I do like working in this story. However, a good dose of writer's block mixed with stress from school has prevented me from working on it. Also it has not gotten very much feedback so I didn't even think anyone was really reading it, but now I know people like it, I will put more effort into working on it. So please read, enjoy, and review.
Rodney woke up a few hours later slightly annoyed he fell asleep. He gently shifted Wynnie off of him and stood up before someone knocked on the door. He looked at Wynnie hoping she'd wake up and get it, but she just rolled over and mumbled something incoherent. Finally McKay opened the door to see a surprised Sheppard.
"Rodney, what are you doing here?" He asked with smirk forming on his lips.
"I uhhh, fixing the computer," McKay offered as he turned to look at Wynnie who had grabbed an arm full of the blanket.
"Rodney how'd you get so cold," she mumbled in her sleep as Sheppard raised his eye brow.
"The computer, right," Sheppard said. "Well then I'm just going to leave these files on her desk." He put the papers down and turned to leave.
"John, wait, I was just heading out." McKay ran to catch up. "Not that it's any of your business but nothing happened; she was just looking for some comfort."
"So you guys didn't… you know-- have sex."
"How could that happen we were both fully clothed and I was on top of the blankets? Unless someone's created a way to have sex where there's no contact, I can assure you we didn't."
"That's good." Sheppard visibly flinched at the image of seeing McKay naked. He quickly banished the images from his mind and shuttered.
"What was that for?"
"Nothing… I just walked though a cold spot. So you like Captain Flynn?"
"Yes I do, I mean she's no Samantha Carter, no one can come close to her, but yeah Wynnie's cute. She's unpredictable, maybe a little too impulsive, neurotic, and emotional, but she's adorable, so how could I not like her."
"I see."
"Well I mean she's pretty, relatively smart, but when she makes a decision she sticks to it no matter what. She's decisive do you know how hard that it to find in a woman. Plus she's firm and strong. I mean with everything she's been through and still fighting, I have to at least respect that."
"Everything she's been through?" McKay shook his head and shot Sheppard and angry look. "What?"
"Never mind, you know what, I'm going to head back to her room." He turned and made his way back.
Wynnie woke up and looked at McKay who sitting at her desk looking though files on her computer. "Hey," she said softly.
"Hey," he replied, "I hope you don't mind I was just going though the cities power grid while you were sleeping. I didn't want to leave you though…. How's your hand."
"It's sore, but alright, and that's sweet you stuck around," she added with a small smile. Wynnie pushed her self off the bed and put her arms around McKay looking over his shoulders.
"You know your computer runs very slow; I can fix that if you want."
"I know it runs slow, I've got like 20000 music files on there and the jump drive, I maxed out two credit cards before I left to get it."
"You really love music. What kinds of music do you have?"
"All kinds, it's a little bit of everything. Some classical mostly by the London Orchestra, probably my favorite there is Holts' The Planets. Also some John Williams, I was a big fan of Indiana Jones. I've got quite a bit of 80's rock; you know the stuff I listened to in middle school and high school, like Poison, Cinderella, Aerosmith, ZZ Top, Stone Temple Pilots was my favorite. Also some newer stuff like System of a Down and Nine Inch Nails, and mellow music too, Enya, and Norah Jones."
"I thought you were a good Christian girl?"
"That doesn't mean I couldn't listen to good music. I've got a bit of Christian rock on here too. I can't fight all of my past. But literally, I listen to everything."
"So why didn't you study music?"
"Trust me if I could sing I wouldn't be here now would I? But I got kicked out of choir when I was in middle school, something about being tone deaf." He laughed at her knowing that the last time she tired to sing his ear drums nearly burst. "Anyway I'm going to go take a shower. You're welcome to stick around."
"I really do have to head back to the lab. But… I guess I'll see you later." Wynnie frowned for a moment, and then nodded stiffly.
"Yeah, see you later."
Wynnie met up with Madeline for dinner and both girls sighed into their plates, Madeline from exhaustion, and Wynnie from frustration. "How was your mission?" Wynnie asked while poking her food before shoveling a huge forkful into her mouth.
"Jeez girl, you should take smaller bites." Madeline replied slightly disgusted. "Anyway my mission went fine, we traded for some of the Athosian's surplus crops, and basically just made sure everything was alright. It was pretty uneventful. How about you, still out of it from the drugs?"
"Yeah, it's been a while since I took a pain pill but now my hand's throbbing again so I thought I should take another. Tomorrow starts my long and boring time as the secretary for everyone, filing papers, organizing documents, oh yes my dream job." Her voice dripped with sarcasm. "It's kind of like being back at basic and having to scrub the latrines, only I guess this is cleaner."
"Wynnie dear you did screw up and it's only until you get better."
"I know I'm not upset. I got very lucky. But Colonel Sheppard doesn't trust me anymore, so even when my hand does heal, I'll still probably be his personal secretary." Madeline smiled almost wistfully.
"I could think of worse things to do than work with that man."
"What about the scientist guy you're seeing?"
"Hey a girl can still have a dream man, especially one as handsome as Colonel Sheppard." Wynnie shook her head in annoyance. "How about you and Dr. McKay?"
"I'm not sure, one minute I think things are going great, and then I don't know, he seems to clam up on me. I'm going to give it some time and see how things go."
"Probably a good idea."
"I'm going to run and grab some more meds; my hand is starting to kill. I'll see you tomorrow."