Just Married

Summary: It was supposed to be just your average alien celebration… only by morning John Sheppard will be waking up a married man to none other than Doctor Elizabeth Weir.

A/N: Elizabeth and John finally talk, but things don't work out quite as they planned.

Part Seven "Caught!"

John knew her answer before she said a word. "Elizabeth… it's okay, I understand-"

"No John, you don't," she tried to interrupt.

Sheppard looked away. 'Stupid John! That was really, really stupid! How could you put her in that position?! You idiot!'

Elizabeth moved to sit down beside him once more. 'Look at me, John. Please just look at me.' John took a deep breath before turning to face her. "I'm sorry, I know you weren't exactly expecting me to… react the way I did. I just… John you're a good man. You're smart, courageous, self-sacrificing, kind, handsome, and I've never met anyone who could make me laugh the way you do. I had nano probes in my bloodstream and despite what the consequences could have been you broke quarantine to help fight for me… if not for you… I don't think I would have made it. You were there for me, you saved my life. You're always saving my life. Hell… you're like my guardian angel… I don't know what I'd do without you. And I know Atlantis and everyone in it are important to you, more important than anything ever has been in your life. I feel the same way. It didn't take us linking our minds together for me to realize just how much you'd sacrifice for us all. I feel the same way, but I… I'm not sure I'll be able to do my job if I let myself fall even more in love with you than I already have."

John stared at her for what felt like the longest few seconds of her life, and then finally moved closer. At first Elizabeth feared he would kiss her, but instead he rested his forehead against her own. "So what do you want? What are we going to do? And what if you get pregnant? What about our friendship?" 'I know it's a lot to answer, but I need to know Elizabeth.'

Elizabeth smiled, closing her eyes as his forehead rested on her own. "Number one, I'm on birth control, I'm not pregnant. Number two, I refuse to lose you, John. I want us to be friends… and maybe one day… when the Replicators, the Wraith, and all the other monsters are gone… maybe then if you're still around, we can pick up where we left off."

John chuckled at that. "So in other words we're gonna stay friends for the rest of our lives."

"John, don't think like that!" Elizabeth fought, moving her head away from him so she could look into his eyes. "We'll beat them. If SG-1 can beat the Goa'uld and the Replicators from their galaxy despite all the odds, I know we can do the same here."

John frowned. "You'll find someone else."

Elizabeth shook her head. "I don't date under me, remember?"

John grinned at that. 'And if I was on top?'

'You're a pig, you know that right?'

'Yup.'

Elizabeth rolled her eyes, before pulling him into a hug, holding him as tight as she could. 'Don't worry about me… besides, if anyone is going to find somebody else it's you! You already have a fan club… in Atlantis and out.'

'You're the only member I care about.' When he broke their embrace he couldn't help but kiss her, closing his eyes tightly as he put everything he was into the kiss. No words or thoughts could convey to her just how badly he'd fallen for her.

'I love you.'

'I know.'

Suddenly Elizabeth broke the kiss, biting on her lip as she stared at him. "Maybe… maybe it was good we came here. I mean… maybe we needed to get all that out of the way, even if it does mean we'll have a hard couple of years until our enemies are stopped."

Sheppard smiled. He could hear her thinking about where to go from here. He knew she was scared, so was he. He also knew this was as new to him as it was to her. He'd never felt this way before, not even with his wife, although that wasn't exactly saying much. They'd married right after high school, two high school sweet hearts that both knew nothing at all about love or sharing your life with another. They'd barely lasted a year. "I think we're gonna be just fine, Elizabeth."

Elizabeth kissed him once more, pouring her heart and soul into the kiss, holding onto him as if he were her world. And maybe he was. He closed his eyes when he felt a tear touch his face… her tear, and slowly lifted a hand to stroke her cheek. 'Hey, don't cry, Elizabeth. It's not like we're getting a divorce!'

Elizabeth laughed at that, breaking their kiss. "You know… we still have some time here on this planet. This may sound completely insane, but I think we should make the most of it."

John frowned. "Elizabeth… I do believe you may be spending WAY too much time with me. I'm rubbing off on you."

"Hmmm… you maybe right. I certainly seem to have the same luck as you when it comes to gate travel."

John laughed at that. "Well, something tells me we aren't going anywhere for a while… now how would one pass the time here when stuck alone in a room with no way out?" he asked, already knowing what HE wanted to do.

"You wanna make out don't you?" she asked, folding her arms.

