Fic - Lonely Hearts
And here is the final chapter.
Author’s Notes::- Thanks to Stonedtoad for betaing.
This is the final part, I’m kinda sad that this is the end of the story but it had to come.
I hope this doesn’t disappoint.
Enjoy
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“I can’t believe her,” Kim ranted as she walked into Frankie Metcalfe’s room, “I mean she just split up with Carson and already she’s trying to sleep with Rodney.”
“Kim, they were trapped in a dangerous situation together,” Frankie reminded her friend, “Maybe they were just having that moment after a near death experience.”
“What would that be?” Kim demanded.
Frankie shrugged, “You know, when you’ve just had one of those experiences where you become really close to whoever’s shared that experience with you.”
Kim glared at her, “I doubt it.”
“Why do you care, Kim?” Frankie asked, “You went out with him once.”
Kim didn’t answer and instead stormed out.
“Colonel?” Cadman knocked on John’s office door, “Can I talk to you for a minute?”
“Cadman,” he smiled at her, “You’re interrupting reports I have to do for Earth. Trust me you can have an hour of my time if you get me out of this for a while.”
She nodded before licking her lips nervously.
“Hey,” he cried before she could say anything, “You have two arms.”
“Yes, sir,” she smiled slightly, “Carson’s told me to watch what I’m doing and I’ll be allowed off world again soon.”
“Good,” he grinned, “Now what did you want to talk to me about?”
Cadman took a deep breath, “I think I know who trapped me and Rodney in that place.”
“Really?”
Cadman frowned, “I also think I was the target and Rodney being there saved my life.”
“Okay,” John leaned forward interested, “Who?”
“Dr Matthews,” Cadman replied.
“Matthews?” John looked surprised, “What makes you think that?”
Cadman dropped into to a seat, “She was the one who told me to meet her there. And when we got out the way she looked at me…I don’t know how to describe it but I have a feeling she may have tried to get me before as well.”
“Do you have any proof?” John asked.
Cadman shook her head, “No, sir.”
“You know I can’t do anything without proof,” he reminded her.
“Yeah,” she sighed pushing her hand through her hair.
John chewed his lip, “Why do you think she’s after you?”
Cadman shook her head in confusion.
“She thinks you’ve taken what’s hers,” a new voice made them turn.
John looked confused at the new arrival, “Dr…”
“Frankie Metcalfe,” she introduced herself, “I’m a biochemist and a friend, when it suits of her, of Kim.”
“You want to explain what you meant by that?” Cadman demanded, standing to face the other woman.
“From what I know of Kim,” Frankie explained, “She always gets what she wants and who she wants. When we first arrived she set her sights on Dr McKay.”
“They went out once,” Cadman noted.
“And then he broke it off,” Frankie reminded her, “Kim for some reason believed it was because of you.”
John bit his lip to stop himself laughing at Cadman’s shocked face before clearing his throat, “And this leads to her trying to bump off the Lieutenant.”
Frankie sighed, feeling she was betraying a friend, but she knew she had to do this, “Kim doesn’t like competition. Especially from someone she deems less attractive than she is…no offence, Lieutenant.”
Cadman snorted but nodded at the other woman.
John sighed, “Alright there’s still no evidence.”
“I have an idea though,” Cadman told him a vicious smirk touching her lips.
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“I don’t get this,” Rodney snapped as John and Cadman stood in his lab explaining the plan to him.
“I don’t get why she wants you either, Rodney,” Cadman replied with a roll of her eyes missing the hurt look that crossed his face, “But for some reason she’s fixated on you and has tried to kill me twice.”
“That was probably more to do with spending five minutes in your company than me,” Rodney muttered.
“Okay,” John interrupted them before the fight could get going, “Let’s go over this one more time because frankly I’m bored.”
“I call her to come here,” Rodney repeated in a singsong voice, “Cadman and I pretend to be getting…intimate and hope she blows her top.”
“We’re listening in,” John reminded him, “So if anything happens we’ll be here to back you up.”
