Date : 21.08.2007
Title : Loves' Past and Present
Author : ElaineDex
Chapter : 7 of ?
Rating : M
Pairings : Lt. Col. John Sheppard/Lyssa Hunter
Major Evan Lorne/Dr Ellie Harrison
Warnings : Angst/hurt.
Spoilers : This story is part of a series and follows on from Love's Dance With A Stranger.
Feedback : Yes
Disclaimer : Dr Ellie Harrison, Major James Reece, Lt Franks & Heather Russell are mine. Lyssa Hunter belongs to Kazavid. Stargate & Stargate Atlantis, unfortunately, have nothing to do with me.
Summary : Find out how Sheppard and Lyssa's wedding plans cause chaos on Atlantis and what happens when tragedy strikes for Ellie and Lorne?
FIVE WEEKS LATER
Ellie rested her head in her hands as Rodney began to moan, yet again, about Sheppard and Lyssa's wedding.
"I've decided to not even go to their stupid wedding. I'm going to go on a vacation…..take some personal time……I don't 'need' to be involved in the stupid thing", he said and Ellie nodded and slid from her stool.
"Where are you going? I haven't finished talking here", Rodney said indignantly and Ellie looked at him.
"I'm going to the bar", she said and Rodney stared at her.
"But it's the middle of the afternoon", he said and Ellie shrugged.
"So what? Why don't you join me?".
Rodney thought about it for a moment then said,
"Okay. I suppose we should have a little break from these tests, but we need to finish them today".
Ellie nodded and they left the lab.
Two hours later and they were still sat in the bar, giggling helplessly as Rodney tried to do an impression of Zelenka.
Shortly after, Teyla and Ronon entered to find them still laughing and when they didn't have much luck persuading the two Doctors to leave they found themselves getting drinks and joining them.
By the time Sheppard and Franks walked in an hour or so later they were all quite drunk, Ronon singing something about dancing Wraiths and Sheppard eyed him with some concern.
"What the hell…..?", he said and Ellie waved at him.
"Why don't you…..uh……….", she went to stand but her legs wouldn't co-operate and she sat back on her seat with a thump.
"Join us", Rodney finished for her and they clunked their drinks together and laughed.
"Hell we've got some catching up to do here", Sheppard whispered to Franks who nodded and headed to the bar.
"I'll get the beers Sir", he said.
Sheppard glanced back at his group of friends and frowned.
"Forget beer, bring something stronger", he shouted and Franks stuck a thumb up in agreement.
As Franks plonked a bottle of whiskey down on the table, Sheppard looked around.
"So….what's going on guys?"
"I'm depresshhed", Ellie announced, slurring her words and Sheppard raised an eyebrow as Rodney flung an arm around her shoulders.
"She misses Major……thingy….what's his name…..", he said and Ellie turned and batted Rodney's arm away.
"Lorne…..his name is Lorne……my Lorne…..not Heather's…..mine", and she stood and twirled around, holding her drink out above Franks' head and he ducked and then knocked back a shot of whiskey.
"I mish him", Ellie wailed and sat back down as Teyla refilled her glass.
"Have another…..it will undoubtedly make you feel butter…..I mean better", Teyla said, hiccupping and it was Sheppard's turn to knock a shot back as he realised how unreal the situation seemed because he was sober.
He needed to get to their level and quickly.
Some time later that evening, Lyssa entered the bar to find them all lying around on the floor or propped up against chairs and she frowned as she realised they were all drunk.
"What the hell are you all doing?", she asked, concerned as they all looked up at her blankly.
"Hey honey", Sheppard said sweetly, managing to crawl onto all fours then collapsing as Ellie pushed past him.
"Lyssie……I mish Evan…………what am I gonna do?", she cried, tears filling her eyes as she reached for Lyssa but missed and landed back on the floor next to Sheppard with a dull thud.
Lyssa watched as Ellie groaned and rolled onto her back and stared up at the ceiling.
"I'll ask again, what the hell are you doing?", Lyssa asked, her hands going to her hips and Sheppard grinned at her.
"Damn but you look sexy when you're angry", he said grasping hold of one of her slim legs and curling himself around it.
She tried to shake him off but he was glued to her and she eventually sat on the floor as Ronon pressed a drink into her hand.
"Drisnk this……..ish good stuff", he said seriously and Lyssa glared at him as Ellie rolled onto her side.
"He made love to me then he left. How could he do that? I want him baaaaccckkkkk!!", she wailed and Rodney sighed loudly.
"No-one ever makes love to me then leaves", he said wistfully and Sheppard snorted derisively and laughed.
"No-one makes love to you full stop", he said but Rodney smirked at him.
