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Adopting Rodney 19/?
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: Sorry this took so long and it still rather short.
Disclaimer: The characters and Stargate Atlantis don’t belong to me and I’m not making anything from this.
Feedback: Yes please
Chapter 19
Sleepy eyes blinked up at him and a smile greeted Rodney. John reached out with his good hand. Rodney took it in his hands. “Come closer,” John’s raspy voice said.
Rodney took the closest chair and sat down. John pulled his hand from Rodney’s grasp and placed it around the back of Rodney’s neck pulling his friend forward.
“Wh-what are you doing?” Rodney asked.
“Getting you closer,” he said, getting Rodney’s head near John’s shoulder.
“I don’t want to hurt you,” Rodney pulled back.
“You won’t,” John pulled Rodney’s head down on his shoulder and wrapped his arm around his friend’s neck.
After a moment Rodney gave in and rested his head on John’s shoulder. Just when John could feel Rodney relax he felt his friend tense. They could hear in-distinct yelling outside the door. They could only make out who the participants of the fight were. Elizabeth and Dr. Zagoran seemed to be the primary voices, but they caught Jeannie’s voice in there a few times.
“Nothing for you to worry about,” John assured patting his friend on the back.
“Wh-why would they be yelling?” Rodney stammered.
Before John could say anymore, Elizabeth and Jeannie came in.
“Mer, are you feeling all right?” Jeannie asked.
“I’m okay, he said. “Why were you fighting with Dr. Zagoran?”
“It was just the usual problems of a large city of very different people inhabiting it,” Elizabeth said sitting next to John and taking his hand in hers.
“But…”
“Mer, why don’t we give John and Elizabeth some time alone,” Jeannie said.
Rodney looked back seeing Elizabeth press a kiss to John’s lips gliding the tips of her fingers down the side of his face and agreed with his sister. Walking out of the room, Rodney forgot about what had been bothering him.
&
The next day Rodney came out of his room and rushed to the door when they heard it chime. “Who would that be?” Elizabeth asked sitting on the couch with Jeannie.
“Radek,” Rodney said. “I wanna go to the lab today.”
Elizabeth and Jeannie shared a glance. “Are you sure you want to do that?” Elizabeth asked. “You haven’t wanted to go to the lab for some time,” she didn’t want to mention the incident that happened last time he was in the lab.
“I wanna go,” the two women were taken aback when his response sounded like a whine.
They looked at each other again. “Okay,” Elizabeth said in that soft voice she used when she wasn’t sure it was a good idea, but knew it would be pointless to argue.
“Great,” Rodney opened the door.
“Have Radek walk you to the infirmary in a couple of hours,” Elizabeth almost yelled as Rodney slipped out the door. They caught a faint ‘okay’ just before the door closed.
“Elizabeth, I need to get home soon,” Jeannie said.
Elizabeth closed her eyes for a moment before looking at Jeannie. “I understand,” she offered a smile. “You’ve been away from your family for awhile now.”
“I’m leaving Meredith here,” she said.
Elizabeth opened her mouth to speak, but stopped as if she realized what Jeannie had just said. “Why?” She blurted out. “I mean not that we wouldn’t be happy to have him stay.”
“After being here with him for the last week, I’m convinced he’d be a lot happier here,” she said.
“Are you sure?” Elizabeth asked in that same tone she used with Rodney a few minutes ago.
Jeannie smiled, but it was a sad smile. “I’m sure.”
Elizabeth couldn’t think of anything to say so she hugged the other woman. The hug was a thank you and an apology.
&
A couple days later Rodney was walking with his sister to the gate. Elizabeth was pushing John in a wheelchair behind them. Dr. Keller let John out of the infirmary for a little while. Ronon and Teyla were close behind them.
Jeannie said a brief goodbye to the others before turning to her brother. A few tears fell down her cheeks as she hugged him.
“Thank you,” Rodney said to her.
Jeannie could only smile. Placing a kiss on his right temple she turned and walked through the gate.
After the gate shutdown Rodney’s friends gathered around him. He turned falling into Elizabeth’s arms and cried. The others placed their hands on his arms and shoulders, wherever they could reach.
