Fic: Secret Admirer (NC-17) Ronon/Liz Chp. 6
Title: Secret Admirer
Author: Angelsdee aka Dee Dee
Date: 9/17/06
Chapter: 6/?
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Ronon/Elizabeth
Archiving: My LJ, Atlantica, Elizabeth/Ronon LJ, RDFever LJ, WRFever, and RDFever
Warnings: Violence, Stalking, Explicit Sex, Torture
Spoilers: Sateda, Common Ground
Disclaimer: I do not own any characters in this fic but I sure like to play with them.
Summary: This is in response to Carol’s Challenge #9 on the WRFever Group. An obsessive admirer stalks Elizabeth and Ronon takes it upon himself to keep her safe.
“We’ve been at this for hours, Colonel.” Lorne sighed in exhaustion as he tossed another file on to the pile that he had cleared. “You were at it long before I got here. Aren’t you tired?”
“I’m exhausted but I’ve been having trouble getting any kind of sleep lately.” John threw his file on top of the one Lorne had just set aside and leaned back in his chair. He rubbed his tired eyes and settled his arms on the desk. “I can’t remember the last time I got a good night’s sleep now that I think about it.”
“You’ve been busy lately, Colonel. Your team has been off world on several missions over the past couple of months. You got injured on one of them if I remember correctly. Then you had that whole business of going after Ronon when the Wraith took him, the ordeal with the Asurans, and Dr. Weir getting infected by the nanites. I’d say your plate has been pretty full.”
“Yeah it has. I wouldn’t call it injured though. I dodged the shot coming at my head and fell into that stupid bush. I still have a damn scar on my arm from that.” John absently rubbed at the spot on his bicep that was punctured during his tumble. “You’d think I’d be taking every chance I can to get some shut eye but I’ve always run on little sleep.”
“Well it is unhealthy.” Lorne smiled as he forced his tired body out of the chair and worked the kinks out as he stretched. “If you don’t mind, I’m gonna turn in and get some rest. You should do the same.”
“Go ahead. I’ll turn in a little later.” John nodded his head as he crossed his arms behind his head. “This thing with Elizabeth is bothering me and I can’t rest until I know she is safe.”
“She’s with Ronon, Colonel. I don’t think she could be any safer.” Lorne smiled and turned towards the door. “I’ll be back in the morning so we can continue our search. Night, Colonel.”
“Good night, Major.” John waited until Lorne had left the office before his head hit the desk and he fell into a dreamless sleep.
~*~
Ronon was pulled from his deep sleep by gentle hands running over his back and through his locks. He released a heavy sigh and nuzzled further into Elizabeth’s breasts with a moan. “You are going to spoil me if you keep that up.” A deep purr rumbled through his chest as she continued her exploration of his flesh.
“I think you deserve being spoiled every now and then.” Her fingers traced the two scars left behind after the Wraith tracking devices were removed and her voice hitched with emotion in her throat. “You’ve been through so much…”
His head snapped up and his hazel eyes pierced her startled ones. “I do not need your pity, Elizabeth.” His tone was sharp until he saw her brow furrow. He lowered his gaze and felt ashamed that she had slept with him because she felt sorry for him. “I never asked for your pity or sympathy. I can’t believe you...”
“You can’t believe what? Ronon, if you think for one second that I shared myself with you because I feel pity for you then you are not as smart as I thought you were. Look at me.” She waited until he reluctantly met her gaze. “I told you that I was falling for you. Every moment that we are together I learn something new about you and care for you more and more. I do feel sorrow for the pains that you’ve been through and if that angers you then I’m sorry but I cannot change the way I feel.”
“Elizabeth…”
“It is your turn to be quiet and listen to me.” She covered his parted lips with her fingertips and gave him a stern look that silenced him. “I have seen your pain even though you tried to hide it from the moment you first stepped through the gate and every second since. I saw the loneliness in your eyes when you begged me not to push your control. I saw the gratitude and love in your eyes after we made love. Now I see the scars on your skin and I know why you’ve buried your heart. You guard everything that the Wraith left you with so fiercely so that it won’t be taken from you. You have started to let me in and I don’t want to do anything to change that. I hope you don’t think that I would intentionally hurt you.”
“I don’t think you would intentionally hurt me, Elizabeth. You are too kind hearted to do such a thing.” He went quiet for a moment like he was struggling to say something and Elizabeth didn’t push. She didn’t want him to shut her out and knew he would if she backed him into a corner. “I was married.”
“Oh.” Her eyes widened in surprise. “I had no idea.” She spoke softly and suddenly felt self-conscience. Her body went rigid beneath him and she tried unsuccessfully to cover the side of her exposed form that he didn’t cover. “Where is she now?”
“She died during the war on Sateda against the Wraith.” He rolled off of her, settled on his side, and wrapped an arm around her midsection. “She was a doctor like you except she was a healer.” Ronon’s eyes dazed off into the distance and he failed to notice how uncomfortable Elizabeth was with the direction this conversation was going. “She was a stubborn woman just like you.”
She pulled the sheet over her body and felt tears well in her eyes as he unburdened his soul to her. Elizabeth was secretly thrilled that he felt like he could trust her with his memories and feelings but the comparison of her with his lost wife was a painful thing to hear. Did he find her worthy because she reminded him of her? After coming to care for him as much as she had and relying on him emotionally and physically during this trying time, she found the thought of him comparing her to his dead wife unbearable.
“She cared for her charges just like you do too.” Ronon glanced at her downcast eyes and noticed how her demeanor had changed since he began to speak about Milena. “She died because she refused to leave the others behind when there was no hope for their salvation. I think I hated her for that. For one split second before the explosion claimed her life, I hated her for being so stubborn and caring so much about the hopeless and not leaving with me.”
“I’m sorry, Ronon.” Her voice was a broken whisper to his ears. She was trembling against his side and he focused on the few stray tears that slipped down her cheeks. “I’m sorry you lost your wife.”
“I was too for a very long time but I reconciled my past when the Wraith took me back to Sateda. I walked along the streets, tunnels, and buildings reliving every memory. I saw the remains of my friends…the place where Milena last stood and I never felt so alone until Sheppard and Teyla showed up. They stood beside me in battle like they’ve done a hundred times before. McKay and Beckett were there for me too and the Doc saved my life.”
“We got back here and I saw you waiting for me, Elizabeth.” She opened her mouth to speak but he cut her off when he pulled her into his chest and smiled down at her tear-filled eyes. “Don’t try to deny it. You were waiting for me and I know it.” She didn’t object but her cheeks flushed red as he palmed the side of her face. “I have a family here. I would have cut my throat if the villagers hadn’t released Sheppard and Teyla. I would sacrifice anything for any of you. I have already given my heart to you. What you do with it is up to you.”
“I was waiting for you.” Her eyes remained fixed on his chest as a shudder passed through her from her silent sobs. “I was insane with worry knowing you were out there alone going through who knows what kind of horrors. I was afraid I’d never see you again. I know that is crazy since we barely knew each other but that was the way I felt. John and I wanted you back at any costs.”
“You and Sheppard are a formidable team when you are on the same side. I suppose there was no chance of my losing when the odds were stacked in my favor that way.” He chuckled lightly but quickly went silent when she didn’t respond. He lifted her chin and gazed into her saddened eyes. “What is it, Elizabeth?”
