Nogigglingmajor – (joins in booing) thanks for the review, this is the second to last chapter so I hope you enjoy it.

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Wormhole – I'm glad you like the story and I hope you enjoy this chapter too. Only one more chapter to go now, thanks for the review.

Fyd818 – Yep John finally said it and it was about time too. I felt kind of bad for what I did to him in the last chapter, making him think that Liz didn't want to keep trying at their marriage. I had to add the little bit of Spanky fluff into the last chapter, there's been so much sadness in this story I had to put a happy moment in there. Glad you liked Ronon's thought about the lorry driver. Only one more chapter to go after this one, hope you enjoy it!

Mari – Thanks for the review, I'm glad you like the little twists in the story. This is the second to last chapter so I hope you enjoy it.

Steph7085 – No don't die! Lol. Thanks for the review, I hope you enjoy this last chapter.

Izzles – Glad you liked the Spanky moment in the last chapter, had to put a happy moment in there somewhere. I'm doubly glad you liked the Sparky scene, I wanted to make it emotional whilst keeping it in character and I'm glad that worked as well as Elizabeth's reaction though I feel kind of bad for John. Thanks for the review and I hope you enjoy this chapter, only one more to go.

Whirlwind-2005 – (helps search for Cyberbat) I don't like David either but then I wrote him as someone to hate so go figure lol. Glad you liked the Ronon and Teyla scene, the story needed a happy moment. Thanks for the review and I hope you enjoy this chapter, only one more to go.

Tiril Nordlie – I hope you enjoyed your trip, thanks for the review, only one more chapter to go so I hope you enjoyed this one.

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Chapter 22

The car pulled into the driveway next to John's and Elizabeth got out quickly. At least she knew he was still here. The rain was still coming down heavy as she approached the doorway to her house, she was soaking wet when she opened the door to find John sitting on the couch. He looked up at her when she walked in, he was just as wet as she was so she figured he hadn't been there long.

He stared at her for a moment before he stood up and made his way toward the doorway. She could see the hurt on his face and it only made her angrier at herself for being the one to cause it. In all the time she'd known him, throughout all their problems she'd never seen him looking so sad, so…defeated.

"John," she called to him as she barely kept her tears from falling. He stopped and turned to her slowly after a moment. "I'm sorry."

"Sorry for what?" he asked as though he genuinely didn't know what she'd done wrong but there was no life in voice.

"For walking away," she replied barely above a whisper.

"You don't have to apologise and you don't have to explain," he told her and she closed her eyes for a moment against the torrent of emotions that were threatening to overwhelm her. He wasn't mad at her, he didn't blame her for anything and it only made her feel worse.

"I want to explain… please," she whispered. John continued to stare at her and she took that as a signal to continue. "David was saying stuff to me all week and when he showed up I just… I got confused and I didn't know what to do so I walked away. I didn't mean…" she tried to explain but the tears she had been barely holding back began to fall. "I love you."

John seemed to study her before he took several steps toward her stopping only inches in front of her and staring at her intently. "I want us to work."

"So do I," she told him before he captured her lips in a kiss so full of passion and desperation she could barely breathe. She kissed him back just as intensely deepening the kiss and wrapping her arms around his neck to pull him closer. His hands moved to the sides of her face as he kissed her and even the lack of oxygen couldn't pull them apart for several minutes.

When they finally did pull apart John rested his forehead against hers neither of them were willing to lose the contact with each other. "Ronon and Teyla got back together," John stated suddenly and Elizabeth laughed at the random statement.

"That's really great," she replied and John smiled and kissed her again quickly before wrapping his arms around her waist and pulling her into a tight embrace. After a few moments he decided they should really get something to eat especially since he hadn't eaten since that morning and they both needed to change out of their wet clothes. He started to pull away but Elizabeth tightened her arms around his neck preventing him from going anywhere.

"Elizabeth, I need to go eat," he told her simply but she still refused to remove her arms from his neck.

"I'm not ready to let go yet," she replied and he caught the double meaning behind her words so he simply held her closer until she was ready to release her grip on him, truth was he wasn't ready to let go yet either.

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The restaurant was beautiful, lit mainly by candle light and a few chandeliers that hung from the ceiling. The red silk table cloths that were draped across the surface of the dark tables matched the red velvet curtains that hung from the windows. It had more of a sentimental value to Teyla and Ronon though, it had been the location of their first date.

That seemed like a lifetime ago especially given that they had never been back since. She couldn't help but smile as she walked through the doors, glad that Ronon had chosen to bring her here. He had refused to tell her where they were going for dinner and it had been so long since she had been there that she hadn't recognised the area until they had pulled into the parking lot.

They were led to the table that Ronon had reserved for them and left to look at the menus. She looked at the long lists of various foods and drinks unable to decide exactly what she wanted. She glanced over the top of the menu at Ronon who was studying his own menu intently. She smiled slightly to herself as she went back to deciding what to eat.

Once she had finally figured it out she put down her menu in time for the waiter to arrive. She ordered her meal and a moment later Ronon ordered his and the young man left.

"Feels like old times," Ronon stated.

"Yeah, it does. We just need John and Elizabeth to figure things out so we can go back to double dating," she replied humorously.

"Well I know John went to talk to Elizabeth today, I don't know what happened though," he informed her.

"I hope they worked everything out," she said.

"I'm sure they will," Ronon told her "Then we can all go to the beach for the day again."

"As long as you don't throw me in the water," she said smiling.

"Where's the fun in that?" he questioned in amusement and they both laughed as the waiter arrived with their drinks. They thanked him before he walked away again.

"Thank you for bringing me here," she told him seriously.

"Your welcome," he told her.

They ate their meals as they talked about all of the good memories they shared and neither one of them mentioned more recent events. When they had finished they left the restaurant and Teyla was surprised when Ronon didn't head toward the car. Instead he headed away from it down the street and to the park at the end. He took hold of her as they entered the gate and she willingly followed him along the path.

It was dark, the only light coming from the stars and the few street lamps that were strategically placed around the park. Normally she was uncomfortable in places like this in the dark, she was more than capable of taking care of herself but there was no sense taking chances. With Ronon there however she felt completely safe.

She leaned into his side and he released her hand instead wrapping his arm around her shoulder. Her arm went around his waist and she revelled in the feeling that she had missed so much.

"I want you to come home," she told him quietly and she knew he'd been slightly surprised by her words.

"You want me to move back in?" he questioned and she nodded her head "Are you sure?"

"Absolutely," she replied and he tightened his arm around her as they circled the park before heading back to the car. His cell phone rang the moment they had both closed their car doors.

"Dex."

"Hey, it's John," his partners voice informed him.

"How'd it go?" he asked getting straight to the point in an effort to rid himself of the sudden wave of nervousness that had hit him.

"It's complicated but the short version would be… it went good, we're working it out."

"I'm really happy to hear you say that," Ronon told him in relief.

"Teyla anywhere near you?"

"Right next to me," Ronon replied.

"Tell her for us," John requested.

"Will do, talk to you tomorrow," Ronon said as he hung up and turned to Teyla, she looked at him almost anxiously apparently having figured out what the call was about. "They're working it out."

Teyla smiled "Life could almost be perfect again."

TBC