A/N all standard disclaimers apply

Previously on Stargate Atlantis

"Carson asked me about the lights, that was the only section that I thought pertained to the lights, the instructions for the ZPM and how to replace it were are the bottom." Sara snapped back at the annoying scientist, she put a hand to her head a headache was starting to form.

It was nine weeks later that Sara came to Carson to see him about being ill and tired. After running standard tests, Carson sat down beside the young woman he had come to think of as a friend.

"Sara lass, you're pregnant. You are approximately eight weeks along." As Sara went completely white, Carson stood and laid Sara down on the bed.

"How?" Sara looked at Carson in complete confusion, realizing what she had said Sara laughed bitterly, "I know how one gets pregnant, I mean how did I get pregnant, I haven't been with a man in over three years! I haven't had sex with anyone, I'm not the bloody Virgin Mary so how in the hell did I get pregnant."

"Shh, calm down lass, there has to be a explanation for this," As the young woman gave into her fear and started crying she sat up and hugged Carson. In a surprisingly short time Sara calmed down and released Carson.

"OK, hormonal moment over," Taking a deep breath Sara continued, "The only thing I can think of is when we went to that ancient ruin. Goddess what a time for Teyla to visit home."

At what he considered a nonsequiter Carson raised his eyebrow, catching his look Sara explained, "If Teyla had been there instead of me and four men, I don't think the fertility rite would have worked, come to think of it, if you four hadn't fanned out around the room in the order you did it wouldn't have worked, I wonder if somehow the room got everyone to their respective places, huh maybe"

Before Sara could go off into what she called Spacemonkey Mode and be lost in theories and study for days Carson cut her off, "Sara are you tellin' me that when I could be the father?"

Carson sat down abruptly at the thought, he knew he liked children and wanted to become a father someday, but he always thought that he would go about it the normal way.

"Yeah, well you have a 75 percent chance of not being the father" as Sara spoke Carson realized that he must have spoken the last part out loud.

Standing up Carson rubbed his hands together, his eyes opened, in the expression that always reminded Sara of a surprised chipmunk, his signature tell that let everyone know Carson had a plan "Right then, first order of business we have to tell Elizabeth."

Dr. Weir took the news that one of her civilian scientists had ended up pregnant due to an ancient device in stride, thinking a moment she studied Sara.

"I have read your records, the medical personnel thought that it was impossible for you to become pregnant."

Sara took a deep breath, "I had given up on ever having another child, after I lost Elspeth and Daniel in the accident, then when Loki took me and experimented and he wasn't able to fix the problem. I resigned myself to being the last Simmons." Cradling her abdomen, Sara smiled softly, "Looks like there is going to be one after me." Turning her scared face back toward Carson and Elizabeth Sara asked, "I don't have to earth do I? Cause I don't want to go, I've made a new family here and a life, I'll move in with the Athosians if I have to, I don't want to go back." The heart-monitoring machine that Sara was still hooked up too started to beep alarmingly.

"No Sara I am not going to ask you to return to earth, in fact I am going to strongly insist that you stay here in Atlantis. Carson is there any way to tell which one of you is the father?"

"I could perform an amniocentesis or a chorionic villus sampling to determine the child's paternity, but both tests come with risks. I would recommend waiting until the wee one is born." Carson stated to both women.

Elizabeth smiled, "Well it looks like your going to have four men waiting on you hand and foot Sara." At the look of consternation that appeared on the younger woman's face Elizabeth raised an eyebrow in question.

"No one knows other than yourself and Carson, in fact I didn't even know till an hour ago." Sara laughed, "I can just see their faces when I tell them 'hey guys you have a one in four chance of being this baby's father." Groaning Sara lay back on the bed, "How do I get myself into these things." Popping back up with a look of horror on her face, "You do realize that McKay could have actually reproduced!"