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Jacob Carter's Last Wish
by Adelie King
Chapter One: Dying Request
General Jacob Carter was in the hospital expecting to die from cancer. He wouldn't let anyone see him especially his kids. General Hammond finally forced the issue and he finally agreed to let his daughter Captain Samantha Carter see him. Sam was due in an hour so that he could speak with Hammond alone.
"Is there anything else I can do for you Jacob?" George Hammond asked him.
Jacob answered, "Yes but I have to speak with Sam first. I'll call you after I've spoken with her." Hammond agreed and left his ICU room.
After an hour Sam showed up punctual as expected. She came into Jacob's room to his bed. "How are you doing dad?" Sam asked.
"Not too good kiddo." Jacob replied as he had difficulty breathing, "How are you?"
"Fine except that you're dying dad." She replied feeling emotional, "Then you not wanting to see me made it worse."
"Well George finally convinced me to submit." He told her and continued, "I wanted to make sure you're happy when I leave."
"I'll be fine dad. I'm happy with my career with my life. No woman could ask for anything greater than that." Sam said for assurance.
"Except a husband…" Jacob added silencing her struggling to talk, "You deserve that and have someone to care about and someone to care about you." He was hinting.
"You don't have to worry dad. When I meet the right man I'll marry I assure you." Sam promised him taking his hand in hers.
"That's what I wanted to speak with you about." He clarified and told her, "I want you married before I die."
Sam's eyes doubled in size and she became speechless a moment and reacted, "You want me married before you die. I don't think that's possible dad. I don't have any men that would marry me."
"Oh come on Sam…You have a full city of bucks that who would love to marry you." Jacob reminded her of her assets physically and mentally. He coughed and added, "There must be someone you are interested in that you would want to be with."
She knew she had to think fast to figure a way to get out of this dying request. Then it hit her all of a sudden and it might be way to get out of it. Sam finally spoke, "Well there is one man I could marry and strongly attracted too…" She gave this act of sadness to make what she was telling him believable, "But I don't think it's possible. We're in circumstances that would never allow us to marry." Sam explained hoping this would finally make him back off.
Jacob asked, "Well who is he Sam?" He took a breath and continued, "Who's the man you're so madly in love with?"
"You're not going to like it dad." Sam warned him in advance.
"Sam just tell me who he is." He said getting impatient with her.
She closed her eyes, took a deep breath and answered, "Its Colonel O'Neill dad." Sam sat waiting for his reaction hoping this would make him back off. "Now you see why the situation is impossible. I could go to jail. He can go to jail. Do you want me in jail after you die?" Sam stressed with him. Hopefully this would make him back off.
It didn't.
Jacob asked her directly, "Do you love him Sam?" Sam nodded looking at the floor acting heartbroken. He asked her, "Does he love you?"
She looked at him using her tears for him dying to convince him she was madly in love. Sam admitted, "We're both in love and we can never be together. Our jobs forbid it." She looked down and up and continued, "We're also afraid it would hinder our jobs on the battle field because our objectivity would be lost." Sam was very convincing, "You also can't stand him and the last thing you want is me married to someone you can't stand."
Jacob then remarked, "Well since I'm not going to be around anyway I see no problem with it." She looked like she just got shot and had to think fast to maneuver out of this one. Before she could argue he interrupted, "If he's the one you love and he feels the same and he is the one to make you happy…" He smiled at her, "Then I want you with him."
"But dad?" Sam argued, "You know we can't do that. You know the frat regs violations." She reminded him. "I can't marry him or I'll lose everything I worked for. Jack wouldn't want that and he would never consent to it." She stated a fact about Jack there.
"Is that the only thing standing in your way?" Jacob asked seriously, "The frat regulations?"
"Yes dad." Sam answered looking at the floor appearing sad but she was actually thinking what to say next.
"Then I see no reason why you shouldn't marry him." He concluded and coughed again, "I'm not dying just to leave my only daughter heartbroken." Jacob picked up the phone and dialed for Hammond.
"Dad what are you doing?" Sam asked him starting to feel her heart pounding so hard she could hear it in her head.
"I'm calling George." Jacob replied, "So he can call the President."
"Are you nuts?" She freaked out, "Do you know what that will do to us if they find out about our feelings?" Sam predicted, "Besides you know he's going to say no."
"Oh I'm sure he'll grant me one last dying wish." He predicted.
Her plan didn't work and now her CO was going to be dragged into something he knew nothing about. Sam began pacing panicking more and more. She heard the phone hang up and Jacob told her, "George doesn't see it being a problem. He thinks your marriage will be granted."
Sam was backed into a corner now and didn't know what to do. She had to act happy so she could get out of there, "I hope so dad…When will he know?"
"It'll be a few days. When the president allows you to marry I want to speak with Colonel O'Neill as soon as possible. He's sure to be very surprised."
She mutters to herself, "You got that right." Sam knew she was in a FUBAR situation. She requested, "Will you let me tell Jack first so he isn't taken off guard by the situation?"
"That's fine by me." Jacob agreed, "But don't do anything until we have the president's answer."
"Yes dad." Sam finally dragged herself out of the room and to the base a quick as possible. She was shaking as she got in her car. She immediately drove to Cheyenne Mountain hoping to catch Jack before anyone else so she could explain the situation.
