So How Did I Meet Your Mom Again?142
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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 16 months 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: I expect some butt kissing! I just had to completely rewrite this stupid chapter so now I have like alternate versions. If you want the original, email me and I'll send it as an attachment, otherwise, enjoy cause this one took twice as long!
John walked into the cafeteria the next morning nearly as nervous as Rodney had been the night before. He had planned on giving Rodney space, but he had to know what had happened the night before. The suspense was killing him! But to his disappointment, Rodney wasn't in attendance. Maybe his lab?
Upon reaching his lab though, he was directed to the nearest balcony by a curt lab tech. There, he found Rodney silently sipping on a cup of steaming coffee while watching the sunrise. There was something different about him that John couldn't pinpoint until walking closer. He's still. John had never seen Rodney not fidgeting or moving somehow. It seemed the man was perpetually in motion, but not this morning. He was still and contemplative and looked, if anything, peaceful.
John quietly made his way to Rodney's side, not wanting to disrupt the stillness. After a time, Rodney turned to glance at him and said, "You don't have to be afraid I'm going to snap at you. Last night was one of the most satisfying nights of my life."
John's eyebrows couldn't have gotten any higher. Rodney noticed, and frowned, "Get your mind out of the gutter, Col. The night ended with a kiss to her hand."
Now John smiled. A kiss to the hand? I guess chivalry isn't dead after all. "So, what did you two do after leaving the movie last night?"
"Took a walk. Watched the moon rise. Then I walked her back." Rodney said easily knowing the Col. would want to know more.
"That's all? Then why are you acting so strange?"
Rodney looked surprised. "I'm acting strange? In what way?"
"Well," John said uncomfortably, "You're quiet. No, not just quiet, but still. In a way I have never seen you before. Even when you sleep, you fidget! And I've never seen you this contemplative or known you to watch a sunrise for no reason other than to see it rise! Maybe strange is the wrong word. You're acting different than I've ever seen you."
Rodney smirked, "I feel different. Although that will probably change the first time I come across an incompetent fool today. Which since Kavanaugh should be in shortly, means soon." He grinned while drinking his coffee.
John smiled back. "You're in love."
Rodney sputtered on his coffee. "What!"
"You, Rodney McKay, are in love." John said again with a bigger grin.
"No I'm not!" He insisted, but it only fueled to make John's knowing grin even bigger, "We've been on one date, one! That's way too short a time to fall in love!"
"You forget that you've been unofficially dating her since the first time you two met at a planned breakfast. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with it. In fact, I'm very happy to able to make that observation. So don't even try to deny it, cause I know love when I see it, and you, are in love." He said just before walking back in, leaving Rodney with his own thoughts.
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIAlex woke up the next morning feeling refreshed and happy like she hadn't felt since leaving Earth for the Pegasus galaxy. Her shift didn't start until the afternoon so she decided to take a walk and maybe watch the sun rise from the pier. She threw her clothes on and grabbed a coffee on the way from the cafeteria.
She sat in the same place she had last night, enjoying the feeling of the warmth of the sun as it lazily made it way up. She could feel the wind tousling her hair. She had never felt so content in her life. Life is great. She smiled.
Hearing footsteps behind her, she turned only to see Lt. Isabella Sanchez, the only friend from the SGC that Alex had known before coming to Atlantis. She had been transferred a few months before Alex herself. Isabella was Hispanic in descent and born and raised in Chicago. If there was one thing Alex loved about her, it was her no nonsense attitude.
Alex smiled up at her. "Hey Isabel."
"Morning Alex." She said, taking a seat. "I was worried about you, ya know. You didn't even call me on the radio to let me know you were all right last night. I was tossing and turning for hours." She said grumpily.
"No you weren't." Alex said with some amusement.
"Yeah? Well how would you know girl?" She asked challengingly.
"Cause when I left you were snoring on the couch ahead of us. And it looked like you drooled on Major Lorne." She added playfully.
Isabella took a swipe at her head, which she ducked with a grin. Isabella smiled back. "So? Was he a jerk? What am I saying? Of course he was a jerk. He's not going to turn into a perfect gentleman overnight, though if anyone could him do it, I'm sure it'd be you."
Alex looked reflective for a moment. "He was charming. He took care of me and was a perfect gentleman."
Isabella looked at her unconvinced. "Not uh. Not McKay. He's an ass, he's full of himself-"
"He's funny, he's charming," Alex continued, "he's cute. Not to mention, he really is a genius. And, he is a perfect gentleman." She reiterated with a stupid smile, thinking of the night before. Never in a million years had she thought Rodney would wrap his arms around her and cuddle. That just wasn't a word that any sane person would apply to him. He's such a sweetheart though. She found herself thinking. Some of which, Isabella was able to pick up because her next sentence was, "Girl, you got it bad!"
That shook Alex out of her stupor. "What?"
"You got a thing for this guy! Before you got here, I don't think even his own mother liked him, much less any sane girl on the face of the planet, this one or Earth, but here you are proving me wrong. Damn girl, I did not see this coming." She finished, shaking her head.
"I don't have a 'thing' for him. It was just the one date!" She insisted.
Isabella looked at her with disbelief. "Honey, if you got the infamous Rodney McKay to be a gentleman last night, then I can guaranteeyou, he'll be asking for your hand before you know it. I'm not saying this to scare you off, but to warn you. If you ain't going to be serious with him, if you can't see yourself settling down with him someday with little Rodneys running about, then you need to stop this now, before you get in too deep and both your hearts end up broken." Isabella squeezed Alex's shoulder comfortingly, not that she noticed. God, what am I going to do?
Author's note: Wow! This chapter turned out so much better than the original chapter 14 that I'm very happy I decided to redo it. I really loved writing this. Anyways, let me know what you thought.