Date : 28.12.2007

Title : Loves' Double Trouble

Author : ElaineDex

Chapter : 4 of ?

Rating : M

Pairings : Lt. Col. John Sheppard/Lyssa Sheppard

Major Evan Lorne/Dr. Ellie Lorne

Ronon Dex/Lt. Chrissie Lorne

Teyla/Major James Reece

Warnings : Some Sexual Content, Romance, Maybe Some Strong Language.

Spoilers : This story is part of a series and follows on from Loves' Darker Side.

Feedback : Yes please, always welcome whatever it may be.

Disclaimer : Dr. Ellie Lorne, Major James Reece, Lt. Matthew Franks, Lt. Chrissie Lorne and any O/C's are mine. Lyssa Hunter-Sheppard belongs to Kazavid and is from her Atlantis stories Behind The Mask and Reunions. Stargate Atlantis, unfortunately, has nothing to do with me.

Summary : Two Lorne's, two Sheppard's, two Ronon's……in fact, two of everyone….that's got to cause some trouble!

In the briefing room everyone took a seat and Sheppard sent out word for McKay and Ellie to join them.

Whilst they waited for their arrival Dr Weir joined them and she glanced at the two Sheppard's, two Lorne's, two Lyssa's, two Lt. Franks, two Teyla's and the other McKay and Ellie and shook her head, a smile playing upon her mouth.

"You all have no idea how difficult and strange it is to be seeing two of you all around here", she said and McKay snorted,

"Not half as difficult as trying to explain which of us said what".

"Maybe we could number ourselves", Ellie suggested and Weir nodded.

"That could be a good idea. How about if everyone from this Atlantis is No.1 whilst everyone from the other Atlantis is No.2?".

"Why do we get to be second?", Rodney pouted and his Sheppard leaned forward around Lyssa and glared at him.

"We're second cause this is their reality. If we were at home we'd be first okay?", he said rolling his eyes at Weir who smiled as McKay muttered to himself before grudgingly agreeing.

"Well how about we just see how it goes before we go ahead with the numbering? Let's see what my Ellie and McKay have come up with…you may be going home soon so it may not even be required", Weir said sounding hopeful and they all nodded feeling equally as hopeful.

Just then Ellie and McKay entered the briefing room arguing about something or other and Weir looked at them, her eyebrows raised.

"Is everything okay Doctors?", she asked and Ellie turned to look at her.

"I think I figured out what the problem is but Rodney says I'm wrong. He refuses to re-run the tests on the ZPM conduits…..".

"There is nothing wrong with the conduits….how many times do I have to say it?", Rodney said sounding exasperated and the other Rodney looked on with interest, wondering whether to divulge that he had overheard their conversation and that he did in fact agree with the other Ellie and that his other self was in the wrong.

"Rodney you know as well as I do that one conduit is…..", Ellie began but Rodney cut her off again.

"No Ellie…I'm sorry but my mind is made up, we need to look elsewhere for the problem".

"The problem was the loose conduit", Ellie said angrily and Weir looked to Rodney as the other Ellie said,

"There was a loose conduit?".

"Yes!", this Atlantis' Ellie replied at the same time as her Rodney replied,

"No!" and everyone looked from one to the other.

Sheppard from this Atlantis looked to Weir and said,

"Look, just let Ellie re-run the conduit tests…".

"Oh you would say that…ever since you and she started sleeping together you've been on her side…", Rodney exploded petulantly and his Ellie coloured up instantly.

"Rodney that's not fair", she said and he rounded on her.

"No? Well I'll tell you what's not fair….another change since you and Sheppard got together - the team transfers. I was quite happy on Sheppard's team until all of a sudden he wanted you on his team and I had to go on Lorne's and you know how me and him don't get on".

"Rodney that had nothing to do with me and John…..", Ellie began but her voice was drowned out as her Lorne and Sheppard jumped up and began to put their two pence in.

As a huge argument ensued, Sheppard from the other Atlantis turned to his Lorne and said,

"Jeez these guys have got some issues going on here".

Lorne nodded in agreement.

"Don't they just", then he turned to his Ellie, "You're sleeping with Colonel Sheppard".

"What!?", Ellie squeaked, then realised that he meant the other her.

"Oh….yeah…apparently".

"I'm not so sure I'm comfortable with that", Lyssa said, smiling and Ellie blushed as she avoided her friends' gaze.

"You're not sure…..", she mumbled thinking how she was 'definitely' not comfortable.

"I'm glad we're all happy with our teams….and things. I mean, we are all happy aren't we?", Sheppard said, glancing at his people and they all nodded and assured him that they were all perfectly fine and he sighed in relief as the others continued to argue.

Eventually Dr Weir grew tired with her people bickering amongst themselves and she shouted,

"Please….stop!".

Silence descended and she folded her arms and glared at her McKay,

"Rodney I suggest you take a break and let Dr Harrison continue with the tests alone for a little while".

"I don't mind helping", the other McKay said.

"Neither do I", the other Ellie added and Weir nodded.

"Well if that's alright with you Dr Harrison?", and Ellie nodded.

