Author Notes: I know nothing about Adian Ford's family history so I made one up. I want to thank Katie(johnliz4ever) for beat reading this chapter.
Pairing: John/Elizabeth; Ford/Teyla
Summary: Teyla and Adian begin a relationship; John and Elizabeth grow closer.
Disclaimer: I do not own Stargate: Atlantis or its characters.
Rate: PG
Season: One
Category: Romance/Fluff
Spoilers: Slight Childhood End.
Connections: 3 Months- SeptemberJohn looked around waiting for Dr. Carson Beckett to come in and tell him if he could get back to work anytime soon. He had been on his down time due to his injury. He didn't know why he had to go through these test he felt as good as new. Looking at his watch he realized he had been waiting almost fifteen minutes so he decided to find Carson himself.
Walking around he saw that Elizabeth was sitting on a bed looking around the room she was in. She like him hated the waiting. Waiting always gave you time to think of the worse case scenario. He knew he shouldn't walk in; this had nothing to do with him. But he was curious and slightly worried that something might be wrong.
"Everything okay," John asked concerned.
"Yes…just getting a check up," Elizabeth explained smiling.
"Mine if I sit?" John asked pointing to the chair.
"Please," Elizabeth said.
"So…did you eat breakfast?" John said.
"Why do you ask me that when you know I do?" Elizabeth sighed.
"No I don't," John said acting innocent.
"You personally send Rodney in every morning with a tray of food," Elizabeth said laughing at his act.
"Not every morning," John replied.
"Yes every morning," Elizabeth said in her I know it all voice.
"No because McKay isn't here every morning," John said knowing he got her.
"Well…almost every morning," Elizabeth said.
Elizabeth met John's gaze with a smile, knowing he got her but refusing to give up. She was nervous about this appointment and having him here took away from that. She just wanted Carson to come in and tell her everything was alright. John laughed slightly as Carson walked in doing a double take when he saw them together.
Carson didn't know why he was so surprised to see John sitting by Elizabeth. He had taken it upon himself to make sure she was taken care of. If that meant delivering meals or taking over a meeting that was getting out of hand he made sure no harm came to Elizabeth or her unborn child.
"I'll leave you guys," John said.
"No stay…please," Elizabeth said taking his hand.
"Okay," John said seeing she was actually worried about something.
"Everything looks fine…we have estimated your due date to be March 16th," Carson said.
"A spring baby," John said with a smile.
"Would you like to hear the heartbeat?" Carson asked knowing the answer.
Lifting her shirt up John watched in silence just holding her hand giving her the strength she needed. He knew she needed a friend right now, and lucky for her he was a good friend. In the middle of John's thought he heard a soft thump, looking up his eyes met with Elizabeth. It was fast but a strong; he smiled at her as tears filled her eyes.
"Is that?" John went to ask.
"That would be the baby," Carson said.
"It sounds strong," Elizabeth said.
"Very strong," Carson said.
"Wow," was all John could say at this moment.
Lt. Aidan Ford was good at his job, he knew what to do and he did it to the best of his ability. That was how he had been for most of his life. Even as a child, so why would things be different here in Atlantis. But that was also one of the things that had first attracted Teyla to him. Now she found herself curious about Adian Ford, but she did not know how to go about this.
She knew the customs were different here then they were on her world and by her people. She knew this by the movies that she had seen with others and the talk she had heard from other women. She was confused about how a woman on earth let a man know she was interested in him, without shaming herself. And she knew there was only one woman she could trust to talk to about this.
"Dr. Weir," Teyla said.
"Teyla please call me Elizabeth," Elizabeth said sitting down in her chair.
"I heard you had a doctor's appointment I hope all is well with you and your child," Teyla said concerned.
"Yes…I just have to go in for checks up every four weeks," Elizabeth said.
"That is good to know…for a moment I worried something was wrong," Teyla confessed.
Elizabeth could tell that Teyla was nervous about something. Her first clue was when she walked passed her office three times before entering. She tried to cover the nervous tone in her voice with concern but Elizabeth saw right through it. Elizabeth motioned for Teyla to seat down and she did.
"I have come here to ask you a question," Teyla mumbled nervously.
"About?" Elizabeth asked.
"About earth's courting customs," Teyla said.
"Oh I see…well earth has many courting customs," Elizabeth said.
"If a woman is interested in learning more about a male…is there any certain why she would approach it?" Teyla asked.
