Warning the next couple of chapters contain intimate love scenes, between John and Teyla. It is their honeymoon after all.
Chapter 25: Honeymoon at last.
John awoke to the sound of someone screaming and in his semi-conscious state he had no idea what was going on. He kept his eyes closed for as long as possible, because he was absolutely positive that he didn't want to get up yet. He had stumbled into bed at 0300 hours this morning after spending hours in McKay's lab testing ancient devices. Yesterday had been a busy day, so he hadn't had a chance to help him in the afternoon, so he had helped him after dinner and because there were so many devices they had worked into the early hours of the morning.
Coming back to the present he realised that the screaming was continuing and it wasn't long before he realised that it was Tobias. Looking over at his clock he realised that it was 0600 hours and Teyla was no longer in bed beside him, time to get up and deal with the screaming child, he thought as he rolled out of bed.
He headed into the twins room to find that Teyla had already taken Charin out of her cot and Tobias was left alone. Picking his son up he tried to sooth him as he walked out into the lounge room, but he had very little success.
"What do I need to give him for breakfast?" He asked Teyla while putting him in the high chair, as he continued to scream.
"I think there might be some mashed up banana this morning."
He nodded and stumbled to the kitchen and looked in the cupboard for the mashed banana. Today was the day that they were supposed to be going on their honeymoon and all he could think of was going back to bed once the twins were fed, but he knew that wouldn't be possible as Torren would be waking up soon.
"What time are Dave and Jane coming to look after the children?" He asked looking at Teyla, who looked as bleary eyed as he did.
"They are due her at 0900 hours and then we are free to go on our honeymoon."
"Well Sweetie, the first thing I am going to do when we get to the hotel, is crawl up in bed and sleep for the afternoon."
"I think I might join you honey and I think I might like to spend the next three days in bed with my gorgeous husband."
That thought made him smile, "that certainly sounds like a good idea to me Sweetie, but don't you want to eat or walk along the beach with me?"
She raised an eyebrow at him; it depends on how enjoyable things are in bed?"
That comment certainly made parts of him excited, but he didn't have a chance to think about it any further, because Tobias took that moment to open his mouth and scream, demanding that his father continue to feed him.
"Sorry Toby, Momma was talking to me, so I kind of forgot to feed you."
He sat there in silence while he finished feeding his son and Teyla finished breastfeeding Charin.
They were about to swap babies when Torren came out of his room rubbing his eyes, "Morning Momma, morning Daddy, what's for breakfast."
John looked at Teyla with a pleading look, there was absolutely no way he wanted to cook a big breakfast this morning. He was glad that Teyla took pity on him.
"We will have some cereal and toast; you may help when we have finished feeding your brother and sister."
"Okay Momma, I'll get dressed then." Torren stated as he left the room.
John was proud of his eldest son, he had grown up fast once the twins were born and he had become a real help to them around the house, especially with his brother and sister.
"Do you think Charlie and Toby will be that grown up when they're Torren's age?"
"I do not think so, as they will have an older brother who will do absolutely everything for them. Torren had to figure a lot out by himself, as he had no older brothers, or sisters to dote on him."
John nodded, remembering stories his mother told him before she'd died. Apparently Dave had absolutely adored him and had done everything for him, to the point that he didn't even bother to learn to walk until he was eighteen months old. He was positive that once he had learnt to walk his mother had wished he hadn't, because from that moment on he was always hurting himself and getting into trouble.
His reverie was interrupted when Charin decided to scream at the top of her lungs, apparently he had stopped feeding her as well. "Sorry, Charlie I kind of forgot to feed you, as my mind was somewhere else."
It seemed like forever, but finally the twins were fed and their diapers changed. John had laid them down on a blanket again with some toys. They both were able to roll onto their stomachs and were beginning to try and pull themselves across the floor using their arms. It wouldn't be too long before they needed a play-pen to put them in.
His thoughts were interrupted for the third time that day by Torren, "Daddy can you get my breakfast please?"
He smiled down at his oldest son who was pulling on his hand, "sure buddy, what do you want?"
"Froot loops, please Daddy?"
"Sorry buddy we only have rice bubbles or cornflakes this morning."
"Rice bubbles then."
Ten minutes later they were all sitting down to a breakfast of cereal and toast when John's com activated.
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Rodney awoke to find that he was in bed alone, which had him concerned, what had happened to his wife, as he was positive that she had been there when he went to bed at 0300 hours this morning.
He couldn't remember her telling him that she was due in the infirmary this morning, but maybe she had, he seemed to be so scatterbrained these days and according to his wife he was getting worse.
