Title: Stages of Love

Fandom: Stargate: Atlantis

Genre: Romance

Rating: K+

Characters: McKay/Cadman

Disclaimer: I don't own Stargate, or McKay, unfortunately. Please don't sue.

Summary: The five stages of love for Rodney McKay and Laura Cadman.

Author's Note: An epilogue, set ten years after the last chapter. A little snapshot of the McKay family. Totally fluffy family!fic. Rodney's definitely not very…Rodneyish, but I figured ten years on Atlantis, marriage, and two kids would change a guy, even a guy like Rodney.

Dedicated To: Everyone who read and reviewed, but especially to Harper's Pixie and dwparsnip!

Epilogue: A Family

"Allison Elizabeth McKay if you are not out of that bed in five minutes no lessons with Ronon for a month!" Laura McKay yelled from the kitchen in the direction of her daughter's room.

"I'm up!" Allison replied, whipping past her mom to the small table where Laura had set out her breakfast.

"Hurry up while I get your brother, we're already late."

"Dad put me down!" a small voice screamed as Rodney stepped into the small kitchen, a mass of brown hair tucked under his arm.

"Alright, if you insist." Rodney replied, fake dropping his son, earning a happy squeal. After setting the six year old next to his sister Rodney dropped a quick kiss on his wife. "Morning."

"Morning," she replied, returning the kiss. "I have to go to the mainland with Teyla this afternoon, can you pick them up from school?"

"Yeah. Sheppard's still got us on downtime while Bridget's sick."

"Oh how is she?" Laura asked worriedly. Everyone was in love with John and Elizabeth's rambunctious eight year old daughter.

"Fine. Carson said she could go back to school today but you know John, he's not convinced."

"Well I seem to remember a certain astrophysicist who didn't leave his daughter's bedside for three days while she was battling the very same cold."

"Ha ha. Okay, let's move out." He replied, grabbing their backpacks sitting behind him.

As he followed his two children into the hallway he was pulled just out of their sight by Laura.

"You know I love you right?"

"Well I should hope so." he replied, smirking. As he leant down to kiss her he felt a tugging on his pant leg. Looking down he saw Henry looking as annoyed as a six year old could.

"Mom, Dad, we're going to be late!" he said, huffing and heading back out the door. He really was his father's son.

"I'm thinking we should get Carson and Kate to baby sit tonight." Rodney said, smiling mischievously.

"Oh really? Something in mind, Dr. McKay?" Laura replied, mimicking his smile.

"Perhaps, you'll just have to wait and find out." He said, kissing her soundly and stepping out into the hallway.

Taking a moment to watch her husband play with their children, Laura smiled happily. If someone had told her fourteen years ago that she'd be living in another galaxy, married to an infuriating genius, with two kids she would have thought they were crazy. But now, she couldn't think of her life turning out any other way.

Fin

Well, that's it! I hope everyone enjoyed reading this, I know I enjoyed writing it. I'm working on another story that would focus on the children of the original expedition (including Allison, Henry, and Bridget) but I'm not sure if I'm going to publish it or not. We'll see. ;)

Harper's Pixie-Mini-McKay! I love it:) And thanks for the condolences. Hope you enjoyed this!