Disclaimer for this and all future chapters of this story because, sadly, I'm never going to own SGA or the characters: MGM and MGM alone owns the rights to the show and all characters.

A thank you goes out to DaniWilder for her future beta of this chapter. :) So any mistakes are completely mine.

The McKeller Firsts

Chapter One: First Impressions

Her breath was gone. She knew eyes could be beautiful things, but to see such breath-taking eyes on a man gave her a moment of immobility. The different shaded speckles of blue leading into the black centre created every tint of the four glimmering oceans and sparkled like newly fallen snow. I could drown in those eyes, Jennifer thought to herself. Her own eyes pulled away from his to take in the rest of the man walking toward her, but they only wandered for a moment before getting drawn immediately to his lips. Soft smiling lips that made her respond in kind. The smile on the man widened in what could have been amusement and she mentally frowned. I must be grinning idiotically, get a hold of yourself. Her smile disappeared as her eyes followed his path past her in what she hoped was a discreet manner.

What a great first impression that was. "Even a simple hello would have sufficed," she reprimanded herself aloud once he rounded the corner of the hallway. What department color was he wearing? Will I see him around? I'll have to see if I can catch him for lunch some time; have to get to know him. I wonder if Carson knows his name... so many questions rushed through her head once comprehensive thought returned. Jennifer turned down the opposite corner towards the infirmary with a glowing smile and thoughts of the blue-eyed man giving her another charmingly boyish grin and twinkle of his eyes.

"So your first thoughts of me ran a little on the slack-jawed side, huh?" Rodney ribbed with a smug smirk.

"You know, I clearly remember you walking into a pillar now that I think about it. Wiped the grin you were wearing right off your face." Faked indifference and concealed amusement danced across her features as she drew him closer to snuggle further into his chest and hide the bad job she was doing keeping her expressions in check.

Having Jennifer pulled close in his arms had quickly become the physicist's favorite way to spend his time when he wasn't busy saving the galaxy or doing work in one of the labs his job actually entailed. "I think you're exaggerating a little there. I only walked into a wall once due to your distracting presence. It certainly wasn't the first time I saw you, but by the way you were looking at me when we passed, I'm lucky I didn't mistakenly take any citrus with my lunch after that."

A grin lit up her hidden face as she replied, slightly muffled, "Oh? And how exactly did I look at you?"

"I remember thinking after finishing my lunch, 'Great, I think a woman has finally shown me firsthand how they can look right through some poor sucker and get his hopes up when she's really looking at the guy behind him.'" He smiled and pulled his head back slightly to place a kiss at the edge of her hair and forehead. "I had hoped that you were looking at me before that thought came to mind because you looked absolutely beautiful. Your big brown eyes dancing with the light and a captivating pixie grin shining on those kissable lips of yours." To emphasize his point he tilted her head back slightly and gently kissed her here and there until he had successfully covered the whole of her mouth several times over. "Glad I was right."

Pulling her head back completely, she frowned curiously after allowing him to finish his slow lavishing of her mouth. "There was another person there?"

"You always know exactly what to say to make me feel better, Jen." Rodney laughed and settled her back into his arms comfortably, rubbing his left hand up and down her arm. Her breath instantly started fluttering in and out rhythmically as he knew it would; she couldn't resist the soft brushing over her bare arm he was providing. Slowly, sleep pulled at him and he let it as he closed his eyes in contentment yet continued the soft to and fro motion on her skin.

Jennifer was still frowning through the distraction. "Who was it?"

Rodney gave no answer as he pretended not to hear the question in his sleepy state. Like hell I'm going to tell her I was jealous of Kirk.

Not every viewpoint will be the same throughout this series of Oneshots. I'll try to keep it with Jennifer's thoughts with only a few of Rodney's but viewpoints really aren't my strength. Anyway, if anyone has a problem or dislike of more than one viewpoint, let me know via a review or message please and I'll try to refrain.

Hope you enjoyed it. More will come sometime soon. Happy Mother's Day Dani, the one this was written for, and all others that celebrate it.