"I have a feeling this isn't just for educational purposes," Elizabeth said smiling widely.
"No…I find someone on Atlantis interesting but I do not know how I should approach it," Teyla admitted.
"Would this team member be on your team?" Elizabeth asked.
"Yes…is that not allowed?" Teyla questioned.
"In most cases a commanding officer can not get involved with subordinates but you are a civilian," Elizabeth answered
"Oh…Major Sheppard is not the one I am in interested in," Teyla said with a small smile.
"Rodney," Elizabeth said in a small shocked voice.
"Lt. Ford," Teyla laughed.
John was talking to Sgt. Bates in the control room when he suddenly heard giggles come from Elizabeth's office. Looking inside he saw Elizabeth and Teyla deep in discussion about something. Before he knew it, Teyla got up smiling at her and walked out of the office.
"Major Sheppard," Teyla said.
"Teyla…is everything okay?" John asked concerned.
"Everything is fine…how are you doing?" Teyla asked.
"I'll be returning to work tomorrow," John said.
"That is good news," Teyla said walking off.
John looked inside to see Elizabeth smiled widely at him then went back to the stack of paper on her desk. He had a feeling that even if he asked she would not tell him so he left it alone. Going back to Sgt. Bates to let him know he would be returning to work and wanted a full report on what has happened since he's leave started.
It sort of became a tradition with them, before it was way to catch up on the week's event. But since she got pregnant she found that they didn't talk just about work anymore. Elizabeth was looking at the mission report from their last mission. The thought that people would kill themselves on their 25 birthday made her feel uneasy. She could never imagine leaving like that nor did she want to.
"You okay?" John asked.
"It's just weird…how people could do this for so long," Elizabeth said.
"No one has ever been able to prove it wasn't the reason," John said.
"Until now," Elizabeth said.
"You done?" John said looking at her plate.
"Yea," Elizabeth said making a funny face.
"What…you didn't like it?" John asked.
"No…I'm just really queasy right now," Elizabeth said.
"You look tired…are you taking your vitamins?" John asked knowing that she has been forgetting.
"I don't mean to forget," Elizabeth said with a frown.
"Fine you leave me no other choice…when I bring you breakfast I'll bring you your vitamins as well," John sighed.
Elizabeth smiled at John, who was smiling back at her. She didn't mean to forget to take them in the morning, she really didn't. But John making her leave her office so early meant she had no time to think about the next day. Maybe if she planned her day better she could, but there seem to be so much to do and no time to do it in.
Teyla decided that tonight was the night, Elizabeth and she had been talking for a week now. She was prepared for any way this conversation could turn. She was hoping that he would accept her offer, but if he didn't she would not be mad or upset. She knew he probably had no idea of her interest and may need time to get used to the idea.
"Hey Teyla," Adian greeted with his usual smile.
"Lt. Ford," Teyla replied softly.
"You can call me Adian or just Ford," Adian said with a small laugh.
"I will try…I was wondering if you would like to go for a walk with me?" Teyla asked.
"Sure…where to?" Adian answered with a shrug.
"I do not know…I just wanted to get to know you more," Teyla said nervously.
"Oh," Adian said realizing this was more then just a walk around Atlantis.
"If you do not wish to," Teyla said.
"No I would like to," Adian said softly.
Standing up he walked towards her and could tell her was nervous maybe even a little afraid. Walking side by side they started down the hallways of Atlantis. Looking up at him she smiled at him and he could do nothing but smile back. He wasn't very experienced with girls but even he knew when a girl was giving you the signs.
"So what did you want to know?" Adian asked.
"I do not know…do you have a family?" Teyla said.
"Yes…my mom is a teacher and my dad is lawyer," Adian said.
"A lawyer?" Teyla questioned.
"He defends people…when they are said to break the law he tried to prove them innocent," Adian said.
"Is he good at this?" Teyla asked.
"Very good…he owns his own firm with two friends of his friends from law school," Adian said.
"Do you have siblings?" Teyla asked.
"Yes…I'm the eldest I have two sisters, Tabitha is 20, Lindsay is 17, and my brother Cole is 16," Adian said.
"What do they do?" Teyla asked.
"Well Tabitha is at Yale she wants to follow in dad's foot steps but Lindsay and Cole are in high school," Adian said.
"Why did you decide to do what you do?" Teyla asked.
"You mean why the military instead of Yale…I've wanted to do this since I six," Adian said,
"Why?" Teyla asked curious.
