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A/N Nerwen Aldarion: I look at the big picture, which is why a lot of times my stories have flashbacks, this little one shot was one of those flashbacks that was too big to put in the story but since we both had one we decided to post this story in order to share them with you. YOU HAVE TO READ AND THAT'S SHOW BUSINESS TO UNDERSTAND THIS! just a little heads up, this chappie is TeylaRonon next is Shwier enjoy.

A/N Tinuviel Undomiel: This little idea came to me this evening. These two little one-shots are scenes that we thought were too important to be flashbacks, so we've put them in this little fic. I hope all of you Show Business fans enjoy this

Before the Show

Story 1: The Decision

Five years before And That's Show Business

"What are you doing honey?"

Roger the doorman asked Teyla that question every time she left her and Ronon's apartment and every time she returned. The first few times she would say things like 'going to the bank' or 'going shopping' but after a while she realized what he truly meant, what was she doing with her life?

Now she always answered the same thing, "I don't know."

And she didn't.

"Honey, if he isn't here to appreciate you, he doesn't deserve you."

She never replied to that statement even though Roger said it every time.

Her summation of her life had been reduced into waiting for Ronon to call and tell her when he was coming home which was rare enough.

Things used to be different, they used to live together in a terrible apartment trying their best to make it in the real world but they were together and happy. Then when he got the amazing job with Jack O'Neill suddenly they could afford a better place, nicer things, and a wedding. Teyla's days used to be filled with planning the wedding and talking to Ronon while he was around the world, but things change.

Teyla had changed her wedding date twice already. The first time Jack had been sent a death threat and Ronon had to investigate, she'd understood that that those things happened so she had switched the date. But a big premier in Hollywood had come up and she'd switched again.

Now her third wedding date was approaching in about two weeks but for some reason she couldn't muster up any excitement, she just had a feeling that something would go wrong. Ronon hadn't even mentioned the wedding the last time she'd seen him but that was only for a week and it was a month ago.

And now for the past three days she had spent it lying on the bathroom floor emptying her stomach into the toilet. She hadn't been able to keep much down and it wasn't until she had seen the date on the newspaper that she realized what might actually be wrong with her.

That is how she found herself sitting on the toilet with a positive pregnancy test in her hands.

Teyla stared at the test for about ten minutes, letting it sink in that she was going to have a baby, before she raced to the phone.

She tried Ronon's cell phone but the call couldn't go through, that happened frequently when they were filming off location and there was little service. So she tried the hotel but all she got was a busy signal. So Teyla found the list of names and numbers of the crew she knew and started from there trying to find someone who might know where her fiancé was.

Teyla needed to talk to Ronon, to have her hear that everything would be alright. That the fear she felt about the life growing inside here was nothing, Teyla needed to hear that but the problem was that she couldn't seem to get a hold of him.

She finally talked to one of Jack's assistants who said that Jack was filming a stunt on cliff and Ronon was there doing his job.

Teyla sighed, "Well when you see him please tell him that I need to talk to him, it's urgent."

"Sure thing Teyla, he's probably planning to call you anyways."

That surprised her, "Why?"

"Well filming is taking longer than usual because of the problems we had with the locals, we'll probably have to stay another month."

"But I'm getting married in two weeks," Teyla said numbly. Jack's assistant continued talking but Teyla didn't hear her. She just kept replaying the conversation in her head and the same conclusion; she wasn't going to have a wedding, not this time.

Change her wedding date for the third time, it was unreal. Her eyes fell to the pregnancy test on the counter and suddenly she realized just where her life was heading. She saw herself waiting for Ronon to come home, a baby in her arms, with no one there to help her. She was all alone.

And suddenly she knew what she had to do.

Teyla hung up the phone, walked to her closet and pulled her suitcases down from the shelf and began scooping her clothes out of drawers letting her tears mingle with the fabrics as she packed all of her things.

Two hours later everything was packed. She stopped at the counter and tore a piece of paper from the pad by the phone, she wrote a note that simply said she was gone and left her engagement ring by it.

Teyla noticed the pregnancy test still lying where she left it. She stared, not certain about what to do for the longest time. Then she quietly placed the test in the garbage can, picked up her suitcases and walked out the door.

Roger was waiting out doors like he always was. Teyla came out and asked him to call her a cab.

"What are you doing Honey?" Roger asked like always.

"I'm leaving Ronon," she replied.

Roger smiled, "Good for you honey."

Teyla had left Ronon but she had never thought it would be permanent.

