Disclaimer: I'm only going to say this once: I don't own any of the characters and I'm not making money off of doing this. This is simply for fun.
Note: Thanks for the reviews! I'm glad I'm back writing. And I still haven't seen the last episode. It's still waiting for me in my DVR. Taunting. It's not just because of the whole McKay and Keller thing. But just the finality of it. (Sigh) But! There is a 'but' and a big one at that... I'm looking forward to the movies and Stargate Universe. So I won't be moping about it anymore, and I will try to write faster and not make you guys wait too long. Although I think I can picture myself throwing things at the TV when I do watch that last episode and the movies (when they, McKay and Keller, have scenes together). So I hope you enjoy this chapter. Like I always say... Thank God for fanfiction!!!
Present Day (February 17, 2009, Football Day):
They've divided into teams already. Two captains, Ronon of course and John. John got to pick first and chose Jennifer out of all the girls, knowing how much she loved to play and was always the best player out of the girls. Ronon narrowed his eyes at him before he picked Laura and Teyla. While John got stuck with Marie and Jamie. Ronon then gets Amelia and immediately picks Evan, John frowns at this then picks Mike. Hank and Paul are picked by Ronon, while John gets Nick and Carson and Radek. So Ronon gets stuck with Rodney.
Rodney is baffled as to why he wa spicked last.
Before the game starts, Mike is fussing over Elizabeth who is resting by the sidelines while she assures him that she's going to be fine. Katie and Patty have refused to play, so they, too, are resting beside Elizabeth, reading.
Ronon's team is winning of course, so John calls for a time out. Huddled together in a tight circle he gives Jennifer instructions. When they get back to the game. John grabs the ball and passes it to Jennifer. Amelia who has been guarding Jennifer gets thrown off balance by the sudden change of play. Previously, John had been passing to Mikeb who would make a run for it. Jennifer would only get the ball at the very end since she had been running to the goal and waiting for the ball to get thrown at her. But this time Jennifer fakes a left and then runs around Amelia to the right and runs for the goal, earning them a point. Jennifer smiles proudly. Secretly satified that she bested Amelia.
It suddenly becomes almost a one on one between Jennifer and Amelia. Amelia has made it a point to block Jennifer. Some of the other players have even stopped just to watch them play. Amused at the competitiveness that has surfaced. Especially with the normally calm and poised doctor. Rodney, is actually glad for the break as he stands near the edge of the field drinking water from a bottle. Although John, Ronon, Mike and Evan are still at it and running around.
Suddenly, Torren runs across the field, and cuts off Jennifer causing her to teeter. Fortunately, John sees Torren before anyone else and makes a run for him before Jennifer might tumble over him. Only a few feet away, and John dives for Torren. Catching him in his arms and cushioning his fall with his body.
X
Teyla who's on the other side of the field watches in dread, her feet rooted to the ground as she sees Torren running across the field, his hands sticking up in the air as he tries to run away from the nanny. In a matter of secods, John has her son in his arms safe and sound. She sighs in relief when John gets up and dusts off Torren's pants then ruffling his hair and when Jennifer checks on him to make sure he's okay. The little boy runs to the sidelines looking back at John to smile and wave and then ducks when the nanny tries to catch him in his arms. Teyla then leaves the field to call Torren to her.
X
John is already there shielding Torren. She loses her balance and falls hard on her ass, letting go of the ball. Amelia takes advantage of this and grabs the ball, and then makes a run for it.
After Jennifer checks on Torren if he's hurt she quickly turns around to chase Amelia. Amelia looks over her shoulders and tosses the ball to Ronon. Ronon makes a run for it. But by some miracle Jennifer has caught up with him and she jumps on his back causing him to fall. But on instinct he turns around to catch her. They land on the ground with Ronon on his back and Jennifer sprawled over him and straddling his hips.
They stare at each other for a moment. Stunned. Screams of "The ball" and "Get up" catch their attention. Jennifer turns around to quickly glance behind her while Ronon leans on his elbows, tilting to the left to look past her. The others are jumping up and down and screaming, while John and Evan are running with their arms waving in the air. John yelling "Jen! The ball! Get the ball!" And pointing frantically at the ballthat has landed to their right only a few feet away from them both.
Jennifer and Ronon turn to look at the ball at the same time and then look at each other, big smiles on their faces. In less then five seconds Jennifer gets off of Ronon's lap to crawl towards the direction of the ball, while Ronon scrambles onto his knees after her. Before Jennifer can reach the ball, Ronon grabs a hold of both her ankles and pulls her towards him. She ends up beneath his body, his elbows supporting his weight so as not to crush her. Although Jennifer's size gives her an advantage. She manages to crawl back towards the ball. They're both laughing hysterically now as they race on their hands and knees. Ronon sees that John is closest to them so he crawls a bit faster, hauling her back against him once more, to prevent her from passing it to him.