“Your wife…you said…” She couldn’t continue as her emotion overwhelmed her. She tried to roll away from his penetrating gaze but he wouldn’t allow it and held her tight in his arms. “Ronon…please…”
“Elizabeth, stop it.” He pulled her securely against his body to still her struggles. “Stop.” When he couldn’t reach her face to look in her eyes, he rolled on top of her bodily pinning her to the bed and took her face between his palms. “Elizabeth, calm down and tell me what is bothering you.”
“I can’t…be her.”
“I don’t expect you to be. Elizabeth, is that what this is about? Do you think I chose you because you remind me of Milena? Our marriage was arranged but I eventually grew to love her. I won’t diminish her memory and deny that our time together was special but the way I feel about you is different.” She wouldn’t meet his eyes or give him a response and he silently cursed himself for inadvertently misleading her. “I made my comparisons between the two of you and that is where it ends. You are stubborn and caring but you are not afraid to stand your ground when you think you can win or run when you know defeat is all that awaits you.”
“You left Sheppard to Kolya because it went against your beliefs to sacrifice that pathetic excuse for a man to his inevitable death. I know it killed you to see that Wraith feeding on him but you did not falter. I admit I thought you were wrong. I opposed your decisions but I failed to understand your way of thinking because my emotions got in the way. You don’t let that happen. You are an able leader as well as a cunning strategist, Elizabeth. I was very proud of you.”
“You have a fire within you that makes me burn, Elizabeth.” He ran one hand down her neck, between her breasts, and left it over her heart. “No one and I do mean no one has ever made me feel as alive as you do. I have found something in you that I never thought I’d find.” Her eyes opened and fixed dazedly on his. “I found a fire that rivals my own. I found a heart that calls to mine and makes mine cry out in return. I have found a fighter that protects her loved ones with both a kind heart and a firm hand. You accept me for what I am and I am falling in love with you for who you are.”
“What is that?” She hiccupped in between sobs as she stared lovingly into his eyes. “What am I?”
“The only woman I’ve ever known to be my true mate.” He took her lips in a searing kiss that she soon found herself lost in. He slid one hand down beneath her knee and pulled it up to his hip. She took the not-so-subtle hint and wrapped her legs around his waist. He continued to explore the recesses of her mouth as he slid his hand between them to grasp his swollen shaft and run the head over her slick lips. She broke their kiss with a gasp as he plunged in to the hilt. “You feel so good wrapped around me, Elizabeth. You grip me so tight within your body that your heat engulfs me.”
“Oh, Ronon…” She dug her nails into his shoulders and arched her back as he began to move within her. His pace was slow so that she felt every delicious inch of him slide in and out of her pussy. Elizabeth could feel the heat emanating from his thrusting cock spread throughout her entire body. It was the most wonderful feeling she had ever experienced in her life.
The connection between them seemed to spark a fire that raged within them both. She knew what he meant about their sharing a fire now. No one had ever made her feel so alive like he did. He said the same was true about her. The friction his large shaft created in her tight sheath was pleasure personified.
She cracked open her eyes and saw Ronon’s face twisted with the strain of holding back. Sweat was glistening on his chest and her grasping hands felt his muscles shift and flex under the smooth skin of his back. Her heart swelled when she saw how much effort he was putting forth to go slow for her. She knew it was still too soon for him to be patient while fulfilling his needs but he was making love to her…for her.
He went on at this slow, torturous pace for well over half an hour before Elizabeth felt the pressure build within her. She keened every time he was in her to the hilt. “Ronon…oh God…” She cried out as her body convulsed with her release. Heat suffused her entire being as she rode out the aftershocks clinging on to him like her life was literally in his hands.
Ronon maintained the languid pace as he watched her come down. His body felt like a gun with a hair trigger or a tightly strung bow. He felt like he was walking a razor’s edge or balanced on the edge of a cliff and was dying to fall off into what waited for him below.
It was her.
She waited for him.
She waited for him when he came back from Sateda and she was waiting for him now. He could see it in her eyes when she opened them. The acceptance was there for him to see. Her smile told him it was okay to let go. If that wasn’t enough reassurance, she spoke the words that told him so.
“It is okay, Ronon. Cum for me. I want to feel you let go inside of me.”
His eyes darkened with his need and desire for her. He didn’t need to be told twice. His hands gripped her hips and he plunged into her waiting body fast and furious. The sounds of his growling, her cries of pleasure, and the slapping of their bodies where they were joined filled the air.
“Elizabeth…” He panted in her ear as he felt the fire threaten to consume him. “Please…”
“It’s okay, baby.” She gasped in between cries and wrapped her arms tight around his back. Her legs were crossed over his ass and she pulled him into her with every inward stroke. “I’ve…got…you.”
“Elizabeth…” He pounded into her wildly a few more times before he came screaming her name at the top of his lungs. His name tore from her lips as she fell over the edge with him. His hips jerked into the cradle of her thighs as his seed erupted from his cock into her welcoming body.
He felt free as he finally regained his senses.
He felt like he just poured his life into her.
He felt…exhausted and collapsed on top of her. “Thank…you.” He gasped as he dragged air into his straining lungs. “You will…be the death…of me but a sweet…death it…will be.”
“I’m not…done…with you yet, big boy.” She half laughed, half gasped into his ear. “Do you think…you can…make it to the shower?”
“Definitely.” He rose up on his elbows and smiled down at her. “I can do better than that.” He slowly withdrew his length from her pussy and smiled when she grasped him with her inner muscles as he slipped free. He rolled off the side of the bed, gathered her in his arms, and cradled her to his chest. “I can get us both there.”
She giggled like a schoolgirl in the arms of her first love as he carried her into the bathroom. “I see where Rodney gets his comparison of you with a caveman.” She screeched when he tossed her over his shoulder and swatted her behind as he turned on the water in the stall. “I stand corrected. Now I see the comparison. Put me down, you big ape.”
“When I’m ready.” He held her in place as he tested the water temperature and turned on the spray when it felt comfortable. He stepped in and smirked when she yelped as he placed her ass against the cool tile. He let her squirm for a moment before he let her slide down the wall until her crotch met his firm thigh. “Now I’m ready.”
She interlaced her fingers behind his neck and wrapped her legs around his waist. When he was sure she was situated, he reached over to the shelf and grabbed a washcloth and the bar of soap. Their eyes went from each other’s, down to the cloth as he worked up a lather, and back up to the other’s when he ran the soapy fabric over her breasts.
Her lids fluttered as he took great care in bathing every inch of her torso, arms, and thighs that he could reach. She drew in a deep breath when his attention moved between her legs and she focused her gaze on him as he gently lathered her smooth lips. He seemed fascinated by it, as his eyes remained transfixed on his actions.
“You are so beautiful.” She wasn’t sure if it was the sound of her voice or the words she spoke that startled him more but his eyes darted up to meet hers and he looked at her curiously. She smiled softly as she traced his handsome features with her fingertips. “Don’t look so surprised.” She whispered as her touch moved over his eyebrows to his cheekbones across his lips and finally into the hair on his chin. “You are the most beautiful man I’ve ever seen. Hasn’t anyone ever told you that before?”
“No.” He shook his head in the negative as his throat constricted on the emotions that this woman solicited from him. “You are the first.”
“Well it won’t be the last time you hear it from me. You take my breath away.” She caressed his blushing cheek and kissed him gently on his forehead. “Give me that.” She took the cloth from his hand, held it under the spray for a second to work it into a lather again, and ran it over his shoulders. “It is my turn.” He practically purred when she moved down to his chest and he felt her fingertips brush over his nipples. A grin broke out on her face when she felt his erection press against her bottom. “A girl has got to love a man with endurance.”
