"We are receiving a new chief doctor. She is both Military and a doctor. She will be going on missions and will help to lighten Doctor Beckett's work load." Dr. Elizabeth Weir announced to the staff at Atlantis.
"Who is she?" Teyla asked.
"Lt. Colonel Doctor Dani O'Neill-Sheppard. I believe that she is Colonel Sheppard's wife." Elizabeth said looking towards Lt. Colonel John Sheppard.
"You're married?" Doctor Rodney McKay asked surprised.
"Don't remind me. When does she get here?" John asked.
"As soon as she's done with the mission she's on. She's with Lt. Colonel Samantha Carter, the rest of SG1 and SG6." Elizabeth said. After looking around at the people to see if there was anything else to discuss, but since no one was saying anything she said, "If there is nothing else to discuss, everyone's dismissed." And with that Elizabeth headed to her office.
"Colonel, how long have you been married?" Doctor Carson Beckett asked.
"Two months before I came out here." John said.
"Is she related to Jack O'Neill?" Rodney asked.
"Cousins." John said as he played with the pen in his hand.
"How long have you known each other?" Teyla asked.
"Ten years. We dated for six years before we got married." John said.
"Was it a big wedding, a small wedding or did the two of you elope?" Rodney questioned John.
"A small wedding. It was on the beach. Only family and close friends were invited." John said as he remembered the day he and Dani got married.
"How did she take the news that you were coming to Atlantis?" Carson asked.
"I have no idea." John told them.
"How do you not know? You did tell her, didn't you?" Rodney asked.
"Sort of." John said as he stood up and headed out of the room.
"What do you mean, Colonel Sheppard?" Teyla asked.
"She was off-world when I was given this assignment. I'm pretty sure Teal'c, Dr. Jackson, General Hammond, General O'Neill, Lt. Colonel Carter, or Mr. President told her by now," John said as he started walking.
"Is that what you and General O'Neill were talking about for a half hour for?" Carson asked as they started to follow him down the stairs.
"I wasn't too thrilled about coming here and then not being able to say good-bye to my wife just sucked. She's going to be pissed to see me. She might even throw a punch or two." John said.
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Stargate Command
Earth
"So you're really going?" General Jack O'Neill asked as he walked into his cousin's office in the infirmary.
"I am." Dani said.
"I wish you weren't." Jack told her as he picked up a picture frame that was on Dani's desk.
"Sam, Daniel, and Teal'c have told me the same thing." Dani said.
"You still wear your rings?" Jack asked surprised as he looked at her hand.
"I love him, Jack. I am going to have to tell him about the baby." Dani said as she played with her engagement and wedding rings.
"It wasn't your fault." Jack told her as he took her hands in his.
"It kind of is. If I hadn't gone on that mission I wouldn't have miscarried." Dani said.
"If you hadn't gone on that mission, Daniel, Teal'c, and Carter would all be dead. No one could have known that you would be hit in the stomach with a staff weapon. I wouldn't have let you go if I knew you were pregnant." Jack said as he hugged her.
"I'm going to miss you, Jack O'Neill." Dani told him honestly.
"And everyone here is going to miss you, Dani O'Neill-Sheppard. Tell me what are you going to do when you see that husband of yours?" Jack asked curiously.
"I honestly don't have a clue." Dani said as Sam, Daniel, and Teal'c came into her office.
"Well it won't be the same around here anymore." Daniel said.
"Indeed. Your absence will sadden this facility greatly, DaniSheppard." Teal'c said.
"We are going to miss you." Samantha told her friend.
"You guys are acting like your never going to see me again. I'm only going to Atlantis for a year. I learned it's partly going to be torture." Dani said.
"Why?" Daniel asked her.
"Rodney McKay." Sam and Dani said at the same time.
"That geek?" Jack asked.
"Unfortunately for me." Dani said.
"When do you leave?" Samantha asked as she took a seat next to Dani.
"In four hours." Dani said.
"At least you won't be alone." Daniel said.
"What are you talking about?" Dani asked confused.
"Teal'c is going with you." Daniel told her.
"Teal'c?" Dani questioned him.
"We will finish our training in Atlantis." Teal'c said.
"Jack?" Dani asked.
"Order from the president. He wants to make sure that you're ready." Jack told her.
"You've been through a lot this past year and a half." Sam said.
"No more than anyone else." Dani said.
"Twice as much as anyone else." Daniel told her.
"You were host to a Tok'ra, that Tok'ra died in you, you were in a coma for two months after being hit by a staff blast, you and Teal'c switched bodies, you were Ba'al's prisoner for a while, you lost your baby, and you were nearly killed more times than I can count on my fingers and toes." Jack said.
"That is only to name a few." Daniel said.
"Not that we are saying it's your fault, but those are things that are hard to deal with." Sam told her.
"Don't worry Dani, once Teal'c says you're okay then he'll come home." Jack told her.