Domum Longinquo, 4/?
Title: Domum Longinquo
Author:
broms_lullaby
Pairings: John Sheppard/Cameron Mitchell,
Rating: R
Word Count: 1,456
Warnings: None
Summary:After contact is reestablished with the Atlantis Expedition, John and Cam find themselves embarking on a long journey.
AN: For corialjay, who demanded more. So, random question from the colorblind guy, what color are Lorne's eyes?
Series: Excubiae Perpetua
Disclaimer: I own neither Stargate SG-1 nor Stargate Atlantis.
Domum Longinquo
John was working on calculations for a naquadah generator the size of a coke can, which would be used to power cars if they ever figured out how to get the yield low enough when Evan walked into his lab. He put his marker away, still getting nowhere with his work and greeted his friend. He motioned for Evan to sit in front of the desk, and then glared at him when he smirked as John sat down. That wasn’t going to go well for at least a week.
“So, did you two have a good time playing married couple?” John had to admit that Lorne was pretty when he smiled.
It didn’t stop him from glaring more. “Someone replaced my husband with a hairy, hung fifteen year old. I am really hoping he doesn’t expect a repeat performance any time soon.” When Evan raised an eyebrow he explained. “Three times. We had sex three times. And while the first time was gentle, the rest certainly weren’t. Then, to top it all off, I had to give him a hand job in the shower before he finally went soft. I’m not going to be able to sit right for a week!” He sighed. “It was absolutely fantastic. I mean, the after effects kinda suck, but that was the best sex I’ve ever had.”
Evan gave him a sympathetic look. “Yeah, I’ve seen him naked, and while I haven’t seen him hard, I bet he is massive. Does he top all the time?”
John blushed. He didn’t like talking about his sex life that much. “No, I generally top because if he does it too often I can’t sit, but it was a special occasion. We just got clearance for it yesterday. I’m a bit worried though, I think he might have screwed his back up again, he was limping a bit much for my taste. We are going to talk to Lamb this afternoon.”
Evan apparently picked up on John’s discomfort, as he changed the subject. “So what happened with the kid?” Right to another uncomfortable subject.
“Well, Cam being in a coma for four months delayed the proceedings longer than the judge wanted to deal with it. It also gave Vicky the whole ‘he has a dangerous job’ card, which was low. I tried to take over the case, but apparently Canadian marriage licenses mean precisely nothing in the state of Nevada, so the judge was confused as to why I thought I had any right to have custody of the kid, especially when I live three states away. Luckily that disqualified my income from factoring into the child support calculations, which pissed her off, but I can’t be happy about that because that means that there is even less money for Kristin.”
“Kristin is Cam’s daughter?”
“Maybe. I’m still not convinced that she is Cam’s. She doesn’t look a thing like him, and Cam is always careful to use a condom when he is with other people.”
Evan looked like he hadn’t considered the possibility of her not being Cam’s, which made him a little angry. “What about a paternity test? That will prove it if there is any doubt.”
“Yeah, well, she had to wait for Kristin to be born so she didn’t get hurt, and now that she has her child support she really isn’t in a hurry to provide a sample for the test and the judge isn’t really doing anything about it. I think Cam knows that she isn’t his, but he wants children so bad that he is willing to put up with all of this just to be able to say that he’s a father. I really wish that there was some way for me to make that happen for him.”
They descended into an awkward silence. John had struggled with that for a long time when he was considering proposing marriage. Cam came from a big family and always talked about how he wanted to have a lot of children. Over the years he said those things less and less, and that hurt John, almost as much as when he stared longingly at families with small kids. Their nephews, Cam’s brother’s kids were nearly teenagers. John’s brother has two little girls. It was made worse by the fact that whenever the ran into someone from the Family they asked when they were going to start giving Mamma more grandkids to spoil. Evan, of course knew about this.
“Oh well, it isn’t something that is going to happen again. Now that Cam and I are going to be stationed together, hopefully for the rest of our careers, we’re not gonna sleep with others anymore.”
Evan looked up at this. “Cam’s transferring to the SGC for good? It isn’t just for recovery?”
Crap, John thought. He assumed that someone would have mentioned it during Evan’s debriefing earlier that morning, but of course they hadn’t. “Um... no. Listen, what have you been told about what’s going to happen with Atlantis now that we can get in contact on a regular basis?”
Evan looked thrown by the seemingly rapid change of subject. “Well, we are gonna get more people. The IOA even wants to throw some ships our way, which is gonna help a lot. I know that they are going to do some reorganizing of the command structure to divide the work up better.”
“What about in terms of military command?”
