This time she woke to soft whispers and a pressure on her waist along with two elbows digging into her chest. Slowly opening her eyes she found herself back in the bed she woke up in the first time along with two other intruders. There before her was the two younger children both cleaned up from their flour mess in the kitchen. The girl was sitting on her waist and leaning forward with a huge smile on her face, her still slightly wet blonde curls falling along her face. The boy was sitting next to them on her left in the open area of the bed, he also had a smile on his face.
"Hi mommy." The boy stated to her before kissing her cheek and cuddling up against her side. She didn't know what to say or how to react…
"Umm…hi." That's all she could think of but thankfully she was rescued when the door opened and there stood Jack with a glass of water in his hand.
"Alright you two munchkins, go help your brother clean up the kitchen while I check on mom." He ordered the two children who obediently listened, jumped off the bed, and ran out the door and down the stairs. Looking back to Sam he shut the door and walked up to her, sitting on the bed next to her.
"So how you feeling?" Jack asked handing her the glass as she sat up and leaned back against the head board.
"Confused." She replied softly before taking a sip and continuing. "Sir…I don't remember anything. I don't know what's going on, how I got here, how we got here, who those children are…well I know, but I at the same time I don't. I don't remember a thing." She felt ridiculous having absolutely no idea about the whole situation.
"Well we are at my cabin in Minnesota, we've been here for about a week now, and those children…are ours. Jacob, Nicolas, and Grace." Now he was getting confused and didn't know what she was talking about himself.
"I'm sorry sir, but I don't recall any of this ever happening." She shook her head placing the glass on the night stand beside her.
"You're Colonel Samantha Carter-O'Neill, you work at the SGC on base as a scientist, and I retired to stay at home with our kids. Jacob who is six, Nic who is five, and Grace who is three. We've been married for seven years. We got engaged and married all within a few months time after you were rescued from Fifth. What else is there to remember…" The last sentence came out softly from his lips.
"The last seven years of my life apparently…" She whispered to herself, which Jack obviously heard, as she stared at her intertwined fingers in her lap. None of this was right…it was all wrong, it shouldn't have happened like this. She should be able to remember, but she couldn't remember a thing not even her rescue seven years ago.
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She still had no clue as to what was going on, and she honestly didn't feel safe…around any of them, barely even Jack. Thinking about possibilities of how this happened or what was even going on she was suddenly interrupted when someone crawled right into her lap and snuggled up to her…Grace.
"I love you mommy." She told her softly before looking up at her expectantly waiting for her reply.
"I-I…I love you too, Grace." Sam knew she had to reply to this young girl or else she would clearly break her little heart if her 'mother' did not reply to her confession. But she felt awkward with…Grace. As if she didn't belong, as if none of them belonged here. But she also couldn't stop thinking of how nice it would be if all of this really did happen, how nice it would be if it all really was true, that this little girl now cuddled in her arms was hers…
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"I don't know what's going on in that mind of yours Sam…but if we need to get you back to the SGC and get you some help or something, we can do that you know. No problem." Slowly, testing the waters Jack slid into the bed next to her. He knew she had a rough day trying to figure everything out and wanted to make sure she was okay…
"What makes you think something is wrong with me? Just because I'm confused, have no idea what has happened for the past seven years of my life, suddenly have three children and a retired husband…what could possibly be wrong?" At first he thought she was being serious…but then she let the truth come out.
"Sam…" Immediately she cut him off with a wave of the hand.
"Sir…Jack…I'm sorry. I'm just confused and frustrated that I can't remember anything from the past seven years. I'll be fine, just give me some time." She muttered under her breath sinking into the bed, pulling the covers up tight.
'As if sleeping with your CO isn't awkward enough…wait husband, used to be CO. Ugh I give up.'
"Everything is going to be fine Samantha." She had never heard him say her full name before it…it sounded so, foreign and wrong yet so familiar. Glancing up at him she opened her mouth to say something but was suddenly cut off from his own mouth on hers.
At first she was shocked to say the least considering to her, he was still her CO. But then she started to melt into it…and when it got stronger she noticed how he was getting a little, aroused and rough. It started to scare her a little to be honest, it shouldn't be like this. Pulling back quickly, she turned her head away…but he merely followed by placing his lips along her neck.
"Sir…Jack, Jack please." She was practically beginning him by now and noticed him hesitate to pull away, but finally gave into her wishes and merely stared down at her.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have done that." He quickly told her before placing a small kiss on her forehead and lying down next to her pulling her close in his embrace. But just as she was fully in his arms he felt her tense up…
"What is it, what's wrong?" He leaned over to look her in the eyes.
"I-I…I'm sorry, but this feels…wrong. I can't remember anything and it's like it doesn't faze you at all. Like it's just another day to you…when this is all so new and confusing for me. It's not that easy to just suddenly adapt to all this sir." She stared up at him afraid of his response. But he had to understand how quickly he was pushing her and how hard this all was for her to take in.
"You're right, and I'm sorry too. You have nothing to be sorry for. I shouldn't be so calm and easy with all this. But to me the last seven years we've spent together you have been perfectly fine and fantastic…and now all of a sudden I'm supposed to believe you don't remember the last seven years? Just last night you were referring to the day Nic was born because of something he did." She could see the frustration and anger building up in Jack's eyes…
"Maybe we should go back to the SGC and figure out what's going on." She suggested knowing there had to be a reason for all this. He merely nodded in agreement before laying back down after shutting the lamp off next to him. Soon enough they were both fast asleep.
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AN: Chapter two installed! Just a warning I've noticed more and more as I go through this story how 'brief' I guess it is, but that's just how I write soo my bad for those it may annoy within time. I guess I've always found myself to be direct. But anyways with that thought in mind I hope you enjoyed this chapter as much as the ones who reviewed and liked the first! Thank you for those reviews also, I really appreciate it! :]
