The Steps to Healing:

A Ronon and Dr. Keller Story

By: SingingShooter

Chapter 3: Strange Entity

Disclaimer: I do not own Stargate Atlantis;

WARNING: some lime towards the end!


Jennifer felt the sun on her face snuggled into her pillow, trying to get some more sleep, except she couldn't; her pillow was to firm to be a pillow but strangely just as comfortable….she flickered her eyes opened and then the memories came back.

Last night had been movie night with Ronon and his team and they held it in Ronon's room. They all gathered around and Shepard popped in a movie.

"What are we watching?" Jennifer asked

"Serenity," he had replied. Jennifer just smiled when he said that, Serenity was one of her favorite movies. After they watched the movie every one cleared out leaving Jennifer and Ronan to clean up the popcorn kernels, candy wrappers and cups that the team had left behind. Once they had finished cleaning up it was really late and they where both to tired so Jennifer plopped down in Ronon's bed and soon fell asleep.

A yawn came form the sleeping Satedan; he blinked and looked down on her.

'I guess he didn't want to kick me out,'

"I could get used to this," he said before kissing her forehead.

"Good morning," she said and she smiled at him "ready for breakfast?" she asked

"Sure," Ronan replied, "But you might want to change into something other than the clothes that you where wearing last night,"

"I'll go take a shower and-"

"I'll pick you up," finished Ronon. So Jennifer got out of bed and walked down to her room.

Jennifer stepped out of her shower and put her clothes on. As Jennifer pulled on her shoes she heard the chime of the door.

"Coming!!" she called and with a wave of her hand in front of the crystals and she opened the door.

"Hey Jenny," said Ronon looking down on her and smiling. "Ready for breakfast?"

"Yep," she replied and they walked hand in hand down to the cafeteria. They walked in and grabbed some food.

"Ronon! Dr. Keller!" called Shepard and they walked over to join the table with their friends.

They sat down and where about to start eating when Shepard asked a question.

"So what is up with you two?"

"What do you mean?" Ronon asked

"Well you are perky," said Shepard, everyone gave him a weird look "-er than usual, and you both came to breakfast together…"

"They do that every morning though," Teyla pointed out

"Wait a minute," said McKay. "You pulled this same stunt on me and Kate when we where going out," Jennifer was confused but everyone else seemed to know what the joke was.

"We weren't doing that Shepard." Said Ronon

"Doing what…?" asked Jennifer.

"What Shepard is trying to imply that you and Ronon participated in sexual activities last night?" Said Tayla.

Jennifer felt a blush creep up on her face and an arm put around her waist.

"He is just joking around," Ronon whispered in her ear.

"I know," she whispered back. Jennifer just started to think of a come back when Samantha Carter came up.

"Hey guys," she said

"Hey," they replied

"I need you guys to go to M6R-125 today,"

"The one near the galactic bridge that McKay built?"

"Yep,"

"I thought it was uninhabited." McKay said

"Yes but we want to go check up on it again now that we are trying to build the bridge again."

"Alright," everyone said and they got up and got ready to leave.

"Dr. Keller," called Samantha

"Yes,"

"Could you go with them please?"

"Sure," she said


Ronon could tell that Jennifer was still not used to going off world, but she had gotten better, more comfortable. She finished suiting up, grabbed her medical bag and went over to stand by him.

"Ready to go?" she asked

"Yep," he replied looking down at her, he could not believe that this was his; he would never forgive himself if something happened to her. Ronon kissed her cheek and walked out with Shepard, McKay to the control room.

"Alright you guys are just going to check this planet out to make sure nothing is going on,"

"Yes Carter,"

"Alright I expect you to report back in an hour,"

"Understood Colonel," said Shepard, the gate swooshed and the watery like substance appeared within the ring and the team walked forward and walked through the ring.


They appeared on the other side of the gate, it never ceased to amaze Jennifer how gate-travel worked.

On the other side, it was desert like, almost like, the pictures of Mars. McKay was muttering and looking at all the instruments he brought when,

"Oh that's weird," McKay said

"What is it?" asked Shepard

"I am getting a really strange energy reading, in front of us and coming closer." Grabbing her backpack Ronan just about threw her behind a rock and he stood on the outer edge of the rock hand on his gun.

When she looked over the rock top of the rock with a little effort, she couldn't believe what she saw…

"Ronon?" but he was right next to her, she looked next to her, and he still was there, but she felt suddenly drawn to this one, she really wanted to be near him. She started walking towards it, all rational though was gone, just a desire, she was standing right next to it when she heard P-90 fire. This caused her to jump in the air. The Ronon was gone, vanished.

"What are you doing Shepard? You could have killed her!"

"No I wasn't she was right beside the thing, I wouldn't have shot Doc."

"Still you could have killed her."

"Alright let's finish this," said Jennifer. "McKay, anymore of those life signs?"

"Nope,"

"We still should finish checking the planet."

So they walked around McKay was whining about it but they finally got the job done and headed back home. But all during this time Ronon wouldn't say a word, to her or the rest of the team.

"Hey," she said when they finished the debriefing, they decided the planet was a no-go for now; they would have to go and check it again at a later date.

"Hey," he replied

"Something up?"

"Yeah if you don't mind I need a moment…alone," so Jennifer turned away and left, leaving the hallway to think things over.

Jennifer was finishing up and email to her dad when the door chime went off.

"One second," she called. Jennifer saved the email, and walked over to open the door. She was standing in front of it when it opened by itself to reveal Ronon.

"Oh hey, are you do-?" Jennifer was cut of by a pair of very egger lips. The first kiss was gentle, but the second kiss came with more force than she anticipated almost crushing her mouth.

"Jennifer I love you, I want you right now." said Ronon with that he picked her up and carried her to her bed, still kissing her with a great impatience.

'What is going on? Do I even want this?' thoughts race through Jennifer's mind, but she felt Ronon's hands roaming around, flicking his fingers under her clothes, lips kissing her lips, neck and collar bone.

'I hope the door is closed.' And that was her last rational though before she lost herself.