"Have you ever thought about having children?" He tried to ask as casually as he could, his eyes never leaving the report he was working on.
"Sheppard, you may not have noticed yet, but we are from different species and more importantly both males", he heard his mattress squeaking. When he risked a glance over his shoulder, he saw that the Wraith didn't sit cross legged anymore in that meditative position he liked so much but was watching him intently.

Sheppard swallowed hard, this was more difficult than he had thought. He looked back at the papers on his desk, but found that he wouldn't be able to concentrate on them any longer. Turning in his chair, he crossed his arms on top of the back, "Yeah, I know. But do you like children?"
His partner sneered, "They are afraid of me." He didn't doubt that, though he had to admit he was a little bit disappointed, "So you wouldn't want to help me babysit?"

Todd, who sat against the headboard of his bed, blinked at him oddly until he burst out laughing, "The Athosian wants you to keep an eye on her child?" Embarrassed, Sheppard scratched the back of his neck, "Actually, she offered it as a sort of training for me."
Todd became quiet again and frowned, "What would you need such a kind of training for?" "Dave wants me to meet my nephew", he answered with ease. It was far better to talk about the family he had than to think about having children on his own someday. In the Pegasus Galaxy anyways.

"Your nephew?" Whether his partner had noticed that he was serious about this or was simply curious, Sheppard couldn't decide. "Yes, the son of my brother." When the Wraith narrowed his eyes at him, however, he suddenly wasn't so sure anymore if it was really better to talk about this.
"Your brother?" "You know, the other child of my parents", he answered warily. And then it dawned upon him what Todd was thinking about. The Gift of Life aside, he didn't really consider them brothers or at least not in earth standards.

Leaning back, he laughed nervously, "You don't really think I'd let any other Wraith get close to me, do you? Dave and I are relatives by blood, Todd."
As his partner didn't answer, the silence between them stretched on for so long that Sheppard began to fiddle with the hem of his shirt, trying to hold the Wraith's gaze. After a while Todd stood up and walked over to him and it took all his willpower not to flinch when the Wraith raised his feeding hand and laid it on his chest. The memories of their imprisonment were suddenly clear in his head.

His heart was racing, but he closed his eyes and leant into the touch, he trusted his partner. He could hear the rustle of Todd's clothes, as he kneeled down before him, and not even seconds later did he feel his partner's forehead pressed against his own.
The Wraith laced their fingers with his free hand, giving a light squeeze, "I'm sorry." "It's okay", he mumbled against Todd's lips. He dug his fist into the Wraith's long hair and drew him closer, grinning, "I'll forgive you when you go through that training with me."

Opening his eyes again, he stared directly into wide yellow ones. If Sheppard didn't know better, he'd say they showed something akin to fear, "You aren't serious about that, are you?"
His partner growled so he raised an eyebrow, "Well, I haven't seen my brother since his marriage earlier this year and we have begun writing Christmas cards to each other again only after our father's death. But, Todd, because Teyla suggested that my two brothers should meet, I decided to drag you along anyways when I visit my nephew. And we don't want the poor little brat to be afraid of you, now, do we?"

Sighing, the Wraith leaned his head against Sheppard's shoulder, "I hope that's the only reason for all the fuss about children." He chuckled, "Don't you worry. I'll tell you what I told Nancy. I don't think I'd be a good Dad."
Todd huffed and lied back on the floor, looking frustrated up to him, "And who's that Nancy again?"
"To make a long story short she's my ex. We divorced because I hadn't had enough time for her. You don't know what a marriage is, do you?" He asked because the explanation didn't seem to help his partner.

Just as expected, Todd shook his head slightly. Sheppard slid off his chair and crawled on top of the Wraith, before he sat down on his lap, "That's good, believe me. If you don't marry, you don't have to go through a divorce afterwards. Though I don't think I could ever let you go."
He run a finger along his partner's jawline and then bend down and placed a brief kiss on the Wraith's temple. Laying his hands on Todd's chest, he felt the other's tracing up his sides, the answer whispered hoarsely, "That sounds perfectly fine to me. I didn't plan on leaving you any time soon."

He trailed kisses down to his partner's cheek bones and shortly ended up at the corner of his lips where he lingered a moment before he asked cautiously, "So you want to come with me?" "If you insist and this Dave has nothing against it, then, yes, I would like to go with you", Todd kissed him softly, his hands cupping his face.
When his curiosity won, however, Sheppard broke the kiss, "Since when do you care about what other humans think?" The reptilian eyes softened, glowing lightly, "Since this is obviously very important to you."

He grinned impishly, "And you're not jealous anymore?" The Wraith rolled them around with one swift movement, his hands instantly finding their way under his shirt, "There's no reason to be, is there? You belong to me, John Sheppard."
Todd tenderly began nibbling at his neck and Sheppard moaned lowly, slinging his arms around his partner's neck, "If everything goes well, you're soon going to be Uncle Todd. We might need a small transformation, though, when it comes to your appearance. Dave has seen Ronon, but he is oblivious to my actual work."

"I won't wear any weird earth clothes!" After he had tugged the shirt over his head, the Wraith attacked his lips, this time more forcefully. Far too soon Sheppard had to part for a break to catch his breath again and snickered, "But why? I'd like to see you in leather and laces."
The annoyed expression on Todd's face might not have been able to silence him, but the kisses on his body did so eventually. However, it didn't keep him from mumbling, "Or would you like a suit?"