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: To Rhaddict and everyone else... don't hate Amelia. I don't. I'm one hundred percent Ronon/Keller... I don't think Amelia and Ronon belong together.:) Amelia is my semi-monkey wrench.:) she won't cause a lot of damage. This story is about miscommunication for the most part. About past hurts and all. They're all given a second chance here.
Present Day (February 18, 2009):
"The two of you looked so cute last night. All tangled up." Teyla says.
"I wouldn't mind being wrapped up in all that muscle." Laura says.
"So, what did it feel like?" Marie Asks
"Hard. And strong. God, he's just sooo big. It used to scare me." Jennifer descibes his body to them.
"His size?" Laura asks.
"Yeah. When I first met him at the clinic, well, he was really intimidating. But after I started tutoring him, I realized how nice and quiet he was."
"He is a great guy." Teyla tells her.
"On our first date, right before prom, he um, cooked dinner for me. Even made desert. Crème Brule."
"Was it good?" Teyla's asks.
"Oh hell yeah. Like heaven." Jennifer says with a sigh.
"I can't imagine. From a big guy like that? I'd probably choke."
"Well you don't know Ronon. He may look rough and tough. But he's just really the strong silent type. He's probably the sweetest guy I know." Jennifer says in defense.
"Ronon?" Marie says. "I dunno."
"No, he's good."
A sound outside disturbs their conversation. They all look towards the closed opening of the cabana.
"What was that?" Marie asks.
X
Out on the golf course John and Evan and Mike are in their ninth hole.
"So any progress with you and Teyla?" Evan asks.
"Progress? Don't know what the hell you're talking about." John says to him.
"Whatever dude. We've been friends for a long time now. I know that you've been in love with her since we first met her." Evan tells him. "Admit it."
"I blame Mike and the frog." John says.
"Me?!" Mike asks incredulously.
"Frog? What frog?" Evan asks.
"If she hadn't saved that frog I probably wouldn't have had a crush on her then." John tells him.
"The frog at the fourth of July picnic?" Mike asks with a laugh. "I remember that frog. I did it to scare Liz."
"More like to get her attention." John retorts.
"It still worked, didn't it?" Mike says.
"Yeah, but not the way you would have liked."
"Still got the girl in the end though. I just had a different strategy." Mike tells them.
"So you did have a crush on her when we were kids." Evan says to Mike.
"Hell yeah. But like all little boys, I did the opposite of what I should've done." Mike answers.
"Hey, John, maybe you should try Mike's technique." Evan suggests.
"Find me some frogs and I'll think about it."
"Maybe you should try the simpler approach." Mike suggests.
"Which is what?" John asks as he's about to swing his club.
"Just tell her how you feel." Mike replies.
John's club slips through his fingers and lands several feet away from him. "Fuck." He whispers.
X
"So what about you Teyla?" Laura asks.
"What about me?" Teyla asks innocently.
"Oh don't you try that on us. I couldn't even get away with it." Jennifer tells her.
"John doesn't want anything to do with me." Teyla says.
"You sure about that?" Laura asks. "Coz I've seen the way he looks at you. Like he's gonna eat you up or something." Jennifer laughs at this.
"Oh don't you laugh Jennifer Keller." Marie scolds. "Ronon's the same way with you. Everytime he looks at you it looks like he's undressing you or something." Jennifer reddens at this.
"Doesn't matter. I hurt him so much, I don't think he could ever forgive me." Teyla tells them.
X
"Do you guys want a beer or something?" Hank asks Rodney, Carson and Radek.
"Yeah. I think I'll have one." Rodney says.
"Me too." Carson says.
"I think I'll go with you." Radek says to Hank.
They walk off towards the clubhouse leaving Carson and Rodney to the game. Since the night at The Parker they've managed to settle things between them. In fact they've been almost inseparable. Like they always used to be in high school.
"So what do you think about Cadman?" Rodney asks Carson.
"What do I think about Cadman?" Carson repeats the question. Rodney nods as he settles in position to swing. "I dunno. I tutored her advance biology in highschool. Had a crush on her then. Well ye already know that. Why?"
"I dunno. I was just thinking that maybe –?"
"Just ask her, Rodney." Carson cuts in.
"I did."
"You did? What did she say?"
"Well, okay I didn't. Not exactly. I sort of mentioned that maybe we should have gotten together in high school."
"And?" Carson asks.
"And she said we wouldn't have worked out." Rodney says as he swings his club, landing the ball in a sand trap.
"So?" Carson asks.
"What do you mean 'so'?" Rodney says. "So there's no chance.
"Just because you suggested that you should have gotten together in high school and she said no doesn't mean that she can't consider a possible future with ye." Carson explains.
"You think?"
"Just ask the girl. Ye've got nothing to lose."
X
"You've been spending a lot of time with Rodney." Jennifer tells Laura pointedly.
"I like to tease him." Laura says.
"Maybe – you just like him. Period." Marie says.
"So what if I do?" Laura asks.
