The characters are not mine I am just borrowing them for this story
This is the third and final part of my 'Forced Leave' stories.
A quick summary of Forced Leave and Forced Leave the weddings
John is forced to return to earth because of injury. He is accompanied by his team and Torren. They stay with John's brother Dave and his fiancée Amanda. While John and Dave mend some fences, John and Teyla grow closer and start a relationship.
When Atlantis lands on earth, John asks Teyla to marry him and he adopts Torren. They attend Dave and Amanda's wedding and Jack and Sam's wedding. Teyla and John also get married.
Day 1
Forced leave the Honeymoon
John groaned as he opened his eyes. His head was pounding and he could hear Torren calling for him or Teyla. Looking over at Teyla he could see that she was still fast asleep. Sighing, he carefully got out of bed and went to Torrens cot. He picked the baby up and placed him on the changing mat. When Torrens diaper was changed, John grabbed a bottle and some toys and brought Torren into the bed with him. Torren drank his bottle and happily played with his toys, leaving his parents to rest for a while longer.
Eventually Teyla also woke so they decided to get up. When the three of them had showered and dressed they went down to the kitchen.
"Morning." Jeannie called happily as she saw them walking in.
"Morning Jeannie." John replied with a smile. "You're up early."
"Yes, Madison woke, so we had to get up." She replied as Madison and Kaleb joined her.
"Same here." John replied as he poured some coffee for himself and tea for Teyla. "Is there anyone else up?"
"Not that we have seen." Kaleb replied as he pulled out a box of cereal.
"Not surprising really." John replied as he too helped himself to some food. "It was a late night."
Over the next hour some of the others started to join them. It was starting to get a bit crowded so the Sheppard's and the Millers decided to go for a walk.
The six of them walk around the grounds and towards the horses.
"Can we ride the horses again today?" Madison asked eagerly.
"Sorry Maddie." John replied "We don't have time today. You have to go home soon and we'll be going away. But next time you're here we will."
"Promise." Madison replied
"I promise." John replied with a smile. The group spent the next while just strolling around enjoying the peace and quiet and the sunshine. Eventually they had to go back. They all had to get to the airport for their flights.
"Oh hey, did you ask Rodney if they wanted to go on holidays with you." John asked as they neared the house."
"Yeah we asked him last night." Kaleb replied "and they've both agreed to come."
"That's great." John replied. "Any idea where you are going to go."
"Not yet." Jeannie replied "We are flying home today. Mer and Jen will join us in a few days and then we'll decide."
"Cool." John replied as they entered the house.
There were people everywhere when they entered. There were people cleaning and tidying up the things from the party. Then there were some guests who were still there, as well as John's group of friends.
"John there you are." Dave called. "I was wondering where you were."
"We went for a walk." Teyla replied.
"Rodney, Carson and the others are ready to go." Dave explained. "We need to get them into a different room."
"Ah I see." John replied and moved towards the group.
"Is everyone packed and ready to go." He asked.
"Yeah." Jennifer replied "We are just waiting on the Daedalus."
"We need to move to a different room." John said. "Ok folks those for the SGC can go first. Move to the kitchen first and then everyone else can go afterwards."
"Yes Sir." Cam replied mockingly and headed towards the kitchen.
Everyone said a quick goodbye and then they were beamed up by the Daedalus.
"Ok everyone else now." John called.
The rest of the group hurried into the kitchen.
"Enjoy your honeymoon, all of you." Jennifer called.
"Enjoy your holiday." John replied just as the light engulfed them.
John turned around to those who were left.
"Nice work Colonel." Jack said with a smile. "I thought they'd never leave."
"Yeah." John replied. "Not to be rude or anything but why are you and Sam still here."
"We changed our flights." Sam explained. "It's easier to get to the airport from here."
"Oh are you on the same flight as us?" Teyla asked,
"Yup." Jack replied
"What time is your flight?" John asked Jeannie and Kaleb.
"It's at 3." Jeannie replied
"Ours is 3:30." John replied "That works out well."
"How about we get our things ready and head to the airport." Dave suggested "We can get some lunch and relax in the lounge."
"Sounds good." Jack replied and the four groups went to their rooms to pack.
20 minutes later they all returned with their luggage and belongings.
"Wow you have a lot." Jack commented when he saw John's cases.
"Well we have three people and T.J. has a lot of things."
"Yeah I suppose." Jack replied.
"The cars are outside." Dave added. "Let's get the luggage loaded.
The men took the luggage and loaded it into the three cars. When everything was loaded they climbed into the cars. The Millers were in one car, Dave, Amanda and John were in the next and Teyla, Torren, Sam and Jack were in the last.
There wasn't too much traffic so they made it to the airport in good time.
Jeannie, Kaleb and Madison checked in first and were surprised to see they had been upgraded to first class.
"Did you do this John?" Jeannie asked when they had finished checking their luggage in.
"Wasn't me." John replied honestly. "Rodney maybe."
"It was me." Amanda replied. "Just as a thank you for coming."
"Thank you Amanda, you shouldn't have." Jeannie replied and pulled Amanda into a hug.
"We should get checked in." Dave said as he started pushing their luggage cart to the check in desk. The others quickly followed him.
They all eventually got checked in and were all seated near each other in first class.
"Let's go get lunch." Jack suggested. "I'm starved"
"Sure." They all replied and headed for the first class lounge.
"This place is nice." Jack commented. "I'll have to book first class more often."
"Sometimes, it's worth the extra money." John replied as they sat down.