"That's what you think Sheshppard", he said and Sheppard and Ronon exchanged a glance, their interest piqued.
"Go on then…..tell us who it is….whose the lucky lady??", Ronon said but as Rodney shook his head Ellie sat up and waved her hands at them.
"Scuse me but we're all drunk here cause I need to find Evan", she said and they all looked at her.
"You can't find him because he went back to earth", Lyssa said rationally and Ellie turned to look at her.
"Oh…..yeah….", she acknowledged before flopping back onto the floor.
Lyssa sighed and looked at the drink in her hand before closing her eyes and knocking the brown liquid back.
She coughed and spluttered for a moment and Sheppard rubbed her back.
"Thashts my girl", he slurred proudly, pouring her another.
After a few more drinks they all came to the conclusion that they all should return to earth to get Lorne and bring him back to Atlantis and they agreed to meet in the briefing room the next morning so that they could convince Weir to let them all go.
OOoOO
Weir looked at her staff disdainfully as they all sat around the briefing room table with varying degrees of hangover symptoms and she tried to hide the smirk that refused to go away.
"So you seriously want me to authorise a trip to earth for all of you just so that you can bring Major Lorne back here?", she said, her eyes going to Ellie who had her head in her hands.
"I think I'm still drunk", Rodney muttered as Ronon seemed to slump lower in his seat beside him.
"It was just a thought", Sheppard said, wincing as the sound of his own voice caused his head to throb painfully.
"You know I can't allow you all to go", Weir said as Franks' head hit the table with a thump, causing them all to look in his general direction before turning back to Weir.
"How about just a couple of us then…..me being one of the said couple of course?", Ellie asked, squinting up at Weir wishing she'd move away from the light that was right behind her as it was killing her eyes.
"Well……I could probably swing that, yes", Weir replied and they all looked at one another.
"So……who wants to come to earth with me?", Ellie asked sounding more enthusiastic than she felt due to her huge hangover.
Weir groaned as a huge debate ensued and she decided to leave them to thrash it out between themselves.
After much discussion it was decided that Lyssa should go with Ellie as she could buy a wedding dress whilst she was there and Ellie needed someone she could rely upon as a shoulder to cry on should things not go to plan with Lorne.
OOoOO
The three weeks until the Daedalus was ready to return to earth had been the slowest of Ellie's life but finally she stood in the gate room with Lyssa, waiting to be beamed aboard.
She hugged Hope to her, squeezing her daughter tightly before handing her back to Ronon who said,
"I hope things work out for you".
"Thanks", Ellie replied, touching his arm, "I'll see you both soon", and he nodded.
Sheppard pulled Lyssa against his side as she touched Conner's face gently as he lay in the crook of Sheppard's other arm.
"You're sure you want to do this?", he asked, his lips nuzzling her ear and she sighed.
"I'm not certain about being away from you two for so long, no. But Ellie needs me and I need a wedding dress, apparently", she replied, throwing Rodney a strange look. He had been the one to suggest the shopping trip after all.
"We'll miss you", Sheppard said, his mouth meeting hers and Lyssa pressed herself against him.
"I'll miss you too. You be careful whilst I'm away…….I want to have a husband-to-be to come back to".
"And you be careful on earth…..stick with Ellie", Sheppard said, pulling her even closer and she smiled.
"It'll be interesting to see where you come from. It's just a pity you can't be there too", she said and Sheppard looked at her.
"There'll be other times", he said and she nodded.
oo
Rodney approached Ellie and pressed a piece of paper into her hands.
"I need you to get these things for me and bring them back here without Lyssa seeing them", he said quietly and Ellie frowned as she glanced at the writing on the paper.
Suddenly understanding dawned upon her face and she threw her arms around him.
"Oh Rodney that's so sweet", she said and Rodney cleared his throat and patted her back uncomfortably.
"Yes, well, safe journey and all that", he said, moving away and Ellie smiled, putting the paper into her pocket as Lyssa and Sheppard approached her.
As Lyssa held her son and kissed him goodbye, Sheppard held out his credit card and cheque book to Ellie who grinned at him.
"Make sure Lyssa gets whatever she wants……within reason", he said, lowering his voice toward the end and Ellie laughed as Lyssa glared at him.
"I told you, I don't need you to buy things for me", she said and Sheppard sighed.
"You'll learn that on earth everything has to be bought……and a wedding dress isn't going to just fly out of the store and give itself to you".
Lyssa grimaced at him as he pulled her close again.
"Oh, Ellie, bring me back some new DVD's and some other nice…….stuff, oh and don't forget Lorne. And you", he said to Lyssa, "Remember, stick with Ellie", he said and she nodded as she gave him one last kiss goodbye.
End of Chapter 7