Rodney rolled his eyes but didn’t say anything else as his friend walked out leaving him alone with Cadman.
“Okay,” Cadman folded her arms once John had disappeared and Rodney had made the call, “Now she’s coming, we better get ready for her appearance.”
“Like what?” he snapped extremely uncomfortable with having to do this.
Cadman’s lips twisted in a smirk as she stepped forward and rested her hands on his knees pushing his legs apart so she could stand in between them. She took a hold of his hands and placed them on her waist before resting her hands on his shoulders.
“Kinda like this,” Cadman replied with a smile, “She should be here soon so at least look as though you like me.”
Rodney was torn between trying to shove her away and pulling her closer, her proximity to him was making his stomach flip especially as she moved even closer sliding her arms around his neck when the footsteps sounded coming towards the lab.
“Okay, Rodney,” she breathed in his ear sending a shiver through him, “Start pretending you actually like me.”
Kim was wondering why Rodney wanted to see her but she decided it had to do with moving her back to working with a team who actually had access to important systems. Reaching his lab she tossed her hair back so that it was tumbling down her back throwing her shoulders back she sashayed into his lab stopping dead.
Rodney was sitting with Cadman wrapped around him and Kim glared, she’d had enough.
“Cadman,” she snapped, “What the hell are you doing?”
Cadman turned to where Kim was standing anger flashing in her eyes, “Kinda busy, Kim,” she turned back to Rodney and planted a kiss on him surprised as Rodney pulled her closer.
Kim marched forward and yanked Cadman away from Rodney, “I’m not letting you swindle me out of my rightful place. Why couldn’t you have just died?”
“Matthews,” Rodney snapped but Cadman wasn't going to try and talk her down.
The Marine spun grabbing the scientist by the arm before slamming her into a wall.
“If I had my way, Kim,” Cadman muttered in the other woman’s ear as she held her against the wall, “I would just open the Stargate and send you to a planet we know the Wraith are. You’ve tried to kill me twice and you’ve nearly killed Rodney both times. Just be glad I’m not the one in charge.”
John, Elizabeth and Lorne arrived with a few marines. Cadman reluctantly passed custody of the woman to them moving back to where Rodney was sitting looking disturbed.
“You okay, Rodney?” she asked taking his hand.
He glanced down at their hands before pulling his own away, “Just fine, Cadman, just fine.”
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It had been several days since Kim had been arrested and was being sent back to Earth with the Daedalus. Once they’d had her admit that she’d tried to kill Cadman, they’d gone through her files and discovered she was the one to encrypt the passwords that meant Cadman and Rodney had nearly been killed.
Cadman had spent her days trying to strengthen her arm so that she could get back on missions. However, one thing kept slipping into her mind. She had kissed Rodney during the trap for Kim, and now she couldn’t forget about it. It wasn’t the first time they’d kissed, that had been back in the cave. Her stomach flipped and she stopped walking thinking back to what he’d said just after that.
“It never happened…understand, Lieutenant?”
Cadman stopped walking as she remembered the kiss in the cellar and realisation hit her. Rodney actually had feelings for her and Cadman was floored.
“Carson!!!”
The doctor rolled his eyes and turned to see Cadman stalk in, “Yes, love?”
“I need to talk to you,” she snapped, “Privately.”
Carson nodded and motioned her into his office, following her in before closing the door.
“What’s wrong?” he asked taking his seat watching her as she paced.
“You told me when we broke up you weren’t who I was supposed to be with,” Cadman said bouncing with nervous energy, “You meant Rodney, didn’t you?”
Carson was desperately trying not to laugh.
“This isn’t funny,” Cadman snapped at his grin.
Carson stood up in her path, “Look, you’re the only one who can decide who you want to be with but…” he stopped her saying anything, “I know there’s a connection between you two that maybe you need to explore yourself.”
She stared at him, “But it’s Rodney.”
“What does that mean?” Carson demanded, his voice never wavering.
“He’s arrogant, he’s egotistical, he’s self-centered,” she listed.
