Teyla breathed deeply, releasing the tension of the last week and sensing someone behind her as she drew in her next breath.
"What do you make of all this?" she asked quietly, knowing who stood beside her. Wondering what that look had said to Ronon.
"I don't know." He answered quickly.
Her head bowed a little.
"Do you want to, uh, go get some lunch?" he asked.
"Lunch would be nice." She turned to smile at him.
***
"So?" Asked Teyla. When she and her husband were finally alone again, standing on their balcony. Melihah was sleeping peacefully inside.
"What do I think will happen, now they've seen her? Seen us?" Ronon guessed.
She inclined her head.
"You go first" he answered, grinning.
She tilted her head now, considering. He watched her, looking over the ocean.
"There is no-one in the entire universe- universes who compares to you." She said finally, quietly. "No-one I would rather join my life with and fight side by side."
"Yeah, I think so too." He agreed, then continued "I think it'll help. Knowing that somehow, sometime, or whatever- (he had tuned out what exactly had happened) it worked out."
"Yes, I believe so too." Then her smile grew wider.
"And worked out so well," she added, indicating their child.
He grabbed her and pulled her close to him. Then he laughed gruffly.
"It must have been a shock."
***
All the awkwardness of the last few days sat between the two at lunch. It was only when Rodney tripped and fell over a stair in the mess did the pair relax enough to laugh again together, and realize how much it was missed. It reminded Teyla of something.
"I heard that McKay wore a wedding ring."
Ronon snorted in reply. The Rodney of their universe was hopeless. Teyla grinned at his expression, which plainly said what he thought.
He looked back at her still smiling face and just wanted to grab her and crush her to him right there.