“No one’s really said anything. I guess I will get an XO, which will be nice, and they are going to send out more officers, since we only had three to begin with and the other two died.” His gaze narrowed. “Why?”
John wanted to look away, but if he was going to be the one to do this he wasn’t going to be a coward about it. “They are going to send out more officers, yes, but you aren’t going to get an XO. You are going to get a new CO.”
Evan exploded before he could explain that further. “What? They can’t do that! I have been in charge for eight months! I did a good job! My men aren’t going to follow some random Colonel that doesn’t know the first thing about the Pegasus Galaxy! Dr. Weir won’t stand for this! Who are they sending?”
John sighed. “Cam. Cam is going to be the CO in Atlantis.”
Evan deflated at that. “And if you two are going to be stationed together, that means that you will be there too. You are going to be the XO, I don’t even get to keep any command.” He sounded defeated.
“No, I can’t be the XO, it’s a conflict of interest. I’m going as part of the science division. I am pretty sure you are still going to be the XO.”
Evan looked off to the side, not really at anything, just not at John. “Why? Cam doesn’t have any experience with gate travel.”
“When Cam survived the crash the President said he could have any posting he wanted. He asked not to be separated from me again. Unlike last time I’m not being given a choice on if I want to go to Atlantis or not, so Cam is coming with, and since he is the superior officer, he gets the command. So he doesn’t have gate experience, that doesn’t mean that he isn’t going to learn, or that he isn’t going to defer to you when he knows that you know better. If you really don’t want him to go he won’t, we will figure something out, but if he doesn’t go they are still going to bring in a new CO. Wouldn’t you rather have a friend out there that will value you instead of some random dude that thinks you don’t know anything?”
Evan sighed. “No, I won’t split you guys up, I know how much that hurts you. And I’m not mad at you, but the situation kinda sucks, John. Even though I know otherwise, it feels like I’m being punished with this.” He got up and started for the door. “I need some time for this to settle in, okay?”
“Yeah, we understand Evan. However, because of this it would probably be best if you didn’t share our bed again. That could be misinterpreted.”
Evan smiled at that, much to John surprise. He couldn’t figure out how to say it without it sounding bad. “Yeah, I guess that that isn’t cool anymore. Don’t worry, I will figure something out. Tell Cam hi for me when you see him next. I have some stuff to deal with off base.” And with that he was gone, leaving John feeling like a total Jackass.
Part Five
This entry was originally posted at http://broms-lullaby.dreamwidth.org/4477.html. Please comment there using OpenID.
Author:
broms_lullaby
Pairings: John Sheppard/Cameron Mitchell,
Rating: R
Word Count: 1,456
Warnings: None
Summary:After contact is reestablished with the Atlantis Expedition, John and Cam find themselves embarking on a long journey.
AN: For corialjay, who demanded more. So, random question from the colorblind guy, what color are Lorne's eyes?
Series: Excubiae Perpetua
Disclaimer: I own neither Stargate SG-1 nor Stargate Atlantis.
Domum Longinquo
John was working on calculations for a naquadah generator the size of a coke can, which would be used to power cars if they ever figured out how to get the yield low enough when Evan walked into his lab. He put his marker away, still getting nowhere with his work and greeted his friend. He motioned for Evan to sit in front of the desk, and then glared at him when he smirked as John sat down. That wasn’t going to go well for at least a week.
“So, did you two have a good time playing married couple?” John had to admit that Lorne was pretty when he smiled.
It didn’t stop him from glaring more. “Someone replaced my husband with a hairy, hung fifteen year old. I am really hoping he doesn’t expect a repeat performance any time soon.” When Evan raised an eyebrow he explained. “Three times. We had sex three times. And while the first time was gentle, the rest certainly weren’t. Then, to top it all off, I had to give him a hand job in the shower before he finally went soft. I’m not going to be able to sit right for a week!” He sighed. “It was absolutely fantastic. I mean, the after effects kinda suck, but that was the best sex I’ve ever had.”
Evan gave him a sympathetic look. “Yeah, I’ve seen him naked, and while I haven’t seen him hard, I bet he is massive. Does he top all the time?”
John blushed. He didn’t like talking about his sex life that much. “No, I generally top because if he does it too often I can’t sit, but it was a special occasion. We just got clearance for it yesterday. I’m a bit worried though, I think he might have screwed his back up again, he was limping a bit much for my taste. We are going to talk to Lamb this afternoon.”
Evan apparently picked up on John’s discomfort, as he changed the subject. “So what happened with the kid?” Right to another uncomfortable subject.