"If you insist!" he said with a sigh, kissing her hard and with as much passion as he could muster. Elizabeth didn't complain.

"They should have been back by now!"

"Doctor McKay, I am sure John and Doctor Weir are just fine," Teyla said, trying to calm him down.

"They haven't even contacted us, Teyla! We try reaching them on the radios and nothing happens. We talk to Haron and he practically blows us off! I'm telling you, something is wrong!"

"I don't know Teyla, McKay might be right. Something's going on… it's not like them not to check in," Ronan cut in, folding his arms as he sat on the table top outside.

"And what exactly do you wish for us to do? We have tried to asking questions, with very little success."

"Maybe we should take one of em and ask a little less nicely," Ronan than offered, making Teyla frown.

"You will do no such thing. We are stuck here on this planet and I for one do not wish to anger them when there are far more villagers than there are us. There is nothing we can do. Once Caldwell and his crew arrive and we are taken aboard we will search for answers, if the Colonel and Doctor Weir have not returned."

McKay rolled his eyes. "I just hope Sheppard isn't trying another. They are married after all."

Ronan raised an eyebrow at that. "Somehow I doubt that's how they're spending their time. Besides, I don't really see those two hitting it off all that well… their too different."

"Haven't you ever heard of the phrase 'Opposites Attract'?" McKay asked him in annoyance.

"No, I haven't, Dex answered coolly, making Rodney scoot away just a bit as he stared at the astrophysicist. He could be very intimidating when he wanted to be.

"Well I'm just saying! There's more going on than I think you realize! I mean, you saw him! He risked insanity the moment he touched her arm, and tried to bring her out of that nightmare the nanities brought on when they tried to take over her system! The man broke quarantine and touched her! How else do you explain doing a stupid thing like that?!"

"May he's just not a coward, unlike some people," Ronan told him.

"Hey! I take offense at that! Fine! I bet you a month's pay that something is going on between them!"

"You already owe a couple months to the scientists, you sure you want to do that?"

"Yes I am!" Rodney fought, for the first time holding his ground.

"Fine."

"Well fine!"

"Fine!" Ronan shouted.

"Fine!"

Teyla sighed. "That's enough! This conversation is getting us nowhere. I'm going to go back and speak with Haron. Perhaps he can give us directions on how to get to the village Colonel Sheppard and Doctor Weir left to visit." And with that she turned to leave, trying to ignore the gut feeling she was getting that something wasn't right. She just hoped John and Elizabeth were okay.

John smiled, watching Elizabeth sleep as they lay in bed. They hadn't really done anything except for kiss, and normally John supposed it would be a disappointment, but then again normally he wasn't off kissing Doctor Elizabeth Weir. One day they'd have their chance. He couldn't help but brush some stray hairs away from her face, stroking her face gently as he did so. She was so beautiful. If only he knew how to express those feelings to her. He wasn't good at expressing emotion, which was probably why the one moment that he'd finally had the courage to tell her how he felt about her, he did it through his thoughts instead of actually saying the words. He knew it was enough for her, but it wasn't for him. He wanted to speak, to tell her with his mouth how he felt. He wanted to tell her he loved her, that he'd never met anyone like her. He wanted to tell her just how scared he felt every time he thought of the power she had over him. He wanted to tell her just how confused he felt that he could feel this strongly after only having known the person a few years.

In a nutshell, he just wanted to say the words rather than show them. He didn't want a kiss to give her all the information he needed to actually tell her. Elizabeth shifted in her sleep before finally awaking, her head resting on his arm. "Hey," she whispered sweetly, still looking rather sleepy.

"Hey," he whispered back, staring at her. "Elizabeth… there's something I want to tell you…."

Just then a flash of light swallowed them both up and he found himself lying on the bridge of the Daedalus lying on the cold metal floor. John looked up to see Caldwell look down at them rather amused, and to his left stood Rodney, Ronan, and Teyla. All eyes were on them.

"Oh crap."

"So Ronan… guess this means I won," Rodney added with a smug smile. "I should have gone for two months…."

TBC….

A/N: I know this is kinda short, but I had to leave it on the edge a bit there. Well, John and Elizabeth are finally free, but it looks like those two have quite a bit to explain! And what about their feelings for each other? Are they really going to be able to just sweep it all under a rug till they finally beat the bad guys? Stay tuned! Same bat channel! Same bat time! Lol I always wanted to do that….