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Adopting Rodney 22/?
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:
Disclaimer: The characters and Stargate Atlantis don’t belong to me and I’m not making anything from this.
Feedback: Yes please
Chapter 22
Telling Rodney about the procedure that could heal him was not an easy task. It was something John and Elizabeth told him with Ronon and Teyla.
That night Rodney didn’t want to sleep in his room alone and Ronon and Teyla also felt a need to be near him. So they decided to use John and Elizabeth’s living room space to camp out. Rodney slept with John and Elizabeth on one side of him while Ronon and Teyla slept on the other side.
The next morning John woke up feeling a weight on his left shoulder. He blinked open his eyes and looked down. A tuft of light brown hair appeared within his sight. He then looked over to see an amused Ronon looking down at him.
“Mind helping an injured man?” John asked the Satedan.
“Are they awake?” John heard his wife’s voice from some where.
“I am,” John said. “Someone want to tell me why Rodney’s sleeping on me?”
“Rodney, it is time to wake up,” Teyla was now kneeling down on the floor nudging Rodney awake.
“Teyla?” Rodney looked up confused.
Ronon helped John up while Teyla got Rodney up. They gathered at the table and had their breakfast in relative silence.
“We should head to the infirmary,” Elizabeth said when everyone was dressed and ready to go.
Rodney started shaking in his chair. So much so that everyone could see his shivers. “Rodney, everything is going to be okay,” Elizabeth hugged him close.
“I’ll be right there with you,” John placed a hand on the back of Rodney’s neck.
“We will all be close by,” Teyla added as she and Ronon placed their hands on him where they could reach.
“Scared,” Rodney whimpered into Elizabeth’s shoulder.
“We are too, sweetie,” Elizabeth said tightening her hold on him.
&
Rodney had been placed on a bed in the infirmary. Elizabeth, Teyla and Ronon did their best to reassure him one more time before they had to leave the room. John moved himself next to Rodney’s right side. He grabbed hold of Rodney’s hand giving it a reassuring squeeze.
Dr. Cole came in then with a device on a cart. It was a rather simple looking device; a couple of lights with a knob. What looked like a gauge circled the knob.
“Are you ready, Rodney,” Dr. Cole’s kind eyes looked at him.
Rodney glanced at John who smiled at him. “It’s gonna be okay, buddy. I’m right here.”
Rodney looked back at the doctor. “Okay.”
Dr. Cole nodded and reached for a band that resembled head phones and placed it across Rodney’s forehead so the ends rested on his temples. “For the session I’ll put the device on its lowest setting. For each session I’ll set it one higher,” she explained.
The doctor set the knob and there was a collective holding of breaths.
&
Elizabeth sat in her chair in the observation area. She stared down in the room and caught John looking up at them for a brief moment. An anxious smile appeared on his face toward her and she gave him the same smile.
Ronon and Teyla sat on either side of Elizabeth. They were looking as tense as she.
“How does everything look, Doctor?” Elizabeth asked Dr. Zagoran who stood a few feet from them.
“Everything looks good so far. His heart rate is a little up, but that is to be expected under the circumstances. I’ll run a couple of tests in a couple of days to see if there was any noticeable progress.”
No one in the room responded to the doctor’s comments. They just continued to look at their friend.
&
John could feel Rodney’s grasp on his hand loosen. He looked at his friend and saw that Rodney’s eyes were shut. “Rodney?” His voice was low, but harsh.
“I think he’s just asleep,” Dr. Cole said.
John’s shoulders sagged. He let go of Rodney’s hand on placed his hand on the top of Rodney’s head brushing it through the other man’s hair.
Rodney’s body twitched and jerked a couple of times.
“What’s wrong with him?” Just as John asked the question Rodney seemed to settle back.
“I think he was dreaming,” Dr. Cole said.
John leaned close to Rodney’s ear. “It’s all right, Rodney. Just a few more minutes and it’ll be over,” John sighed. He wasn’t any good at this.
&
“How much longer?” Elizabeth asked from where she was pacing.
“Just a couple more minutes,” Dr. Zagoran said.
When they saw Dr. Cole remove the band from Rodney’s head and move the device out of the room they all headed for the door. Dr. Zagoran just managed to move ahead of them.
“He’s asleep, Doctor,” Cole reported.
Dr. Zagoran took a few minutes to examine his patient. “I believe he is going to sleep for some time now.”
Elizabeth stood next to John wrapping an arm around his waist. Ronon and Teyal took seats on Rodney’s other side.
After awhile, Ronon and Teyla left to get some food and brought some back for John and Elizabeth. Some time later, Ronon and Teyla had to convince John and Elizabeth to get some rest.
They left under protest, but went for each other when Ronon and Teyla told them that the other needed the rest. Words to the effect: “She’s pregnant, Sheppard. She needs her rest. And she won’t get it if she thinks you’re not getting yours,” from Ronon and. “John is still healing, Elizabeth. And if he’s to get any rest he will want to know you are rested as well,” from Teyla.
&
John wrapped his good arm around Elizabeth as she settled her head on his shoulder. He pressed a kiss to her lips and settled into their bed.
“John, just because you didn’t know what to say to Rodney while you were sitting with him today doesn’t mean you didn’t help him,” Elizabeth said in the darkness of their room.
“How did you know…?”
“Because I know you,” she turned on a light and leaned up on an elbow. “I know words aren’t always easy for you. But it’s what you do that speaks volumes,” she pressed a deep kiss to his lips. “And I love you for it.”
John wrapped his arm around her again and pulled her close to him. He brushed his fingers over her stomach where their child grew.
