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Title: Perturbo (Latin for trouble)
Author: Cindy Ryan
Pairings: Sheppard/Keller
Category: angst, romance
Spoilers: Trio, outcast
Summary: Rework of Trio….what if Rodney hadn't been strong enough?
Notes: Sexual references in this chapter.
As the sun began to rise over Atlantis John found himself on the same balcony he and Jen had dinner.
Had it really been less than forty-eight hours since they'd danced?
He could still feel her in his arms.
Could still smell her perfume.
Could still hear her laughter.
"God, Jen."Sheppard whispered to the wind as he leaned heavily against the railing the grief starting to take its toll.
John had just gotten used to having someone in his life again.
He ducked his head allowing some of the tears to flow.
Allowing them to mingle with the ocean mist.
He'd barely recovered from losing Elizabeth when Sam told him his father had died.
John was tired of burying people he loved.
Damn tired.
Now fate wanted him to add Jen to that list?
How was he supposed to do that and move on?
Unbidden a memory wormed its way into his thoughts. John smiled through the tears remembering their first night together, five months ago.
They hadn't seen each other much until the weekly movie night. It'd just been so busy barely time to eat or sleep. Back to back off-world missions.
As they left, laughing, joking and swapping movie trivia John hadn't wanted to return to his empty quarters.
He'd pulled Jen into an unused corridor, kissing her for several minutes.
When they'd finally broken apart he'd invited her back.
Once in his quarter's they'd spent the first twenty minutes exploring and tasting each other.
John rubbed a hand over his face wiping the wetness away.
The sex had been good.
Really good.
Being a doctor she'd even taught him a thing or two about pressure points
What had surprised John then, and what he missed now was how at home and content he'd felt when they'd become one.
He'd felt loved, and at peace.
The crackle of John's earpiece intruded and he pushed himself away from the railing.
"Lorne to Sheppard."
"Go ahead."
"SGA-7 has returned and is awaiting a debrief."
John cursed silently, he'd forgotten. He needed to find a way to give Lorne a raise.
"Thank you, Major. I'm on my way."
Jennifer choked back a panicked sob. Freaking out and panicking would not help at all.
Yes, she was stuck in an abandoned mineshaft.
No food.
No water.
No light.
No chance of rescue.
Even with her short time on Atlantis Jennifer knew from other teams experiences that even when all hope seemed lost you couldn't give up.
There was always a way.
Jennifer just had to figure it out.
More than anything she wanted to get back home.
Back to John.