“I hope you do because I need you.” He reached between them and positioned himself at her entrance that was spread wide waiting for him to fill it. “I need you now.” His hands moved to her waist and pushed her down as he drove up into her. “I will need you always.” His voice was as desperate as his need for her.
She didn’t get a chance to respond as she cried out with each of his deep, penetrating thrusts. His head dipped down and drew a hard nipple into his mouth. Elizabeth leaned back against the tile and offered her breasts up to him to feast on. It wasn’t long before she felt herself shudder with the approach of her first orgasm. “Ronon!”
“That’s it, Elizabeth.” He released her engorged tip from his teeth and stared at her face in wonder. Her head rolled back and forth against the tile as he pistoned into her pussy harder and faster. “Let yourself go.” His blood burned when he heard her sharp cries and felt her tighten on his shaft again. “Give yourself to me, baby.”
“Ronon!” She threw her head back and screamed as he coaxed another orgasm out of her in a matter of seconds. She collapsed forward against his chest in complete exhaustion and delirium. The man made her head swim and she couldn’t think straight when he touched her.
He stilled his movements within her, held her under her arms, and withdrew from her swollen pussy. She looked up at him questioningly when he placed her on her feet. “I need to go easy on you or you won’t be able to walk for days.” He grinned as he picked up the washcloth and soap and bathed her body again.
“I think you’re too late to prevent that.” She whispered breathlessly as he gently ran the cloth between her legs. “I’ll be useless for days.”
“I hope not.” He laughed when she swatted him on the shoulder. “What did you expect? You cannot gift me with your body and not expect to want to play with it as often as possible.” He placed her under the spray of water to wash the soap from her flesh and grinned as he bathed himself. “I believe that is what your people call a tease.”
“I am not a tease.” She rinsed the last of the suds from her skin and moved to the side to give him access to the spray of water. He tilted his head back and closed his eyes to run cool water over his face and she took the opportunity to give him a surprise. She knelt before him and grinned wickedly as she glanced at his upturned face.
“What?” Ronon’s eyes snapped open when he felt wet heat surround his cock. He glanced down to see his beautiful Elizabeth on her knees and her sweet lips encircling his shaft. His eyes squeezed shut and he braced his hands on the sides of the stall when she applied a deep suction as she glided her mouth up and down his length. “Elizabeth…” He gasped as she continued her sweet torture. “Please…stop.”
She hummed a “mmm mmm” that sent shockwaves through his entire body. Ronon was beyond coherent thought and remained rigid as Elizabeth sucked, licked, and nibbled his thick cock. She decided to increase her pace so she grasped his hips and pushed and pulled him in and out of her mouth.
She heard a deep growl from above. Her eyes ran up over his chiseled abs, muscular chest, and fixed on his intense stare. Water was cascading down his face and over his shoulders in rivulets. His teeth were bared and his muscles were flexed in his biceps as he strained to hold himself up.
She took him deep in her throat and listened to him pant heavily. “Ellizzz…” He hissed just as his whole body jerked spasmodically and he shot his load into her mouth. She swallowed convulsively as he filled her throat to the point of choking but managed to get every drop down. She slowly slid him out of her mouth stopping to place a kiss on the head before she rose up.
His head was hanging down and his hair obstructed her view of his face but she could see he was laboring for breath. “Ronon.” His arms were still braced against the walls and his legs looked like they were fixing to buckle. “Are you alright?” His entire body was shaking as she wrapped her arms around his midsection. He grabbed on to her shoulders and leaned heavily against her as she began to lower them to the floor. “Easy, Ronon. I got you. Let’s sit down for a moment.”
She made sure he was situated with his back to the wall opposite the showerhead before she sat between his outstretched legs and leaned back against his chest. She turned her head and listened to the sound of his racing heartbeat before she ran her hands over his arms that were crossed under her breasts.
“That was amazing.” He breathed out harshly.
“Thank you.” She answered smugly before a thought struck her. She glanced over her shoulder to find him resting his head against the tile with his eyes closed. “No one has ever done that to you before?”
“No.” He opened his eyes and stared deep into hers. “You are the only female to have gifted me with that honor.”
“Did you like it?” She grinned at him nervously.
“Are you joking?” He lifted an eyebrow and smiled lazily at her. “Next to being inside of your body that is the most amazing thing I’ve ever felt in my life.” He lifted one hand to palm her cheek and kissed her gently on her lips. “Thank you.”
“You’re welcome but you really need to stop thanking me every time you…make love to me.” She blushed furiously and averted her eyes from his intense stare.
“You honor me by allowing me to occupy your body, Elizabeth. It is only appropriate that I tell you how much it means to me.” He caressed her cheek when she leaned the side of her face against his chest and kissed the top of her head. “I have fallen in love with you, Elizabeth.” Her eyes traveled up to meet his hazel gaze and felt herself drown in them. “I hope this revelation does not disturb you but I cannot bear the thought of things going back to the way they were before you moved in here. In fact, I don’t ever want you to leave.”
“Ronon…” The words died in her throat and he feared what she would say when she gathered the courage. Her eyes were imploring on his and her mouth gaped open until she finally took a deep breath to steady herself. “This thing between us is moving awfully fast.” She glanced away for a moment and didn’t see his face fall in disappointment. He quickly masked it when she turned her upper body to press against his chest and held his face between her palms. “It usually takes time for two people to fall in love but that appears to not be the case for us.”
“Are you saying what I think you are saying?” He looked at her curiously and shook his head. “Elizabeth, for a diplomat you sure suck at speaking of matters of the heart.”
“Suck.” She cocked an eyebrow and grinned at him. “Where did you pick up that bit of lingo?”
“Sheppard.”
“I should’ve known.” She laughed lightly before she wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him passionately. “I love you too, Ronon.”
A bright smile lit up his face before he pulled her tight to his chest and began to thoroughly kiss her senseless.
~*~
He overrode the access to Ronon’s quarters when he verified on his handheld sensor that both life signs present were in the bathroom. As soon as he neared the bedroom, the smell of sex overwhelmed his senses and he seethed with fury as he glared at the rumpled sheets on the bed.
‘So she is whoring herself out to the barbarian!’ He walked up to the place of their lovemaking and turned vengeful eyes to the bathroom door. ‘You’ll pay for allowing the alien to fuck you.’ He reached into his pocket, withdrew a card, and tossed it on the bed. ‘You’ll get yours too, Ronon, for touching what’s mine.’
He clenched his hands into fists as his eyes bore holes into the door between him and Elizabeth. He fumed with anger for several moments before he spun on his heel and exited the room.
~*~
“The water is starting to cool.” Ronon whispered lazily into Elizabeth’s ear, as they lay boneless in each other’s arms. “We should get out and dry off before you get too cold.”
“I have your body heat to keep me warm.” She sighed and nuzzled into his chest. “You’re like my own personal heater. I could never get cold when you’re holding me.”
“I like that.” He smiled into her hair before he kissed the top of her head. “Nevertheless, I think it would be best if we dried off and went to bed.” He patted her behind and laughed when she grumbled. “Come on. Get up so we can get out of here before we prune.”
“Okay.” She moved out of his arms, rose up to her feet, and helped him up. “You big baby.” She mumbled as he reached beyond her to turn off the water and yelped when he nipped her sharply on her ass. “Ow!” She rubbed her behind and scowled at his laughing face when he stood up. “What was that for?”
