A/N: It has been a while but I've been busy. Ben isn't going to be in this chapter but I promise that next one all will be revealed.
Chapter 2: Nightmares
Ben stayed on Sam's mind for a while. Who was he? She really felt like she knew him. But at the same time didn't. It was a weird feeling. He seemed nice but what if he was some freak? She feared their meeting in the next day but at the same time wanted it to come fast.
She was now in her lab working on some device she didn't even look at. She was just not there. She was just pretending she was focused on that gadget so no one would bother her. She had begun to use that technique a few weeks ago. It was when she first started to have the nightmares.
They were always the same one: SG-1 would go to a planet and they would get captured. They would get tortured and then the "bad guy" would kill Daniel and Teal'c right there in front of her. They would make her watch Jack get tortured and then they would say that she had to choose between living and letting Jack live. She would choose to let Jack live but they would just kill him in front of her. It was horrible. She hadn't had a full night of sleep in two weeks. She was a wreck and she knew it.
She wasn't the only one that knew it. The rest of SG-1 noticed that too. They tried to talk to her but she didn't want that.
- Hey there.
She looked up and saw Jack standing there looking at her.
- Hey sir.
- So whatch doing? – He asked with a cute smile on his face.
- Well sir, - she figured that if she started to tell him about the device he would leave.- I'm just testing this device brought back by SG-13 from P35-968. I'm running some tests to see if I can find out what it can do.
- So how is that coming along?
- Oh not so good. It does emit EM energy but not very powerful one and I can't determine exactly the source of those spikes I keep picking up.
- I'm sure you'll figure it out.
- Thanks you sir.
- You do know it would be easier if you had some sleep don't you?
- Sir?
- Come on Carter we have all noticed.
- I'm ok. - She stood up and started to walk around her lab.
- This is all because of P54-078 isn't it?
SG-1 had been captured and tortured on that planet and yes that was the main reason for the nightmares but not the only one. Sam feared loosing Jack but she didn't understand that. How could she lose something she didn't have? That was driving her crazy.
- Yes. – She decided to tell him that much.
- If you ever want to talk I'm here for you. Always ok?
- Yes sir. – she was looking at the floor and didn't dare to look at him.
- Carter I mean it. I have been tortured before and know what you're going through.
- I know but I'm ok. I really am.
- Well you don't look ok. Take the rest of the day off. Go home and get some sleep. That's an order.
- Yes sir.
He left her lab with concern in his eyes.
TBC
A/N: Hope you liked it.
