I've had a bit of free time over the last couple of weeks, so I have had plenty of time to write, but I'm back to real life next week, so I won't be able to post as often.

Disclaimer: I do not own Stargate or any of its characters. I do love to write about them though.

This story is set at the end of the television series, a few weeks after they had arrived on earth.

Just a short story, where John and Teyla finally admit their feelings for one another. This is purely a Sheyla fic, so if you don't like mush, this is probably not for you.

Feelings

Teyla headed out to the balcony overlooking San Francisco bay knowing that was where she would find John.

They had been on earth for two weeks now and she knew that John was bored. Woolsey was tied up with meetings with the IOA and Stargate command and John was left in charge of Atlantis, which meant he didn't have much to do. Rodney and Zelenka were busy fixing Atlantis and Ronon was training the new marines that had come to Atlantis and all John had to do was make sure that no-one killed each other.

It had been a difficult time for her, caring for her son without a partner, but this is where she wanted to be. Atlantis was her home and she had family here, which made it a little bit easier considering that she had left her people behind in the Pegasus galaxy.

And then there was Kanaan the father of her son and one of her dearest friends, but certainly not someone who she would want to be bonded to for the rest of her life. They shared one night together, and Torren was the result, but they both knew that they were never meant to be together. Kanaan had chosen to stay on new Athos and she had no idea whether she would ever see him again.

That was one of the reasons she was seeking John out, she wanted to know that if anything happened to her, would he be willing to look after and raise Torren. She knew that it would be asking a lot of John, but she could think of no one better to be a father to her son. He certainly spent a lot of time with Torren and Torren seemed to love him. She had no idea whether Torren would ever get to know his biological father, but in John he certainly had someone who was willing to be there for him in every situation.

She remembered the first time she had seen John holding her son. They had just escaped from Michael's hive ship in a dart. He was sitting in the cockpit of the craft gazing down at her son, while he stroked Torren's hair. John was badly injured and barely conscious, but he still held on tight to her son, so much so that when she tried to take Torren from him, he didn't want to let go. It was at that point that she'd decided to name her son after him.

She sighed wondering if things had been different could she and John have been a couple, but she knew that John wasn't interested in her, otherwise he would have told her a long time ago.

She had been putting off talking to him ever since they had arrived on Earth and she knew that she shouldn't put it off any longer, so taking a deep breath she walked out to the balcony and she was happy to find that John was there looking at the bay.

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

John stood on the balcony overlooking San Francisco bay. They had been on earth for two weeks now and in that time, he had been promoted to Colonel, received The Medal of Honour and been bored out of his brain. Woolsey was busy most days, talking to the IOA and stargate command and all he had to do was keep Rodney and Zelenka from killing each other and stop Ronon from injuring the new Marines.

He hadn't seen much of Teyla the last few days either, which upset him, because it was almost as if she was avoiding him. He had now idea what he had done wrong, but if she ever let him know what it was, he would spend the rest of his life trying to make it up to her.

Was she upset because she'd had to leave Kanaan in the Pegasus galaxy? If she was he swore that he would do whatever he could to get her and Torren back to him.

Even though in his mind he knew that getting her back to Kanaan was the right thing to do, in his heart there was no way he wanted to do it. If staying on earth forever would keep her away from Kanaan then he was happy to stay here for the rest of his life.

He thought back to the day that she had told him she was pregnant with Torren. That was probably one of the worst days of his life, because at that point he knew that he had lost her forever. Not that he'd ever had her, so technically he'd never lost her. The first thing he had done when he'd found out, was head down to the lower levels of the city and drink a six pack of beers. He'd then fallen asleep and woken up when Teyla had called him wondering if he wanted to share dinner with her, an invitation that he had promptly refused. She was having another man's baby and she wanted to share a meal with him. That just wasn't on in his opinion.

It took him another two days to find out who the father was and it was at that point he decided to do everything that he could to support her. The Athosians were missing at, so at the time she really needed him to be a friend and not a judgmental jerk.

In the end they had found Kanaan and the other Athosians. Kannan had then come to live on Atlantis for almost a year and it was just before they came to earth that Kanaan had decided to go back to New Athos.

He wondered what would happen to Torren if they never went back to Pegasus. Torren would never know his father. Would Teyla let him assume that role? He knew that he would certainly take on that role if that was what Teyla wanted. He really loved spending time with Torren and at times he imagined that Torren was his son, but then he'd see something of Kanaan in him, so he knew that it wasn't really true.

He sighed and looked out at the bay again, it certainly was a beautiful sight and he could probably get used to living on earth again. But deep down he knew that he wouldn't be happy on earth long term knowing that the people of the Pegasus galaxy needed Atlantis to help in the fight against the wraith.

He had no idea what he was going to do for the rest of the afternoon, his paperwork was up to date for the fifth straight day and there was no new troops for orientation, so basically other than being on hand if there was an emergency, his time was his own.