“Well, Cam being in a coma for four months delayed the proceedings longer than the judge wanted to deal with it. It also gave Vicky the whole ‘he has a dangerous job’ card, which was low. I tried to take over the case, but apparently Canadian marriage licenses mean precisely nothing in the state of Nevada, so the judge was confused as to why I thought I had any right to have custody of the kid, especially when I live three states away. Luckily that disqualified my income from factoring into the child support calculations, which pissed her off, but I can’t be happy about that because that means that there is even less money for Kristin.”
“Kristin is Cam’s daughter?”
“Maybe. I’m still not convinced that she is Cam’s. She doesn’t look a thing like him, and Cam is always careful to use a condom when he is with other people.”
Evan looked like he hadn’t considered the possibility of her not being Cam’s, which made him a little angry. “What about a paternity test? That will prove it if there is any doubt.”
“Yeah, well, she had to wait for Kristin to be born so she didn’t get hurt, and now that she has her child support she really isn’t in a hurry to provide a sample for the test and the judge isn’t really doing anything about it. I think Cam knows that she isn’t his, but he wants children so bad that he is willing to put up with all of this just to be able to say that he’s a father. I really wish that there was some way for me to make that happen for him.”
They descended into an awkward silence. John had struggled with that for a long time when he was considering proposing marriage. Cam came from a big family and always talked about how he wanted to have a lot of children. Over the years he said those things less and less, and that hurt John, almost as much as when he stared longingly at families with small kids. Their nephews, Cam’s brother’s kids were nearly teenagers. John’s brother has two little girls. It was made worse by the fact that whenever the ran into someone from the Family they asked when they were going to start giving Mamma more grandkids to spoil. Evan, of course knew about this.
“Oh well, it isn’t something that is going to happen again. Now that Cam and I are going to be stationed together, hopefully for the rest of our careers, we’re not gonna sleep with others anymore.”
Evan looked up at this. “Cam’s transferring to the SGC for good? It isn’t just for recovery?”
Crap, John thought. He assumed that someone would have mentioned it during Evan’s debriefing earlier that morning, but of course they hadn’t. “Um... no. Listen, what have you been told about what’s going to happen with Atlantis now that we can get in contact on a regular basis?”
Evan looked thrown by the seemingly rapid change of subject. “Well, we are gonna get more people. The IOA even wants to throw some ships our way, which is gonna help a lot. I know that they are going to do some reorganizing of the command structure to divide the work up better.”
“What about in terms of military command?”
“No one’s really said anything. I guess I will get an XO, which will be nice, and they are going to send out more officers, since we only had three to begin with and the other two died.” His gaze narrowed. “Why?”
John wanted to look away, but if he was going to be the one to do this he wasn’t going to be a coward about it. “They are going to send out more officers, yes, but you aren’t going to get an XO. You are going to get a new CO.”
Evan exploded before he could explain that further. “What? They can’t do that! I have been in charge for eight months! I did a good job! My men aren’t going to follow some random Colonel that doesn’t know the first thing about the Pegasus Galaxy! Dr. Weir won’t stand for this! Who are they sending?”
John sighed. “Cam. Cam is going to be the CO in Atlantis.”
Evan deflated at that. “And if you two are going to be stationed together, that means that you will be there too. You are going to be the XO, I don’t even get to keep any command.” He sounded defeated.
“No, I can’t be the XO, it’s a conflict of interest. I’m going as part of the science division. I am pretty sure you are still going to be the XO.”
Evan looked off to the side, not really at anything, just not at John. “Why? Cam doesn’t have any experience with gate travel.”
“When Cam survived the crash the President said he could have any posting he wanted. He asked not to be separated from me again. Unlike last time I’m not being given a choice on if I want to go to Atlantis or not, so Cam is coming with, and since he is the superior officer, he gets the command. So he doesn’t have gate experience, that doesn’t mean that he isn’t going to learn, or that he isn’t going to defer to you when he knows that you know better. If you really don’t want him to go he won’t, we will figure something out, but if he doesn’t go they are still going to bring in a new CO. Wouldn’t you rather have a friend out there that will value you instead of some random dude that thinks you don’t know anything?”
Evan sighed. “No, I won’t split you guys up, I know how much that hurts you. And I’m not mad at you, but the situation kinda sucks, John. Even though I know otherwise, it feels like I’m being punished with this.” He got up and started for the door. “I need some time for this to settle in, okay?”
“Yeah, we understand Evan. However, because of this it would probably be best if you didn’t share our bed again. That could be misinterpreted.”
Evan smiled at that, much to John surprise. He couldn’t figure out how to say it without it sounding bad. “Yeah, I guess that that isn’t cool anymore. Don’t worry, I will figure something out. Tell Cam hi for me when you see him next. I have some stuff to deal with off base.” And with that he was gone, leaving John feeling like a total Jackass.
Part Five
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