A/N: Here is the next chapter I would have got it up sooner but it wasn't quite right and with the help of my Wonderful Beta MrsCopterDoc we figured out what was off and then her and her Daughter helped me with finding 3 songs in this chapter. Thanks so much I would have been lost without the help :D.

Chapter 2

McKay walked past Ronon without acknowledging the larger man. Ronon paused, and watched McKay for a moment before continuing around the corner. Jennifer's door slid open and she walked out. Ronon stopped and watched as she looked straight ahead and walked off in the direction of the nearest transporter.

Ronon wondered what had happened to the "happy" couple. He shook his head with a sigh. That wasn't nice of him, he could hear Teyla's voice tell him. He had been hurt more than he cared to admit when Jennifer had told him that she was interested in someone else. To say he had been surprised when that "someone else" turned out to be none other than Rodney McKay would be an understatement.

6 months had passed since then and he still found it hard to believe. Teyla had talked to him once about it and tried to tell him that if he truly cared for Jennifer he should be happy for her. He wanted to be happy for her, but he couldn't quite shake the feeling that she wasn't truly happy like he thought she should be. That feeling led him to believe that she had made a mistake. That he couldn't do anything to fix it made everything even worse.

"Hey Ronon. You busy?" John's voice suddenly sounded in his ear through his radio.

"No, I was just leaving Teyla's."

"Since I missed our sparring appointment earlier, do you feel like getting your butt whooped now?"

"Oh, are you going to have all the marines with you to try?" Ronon said with a smile, changing his destination to head to the gym.

A little over an hour later Ronon walked into the Infirmary. At that time in the evening there were not many people in the darkened infirmary. The light and sound spilling out of Jennifer's office drew him closer. Before he got to the doorway the current fast paced song that he didn't know the name of suddenly stopped, and a light gentle song took its place. This song seemed to fit her personality more than what little he had heard of the previous song.

This is the place where I sit

This is the part where I love you too much

This is as hard as it gets

'Cause I'm getting tired of

pretending I'm tough

I'm here if you want me I'm yours you can

hold me I'm empty and taking and tumbling and braking

She didn't know he was there, but that was nothing new. How often had he snuck up on her in the past? He had tried to get her to be more aware of her surroundings when they had been sparring, and she was getting much better at it then she used to be. He was never one to turn from an opportunity. He took a moment to examine her before letting her know he was there.

Her hair was a perfect frame to her face. He always loved when she wore her hair down. The curls were messed up; it looked ruffled like she had been running her hands through it, or someone else was running their hands through her hair. No, he wouldn't put that image in his head. The small hint of pink above the eyes reminded him of when she would flush. Her lips shined and sparkled, and again he thought back to that time so long ago when they had almost kissed in the false quarantine. The straps of the outfit she wore were small and delicate like her. She looked weak but he knew she had strength even if she didn't know it herself. The color of the outfit was pink like some of the flowers that had grown in Sateda.

Then her eyes opened and his visual inspection was over.

"If you are busy, I can go." He told her.

"No, it is okay I can use a break. Plus it isn't like there is a lot medically that needs my attention at the moment." Jennifer said.

As she stood, he noticed the slippers that she wore on her tiny feet. A small smile he couldn't stop crossed his face. Was there anything about her that didn't scream 'out of place' here surrounded by life sucking aliens and big tough marines?

He didn't know the names of the songs she was listening to but he could hear the words and wondered if they meant anything to her.

Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone

I'll be waiting all there's left to do is run

you'll be the prince and I'll be the princess

its a love story baby just say yes

Although he didn't think she would really answer, he asked her about the music she was playing.

She looked to her office and he saw the look that passed her face for a moment. He had wondered if something was wrong when he had seen them earlier. That look on her face told him that something was defiantly not good. That flash of sadness that crossed her face made him mad.

McKay was so lucky to have Jennifer. Why didn't that man do everything he could to make her happy?

"What did he do?" Ronon asked, careful to keep more gravel out of his voice than normal. He didn't want to scare her.

He watched her as she made herself busy and tried to avoid answering the question. He knew that on some level she needed to tell someone, and maybe he would be that someone. If she really didn't want to talk about it she would have told him it was none of his business. She might not want to talk to him about it though; it wasn't as if they had been doing a lot of talk lately.

"Jennifer, it will help if you talk to someone." He told her, turning her head with his hand so that she was looking at him. He listened quietly as Jennifer stitched him up and told him about the night she had planed, and how McKay hadn't even noticed.

The songs kept playing and he heard them as they played. He was aware that the songs that played seemed to have this sad tone to them. They were about not being seen or a person who was not happy with the person they were with, from what he understood of them.

Did she pick these song to play or was it just coincidence that they were playing now?

When I'm alone

I feel so much better

And when I'm around you

I don't feel

For a man that constantly reminded everyone of how much of a genius he was, Ronon couldn't think of a more stupid thing for McKay to have done.

Jenifer had thought that she would just tell him just enough. Tell him about the night but as soon as she started talking it was hard to stop. Before she knew it, she had told Ronon everything. She told him that wasn't even the first time something like that had happened. McKay had been late before for dates, He would talk at her not to her, and he would not always realize when she would dress up for him.

As she finished talking she heard the opening to Hot' n Cold by Katy Perry start to play. Did she really make a play list that had so many bitter love songs?

"Sorry, you didn't come in here to listen to my problems." She said, wiping a tear from her check. When did she start crying?

"You needed to let it out."

"I guess I did. Still, I didn't need to unload all of it on you." she said, waving her hand in his direction.

"No." He said, grasping her hand. "But I asked for you to tell me and you did warn me. I have no one to blame but myself." He told her seriously, letting her hand slid from his.

"That is true." Jennifer said with a smile, as she cleaned up the stuff from giving him his stitches.

"Thanks Doc." Ronon said, getting off the bed and heading out of infirmary.

She did feel better after talking to Ronon; he had always had that effect on her. considering this was the first real, or semi real conversation in months, even though she had done most of the talking, she felt that maybe things could defiantly be getting back to normal now.

"By the way Jennifer." He told her, stopping and turning back to her before he walked out the door. "McKay isn't as smart as he thinks he is. A truly smart man would do anything to keep you happy and a smile on your face."

Ronon was gone before Jennifer could even fully register what he had said. When it did, she was amazed. He might not always say much but when he did, he spoke volumes.

It was silent for a moment between songs and as the next song started, Forgotten by Avril Lavigne, she started to think. The last two songs had really made her think she needed to make a change, and she needed to do it sooner rather than later.

A/N2: Okay the lines to the songs

1st was (as mentioned in the first chapter) You Don't See Me by:Josie and the Pussycats

2nd was (again in first ch) Love Story by:Taylor Swift

3rd was Together by: Avril Lavigne