“And?”
Cadman dropped her eyes away from his pointed gaze, “I don’t know what you mean.”
Carson took her arm and sat her down, “When you were trapped in the Jumper during that cave-in, what was he like?”
Cadman stared at the wall for a few moments, “He was kind, caring, he took care of me and when I was in pain…”
Carson smiled as she trailed off, “I knew for a long time when we were together that something was between you two. Maybe you should explore it.”
For the first time since she’d arrived in Atlantis Laura Cadman couldn’t find Rodney McKay. Every other time it was easy to track the man down when he wasn't on a mission, not to mention how often they ran into one another normally. She knew he wasn’t actually on a mission because she’d run into Sheppard that morning while he was complaining about having to spend the day going through things with Caldwell.
Finally she decided to check the balcony she usually went to near his lab, finding him leaning against the railing. Cadman tipped her head to one side smiling as she watched him. Rodney was staring out across the ocean gently tapping the railing. Cadman opened her mouth and as she thought over what had happened to them since she’d first arrived in this galaxy and suddenly she realised what everyone else had known for months. They had a connection to each other.
“Cadman?” he jumped turning to find her standing there, “What do you want?”
“I wanted to talk to you,” she moved onto the balcony, “About what happened.”
Rodney looked confused, “Happened when?”
“With Dr Matthews,” she explained moving over to him.
“It doesn’t matter,” Rodney replied sharply turned away from her, “So, go away.”
Cadman glared at his back raging at the split personality, that was it!
Rodney stared at the ocean wishing she would leave him alone, he’d spent the past few days trying to forget the way it had felt to hold her. That stupid ruse to make Matthews confess to trying to kill Cadman had just confused him even more than before.
He was shocked as he felt her grab him, before his back slammed against the wall and she kissed him. Rodney was so shocked that it took several moments till he was even able to breathe, never mind kiss her back but he finally did. Rodney wrapped his arms around her tightly pulling her close to him before something kicked his brain, which made him pull away from her.
“What…” he tried to catch his breath as she looked at him confused.
“Rodney?” she looked at him confusion in her brown eyes.
“What about Carson?” he demanded trying to keep himself calm.
“What about him?” she asked still confused.
Rodney ran his hand through his hair, “You’re dating him.”
She stared at him before she laughed, “Rodney, Carson and I broke up when you were away,” she moved back into him, “Now, is that the only reason you stopped kissing me?”
He stared at her before nodding, finding her pressed against him once more.
“Good,” she murmured pulling him to her again.
Rodney was overjoyed and hoped if this was a dream, then he’d sleep for the rest of his life.
Cadman gave a slight sigh as they parted, “Rodney.”
“Uh hu,” he managed to utter.
“Say my name,” she told him.
Rodney looked at her confused, “Cadman?”
She laughed softly, “No, my real name.”
“I thought you hated it?” Rodney frowned completely confused.
Cadman punched his shoulder gently, “Just do it.”
“Ow,” he winced rubbing where she’d struck him, “Alright, Laura.”
She stared into his eyes, “Say it again.”
He gave her a look that asked if she was insane but nodded, “Laura.”
Cadman stretched up and kissed him again, “Perfect,” she whispered, “Just perfect.”
Unknown to the new couple on the balcony there were four people hiding just out of sight all grinning.
“I believe you each owe me,” Carson turned to the other three, “I had today in the pool.”
“I still say this wasn’t fair,” John grumbled as he handed over his debt to the doctor, “You had insider knowledge.”
“That makes no sense, Colonel,” Carson laughed, “Elizabeth, Radek, back me up here.”
“I agree with John,” Elizabeth told him.
“Me too,” Radek replied.
Carson frowned at them, “Well, tough. You all lost, pay up.”
Once he had everyone’s debt they all turned to check out what was happening on the balcony finding Rodney and Cadman kissing again.
“They’re going to be like that for hours,” John noted.
Carson nodded, “Aye, ye’re right about that. Food anyone?”
With a collective nod they all headed to the mess leaving the newly discovered lovebirds alone.
