A/N: Sorry this took so long. My computer went kaput. Got a new one and got this up with 24 hours of getting the new comp. So here you go. Final closing to Atlantis Sprouts. Huge thanks to Jen, the RL momma of the RL Sprout. hugs Thanks for your help, Doc! I hope you all enjoyed it! Please, read AND review to let me know! Thanks!

Rodney McKay heaved a sigh of relief. Addie was finally asleep. At 3 ½ years old, she was of the opinion that naps were for babies. However, at 41 years, Rodney claimed seniority, and she took a nap every afternoon.

He quickly headed to the bathroom and stripped down, stepping into the shower. He'd been running short on time that morning, had to skip his morning shower, and had regretted it ever since.

Rodney hurried through his shower as much as possible, pausing to take off his wedding ring and scrub it to try to clean the dirt that inevitably collected in the etching. He got it as clean as he could, and slipped it back on with a smile as his mind wandered back. It had been 2 years since he and Elizabeth had gone to Earth for a vacation and made it legal. His ring hadn't been removed for more than cleaning since, and he intended to never change that habit.

Realizing he'd been under the water for a long time, and that he had several things to do before Addie woke up, he finished quickly and got out. He toweled off and tied off the towel around his waist before heading out to Elizabeth and his bedroom to retrieve the clothes that he always forgot to take with him into the bathroom. As he passed the door to Addie's room, he heard a sound and quietly opened the door to peak in and make sure she was okay.

As the door opened, all thought of clothes left at the view in front of him. Sitting there cross-legged on the bed was a filthy Addie. In her hands…Rodney's jaw dropped. There was a pile of wrappers from several chocolate bars. He let out a groan.

At the sound, Addie looked up and grinned, causing Rodney to groan again. She had chocolate from her forehead to her chin. His eyes followed the path. Her shirt was a lost cause, and she was happily licking melted chocolate from her upper arm.

Rodney's brain finally kicked in and he burst out, "Oh, you're kidding me! ADDIE! What did you do?" He glared as she gave him what Elizabeth called his 'not too bright, are you?' look and then cocked her eyebrow just like Elizabeth.

"Don't give me that look, Addie. Your mother does that. And why did you do all this?" He sighed as she just sat there smiling and working on licking her hands clean. When he realized no answer was forthcoming, he sighed and strode forward. "Well, come on. We've got to get you clean in a hurry. Daddy's got a meeting in less than two hours."

As he got close, Addie scooted back and scrambled off the other side of the bed. "No Daddy! No bath! Addie loves chockit. Want some?" She held her hand out to offer him a lick and he had to bite the inside of his cheek to keep from smiling at the adorable smile and frowned again.

"No thank you, Addie. Daddy's not hungry. But you need to get clean fast. Come with me." He reached out for her hand, but she pulled it away quickly and darted around him.

"No bath, Daddy!" She dashed into the other room, causing him to spin to try to catch her, failing and making a mad grab for the dangerously slipping towel. He secured it again and headed into the living room.

"Adiana, stop this. I need to get dressed and get you cleaned so we can take you to Mommy and I can go to my meeting." He tried to not let his exasperation show through his voice, but it caused Addie to pause. Daddy never called her Adiana unless he was mad.

"Daddy mad at Addie? I sorry." Her bottom lip trembled and Rodney's balloon of frustration deflated instantly. He squatted down to look her in the eye and smiled.

"No, Sprout. Daddy's not mad. We've just got to hurry and go see Mommy."

At his words, Addie looked at him and grinned, then rolled her eyes like she'd seen Rodney do and placed sticky hands on each of his cheeks and spoke slowly. "Not Daddy's Sprout. Unca John's Sprout. Daddy's Addie." She grinned, showing all her teeth and patted his cheek lightly.

Rodney couldn't help but laugh and kissed one sticky hand. "Yes, you're right. I'm sorry Miss Addie." She giggled and he stood up. "Now, let's get you cleaned up and we'll go see Mommy." He turned towards the bathroom to get a wet rag, but whirled around at the sound of the door.

Addie stood in the middle of the open door, causing Rodney to once again curse Janus for giving her the gene, and such a pure, undiluted one at that. He reached out with his own mind to close the door again, and frowned as they stayed open. He looked down at Addie again with a questioning look.

She grinned at him and said, "Go see Momma, Daddy!" and dashed out the door. He groaned and ran after her, hollering her name and for her to stop. It wasn't until his towel began to slip dangerously that he remembered he wasn't dressed.

He ran back to their quarters and hastily threw on his clothes, before running back out. He wasn't worried for Addie's safety. Everyone on Atlantis loved her, and she knew the way to Elizabeth's office by memory. Still…he wanted to explain her appearance to Elizabeth before Addie convinced her it was all his fault. He puffed and ran faster.

Elizabeth sat twirling her wedding ring while deep in thought. She'd finished her meeting early and was waiting for Rodney to get there with Addie. Hopefully they could manage to have lunch all together before he had to go to his meeting. She glanced down at her ring and let her mind wander while she waited.

They'd just passed their 2-year anniversary and she couldn't help but look up at and smile at the picture on her desk. Smiling back from a small silver frame was a picture someone had snapped the last time they were on Earth. It had been right after some function they'd had to attend. She and Rodney stood side by side. Standing in front of them, holding a hand from each of them, was a laughing Addie. Her blond curls had started darkening before she was a year old and her hair was now almost the same color as Rodney's hair, but with curls that matched her mother's.

She was instantly drawn out of her thoughts as a blur flew past her. She whipped her head around to find Addie standing on the other side of the office, crouching behind a chair.

