A/N: Thanks for the reviews and to everyone who follows this and most of my stories. You really do inspire me to keep writing.

Thanks to dwparsnip and Betherdy Babe for brief beta. Mistakes are mine.

Jennifer took several deep breaths as Rodney went to open the door to compose herself before she faced any visitors. Her hand unconsciously rubbed her stomach as she mumbled, "Daddy's mad because he's scared." It felt perfectly natural to speak to the child growing inside her even though she'd only found out moments ago the baby was there.

"What do you want?" Rodney snapped.

"Hello, Rodney," Sheppard's voice replied calmly. "Nice to see you too. My day's been fine. How about yours?"

"Funny."

"You're having a funny day? You'll have to tell me about it later."

"Rodney, is Jennifer…" Carson started. "Oh, there you are, love. I wanted to…"

Jennifer got up when she heard Carson and turned to face the door. It took about two seconds for the Scotsman's eyes to take in her flushed face and hand that she quickly snatched away from her stomach.

"Carson. Colonel. I'm doing much better…"

"Oh, love. I think I know what might've caused you to pass out. If you'll come with me…"

"Pass out!" Rodney bellowed as he stalked over to her. "You passed out?"

"Rodney, don't you dare shout at her," Carson barked.

"You're a doctor. Why didn't you tell her husband – that'd be me by the way – that she passed out?" Rodney's face was red as he pointed at Carson.

"Rodney, it just happened and I didn't pass out," Jennifer spoke in the calm voice that she knew from experience would defuse his anger. "I was a bit light-headed and dizzy."

"Calm down, Rodney. We were on our way to tell you. Carson and I didn't want to call over the radio. When we got to engineering Radek said you'd come back to your quarters," Sheppard explained.

Rodney's breathing was erratic and Jennifer had never seen him so angry. During a moment that should be full of happiness for them he was mad at her and his closest friends. It was almost too much for her to take. "Rodney, I didn't have time to tell you I was sick. Carson, John, I'm fine so you can both go."

"Jennifer, I think you need to listen to what Carson has…" John started

"I'm pregnant," Jennifer cut him off. She knew Carson had figured it out so no use hiding.

"Jennifer! We haven't talked about this and now you're telling everyone," Rodney yelled again as he waved his hands around.

"Rodney, sit." She crossed her arms and glared at him so he acquiesced, slipping into a desk chair. "And you two keep your mouths shut about this." Jennifer leveled a hard stare at John and Carson where they stood.

"You realize Caldwell is going to want to go back to Earth as soon as he finds out?" Sheppard said.

Carson continued to look at Jennifer like she was going to break. An idea went through her head that she was certain she'd never have without being overrun by hormones. It wasn't Jennifer's nature to manipulate people but she knew Rodney wasn't going to let up, Sheppard was probably duty-bound to report this to Caldwell and Carson would do anything to protect his protégé, including send her home. I better go after the weakest link first.

"Carson," Jennifer said as she widened her eyes, which she knew made her look younger. "You'll take care of me and the baby, right?" She rubbed her hand over her stomach.

Carson melted just as Jennifer knew he would. "Of course, love." He hurried around the bed that separated him from her and pulled her into a hug. "I'd do anything for you and your baby."

"Hey," Rodney growled. "It's my baby too. And Jennifer's my wife."

"So ya keep saying, but you've done nothing but snap at her and upset her since we got here." Carson kept an arm around Jennifer as he scolded Rodney.

"Because she wants to stay in harm's way." Rodney jumped up from his chair and turned on Carson, who was still holding Jennifer close.

"I'm not in harm's way, Rodney," Jennifer said softly, giving him the same innocent look that had just melted her mentor.

"Jennifer, I couldn't live if anything happened to you or the baby." Having had enough of Carson between him and his wife, he shot a glare at the old CMO of Atlantis and then pulled Jennifer into his arms.

"And I couldn't live sitting back on Earth waiting for you to come home." Jennifer slid her arms around Rodney and reveled in the feel of him pressed against her. "You're too important to come to Earth with me, so we need to stay."

"Carson, what do you know about delivering babies?" Rodney questioned as he rubbed his hands up and down Jennifer's back.

"A lot more than you. I delivered several while I was out in the Pegasus galaxy."

"On backwater planets."

"Which means it'll be easier with state-of-the-art equipment. But it's not going to come to that. We're here for six months. I'm not that far along. I mean we stopped before…" Jennifer stopped speaking and felt her face burn. "I… Uh. It's barely a month or two."

"Stop. I don't need to hear any more." John shook his head and held up a hand.

"Colonel." Jennifer looked at Sheppard and knew her innocent look wouldn't work on him. "I'm not on a gate team. I don't have to leave the ship. Teyla went on missions, got stunned and possessed a Wraith Queen all while pregnant."

"I'm not worried about you," John said with a smile. "I'd say congratulations, but I don't know how you ever managed to marry McKay let alone reproduce with him."

"Hey!" Rodney snapped again.

"However." John cocked his head and gave Rodney his patented Shut up McKay look. "I am worried about Rodney."

"Me? Why are you worried about me?"

"Because you're loyalties will be even more divided than they are now," John replied.

"I think I can separate my personal life from my job."

"Even if your wife and future son or daughter is in danger?"

Silence descended on the room.

"John," Jennifer said, stepping away from her husband to stand in front of the Colonel. "I'm asking you not to make a big deal of this right now. Let's get Teyla home to her family and check in on our allies. Then we can tell Caldwell and he'll send me home. I'm sure the Apollo will be fixed up and the General Hammond sent to Pegasus as well. You know how hard we all worked to get here." Jennifer implored John with her look to remember what she did to get Rodney on this mission. "Don't turn us around now."

After a long pause John glancing past her to McKay and Beckett, he raised one brow and said, "Make a big deal about what? A simple lover's quarrel that Carson and I interrupted?"

"Thank you." Jennifer launched herself into John's arms.

Before the Colonel could get his arms around her waist, Rodney was practically on top of them. "My wife, Kirk."

A smirk spread over John's face as he pulled Jennifer closer and pressed a kiss to the top of her head. "Good luck, Jennifer, you'll need it."

TBC

A/N: And I know I can't get enough of the Kirk line. If he used it with Jeannie he'd definitely use it with his wife.