A/N: I have decided to use Tagan and Eliya Sheppard as names for the kids. Thanks to everyone who submitted ideas for the naming of the kids.

John was pacing outside the infirmary. Five months have passed very quickly. He'd had the Daedalus bring in baby supplies, along with having the Athosians supply them with cribs for the twins. So far, the elders of the Athosian council had stayed quiet, though he doubted he'd heard the last from them.

Their marriage had been a small ceremony for a few select friends and had been on Atlantis. John allowed himself to be swept away by the happy memory, trying to forget for the moment that he was pacing outside the infirmary while his wife was having their kids because he'd nearly lost his lunch.

He heard an agonizing wail and immediately panicked, almost going back into the infirmary, before remembering that Carson had told him to stay outside the entire time and to not come in before being told.

He resumed his nervous pacing.

"For god's sake relax Colonel." Rodney quipped.

John had almost forgotten Rodney's presence. "It's not your kids being born in there!"

"No, but your pacing isn't helping matters either."

John fixated Rodney with a death glare and kept on pacing. Thankfully, Rodney stayed quiet. He immediately turned to the door when it opened, revealing a very tired Carson Beckett.

"I'm happy to tell you that you're the father of two very healthy children." Carson said with a slight grin.

John ducked past Carson and into the infirmary, heading straight for Teyla's bed. Elizabeth was holding one of the babies, Teyla held the other. John accepted the child from Elizabeth's arms.

The baby's eyes immediately opened upon moving to John's arms. John tilted his head. The baby fixed him with a strange expression that said, "Cuddle me or else." Or at least, that's how he interpreted it.

He pulled the baby into a very gentle embrace. It seemed so fragile, yet so beautiful. He couldn't help but grin stupidly as he held his kid in his arms. He sat down next to Teyla's bed.

"Sorry I couldn't hang in there." John said quietly.

Teyla glanced at him, before returning her attention to the sleeping child in her arms. "Do not worry John."

"What do you want to name them?"

"I want the boy to be named after my father."

John looked down at the boy in his arms. "Sure, that's nice. What about the girl?"

"I believe you should name her?"

"How about Eliya?"

"That is a nice name. She has your eyes John."

He raised his eyebrows at the comment. "I'd assume that's a good thing."

"Of course." Teyla smiled at his self-deprecating sense of humor.

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Carson returned an hour later to check on them. "I'd like to keep the twins here over night to make sure nothing's wrong with them, and it'll give you both one last night of peace."

John smiled. "Ready to go?" He asked Teyla.

Teyla nodded and handed Eliya over to one of the nurses. "We shall be back tomorrow."

"And don't hesitate to wake us if anything is wrong." John added. He led Teyla into the hall, sweeping her off her feet and into a fierce embrace, kissing her. No words were needed between them; this was the happiest day of their life.

XXX

Later that night, after most of the infirmary staff were off duty, a single person slipped into the infirmary. Carson never saw the person before he was knocked out. The person slid down the steps and into the hastily constructed pediatric unit. There the person picked up the only two occupants and stole into the night, confident that their mission had succeeded.

A/N: Hah, hah, I love cliffhangers, especially these, because only I know what happened and what's going to happen.