"Fine", she said stiffly.

"Fine", muttered her McKay.

OOoOO

Some time later the two Ellie's plus McKay had concluded that it was indeed the conduit that had caused the problem and they had ran various tests and had decided that they should have a short break.

"I'll go get us some coffee", the Ellie from this Atlantis said and McKay stood.

"I'll come with you", he said and his Ellie raised her eyebrows as she watched the two of them walk away leaving her alone in the power room.

McKay was not so friendly with her when they worked together at home.

She would have to remind him of this once they got back to their reality.

She was just about to double check the conduits when Lorne said from the doorway,

"I thought I'd just stop by and see how it was going".

Ellie smiled and stood.

"Oh sure….of course that's the only reason you stopped by", she said coyly, approaching him and totally missing the frown he gave her as he replied,

"What other reason could there be?".

"This……", Ellie said pushing against his chest with her hands so that he backed up against the wall.

"What are you…….?", Lorne began just before his words were drowned out as Ellie covered his mouth with hers and she pressed herself against him, her arms going around his neck.

Lorne couldn't move he was so stunned.

He wondered what the hell Dr Harrison was playing at….then he felt her pressing her breasts against his chest and he made a groaning noise deep in his throat as he realised that this wasn't a totally unpleasant experience and he felt his hands flexing at his sides as he fought the urge to pull her harder against his body and tangle his hands in her beautiful hair.

As Ellie slid her tongue against his lips she realised that something wasn't quite right, that Lorne didn't appear to be totally compliant and a horrible thought ran through her mind.

She pulled away from him, her hands still on his shoulders and they looked at one another, Lorne looking like he'd been hit by a truck as she said,

"You're not my husband are you?".

"No….ma'am", Lorne eventually replied, his fingers touching his mouth as though savouring her kiss and Ellie blushed to the roots of her hair as she moved away from him.

"I'm sorry….I thought…I thought you were my Evan…..", she mumbled.

"Its……fine…….really….", Lorne replied then added, "I'll just go find my, er, the other you…", and he backed out of the door leaving Ellie feeling mortified.

OOoOO

In the mess hall Ellie left the other McKay to get the coffees so that she could go and check on her McKay. He may be a first class pain in the ass but he was her first class pain in the ass.

She had just entered the level changer when Lorne darted through the doors just before they closed and she groaned inwardly as he looked at her.

She was just about to tell him that the gate was still not quite ready for activation when he grabbed her around the waist and backed her up against the wall.

"What…..?", she began but was cut off as his mouth closed her over hers and she let out a surprised mewl as she felt one of his hands cup one side of her bottom and the other hand threading itself into her hair.

Lorne pulled his mouth from hers and pressed hot kisses to her neck.

"Are you headed to our room? I hope so…..", he muttered and Ellie gasped as he pressed himself more firmly against her leaving her in little doubt what he had planned……for the other her…….

Her stomach did an unexpected flip-flop at the thought and she blushed and pushed at Lorne's chest.

"Major Lorne…please…I think you have me confused with your wife….I mean to say I'm not your wife….you have us mixed up...".

Lorne's head snapped up and she saw the instant regret and embarrassment in his eyes and she tried to smile at him.

"I'm so sorry….I thought….", he trailed off, backing away from her and colouring as he raked a hand through his hair.

"It's fine….really…..an easy mistake to make I'm sure", she tried to sound re-assuring, after all when he had first entered the level changer she had thought he was her Lorne so why shouldn't he have thought that she was his Ellie.

The level changer's doors opened and she moved out and onto the corridor where the labs were.

"Your Ellie is up in the power room if you want to see her", she advised Lorne who looked like he could curl up and die and he nodded as the doors slid shut.

Ellie closed her eyes and blew out a huge breath of air as she fished in her lab coat pocket for her pills as she suddenly felt the need to calm the erratic beating of her heart!

Suddenly her Sheppard grabbed her and she let out a cry of surprise and slapped his arm as she swallowed one of her pills.

"Sorry Elle…are you okay?", he asked, watching as she shoved her pills back in her lab coat pocket and then looked back at him with a far away look in her eyes.

"Ellie?", Sheppard said again but suddenly she launched herself at him and said,

"Kiss me John", and he could do nothing but oblige her as she wrapped herself around him.

OOoOO

Lorne pushed open the infirmary doors and looked around for Jessica, the red-headed nurse he had been dating for the past few weeks.

He spotted her just walking away from Beckett and he strode over to her purposely.

She smiled as she saw him approaching her and then gasped as he grabbed her none too gently and anchored his mouth to hers.

When he was done he let her go and they stared at one another until Jessica found her voice,

"Major? Is everything okay?".

"Yes…..I just……yes", he replied nodding and Jessica frowned as he continued, "I'll see you later", then he turned abruptly and left.

OOoOO

In the power room Ellie turned as Lorne entered the room and she smiled hesitantly at him.

"Hi", she said.

"Hey", he replied.

This time they checked that the other was wearing a wedding band before they moved toward one another………

End of Chapter 4