Word
Count: 634
Rating: PG.
Category: Humour. Missing Scene.
Story Status:
Complete
Summary: What did go through Rodney's mind before stealing
from Elizabeth?
A/N & Spoilers: Missing scene for McKay and Mrs
Miller. For the prompt 'Steal'
Beta:
Thank you to Jayne Perry for the beta-reading.
Toys Aren't Us
by Leesa Perrie
Rodney: Ooh, right, uh ... I got this for Madison. (He holds out a clay figure to her.)
Jeannie (unenthusiastically): Oh.
Rodney: Yeah. I ... swiped it from Weir's desk. It's not like there's a Toys 'R' Us nearby, so, uh ...
Jeannie: Well, it's the thought that counts, I guess.
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Rodney left Elizabeth's office and headed towards his lab, glad that he
was not fired - because, the way things had been going, it wouldn't
have surprised him if he had been. Still, Elizabeth, although not
happy, had agreed that giving Rod a chance to get home had been the
right thing to do. Even if it had meant draining the last of the ZPM in
the process. So, not fired, which was a big relief. Now all he had to
do was find a way to get back into Jeannie's good books.
Suddenly, all feelings of gladness disappeared without trace. He had no
idea how to get Jeannie to like him again. Crap, it had even taken a
talk with Sheppard for him to realise why she hated him and preferred
Rod in the first place. So how do you go about winning your sister back
after being such a terrible brother?
There had to be some way of mending things between them. What if he
gave her a present for Madison? It would show that he was thinking of
her as part of the family now and not just an inconvenience to
Jeannie's career - surely that was a good thing? Besides, Madison was
kind of cute - well, as kids went, that was. And she was clearly
superior to most - had probably inherited the McKay intelligence too.
Hmm, he'd have to see about getting Madison the proper books a progeny
genius needed, but that would have to wait until he could order them
back on Earth.
That still left him with what to get for the kid. It wasn't like there
was a Toys 'R' Us anywhere near here. And what did little girls like
anyway? He grimaced, suddenly remembering a much younger Jeannie and
her seemingly never-ending quest to nag their parents into buying her
every Barbie doll and accessory available.
Great. Little girls loved dolls. But where could he find one before
Jeannie went back to Earth? It wasn't like he had time to go offworld
to a Pegasus market - and anyway, there was no way he was letting
anyone else know he was buying his niece a doll.
Especially not his team, not when they had already made it perfectly
clear they preferred Rod to him. And crap, didn't that just hurt? So,
he also had to find some way to win them back - damn Rod and his
friendly, easy going manner - but at least he could worry about that
later.
So, a doll. Where could he get a doll? As he approached his lab, he
stopped short and clicked his fingers several times - of course!
Elizabeth had those clay figures on her desk, and okay they weren't
exactly dolls, but they were the closest he'd be able to get in the
time he had.
Looking at his watch, he remembered that Elizabeth usually went for
lunch about this time, so he turned and hurried back to the control
room. It was the perfect time to grab one of them without having to
explain to Elizabeth why he needed it.
Striding into the control room, he could see that he was right by
Elizabeth's empty office, which he entered confidently. He feigned
leaving a flashdrive on her desk for any lookie-loos - like Chuck, who
always seemed to know everything that was going on up here - and then
grabbed a figurine, using his PC tablet to hide it as he left, trying
for a nonchalant look as he did so.
He wasn't stupid enough to think that Elizabeth wouldn't notice it was
missing, or that Chuck wouldn't mention he'd been there, but this was
for Jeannie and Madison. It would be worth Elizabeth's ire.
He just hoped that Jeannie appreciated his efforts.
The End