CHAPTER TWO

Author's Note: This is a Sheyla ending that takes place in the same scene and setting as the previous paragraph. The story takes place S7-ish, so Torren is a toddler. In the timeline of my stories John & Teyla would get together near the end of S6 ('Hurdles'), and this story would occur in S7, after 'Calculated Risk' and before 'All In A Day'.

There is another Author's Note at the end of this chapter.

Word Count: 235

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Light footfalls interrupted John's reverie.

"You are very pensive," Teyla commented as she approached.

His answering smile was brief. "I'm glad you're here."

"I knew you would be awake." She took his hand.

"How's TJ?" John rubbed his thumb over her knuckles.

"He knows you were injured in the Jumper and that you will be fine. He plans to 'help you' move back home tomorrow." She smiled and squeezed his hand. "I have been hearing a great deal about Raquel Welch. I have even seen a photograph."

"Rodney," John nodded. "Photo? 'One Million Years B.C.'?"

Teyla smiled. "I can understand your interest in cavewomen."

"Yeah, right." He stared solemnly into the distance.

She patted his hand. "Rodney has decided that just this once he was glad not to be the one abducted by the female alien."

John looked at her. "Well, 'my' Raquel was a pretty good cook." He grinned when Teyla swatted at him. "Okay, okay. Your tuttle-root soup is better than her roasted muskrat."

She gravely studied him. "I well understand her interest in you." She looked sly and pulled a fist-sized rock from her pocket, then she grinned and bounced it in her hand.

It took John a moment. "You thinkin' what I'm thinkin'?"

Teyla nodded once and smiled. "I think it is time Torren has a sibling..." And she laughed as he drew her down to him. *~*

Author's Note: The original story takes place when Weir is in charge. I wrote this epilogue to lighten the overall effect of the story. Because I did want to lighten it, I purposely chose a time when John would have someone at his side if he needed to confide and share. Since in my story, 'All In A Day', Teyla was pregnant, I thought this would be a good time to have John and Teyla make an active decision to enlarge their family.

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