stargateficrec | Knockin' Me Sideways by Popkin16 (NC17)

Show: SGA

Rec Category: Alternate Universe
Characters: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard, Carson Beckett, Radek Zelenka, Jonas Quinn, Ronon Dex
Pairings: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard
Categories: Alternate Universe, Romance, First Time, Harlequin, slash
Warnings: Slash, Explicit, Adult Themes
Author on LJ:

popkin16
Author's Website: I Create The Whole Universe & Popkin16 on AO3

Link: Knockin' Me Sideways

Why This Must Be Read: Written originally for the SGA Secret Santa 2012. The Summary Says: How was this his life? He'd managed to not only sleep with his new boss, but also the absent, eldest son of the Sheppard family.

Forced to take a vacation Rodney meets a stranger in a bar, but when he returns to work he soon discovers that the man he met is his new boss. So, how does Rodney get on with his work when he has John as such a charming distraction?

Harlequin! Romance! Office/work based Romance! I Love it.

The bar was packed, the warmth generated by so many people almost too much when added to the heat from outside. Rodney took a seat at the bar, draping his bag over his lap - he wouldn't risk setting it aside, not with so many people around.

Rodney examined the bar as he waited for his Molson's, on the lookout for anybody who might be willing to spend a short amount of time with a forty year old workaholic.

The bar was filled with young people, depressingly so. The chances of one of them finding Rodney attractive enough was slim to none. Of the people closer to Rodney's age, there were more men than women - not that it mattered to Rodney. One in particular stood out - a man of similar build to Rodney, with glasses resting on the bridge of his nose, blond hair charmingly ruffled. He looked nerdy and kind of cute - someone that wasn't completely out of Rodney's league.

Rodney watched him for a bit, sipping at his Molson's when the bartender finally got around to bringing it to him. The man was reading a book intently, ignoring the noise and crowd around him. Rodney debated whether to get up and go talk to him or just buy a drink for him and have a waiter deliver it, when someone spoke from beside him, opposite the direction of his gaze.

"Not sure you have a chance with him," Rodney heard, and he turned. A ridiculously attractive man was looking at him, head resting in the palm of one hand, arm bent, elbow resting on the bar top. His green eyes glimmered like he was laughing at Rodney and his full lips were curled in a teasing smile. Rodney was unsure if the man was trying to laugh with Rodney or at him. Either way, Rodney turned his much used scowl on him, crossing his arms over his chest defensively.

"You don't know that," Rodney said.

"He hasn't looked at anybody the entire time he's been here," The man said.

"So? Maybe he just needs encouragement."

"Why waste your time on someone you need to encourage when there are people actually waiting to be noticed?" The man countered. He held out one hand to Rodney and added, "I'm John."