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Chapter Two – Symptom Two: Lying

Two years later…

In the west of Atlantis, was the home of the Zelenka's. Elizabeth Weir-Zelenka lay in bed staring at her husband. He looked so peaceful when he slept. His hair had grown longer and he smiled a lot more. Every since he had fought for her, and won, he looked more handsome. He had got different lenses for his glasses, and Elizabeth liked nothing more than snuggling up to him on their balcony when the sun was setting.

"Stop watching me sleep," said a deep voice. Radek shifted towards the head of the bed and reached for his glasses.

"Stop looking at me, and I won't watch you sleep,"

"I could stop looking at you forever and you would still watch me sleep. You are as stubborn as hell, Elizabeth," Radek replied, reaching over and catching his wife on the lips.

Unfortunately, it was just as their kiss was getting more passionate, that their toddler Marie charged in on her hands and knees.

Marie was nearly two. Elizabeth had wanted to wait a few more years before they started having children, but on their honeymoon on Earth, the physicist had knocked his wife up. They had no choice but to have Marie, and that was a miracle in itself.

Then the year after that, they had a wedding anniversary trip to Las Vegas (Colonel Lorne's idea). Radek had forgotten to pack protection. It was then that Elizabeth had discovered that she was pregnant with Henry. Henry Bedrich Zelenka they had called him, and he had her hair and his father's eyes.

Later on, when the two adults were getting ready for work; Radek finished his kiss with his wife.

"Just think, if you had told me you loved me before, we could have had ten years of wedded bliss," Elizabeth said after the kiss had finished.

Unfortunately, before Radek could come up with an acceptable answer, Henry threw his food on the floor. He then had to try hard to not strangle Marie because she had his sketches of the puddle jumpers.

And with a kiss that grew deep and perfect, Radek departed for his lab.

" I love you, Elizabeth. I continue to, " Radek departed with these words, and Elizabeth just smiled.

Rodney collapsed onto his pillow. It was seven in the morning, but the physicist had just returned from the lab. He was about to have a nice quiet nap when a moaning could be heard from the corner.

"Dad! I need help with my Physics homework!" was the moan he heard.

Rodney opened one eye lazily to see his nine year old daughter Kirsten glaring across the room. Her blonde hair set her face off and added mystery to her startling green eyes.

"You promised you'd help! Get up, c'mon Dad!" The kid moaned again. Even though she was so young, she had aged fast in the Pegasus galaxy and now had the maturity and attitude of a fourteen-year-old

In the kitchenette, Kat McKay heard her daughter yelling at her father. She couldn't believe that she was spending her life with him. To him, she was a young physicist who had been married before to a colleague, but had chosen him eventually.

However, Rodney didn't know that he was her third husband in small amount of time and that Kirsten was her fourth child in another small amount of time. She had a nasty past, and she hadn't told him about that either. She also hadn't told him that she was a demon and that Kirsten was probably one too. She didn't plan to tell her husband any time soon.

" Leave your father alone, you can ask me. He's been up all night in the lab," Kat yelled to the bedroom. She made sure no one was behind her and opened the fridge. In a box, held her liquid tretonin and she took a gulp.

Carson was having a bad day. The poor chap was reminded by his word of the day calendar that it was the anniversary. Five years since Laura Cadman had left him and their six-year relationship. He hated being reminded of that, even more than he hated…no mustn't think about her.

"Hey Carson, are you okay?" Came a beautiful voice from behind. The Scot whipped round to see his secret crush.

She had soft brown hair that was curly towards the ends. Her brown eyes were also soft, and held a dreamer quality to them. She came by once a day to see him, to make sure he was all right. She didn't particularly like Cadman, or any of the Americans, and had been really helpful when their relationship went bust.

"Morning Kelly, are you alright love?" He asked, nervously. After the break up with Laura, he thought his heart could never be fixed, and was surprised when the English pathologist had found her way into his thoughts.

"I wanted to make sure you were okay. I mean it was five years ago today…" Kelly trailed off. She didn't like talking about that marine much.

