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Summary: After having problems with his bug DNA, John finds out he was adopted and he would have never guested who his father really was.
This only makes things more awkward for him in his attempt at a relationship with Samantha Carter, which was already complicated enough to begin with.

Ships: Sam/John, Sheppard/O'Neill/Carter (Family ship), Sam/Rodney (One sided), Vala/Rodney, Sam/Jack (Past)

Note: Collab Project with Dr. Zimmerman! :)


"Captain Kirk." Rodney said with an eye roll as he walked down from the gate event horizon.

"Kirk?" General O'Neill asked curious as too the returning away teams conversation. If it was a joke he wanted in on it.

"He is." Rodney replied with a tilt of the head in John's direction. "Always hitting on all the hot alien chicks."

"I do not." Sheppard frowned defensively.

"Do too. You even left her your address." Rodney countered, pointing to him.

"It was a trading mission Rodney. How would they know where to send their goods without our gate address?" He replied exasperated.

"You two where laughing and smiling a lot." Ronon teased.

"Oh not you too." John groaned. He was annoyed at their teasing and even more embarrassed this conversation was in front of the gate room staff.

"It did seem like the two of you where enjoying yourselves." Teyla put in.

"See! I knew it! You ARE Captain Kirk!" Rodney said waving his hands as he talked.

"It was entirely one sided Rodney... Besides I didn't even like her like that." John replied unhappily.

"Yeah sure. You keep telling yourself that fly boy." Vala teased wanting to be part of the group. She and Rodney exchanged a smirk.

John sighed and Jack cupped his arm. "I'm sure there's nothing wrong with a few dates through the old orifice."

"It does mean you're getting out there and exploring your options." Rodney said sarcastically. Him and Vala laughed as John rolled his eyes.

John looked too Jack, trying to change the subject. "Trading mission was a success, Sir. Nothing out of the ordinary to report." Jack nodded.

John left ignoring Rodney and Vala's whispers of McKay filling her in on the 'juicy details' of his non-existent love life with exotic aliens.

It was a bit humiliating to say the least. He didn't understand how he got the role of playboy of two galaxies. He hadn't even gone on a real date in years, let alone try to actually pursue a girl. He could on one hand understand how people could mistake him for it, considering how often girls tended to throw themselves at him on various away missions, but that was never we he intended or ever expected. He was just doing his job and because of that some girls would fall for his heroics. He really wasn't trying to put himself out there.. Things would just happen.

John made his way to the armoury to put his weapons away. He rubbed his eyes tired.

"Hard day?" Sam asked giving him a sympathetic smile as she unclipped her FN P90 and put it away.

Sheppard shrugged. "Just a very long trading negotiation."
He wished Teyla and Ronon could have just went themselves. Really, he hadn't been needed. "You?"

"Ah." She nodded. "Oh, went to check out some ruins. Daniel's translating what we found now."

John nodded looking her over. Even with her hair a little tousled, and dirt smudges on her uniform and pale skin, she still looked hot.
John shook his head trying to clear the thought away. Dang it, maybe Rodney did have a point. Maybe he was Captain Kirk..

Sam eyed him confused. "Well.. See you later Colonel." John nodded. "Colonel."

Sam walked away and his eyes followed. He winced as he realized what he was doing and looked away.

John turned and headed down the opposite hallway to the men's locker room.

John went to his locker and took off his tac vest and put it away. Then headed for his infirmary check up. On the way there his mind wandered to Sam.

It wasn't really Captain Kirking with Sam. He reasoned to himself. After all, John had, had a crush on her for a while when she was head of the Atlantis Expedition. She was a strong leader, and knew what mattered most was never leaving anyone behind. Qualities that John quite admired. She and John had the same sense of obligation to the safety of the whole expedition. Which included no distractions like relationships. It was the main reason John himself had never found a real girlfriend on the city. He was a leader. He needed to be focused and treat everyone equally. Except Sam was his leader. She was in charge and not someone under him. They where both up there in the top so why be lonely in it?

However, John hadn't ever tried to pursue her. He had heard she was in a long distance relationship with Jack during the time and besides that, his best friend Rodney was in love with her. He practically stalked her for years. It would have been against the bro code for him to try to go out with her, which was a long shot anyway. Rodney had already been upset and a little betrayed just by the little stunt John had pulled with the welcoming gift basket when Sam had first arrived and John didn't have it in him to upset him further, if he could get so upset with a little tease.. Regardless, before long, as quick as she had arrived, she was gone and replaced, by none other then Woolsey. So in the end it didn't seem to matter. Still though, that was a couple years ago, now Atlantis was on Earth side by side to Stargate Command and since then John had heard Sam and Jack had broken up.. Perhaps this was his chance... He wondered as he entered the infirmary.


~To Be Continued!