"I don't know ever since I was little I knew this is what I wanted to do…no matter how much my mother begged me not too," Adian laughed.
"Do you ever wish you had made different choices?" Teyla asked coming to a complete stop.
"Never," Adian said looking her straight in the eyes.
John watched as Teyla and Ford talked quietly among themselves, as they got ready for their briefing. He still thought something was different about them, they were acting to chummy lately but he said nothing. He knew it was not his place and as long as it did not affect the team and their job he didn't care.
John sighed as he made his way towards his seat it had been a hard few weeks. It seemed that if something could go wrong it did, but like always they manage to survive it. But there were times when he thought it would be too much for Elizabeth, times when he thought this job would be too much for anyone.
"We still on for dinner?" John asked after the briefing.
"I'll be there…and make sure it's nothing spicy," Elizabeth begged.
"What Junior doesn't like spicy?" John asked with a small smile.
"No his mother doesn't like spicy," Elizabeth said matching his smile.
"Do you know what is up between Ford and Teyla?" John asked as his eyes went to them talking amongst themselves.
"They had their date a few weeks ago," Elizabeth whispered.
"A date...wow I would have never pictured them as a couple," John said his eyes never leaving them.
"They want to keep it quiet…private until they figure out what exactly is between them," Elizabeth explained.
"Quiet and private…got yea," John said as they walked towards them.
John could see why Adian would date Teyla; she was very attractive. And he was happy that they were together, the chances are they will never return home to earth. They needed to start planning for a life here on Atlantis and that meant starting families. Walking by them, he could not help himself; he just couldn't stop it.
Elizabeth tried not to laugh when she head John start to hum Ford and Teyla sitting in a tree as he walked by them. Adian face turned bright red while Teyla just looked at Adian confused. Teyla looked at Adian and knew the song was meant to embarrass or tease them but she did not know how exactly.
"I do not understand," Teyla said.
"It's his way of saying he approved of whatever we are," Adian said.
"Well what are we?" Teyla asked.
"Um…trying to figure out what we are. I mean it's too soon to know for sure," Adian said trying to stay calm.
"So we will take our time…see where we go," Teyla said smiling.
"Exactly…I was going to for walk tonight wanna join me?" Adian asked knowing her answer.
"I would love to," Teyla said smiling.
Adian didn't want to push her into anything, but he also did want to sound like he wasn't interested in her. They way they do things and the way she did thing were so different. But so far they seemed to be on the same page. He found himself falling for and hard for her, and he didn't want to stop. Teyla knew Adian was trying to be nice, he didn't want to push her and for that she was grateful.
That night John and Elizabeth were walking by a hallway of Atlantis when they saw Teyla and Adian standing in the middle of it kissing. The kiss was simple and sweet Elizabeth could tell it was their first kiss something special that should not interrupted. So they quietly slipped by not bothering to look, but they could hear them whispering.
"Maybe we should talk to them," John said.
"About?" Elizabeth asked confused.
"About making out in public places…PDA is not allowed," John said.
"While on duty…it's not like they are in the control room or the briefing room it's a deserted hallway," Elizabeth argued.
"Fine but if they," John warned.
"They won't…these are two responsible adults not teenagers," Elizabeth said.
"Right," John muttered knowing she was going to regret this.
The last two weeks had been horrible for Elizabeth it was like anything that could go wrong did go wrong. But so far today was looking up, so she was hoping things started to clear up. She also had a doctor's appointment in two days and she was kind of looking forward to it. She knew John was worried that she was working to hard, and this appointment would prove him wrong.
"Morning service," John said walking in with her tray.
"What about my…?" Elizabeth started not seeing her vitamins.
"Vitamins…right here," John finished for her as he put them on her tray.
"I still say coffee is better," Elizabeth muttered.
"Coffee is bad for the baby…herbal tea will work just fine," John said.
"But it's not the same," Elizabeth whined.
"Just drink," John said handing it to her.
"John I have an appointment in two days…I was wondering if you would come," Elizabeth said.
"Sure," John said.
"Good…Carson is running some test and I'm kind of scared something could be wrong," Elizabeth said worried.
"Hey nothing is wrong…these are general test. I'm sure everything will be fine," John said.
"I hope so," Elizabeth said drinking her tea.
"See…yummy," John said with a wide smile as he took a drink out of his mug.
"That better not be coffee," Elizabeth said with a frown.
"Its juice," John said showing her.
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