Aftermath.
Disclaimer: I don't own Stargate Atlantis in any shape or form.
Note: I was never planning to write a sequel to "What could have happened: The Eye" but this just would not leave me alone. Anyway this is set one month after the end of "What could have happened: The Eye".
Pairings: John/Liz, mentions of Liz/Kolya.
Spoilers: Everything in season one.
Atlantis (One month later)
Elizabeth ran into the bathroom and shut the door. The sickness was getting worse. It had been on and off the last week and she felt terrible. She should go and see Carson. She'd been meaning too, but she was so busy trying to catch up on what she'd missed. She didn't have the time. She'd only been back two months.
Elizabeth sat on the floor with her back against the wall. She'd never felt so ill in her life. She really should see Carson, in case she brought back an infection from the Genii home world. She really didn't want the entire base stuck with this illness.
Elizabeth stood up, taking a moment to steady herself before putting the shower on and stepping under the warm spray. She let the water wash away all her worry, she ran her hands through her hair. She loved the morning. She could wake up and just for a minute just pretend that the Genii had never taken her. Although that didn't last, there would always be someone who, unintentionally, would say something that would remind her and then the whole base would spend the rest of the day tiptoeing around her so she wouldn't breakdown. She was sick of it.
Elizabeth stepped out of the shower and after she'd dried herself, her hair and got changed she made her way to the infirmary, trying to keep the sickness at bay long enough to actually get to Carson.
She walked into the infirmary and saw Carson talking to one of the nurses.
"Carson?"
Carson looked at Elizabeth and smiled. The nurse took that as her cue and left the two of them alone.
"Dr Weir, what can I do for you?"
Elizabeth walked over to Carson, she knew he was being cautious about what he was saying.
"I'm actually not feeling well. I keep being sick and dizzy."
Carson nodded to one of the beds and Elizabeth sat down.
"After what you've been through it's no wonder you're…"
Carson realised what he was saying and trailed off. This just pissed Elizabeth off more.
"Carson, you don't have to tiptoe around me, I'm not going to breakdown if someone mentions Kolya or the Genii."
Carson cleared his throat and looked at her apologetically.
"I'm sorry Elizabeth. We're all just so worried about you."
Elizabeth nodded.
"I know. I'm sorry I snapped at you."
The two friends smiled at each other and Carson began to examine her. He was about halfway through when something showed up that Carson didn't expect.
"Elizabeth, how long have you been feeling ill?"
Elizabeth shook her head trying to remember.
"About a week or so. Why?"
Carson couldn't meet her eyes instead he looked down at the notes he was making.
"Elizabeth, I'm going to need to take a blood test."
Elizabeth looked at him, confused at why Carson wouldn't meet her eyes.
"Carson, what's wrong with me"
Carson cleared his throat.
"I don't really want to say until I'm sure"
"Carson, please"
Carson looked into her eyes and saw her desperation. He ran a hand through his hair. He really didn't know how to tell her this.
"Elizabeth, please keep in mind that this is only a preliminary finding I could be completely wrong. Although the chances of me being wrong about this…"
"Carson"
Elizabeth interrupted him; Carson looked up at her.
"Elizabeth, you're eight weeks pregnant."
Elizabeth looked at the Scottish doctor in shock.
"No, no. I…I can't be pregnant."
Carson looked at her sympathetically.
"I'm sorry Elizabeth, but all the signs say you are…" Carson needed to know one thing, just one "…Elizabeth, please tell me it's Johns'"
John and Elizabeths' relationship was known throughout Atlantis, although nobody was actually sure when it when it began. Some were sure it started before the Genii attack some said after. The only two people who actually knew where John and Elizabeth.
"No."
Elizabeth croaked out and bust into tears. If John wasn't the father that only left one other person.
Kolya.
Elizabeth sat in shock on the infirmary bed as Carson drew some blood and began to analyse it.
Elizabeth was trying to work through it all in her mind. She'd been back on Atlantis two months. She was two months pregnant. That must have meant she conceived the day or a few days before she was brought back to Atlantis. She placed her head in her hands.
Kolya was the only person she'd had sex with during the last seven months that would make her pregnancy possible. There had been a few times with John but that was no way close to the month she conceived in. Whether she liked it or not; she was pregnant and Kolya was the father.
Elizabeth wiped a tear from her eye. She didn't want this, she really didn't want this. Elizabeth had always loved children, but she never wanted to be a mother. It was one of the main things she and Simon had argued about. He wanted children but she was not ready to make that sort of commitment. Simon thought she was having an affair because of her lack of commitment to him. Simon always thought Elizabeth didn't want to commit herself fully to him. Maybe he was right. No doubt if Elizabeth had got pregnant while she was with Simon, she would have kept it. She couldn't get rid of a life she created but she also took precautions to prevent herself from getting pregnant. Of course, when she came to Atlantis she saw no reason to keep up with the precautions. Now she was wishing she did.
Carson walked over to her, results in his hands.
"Elizabeth, I was right. The blood tests confirmed it. You are pregnant."
Elizabeth sighed and Carson sat next to her lowering his voice.
"Elizabeth. Nobody has to find out about this. I can take care of it. If you want me too."
Elizabeths' head shot up. She couldn't believe Carson was asking her that. The man was viscously against abortion but he was setting aside his own Morals for her.
"Carson no."
Carson looked in her eyes.
"Elizabeth, if you don't want to go through with this pregnancy…"
"Carson no."
She repeated again.
Carson looked at her, she looked so small and fragile and Carson wanted to do anything to take that away even if it meant going against his own Moral code.
Carson took her hand in his.
"If that's what you want fine, but Elizabeth, what are you going to tell everyone? Especially John."
Elizabeth shook her head, tears falling from her eyes.
"I don't know."
Carson put his arm around Elizabeth and allowed her to cry on his shoulder as few tears fell from his own eyes.
TBC…
