The last rehearsal of their first week had just gotten over with and Rodney was annoyed. It seemed that despite his best efforts, Carson and Laura were becoming good friends. He knew it was only a matter of time before they announced they were going out. It was in this jealous (he finally admitted it to himself during rehearsal today when he also finally admitted that this was more than a crush) state that he completely forgot that Carson was more attracted to guys then females.

So it was a complete shock to him when he entered his house to hear, "Hey little bro. I got a very interesting email from John earlier this week."

"Jeannie? What are you doing here?"

"Can't a girl come home for the weekend to visit with her family?"

Rodney gave her a look.

"Alright. I received an email from John and wanted to come and see how you were doing."

"What did John say," Rodney asked very worried as he sat down next to his sister.

"That's not important. Tell me about this play. I hear you're playing Teddy. What the hell are you doing acting?"

"We're doing it to raise money to help pay for Aiden's hospital bills."

"I hear what happened to him. Anything I can do to help?"

"Come see the play?"

"Of course. I'll even bring some friends." Rodney glared at his sister. "Are rehearsals going well? You seemed rather upset about something when you walked in the door."

"Rehearsals are going well. It's really fun to watch Teyla and Elizabeth play little old ladies. And to watch John try to play this evil man who is supposed to look like Boris Karloff."

"What were you upset about?"

Rodney blushed and moved in his seat. "Its nothing really."

"No, what? You know you can tell me anything. I'm your sister."

"Is really stupid, doesn't matter."

"If it has you upset, then I would say it does matter. Does it have to do with this person you like?" Jeannie asked slyly.

Rodney's head shot up. "What the hell did John tell you!"

"He didn't come out and say anything. He just hinted that you might have a crush on someone."

"Its not a crush," mumbled Rodney.

"Not a crush! Wow, you must really like this person. So, who is it?"

Rodney sighed. He knew there was no way that his sister would let this go. She did care about him in her own strange little way and had always volunteered to beat up anyone who looked at him wrong. He knew that she would accept him no matter what, as opposed to their parents. "His name is Carson. He moved here about a month ago from Scotland."

"Ooo, a Scottish guy. Sounds sexy. When do I get to meet him?" she asked, obviously very happy for her little brother.

Rodney sighed again. "I guess it's inevitable. I can call and ask if you can come to dinner tonight."

"You're having dinner with him tonight?" she asked.

"Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, actually," Rodney corrected as he blushed.

"Really? Now I really want to meet him. So then what made up so upset?"

"He's playing Mortimer in the play. And him and Laura, who's playing Elaine, are getting rather close."

"You're jealous," she plainly stated. Rodney nodded. "I'm sorry. Want me to have a stern talking to anyone?"

"No, I really don't want Carson to know. It might ruin our friendship and this is one of the best friends I've ever had."

"Really? Better than John?" She was now intrigued. She had thought her brother and John were always rather close.

"My relationship with John in completely different. John knows about what's going on in my head even before I do. I can't talk to him about it because chances are he already knows. But I feel that I would be able to talk to Carson about it. I don't want to ruin that."

Jeannie nodded. She understood, actually. John seemed to know what was going on in both of their heads before they did. It was a little creepy if you thought about it for too long. "So, are you going to call Carson?"

Dinner was a success. Both Carson and Peg loved Jeannie and Jeannie loved Carson and could see how her brother could like him. She was also pleased to note that she was sure her brother's feelings were reciprocated since dinner that night was all of her brother's favorites and when Rodney commented on it, Carson's simple response was just "I know."

Rodney had a great weekend visiting with his sister and was sad when she left on Sunday. The weekend turned sour however, when his parents kicked him out again. This time for what sounded like an extended time. When he asked John's parents, they seemed unwilling to get in the middle of it any more, since they were neighbors.

So when Rodney started walking towards Carson's house, John accompanied him since he was rather upset with his parents.

"I can't believe they would say that!"

"John, its alright. I understand where they're coming from."

"But still! They've known you for just as long. They watched you grow up. How they can just leave you hanging like this," John trailed off.

"John, its fine, really. They only reason I actually asked was because I know you would have been upset with me if I didn't. I kinda figured they wouldn't let me stay."

Just then they arrived at Carson's house. Where Carson was washing Peg's car. Rodney took a deep breath, pushed his hormones down, and walked up towards his friend.

"Rodney! John! What are you doing here?" asked Carson as he put the rag he was using back in the bucket.

"I was wondering if I could ask you and your mom a huge favor," Rodney started before he lost his nerve.

"Of course. She's just inside cooking dinner." Carson led his friends inside. "Mum, Rodney has a favor to ask of us."

"Rodney! Pleasure to see you again! Now, what can we do for you? And John! I haven't seen you in a while. You need to stop by more often!" Peg scolded as she turned the burner on the stove down.

"Of course, Mrs. Beckett."

"Now none of that, its Peg. Now what did you want to want to ask, dear?"

Rodney took a deep breath. "My parents kicked me out again. But this time it seems for good," he started.

"Oh, of course you can stay here. As long as you want. Right Carson?"

Carson just nodded as a blush, noticeable only to his mother who knew how to spot such things, started to spread across his face. "Of course. That way you can better protect me from the wiles of Laura as well," Carson teased.

"What is this?" asked Peg as John laughed and Rodney blushed.

"Its nothing. You know Laura right?" At his mother's nod, Carson continued. "Well, when she first learned that I was going to be Mortimer, she came up to me and tried to persuade me that we had to have extra private rehearsals."

"She tried to kiss you!" Rodney shouted.

"Actually, she didn't."

"Well, she did in rehearsal on Friday," he mumbled to himself. Everyone heard anyways.

Peg just smiled. "Why don't you boys go and get Rodney's stuff after you finish cleaning the car? I'll save dinner for you until then."

"Thank you so very much," gushed Rodney before he headed out side.

"Oh, think nothing of it. You're over here enough as it is. You living here won't make any difference.

"It will take me a couple minutes to finish with the car. You guys can either help me or wait here," said Carson as he headed outside.

"I'll help," Rodney said as he followed his friend (crush) out the door.

"I'll stay here," John said, more to Peg as the other two were already out the door. "So."

"I have a question. Does Rodney like my son?" Peg asked once she was sure that Rodney and Carson couldn't hear her.

"What?"

"Does Rodney have a crush on my son?" she asked again.

John had no clue how to answer that. "He's never admitted it to me."

"But you've known him for years and therefore would know if he has a crush, right?"

John nodded. "I'm pretty sure he really does like Carson. I hope that's alright."

Peg just waved her hand. "Oh its fine. I can tell that Carson likes Rodney. And he needs someone besides me who will look after him. I can't do that at school or know who to protect him from. They will be good for each other."

John just stared at his friend's mom. She could not believe she was saying this. The fact that she was okay with her son's sexuality and the fact that she approved of someone for him was something he had never seen in any of his friend's parents.

"You look surprised. I just want what's best for my son. All I care about is if he's happy. And Rodney can do that for him, strangely enough."

"And knowing this you are still letting Rodney stay here," stated John.

"This way I can keep a better eye on them," Peg answered with a wink. Just then Rodney poked his head in the door and said the car was clean.

"I'll see you later Peg," said John as he walked out the door.

"Keep an eye on them for me," she asked as he walked out the door. John nodded. He was still so confused. This was going to require talking with Elizabeth to figure out.