Date : 29.08.2007
Title : Loves' Past and Present
Author : ElaineDex
Chapter : 12 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?
Ellie and Lorne's wedding day dawned bright and sunny and Ellie turned over in bed to reach for Lorne only to find he wasn't there.
In his place was a single red rose, a note curled around the stem and she smiled as she reached out and picked it up.
The note read, 'I know it's unlucky for the groom to see the bride before the wedding so I'll see you at the church. I can't wait for you to become Mrs Lorne, I love you, Evan'.
Ellie sank back against her pillow and sighed happily. She held her left hand up and examined her engagement ring for the hundredth time since she'd gotten it and grinned inanely as she watched the stone glint in the sunlight.
When a knock sounded on the door Ellie sat up and called,
"Come in".
The door opened and Ellie smiled broadly as Mitchell entered holding a breakfast tray. He was closely followed by Daniel who was going to be giving Ellie away, Lyssa, Sam and Teal'c.
"Hi", Ellie said as they all settled onto the bed.
After that the wedding plans got into full swing.
Mitchell who was being Lorne's honorary best man in Sheppard's absence left to go meet Lorne, leaving the others to get the house ready for the after church party.
There was only about an hour to go before Ellie was due to leave for the church when Lyssa found her blowing up balloons on the back porch.
"Hey….go start getting ready. The balloons are Teal'c's responsibility", she said and Ellie nodded.
"Are you okay?", Lyssa asked thinking Ellie looked a little hesitant.
"Sure….I'm fine", Ellie replied, going to reach for another balloon but Lyssa stopped her.
"Okay….spill…..what's going on? Please tell me you're not having second thoughts?", she asked, her eyes wide but Ellie shook her head.
"No! Of course I'm not. I just wish Evan's mom liked me….that's all", she replied and Lyssa wrapped an arm around her friend's shoulders.
"Evan loves you…..that's all that matters. The rest will fall into place and if it doesn't, screw it!", she said and Ellie smiled.
"You sound just like John", she said and Lyssa laughed.
"He has a tendency to rub off on people".
Ellie nodded and they headed upstairs to get ready.
OoOoO
Lorne's mom picked up the phone and glanced behind her as Rachel headed for the kitchen.
"Well?", Heather's voice asked and Lorne's mom answered.
"It's this afternoon, 2.30 at St Lukes".
"Okay, thanks", Heather said cutting the connection and Lorne's mom also hung up.
As she turned away from the phone stand she gasped in fright to see Rachel glaring at her.
"Who was that?", she challenged and her mom glanced away guiltily and Rachel sighed deeply.
"It was Heather wasn't it", she said and her mom merely folded her arms defensively.
Rachel shook her head.
"Oh mom you just made a terrible mistake, Evan will never forgive you if Heather ruins the wedding".
"He shouldn't be marrying Ellie…she's totally wrong for him", her mom cried and Rachel placed her hands on her hips angrily.
"You know nothing about Ellie, how can you judge her so?".
"Heather is the one for Evan….always has been", her mom argued back and Rachel laughed.
"Yeah…she's so right for him that she went behind his back and slept with his best friend. Evan found them together that's why he broke their engagement off".
Her mom shook her head in denial but Rachel carried on.
Ellie and Evan have been through so much mom. They lost a baby a few months ago and they love one another very much……".
At the mention of a baby, her mom clapped a hand to her mouth and she realised what an awful mess she'd made of everything.
"Ellie had a miscarriage? I had no idea……", she said and Rachel sighed again.
"I'll ring Heather now….call her off", she said and Rachel laid a hand on her arm.
"It's probably too late for that now. Let's just get to the church and see if we can head her off there".
OoOoO
Lorne smiled as Rachel and his mom approached him, then frowned as his mom launched herself at him, throwing her arms around him.
"Oh Evan, you look so handsome", she said taking in his military dress uniform.
"I'm so sorry about the way I've acted, can you forgive me?", she asked and he patted her back, his eyes looking for an answer from Rachel who seemed to be too busy scanning the people who were gathered outside the church to look at him.
"I'm glad you've seen sense mom. Ellie means a lot to me but so do you", he said and his frown deepened as his mother began to sob into a handkerchief and Rachel had to guide her inside the church, giving her brother a quick 'I don't know what the hell is wrong with her either' kind of look to hopefully appease him.
Mitchell turned to Lorne as Lyssa arrived with Sam and Teal'c and he said,
"We should get inside, Ellie will be here with Daniel soon".
Lorne nodded and waved to Lyssa before heading inside with Mitchell.
"So what happens now?", Lyssa asked and Sam smiled at her.
