"Radek has a date?" Rodney was slack jawed.
"Yep, and he is going to back out unless I can find out who it is."
Rodney was still in shock, so Sheppard repeated his question.
"Oh, um, sorry. I haven't heard anything about it, but if I hear anything I will let you know."
John sighed. "Thanks Rodney." They walked into the Infirmary, and saw Carson right inside the door.
"Lovely to see you. Heard what happened, thought you would be here sooner."
"Yeah, well, I wouldn't need to be here at all if someone wasn't out to get me. Why the hair anyway?"
Carson looked like he wanted to laugh. "I don't know Rodney. Good look for you though." Carson had Rodney sit on a bed and looked at his head.
"Nothing serious. Your hair will grow back in time."
"But I have a date tonight," Rodney whined. "What am I going to do?"
John thought he was going to have to run when the door opened and Ronon walked in. He walked up to Rodney with a bag in his hand. Sheppard was about to ask him what he was doing in the Infirmary when he handed the bag to Rodney.
Rodney grabbed the bag like a small child on Christmas Day. That is when Sheppard noticed that Ronon's hair was a little shorter. Rodney pulled the missing hair out of the bag and stared at it.
"Thanks, but what is this?"
Ronon took it from him and put it on Rodney's head. "It's a wig. Now you have hair."
A smile broke out on Rodney's face. "Thanks!" He adjusted the wig and reached fore the mirror that was being offered by Carson.
Sheppard took the opportunity to head out. He had things to do.
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He one other person to ask about Radek's date before he lost faith in rumor. He went to hunt down his second in command.
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He found his second in command working with the Marines, sort of. He was playing their favorite game with them, fetch.
He walked up behind Major Lorne, who turned and smiled.
"How are things going sir?"
Sheppard thought that Lorne was getting a little too much enjoyment out of the whole thing.
"Well, Major, I thought I might need a break from the marines and all, so I am giving you an assignment."
Lorne didn't look very excited. "What would that be sir?"
Sheppard could almost hear the wheels turning in the other mans head as they stood in silence. Sheppard waited until Lorne was ready to shake him to get him to say something.
"I need you to find out who Teyla set Zelenka up with."
Lorne broke out with a big smile. "I know who it is, why do you need to know...Sir?
Sheppard gave Lorne an annoyed look. "I need to know, Major, because he is threatening to disappear if he doesn't know."
Evan looked a little deflated. "She doesn't want him to know." Evan looked down at the floor. "She is afraid that if he knows, he won't show up." He looked up.
Sheppard scratched his head. Lorne looked at him. "Maybe if you tell him why, he will still show up?"
Sheppard sat in silence for a minute before a thought struck him. "Maybe what we do is to tell him why she doesn't want him to know. Then, tell him who it is. Maybe then he wouldn't back out?"
Evan gave a low whistle. "It just might work."
Sheppard stood. "Let's go then." The two men stood and walked out the door.
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As they walked in the lab, Zelenka pushed his glasses up his nose and looked at Sheppard. "Do you know who it is?" The Czech looked a little annoyed.
"I do, well, Major Lorne does." Radek looked at Evan. "Well?"
Evan looked down as if trying to compose his thoughts. "She is afraid that if you know who she is before hand, you will back out."
Radek looked upset at the news. "I will show up no matter what."
It was a battle of the wills between the two men. Finally Radek sighed. "So," he said finally, "You will not tell me."
Lorne rubbed his neck. "I will if you promise to show up. I don't to go through what happened last time she had a blind date."
Radek looked concerned. "What happened?"
Evan looked away. "She spent hours getting ready. He showed up and said that he wasn't the desperate for a date. He would rather date a Wraith."
Radek went pale. "That is beyond rude. He is not gentleman. I still would like to know. If I don't show up or am rude, I will head to M7G-677 for good."
Sheppard and Lorne looked at each other. Sheppard raised his eyebrows at Lorne. Lorne shrugged and leaned over to Zelenka and whispered in his ear.
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Zelenka walked into the gym. He looked around. He was nervous. Many marines were walking around waiting for their turn with Ronon. Ronon was going over things with her. Radek waited until she was done, and as she was walking, he caught up to her and kissed her. It took her a moment to react. They parted to the hooting of the other marines in the room.
"Let's get out of here." She pulled him out of the room and down the hall. As soon as they were alone, she turned to Radek. "I take it they told you."
Radek smiled at her. "I was happy to hear it was you."
She blushed deep red and realized that they were standing close, very close. She blushed even deeper. He took her by the hand and walked with her into her quarters, the door closing behind them.
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It was almost time for the double date to begin and Zelenka was no where to be found. Funny thing was, neither was his date. Sheppard knew who she was only after threatening Lorne with escorting scientist every day for the next year.
He was standing outside her door and was about to walk away when the door opened. She saw him, gasped and pulled the robe tighter around herself, all the while Sheppard was wondering if it was possible for someone to go white and red at the same time. He was about to say something when Radek appeared at the door. He was missing his shirt and was out of breath.
All he could think to say is, "Have a nice day," and walk away. He wondered what he was going to tell Teyla and if she was going to kill him.
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Sorry for the delay in chapters, and hope you enjoy! School has been hard, but to a point, enjoyable!
Happy Spring Break!