Date : 10 June 2007
Title: Love Prevails
Author: Kazavid / ElaineDex
Chapter: 4 ?
Rating: M
Pairing: John Sheppard / Lyssa Hunter – Ronon Dex / Ellie Harrison-Dex
Archiving: None
Warnings: Sexual Content
Spoilers: None
Feedback: Yes
Disclaimer: Ellie Harrison-Dex, Major James Reece, Captain Franks are mine. Lyssa Hunter belongs to Kazavid, the rest of Atlantis, unfortunately have nothing to do with me.
Summary: Can Sheppard and Ellie set things right with Lyssa and Ronon or has fate called time on their love?
A / N: --This story is a collaboration between Kazavid and me. The story continues on from right after Love Under Pressure.
Ronon and Lorne returned through the gate and informed Dr Weir that Sheppard was staying with Beckett and Lyssa for the time being, just until Lyssa was well enough to make the journey back to Atlantis.
"She agreed to come back this time then?", Weir asked and Ronon nodded.
"Yeah, finally my team will be back together again", Lorne said sounding more happy than Ronon looked.
As Ronon headed to his room to freshen up he bumped into Ellie and she smiled at him tentatively.
"How's Lyssa?", she asked and Ronon stopped reluctantly to reply,
"She'll live".
He regarded Ellie as he saw the pained look that crossed her face. She drove him crazy, always had done, but he was damned if he was going to let her off easy for what she'd plotted with Sheppard.
He was stubborn, he knew that and they'd been through a lot together but it had nearly killed him seeing her getting close to another man and he wasn't ready to let her back in just yet.
"Ronon I was wondering…..", Ellie began, her nerves jangling as he looked at her with barely concealed impatience.
"What?", he queried when she failed to continue.
After a moment or two she tried again.
"I was wondering if maybe we could spend some time alone…..Kate Heightmeyer would watch Hope for us. We could talk or…….", she trailed off as a blush crept up her skin at the thought of making love with her husband.
It had been so long since they'd last been together.
Ronon watched as Ellie's skin flushed and he knew what she was thinking. He felt his own body react to the thought of making love to her but he looked away quickly and quashed the thought.
"I……..I can't right now, I'm sorry", he said walking away from her.
Ellie stood and watched him walk away feeling rejected and embarrassed. She knew he had guessed what she was thinking and obviously he hadn't found the idea appealing.
She resolved that next time she saw him she would try harder. They had to sort things out soon.
ooOoo
A few days later and Lyssa returned to the city, carried by Sheppard and accompanied by Beckett and Sean.
Sheppard took her straight to the infirmary were Beckett settled her in.
After prying himself reluctantly away from her, Sheppard left the infirmary to get cleaned up.
Sean also disappeared to see Weir and Lyssa sat feeling a little bereft until Ronon appeared.
"I just saw Sean, it's good to have you back", he said, bending to kiss her cheek and Lyssa smiled at him.
"It's good to see you too", she said.
"Things straight between you and Sheppard now?", Ronon asked, his bluntness making Lyssa's smile widen.
"I love him Ronon and he's explained everything to me", she said and Ronon nodded.
Lyssa noticed how he suddenly stiffened as he spotted someone enter the infirmary and she turned to see it was Ellie who didn't see them as she headed straight over to Beckett.
Lyssa watched as Beckett felt Ellie's forehead and then said something to her that they couldn't hear.
"Is she ok?", Lyssa asked and Ronon shrugged.
"You two still haven't made up?", Lyssa asked incredulously and Ronon looked at her.
"The timings not been right", he said gruffly and Lyssa sighed.
Over with Beckett, Ellie had asked for headache pills and the Dr had felt her forehead briefly and said she didn't seem hot. As he reached for her the tablets Ellie noticed Lyssa in one of the beds, Ronon by her side.
"When did Lyssa get back?", she asked wearily, feeling tired as she wasn't sleeping.
"Not long ago. Why don't you go over, give Ronon this for me whilst you're at it", and Beckett handed her a small jar filled with what looked like cream.
"What is it?", she asked.
"He's been complaining of an ache in his shoulder since sparring with Teyla of all people the other day", Beckett replied and Ellie nodded.
Nervously she headed over, feeling queasy as she faced the two people whom she never really wanted to hurt.
"Hey, Lyssa", she said, hovering by the bed, willing her eyes to stay off Ronon and on her team-mate.
"Ellie", Lyssa replied, smiling at her.
"How are you?", Ellie asked, knowing Ronon's eyes were burning into her.
"Not bad now, thanks. All the better for being back here", Lyssa answered, feeling the tension beginning to crackle across her bed.
"I'm glad you feel that way", Ellie said and Lyssa nodded.
Finally Ellie glanced at Ronon and held the jar of Beckett's potion out to him across Lyssa's bed.
"Beckett said to give you this for your shoulder", she said and Ronon took the jar.
"Thanks".
"Um, I could rub some on for you…..if it's awkward for you to do it I mean", Ellie offered, blushing as Ronon and Lyssa looked at her.
"No thanks. If I need help I'll ask one of the nurses", Ronon replied, not looking at Ellie as he realised he sounded too cold.
Lyssa watched as Ellie paled and tears filled her tired eyes.
Ellie began to back away from the bed, knowing she was about to lose what self-control she had.
"I'll……see you soon……..Lyssa", she managed to say before she turned and fled.
Lyssa immediately turned to Ronon.
"That was harsh", she said and she frowned when he wouldn't look at her.
"You're still punishing her for the jealousy stuff with John aren't you?", she asked and Ronon half-shrugged. He never had been able to lie to Lyssa.
"Ronon you need to sort things out with her. She loves you, you know that don't you?.
"She has a funny way of showing it sometimes", Ronon replied folding his arms across his chest and Lyssa sighed.
"Go after her", she said and Ronon frowned.
ooOoo
Ellie all but ran from the infirmary, blinking back tears that refused to be beaten.
She rounded a corner and ran straight into the solid chest of a man she couldn't recall ever seeing before, sending all the papers he'd been carrying scattering across the corridor floor.
Ellie immediately bent down and began retrieving them.
"I'm so sorry", she mumbled, really not needing this right now and she swiped at her face with the back of her hand as a tear escaped.
"It's fine….really", an extremely sexy voice said and Ellie glanced up to see clear blue eyes dancing at her as the man crouched by her side. Eyes that clouded as he saw she was obviously upset.
"Are you alright?", he asked and Ellie forgot the papers as she tried to place his accent.
She nodded in response to his question and said,
"You're from..", she began but he smiled and cut her off.
"England, yes", he said gathering some more papers and she quickly did the same until they had them all.
They stood and it was then that Ellie realised he was quite tall, not as tall as Ronon, but he was at least 6ft and was very muscular and he had short blonde hair.
The man said, "I only arrived here today. I'm Major Reece….James to my friends", and he took her hand in his.
"Dr Ellie Harr…..Dex", she replied, correcting her own mistake as she nearly called herself by her maiden name.
"Recently married?", James asked and she nodded.
"Shame", he replied and Ellie coloured instantly making him grin.
"It was nice to meet you….but I should get these papers to the infirmary, they're my medical records".
"Well, Dr Beckett will have fun getting them all back in order", Ellie said and James smiled.
As he and Ellie parted company James wondered who the tall man glaring at them from the infirmary doors was.
End of Chapter 4