Elizabeth settled over his side and turned off the light.
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 22
Telling Rodney about the procedure that could heal him was not an easy task. It was something John and Elizabeth told him with Ronon and Teyla.
That night Rodney didn’t want to sleep in his room alone and Ronon and Teyla also felt a need to be near him. So they decided to use John and Elizabeth’s living room space to camp out. Rodney slept with John and Elizabeth on one side of him while Ronon and Teyla slept on the other side.
The next morning John woke up feeling a weight on his left shoulder. He blinked open his eyes and looked down. A tuft of light brown hair appeared within his sight. He then looked over to see an amused Ronon looking down at him.
“Mind helping an injured man?” John asked the Satedan.
“Are they awake?” John heard his wife’s voice from some where.
“I am,” John said. “Someone want to tell me why Rodney’s sleeping on me?”
“Rodney, it is time to wake up,” Teyla was now kneeling down on the floor nudging Rodney awake.
“Teyla?” Rodney looked up confused.
Ronon helped John up while Teyla got Rodney up. They gathered at the table and had their breakfast in relative silence.
“We should head to the infirmary,” Elizabeth said when everyone was dressed and ready to go.
Rodney started shaking in his chair. So much so that everyone could see his shivers. “Rodney, everything is going to be okay,” Elizabeth hugged him close.
“I’ll be right there with you,” John placed a hand on the back of Rodney’s neck.
“We will all be close by,” Teyla added as she and Ronon placed their hands on him where they could reach.
“Scared,” Rodney whimpered into Elizabeth’s shoulder.
“We are too, sweetie,” Elizabeth said tightening her hold on him.
&
Rodney had been placed on a bed in the infirmary. Elizabeth, Teyla and Ronon did their best to reassure him one more time before they had to leave the room. John moved himself next to Rodney’s right side. He grabbed hold of Rodney’s hand giving it a reassuring squeeze.
Dr. Cole came in then with a device on a cart. It was a rather simple looking device; a couple of lights with a knob. What looked like a gauge circled the knob.
“Are you ready, Rodney,” Dr. Cole’s kind eyes looked at him.
Rodney glanced at John who smiled at him. “It’s gonna be okay, buddy. I’m right here.”
Rodney looked back at the doctor. “Okay.”
Dr. Cole nodded and reached for a band that resembled head phones and placed it across Rodney’s forehead so the ends rested on his temples. “For the session I’ll put the device on its lowest setting. For each session I’ll set it one higher,” she explained.
The doctor set the knob and there was a collective holding of breaths.
&
Elizabeth sat in her chair in the observation area. She stared down in the room and caught John looking up at them for a brief moment. An anxious smile appeared on his face toward her and she gave him the same smile.
Ronon and Teyla sat on either side of Elizabeth. They were looking as tense as she.
“How does everything look, Doctor?” Elizabeth asked Dr. Zagoran who stood a few feet from them.
“Everything looks good so far. His heart rate is a little up, but that is to be expected under the circumstances. I’ll run a couple of tests in a couple of days to see if there was any noticeable progress.”
No one in the room responded to the doctor’s comments. They just continued to look at their friend.
&
John could feel Rodney’s grasp on his hand loosen. He looked at his friend and saw that Rodney’s eyes were shut. “Rodney?” His voice was low, but harsh.
“I think he’s just asleep,” Dr. Cole said.
John’s shoulders sagged. He let go of Rodney’s hand on placed his hand on the top of Rodney’s head brushing it through the other man’s hair.
Rodney’s body twitched and jerked a couple of times.
“What’s wrong with him?” Just as John asked the question Rodney seemed to settle back.
“I think he was dreaming,” Dr. Cole said.
John leaned close to Rodney’s ear. “It’s all right, Rodney. Just a few more minutes and it’ll be over,” John sighed. He wasn’t any good at this.
&
“How much longer?” Elizabeth asked from where she was pacing.
“Just a couple more minutes,” Dr. Zagoran said.
When they saw Dr. Cole remove the band from Rodney’s head and move the device out of the room they all headed for the door. Dr. Zagoran just managed to move ahead of them.
“He’s asleep, Doctor,” Cole reported.
Dr. Zagoran took a few minutes to examine his patient. “I believe he is going to sleep for some time now.”
Elizabeth stood next to John wrapping an arm around his waist. Ronon and Teyal took seats on Rodney’s other side.
After awhile, Ronon and Teyla left to get some food and brought some back for John and Elizabeth. Some time later, Ronon and Teyla had to convince John and Elizabeth to get some rest.
They left under protest, but went for each other when Ronon and Teyla told them that the other needed the rest. Words to the effect: “She’s pregnant, Sheppard. She needs her rest. And she won’t get it if she thinks you’re not getting yours,” from Ronon and. “John is still healing, Elizabeth. And if he’s to get any rest he will want to know you are rested as well,” from Teyla.
&
John wrapped his good arm around Elizabeth as she settled her head on his shoulder. He pressed a kiss to her lips and settled into their bed.
“John, just because you didn’t know what to say to Rodney while you were sitting with him today doesn’t mean you didn’t help him,” Elizabeth said in the darkness of their room.
“How did you know…?”
“Because I know you,” she turned on a light and leaned up on an elbow. “I know words aren’t always easy for you. But it’s what you do that speaks volumes,” she pressed a deep kiss to his lips. “And I love you for it.”
John wrapped his arm around her again and pulled her close to him. He brushed his fingers over her stomach where their child grew.
Elizabeth settled over his side and turned off the light.
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