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.
Present Day (February 20, 2009):
"So what happened with you and Teyla last night?" Ronon asks John as they walk past the shops of El Paseo. Today they've gone to El Paseo to do a little bit of shopping. They were suppose to go up to the tram, but after watching the weather channel they decided that it was a bit hot to go up the mountains. So they pushed it to later that evening when it gets colder.
Flashback to the Night Before:
The girls are dancing to 'Walk Away' while the others have claimed a booth near the dance floor. John stares intently at Teyla who's practically in her own world as she dances. Her hips swaying gracefully to the tune. The song is really not a sensual one but somehow Teyla had made it into one. He can see several other guys watch her every move. One guy even had the nerve to walk up to her, but she ignored him the whole time he tried to dance with her, so he gave up, putting a smug look on John's face.
Not a lot of people can bring her out of her zone when she's dancing. Not even Kanaan could do it.
Flashback to the Post-Prom Party. (May 13, 2000):
"Fuck, dude! Have you ever seen anything so hot?" Evan asks John as they stand near the pool watching Kate and Teyla dance together. Laura Cadman had taken up the mic and started singing a sultry song. They took a break from their poker game and planned on meeting back in thirty minutes.
This was what Teyla did. Dance. And she was damned good at it. She's been dancing since she was a little girl. Ballet, jazz, salsa, swing, anything, you name it. And man, was she hot.
"I have to say, though, when Teyla does start dancing, it's like she's in a trance. That's why the dance instructor always picks her for the solo. Her concentration is infallible." Evan tells John as he watches her quietly. "Last year, I heard that even Kanaan couldn't get her to dance with him at prom. She totally ignored him. Like he wasn't there or something."
It seems like John hadn't heard a single thing Evan had said because in just a few seconds his feet have started walking towards her.
"John. Sheppard. Did you not hear what I just said?" Evan shouts at him. "John?"
John just keeps moving forward. Her movements drawing him closer to her. When he reaches both girls, he doesn't even acknowledge Kate, he just simply stands behind Teyla. Kate sees him and shakes her head, a smile hovering around the corners of her mouth. John leans down to whisper in Teyla's ear .
As if suddenly awoken, Teyla turns her head and looks up at him and smiles. She looks at Kate as if to say "excuse us" and then turns around fully to face John. Kate's eyebrow cocks up and then she walks away, a small frown on her face. Teyla wraps her arms around John and begins to sway to the music, encouraging him to move with her.
They move to the music ever so slowly. Teyla's fingers lightly brushing the hair on his nape, her eyes glued to his. They dance like nobody's watching, their bodies pushed up against one another.
After two more songs, Ronon comes up behind them and says to John "Fight." Breaking their focus on each other. They didn't even notice that people were shouting "Fight!" or that the band had changed their song to "We Will Rock You". Unsurprisingly, Laura is still on stage, singing along with the vocalist and pumping her fist.
He looks at Ronon with Evan behind him. John turns back to Teyla with an apologetic look and squeezes her arms before he lets her go. He follows Ronon, parting the crowd to find Rodney, Carson and Radek. Or rather Rodney and Carson fighting with Radek in the middle trying to stop it. Chuck is already taking bets on who's gonna win.
"How'd you get her to dance with you?" Evan asks him. "What did you whisper to her?"
"I just said 'Dance with me'. John replies, as he watches the two bestfriends wrestle with each other, while Radek gets pulled in, too.
"You're kidding, right?" Evan says with a laugh.
"Nope." John answers and then yells "What the fuck is going on?"
"They're fighting over Katie Brown." Radek says as he stands over Rodney and Carson who are grappling on the grass. He kicks each one of them, to get their attention. "Stop it! You're both acting really stupid!"
Evan looks at John in amazement then looks at Ronon.
"Why is that so hard to believe?" Ronon asks him still watching the two make a fool out of themselves.
"Okay! Okay! Break it up you two!" John says, stopping the fight. He looks at Ronon and cocks his head towards Rodney. He hauls Carson to one side with Katie at his heels. He looks over his shoulder to look for Evan whose talking to Chuck.
X
After the fight, John went to see how Rodney's doing. Apart from a cut on his lip and a forming black eye, he's fine. Ronon is already gone. He's most probably with Jennifer. He wonders what his best friend could possibly talk about with her. They both hardly say anything. Maybe that's it. That's probably it. Less talk, more – John, you dirty dirty boy! That's okay. At least he's happy.
Mike was still nowhere to be found. So much for the poker game! He spots Teyla sitting by the pool talking on her cell phone. Her chin resting on her hand. She looks unhappy.
He walked in the house to find something else to do. The media room should be empty. Elizabeth's father didn't like having too many people in there. Aside from the pool table, arcade games and the dart boards, he had his special brandy in one of the glass cabinets. But both their fathers have been friends for a long time, and he and his brother spent so much time in this house. The media room was a playground for them.
