Rating: T
Spoilers: Season 5; takes place after Brain Storm
Characters/Pairing: Rodney McKay/ Jennifer Keller
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters or Stargate: Atlantis
A/N: Sorry this took so long, but between vacation last week and finishing up my other story this got pushed aside, but not anymore.
Day 2- Family time
By the time his flight had landed and Rodney arrived at his sister's house it was after two in the morning and then past three when he finally got to sleep. So, he was not too pleased when he felt someone jumping on his back. Uncle Rodney were the words that were repeated until he cracked up in eyes and saw Madison sitting on his back. He had to wonder what time it was. Rodney did not appreciate being woken up so early and being pulled away from the dream he was having about Jennifer. He was dreaming about their love making on the plane. "It's too early." He whined. This is why I am not having kids.
"Come on it's time to wake up. We have lots to do." Madison was still trying to get her uncle to wake up. "No sleeping."
"Yes, there is sleeping. I am tired." Rodney placed the pillow over his head. "I was having a very nice dream that I want to go back to."
"What was it about?" Madison asked curiously as she pulled the pillow from Rodney's face.
"I don't think your mom would approve." He lifted his head off the bed.
"Meredith," Jeannie glared from the open door.
"What?" Rodney asked innocently. "She asked. I wasn't going to tell."
Madison looked between her mother and uncle confused.
"Maddie, why don't you go downstairs and help your dad finish making breakfast."
"Okay." The little girl jumped off the bed. "Don't stay in bed too long." Madison ordered before leaving the room.
"Back to bed I go," Rodney pulled the covers back over his head. "Have a nice dream to get back to."
Jeannie rolled her eyes. "Maddie is expecting you down for breakfast." She thought he could have time later to go back to his fantasies.
The physicist sighed, knowing Madison would come back for him if he did not get up. "I need a few minutes. Need to change first."
"What you are wearing is fine. It is only breakfast."
"Trust me I need to change. Side effect of the dream I was having." Rodney could feel the wet and sticky spot on boxers. He was probably sixteen the last time he had a wet dream and he found it odd that now at forty he was having one, but it was a pretty graphic dream he had.
Jeannie scrunched up her nose. "That is gross and too much information. You better clean my sheets."
Rodney rolled his eyes, "Don't worry your sheets are fine. I'll be downstairs in a few minutes." He was trying to get rid of his sister.
"It's good to have you here for two weeks. Madison really missed you and me too." She frowned recalling the last time she had seen him.
"Can I get changed now?" He was annoyed that she was still around. "I promise not to go back to sleep. Even though I've only had three hours of it." Rodney was not ready to tell her he would only be here for one week.
Jeannie shook her head as she left the room. She was glad he was back to his old self even if it was the cranky side of him.
Rodney quickly changed into the clothes he would be wearing for the day. He stopped at the doorway of the kitchen and watched as the family ate breakfast together. For a brief moment he imagined that one day that could be him and Jennifer with a child. Where did that come from? He thought it was a little too soon to be having thoughts like that.
"How was your flight?" Kaleb asked.
McKay was still in his own little word. "Huh what?" He returned to reality.
"Your flight?" Jeannie looked at her brother. "You okay?"
"Just fine." Rodney made it seem like everything was fine. He would not dare share those thoughts with his sister. He knew she would tease him and he was not sure what she thought of Jennifer since the parasite incident. "My connection in Salt Lake City was delayed so I got in a couple of hours ago." Rodney took the free seat next to Madison. "What do you have planned for me today?" He put on his best interested face.
"Finger painting and tea party." She was excited to have a new playmate. "You have to wear the hat."
Tea party. Oh joy. Never have any girls. "Sounds wonderful." Not really. Have to play nice. Rodney shot a worried look at his sister. She had to get him out of it.
"Sorry Mer." Jeannie laughed. "We all have to do it."
Jennifer sat on the porch swing in front of her childhood home, sipping a cup of coffee. She had forgotten how quiet it was here and it was a little unsettling. In her two years on Atlantis she had gotten used its chaotic atmosphere where quiet was never to be found. The cool crisp air did not bother her one bit since it was a refreshing change from the barely varying weather on Atlantis.
"Sleep well, Jenny Bean?" Scott Keller asked, sitting next to his daughter. Scott had a resemblance to John Sheppard except that the older man had less hair and twenty pounds on the military man.
She rolled her eyes at the use of the nickname. Jennifer had always hated the name but she could never tell her father. "I did. Forgot how quiet it was here in the morning." She slowly sipped from her coffee.
