do with it some days.”
“That’s not exactly answering my question,” she said. Before he could respond she got up and kissed him on the top of his head. “Come on, you should get some sleep.”
&
The next day after Jeannie and Rodney said their goodbyes to Kaleb and Madison Sam arrived to bring them aboard the Apollo.
Jeannie had to shake herself still feeling the shock of being in a space ship orbiting Earth.
“Your trip will be only four days,” Carter explained. “I hope everything turns out okay,” she said to Rodney.
“Thanks Sam,” he said in a stuttered voice.
Sam gave him a quick kiss on the cheek before leaving the ship.
Jeannie wrapped an arm around his waist. Their heads tipped to the side as their temples touched and they watched the Earth disappear out the window.
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
Warning:
A/N: X-posted to
john_elizabethDisclaimer: The characters and Stargate Atlantis don’t belong to me and I’m not making anything from this.
Feedback: Yes please
Chapter 16
Rodney followed his sister and niece in the house all the while talking a mile a minute. He had been going to the center for a little over a month now and he was surprised how much he liked it.
“That’s great, Mer,” Jeannie cut in. “How about we let Maddie tell us about her day.”
Rodney looked embarrassed. “Sorry Maddie.”
“That’s okay,” Madison said going to her school bag.
Later Jeannie went into the kitchen to fix them their lunch while Madison and Rodney sat at the dinner table helping each other with their “homework”.
The doorbell rang just as they were finishing their dinner. “I’ll get the door,” Jeannie said. “Can you two clean off the table?” When she received nods she left to get the door.
&
Rodney and Madison entered the living room a few minutes later. Rodney gulped when he saw Samantha Carter sitting with his sister on the couch. He looked for a way out of the room without being noticed.
“Rodney,” too late, Sam stood up when she saw him. “It’s uh…good to see you.”
“Hi,” he raised his hand to his shoulder in a sort of wave.
“Madison, why don’t you go up to your room and play for a little while,” Jeannie said to her daughter. “Mer,” she said once Madison was out of the room. “Col. Carter came to tell us something.”
“Who is it?” He asked. “Oh god, someone’s dead,” he began to pace repeating. “No, no, no.”
“Rodney, no one’s dead,” Sam stepped in front of him. “But your team was hurt. John suffered the worst injuries. Ronon wasn’t seriously hurt. Teyla was hurt a little worse than Ronon.”
“Are they going to be okay?” Rodney asked biting his lower lip. He caught the hesitation and the look on her face. “What aren’t you telling me?”
Sam took a breath before looking Rodney square in the eye. “John’s in critical condition. They don’t know if he’s going to make it.”
“No,” Rodney shook his head. “This can’t be happening,” he looked at Sam. “I need to see him. I need to see all of them. Please,” he had tears spilling down his cheeks now.
“Mer,” Jeannie approached her brother. “Col. Carter told me there’s a ship. It can take us tomorrow.”
Rodney wanted to protest to demand they go now, but nodded his head before letting his sister take him into a hug.
Sam squeezed Rodney’s shoulder before indicating she would let herself out. She would come back tomorrow to take them to the Apollo.
&
It was almost one in the morning when Jeannie got up to check on her brother. She made sure her husband was still asleep and slipped out of the bedroom. She stuck her head in Rodney’s bedroom and saw his bed was empty.
She went downstairs and saw the light to the kitchen was on. “Mer?” She saw him looking in cupboards.
He turned around. “Did I wake you?” He asked.
“Not really,” she said. Truth was she was worried about him. “What are you looking for?”
“Hot cocoa,” he said.
“It still helps you sleep, eh?” She asked smiling. “I think I might have a pack of instant,” she rummaged around for a few minutes before finding what she wanted.
“I know you’re wondering if I’m gonna want to stay once I’m back in Atlantis,” Rodney said.
“It had crossed my mind,” she said putting his mug of cocoa in front of him.
“I don’t exactly have a choice,” he said. “Some days I’m lucid. Others,” he shrugged. “Not so much.”
She nodded. “It scares me seeing you almost normal one day and then be almost like a child the next,” she looked at him studying his face for a long moment. “Are you happy here?”
He shrugged. “As happy as I can be as someone who looks at a shoe and doesn’t know what to do with it some days.”
“That’s not exactly answering my question,” she said. Before he could respond she got up and kissed him on the top of his head. “Come on, you should get some sleep.”
&
The next day after Jeannie and Rodney said their goodbyes to Kaleb and Madison Sam arrived to bring them aboard the Apollo.
Jeannie had to shake herself still feeling the shock of being in a space ship orbiting Earth.
“Your trip will be only four days,” Carter explained. “I hope everything turns out okay,” she said to Rodney.
“Thanks Sam,” he said in a stuttered voice.
Sam gave him a quick kiss on the cheek before leaving the ship.
Jeannie wrapped an arm around his waist. Their heads tipped to the side as their temples touched and they watched the Earth disappear out the window.
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Date: 2007-08-08 06:42 pm (UTC)