So How Did I Meet Your Mom Again?2

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Summary: When the team discovers McKay's future daughter living with their trading partners, the search is on for the mother because his daughter will have to be conceived in a year or cease to exist. No pressure, right?

Rating: PG for language.

Warnings: Possibly some adult situations or at least ideas.

Category: Friendship/Romance/Humor

Author note: Hey! This is an idea that's been bugging me for forever. I just wanted to write an OC romance story with McKay (since he has such bad luck and I can't see it working with Weir for the same reason Caldwell had a lot of paperwork for her kissing Sheppard in "The Long Goodbye"), but I realized McKay would be too much of a weenie to actively pursue anyone unless there was a good reason why he needed to. The story kinda drags (in my opinion) until they start looking for "Mom." The first few chapters are just set up.

Lt. Col. John Sheppard grabbed his tray and made his way over to a miserable looking Rodney McKay. He had, of course, heard of what had happened earlier that day, with Rodney being bodily carried through the gate by a small female soldier. He knew Rodney's pride must have taken quite a blow, but he couldn't help smiling at the image. He had even heard that someone in the chemistry lab had taken a picture. John couldn't wait to get his hands on it…

He had handpicked Taylor on his last journey to Earth. She had been so small and unintimidating looking that he had almost passed her up until he saw her settle a skirmish between two scientists in the hallway like a pro. Her file said she got along with just about everyone and he could see she was smart enough to keep up with most of what the scientists were saying. He figured he could assign her to babysitting duty if she turned out to be a mediocre soldier. He had caught up to her in the hallway after the scientists had gone their separate ways and had liked what he saw: an abrupt sense of humor and insight that popped up randomly in conversation, and a lack of standing on ceremony without being too disrespectful, although it was probably the same reason she was still a Lieutenant. She reminded him somewhat of himself when he was younger, only more open. He had offered her the position right then and there.

He plopped his tray down in front of McKay and sat down facing him as he tucked in to his food. "So McKay," he started out nonchalantly, "how did P4892 go? Anything interesting happen?" He asked, raising his eyebrows.

McKay offered him a glare and a rude gesture before saying disgruntled, "As if you didn't hear."

"Hear what?" Teyla asked innocently as she set her tray down and took a seat next to Rodney. Ronan followed, sitting next to Sheppard.

"Nothing." Rodney grumbled.

Teyla smiled at this and turning to Rodney asked, "This would not happen to have anything to do with a pretty soldier that carried you through the Stargate then?"

John couldn't help it and guffawed loudly and Rodney glared as viciously as he could while still looking miserable. "Laugh it up, Sheppard, laugh it up. I'm so glad I could be a source of endless amusement for you." He said bitterly.

John stopped laughing, but still smiled as he said, "Oh lighten up, Rodney. You gotta admit it was kind of funny. I mean, yeah, she's a soldier, but she's so damn small she hardly looks like she can heft a P90, much less a full grown man for two miles. If I were you, I'd just be grateful she's on our side cause I saw her in hand-to-hand today, and she was impressive. She's all wiry muscle and speed which is why it was such a shock to hear she carried you."

At this point, Teyla interrupted in a serious voice, "Truly Dr. McKay, you should not be angry with her but pleased that she cared enough to do that. Perhaps one day she will save your life. She seems to be a good soldier."

"Yeah, McKay," Ronan added, as he finally stopped eating for long enough to speak, "what she lacks in size, she makes up for in determination. She'll be useful on a battlefield. People underestimate her and that's their downfall. Was yours too from the way I hear it." He finished, gesturing towards McKay with his fork.

"Oh?" Teyla asked. She had not heard about this part.

"He scoffed at her when she offered to carry him back to the gate." John said when Rodney was not forth coming.

"I see," Teyla said, "perhaps you will not make that same mistake in the future then?" she asked wisely.

Rodney looked at her like she had grown horns. "Of course not!"

"Then something good came out of this situation, did it not?" She asked, one eyebrow arched. Sheppard grinned and looked at McKay who was still playing with his food. Very uncharacteristic for him.

Rodney grumbled something back and that conversation was ended as John launched into a tale of how one of the scientists had been paired with a soldier to fight and had kicked said soldier in the groin. Said soldier had turned out to be female, just very large and rather masculine looking, and a fight had almost broken out over the scientist's explanation for kicking her there. By the time John's story was over, Rodney had finally forgotten why he had been so down in the first place and scarfed his dinner, Teyla, Ronan and Sheppard looking on knowingly.

Author's Note: Yep, more filler. I'm kind of curious to see how you guys see Taylor from the brief stuff I've mentioned. What is your impression of her, cause as you probably guessed, she'll become much more important as the story goes on!