A/n- This chapter takes place a month after chapter two. Email in BOLD/Italics and flash back is in Italics

Another Stop Sign

Chapter 3- Settled?

Back in LA-

Kyle typed away at his computer hacking through Rodneys emails.

"Come on, you must've have gotten his address from somewhere…" he muttered darkly as he searched.

He has been searching through Rodneys email for the past month looking for clues of his whereabouts.

"I'll find you and Bella and bring you both home…then I'll fucking kill you and take Bella far away." He smiled sickly to himself, "Yeah that's right, she'll help me bury your body in the back yard…"

The screen flashed through unimportant emails before settling on one.

To- .com

From- .com

Re- I need an address-

Hey buddy,

Nice to hear that you're looking for john! I just can't believe you actually lost his address. Well here it is- 15 Canvas Dr. Washington State. He's like right next to the Canadian border. He kinda had to move there ever since Atlantis got moved to Vancouver waters. So yeah, hey are you going to be coming back to work on Atlantis? It'd be great seeing you around. Well talk to you soon!

~Dex.

"Found you." Kyle said in a sing song voice as he hit print, "And you thought you could get away from me. Stupid bastard." He finished as he grabbed the paper, his car keys and left.

Meanwhile-

"Cans I gets this?" Bella asked as she held up a box of fruit loops. She gave Rodney a big bright smile, her blue eyes sparkling.

Rodney grinned lightly, "Alright, put it in the cart." He said as Bella let out a squeal of joy.

"Daddy? I wants to ride in the cart!" She then said the box still in her arms. Rodney laughed lightly before scooping her up and putting her in the cart.

Bella set the box down and peered over the edge of the cart as the moved down the aisle. She looked around, her pigtails swaying as she searched for something.

"Daddy, where's papa?" She asked as she sat fully down. He grinned down at her; she started calling john papa just a week ago.

Flash back-

Bella laughed as she swung on the swing at the park, "Higher! HIGHER DADDY!" She shouted as Rodney pushed her a little higher.

John watched on with a smile, "Having fun sweety?" he asked as his grin broadened.

She looked to john, "PAPA! PAPA CATCH ME!" She shouted suddenly with a giggle as she flung herself from the swing onto john who was waiting to catch her.

"Yay Daddy look! Papa caught me! Yay!" she clapped happily as she looked up at john with a bright smile.

John hugged Bella close, "That's right, papa caught you." He said as Rodney joined them.

Rodney couldn't remember the last time he or Bella smiled so much, "Well papa better run with you before daddy tickle monster gets you!" he said in a funny voice as Bella giggled even more.

She climbed on John's shoulders, "Run papa run!" she laughed as Rodney ran toward them, fingers in tickle position.

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Rodney was pulled from his memories by a hand tugging on his sleeve, "Daddy? Are you ok?" Bella asked her eyes full of worry.

"I'm fine sweetheart."

"Then why are you crying?" she asked as she pointed. Rodney lifted his hand and wiped away tears he didn't even know he had.

"I'm just really happy sweety, they're happy tears." Rodney explained as Bella's worried frown turned into a beaming smile.

"Let's find papa!" She said in a determined voice as she stood up in a super hero stance.

They headed into the Deli area where Rodney left john to wait for their number.

"Hey, did they call it yet?" Rodney asked as he pulled up next to john. He gave him a quick kiss with a smile.

"I wants a kissy too!!" Bella exclaimed as she grinned. John and Rodney kissed her cheeks lightly with a smile.

"Yeah they called it, after only waiting half my life span." John joked as he placed the lunch meats into the cart.

"Ok I think that was the last thing on our list. Let's just take everything to the check out and then we can go home…" Rodney was mid sentence when Bella chimed in.

"And watch the SpongeBob movie while papa makes dinner!" She turned her attention to john, "papa, can you make hot doggies and hamburgers tonight? They're yummy!"

"Sure, only if daddy promises to help." John said in a playful tone as he looked to Rodney who nodded.

Once that was settled Bella turned into gabber jaw and kept talking all the way through check out, the car ride and didn't stop until she plopped in front of the TV to watch SpongeBob.

"It's amazing how a stupid movie can clam her up for an hour and a half." Rodney said as he put the meat on a plate to be brought out to the grill.

"Yeah, there's no hiding that she's your kid alright with the way she talks on and on…" john replied with a laugh as he took the plate from Rodney.

"Yeah we'll she's starting to act a lot like you too now…"

"Really?"

"Yeah, when you were on Atlantis the other day she went out back and actually tried to play golf. She said she wanted to play with you next time and I swear you are actually getting her zonked into foot ball." He said as he pulled up a chair on the deck out back and sat down.

The burgers sizzled on the grill as john put them on and flipped them with a laugh, "Well it's not my fault she likes to watch it. I'm not making her watch it."

Rodney went silent for a moment as unwanted memories came bubbling up.

Flashback-

Bella cried as Kyle dragged her by the arm into the living room, "No Kyle I don't wants too!" she shouted as she was tossed in.

"I told you to watch it! Now sit down and shut up. You'll like soccer. I'll sign you up for the team too." He said forcefully as he pushed Bella down on the couch.

"I don't wanna play soccer…" she muttered defiantly as tears fell.

Kyle was about to say something as the door opened, "I'm home." Rodney called into the house, his arms full of groceries.

"It's about fucking time you got home! I'm trying to teach Bella about soccer but she doesn't want to play. She gets her defiance from you, you know that?!" Kyle snarled angrily as Rodney tried to keep the bags from falling.

"Well she probably just doesn't like it" Rodney offered as he tried to get past Kyle. A sudden push made him fall to the ground hard, the bags falling around him.

"Kyle, what the fuck was that about?" he shouted from the floor. As he tried to get back up, Kyle kicked him in the side hard.

"Don't you ever speak to me like that again?!? You hear me?!" Kyle shouted as he kicked Rodney again and again.

"Rodney!" John shouted as he shook Rodney slightly.

He looked at john with wide eyes, "Sorry…memories that's all…" he said as john pulled him into a tight hug.

"You scared me, I mean one minute you're talking and everything is fine and then the next you're gripping the table, hyperventilating." John said as he pulled back from the hug.

"Maybe one day I'll tell you, I'm just not ready yet."

"Alright," john said as he flipped the burgers again, "I think these are just about done. Do you want yours with cheese?" he asked Rodney.

"Sure, I'll go ask Bella what she wants on hers." He said as he headed inside, "Bella what do you want on your burger?"

"CHEESE AND PICKLEYS!" she replied from the living room. Rodney looked back at john with a smile.

"You heard the girl." He said with a laugh and he let out a sigh.

'Maybe finally things will settle down' he thought, but little did Rodney know the trouble that was driving his way.

TBC