“Like you have to ask.” He tipped up her chin and brushed a sweet kiss over her lips. Her face was serene and she had a dreamy look in her eyes when he picked her up in his arms. “Come, my love.” He stepped out of the stall, sat her on the vanity, and grabbed a towel. “Let’s get you dry so those painfully tight nipples can get some relief.”
She grinned saucily at him as he ran the towel over her breasts. “It isn’t the cold water or the air that is making them hard.” She whispered into his ear as he leaned close to dry her back. She saw the smile on his face before she heard him gasp when she ran her tongue into his ear. “That would be all you.”
“Okay.” He swallowed heavily as he grabbed her shoulders and held her at arm’s length. “Stand down, soldier. Let’s see if we can make it to the bed before you drive me beyond reason and I take you here on the counter.”
“Mmm. I’m open to new places, Ronon.” She put her hands up in surrender when he gave her a stern look. “But I’ll do as you wish.”
“Thank you.” He smirked at his brazen beauty as he dried his flesh and watched her eyes devour his body. He held out his hands palms up and steadied her as she took them and hopped off the vanity. “Come on, vixen.”
He opened the door and moved to step out until a scent hit him with the on rush of fresh air. He stiffened in the doorway for a split second, pushed Elizabeth back, and quietly shut the door. She opened her mouth to speak but found his hand quickly covering it and a finger at his lips indicating her to remain silent.
He grabbed a towel, wrapped it around his waist, and placed his mouth beside her ear to whisper. “Stay in here.” He pulled back to look into her worried eyes and held her face gently between his palms. “Do not open that door for anyone but me. Do you understand?” She nodded her head with tears in her eyes. “I’ll be right back.”
He moved to turn to the door but stopped when she threw herself in his arms and kissed him urgently on his lips. “Be careful.” He nodded as she drew back sliding her hands down his arms as she went. “Ronon.” She held his fingertips with hers and forced a smile. “I love you.”
“I love you too.” He smiled as he reluctantly released her fingertips before he turned and quietly opened the door. He glanced through the crack before he slipped out and shut it behind him. He waited until he heard the locking mechanism click into place before he grabbed a knife from beneath his mattress and searched the bedroom.
After a thorough search of anyplace a person could hide, he made his way to his gun and moved into the sitting room. He walked to the door inspecting the access for any damage and cursed silently when he found nothing. He picked up his comm unit, put it in place, and activated it. “Sheppard.”
“What?” John sounded like he had been dead asleep by the grogginess in his voice.
“He’s been here.” Ronon growled into the earpiece as he picked up the card on his bed.
“How?” He came awake and yelled into his comm. “Never mind. I’ll be right there.”
Ronon ended the transmission and threw his earpiece on the dresser in anger. He was supposed to protect her and give her a safe place to be comfortable in. He let his guard down and the bastard walked right into his quarters while he was lying complacent in her arms.
He pulled the sheets from the bed and threw them into a container before he replaced them with fresh linens. He couldn’t have his beloved lay on something that animal touched. Satisfied that the bed was ready for her, he pulled on a pair of leathers and tucked the card in a pocket before he went to the bathroom door.
“Elizabeth.” He knocked on the door lightly and heard the locks disengage before she appeared in his arms in a flash of movement. “It’s okay.” He whispered as he held her to his chest with one arm and smoothed his hand over her hair. “Everything is okay.”
“What happened?” She looked up into his eyes with tears flowing down her face. “He was in here, wasn’t he?”
“Come here.” He pulled her into his warmth and held her tenderly. “We always suspected that he would be able to get in here but I am here to protect you. I won’t let anything happen to you, Elizabeth.” He tilted up her chin and gazed lovingly into her eyes. “Do you believe me?”
“Yes.” She whispered softly.
“Let me get you to bed, love.” He carefully picked her up, carried her over to their bed, and laid her down. She looked at him curiously when he pulled the covers over her and sat beside her. “I’m waiting for Sheppard. I need to talk with him and then I will join you.”
“Why do you need to talk to him face to face? You could just report to him over the comm.” She furrowed her brow as she studied his downcast eyes and clenched jaw. “He left something behind, didn’t he? What is it?”
“Elizabeth, with all due respect to you as my leader, I need you to calm down and let me handle it.” He glanced sharply at her shocked expression with every intention of making his will known but his heart caved and he softened his tone. “I am your protector. I will keep you safe not because I was ordered to or because I feel obligated to but because I am in love with you.” He pulled her into his embrace and held her desperately. “I just found life and love with you. I’ll die before I let anyone take that from me. Do you understand?”
“Yes.” She flinched when she heard the door chime and felt bereft when he pulled away from her. He stood and moved to the door but paused when he heard her soothing voice. “Hurry back…my love.” He smiled and went to let Sheppard in.
~*~
“So what the hell happened?” John walked past Ronon and marched to the doorway to the bedroom to check on Elizabeth. She was lying on her side facing away from the door and Sheppard could swear she looked naked under that sheet. He glanced sideways at Ronon and noticed he was shirtless. A second later the scent of sex reached his nose and he turned with wide eyes to Ronon. “Damn, buddy, how many times did you two do it in here?”
Ronon grabbed John’s elbow and pulled him further into the sitting room when he saw Elizabeth stiffen in bed. “A little more discretion if you could muster it would be nice, Sheppard.” He smirked when John looked at him incredulously. “What?”
“A little more discretion? How about you?” He thumbed his finger towards the bedroom for a moment before he crossed his arms over his midsection and lowered his voice. “It smells like you had a marathon in there.”
“Things have changed between Elizabeth and I recently.” He smirked proudly.
“I’d smell…say that is obvious.” John elbowed him in the ribs and grinned. “So you’ve got a thing for Elizabeth, huh?”
“It is more than that, Sheppard.” Ronon’s face went serious and he placed his hands self-consciously in his pockets. “I’m in love with her.” He chanced a glance at his friend and waited for a response. “Sheppard, you’re approval is important to me but not required.”
“Does she feel the same way?” Ronon nodded his head with a small smile and John clapped him on the shoulder. “I am happy for the both of you, buddy.”
“Thank you. I’ve waited a lifetime to feel this way and I won’t let anything take her away from me. Speaking of, I’d like your permission to kill someone.” He pulled the card from his pocket and handed it to John. “May I kill him?”
John read the card with his mouth hanging open. It had 7 words on it that made his blood run cold.
‘You’re dead for letting him fuck you.’
“Permission granted.” John grumbled with a furious scowl on his face. He pocketed the card, took Ronon by the elbow, and walked to the door. “Take care of her and don’t let her out of your sight.”
“I will and I won’t.” John accessed the door and stepped out before he turned back to Ronon. “Thanks, Sheppard.”
“You’re welcome, buddy.” He turned with a smile and waved over his shoulder. “Night!”
Ronon sealed his door and pulled one of the crystals out of the mechanism to avoid any more unpleasant surprises for the evening. He stripped off his leathers as he walked into the bedroom, climbed in next to her, and pulled her back into his arms. “So John knows we are together.” She whispered as she rolled over to face him.
“Yes.” He was straightforward with his response and looked at her curiously. “Does that bother you?”
“I guess not.” She snuggled into his chest and let out a sigh of relief. “I don’t care who knows. I love you and nothing is going to change that.” He kissed her hair softly as he heard her yawn and smiled when she mumbled half-asleep already. “Can we train again tomorrow?”
“Of course, beloved. I’ll take any chance I can get to roll around with you on the floor.” He chuckled when she lightly punched him in the gut.
