Warning: Rated M for sexual content in earlier chapters.

Chapter: 10 of 10

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Fruit of My Labors

"Torren, you do not need to yell. Meredith is right next to you and she can hear you just fine," Teyla advised her son.

"But she's not listening to me!" the little boy complained, scowling at the small girl.

"You know that she cannot understand you yet, Torren. She is just a baby."

Dr. Onstadt strolled by, a pot of soil in each arm. "You're not pulling up any of my new plants, are you, Torren?" she paused to grin down at the boy.

Torren shook his head, gazing up at her somberly. "I would never do that," he said seriously. Dr. Onstadt laughed and headed across the botany lab to her office.

"Come, Torren. It is time to meet up with your father." Teyla bent to scoop up Meredith and took Torren by the hand. "If we are lucky, Uncle Rodney will not have eaten all the apple pie by the time we get there." She laughed when Torren released her hand, picked up the pace, and trotted toward the door.

They reached the mess hall in time for pie and John took Meredith from her. He leaned in to kiss Teyla, their daughter in his arms. "So," he asked her, "How's things?"

FIN