"I'm fine love. You better rush if you want to talk to Dr. Hamblin," Carson mumbled into his chest, averting her eyes.

He heard her leave, and let out a breathe that he didn't realise he had been holding. Suddenly, he saw Kelly. The next thing he felt was her lips on his. He caught her breathe in his as her tongue explored his mouth and her hands entwined around his neck.

" Carson Beckett, I love you more than life itself. Don't you dare lie to me again, otherwise I will use that footie practise on your arse," Kelly said affectionately.

The only thing Carson could do was to kiss the woman he loved so much back with more emotion and love then he had ever kissed anyone before.

In the east, John Sheppard was wrestling his P- 90 from his son Marshall. Laura Cadman was feeding their one-year-old daughter Chelsea an Athosian dish that she would not eat.

Two days after Elizabeth had jilted him, he had found his way into Laura Cadman's heart, and her bed. He never meant it to go further than an excuse for sex, enjoyment and a way to make Elizabeth jealous, but their relationship continued longer than he expected.

He proposed before she went on a mission, and she accepted. They got married and had two children. However, it didn't stop him lusting after Elizabeth every single waking moment.

Cadman went into the bathroom and looked into the mirror. All that stared back was a fool. How could she ever think that John Sheppard would ever get over Elizabeth Weir?

It was bad enough when she saw the loving looks he gave her. It was worse when she realised that he fantasised about Elizabeth when she was kissing him or loving him. But last night was the worst. When they were having sex, and he was on the pinnacle of a climax, he whispered the negotiators name.

Cadman had felt dirty and used since that had happened. She had dreamt that he loved her back, but she was just a way to pass the time.

The marine opened the window and took out her secret bottle of Vodka. For a while, she had been drinking to get through the day, but now she took an extra large gulp.

In the North, Ronan Dex was having trouble with his son.

Named after his grandfather Dementias, Dementias was having a tough time with his maths homework. Mathematics had never been Ronan's forte, and couldn't even do simple algebra.

Teyla was asleep in their bed when Ronan jumped in.

"What's wrong Ronan?" Teyla asked her husband.

"It's not fair that Dementias can actually add and subtract things. All I can do is eat and kill things. And make you happy. But apart from that, I'm not gonna be able to help him out,"

"As long as he has a father who loves him, Dementias will be fine," Teyla persuaded Ronan, who left the bed to leave the pregnant Teyla alone with the covers.

Later on, when all the children had gone to school, it was time for the adults to do their daily tasks.

Teyla and T'ealc (who was on Atlantis with Ry'ac, Bra'tac, his wife Ishta and their son Nomad) were working on fighting techniques. Those two got on exceptionally well as friends. Suddenly, Ronan came in nursing a sore backside. After him came a very happy Bra'tac with a large smile.

Elizabeth and Daniel Jackson (who was finally in Atlantis) was looking at Ancient languages and comparing them to the Wraith dialect. Daniel was still single, but made up for it with a dedication to his job.

Carson and Kelly were still kissing. However, they had moved into his quarters and were now snuggling into each other as the sun made the city sparkle.

Sheppard, Bates, Cadman and several others were working on P-90 practice. Bates smelled the Vodka on Cadman's breath, but didn't say a word. She silently blessed Bates and cursed her husband, as Elizabeth walked in to check their progress.

In the puddle jumper bay, McKay, Zelenka and Kat were fixing the drive pods on a damaged jumper when McKay said:

"Where on Atlantis is Colonel Samantha O'Neill?"

She was actually having a picnic with her husband retired General Jack O'Neill on one of the many balcony's on Atlantis. Their three children Jacob, Homer and Leah sat around the happy couple as they bathed in the light.

"This is peaceful" Sam said into her husband's chest.

"Oh yeah" O'Neill replied, kissing the top of his wife's head.

"I thought that helping Atlantis against the Wraith was hard. Nothing compared to raising kids"

"Amen to that Sam."