Call it instinct or maybe even heat of the moment from all the excitement, Jennifer suddenly turns on her back and grabs the back of Ronon's neck and pulls his head down for a kiss. Ronon's eyes widen as his lips touch hers, and then slowly shuts his eyes at the sweet sensation. His heart thundering so hard he could hardly hear anything else. The noise fades into the background. And all he could hear is his heartbeat. Her heartbeat. Their breaths mingling and tiny sound of smacking lips that has increased tenfold. Her lips are as soft as he remembers. He could never forget the feeling of her soft mouth. It tormented him for years. And to have them rub against his again is enough to make him burst.
But before he embarrasses himself Jennifer pulls away. His eyes flutter open in time to see her slowly open hers. Her cheeks flushed and her hair in disarray reminding him of a time when she looked the exact same way.
Flashback to June 2, 2000 (Senior Skip Day):
"Run for it! Run!" Evan yells as he runs towards Ronon.
Jennifer jumps on Ronon from the side bringing him down on his back making Ronon grunt. Jennifer giggles as she tries to reach for the ball that Ronon drops to the side. But Ronon grabs her wrists and rolls her beneath him as he towers over her, dipping his head down for a kiss to distract her. He nudges her mouth open with the tip of his tongue. She opens her mouth and lets him in, tangling his tongue with her own. Angling his head over hers as he grips her upper arms, crushing her bikini covered body against his chest. A small whimper of satisfaction escapes her lips.
Out of the blue, Ronon is hit on the head with the football. He looks up angrily and sees John and Evan sporting sheepish smiles, pointing at each other guiltily. Looking back down at Jennifer who's shaking uncontrollably with laughter. Looking very pretty with pink cheeks and hair splayed on the sand.
Back to the Present:
They're both holding their breaths when half the crowd yells and John says loudly "Now that's what I call a distraction!" Throwing down the football when he reaches their goal. Jennifer turns an even brighter shade of red at his comment. Somebody unknown teasingly shouts "You can get off her now." Eliciting laughter from everyone. Ronon pushes away from the ground and away from her but also grabs her waist to bring her up with him.
"Thank you." Jennifer murmurs, not looking at him.
"You're welcome." He says gently.
She quickly turns away and walks back towards the picnic tables, John is walking the opposite direction and raises his hand as she passes him. She slaps his hand for a high five.
"Best interference I've ever seen." He says loud enough for everyone to hear. John reaches Ronon who's narrowing his eyes at him, a deep growl emanating from him. "Dude, you did tell me to be nice."
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"What was that!" Marie asks as Jennifer reaches the tables.
"Shut up." Jennifer snaps.
"Oh come on!" Laura whines.
"It just happened. I wasn't thinking." Jennifer said stuffing her mouth full of marshmallows.
"From now on you should start thinking less." Marie says to her.
"What the hell does that mean?" Jennifer asks between mouthfuls.
"Just that it's nice to see you loosen up a bit." Marie answers as Laura stifles a laugh.
Jennifer swallows and protests "I am not uptight! And don't laugh!" Turning to Laura.
Silence.
"Am I?" she asks, looking from Laura to Marie.
A small nod from Laura.
"Fine. So what? Just because I'm uptight it doesn't mean I'm not happy. I have a normal life. A great job. Great friends." Jennifer says, Laura and Marie nod. "And a healthy love life."
"Ha!"
X
From across the park, Ronon watches Jennifer talk with Marie and Laura. The feeling of her lips still lingering on his. The image of her laying on the ground beneath him flashes before his eyes.
"You okay there big guy?" John says as he takes a swig of his water.
"She kissed me." Ronon says absently.
"Yeah, we all saw." John says, obviously amused. "Effective tactic. Not that you should use it on the field. I mean, the looks on your teammates faces when you kiss the opposition would be priceless, but-"
"Huh?" Ronon asks, taking his gaze away from Jennifer. "No, uh, she… it wasn't just a strategy."
"What do ya mean?" John asks as he squats down, grabbing blades of grass that are in front of him. "It worked. So yeah it was a strategy."
"I mean it was a real kiss. At least it felt real."
"It was real." John says, looking up and shielding his eyes from the sunlight.
"I mean a real kiss."
"Oh! That kiss."
"Yeah."
TBC.
Note: Sorry, I know it's short. But I'll try to make the next one longer.:)