Author: liketheriver
Category: gen, missing scene, angst. Written for the Not Dead Yet challenge over at

Word Count: ~2,900
Rating: T
Characters: Sheppard and McKay
Warnings: None.
Spoilers: Since it's a missing scene for The Last Man, you can do the math.
A/N: It seems like The Last Man has inspired quite a few entries in this challenge lately... here's one more because, seriously, would it have killed John to say thanks? Thanks as always to Koschka for the beta.
Summary: Behind the cut since it is sort of spoilerish.
Yes, I am still working on the genficathon fic (it's growing more massive each day) but this little missing scene just hit me and it fit with the challenge, so I couldn't resist. I was also in the middle of another short ficlet for this challenge when I watched The Last Man, so you may see another flashfic link posted here soon!