Author’s Notes::- Thanks to Stonedtoad for betaing.
This is the final part, I’m kinda sad that this is the end of the story but it had to come.
I hope this doesn’t disappoint.
Enjoy
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“I can’t believe her,” Kim ranted as she walked into Frankie Metcalfe’s room, “I mean she just split up with Carson and already she’s trying to sleep with Rodney.”
“Kim, they were trapped in a dangerous situation together,” Frankie reminded her friend, “Maybe they were just having that moment after a near death experience.”
“What would that be?” Kim demanded.
Frankie shrugged, “You know, when you’ve just had one of those experiences where you become really close to whoever’s shared that experience with you.”
Kim glared at her, “I doubt it.”
“Why do you care, Kim?” Frankie asked, “You went out with him once.”
Kim didn’t answer and instead stormed out.
“Colonel?” Cadman knocked on John’s office door, “Can I talk to you for a minute?”
“Cadman,” he smiled at her, “You’re interrupting reports I have to do for Earth. Trust me you can have an hour of my time if you get me out of this for a while.”
She nodded before licking her lips nervously.
“Hey,” he cried before she could say anything, “You have two arms.”
“Yes, sir,” she smiled slightly, “Carson’s told me to watch what I’m doing and I’ll be allowed off world again soon.”
“Good,” he grinned, “Now what did you want to talk to me about?”
Cadman took a deep breath, “I think I know who trapped me and Rodney in that place.”
“Really?”
Cadman frowned, “I also think I was the target and Rodney being there saved my life.”
“Okay,” John leaned forward interested, “Who?”
“Dr Matthews,” Cadman replied.
“Matthews?” John looked surprised, “What makes you think that?”
Cadman dropped into to a seat, “She was the one who told me to meet her there. And when we got out the way she looked at me…I don’t know how to describe it but I have a feeling she may have tried to get me before as well.”
“Do you have any proof?” John asked.
Cadman shook her head, “No, sir.”
“You know I can’t do anything without proof,” he reminded her.
“Yeah,” she sighed pushing her hand through her hair.
John chewed his lip, “Why do you think she’s after you?”
Cadman shook her head in confusion.
“She thinks you’ve taken what’s hers,” a new voice made them turn.
John looked confused at the new arrival, “Dr…”
“Frankie Metcalfe,” she introduced herself, “I’m a biochemist and a friend, when it suits of her, of Kim.”
“You want to explain what you meant by that?” Cadman demanded, standing to face the other woman.
“From what I know of Kim,” Frankie explained, “She always gets what she wants and who she wants. When we first arrived she set her sights on Dr McKay.”
“They went out once,” Cadman noted.
“And then he broke it off,” Frankie reminded her, “Kim for some reason believed it was because of you.”
John bit his lip to stop himself laughing at Cadman’s shocked face before clearing his throat, “And this leads to her trying to bump off the Lieutenant.”
Frankie sighed, feeling she was betraying a friend, but she knew she had to do this, “Kim doesn’t like competition. Especially from someone she deems less attractive than she is…no offence, Lieutenant.”
Cadman snorted but nodded at the other woman.
John sighed, “Alright there’s still no evidence.”
“I have an idea though,” Cadman told him a vicious smirk touching her lips.
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“I don’t get this,” Rodney snapped as John and Cadman stood in his lab explaining the plan to him.
“I don’t get why she wants you either, Rodney,” Cadman replied with a roll of her eyes missing the hurt look that crossed his face, “But for some reason she’s fixated on you and has tried to kill me twice.”
“That was probably more to do with spending five minutes in your company than me,” Rodney muttered.
“Okay,” John interrupted them before the fight could get going, “Let’s go over this one more time because frankly I’m bored.”
“I call her to come here,” Rodney repeated in a singsong voice, “Cadman and I pretend to be getting…intimate and hope she blows her top.”
“We’re listening in,” John reminded him, “So if anything happens we’ll be here to back you up.”
