A/N: This is it, folks! I realized that Elizabeth hadn't gotten her own chapter so I thought I'd end it with a little fluffy piece from her perspective. There are other stories in the saga: Insomnia and my new series Adventures in Babysitting. But for this story, it's the end of the line...thanks for all the lovely reviews. You all are the best!
When my husband stormed into the room, I was sure something was on fire. Or maybe the commissary was out of coffee. With Rodney it was sometimes hard to tell.
"Did you ask John to be Josie's godfather?" he demanded, looking more hurt than angry.
"No," I said slowly, wondering where this was coming from. I was still trying to grasp the concept that I was a mother; I didn't yet want to think about having that taken away from me.
Rodney looked back the way he had come with a dawning look of comprehension. "That sneaky, son-of-a-"
"Don't finish that sentence if you value your lab," I cut it. I motioned to the bassinet at the foot of our bed where Josie was sleeping.
"You wouldn't."
I smiled ruthlessly. "I hear Radek's interested in a bigger workspace."
Rodney sighed and took a seat in the rocking chair in the corner. "Carson said she can't even recognize her own name until she's a couple months old."
"I don't care. I don't want our daughter's first words to be a cuss."
My husband's lips quirked into that genuinely happy, crooked smile of his I loved so much. I couldn't help but smile as well. "What?"
"'Our daughter'. Has a nice ring to it."
I glanced over at the bassinet then back at Rodney. I don't know exactly what I expected when I agreed to head the Atlantis expedition – adventure, yes; danger, definitely. A world like none I had ever experienced. But I hadn't planned on finding a family – an insane, wonderful family. And I certainly hadn't thought I would find love.
I ducked my head, trying to hide suddenly moist eyes. I didn't want to freak Rodney out by going all teary-eyed on him, even if I could still blame it on an influx of hormones. Instead I gazed out the window. The sky was just passed the orange glow of sunrise, and as the sun began its journey, it cast a pale gold light on Atlantis.
It would be a beautiful day.
I looked at Rodney and grinned. "Yes. Yes, it does."
THE END