“You are a caveman.” She giggled when he pinched her ass. “But you’re my caveman.”
~*~
Author: Angelsdee aka Dee Dee
Date: 9/17/06
Chapter: 6/?
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Ronon/Elizabeth
Archiving: My LJ, Atlantica, Elizabeth/Ronon LJ, RDFever LJ, WRFever, and RDFever
Warnings: Violence, Stalking, Explicit Sex, Torture
Spoilers: Sateda, Common Ground
Disclaimer: I do not own any characters in this fic but I sure like to play with them.
Summary: This is in response to Carol’s Challenge #9 on the WRFever Group. An obsessive admirer stalks Elizabeth and Ronon takes it upon himself to keep her safe.
“We’ve been at this for hours, Colonel.” Lorne sighed in exhaustion as he tossed another file on to the pile that he had cleared. “You were at it long before I got here. Aren’t you tired?”
“I’m exhausted but I’ve been having trouble getting any kind of sleep lately.” John threw his file on top of the one Lorne had just set aside and leaned back in his chair. He rubbed his tired eyes and settled his arms on the desk. “I can’t remember the last time I got a good night’s sleep now that I think about it.”
“You’ve been busy lately, Colonel. Your team has been off world on several missions over the past couple of months. You got injured on one of them if I remember correctly. Then you had that whole business of going after Ronon when the Wraith took him, the ordeal with the Asurans, and Dr. Weir getting infected by the nanites. I’d say your plate has been pretty full.”
“Yeah it has. I wouldn’t call it injured though. I dodged the shot coming at my head and fell into that stupid bush. I still have a damn scar on my arm from that.” John absently rubbed at the spot on his bicep that was punctured during his tumble. “You’d think I’d be taking every chance I can to get some shut eye but I’ve always run on little sleep.”
“Well it is unhealthy.” Lorne smiled as he forced his tired body out of the chair and worked the kinks out as he stretched. “If you don’t mind, I’m gonna turn in and get some rest. You should do the same.”
“Go ahead. I’ll turn in a little later.” John nodded his head as he crossed his arms behind his head. “This thing with Elizabeth is bothering me and I can’t rest until I know she is safe.”
“She’s with Ronon, Colonel. I don’t think she could be any safer.” Lorne smiled and turned towards the door. “I’ll be back in the morning so we can continue our search. Night, Colonel.”
“Good night, Major.” John waited until Lorne had left the office before his head hit the desk and he fell into a dreamless sleep.
~*~
Ronon was pulled from his deep sleep by gentle hands running over his back and through his locks. He released a heavy sigh and nuzzled further into Elizabeth’s breasts with a moan. “You are going to spoil me if you keep that up.” A deep purr rumbled through his chest as she continued her exploration of his flesh.
“I think you deserve being spoiled every now and then.” Her fingers traced the two scars left behind after the Wraith tracking devices were removed and her voice hitched with emotion in her throat. “You’ve been through so much…”
His head snapped up and his hazel eyes pierced her startled ones. “I do not need your pity, Elizabeth.” His tone was sharp until he saw her brow furrow. He lowered his gaze and felt ashamed that she had slept with him because she felt sorry for him. “I never asked for your pity or sympathy. I can’t believe you...”
“You can’t believe what? Ronon, if you think for one second that I shared myself with you because I feel pity for you then you are not as smart as I thought you were. Look at me.” She waited until he reluctantly met her gaze. “I told you that I was falling for you. Every moment that we are together I learn something new about you and care for you more and more. I do feel sorrow for the pains that you’ve been through and if that angers you then I’m sorry but I cannot change the way I feel.”
“Elizabeth…”
“It is your turn to be quiet and listen to me.” She covered his parted lips with her fingertips and gave him a stern look that silenced him. “I have seen your pain even though you tried to hide it from the moment you first stepped through the gate and every second since. I saw the loneliness in your eyes when you begged me not to push your control. I saw the gratitude and love in your eyes after we made love. Now I see the scars on your skin and I know why you’ve buried your heart. You guard everything that the Wraith left you with so fiercely so that it won’t be taken from you. You have started to let me in and I don’t want to do anything to change that. I hope you don’t think that I would intentionally hurt you.”
“I don’t think you would intentionally hurt me, Elizabeth. You are too kind hearted to do such a thing.” He went quiet for a moment like he was struggling to say something and Elizabeth didn’t push. She didn’t want him to shut her out and knew he would if she backed him into a corner. “I was married.”
“Oh.” Her eyes widened in surprise. “I had no idea.” She spoke softly and suddenly felt self-conscience. Her body went rigid beneath him and she tried unsuccessfully to cover the side of her exposed form that he didn’t cover. “Where is she now?”
“She died during the war on Sateda against the Wraith.” He rolled off of her, settled on his side, and wrapped an arm around her midsection. “She was a doctor like you except she was a healer.” Ronon’s eyes dazed off into the distance and he failed to notice how uncomfortable Elizabeth was with the direction this conversation was going. “She was a stubborn woman just like you.”
She pulled the sheet over her body and felt tears well in her eyes as he unburdened his soul to her. Elizabeth was secretly thrilled that he felt like he could trust her with his memories and feelings but the comparison of her with his lost wife was a painful thing to hear. Did he find her worthy because she reminded him of her? After coming to care for him as much as she had and relying on him emotionally and physically during this trying time, she found the thought of him comparing her to his dead wife unbearable.
“She cared for her charges just like you do too.” Ronon glanced at her downcast eyes and noticed how her demeanor had changed since he began to speak about Milena. “She died because she refused to leave the others behind when there was no hope for their salvation. I think I hated her for that. For one split second before the explosion claimed her life, I hated her for being so stubborn and caring so much about the hopeless and not leaving with me.”
“I’m sorry, Ronon.” Her voice was a broken whisper to his ears. She was trembling against his side and he focused on the few stray tears that slipped down her cheeks. “I’m sorry you lost your wife.”
“I was too for a very long time but I reconciled my past when the Wraith took me back to Sateda. I walked along the streets, tunnels, and buildings reliving every memory. I saw the remains of my friends…the place where Milena last stood and I never felt so alone until Sheppard and Teyla showed up. They stood beside me in battle like they’ve done a hundred times before. McKay and Beckett were there for me too and the Doc saved my life.”
“We got back here and I saw you waiting for me, Elizabeth.” She opened her mouth to speak but he cut her off when he pulled her into his chest and smiled down at her tear-filled eyes. “Don’t try to deny it. You were waiting for me and I know it.” She didn’t object but her cheeks flushed red as he palmed the side of her face. “I have a family here. I would have cut my throat if the villagers hadn’t released Sheppard and Teyla. I would sacrifice anything for any of you. I have already given my heart to you. What you do with it is up to you.”
“I was waiting for you.” Her eyes remained fixed on his chest as a shudder passed through her from her silent sobs. “I was insane with worry knowing you were out there alone going through who knows what kind of horrors. I was afraid I’d never see you again. I know that is crazy since we barely knew each other but that was the way I felt. John and I wanted you back at any costs.”
“You and Sheppard are a formidable team when you are on the same side. I suppose there was no chance of my losing when the odds were stacked in my favor that way.” He chuckled lightly but quickly went silent when she didn’t respond. He lifted her chin and gazed into her saddened eyes. “What is it, Elizabeth?”
