Five times John Sheppard saw it coming
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When he was twenty-nine... Nancy Adkins sort of snuck in under his radar when he was stationed in California. She was fun and a little crazy and she fit right in with him and Holland and the rest of his Air Force buddies. Their friendship was strong and it seemed like the logical thing to do when she asked him to marry her, even if he hadn't ever really thought about her that way. She was understanding when things didn't always work so well between them physically, and was, at least outwardly, content when on rare occasion things did. But that could only last so long, and though he hadn't expected her proposal, he more than expected the divorce papers. Holland had taken John out and gotten him ridiculously drunk that night, and had just nodded knowingly when John had slurred out that kissing girls was always gross.
When he was thirty-nine... After finally getting the replicator situation under control after his father's funeral and reconnecting with his brother Dave, John had surprised Ronon with a day of horseback riding out on some favorite mountain trails. The two men spent a relaxing morning riding, their bantering bordering on the flirtatious the whole time. They took a break by a stream to eat the picnic lunch John had brought, settling themselves down on a red plaid picnic blanket. After they ate, John had an odd feeling of expectation as he stretched out his legs and leaned back on his elbows to watch the horses near the stream. Ronon didn't watch the horses, he watched John instead, and with a quick glance around to be sure they were truly alone, he shifted and in one smooth, graceful motion, rolled over on top of John with a grin. Their eyes were locked onto each other's and there was no way for John to miss it when Ronon leaned down closer to claim John's mouth with his own. John didn't pull away, nor did he make a face in disgust, instead he fisted his hands tightly in Ronon's shirt to keep Ronon right where he was and poured everything he had into kissing Ronon back. Much later on, as they rode back to the stable with their clothes sticking to their damp skin where they had hurriedly washed in the cold stream, John had a mental conversation with his nine-year old self. The two of them agreed- kissing girls was gross, but kissing boys was going to be a lot of fun.
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I liked the second one a lot. An older boy, with a swimmer's body, half-undressed and doing stretches? I can just picture 15-year-old John's head constantly turning in his direction...
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