Rodney rolled his eyes but didn’t say anything else as his friend walked out leaving him alone with Cadman.
“Okay,” Cadman folded her arms once John had disappeared and Rodney had made the call, “Now she’s coming, we better get ready for her appearance.”
“Like what?” he snapped extremely uncomfortable with having to do this.
Cadman’s lips twisted in a smirk as she stepped forward and rested her hands on his knees pushing his legs apart so she could stand in between them. She took a hold of his hands and placed them on her waist before resting her hands on his shoulders.
“Kinda like this,” Cadman replied with a smile, “She should be here soon so at least look as though you like me.”
Rodney was torn between trying to shove her away and pulling her closer, her proximity to him was making his stomach flip especially as she moved even closer sliding her arms around his neck when the footsteps sounded coming towards the lab.
“Okay, Rodney,” she breathed in his ear sending a shiver through him, “Start pretending you actually like me.”
Kim was wondering why Rodney wanted to see her but she decided it had to do with moving her back to working with a team who actually had access to important systems. Reaching his lab she tossed her hair back so that it was tumbling down her back throwing her shoulders back she sashayed into his lab stopping dead.
Rodney was sitting with Cadman wrapped around him and Kim glared, she’d had enough.
“Cadman,” she snapped, “What the hell are you doing?”
Cadman turned to where Kim was standing anger flashing in her eyes, “Kinda busy, Kim,” she turned back to Rodney and planted a kiss on him surprised as Rodney pulled her closer.
Kim marched forward and yanked Cadman away from Rodney, “I’m not letting you swindle me out of my rightful place. Why couldn’t you have just died?”
“Matthews,” Rodney snapped but Cadman wasn't going to try and talk her down.
The Marine spun grabbing the scientist by the arm before slamming her into a wall.
“If I had my way, Kim,” Cadman muttered in the other woman’s ear as she held her against the wall, “I would just open the Stargate and send you to a planet we know the Wraith are. You’ve tried to kill me twice and you’ve nearly killed Rodney both times. Just be glad I’m not the one in charge.”
John, Elizabeth and Lorne arrived with a few marines. Cadman reluctantly passed custody of the woman to them moving back to where Rodney was sitting looking disturbed.
“You okay, Rodney?” she asked taking his hand.
He glanced down at their hands before pulling his own away, “Just fine, Cadman, just fine.”
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It had been several days since Kim had been arrested and was being sent back to Earth with the Daedalus. Once they’d had her admit that she’d tried to kill Cadman, they’d gone through her files and discovered she was the one to encrypt the passwords that meant Cadman and Rodney had nearly been killed.
Cadman had spent her days trying to strengthen her arm so that she could get back on missions. However, one thing kept slipping into her mind. She had kissed Rodney during the trap for Kim, and now she couldn’t forget about it. It wasn’t the first time they’d kissed, that had been back in the cave. Her stomach flipped and she stopped walking thinking back to what he’d said just after that.
“It never happened…understand, Lieutenant?”
Cadman stopped walking as she remembered the kiss in the cellar and realisation hit her. Rodney actually had feelings for her and Cadman was floored.
“Carson!!!”
The doctor rolled his eyes and turned to see Cadman stalk in, “Yes, love?”
“I need to talk to you,” she snapped, “Privately.”
Carson nodded and motioned her into his office, following her in before closing the door.
“What’s wrong?” he asked taking his seat watching her as she paced.
“You told me when we broke up you weren’t who I was supposed to be with,” Cadman said bouncing with nervous energy, “You meant Rodney, didn’t you?”
Carson was desperately trying not to laugh.
“This isn’t funny,” Cadman snapped at his grin.
Carson stood up in her path, “Look, you’re the only one who can decide who you want to be with but…” he stopped her saying anything, “I know there’s a connection between you two that maybe you need to explore yourself.”
She stared at him, “But it’s Rodney.”
“What does that mean?” Carson demanded, his voice never wavering.
“He’s arrogant, he’s egotistical, he’s self-centered,” she listed.
“And?”