They all ordered some lunch and a highchair was brought over for Torren. The lunch was delicious and they enjoyed the food very much. Dave and John both insisted on paying the bill and were arguing over it. Eventually John gave the bill to Dave to pay.
They then went to the lounge and relaxed until their flights were called. The Millers were called first and after some goodbyes and hugs, they left.
Thankfully it was only a few minutes later when the flight to Hawaii was called as Torren was getting tired and cranky. The group gathered up their things and went to the gate.
There were only a few people waiting to board when they arrived and they were among the first to get on and take their seats.
"I really hope this isn't like the last flight I was on with you." Dave said to John.
"Yeah me neither, but a least there are two other pilots with us and I'm perfectly healthy this time." John relied with a grin.
"Don't jinx us." Jack called from across the aisle. "I've never flown something this size."
"Me either." Sam added. "And I don't want to learn."
"Everything will be fine." John assured as he buckled Torren onto his own seat belt.
Eventually the plane was full, the door was closed and the plane took off. As soon as the seat belt light turned off, John put his chair back and lay Torren down on his chest. Torren happily snuggled against John and fell asleep. Drinks were brought around a short while later followed by some food. Torren stayed asleep through it all, he even stayed asleep through the landing. When they got off the plane John handed Torren to Teyla, so that he could get the bags. They had to wait a while for the bags but finally they came and John grabbed all of their belongings, with some help from Dave and Jack. Eventually they all had their bags and went out to get their cars. There was a car waiting for each of them to bring them to their hotels.
Torren woke as soon as they walked outside. Everyone said a quick goodbye and got into the cars and went their separate ways.
John, Teyla and Torren were quickly brought to their hotel where John checked them in. They were then shown to their suite and left alone.
"Oh my." Teyla gasped. "John this room is fantastic."
"Only the best for you and Torren." John replied with a grin. "Now let's get unpacked and then we can go for a walk and get some dinner."
"Yes of course." Teyla agreed and followed John to their bedroom.
She put Torren on the floor to play and then she and John put away all of their clothes.
"There is no crib for Torren." Teyla noted after a few minutes.
"It's probably in the other room." John replied and opened one of the doors in the bedroom.
The door led into a smaller room that contained a crib and everything else needed for a baby.
"This is wonderful." Teyla smiled as she brought Torrens things into the room. John continued unpacking their things as Teyla continued with Torrens and soon they were done. John showed Teyla where both bathrooms were and then they got Torren changed and into his stroller before going out.
They walked along the beach front, enjoying the relaxing atmosphere. The sky was blue, the sun was shining and the water looked so clear. People were surfing or just sitting around with family and friends.
"It is delightful here." Teyla smiled as they walked.
"Yeah it really is." John agreed. "Let's get some dinner then we can walk around some more."
"I am hungry." Teyla agreed as they looked for a restaurant.
They soon spotted a child friendly, Hawaiian restaurant and decided to go in.
"Aloha." The manager greeted as they entered. "Would you like a table?"
"Yes please." John smiled "and a highchair if you have one."
"Of course." The man replied and let them to an empty table. "I will be back in a minute with the chair."
Teyla took Torren out of the stroller and then John put it to the side. They had just sat down when the manager returned with the highchair and some menus.
"A waiter will be down in a few minutes to take your orders." He said when he had the chair in place.
"Thank you." Teyla replied as John nodded and smiled in response.
They quickly got Torren into the chair and had a look at the menus. There were many different Hawaiian dishes and Teyla wanted to try them all so was having a hard time deciding. In the end John ordered a mixed platter, which had a bit of everything for them to share. They also ordered some chicken nuggets and potatoes for Torren to eat.
When the food was finally brought down they dug in while Torren happily munched on his chicken nuggets. Teyla especially loved the laulau chicken and the Lomi salmon. John also liked the chicken and also the kalua pig.
They were both stuffed so declined desert but John insisted on getting some cocktails while Teyla really enjoyed.
"Let's go for another walk." John said after he had paid the bill.
It was now dusk outside and the setting sun cast a lovely pink hue over everything. Torren was back in his stroller and the three of them walked down towards the beach. They continued walking and enjoyed the fresh air.
"Let's sit down for a while." John suggested as he saw a free bench facing the ocean.
They sat down and took Torren out of the stroller so that he could sit beside them. John wrapped his arm around Teyla and pulled her close while Torren sat on her lap. They sat there for some time, in silence watching the sun disappear over the horizon. When the sun was down it quickly started to get dark and soon it would be Torrens bed time. Torren was strapped into the stroller and they started the walk back to the hotel. They hadn't realised how far they had walked from the hotel and by the time they returned, Torren was nearly asleep.
Teyla gently lifted him out of the stroller and got him undressed while John prepared a bath for him. After they had washed him and gotten him into a clean diaper and pyjamas they put him into bed. He was tired so fell asleep straight away.
John ordered a bottle of wine and they each had a glass while they sat cuddled together, with only some music in the background.
Eventually it was time for bed. Torren would be awake early in the morning and they wanted their rest while they could have it. They both changed and climbed into the huge bed. John wrapped his arms around Teyla as they lay together.
"It is really beautiful here John." Teyla said. "Thank you for bringing us here."
"I love you Teyla." John replied and gently claimed Teyla's lips with his own.
"And I love you John." Teyla added when they finally broke the kiss.
John pulled her closer and they both soon fell into a peaceful sleep.
A/N: Hope you enjoyed the first chapter. There is much more to come.