Rolling over and looking at his clock, he realised that it was 0700 hours and he was supposed to be in his lab in half an hour. Zelenka had some experiment that he needed him for and for some reason it had to be at 0730 hours in the morning.
Rolling out of bed he was happy to find that he had actually slept in his clothes, so he didn't have to bother to get dressed. He hopped up and headed out to the kitchen to see what he could find to eat, only to find that the cupboard and fridge were empty.
"Great." He muttered to himself, as he headed out of the door to his lab. On his way out he spied a note on the kitchen table.
Rodney,
I have been called into work early this morning as Carson isn't feeling the best. If he feels better later in the day, I will come home early for lunch.
Sorry there's no food in the cupboard or fridge, but I just haven't had a chance to pick anything up in the last few days.
See you soon,
Love Jenn.
Well that explained where his wife was, which made him feel a little better, because it meant that he wasn't going crazy.
He left his apartment, went and picked up some sandwiches and headed to his lab to meet Zelenka, hopefully this wouldn't take long because he had way too much work of his own to do today.
Zelenka was already there poring over his computer when he arrived. "Radek why don't you show me what you've found so I can get on with some important work."
"Rodney it is good that you are here, take a look at these results, I think that this could boost our power output by twenty percent. Do you agree?"
"Wow Radek that's excellent work, now can I get back to what I was doing while you tell Woolsey."
"I'll get on it straight away Rodney."
"Good now can you leave my lab so that I can get on with some work please?'
"Okay, I'll catch you later Rodney."
He nodded and watched the little scientist leave the room. Looking around the lab, he wondered what he should do now. He really wanted to get back to testing some of the ancient devices sitting on his desk, but he would need Sheppard for that.
Thinking that it would be and excellent idea, he tapped his earpiece to contact Sheppard,
"McKay to Sheppard, come in please."
"What can I do for you McKay?"
He thought that his friend sounded a little annoyed, but he really needed his help, so he continued on.
"Can you come and help me in my lab for a while this morning."
"Rodney I'm going on my honeymoon today, so the answer is no!"
"But you're not leaving until 1100 hours."
"I am leaving as soon as my brother gets here to look after my children, so the answer is still no, Sheppard out!"
What was with his friend lately, he had been quite rude to him over the last few days? He was more convinced than ever now that there was something wrong with his friend and it was about time he got to the bottom of it.
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That's it! "John said impatiently, as he tore his head set off, "no more interruptions, as of now I am on my honeymoon!"
"What did Dr McKay want honey?" Teyla asked while sipping her tea.
"He wanted me to go and help him with some ancient devices this morning. I have no idea how Ronon is going to handle him, when I am no longer leading the team."
"Have you any idea what is going to happen to your team, honey?"
"I was kind of figuring that I would like Ronon to lead a team and if he is willing, Rodney can stay on his team. I have a few other ideas as well, but ultimately it will be up to him."
"Now that it is official that you will be taking over as head of the expedition, when will you start to tell people?"
"Woolsey wants Dave, and me to join with him and make an announcement when we get back from our honeymoon. Lorne has been told that he will be taking over as military commander, but he doesn't know he will be getting promoted yet."
"Well all that is left for us to do is enjoy our honeymoon then honey."
"I can't wait sweetie." He said leaning down to kiss her passionately.
He heard a groan from behind him and pulled away from her, to find Torren rolling his eyes at them.
"What?"
"Why do you always kiss Momma?" Torren asked
"It is because I love her very much and I want her to know about it." John explained feeling slightly embarrassed.
"I love her too, but I don't kiss her all of the time." Torren told his father rolling his eyes again.
Before he had a chance to say anything else, the door chime sounded. He thought open and the door opened to reveal Dave and Jane standing outside with a suitcase each.
"Come in guys, I'm so glad you are here."
"Uncle Dave, Aunty Jane!" Torren squealed and he ran up to his Uncle and threw his arms around his legs.
"It's great to see you buddy. We are going to have so much fun over the next few days." Dave told the little boy, as he picked him up.
"Where is Teyla?" Jane asked entering to room and pushing past him.
"She has just put the twins down for their morning nap. They should wake up at about 1100 hours and they have lunch at 11:30 hours." He explained to them.
"It's okay John, as long as you've left a list for us I think we can manage," Dave told him entering the room.
"Thanks for doing this for us, you have no idea how much it means to us."
"No problems little brother, and congratulations on the new job."
"Congratulations to you as well big brother. Thing's are certainly going to change a lot when you get back from your honeymoon, aren't they Dave?"