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: Sorry this took so long and it still rather short.
Disclaimer: The characters and Stargate Atlantis don’t belong to me and I’m not making anything from this.
Feedback: Yes please
Chapter 19
Sleepy eyes blinked up at him and a smile greeted Rodney. John reached out with his good hand. Rodney took it in his hands. “Come closer,” John’s raspy voice said.
Rodney took the closest chair and sat down. John pulled his hand from Rodney’s grasp and placed it around the back of Rodney’s neck pulling his friend forward.
“Wh-what are you doing?” Rodney asked.
“Getting you closer,” he said, getting Rodney’s head near John’s shoulder.
“I don’t want to hurt you,” Rodney pulled back.
“You won’t,” John pulled Rodney’s head down on his shoulder and wrapped his arm around his friend’s neck.
After a moment Rodney gave in and rested his head on John’s shoulder. Just when John could feel Rodney relax he felt his friend tense. They could hear in-distinct yelling outside the door. They could only make out who the participants of the fight were. Elizabeth and Dr. Zagoran seemed to be the primary voices, but they caught Jeannie’s voice in there a few times.
“Nothing for you to worry about,” John assured patting his friend on the back.
“Wh-why would they be yelling?” Rodney stammered.
Before John could say anymore, Elizabeth and Jeannie came in.
“Mer, are you feeling all right?” Jeannie asked.
“I’m okay, he said. “Why were you fighting with Dr. Zagoran?”
“It was just the usual problems of a large city of very different people inhabiting it,” Elizabeth said sitting next to John and taking his hand in hers.
“But…”
“Mer, why don’t we give John and Elizabeth some time alone,” Jeannie said.
Rodney looked back seeing Elizabeth press a kiss to John’s lips gliding the tips of her fingers down the side of his face and agreed with his sister. Walking out of the room, Rodney forgot about what had been bothering him.
&
The next day Rodney came out of his room and rushed to the door when they heard it chime. “Who would that be?” Elizabeth asked sitting on the couch with Jeannie.
“Radek,” Rodney said. “I wanna go to the lab today.”
Elizabeth and Jeannie shared a glance. “Are you sure you want to do that?” Elizabeth asked. “You haven’t wanted to go to the lab for some time,” she didn’t want to mention the incident that happened last time he was in the lab.
“I wanna go,” the two women were taken aback when his response sounded like a whine.
They looked at each other again. “Okay,” Elizabeth said in that soft voice she used when she wasn’t sure it was a good idea, but knew it would be pointless to argue.
“Great,” Rodney opened the door.
“Have Radek walk you to the infirmary in a couple of hours,” Elizabeth almost yelled as Rodney slipped out the door. They caught a faint ‘okay’ just before the door closed.
“Elizabeth, I need to get home soon,” Jeannie said.
Elizabeth closed her eyes for a moment before looking at Jeannie. “I understand,” she offered a smile. “You’ve been away from your family for awhile now.”
“I’m leaving Meredith here,” she said.
Elizabeth opened her mouth to speak, but stopped as if she realized what Jeannie had just said. “Why?” She blurted out. “I mean not that we wouldn’t be happy to have him stay.”
“After being here with him for the last week, I’m convinced he’d be a lot happier here,” she said.
“Are you sure?” Elizabeth asked in that same tone she used with Rodney a few minutes ago.
Jeannie smiled, but it was a sad smile. “I’m sure.”
Elizabeth couldn’t think of anything to say so she hugged the other woman. The hug was a thank you and an apology.
&
A couple days later Rodney was walking with his sister to the gate. Elizabeth was pushing John in a wheelchair behind them. Dr. Keller let John out of the infirmary for a little while. Ronon and Teyla were close behind them.
Jeannie said a brief goodbye to the others before turning to her brother. A few tears fell down her cheeks as she hugged him.
“Thank you,” Rodney said to her.
Jeannie could only smile. Placing a kiss on his right temple she turned and walked through the gate.
After the gate shutdown Rodney’s friends gathered around him. He turned falling into Elizabeth’s arms and cried. The others placed their hands on his arms and shoulders, wherever they could reach.
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Quite heartbreaking, but in a 'it is for the best' sort of way.
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