Part 5: Repercussions.
My heart was protected buried deep in ice. in the deep frigid waters of the ice planet I had lost Aeryn .the ice remained but Aeryn hadn't.how can I deny my on flesh and blood.
John's mind was trying to grip the idea that his son was only three cycles old. How in the frell did he come up with the idea that his father didn't like him? John could see the surprise on everyone's face. Then he made the eye contact and said 'Hey.'
John stirred himself. Putting the pad away he went over to join the others. Sitting down he looked at Jack with a smile. "Hey, Jack."
"Hey, daddy. Do you 'ike me?" Jack asked innocently. His large blue eyes looked at John.
John wasn't sure if he wanted to laugh or cry. How can he not care for the child then again how could he. "I care for you, Jack. It's just been a shock to see you. Your mother didn't tell me about you."
"Mommy sorry, daddy. I'm 'ere now. How come you don't want see me?"
Lord, this kid knew how to hit him. Reaching out his hand he took Jack's into his. "I sorry about that, your mother was right I was in the middle of something, but I'm here now."
Jack reached up and touched his father's face. "I am yo'rs right, daddy?"
John face turned a shade of pink. His mind was torment over denying the child with his DNA or claiming him. How could he blame this innocent child the love he deserved? Aeryn denied him that love, but should he deny this child.
Aeryn watched the conflict play across John's face. At the moment she wanted to reach out and smack him. He better not denied this child or she would.
"I guess you are since you're half human." He managed to say. The child looked at him, and John felt he could see his very soul. "OK, daddy. Mommy said you don't 'now me yet. I do love you."
Tears came to Aeryn's eyes. John closed up. He just managed to mummer out before he escaped the room. "I care for you, Jack."
On The Terrace:
Tears had come to his eyes as the torment turned into a full-fledged battle inside himself. He didn't hear the door opening. Hearing Aeryn's voice behind him, he wiped his face-- then his indifferent mask fell back into place.
"John, we need to talk about Jack."
He remained quiet as she moved to stand near him. "John, you have to talk to me. You can not deny that Jack is yours."
"I know that, Aeryn," he said harshly. "I also can't come to terms of what the hell you did to me."
She faced him. "This is not about me or you. This is about our child. I want to explain about him.about his birth."
He turned on her. "I don't want to know or hear anything you have to say now, Aeryn. You gave that right up when you walked out on me with the knowledge of him, " he snarled. "He belongs to the other Crichton tell your dead lover about him."
"Damn you, John. You don't know a frelling about anything." She growled getting into his face. "How in the frell do you know it is his?"
"Because you couldn't bare to look at me, or let me comfort you after he died. I never.we never had the time together.only on the false earth but that was cycles ago.so unless you can freeze--dry the kid until you want it."
"You self-center bastard, you think you are the only one that has been hurt or alone because the universe didn't revolve around the great John Crichton. You don't want to know the truth. I want to tell you but you are." she yelled, but John cut her off.
"I don't give a damn about you anymore, Aeryn. If I want a relationship with Jack then I will.so back off."
She stepped back. "If you hurt him, John, I swear I will kill you. HE IS MY SON! And I will do whatever it takes to protect him, even from his frelling father."
Aeryn stormed off the terrace. John stood there. What in the hell was he doing? Hurt the son.Shocked at the anger that was consuming him.how could he deny the child of his flesh? Turning back to the stars he reached out his shaking hand as if he could touch the brightest one.
My heart was protected buried deep in ice. in the deep frigid waters of the ice planet I had lost Aeryn .the ice remained but Aeryn hadn't.how can I deny my on flesh and blood.
John's mind was trying to grip the idea that his son was only three cycles old. How in the frell did he come up with the idea that his father didn't like him? John could see the surprise on everyone's face. Then he made the eye contact and said 'Hey.'
John stirred himself. Putting the pad away he went over to join the others. Sitting down he looked at Jack with a smile. "Hey, Jack."
"Hey, daddy. Do you 'ike me?" Jack asked innocently. His large blue eyes looked at John.
John wasn't sure if he wanted to laugh or cry. How can he not care for the child then again how could he. "I care for you, Jack. It's just been a shock to see you. Your mother didn't tell me about you."
"Mommy sorry, daddy. I'm 'ere now. How come you don't want see me?"
Lord, this kid knew how to hit him. Reaching out his hand he took Jack's into his. "I sorry about that, your mother was right I was in the middle of something, but I'm here now."
Jack reached up and touched his father's face. "I am yo'rs right, daddy?"
John face turned a shade of pink. His mind was torment over denying the child with his DNA or claiming him. How could he blame this innocent child the love he deserved? Aeryn denied him that love, but should he deny this child.
Aeryn watched the conflict play across John's face. At the moment she wanted to reach out and smack him. He better not denied this child or she would.
"I guess you are since you're half human." He managed to say. The child looked at him, and John felt he could see his very soul. "OK, daddy. Mommy said you don't 'now me yet. I do love you."
Tears came to Aeryn's eyes. John closed up. He just managed to mummer out before he escaped the room. "I care for you, Jack."
On The Terrace:
Tears had come to his eyes as the torment turned into a full-fledged battle inside himself. He didn't hear the door opening. Hearing Aeryn's voice behind him, he wiped his face-- then his indifferent mask fell back into place.
"John, we need to talk about Jack."
He remained quiet as she moved to stand near him. "John, you have to talk to me. You can not deny that Jack is yours."
"I know that, Aeryn," he said harshly. "I also can't come to terms of what the hell you did to me."
She faced him. "This is not about me or you. This is about our child. I want to explain about him.about his birth."
He turned on her. "I don't want to know or hear anything you have to say now, Aeryn. You gave that right up when you walked out on me with the knowledge of him, " he snarled. "He belongs to the other Crichton tell your dead lover about him."
"Damn you, John. You don't know a frelling about anything." She growled getting into his face. "How in the frell do you know it is his?"
"Because you couldn't bare to look at me, or let me comfort you after he died. I never.we never had the time together.only on the false earth but that was cycles ago.so unless you can freeze--dry the kid until you want it."
"You self-center bastard, you think you are the only one that has been hurt or alone because the universe didn't revolve around the great John Crichton. You don't want to know the truth. I want to tell you but you are." she yelled, but John cut her off.
"I don't give a damn about you anymore, Aeryn. If I want a relationship with Jack then I will.so back off."
She stepped back. "If you hurt him, John, I swear I will kill you. HE IS MY SON! And I will do whatever it takes to protect him, even from his frelling father."
Aeryn stormed off the terrace. John stood there. What in the hell was he doing? Hurt the son.Shocked at the anger that was consuming him.how could he deny the child of his flesh? Turning back to the stars he reached out his shaking hand as if he could touch the brightest one.