Cadman dropped her eyes away from his pointed gaze, “I don’t know what you mean.”
Carson took her arm and sat her down, “When you were trapped in the Jumper during that cave-in, what was he like?”
Cadman stared at the wall for a few moments, “He was kind, caring, he took care of me and when I was in pain…”
Carson smiled as she trailed off, “I knew for a long time when we were together that something was between you two. Maybe you should explore it.”
For the first time since she’d arrived in Atlantis Laura Cadman couldn’t find Rodney McKay. Every other time it was easy to track the man down when he wasn't on a mission, not to mention how often they ran into one another normally. She knew he wasn’t actually on a mission because she’d run into Sheppard that morning while he was complaining about having to spend the day going through things with Caldwell.
Finally she decided to check the balcony she usually went to near his lab, finding him leaning against the railing. Cadman tipped her head to one side smiling as she watched him. Rodney was staring out across the ocean gently tapping the railing. Cadman opened her mouth and as she thought over what had happened to them since she’d first arrived in this galaxy and suddenly she realised what everyone else had known for months. They had a connection to each other.
“Cadman?” he jumped turning to find her standing there, “What do you want?”
“I wanted to talk to you,” she moved onto the balcony, “About what happened.”
Rodney looked confused, “Happened when?”
“With Dr Matthews,” she explained moving over to him.
“It doesn’t matter,” Rodney replied sharply turned away from her, “So, go away.”
Cadman glared at his back raging at the split personality, that was it!
Rodney stared at the ocean wishing she would leave him alone, he’d spent the past few days trying to forget the way it had felt to hold her. That stupid ruse to make Matthews confess to trying to kill Cadman had just confused him even more than before.
He was shocked as he felt her grab him, before his back slammed against the wall and she kissed him. Rodney was so shocked that it took several moments till he was even able to breathe, never mind kiss her back but he finally did. Rodney wrapped his arms around her tightly pulling her close to him before something kicked his brain, which made him pull away from her.
“What…” he tried to catch his breath as she looked at him confused.
“Rodney?” she looked at him confusion in her brown eyes.
“What about Carson?” he demanded trying to keep himself calm.
“What about him?” she asked still confused.
Rodney ran his hand through his hair, “You’re dating him.”
She stared at him before she laughed, “Rodney, Carson and I broke up when you were away,” she moved back into him, “Now, is that the only reason you stopped kissing me?”
He stared at her before nodding, finding her pressed against him once more.
“Good,” she murmured pulling him to her again.
Rodney was overjoyed and hoped if this was a dream, then he’d sleep for the rest of his life.
Cadman gave a slight sigh as they parted, “Rodney.”
“Uh hu,” he managed to utter.
“Say my name,” she told him.
Rodney looked at her confused, “Cadman?”
She laughed softly, “No, my real name.”
“I thought you hated it?” Rodney frowned completely confused.
Cadman punched his shoulder gently, “Just do it.”
“Ow,” he winced rubbing where she’d struck him, “Alright, Laura.”
She stared into his eyes, “Say it again.”
He gave her a look that asked if she was insane but nodded, “Laura.”
Cadman stretched up and kissed him again, “Perfect,” she whispered, “Just perfect.”
Unknown to the new couple on the balcony there were four people hiding just out of sight all grinning.
“I believe you each owe me,” Carson turned to the other three, “I had today in the pool.”
“I still say this wasn’t fair,” John grumbled as he handed over his debt to the doctor, “You had insider knowledge.”
“That makes no sense, Colonel,” Carson laughed, “Elizabeth, Radek, back me up here.”
“I agree with John,” Elizabeth told him.
“Me too,” Radek replied.
Carson frowned at them, “Well, tough. You all lost, pay up.”
Once he had everyone’s debt they all turned to check out what was happening on the balcony finding Rodney and Cadman kissing again.
“They’re going to be like that for hours,” John noted.
Carson nodded, “Aye, ye’re right about that. Food anyone?”
With a collective nod they all headed to the mess leaving the newly discovered lovebirds alone.