"Really?" Jennifer asks incredulously.
"Hey, you're friends with him. You should be nice." Laura says defensively.
"Exactly. So I know how anal he gets."
"Oh, he's just a little bit uptight. Kinda like you." Laura says as they sit up from the massage tables. Jennifer throws a towel at her. They all laugh at the comment. "Anyway, he's sweet. In an awkward kind of way."
"I remember that when we were really little, you used to follow him around." Marie says.
"Up until I chased away the bullies that were picking on him."
"Aw, that's so sweet." Teyla suddenly says.
"He didn't think so. He yelled at me. Told me to stop following him around." Laura says with a sad smile. "I stayed away from then on. It hurt. And then I realized later on that little boys couldn't have girls a lot smaller than them defending them. And he was such a typical little boy."
X
"Hey babe!" Evan says as he puts his arms around Marie's shoulders. "Ooh. Skin so soft." He's rubbing her arms up and down.
"You should feel my legs." Marie tells him.
"Yeah? Let me see?" He says, pretending to lift the hem of her skirt. She slaps at his hand playfully.
"So how was your game?" Marie asks, slipping her arm around his waist.
"John won. Lost twenty bucks." Evan shrugs. They're both walking towards their room. They pass Laura and Rodney who are at it again. "Those two should just get a room."
"They already have one." Marie says. Evan looks at her, surprised. "The one that they share with Jen, Ronon and John." She tells him, shaking her head.
"Oh. Well that's not what I meant."
"I know what you meant."
"So what do we have planned tonight?" Evan asks.
"Well, since it's Wednesday we could hit the bars." Marie suggests.
"Just what I was thinking. Concierge suggested a place." Evan says.
"What's it called?"
"Shakers. They've got billiards." And with a devilish smile he adds. "And Karaoke."
"O-ho-hoh!" Marie says with a laugh. "Jennifer is so gonna kill you."
"Not if I ply her with tequila shots before we leave."
"Oh, you are smart!" Marie tells him.
"That's why you're marrying me, right?"
"Nope. I'm marrying you –" Marie begins to says as she pulls him through the door "for this!" And slams the door shut.
X
Everyone has gathered in the sovereign room once again. True to his word, Evan is plying Jennifer with shots of Tequila. Seated in the corner of the living room, they've made a drinking game out of it. But Evan is cheating and holding a bottle of beer in his hand pretending that he's drinking from it, but in actuality spitting back the shots in the bottle. By the third shot, Jennifer's already loudly announcing how happy she was for him and Marie.
"I am so happy that you guys are getting married. I feel like I'm cupid or something." Then Jennifer grabs onto Ronon who was passing them to go to the kitchen to get her a glass of water. "Don't you think I'm cupid? Say it! Say I'm cupid!"
Ronon smiles down at her and leans really close, his nose mere inches from hers and says "I don't think you're chubby. And you certainly don't have curly hair. But I do think you're an angel."
Jennifer blushes, then giggles. And then says out of the blue. "You're cute. I could kiss you, but-" She whispers, but loud enough that everyone can hear. "there are people around." Laura who's been sitting on the couch with Marie, laughs real loud. Jennifer lets go of Ronon's arm and then proceeds to tell Evan what she thinks they should name their babies.
"Nice." John says as Ronon passes him. "Too bad she won't remember what you just said though."
Ronon walks over to the refrigerator and grabs a bottle of water and then walks back to Jennifer. She thanks him and then drinks half the bottle. "Hit me!" She orders Evan, slamming down your shot galss.
"I think you've had enough." Ronon says, pulling her chair away from the table and helping her up. "Evan." He says with a warning tone. Evan throws his hands up in the air in defeat. Ronon pulls her up against him and places his arm around her waist guiding her towards the slidding doors. He slides the glass doors open and urges her to go outside. He lets her sit on a chair and kneels in front of her, encouraging her to drink some more water. "You okay babe?"
"I miss that." She says to him, looking at him with glassy eyes.
"What do you miss?"
"Babe. Baby. You calling me that. You. I miss you." She confesses.
"I miss you, too." He admits.
"Me too. I miss you too!" She tells him excitedly.
"Yeah. You said that."
"I did. Didn't I?" Jennifer says with a nod. "I miss your hair. What did you do with your hair?" She asks him as she rubs some strands between her fingers.
"I had to cut the dreads off. They were hurting my neck."
"I loved you're dreads. They were so you." She tells him wistfully. "But even with this new hair, you're still so handsome. So h-ot!" She says with a smile. Leaning closer and then instead of kissing him, she leans her head on his shoulder. "You still smell the same though." She puts her arms around his shoulders and breathes his scent in. "Oh Ronon."
Ronon forces himself to stay in control. He pulls her head back to look in her eyes. "Baby, do you want to stay in tonight or go to the karaoke bar."
"Karaoke! I love karaoke!" She yelps. jumping up and kissing the top of his head and running back inside. "I wanna go and sing Karaoke!"
TBC.