"They certainly are John, have you told Ronon and Rodney yet?"
He smiled at his brother, "no that is the first thing on my agenda when I get back from my honeymoon."
It felt good to have a relationship with his brother again and now they were going to get to work together. He really hoped that his father would be proud of them both, if he could see the two of them now.
He was brought back to the present when Teyla started to talk to him, "are you ready to go honey. I have given Jane instructions on how to manage things while we are gone."
John looked at his first born son who Dave held in his arms. He was going to miss him, as he was going to miss Charin and Tobias. He had been of world countless times and had to stay away overnight, or there was the odd occasion where he had been held hostage that he'd had to be away from him, but for some reason it felt a lot harder now, as he and Teyla were choosing to leave their children for three days.
"See you later buddy, be good for Uncle Dave and Aunty Jane while we are gone."
He felt Torren's arms around his neck, "I love you Daddy?" He kissed him on the cheek and then let go.
He watched as Torren did the same to Teyla, "I love you Momma."
Once the goodbyes had been said he grabbed their suitcases and walked out the door and headed down to the Stargate.
He had decided that he didn't want to go to earth for their honeymoon, as there were too many recent bad memories there and Teyla had not wanted to go to new Athos, as that held to many bad memories of Kanaan and what he had done to them.
In the end they had decided to go to a planet called, Lucida, it was known as the resort planet of the Pegasus galaxy. They had arranged to stay in the resorts honeymoon suite with a seafront view. He had no idea how the wraith hadn't found them, but the wraith hadn't visited their planet in ten generations; he hoped that they wouldn't show up when he and Teyla were there.
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Teyla stepped through the gate and immediately felt the sunshine on her face and the sand between her feet; she had opted for bare feet as she knew that the stargate was on the beach and it was only a short walk to the resort they were staying in.
She was really going to enjoy this. There was very few occasions these days where she could just go to relax and do as little as possible with the man she loved.
"Honey this is going to be perfect, do you not think?" She asked her husband.
"I couldn't agree more Sweetie, so why don't we get to our hotel check-in and have a rest, before we go down to dinner and then we can have a moonlight walk after dinner."
"That sounds fabulous; I do not think I have slept that well for the last twelve weeks, so to sleep without any interruptions would be luxurious."
"And there will be no interruptions from annoying scientists demanding my attention either that certainly makes me happy." John told her.
She walked on in silence, with her husband walking alongside, until they came to the resort hotel that they would be staying at.
The place was enormous, the building was three stories high and she had no idea how far it stretched out behind the façade. It was built of cream brick with decorative red bricks around the windows and doors.
"John this is beautiful, I can't wait to see what it looks like in side." She said her voice full of wonder.
"Well let's have a look shall we?" John suggested and picked up the suit cases that he'd put down when they'd arrived.
Teyla was equally amazed by the interior of the hotel, the reception area was decorated in cream and accented in burgundy and it was just as large and opulent as the outside of the building. She followed her husband up to the reception desk, but she was continuing to look around as he booked them in to their room.
"I have a booking for John Sheppard?" She heard her husband tell the man at the front desk.
She looked up to see a man who was probably a similar age to John, but there was no way he was as handsome as her husband. He was shorter than John and not as lean, whatever muscle he may have once had, had turned to fat a long time ago, his eyes were a deep blue and his hair was a sandy colour and you could tell that life hadn't been easy on him, but whatever had happened to him in the past, he seemed to enjoy what he was doing now.
"Hello my name is Grinfo," the man replied looking at the two of them with a smile. "If you would just follow me I will lead you to the honeymoon suite."
Teyla followed her husband and Grinfo towards the honeymoon suite, as a look of sadness crossed his face. "I stayed here on my honeymoon as well that was before my wife was culled by the wraith."
"I am so sorry to hear that Grinfo, I myself lost my father to the Wraith and I have lost many friends along the way as well." Teyla told him with compassion.
He stopped and turned to look at them, "Is it true that the Lanteans have found a way for the wraith to never have to feed on humans again?" He then turned to address John. "I know that the two of you are from Atlantis, so please tell me that there is hope for a future free of wraith culling's."
She turned to her husband wondering what his response would be, and she could see compassion in his eyes as he answered, "Yes it is true and many wraith no longer need to feed on humans, so they are fighting alongside the coalition of planets for a future peace in the galaxy."
"Thank you Mr Sheppard. Now I have a hope that my children will grow up in a galaxy at peace."
"I understand we have three children of our own and that is what we're fighting for and please call me John and this is my lovely wife Teyla." John said, as he took her hand in his.
