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A/N: Sorry for the long delay on this. As most of you are aware, I have a lot of stories going. Thanks Betherdy Babe for beta work.

Jennifer waited patiently for the military and Woolsey to sort out what to do about her idea because she loathed seeing Todd again. When the Wraith returned after being healed by the Iratus queen bug, the glare he gave her made it abundantly clear to her and Sheppard that he wanted no part of human doctors or their experiments again.

"Jennifer?" Rodney's voice came over her earwig just as the door to the conference room opened.

"I'm just wrapping up a meeting," she replied after catching John's eye and signaling for a minute. "What's up?"

"Do you have time for lunch?" Rodney asked.

"I…" Jennifer was going to say no, but something in his tone stopped her. His voice sounded distant, like he was hiding something. "I don't have a lot of time, but I can grab something…"

"Great," his voice sounded happier. "I'll grab lunch and meet you in our quarters. I love you."

"Okay," Jennifer said, but he'd already gone.

"Hubby wants to have lunch?" John asked from close behind. "In your quarters?"

"I don't see how that's your concern," Jennifer replied, blushing slightly at the fact John knew what Rodney suggested.

"We meet with Todd at fourteen hundred and O'Neill green lighted your participation, if we get Todd to agree," John said, emphasizing the part about Todd agreeing with a raised finger.

"Okay," Jennifer smiled and nodded. How do we get Todd to agree? The bravado she had in the meeting was gone now that she was faced with the prospect of the angry Wraith.

"Jennifer, love, want to grab some lunch?" Carson asked as he waited for her and John to finish up.

"I'm sorry, Carson. I'm having lunch with Rodney," she said, truly sad to turn down her oldest friend. Since Carson returned to Earth, he'd been miserable. The IOA would not allow him any contact with his family and he really had little to do on Atlantis now with so many physicians. Jennifer knew he longed to return to Pegasus and continue treating people who were infected with the Hoffan virus.

"Go right ahead, love," Carson said with a smile that didn't meet his eyes.

"We can grab dinner, I promise," she said, reaching out to squeeze his hand.

"Carson, you should know better than to try and pull newlyweds apart," Sheppard joked, obviously missing Carson's sadness.

"We're just having lunch," Jennifer snapped.

"Oh yeah, of course you are," John smirked. "Don't make me send someone to your quarters after lunch." Sheppard winked and turned away.

Jennifer stepped into their quarters and saw Rodney standing on the balcony next to a small table. Where'd the table come from?

"Hey, you're home," Rodney shouted, turning and hurrying inside to greet her with a quick kiss and a brief hug. "How's your day?"

"Rodney?" she questioned with eyebrows raised.

"Can't we act like a normal couple?" Rodney replied, settling his arms around her waist.

"Normal couple." Jennifer could see his eyes were darting around the room, never making contact with hers for longer than a few seconds. "What's wrong?"

"I…" Rodney finally looked into her eyes and caused her to gasp.

His eyes, the first thing she noticed about him when she met him, were full of a vulnerability she'd only seen when he was infected with the Second Childhood parasite. Moving her hands up to frame his face, dread filled her stomach. "Rodney, please tell me what's troubling you."

"I need you," he said, leaning forward to capture her lips for a long kiss. There was almost a feeling of desperation in it.

His hands pulled her close and rubbed a familiar path up and down her back. Jennifer's body responded immediately to her husband's touch as the perfectly tuned piano at Jeannie's did when his fingers caressed the keys. Unable to hold in a sigh or tighten her hold around his neck, she gave in to the feel of security and love Rodney provided to her.

When he pulled back from the kiss, he clutched her head to his chest where his heart thundered under her ear. "Radek's been reassigned," he choked.

He knows. Jennifer almost groaned. Tears threatened to spill from her eyes as the truth of her current situation unfolded in her mind. If Rodney were to find out what you know and that you've hid it from him, it would tear him up. Why couldn't this have waited a few more hours?

"And Allison Porter, too," Rodney continued.

"Where are they going?" Jennifer couldn't find it in her heart to let on that she knew.

"Daedalus," Rodney said. "Caldwell's taking some folks back. Apparently not everyone though."

"Rodney…" Jennifer pulled back and looked up into his cobalt eyes.

"I don't wanna talk," he said as he reclaimed her lips.

Jennifer returned his kiss and felt herself being pulled toward the bedroom. His hands found their way between them and unzipped her jacket. "Rodney, are you sure you want to do this now?" she asked.

Rodney slid his mouth along her jaw to her ear, planting kisses along the way. "I need to forget. You make me forget everything except us."

The physician felt her knees and heart melt at his words. "I love you," she sighed as his mouth found its way to her neck and caused her to squirm in his arms.

"Jennifer," Rodney breathed into her ear. "Make love to me."

Jennifer froze and looked into his darkened eyes. Realizing what this meant to their relationship, the young bride smiled sweetly and leaned forward to kiss her husband. As Jennifer's hands began to pull his shirt from his pants, a resolve settled in her mind. No matter what it would take, she'd get Todd to help even if she had to resort to sneaking the treatment into him while he was in stasis. For Rodney to be so defeated, as his team dissolved around him, that he had to beg her to make him forget was not something she'd ever want to experience again.

Todd stretched his limbs as far as the shackles would allow him to. Why they put the metal on him once again, he had no idea. Didn't they realize if he was going to feed on them, these bands couldn't stop him? Although in his weakened state they could slow him down.