"We go inside and you wait out here for Ellie", she replied and Lyssa nodded, the pale blue satin shoes that matched her dress pinching her feet already.
Lyssa had been alone for a about two minutes when she spotted something moving out of the corner of her eye and she turned just in time to see Heather darting behind a bush in the church yard.
Frowning, Lyssa headed along the path and confronted her.
"What are you doing here Heather?", she said and Heather laughed.
"I'm going to make sure that your little friend doesn't get to marry Evan today".
Lyssa shook her head and resting her small bouquet of flowers on a nearby headstone she drew her arm back and thumped Heather square in the jaw, knocking her into the bushes.
"I don't think so", she said scooping her flowers back up and heading back down the path just as Ellie and Daniel arrived.
OoOoO
Lorne almost forgot to breathe as the music that signalled Ellie's arrival began to play and he saw Mitchell turn to watch as Lyssa began to walk up the aisle toward them.
Finally he too turned and his heart stopped as he saw Ellie and Daniel move into position to start their procession toward him.
She was here…..and she looked so radiantly beautiful, her blue eyes sparkling as she smiled at him through the organza veil that covered her face.
Small ivory coloured baby roses were pinned into the curls of her hair which she wore down because she knew he liked it that way.
She walked toward him, not one shadow of doubt dimming the happiness that shone from her and it beamed right into his heart, kick-starting it.
As she drew level with him, Lorne held his hand out to her and she took it, the link between them unbreakable as the priest began the ceremony.
It all went off without a hitch and everyone applauded as Lorne was given permission to kiss his bride and as they turned to face one another he lifted the veil up and away from her face, his lips meeting hers in a hungry kiss that had everyone cheering.
After they'd signed the register they headed back down the aisle, Ellie gasping as she realised the church was really quite full and as she looked around she saw various friends of hers whom Lorne must have contacted somehow. There was also quite a few SGC staff whom Lorne had worked with previous to Atlantis.
Emerson was there with his fiancée Cara, and he smiled at her as they passed him.
As they stepped onto the church steps, Lorne turned to Ellie and said to her tenderly,
"You look beautiful…….Mrs Lorne".
"You don't look so bad yourself……Mr Lorne", she replied her arms going about his neck as his mouth caught hers once more.
As people began to pile out of the church around them they pulled apart but suddenly a hush came over the crowd as Heather pushed though to stand in front of the happy couple. She was covered in leaves and dirt and her jaw looked at little worse for wear.
"What the hell are you doing here Heather?", Lorne asked angrily and his mother stepped forward so that she was between him and Heather.
"Evan it's my fault, I told her where the wedding was but it was before I found out what she'd done…..I'm so sorry".
Lorne nodded and put an arm around Ellie's waist as Heather said,
"I can't believe you've actually married that……that tramp".
Suddenly Lyssa pressed her flowers into Mitchell's hands and stepped forward,
"I thought I'd sorted you out earlier but I obviously didn't hit you hard enough the last time, let me try again", she said thumping Heather on the other side of her jaw and everyone gasped as Heather crumpled to the floor again.
As Ellie and Lorne began to walk by, Lyssa dusting her hands off in a satisfied fashion, Lorne's mom said,
"Charming choice of Maid of Honour……but I like her", and Ellie grinned as she pressed herself closer to Lorne.
After some photographs were taken they all made their way back to Mitchell's house for the party.
After everyone had eaten, Ellie and Lorne had their first dance in Mitchell's back yard and everyone watched as they smooched happily to the music.
"They are so cute together", Sam said and Daniel and Teal'c exchanged a glance.
"Cute?", Daniel asked and Sam nodded.
"Major Lorne is more than cute", Vala who had just arrived said then added, "In fact he's downright gorgeous…..do you think Ellie will mind if I cut in?" and she went to move forward but Daniel and Sam grabbed her arms and prevented her from going anywhere.
"Spoilsports", she muttered.
As the afternoon turned into the evening and they had all but caught up with all their guests, Lorne pulled Ellie close and whispered,
"We have to leave soon".
"Leave? Why?", she asked, twisting to look at him and he cupped her face in his hands.
"It's a surprise", he told her and she smiled.
"Do I need to change?", she asked but he shook his head.
"No, you're perfect as you are".
Eventually they said goodbye to everyone, thanking Mitchell for the use of his home and making him promise to take care of Lyssa until the morning and then they climbed into Lorne's car and headed off, Ellie throwing her bouquet out of the window and into the crowd that had gathered in the street to wave them off.
Vala caught the flowers and she grinned at Daniel who quickly darted away much the amusement of the rest of SG-1.
End of Chapter 12