Wishing for the Rewind

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"Please let me remind you Jack, you are treading on dangerous ground" General Hammond said in a low tone. Jack nodded as he laid his head on the table.

"I know sir" he replied still in shock of what had happened. He couldn't believe he had punched Carter. The one person he truly cared about.

"Care to explain to me why you punched Major Carter?" Jack raised his head and opened his hands

"I really don't know sir, one minute I was staring at the gate, the next I saw her falling backwards" He replied rubbing his face

"And you don't remember anything else?" Jack opened and closed his mouth

"No sir, I don't" Hammond looked at him for a long moment.

"When Dr Frasier is done with Major Carter, I want you to get a full check up, in case she missed something when you came back from P3 815." Jack nodded slowly. He prayed he did have something, prayed with all his might that he had some sort of alien in him making him act the way he did. Even though it didn't excuse the fact he was way out of line, he just wanted to make sure he didn't punch Carter because he just did.

"Yes Sir" Jack replied standing up. Hammond watched him go

"Jack" O'Neill stopped but didn't speak "You are very close to a court marshal" Jack swallowed hard.

"I know sir" He said before he walked out the door. Jack walked down the hall towards the infirmary. He was getting quite a few stares from fellow soldiers but just ignored them. Soon enough he reached the infirmary door. Placing a hand on it he stopped.

'Here goes everything' he said as he pushed it opened and walked through…

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"Ouch!" Carter bit back her words as Janet pressed gently on her now bruised face.

"Sorry, you have a lot of swelling" Janet said as she pressed on her face again

"Ouch!" Sam reeled back again. Janet stopped for a moment. Sam sighed "It's bad isn't it?" She asked not really wanting to know the answer.

"I'm afraid to say that you'll have a very black eye for a few days. You're lucky Colonel O'Neill didn't break your nose, it's fractured pretty badly and will be hard to breathe from for at least a day. If you feel a little dizzy make sure you tell me straight away" Carter took a breath in and held it. She could sense Janet had something she didn't want to say but held it in. Sam looked at her and their eyes met

"Nothing was found in his last check up?" She asked hoping there was. Janet shook her head

"No, but I can assure you I'm going to do another full check over after I'm finished with you" She said stepping back and placing a light in Sam's eyes.

"Thank you" Carter smiled weakly. Janet saw her sadness.

"I'm sure he didn't mean it Sam, I'm sure there is some off world explanation that cause him to hit you" Carter sighed

"I know Janet, I just…" Just then they heard a noise from behind them, they both looked to see Jack standing there with his hands in his pockets, looking a little withdrawn.

"Colonel O'Neill? Are you ready for another exam?" Janet walked over to him while Carter did her shirt up. Jack could see the dark bruising and the black eye on her face. It hit him hard when he thought that he had done that to her. He always told himself that if anyone touched her like that, that he would not hesitate to deal with them in a second but how do you deal with that someone, when that someone is you?

"Yeah, ah Janet can I just have a moment alone with Carter? Please?" Janet looked back at Sam who nodded slowly

"Sure, I'll be just outside" She said before she left them alone. Jack waited until she was gone before he thought about what to say. Carter felt the awkward silence between them as she slid of the table and proceeded to put her boots on. Jack noticed a bruise on her arm as well, noting she must have gotten it when she had fallen. Jack felt his heart drop.

"How are you feeling?" he asked not sure what else to say. Carter didn't look at him

"A little sore but Janet said it would ease in a few days" Jack swallowed as she put her coat on.

"I'm sorry, Carter. Truly sorry" Jack noted a difference in her facial expression as she looked up at him.

"I would really like to accept your apology Sir but until we find out the real reason why you hit me… I just can't, I'm sorry" It hit him hard but he knew she was right, knew that if he hit her out of his own frustration she had no right to accept his apology. And he wouldn't want her too. Jack nodded slowly

"I know, you're right just like you always are" he tried a smile but she didn't give it back to him.

"I have to go sir" she said pushing past him. But he grabbed her arm. She turned and looked him. His voice dropped to a quiet tone

"I am so sorry Sam, if I could rewind…" He started but she interrupted him

"You can't keep wishing for the rewind Sir. Trying to make the past go away doesn't make the present any easier to deal with" She said pulling from his grip. Jack watched her go, watched as she walked away from him. He prayed that he had something in him because if he didn't, this would make it a whole lot harder for him. Jack turned as Janet walked back in and they started another check over. All the while he couldn't stop thinking about Sam and what she had said

'You can't keep wishing for the rewind…' Jack knew she was right, she always was but in this instant he may not be able to wish for the rewind, but he could always try.

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A/N

Hello all

Hope you liked it

Let me know what you thought and if you want more

I just want to say that this will go down for Jack and Sam before it goes up...

Thanks for reading everyone!

P.S. please note I'm only up to season 4 so i'm still getting used to names and Characters. Tring my best to keep them in character as much as possible :)