The doors to isolation lab opened and Ronon Dex entered followed by more large soldiers and finally Sheppard and… Keller. More experiments. That's what she'll want me for. Todd snarled as he saw the young woman.

"Todd, we hope you've been enjoying your stay," Sheppard said with his usual humor.

Having spent decades imprisoned by the Genii, Todd learned a great deal about humans, perhaps more than any Wraith. Even those who kept pets did not truly understand them. Some Wraith toyed with humans by injecting them with enzyme. Humans were food or, lately, allies to defeat other hives, but never pets. Because of his understanding the Wraith refused to comment; Sheppard didn't ask a proper question.

His eyes surveyed the room, looking for weakness as he always did. Dex and the other large soldier, Gunny, he believed was the name he was called, never took their eyes off him. Oh the strength I could gain from those two. A shiver went through him as he felt the enzyme flow into his hand. The desire to feed was growing stronger and no matter how civilized he was for a Wraith, the Iratus DNA inside him still fed his more animalistic nature. Go for Keller if you must, he told himself as he briefly closed his eyes.

"Not much to say, huh?" Sheppard said, sitting across from Todd. "Giving us the silent treatment, well, no response is acceptance where I'm from so here goes…"

"I am imagining how fulfilling you and your colleagues would be. Which one is the strongest, the weakest," Todd said in a dry voice as he chuckled.

"Give it a try," Ronon snarled with a grin.

Todd laughed as he looked at the ex-Runner. "You have me tied and sedated. Hardly a fair fight." To emphasize his situation, he lifted his hands as if they weighed hundreds of pounds.

"Food is actually why we're here," Keller said.

He turned his attention to the human healer and inhaled sharply. She did not seem like herself. There was… confidence in her posture, not the usual submissiveness he'd seen before. The fear was still there and the smell of it enticed him as much as the power of the warriors in the room. And intellect. Jennifer Keller was intelligent, but not as smart as….

Todd's laughter echoed through the isolation room. It was ages since he truly laughed.

"Eating is funny now?" John asked, shifting uncomfortably.

"No. I would love to eat," Todd said, regaining his composure. "I am merely laughing at the fact that a single human could surprise me twice."

Sheppard was obviously displeased that he had no idea what Todd was referring to, but it didn't stop him from speaking. He definitely spoke nearly as much as McKay. "We try to be unpredictable."

"Yes," his eyes landed back on the human female. "Very unpredictable."

The one called Gunny stepped in front of Jennifer and pushed her behind him and raised his weapon. "Doctor McKay, why don't you step outside? I don't like how he's looking at you."

Jennifer's eyes were wide and she appeared to tremble, but she didn't leave. Her eyes bore into his.

Todd once again laughed heartily. There was no end to the surprises these humans had for him today. "I have not been so surprised in a long time."

"Okay, this is over," Sheppard said. "You're going back in cold storage." The Colonel stood up and motioned for the soldiers to remove him.

"No," Jennifer said, stepping around Richards to have the Marine grab her with his arm. "We didn't tell him the plan yet."

"Doesn't matter," John said. "He's too hungry to be trusted. Sergeant Major's right. I don't like…"

"I don't care." Jennifer shoved the arm around her away and brushed past Sheppard to rest her hands on the table and stare at him. Since she was standing and he was sitting, they were almost at the same height. "Here's the deal. I can feed you enough to sustain you and make you useful enough to us to keep alive. You agree to it and we'll go back to Pegasus with you. Don't agree and, hopefully, we won't need the power we're using for your stasis chamber."

Todd's eyes widened as the men in the room swarmed around the small woman so close to him. Taking one last deep smell of her, he chuckled. "First you apologize to me for killing my crew and infecting me…"

"We already…"

"Silence," he barked. "You are starting to pick up the traits of your mate."

"Mate?" Jennifer's eyes widened.

"Your scent and his are mingled. It is obvious you have mated. The name you were called, McKay, is his," Todd explained. "Among Wraith, if you join another Hive, you take on a name of that Hive. It appears you do the same on Earth."

Everyone in the room was silent. They obviously knew nothing about the Wraith after all this time.

"Yes, Jennifer and Rodney are…" Sheppard paused with a look of annoyance on his face. "We call it married."

"I am familiar with the term," Todd said, having relaxed into his seat. This woman had yet another experiment to run on him. His desire to get back to his galaxy was stronger than his pride at the moment. "I agree to allow Doctor Ke… McKay to experiment on me once again. If only because she is more intelligent than any female, human or Wraith, I have encountered in some time."

Again, surprised looks passed around the room. The one he thought was called Gunny, who now appeared to have a new name as well, pulled Jennifer back after his compliment. Following his lead, Ronon stepped between Jennifer and Todd.

"Circling around the queen," Todd said. "Even though she passed by all of you. How like Wraith you all are. Our queens often chose favorites among the Commanders. I have not had a queen chose intelligence over strength in centuries. I commend you Jennifer McKay."

"Okay, enough of the love fest. It's making me sick," Sheppard said, motioning for Jennifer to leave.

"Thank you, Todd," she said as she was physically being moved to the door.

"I knew you were having more than lunch in your quarters," Sheppard groaned as he pulled her out the door with him. "Ow," the colonel cried as she hit him in the midsection.

Yes, she was turning into her mate.

A/N: I might have gotten carried away with Todd. It was fun to write from an alien perspective. Only wrote him once in Lost Treasures.

Now, the Fellowship is assembled, let the adventure begin. Sorry, LOTR reference, but it is FanFiction after all.