Aha moment #9 (because sometimes love is in the small things)
Officially, he hated being checked up on. He badgered Rodney whenever he interrupted him, from anything. Ronon knew to wait until he was finished with training sessions before he came to look for him. Teyla would wait calmly close by for when he had a spare moment. But when Elizabeth first dialed in on his mission even before his scheduled checkup, he didn't say a word. She continued to do so for each mission afterwards. The third time he was amused. The fifth time he realized he looked forward to it. The seventh time he hoped she'd never stop. The one time she missed, he couldn't focus on the mission until he dialed her to make sure all was right at home. It wasn't until Rodney complained that Elizabeth checked up on them like she was their mum that he remembered his own mothers phone calls to his working dad. "Dad, why do you and mom talk on the phone so much?" he had asked, shortly after realizing none of his friends' parents called each other at work. "Son," he had answered, "you're never to busy to listen to the woman you love."
Officially, he hated being checked up on. He badgered Rodney whenever he interrupted him, from anything. Ronon knew to wait until he was finished with training sessions before he came to look for him. Teyla would wait calmly close by for when he had a spare moment. But when Elizabeth first dialed in on his mission even before his scheduled checkup, he didn't say a word. She continued to do so for each mission afterwards. The third time he was amused. The fifth time he realized he looked forward to it. The seventh time he hoped she'd never stop. The one time she missed, he couldn't focus on the mission until he dialed her to make sure all was right at home. It wasn't until Rodney complained that Elizabeth checked up on them like she was their mum that he remembered his own mothers phone calls to his working dad. "Dad, why do you and mom talk on the phone so much?" he had asked, shortly after realizing none of his friends' parents called each other at work. "Son," he had answered, "you're never to busy to listen to the woman you love."
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