A/N: More Killer Queen adventures. Coffee alert!
Thanks to dwparsnip for one his help with this chapter.
Word count: 550
Rodney and Significant Other Challenge
(I've Had) The Time of My Life
John sensed more than saw the soldiers stationed around the clearing stiffen into alert poses when Todd slowly walked toward the band. Chuck however, didn't appear to find it at all odd to be speaking to a Wraith. As though Todd were just another friend of the bride and groom, Chuck listened to what he had to say then nodded. A quick conference with his band mates and they were ready to go.
Bit by bit, the humans moved out of the way as Todd and Delilah took center stage. Not that they meant to, but they were the only Wraith in the room and that alone made them stand out.
Delilah moved into position, standing in the middle of the floor as Todd came forward to take her in his arms, he leaned her back, swirling her slowly around left to right then upright again. She turned, both facing the same way, the song and the dance were not what they'd been taught by John and Laura. Not even close.
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Delilah's eyes locked with Todd's as her left arm came up and around his neck, his right hand on her hip. His left hand slowly slid down the outside of her left arm and across her waist, to take her other hand. He quickly whirled her out and back, the tempo of the song changing from adagio to allegro.
They spun, swirled, dipped, and when Todd lifted Delilah high into the air over his head, setting her gently on her feet again, the Atlanteans clapped and whistled. Moments later, the dance finished with a flourish to thundering applause from everyone. All but the group around Rodney and Jennifer, and the security detail. And they all just stared in amazement.
Returning to their former places on the sidelines, Todd and Delilah seemed pleased with themselves, and well they should be. They had just perfectly reproduced one of the sexiest dance scenes in movie history.
John stood next to Rodney, arms crossed and chewing his lower lip in thought. The Colonel grabbed a glass of champagne from a passing server and downed the entire glass in one long swallow. "Wraith dirty dancing is just wrong on so many levels."
"No kidding." Rodney too drank down the rest of his drink as Jennifer took his other hand.
"Well, I think it was a brilliant performance." Jennifer wisely did not mention John's tango with Teyla or the fact that his eyes kept seeking out the Athosian's as Teyla's did his.
Dropping his hands to his sides, John nodded and Evan, also in dress blues, came to his side. They had a short whispered conversation and Evan circled the area speaking to the security detail. To Rodney he said, "Time to wind this up."
Jennifer took the empty glass from Rodney's hand, setting it aside then led him over to thank the Wraith for coming. Security escorted the Wraith back to their Hiveship, the propulsion systems whining as it lifted off. Though it couldn't be seen, everyone knew it would enter hyperspace and continue on to its next destination.
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Back on Atlantis, Woolsey looked down at the group as they return home. "How did it go?"
Together, Rodney, with sarcasm, and Jennifer, with a sincere smile, said, "I had the time of my life!"
End
A/N: "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" is a song composed by Franke Previte, John DeNicola, and Donald Markowitz. It was recorded by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes, after having been selected to be the finale song for the 1987 film Dirty Dancing, by choreographer Kenny Ortega and his assistant Miranda Garrison (who also played Vivian in the film.) In the movie, the choreography was done by Jennifer Gray and the late Patrick Swayze.
