Fyd818 – I'm glad you liked both John's and Elizabeth's scene and Ronon and Teyla's at the end. I tried to make that chapter as emotional as possible. I figured just because Liz was in an accident didn't mean all their problems would just vanish. Thanks for the review and I hope you enjoy this chapter.

Izzles – I wanted the scene with John and Liz to be emotional and I didn't think all their problems would go away just because Liz was in an accident. Thanks for the review.

Steph7085 – Yep Teyla is finally going to open up to Ronon and I don't think he'll be too happy either. Thanks for the review and I hope you enjoy this chapter.

Nogigglingmajor – Thanks for the review and I hope you enjoy this chapter.

Whirlwind-2005 – Thanks for the review, I didn't want to make it so that all their problems vanished because of Liz's accident but hopefully things will work out in the end. I hope you enjoy this chapter.

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Chapter 14

Teyla sat down on the couch next to Ronon looking more nervous than he could ever remember seeing her. She was silent for a few minutes as she stared at her hands which rested on her lap. She turned to look at him, her brown eyes finally meeting his green ones and he could see the fear that was in them.

"It was before I met you, I was dating Michael and things started to get serious, that was when he changed. He started shouting at me all the time over little things and at first I would shout back but it just made him angrier. Then one day things went a little too far and he hit me, he hit me so I hard I fell. I left him after that but he kept hanging around and telling me he was sorry and that it would never happen again. I was naïve then so I believed him and I went back to him."

Teyla paused for a moment taking a deep breath to steady herself and watching Ronon for any reaction. So far he looked angry but that was it, he was waiting patiently for her to finish her story.

"Things were okay for a couple of weeks until one day I was really late home from work and he went crazy. He beat me and a few days later he did it again and then again until it was a normal part of my life. Eventually I left him and he tried to convince me to go back to him again and I probably would have if Adam hadn't stopped me. He was the only person who knew and he really helped me. Michael eventually just disappeared and I moved on. He showed up outside the museum two weeks ago and then followed me here. He is the one who gave me the bruise."

"I'm going to kill him," Ronon stated calmly after a moment.

"Ronon, don't interfere you'll only make things worse," Teyla informed him.

"Teyla he hit you, I'm not going to let him get away with it."

"I can take care of this; I don't need you to protect me."

Ronon looked at her the anger completely disappearing and being replaced by concern and another emotion that was all too familiar. "I'm going to protect you anyway, I always will."

"Ronon…" Teyla began but he cut her off.

"I won't do anything stupid, he just needs a good scare," Ronon told her and he stood up to leave. "Who else knows?"

"Adam, John and Elizabeth," she told him quietly as she too stood up.

"So I'm the last to know?" he asked sadly.

"Well Adam was there the first time and he saw Michael when he showed at the museum, John refused to leave my house the other day until I told him the truth and Elizabeth, well she has that way of getting the truth out of people," Teyla explained and Ronon smiled slightly at thought of his two friends and their methods of getting to the truth.

"I'll see you later," he said before he walked out of the house. Teyla sat back down with a heavy sigh; she knew there was no way she was going to stop Ronon doing whatever he planned to do which no doubt involved John. She just had to hope they didn't get themselves in trouble or make the situation any worse.

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Elizabeth sat quietly in her hospital bed with John sitting silently on the chair beside her. Things between them had been more strained than ever before since she had woken up yesterday. She was sure a lot of the tension between them was caused by her but she couldn't help it. She was mad at him, not for the accident but because he hadn't shown up for their dinner on time.

"Carson," John greeted as the doctor walked into the room. She had almost found it amusing that both John and Teyla were on first name basis with her doctor, it was a testament to exactly how much time they had spent at the hospital.

"John, Elizabeth, how are you feeling this morning?"

"Better," she told him hoping she'd be able to leave soon, she really hated hospitals.

"That's good to hear, your body is recovering nicely from the injuries you sustained in the accident. We're going to need to get you into physiotherapy to help your leg and your hip though. You'll actually be working with my wife, Laura. She's very good; she'll have you running marathons in no time." Carson explained with very obvious affection at the mention of his wife.

"Sounds good, though I may skip the marathons," Elizabeth told him with a smile.

"Laura will be disappointed," Carson joked. "I'm very pleased with the progress you've made in the last 24 hours, all being well you should be able to go home in a couple of days."

"That's great," Elizabeth replied.

John watched his wife converse with the doctor; he couldn't describe how relieved he was that she was okay. Being able to see her without all the wires and tubes attached to her had done more for his sanity than he would have thought. He had been slowly losing it whilst she was in a coma.

"So, a few days?" John questioned after Carson had left the room.

"A few days," Elizabeth replied sounding relieved and John couldn't help the small smile that emerged on his face.

"I know how much you hate hospitals," he stated in amusement and Elizabeth looked at him for a moment before she too smiled.

"Yeah well if they try to force one more hospital meal down me I may have to make a break for it early."

John chuckled lightly. "I'll tell you what, tomorrow when I come by after work, I'll sneak you some real food in."

"Really?" Elizabeth asked smiling.

"Yep, anything you want."

"Anything," Elizabeth said thoughtfully. "How about a Big Mac?" she questioned hopefully and John nodded.

"Big Mac it is," he replied enjoying the first nice conversation they'd had in a long time. A male nurse stuck his head in the door and looked around before visibly relaxing and walking into the room. Elizabeth looked at him curiously as he handed over her pain meds. It was then that John remembered who he was and had to cover his mouth and sink down in his chair to keep from laughing.

Elizabeth noticed his actions and gave him a questioning look which John didn't respond to. He was only just holding back his laughter as the nurse kept glancing warily at the door. When Elizabeth had taken her meds he all but ran from the room and John finally released the laugh he had been holding in.

"What?" Elizabeth asked him.

"Whilst you were in a coma, that nurse kept trying to flirt with Teyla and she tried to kick his ass. Fortunately I dragged her back here before she could do any damage but he's been avoiding this room ever since," he explained and Elizabeth smiled.

"Poor guy didn't know what he was getting himself into," she mused.

"At least Ronon never saw it, now that would have been a scene," John stated laughing at the thought.

It had only been one conversation but it had felt like old times, like the way they used to be and it gave John hope that maybe things would somehow work out between them.

"John," Ronon's voice came from the door way and he turned to look at him. "I need to talk to you."

The tone of his voice and the expression on his face told John that whatever Ronon needed to talk to him about was serious. "Okay."

"I spoke to Teyla," Ronon stated.

"Oh," was all John could say. "Did she?"

"She told me everything," he replied and turned to Elizabeth his features softening slightly. "You look better."

"I am thanks."

"Let me guess," John began knowing his friend as well as he did and only too will to go along with whatever he had in mind. "Operation teach Michael a lesson?"

"Just wanna scare him."

"Well I'm in," he said looking over at Elizabeth. "I'll be back."

Elizabeth nodded her head. "Just try not to get yourselves in trouble," she told the duo.

"We'll try, I'll see you later."

TBC