The worst way to miss someone
"Get some rest, That's an order."
She looked over at Teal'c before leaning over and resting her head on his shoulder. Jack felt like someone had just punched him in the stomach. He knew why it was his shoulder she was leaning on; she needed him there for her, needed the comfort that him just being there could provide.
He wanted to hold her close, to give her that comfort. He couldn't protect her, he'd already failed her, he was determined not to think of the possibility of loosing her, of what happened to Alabran happening to her… He wanted to do all those things but he couldn't, he knew a part of him would die, but still he couldn't do anything.
He'd heard the saying "the worst way to miss someone is to be sitting next to them and know you can't have them". He'd never got this before, missing people he would never see again seemed more painful; but now looking into the beautiful face of the woman he loved, and seeing it wracked with pain, he finally got it. He knew he would only be able to watch if she 'melted' too. Looking into her face he missed her.
