Chapter 5: Gone Again
Rodney had rushed out of the lab and went straight to his quarters. What the heck was wrong with him? One minute he was in the lab, completely content on working on their latest problem and the next minute he was kissing Radek...again. He sat on his bed and put his head in his hands. There was no way that he could just explain this away. The more that he thought about it, the more that he concluded that there was something about the other scientist that made his brain malfunction. He was about to take a very cold shower when there was a knock on his door. He got up, walked over and opened the door. He half expected to see Radek Zelenka there, demanding that Rodney get himself down to the medical wing and have a cat scan done. Instead John was there, leaning against the door frame.
"Sheppard." Rodney tilted his chin. "As you know-"
Sheppard cut him off. "Yeah, I know...you're a very busy man. But I thought you would like to know that we are being sent on another assignment. We gate out in twenty. If you're not there, we'll be forced to take Kavanaugh." Before Rodney could say anything John turned on his heel and walked down the hall.
Radek shook his head as he was making his way to Wier's office. He was going to suggest that for the time being either he or Rodney be switched to the night shift. If there was something going on with their department head, he needed to make sure that it was just him that it was effecting. Just as he stepped into her office, he caught Rodney and John leaving it and heading towards the gate room.
"What is going on?" He pushed his glasses further up his nose.
Wier sighed. "We caught wind from one of our other trading partners of a planet MV7 45L; they might be willing to make a trading agreement with us for a functioning ZPM. I am sending Sheppard's team to check it out. Did you need Doctor Mckay?"
Radek shrugged, "Perhaps not." He walked out of her office. Maybe with McKay on a mission, he would get his head straight. It wasn't like Rodney was bad on the eyes and lately they had been getting along, but in the long run he was still Rodney McKay. He decided that for now, he would try to forget the way that Rodney's lips had felt on his. He shook his head as if to clear it and headed back to his lab.