Title: No Tricks, Just Treats
Author: Angelee
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Pairing: John/Rodney
Rating: Adult
Summary:
Beta: By my sister Anna. All remaining errors are mine-with apologies
No Tricks, Just Treats
"Rodney?"
"Hmm?'
"Rodney?"
"WHAT?"
"The least you could
do is look up when I'm talking to you,” John said cheerfully.
"Busy."
"To
busy to pay attention to your lover of three months?"
Rodney kept typing. "Hmm-yes."
"Oh, now- that's just
mean."
"Isn't
it though."
John stood right next to
Rodney. It was
"Rodney-lover-know
what day it is?"
The scientist kept
typing. "Hmm-last time I checked it
was October 31. Why?"
"Guess what today is?"
Rodney finally looked up.
“I thought we had clarified that. It's
October 31. I never thought you were
that dense. Otherwise I would never have
let you in my pants. I don't let people
into my pants who have the IQ of a..." he thought
about it for awhile. "Whatever is
not as smart as me."
John chuckled. "That
would be just about everyone."
Rodney gave him a
brilliant smile, wiggling happily in his chair.
"Yeah-huh?"
John rolled his eyes. "Geez." He pulled Rodney into his arms. "you let me into
your pants and I'm no where near as smart as you."
Rodney buried his face in
John's neck, smelling his clean scent deeply.
"That's cause I fell in love with your beautiful
green eyes and witty humor. You need to work on your need to always go into
harm’s way. Right turn off that
is."
John rubbed Rodney's back
gently. "That
so."
Rodney murmured
happily. He loved having his back
rubbed. "So. I would like to keep you around for a long,
long time if possible."
"Yeah?"
Rodney looked up meeting
John’s eyes. His own,
open and vulnerable. "Yeah. For the rest of my life if possible."
"I think that can be
arranged."
"Really?"
John kissed Rodney's
forehead before pulling away.
"Yes."
"Where are you
going?" Rodney asked, reaching for
John.
"Not far I just need
to get into my pocket." John
struggled to get the button on his vest opened.
"There. I have something for
you."
Rodney looked at it in
confusion. "A
box?"
John rolled his eyes. "Open it you twit,” he replied, handing
him the tiny box.
Rodney took it. Opening it carefully. "What is it? Oh. For me?"
John nodded. "For you."
"Is this an
engagement ring or a wedding one?"
John took Rodney back into
his arms. "Which do you want it to
be?"
Rodney sighed
softy. "Hmm, wedding?" he asked
hopefully.
"Okay, but we won't
be able to marry until we go back to earth and get a chance to go to
"Yes?"
John looked at Rodney in
exasperation. "Why are you
asking? You don't need my permission. I'm asking you."
Rodney smiled at him. The kind of smile that lit
up his whole face and crinkled the corners of his eyes. John lived for those kind
of smiles. It meant that his beautiful,
quirky scientist was happy. "Are
you going to get on your hands and knees to propose?"
John gently caressed the
side of his face. "Among
other things."
Rodney moved into the
loving touch. "Oh, that has so many
nice connotations."
"Yeah,
huh?"
"John?"
"Hmm?" John replied,
nuzzling Rodney's ear.
"This isn't some sort
of trick because it's Halloween is it?"
John pulled away to look
deep into worried blue eyes.
"Rodney! What you must think
of me."
Rodney looked out into the
empty lab. "I can’t help it. I love you so much and I want this so badly. I'd die if you didn't mean it. If you didn’t want
me."
"Don't talk like
that. Don't ever talk like that,” John told
him angrily. "You hear me. You’re worth thirty, forty of me. No talk of dying. Not ever."
Rodney cringed. "I hear you. You’re yelling in my ear. John?"
"What?"
"Don't be mad. I love you."
"I love you too, you insecure
idiot."
Rodney wrapped his arms
around John. "Don't be mad,” he
repeated softly.
John nuzzled Rodney's
lips. "I'm not mad. More like exasperated with
you."
"I do that to
everyone."
John chuckled softly. "That you do,” before taking Rodney's
mouth into a passionate, hungry kiss. When they finally pulled away. "Well?"
"Well,
what?" Rodney asked, reaching for
another kiss.
John pulled away
slightly. "Fool. Will you marry me?
Rodney crinkled his
nose. "With a proposal like that,
how can I say no?"
"Then don't."
"Okay, I won't."
"Cool."
Rodney smiled at him. “So you got any treats for me. Being that it’s Halloween and all and you're
not going to be tricking me."
John reached in back of
him, pulling out a small Halloween bag filled with chocolate kisses. "Here you go."
"Nice." John
watched Rodney open the small foil of chocolate. Suddenly the scientist
stopped.
“What?”
Rodney smiled at him, a mischievous
look in his blue eyes. “Trick?”
“Huh?”
“Trick?”
John returned the smile,
very much liking the idea. Especially if it had Rodney and chocolate. “Oh, yeah.”
Rodney placed the little
chocolate between his teeth. Wiggling his eyebrows at John. The pilot didn’t have to be
told twice, he moved in. Just before
their lips met Rodney swallowed the candy.
Always liking a good challenge,
John went after it and Rodney’s tongue at the same time. He knew he was getting to Rodney when the
scientist started making these really cute, happy, humming sounds. He loved those sounds. Loved making Rodney happy.
He decided then and there
he would spend the rest of his life damn well making sure the insecure
scientist stayed happy. Well that and
truly well fucked. Neither would be a
chore in John’s book.
John pulled away slowly,
licking Rodney’s lips slowly, sensually.
Earning more happy, humming noises. He rested his forehead against Rodney’s.
“Are you done for the
night?”
“Not really.”
John carefully thumped
Rodney’s forehead with his. “Are you
done yet?”
“Hmm, yes,” Rodney
replied, conceding to a higher authority, before he got brain damage. Something he could ill-afford.
“Good answer.”
Rodney smiled. “I though so. Want more tricks back in my room?”
“Oh,
yeah.”
“John?”
“Yeah, baby?”
Rodney offered his hand to
John shyly as they made their way out of the lab. “I’m not worth thirty or forty of you.”
John accepted it, tangling
their fingers together. “Oh?”
“Yup. At the most ten?”
“Ten?”
Rodney thought about. “Okay, maybe nine.”
John smiled at him
affectionately. “Nine’s,
good. Nine’s cool.”
Rodney thought the lights
off as they walked through the door. “I
think so too.”