“Your wife…you said…” She couldn’t continue as her emotion overwhelmed her. She tried to roll away from his penetrating gaze but he wouldn’t allow it and held her tight in his arms. “Ronon…please…”
“Elizabeth, stop it.” He pulled her securely against his body to still her struggles. “Stop.” When he couldn’t reach her face to look in her eyes, he rolled on top of her bodily pinning her to the bed and took her face between his palms. “Elizabeth, calm down and tell me what is bothering you.”
“I can’t…be her.”
“I don’t expect you to be. Elizabeth, is that what this is about? Do you think I chose you because you remind me of Milena? Our marriage was arranged but I eventually grew to love her. I won’t diminish her memory and deny that our time together was special but the way I feel about you is different.” She wouldn’t meet his eyes or give him a response and he silently cursed himself for inadvertently misleading her. “I made my comparisons between the two of you and that is where it ends. You are stubborn and caring but you are not afraid to stand your ground when you think you can win or run when you know defeat is all that awaits you.”
“You left Sheppard to Kolya because it went against your beliefs to sacrifice that pathetic excuse for a man to his inevitable death. I know it killed you to see that Wraith feeding on him but you did not falter. I admit I thought you were wrong. I opposed your decisions but I failed to understand your way of thinking because my emotions got in the way. You don’t let that happen. You are an able leader as well as a cunning strategist, Elizabeth. I was very proud of you.”
“You have a fire within you that makes me burn, Elizabeth.” He ran one hand down her neck, between her breasts, and left it over her heart. “No one and I do mean no one has ever made me feel as alive as you do. I have found something in you that I never thought I’d find.” Her eyes opened and fixed dazedly on his. “I found a fire that rivals my own. I found a heart that calls to mine and makes mine cry out in return. I have found a fighter that protects her loved ones with both a kind heart and a firm hand. You accept me for what I am and I am falling in love with you for who you are.”
“What is that?” She hiccupped in between sobs as she stared lovingly into his eyes. “What am I?”
“The only woman I’ve ever known to be my true mate.” He took her lips in a searing kiss that she soon found herself lost in. He slid one hand down beneath her knee and pulled it up to his hip. She took the not-so-subtle hint and wrapped her legs around his waist. He continued to explore the recesses of her mouth as he slid his hand between them to grasp his swollen shaft and run the head over her slick lips. She broke their kiss with a gasp as he plunged in to the hilt. “You feel so good wrapped around me, Elizabeth. You grip me so tight within your body that your heat engulfs me.”
“Oh, Ronon…” She dug her nails into his shoulders and arched her back as he began to move within her. His pace was slow so that she felt every delicious inch of him slide in and out of her pussy. Elizabeth could feel the heat emanating from his thrusting cock spread throughout her entire body. It was the most wonderful feeling she had ever experienced in her life.
The connection between them seemed to spark a fire that raged within them both. She knew what he meant about their sharing a fire now. No one had ever made her feel so alive like he did. He said the same was true about her. The friction his large shaft created in her tight sheath was pleasure personified.
She cracked open her eyes and saw Ronon’s face twisted with the strain of holding back. Sweat was glistening on his chest and her grasping hands felt his muscles shift and flex under the smooth skin of his back. Her heart swelled when she saw how much effort he was putting forth to go slow for her. She knew it was still too soon for him to be patient while fulfilling his needs but he was making love to her…for her.
He went on at this slow, torturous pace for well over half an hour before Elizabeth felt the pressure build within her. She keened every time he was in her to the hilt. “Ronon…oh God…” She cried out as her body convulsed with her release. Heat suffused her entire being as she rode out the aftershocks clinging on to him like her life was literally in his hands.
Ronon maintained the languid pace as he watched her come down. His body felt like a gun with a hair trigger or a tightly strung bow. He felt like he was walking a razor’s edge or balanced on the edge of a cliff and was dying to fall off into what waited for him below.
It was her.
She waited for him.
She waited for him when he came back from Sateda and she was waiting for him now. He could see it in her eyes when she opened them. The acceptance was there for him to see. Her smile told him it was okay to let go. If that wasn’t enough reassurance, she spoke the words that told him so.
“It is okay, Ronon. Cum for me. I want to feel you let go inside of me.”
His eyes darkened with his need and desire for her. He didn’t need to be told twice. His hands gripped her hips and he plunged into her waiting body fast and furious. The sounds of his growling, her cries of pleasure, and the slapping of their bodies where they were joined filled the air.
“Elizabeth…” He panted in her ear as he felt the fire threaten to consume him. “Please…”
“It’s okay, baby.” She gasped in between cries and wrapped her arms tight around his back. Her legs were crossed over his ass and she pulled him into her with every inward stroke. “I’ve…got…you.”
“Elizabeth…” He pounded into her wildly a few more times before he came screaming her name at the top of his lungs. His name tore from her lips as she fell over the edge with him. His hips jerked into the cradle of her thighs as his seed erupted from his cock into her welcoming body.
He felt free as he finally regained his senses.
He felt like he just poured his life into her.
He felt…exhausted and collapsed on top of her. “Thank…you.” He gasped as he dragged air into his straining lungs. “You will…be the death…of me but a sweet…death it…will be.”
“I’m not…done…with you yet, big boy.” She half laughed, half gasped into his ear. “Do you think…you can…make it to the shower?”
“Definitely.” He rose up on his elbows and smiled down at her. “I can do better than that.” He slowly withdrew his length from her pussy and smiled when she grasped him with her inner muscles as he slipped free. He rolled off the side of the bed, gathered her in his arms, and cradled her to his chest. “I can get us both there.”
She giggled like a schoolgirl in the arms of her first love as he carried her into the bathroom. “I see where Rodney gets his comparison of you with a caveman.” She screeched when he tossed her over his shoulder and swatted her behind as he turned on the water in the stall. “I stand corrected. Now I see the comparison. Put me down, you big ape.”
“When I’m ready.” He held her in place as he tested the water temperature and turned on the spray when it felt comfortable. He stepped in and smirked when she yelped as he placed her ass against the cool tile. He let her squirm for a moment before he let her slide down the wall until her crotch met his firm thigh. “Now I’m ready.”
She interlaced her fingers behind his neck and wrapped her legs around his waist. When he was sure she was situated, he reached over to the shelf and grabbed a washcloth and the bar of soap. Their eyes went from each other’s, down to the cloth as he worked up a lather, and back up to the other’s when he ran the soapy fabric over her breasts.
Her lids fluttered as he took great care in bathing every inch of her torso, arms, and thighs that he could reach. She drew in a deep breath when his attention moved between her legs and she focused her gaze on him as he gently lathered her smooth lips. He seemed fascinated by it, as his eyes remained transfixed on his actions.
“You are so beautiful.” She wasn’t sure if it was the sound of her voice or the words she spoke that startled him more but his eyes darted up to meet hers and he looked at her curiously. She smiled softly as she traced his handsome features with her fingertips. “Don’t look so surprised.” She whispered as her touch moved over his eyebrows to his cheekbones across his lips and finally into the hair on his chin. “You are the most beautiful man I’ve ever seen. Hasn’t anyone ever told you that before?”
“No.” He shook his head in the negative as his throat constricted on the emotions that this woman solicited from him. “You are the first.”
“Well it won’t be the last time you hear it from me. You take my breath away.” She caressed his blushing cheek and kissed him gently on his forehead. “Give me that.” She took the cloth from his hand, held it under the spray for a second to work it into a lather again, and ran it over his shoulders. “It is my turn.” He practically purred when she moved down to his chest and he felt her fingertips brush over his nipples. A grin broke out on her face when she felt his erection press against her bottom. “A girl has got to love a man with endurance.”