John decides to play a game of billiards. He doesn't feel like going back to the party. Going home is not an option. At least not until two or three o'clock. His dad is having one of his parties. That's actually where Mr. and Mrs. Weir are right now.
He doesn't feel like going home to have his father show him off to his colleagues and telling them that he's gonna be following in his footsteps. He can't bear to lie to his dad anymore. He doesn't want to go into his family's business. It was more of David's thing. Not his. His mother knows though. He and his mother have always been close and she supports his decision. His dad is a different story though.
Back to the Present:
"Sheppard?"
"Yeah?" John asks, snapping out of his reverie.
"I asked you how it went with Teyla." Ronon repeats.
"Good." John answers. "Yeah, I mean we didn't talk much. Walked her back to her hotel room, though."
"Yeah? So are you gonna make a move?" Ronon asks as they enter a J. Crew store where the girls had been trying clothes on for almost an hour.
"Where's the men's section?" Rodney, who walked in ahead of them, asks the sales associate.
"Oh I'm sorry, we don't have one." She replies.
"How can you not have one?" Rodney asks with exasperation.
The girl flushes and is saved from having to explain by Evan. "Ignore him. He's always like that."
"Shep?" Ronon says again.
Rodney is complaining again. "You really should have a men's section, aside from us, you've got five more guys in –" Carson and Radek pulls him away from the poor sales girl.
"John!" Ronon says more loudly.
"What?" John asks without looking at him. Ronon follows his gaze and realizes that John has been staring at Teyla who's wearing a halter dress looking at herself with a full length mirror. Ronon shakes his head and leaves John alone to drool.
John walks towards Teyla and then notices that Torren is hiding behind Teyla's skirt. "Hey Buddy!"
"Hi!" Torren says, coming out from hiding and hurling himself at John.
"Beautiful son." Another sales lady says as she passes the trio. Teyla's heart beats faster as she looks at John, searching for any sign of resentment or sadness. But all she sees is content and acceptance as he stares at Torren.
X
Ronon walks past the cash wrap and into another section of the store. Marie is modeling a dress for Evan, while mike helps Elizabeth pick out a blouse big enough for a pregnant woman. He doesn't notice the two customers giggling and whispering about him.
One of the girls pretend to pick something up from a table that he's leaning on and says hi.
"Hello." He answers politely.
"You're Ronon Dex, aren't you?" The girl asks as her friend joins her.
"I think it's suppose to be like that." He hears Laura say from behind as he plays a game on his phone. "Seriously, it looks fine. Come on, we'll ask the others how it looks."
"I dunno." He hears Jennifer reply in a whisper. "I feel like if I move the wrong way my nipples are gonna pop out."
Ronon's head whirls around at this. Jennifer is standing at the doorway to the fitting rooms clad only in a grey polka dot two-piece swimsuit, with the top part leaving nothing to the imagination. "What are you wearing?" He asks in a strangled voice, half angry, half shocked. He's standing in front of her to shield her from the other people in the store, especially the men.
"I told you it's too much." Jennifer says to Laura as she tiptoes, her hands holding onto his shoulders for support, trying to look at Laura.
"You mean, too little." Ronon says to her and then looks at Laura. "If you like the swimsuit so much, why don't you wear it yourself." He says to her as he takes off his jacket to cover Jennifer up.
"Already have one in a black." She says to him with a smile.
Ronon shakes his head and then ushers Jennifer back in the dressing room. There are four cubicles and around ten girls fighting over the full length mirrors. The women gawk and stare at him as he gently pushes her inside. "That's too small Jennifer. Do you want another one? I'll get you one. Do you want a cover up, too? Coz I saw some really nice hoodie cover ups that you might like."
Jennifer smiles at his babbling. "There are some more in the second section, the one right across the cash wrap." Ronon nods and leaves the fitting room.
"Girl, where the hell did you find him?" One girl asks.
"Isn't that Ronon Dex of the Raiders?" Another one asks.
"How did you meet?"
She's bombarded with some more questions about Ronon. Jennifer blushes and then answers their questions one by one. "We met in high school."
"And you've been together ever since?"
"Awww!"
She's prevented from answering when Ronon appears with swimsuits in one hand and cover-ups in the other. "I didn't get the grey one in another size. They're just too small. U think the padding is the problem or something." He says to her as he hands the items to her. "Call me if you need anything. Don't come out. I'll be by the door." And then turning to the other women in the room. "Ladies." He says in greeting before leaving the room again.
X
"So, lover boy, are you gonna make a move?" Laura asks as she flips through some clothes hanging on a rack. Ronon glares at her. "I'm just saying, Ronon –"
"I'm trying my best here." He says in a low voice.
"We all know you are." Laura says to him. "But, sweetie, you're taking forever."
"I can't just tell her."
"Yes you can." Laura tells him.
TBC.