Leaving him was a statement, a way to show him that she wasn't a fixture for the apartment. He needed to actually be there for her, needed to prove that he still loved her and cared about her.

She dreamed about it, him showing up at Charin's home, declaring his love and begging for forgiveness for letting himself get so involved in the job. Then she would tell him about the baby, and then her happily ever after would begin.

But dreams have a startling way of ending real quickly.

After a month at Charin's home Teyla realized that Ronon wasn't going to come after her. So she began the long work of getting her life back together, starting with getting a job. The problem was that no one wanted to hire a soon to be single mother.

One day while trying to find something to satisfy her craving, Charin was watching the local news and Teyla overheard that a movie was being filmed in the nearby countryside. A movie that was starring a friend of hers, John Sheppard.

Going to see John was more of a personal reason then to see a friend; it was a way to face her old life and to continue on with her new one.

Teyla found John yelling on a cellphone, "I said one plane ticket to London at three o'clock not three plane tickets for one o'clock." He listened for a moment, "Well I don't care what you thought I said what am I going to do with two extra tickets for a flight I can't catch!"

The conversation went on with voices rising ending with John hanging up angrily.

"Try booking the flights over the internet," Teyla suggested, "then there won't be a mix up and you can choose your seat."

John was surprised to see her, "What are you doing here?" He asked after greeting his old friend.

"I grew up around here," She explained, "And when I found out you were filming here I thought I should see you."

"Is Ronon here?" John asked, she answered no and he continued, "Well how is he?"

"He's fine," She said, "at least I think he's fine."

John looked confused, "What do you mean."

Teyla sighed, "I left Ronon."

John was surprised and said as much, he quickly asked why and she went on to explain about extending the wedding dates and the lonely nights. John responded with trying his best to comfort her and asking if there was anything he could do.

"No, I'm fine, at least I will be if I can get a job," She explained, "Nobody wants to hire someone who'll have to take time off in a few months."

"Why would you have to do that?"

She hesitated, uncertain about whether or not she should tell him, "I'm pregnant." If the fact that Teyla had left Ronon was surprising, that bit of news was down right shocking. Teyla explained that Ronon didn't know and she would prefer it if he never did find out.

"Thank you for listening," Teyla told John, "I just needed to let someone hear, someone who knew what really happened."

"Teyla, you have to let me help," John said, "I hate to just watch you go through this without doing something."

"I have Charin," She reminded him, "Besides what would you do?"

"Offer you a job," He explained, "I need and assistant, I can't book flights and I'm terrible with trying to find a hotel room and as for interviews…you don't want to know about the problems I have had with that."

"John, I can't accept this," She said, "You work with Jack, I'll be carting a baby around, and it just wouldn't be a good idea."

"Teyla listen to me," John continued, "the pregnancy isn't a problem. When the time comes you can take as much time as you want, I'll pay you really well, you can bring your baby with you wherever we go and…when it comes to Ronon and Jack, well you just don't have to be there if they are around." She was silent and he smiled, "You know you'll never find a better offer."

And he was right.

Five years of scheduling appointments, taking care of her son and running around the planet to film movies Teyla's life had settled into a somewhat normal routine and in between it all she had come to a conclusion that whatever feelings she had for Ronon had dissolved away.

She used to think about him everyday, wake up in the morning and expect him to be there beside her but after a while she realized he wasn't there. She tried to avoid anything that might have Jack or Ronon in it but for five years she hadn't seen him, she didn't think she ever would. Now she never thought about him, she didn't dream about him, didn't miss his kiss, she didn't look out the window anymore and wish he was there. The only thing that she had of him was his son. What ever she had felt for him was gone, that was the conclusion she had reached.

That was why it was so surprising to see him walking through the door at the hotel lobby. And her heart skipped a beat, she could hardly breath and she couldn't stop thinking about what had happened between them. The nights in his arms, the laughs and kisses they shared and the love that she never even tried to find again because she knew she never would.

She had been wrong, those old feelings had never died, they had just hidden away for a while waiting for the moment for them to come back. And they had chosen now.

Teyla may have said that she never thought she would see him again but deep down she had always known, because no matter how hard she tried to deny it, the truth always nagged at her in the back of her mind. She never stopped loving Ronon and she never would, she could run as far away as she could but fate would always bring them together no matter the obstacles in their path.

The first words he said to her were, "I always knew I would see you again."

'So did I Ronon,' she thought before turning to face him again, before letting her denial take over, 'so did I.'

A/N: What did you think, all you Shwier fans will enjoy the next chapter