“I hope you do because I need you.” He reached between them and positioned himself at her entrance that was spread wide waiting for him to fill it. “I need you now.” His hands moved to her waist and pushed her down as he drove up into her. “I will need you always.” His voice was as desperate as his need for her.
She didn’t get a chance to respond as she cried out with each of his deep, penetrating thrusts. His head dipped down and drew a hard nipple into his mouth. Elizabeth leaned back against the tile and offered her breasts up to him to feast on. It wasn’t long before she felt herself shudder with the approach of her first orgasm. “Ronon!”
“That’s it, Elizabeth.” He released her engorged tip from his teeth and stared at her face in wonder. Her head rolled back and forth against the tile as he pistoned into her pussy harder and faster. “Let yourself go.” His blood burned when he heard her sharp cries and felt her tighten on his shaft again. “Give yourself to me, baby.”
“Ronon!” She threw her head back and screamed as he coaxed another orgasm out of her in a matter of seconds. She collapsed forward against his chest in complete exhaustion and delirium. The man made her head swim and she couldn’t think straight when he touched her.
He stilled his movements within her, held her under her arms, and withdrew from her swollen pussy. She looked up at him questioningly when he placed her on her feet. “I need to go easy on you or you won’t be able to walk for days.” He grinned as he picked up the washcloth and soap and bathed her body again.
“I think you’re too late to prevent that.” She whispered breathlessly as he gently ran the cloth between her legs. “I’ll be useless for days.”
“I hope not.” He laughed when she swatted him on the shoulder. “What did you expect? You cannot gift me with your body and not expect to want to play with it as often as possible.” He placed her under the spray of water to wash the soap from her flesh and grinned as he bathed himself. “I believe that is what your people call a tease.”
“I am not a tease.” She rinsed the last of the suds from her skin and moved to the side to give him access to the spray of water. He tilted his head back and closed his eyes to run cool water over his face and she took the opportunity to give him a surprise. She knelt before him and grinned wickedly as she glanced at his upturned face.
“What?” Ronon’s eyes snapped open when he felt wet heat surround his cock. He glanced down to see his beautiful Elizabeth on her knees and her sweet lips encircling his shaft. His eyes squeezed shut and he braced his hands on the sides of the stall when she applied a deep suction as she glided her mouth up and down his length. “Elizabeth…” He gasped as she continued her sweet torture. “Please…stop.”
She hummed a “mmm mmm” that sent shockwaves through his entire body. Ronon was beyond coherent thought and remained rigid as Elizabeth sucked, licked, and nibbled his thick cock. She decided to increase her pace so she grasped his hips and pushed and pulled him in and out of her mouth.
She heard a deep growl from above. Her eyes ran up over his chiseled abs, muscular chest, and fixed on his intense stare. Water was cascading down his face and over his shoulders in rivulets. His teeth were bared and his muscles were flexed in his biceps as he strained to hold himself up.
She took him deep in her throat and listened to him pant heavily. “Ellizzz…” He hissed just as his whole body jerked spasmodically and he shot his load into her mouth. She swallowed convulsively as he filled her throat to the point of choking but managed to get every drop down. She slowly slid him out of her mouth stopping to place a kiss on the head before she rose up.
His head was hanging down and his hair obstructed her view of his face but she could see he was laboring for breath. “Ronon.” His arms were still braced against the walls and his legs looked like they were fixing to buckle. “Are you alright?” His entire body was shaking as she wrapped her arms around his midsection. He grabbed on to her shoulders and leaned heavily against her as she began to lower them to the floor. “Easy, Ronon. I got you. Let’s sit down for a moment.”
She made sure he was situated with his back to the wall opposite the showerhead before she sat between his outstretched legs and leaned back against his chest. She turned her head and listened to the sound of his racing heartbeat before she ran her hands over his arms that were crossed under her breasts.
“That was amazing.” He breathed out harshly.
“Thank you.” She answered smugly before a thought struck her. She glanced over her shoulder to find him resting his head against the tile with his eyes closed. “No one has ever done that to you before?”
“No.” He opened his eyes and stared deep into hers. “You are the only female to have gifted me with that honor.”
“Did you like it?” She grinned at him nervously.
“Are you joking?” He lifted an eyebrow and smiled lazily at her. “Next to being inside of your body that is the most amazing thing I’ve ever felt in my life.” He lifted one hand to palm her cheek and kissed her gently on her lips. “Thank you.”
“You’re welcome but you really need to stop thanking me every time you…make love to me.” She blushed furiously and averted her eyes from his intense stare.
“You honor me by allowing me to occupy your body, Elizabeth. It is only appropriate that I tell you how much it means to me.” He caressed her cheek when she leaned the side of her face against his chest and kissed the top of her head. “I have fallen in love with you, Elizabeth.” Her eyes traveled up to meet his hazel gaze and felt herself drown in them. “I hope this revelation does not disturb you but I cannot bear the thought of things going back to the way they were before you moved in here. In fact, I don’t ever want you to leave.”
“Ronon…” The words died in her throat and he feared what she would say when she gathered the courage. Her eyes were imploring on his and her mouth gaped open until she finally took a deep breath to steady herself. “This thing between us is moving awfully fast.” She glanced away for a moment and didn’t see his face fall in disappointment. He quickly masked it when she turned her upper body to press against his chest and held his face between her palms. “It usually takes time for two people to fall in love but that appears to not be the case for us.”
“Are you saying what I think you are saying?” He looked at her curiously and shook his head. “Elizabeth, for a diplomat you sure suck at speaking of matters of the heart.”
“Suck.” She cocked an eyebrow and grinned at him. “Where did you pick up that bit of lingo?”
“Sheppard.”
“I should’ve known.” She laughed lightly before she wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him passionately. “I love you too, Ronon.”
A bright smile lit up his face before he pulled her tight to his chest and began to thoroughly kiss her senseless.
~*~
He overrode the access to Ronon’s quarters when he verified on his handheld sensor that both life signs present were in the bathroom. As soon as he neared the bedroom, the smell of sex overwhelmed his senses and he seethed with fury as he glared at the rumpled sheets on the bed.
‘So she is whoring herself out to the barbarian!’ He walked up to the place of their lovemaking and turned vengeful eyes to the bathroom door. ‘You’ll pay for allowing the alien to fuck you.’ He reached into his pocket, withdrew a card, and tossed it on the bed. ‘You’ll get yours too, Ronon, for touching what’s mine.’
He clenched his hands into fists as his eyes bore holes into the door between him and Elizabeth. He fumed with anger for several moments before he spun on his heel and exited the room.
~*~
“The water is starting to cool.” Ronon whispered lazily into Elizabeth’s ear, as they lay boneless in each other’s arms. “We should get out and dry off before you get too cold.”
“I have your body heat to keep me warm.” She sighed and nuzzled into his chest. “You’re like my own personal heater. I could never get cold when you’re holding me.”
“I like that.” He smiled into her hair before he kissed the top of her head. “Nevertheless, I think it would be best if we dried off and went to bed.” He patted her behind and laughed when she grumbled. “Come on. Get up so we can get out of here before we prune.”
“Okay.” She moved out of his arms, rose up to her feet, and helped him up. “You big baby.” She mumbled as he reached beyond her to turn off the water and yelped when he nipped her sharply on her ass. “Ow!” She rubbed her behind and scowled at his laughing face when he stood up. “What was that for?”