"It is lovely to meet you both, now let me get you to your suite, so that you can enjoy your honeymoon." Grinfo suggested with a glint in his eye.
They arrived a few minutes later and Grinfo handed them a key card, "enjoy your afternoon, if you need anything please do not hesitate to ring me in reception."
She walked into the room, when John had opened it for her and she was astonished by what she saw, in the main area there was a large couch and dining table, the walls were cream and the tiles on the floor were white with red floor coverings. But that wasn't what she wanted to see, so she looked in one of the rooms off to the side and found a room which contained a large spa bath. Coming out of that room she wondered into the third room and found a room with the biggest bed she had ever seen.
Turning around she saw that her husband had been following her around with a huge grin on his face, "John look at the size of this bed, why do we need a bed that large?"
"I can think of a few ideas' sweetie, but right now I really need a sleep, would you like to join me?"
"I would like to have a sleep as well, but only if my handsome husband is alongside of me."
She stood and watched as he began to take his clothes of, she certainly wished for more right now, but she still wasn't sure if he'd fully recovered from what Hannah had done to him, so she knew that she would have to let him make the first move. He hadn't tried to initiate anything since the twins were born, but that could just be because they had been very busy. I guess I'll find out over the next few days.
Once John had climbed in bed, she climbed in beside him and snuggled up to him, he didn't seem to mind her putting her hand on his chest, so that it what she did and it wasn't long before she fell into a deep sleep for the first time in twelve weeks.
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John awoke sometime later to find that it was dark and someone's hand was on his inner thigh. This made him incredibly uncomfortable and he started to panic. Am I still in Hannah's bed, or am I somewhere else, with somebody else? His muddled brain tried to process what was going on and he tried to pull away from the person lying next to him. Then someone spoke and he knew that everything was alright.
"John are you okay?" Teyla asked moving her hand away from his thigh.
"I'm sorry sweetie, I thought that I had put the whole Hannah thing behind me, but when I woke up and found your hand on my thigh, I thought I was back with Hannah and ummm…. you know…."
"It is alright John, we haven't had much chance to be intimate since that terrible experience, so I completely understand if you need to take thing slowly."
"I really want to, but you may have to be patient with me."
"How about we start with some kissing and cuddling?" She suggested leaning in and kissing him on the lips.
"I can go at that," he mumbled and kissed her back forcefully.
Very soon Teyla's tongue came out to play and it freaked him out a little, so he pulled back.
"Sorry Teyla, but do you mind if we turn the lights on?"
"No honey, go right ahead."
He walked across the room and turned the lights on, when he turned and headed back to the bed he saw the most beautiful woman he had ever seen laying in the bed; it was Teyla with just a bra and panties on.
"Teyla you are so beautiful," he whispered as he hopped between the sheets and lay beside her.
He leant in and kissed her and there were no doubts about who he was kissing. When her tongue came out to play this time there was no pulling back and his tongue joined in. He could feel himself becoming harder by the minute and he really wanted to continue on, so he moved his lips down to her chest and started to move them over her breasts, as he continued on he became harder and he could sense that Teyla was becoming aroused by the way her hips were moving, he longed for her to touch him, so he moved her hand inside his boxer shorts until she was touching his arousal, which made him moan. While he continued to nip and suck on her breasts, he managed to unclasp her bra and take it off and then he worked on getting her panties off, until she was totally naked.
"Please John." She moaned from beside him, trying desperately to help him take his boxer shorts off.
He rolled on top of her and she spread her legs wide in invitation, which he gladly accepted. He pushed his hardened shaft into her soft wet folds and looked at her face and he pushed in deeper. The feeling was an incredible as he remembered it and he knew that it was Teyla, his wife with him.
Slowly pulling out again, he continued to watch her face and it wasn't long, before they began to quicken the pace. In and out he thrust harder and deeper with each stroke, until he could feel her begin to shudder and moan in her completion. But he wasn't quite finished yet so he continued to thrust harder chasing his own release, it wasn't long before he let himself go over the edge and he shuddered as he released his seed into her.
He lay there trying to catch his breath, "Teyla that was more amazing than I remember.
"I know what you mean honey."
He lay on top of her for a while longer, until he realised that he may be getting heavy and then he pulled out of her and lay beside her.
"What shall we do now Sweetie, would you like to order room service?"
"No I think I'll go back to sleep for a while and then have a shower. Then I might feel hungry."
"I can't argue with that Sweetie, he said taking her in his arms. He closed his eyes and held her tight and it wasn't long before he was fast asleep again.
TBC…