"You know you can come home more often." He looked at his daughter. The elder Keller had no idea how far from home his daughter's job took her. "This is the first time you've been home in two years."
"Dad." Jennifer sighed. "You know I can't. It is not like when I was working in Colorado. I send an email whenever I can."
"Twice a month is not a lot." Scott put his arm around his daughter. "Do they not have telephones where you are?"
"Not exactly." She could not tell her father that she was in living in another galaxy.
"Are you happy? People treating you well?" He was in protective father mode.
Jennifer smiled as she thought of Rodney, "I'm happy. Really happy." She shifted slightly. "I work with some pretty amazing people."
The father smiled. "That is good." He looked at his daughter. "You are here for two weeks, right?"
She made a face. "I was supposed to, but something came up for next week." Jennifer knew that her father would not be happy with that.
Scott frowned. "You have to go back to work?"
Jennifer shook her head. "I made plans with a friend." She did not want to mention that it was her boyfriend; one that she would get to spend time with when she was at work. She thought it might hurt his feelings.
That got the father's attention. "A friend?" he asked. "Does this friend have a name?" Scott gave his daughter a knowing look. He wondered if it was someone who was more than a friend.
She looked down for a second and then back at her father. What was a little lie by omission. She hated lying to her father. "Meredith." Jennifer knew Rodney would be mad at her for this, but at she would have a few days to find a way to explain him to her father. Rodney was quite different from the few men she had brought home before. He was only nine years younger than Scott and she worried about her father's reaction to the age difference. Then there was her feelings for McKay; she was not sure how she could put it into words for her father. They had only been on one date, but after two years of being in love with the person the feelings between them not where one is normally after one date.
"That's nice. What are your plans?" He could tell there was something she was hiding, but it was not clear what.
"Vegas." It had been Rodney idea. He had said he wanted to try out a new probability theory he had been working on.
"Sounds like fun." Scott patted Jennifer's knee. "I was going to head to the grocery store. Do you want to come?"
Jennifer nodded. "I would like that."
Later that night
Rodney was laying face first on his bed. Madison had worn him out with her finger painting, tea party and other things little girls do to torture their uncles. He would have to ask Jennifer if she did these kind of things to her uncles when she was growing up. He reached into his pocket for his cell phone to call and ask.
Jennifer was finishing brushing her teeth when she heard her phone go off. "Hey there, sexy." She grinned into the phone.
"Sexy?" He asked with a laugh. It had been a while since someone had called him that. This woman was good for his ego among other things.
"Got a problem with that?"
"No...no...no problem at all." Rodney rolled onto his back and stared at the ceiling.
"How is Vancouver? Got the picture of you sent. Finger painting?" Rodney had sent a picture that had said I miss you done with finger paints.
"Was tortured by Madison. There was also a tea party and other girly things I had to do. Did you do things like that to your uncles when you were that age?" He was pouting, knowing that she could not see him.
Jennifer smiled and felt her heart swell when she heard the things he did with his niece. "Sometimes." She started to laugh. "Bet you looked cute doing those things."
"Cute? I should have sent you the picture of me in the hat."
"There was a hat?" She laughed, imagining what kind of hat it was. "Am I going to have to start calling you Meredith?"
Rodney grumbled. "Not funny. That is evil."
Jennifer frowned. "I still think you are sexy, no matter what name you go by." She figured she had to give his ego a little bump.
"Now you are just trying to butter me up."
"Is it working?"
"I don't know." Rodney thought on the subject. He was not really mad, but he wanted to see where she would take this.
"I could come over there and kiss you to make it all better." Jennifer said with a naughty smirk.
"You are almost 1900 miles away and with the Daedalusand Odyssey not near Earth you are not getting here anything time soon." Rodney countered.
Jennifer had to laugh. "You figured out how far it is from Vancouver to here?" That was her geek for you.
"And so?"
She bit her lip. "Makes me realize I was right to fall in love with you. Who ever knew you had such a romantic side?"
Scott did not mean to listen in on the conversation, but he could not help to catch key parts. His daughter was dating this Meredith she mentioned earlier. She was dating a woman? He had heard enough and hurried to his room. He would be having a long talk with Jennifer in the morning.
"Just needed to find the right person to share it with." Rodney smirked.
"You really know the way to my heart, Rodney." Jennifer looked at the clock. "It is getting late. My dad has an early day planned for us."
"Wouldn't want you to miss out of your beauty sleep. Love you, Dr. Keller."
"Love you, too." Jennifer hung up the phone, feeling quite content.