“Like you have to ask.” He tipped up her chin and brushed a sweet kiss over her lips. Her face was serene and she had a dreamy look in her eyes when he picked her up in his arms. “Come, my love.” He stepped out of the stall, sat her on the vanity, and grabbed a towel. “Let’s get you dry so those painfully tight nipples can get some relief.”
She grinned saucily at him as he ran the towel over her breasts. “It isn’t the cold water or the air that is making them hard.” She whispered into his ear as he leaned close to dry her back. She saw the smile on his face before she heard him gasp when she ran her tongue into his ear. “That would be all you.”
“Okay.” He swallowed heavily as he grabbed her shoulders and held her at arm’s length. “Stand down, soldier. Let’s see if we can make it to the bed before you drive me beyond reason and I take you here on the counter.”
“Mmm. I’m open to new places, Ronon.” She put her hands up in surrender when he gave her a stern look. “But I’ll do as you wish.”
“Thank you.” He smirked at his brazen beauty as he dried his flesh and watched her eyes devour his body. He held out his hands palms up and steadied her as she took them and hopped off the vanity. “Come on, vixen.”
He opened the door and moved to step out until a scent hit him with the on rush of fresh air. He stiffened in the doorway for a split second, pushed Elizabeth back, and quietly shut the door. She opened her mouth to speak but found his hand quickly covering it and a finger at his lips indicating her to remain silent.
He grabbed a towel, wrapped it around his waist, and placed his mouth beside her ear to whisper. “Stay in here.” He pulled back to look into her worried eyes and held her face gently between his palms. “Do not open that door for anyone but me. Do you understand?” She nodded her head with tears in her eyes. “I’ll be right back.”
He moved to turn to the door but stopped when she threw herself in his arms and kissed him urgently on his lips. “Be careful.” He nodded as she drew back sliding her hands down his arms as she went. “Ronon.” She held his fingertips with hers and forced a smile. “I love you.”
“I love you too.” He smiled as he reluctantly released her fingertips before he turned and quietly opened the door. He glanced through the crack before he slipped out and shut it behind him. He waited until he heard the locking mechanism click into place before he grabbed a knife from beneath his mattress and searched the bedroom.
After a thorough search of anyplace a person could hide, he made his way to his gun and moved into the sitting room. He walked to the door inspecting the access for any damage and cursed silently when he found nothing. He picked up his comm unit, put it in place, and activated it. “Sheppard.”
“What?” John sounded like he had been dead asleep by the grogginess in his voice.
“He’s been here.” Ronon growled into the earpiece as he picked up the card on his bed.
“How?” He came awake and yelled into his comm. “Never mind. I’ll be right there.”
Ronon ended the transmission and threw his earpiece on the dresser in anger. He was supposed to protect her and give her a safe place to be comfortable in. He let his guard down and the bastard walked right into his quarters while he was lying complacent in her arms.
He pulled the sheets from the bed and threw them into a container before he replaced them with fresh linens. He couldn’t have his beloved lay on something that animal touched. Satisfied that the bed was ready for her, he pulled on a pair of leathers and tucked the card in a pocket before he went to the bathroom door.
“Elizabeth.” He knocked on the door lightly and heard the locks disengage before she appeared in his arms in a flash of movement. “It’s okay.” He whispered as he held her to his chest with one arm and smoothed his hand over her hair. “Everything is okay.”
“What happened?” She looked up into his eyes with tears flowing down her face. “He was in here, wasn’t he?”
“Come here.” He pulled her into his warmth and held her tenderly. “We always suspected that he would be able to get in here but I am here to protect you. I won’t let anything happen to you, Elizabeth.” He tilted up her chin and gazed lovingly into her eyes. “Do you believe me?”
“Yes.” She whispered softly.
“Let me get you to bed, love.” He carefully picked her up, carried her over to their bed, and laid her down. She looked at him curiously when he pulled the covers over her and sat beside her. “I’m waiting for Sheppard. I need to talk with him and then I will join you.”
“Why do you need to talk to him face to face? You could just report to him over the comm.” She furrowed her brow as she studied his downcast eyes and clenched jaw. “He left something behind, didn’t he? What is it?”
“Elizabeth, with all due respect to you as my leader, I need you to calm down and let me handle it.” He glanced sharply at her shocked expression with every intention of making his will known but his heart caved and he softened his tone. “I am your protector. I will keep you safe not because I was ordered to or because I feel obligated to but because I am in love with you.” He pulled her into his embrace and held her desperately. “I just found life and love with you. I’ll die before I let anyone take that from me. Do you understand?”
“Yes.” She flinched when she heard the door chime and felt bereft when he pulled away from her. He stood and moved to the door but paused when he heard her soothing voice. “Hurry back…my love.” He smiled and went to let Sheppard in.
~*~
“So what the hell happened?” John walked past Ronon and marched to the doorway to the bedroom to check on Elizabeth. She was lying on her side facing away from the door and Sheppard could swear she looked naked under that sheet. He glanced sideways at Ronon and noticed he was shirtless. A second later the scent of sex reached his nose and he turned with wide eyes to Ronon. “Damn, buddy, how many times did you two do it in here?”
Ronon grabbed John’s elbow and pulled him further into the sitting room when he saw Elizabeth stiffen in bed. “A little more discretion if you could muster it would be nice, Sheppard.” He smirked when John looked at him incredulously. “What?”
“A little more discretion? How about you?” He thumbed his finger towards the bedroom for a moment before he crossed his arms over his midsection and lowered his voice. “It smells like you had a marathon in there.”
“Things have changed between Elizabeth and I recently.” He smirked proudly.
“I’d smell…say that is obvious.” John elbowed him in the ribs and grinned. “So you’ve got a thing for Elizabeth, huh?”
“It is more than that, Sheppard.” Ronon’s face went serious and he placed his hands self-consciously in his pockets. “I’m in love with her.” He chanced a glance at his friend and waited for a response. “Sheppard, you’re approval is important to me but not required.”
“Does she feel the same way?” Ronon nodded his head with a small smile and John clapped him on the shoulder. “I am happy for the both of you, buddy.”
“Thank you. I’ve waited a lifetime to feel this way and I won’t let anything take her away from me. Speaking of, I’d like your permission to kill someone.” He pulled the card from his pocket and handed it to John. “May I kill him?”
John read the card with his mouth hanging open. It had 7 words on it that made his blood run cold.
‘You’re dead for letting him fuck you.’
“Permission granted.” John grumbled with a furious scowl on his face. He pocketed the card, took Ronon by the elbow, and walked to the door. “Take care of her and don’t let her out of your sight.”
“I will and I won’t.” John accessed the door and stepped out before he turned back to Ronon. “Thanks, Sheppard.”
“You’re welcome, buddy.” He turned with a smile and waved over his shoulder. “Night!”
Ronon sealed his door and pulled one of the crystals out of the mechanism to avoid any more unpleasant surprises for the evening. He stripped off his leathers as he walked into the bedroom, climbed in next to her, and pulled her back into his arms. “So John knows we are together.” She whispered as she rolled over to face him.
“Yes.” He was straightforward with his response and looked at her curiously. “Does that bother you?”
“I guess not.” She snuggled into his chest and let out a sigh of relief. “I don’t care who knows. I love you and nothing is going to change that.” He kissed her hair softly as he heard her yawn and smiled when she mumbled half-asleep already. “Can we train again tomorrow?”
“Of course, beloved. I’ll take any chance I can get to roll around with you on the floor.” He chuckled when she lightly punched him in the gut.
“You are a caveman.” She giggled when he pinched her ass. “But you’re my caveman.”
~*~