In the end he decided that he would go for a run through the lower levels, it was quiet there and chances are no-one would disturb hm. What he really wanted to do though was look for Teyla, but if she was avoiding him, she probably had good reason to do so. He knew that she would come to him when she wanted to talk; she always dd.

Turning around ready to head to his quarters to get changed, he was shocked to see Teyla standing by the door.

"Hey Teyla, what can I do for you?" He asked feeling a little worried about what she might have to say to him.

Teyla was silent and he wondered what was on her mind, he really hoped that she wasn't angry with him for any reason, because that would really suck.

He was relieved when she finally opened her mouth, "John I would really like to speak to you about something important, if you feel that you need to say no to my request I will totally understand, but don't say anything until I have finished talking."

Great, she's missing Kanaan and she wants to talk to me about him, but then she did say she wants to ask me something, so maybe it has nothing to do with him.

Hs thoughts were interrupted when Teyla spoke again, "John did you hear a word that I just said?"

"Sure I did, you want to speak to me about something."

She looked at him with her serious look, "can we please sit down."

He nodded and led her over to the bench against the wall. Once they had sat down, she took his hand and looked him in the eye. She really looked intense and he was beginning to freak out a little, is she about to tell me that she's dying or something like that?

"John you know that you are my best friend right?"

Great, she wants to ask me to be part of her bonding ceremony, his overactive imagination thought.

"Yes, you're my best friend as well." He told her knowing that he actually wanted more than friendship, but there was no way that was ever going to happen.

"Well I was wondering whether you would look after Torren and raise him if anything were to happen to me."

Wow I was not expecting that. Was his first thought, but then he thought that it wouldn't matter if they could get back to the Pegasus galaxy, because Torren would have Kanaan.

"Ummm….I would be ummm... honoured to do that for you, but I promise you that I will get you back to the Pegasus galaxy, so that if anything happened to you, Torren would have Kanaan." He told her with sincerity.

He was totally shocked when she lifted her hand up and touched his cheek, "John I do not wish to go back to Pegasus to be with Kanaan. The only reason I want to go back to Pegasus is to defeat the wraith. My home is on Atlantis and you along with, Rodney and Ronon, Richard, Carson and Jennifer are my family.

He was totally blown away by that piece of news and he didn't quite know what to do with it, so he just opened his mouth and hoped that something intelligible would come out, "So you and Kanaan aren't together. What happened, did he hurt you in any way? If he did I will beat the crap out of him.

She smiled her gorgeous smile at hm. He absolutely loved her smile, hell he loved everything about her, "No, Kanaan and I are not together and no he didn't hurt me, we are just no longer together." She told him in a gentle voice.

He spoke one word, but it word was full of meaning, "why?"

"Kanaan and I sought comfort in the arms of each other one night and Torren was the result, but although we both hoped that it would develop into something more, we both decided that it never could because I am in love with another."

Sucking in a deep breath, he realised that her hand was still on his cheek, could she possibly mean that she was in love with him?

"Do I know this person?" He asked apprehensively.

The next thing he knew was that she was leaning towards him and her lips brushed his. He closed his eyes and gently kissed her back.

He was a bit disappointed when she pulled away, "does that answer your question?" she asked, as she leant towards him again.

She kissed him more passionately this time and he was more than happy to respond.

"I love you John I have loved you since the first moment you walked not my tent on Athos all those years ago. I always thought that you were not interested in me, so when Kanaan had showed an interest in me I was flattered and took him up on his offer."

"I've always loved you Teyla and I was an idiot for not telling you sooner. When you hooked up with Kanaan and became pregnant, I gave up all hope of ever being with you."

"I do not regret having my son, as I love him dearly, but maybe you can be a father to him in Kanaan's absence?" She asked him and he could see the hopeful look in her eyes.

"I would be honoured."

John had no idea what he was going to do for the afternoon when he had walked out onto this balcony, but he certainly had a few ideas now.

"What shall we do for the afternoon Teyla?"

"Shall we go for a walk before dinner? Torren is with Amelia at the moment and she is willing to keep him with her until then." Teyla suggested with her gorgeous smile.

He nodded and grabbed her hand, as they walked of the balcony, he had no idea what the future would hold, but at least he was no longer alone.

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Teyla lay in her bed that night thinking about the wonderful day that she'd had. She could hear her son sleeping in the other room and felt comforted by that.

She had finally admitted her feelings for John and she was happy that he felt the same way about her. They had spent the day talking and walking around Atlantes together and at dinner time they had shared a meal together in her quarters. Amelia had happily agreed to look after Torren for the rest of the evening.

After dinner they had watched a movie together and spent the night kissing and cuddling; they hadn't made love as yet, but when they did Teyla knew that it would be intense. They had decided to wait for another time, as they really wanted to explore the notion of being a couple first.

Closing her eyes she snuggled under the covers further, she had no idea what the future would hold, but one thing she knew was that she and John would face it together.

Fin…

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