"Addie, what are you doing? And….oh my goodness. What have you got all over you?"

Addie grinned. "Look. Chockit, Momma." She held her hands up proudly. She seemed to realize her mother wasn't going to fuss, and she came out from behind the chair with that crooked McKay smile that Elizabeth loved. Elizabeth grabbed her hand and kissed a fingertip, making Addie grin as she licked her lips at the chocolate with a "yum!"

"Yes, I see, Addie. Now…where's Daddy? You know you're not supposed to be out alone." Addie looked down with a frown, but she was way too bubbly a child to stay sad for long. She quickly looked up with a grin and whispered, "Daddy gots no clothes on, Momma!"

Elizabeth had leaned forward to hear the whisper but jerked back in surprise at the words. She couldn't hold back the laugh as she caught sight of Rodney entering the Control Room and dropped her head into her hands as he jogged through, hollering loudly, "Adiana Terena McKay! You BETTER be in Mommy's office!"

Everyone snickered but immediately dropped their eyes back to their computer screens at his glare. Addie froze, whispered "Uh oh. All Addie's names." Her eyes going wide as she quickly scurried under Elizabeth's desk, hugging her mother's legs tightly.

Elizabeth tried her best to keep her face straight, but couldn't help chuckle at the site of her husband. His hair was dripping wet, darkening his collar. His chest was heaving as he tried to catch his breath. He came over and dropped heavily in the chair in front of Elizabeth's desk.

"Lizabeth. Tell me she's here? I don't think I could breathe if I had to keep looking. Is she here?" He looked around the office while talking, but finding nothing, he focused on Elizabeth. When she finally caught his eye, she nodded down to the desk silently while grinning, and then spoke.

"Ummm…what do you mean, Rodney? Do you see her? She couldn't be here if you don't see her." She grinned at Rodney, who stood up and leaned over the desk to give her a slow and loving kiss, but kept it tame as her office walls were glass, and he was sure they had witnesses.

He finally pulled back from the kiss, and licked his lips. "Hmm…chocolate. Now how would you get chocolate in here?" He winked at Elizabeth and stood up. "Well, if she's not here, I guess we should just go to lunch without her. Too bad. I here we've got chocolate pudding today." He continued nonchalantly as he led Elizabeth towards the door.

A scuffling noise behind them caused them both to turn, and then Rodney let out a loud 'oof!" as Addie launched herself from under the desk to grab Rodney around the legs. "Chockit pudding, Daddy? For Addie too?" She beamed up at him and he laughed, then picked her up, settling her on his hip, chocolate mess, and all, and then took Elizabeth's hand before continuing to the commissary.

"Yes, chocolate pudding for you too. IF you let Mommy give you a bath when you get back to our quarters. And no more running off without Mommy or Daddy. Deal?" He raised an eyebrow at her, and then laughed as she gave him a messy kiss on the cheek, throwing her arms around his neck.

"Kay, Daddy!" She wiggled down and dashed ahead of them. Rodney and Elizabeth followed at a slower pace, watching her stop at the door of the Commissary to wait for them, before running in at her mother's nod of permission.

Elizabeth stopped at the door, tugging Rodney to a stop. "Wait, Rodney. I've been going to ask you this all day. I know I should wait until we're all in for the night, so we can talk in private, but I need to know. Besides, we always get interrupted and…"

Rodney placed a finger over her lips to stop her. "Lizabeth? What is it? You're worrying me." He got that look that Elizabeth loved. When he was trying to hard not to show he was worried, but was in reality rapidly working up to fear. She knew she had about 45 seconds before the nervous hand movements began. She quickly soothed him.

"No, Rodney, it's nothing like that. I just need to ask you something. Umm…" At his encouraging nod, she drew a deep breath and continued in a rush, "How would you feel about doing all this again, without all the help from Janus?"

He stood there for a minute, with no expression on his face as he tried to process what she'd said. "This? You mean another baby? But Lizabeth, we cancelled the program. There won't be any more babies, remember? The tank's even been removed."

Elizabeth shook her head and his obvious confusion. She gently took his hand and laid it against her still-flat stomach. "Umm…not in that tank, Rodney. This one."

This time he got it. His eyes opened wide, and Elizabeth was worried he'd faint. Or yell or run away scared or something. He closed his eyes and stood totally still for a moment, causing Elizabeth's heart to lodge in her throat. She was excited about this new baby, but she and Rodney had never even discussed the possibility of more children.

She opened her mouth to try to reassure him, but froze as Rodney opened his eyes. His eyes were swimming with unshed tears and he began to stroke her stomach subconsciously, and then met her gaze.

"You mean…? I mean, you're gonna…? We're gonna have a baby? The real way?" The more he talked, the larger his smile grew. "Really?" His obvious happiness showed on his face. "Promise? You're not just kidding or teasing me, are you?" The quick look of doubt on his face made her heart squeeze and she quickly reassured him.

"Well, I don't think it gets any more 'real' than all that...ahem…practice we put in. But yes, we're going to have another one. All by ourselves. Though...I guess Janus had a hand in it." Rodney raised a skeptical eyebrow, and she continued. "Think about it. If he'd never done what he'd done, we'd never have gotten Addie, and we probably would have never admitted our feelings for each other. So…maybe it's not totally by ourselves. But we did all the work." She winked at him and smiled.

He leaned forward and whispered, "Thank God for Janus." He kissed her soundly, and then added, "By the way, just so you know, I happen to be a workaholic. I liked all that 'work.'" Elizabeth laughed and snuggled close as they turned to go join their daughter who had no doubt all ready found her pudding.

All done! The End! No More! Thanks for reading!