Thank you Sarai for beta'ing.

Chapter 3.

When Sam woke up sometime later she heard some faint beeping on the background. Even before she opened her eyes she knew where she was, she was in the infirmary. She tried to open her eyes a couple of times but was blinded by the light. She licked her now very dry lips in an attempt to make them less dry. When she was adjusted to the light she immediately felt the other presence in the room and looked towards him. She felt the small prickle at the back of the neck that told her who it was; he was always here for her. Here when anything threatened her life.

"Hey." Jack said; one hand propped under his chin, cosily sitting on the neighbouring bed. He stood up, coming closer to her but still keeping a professional distance.

"Jack." Her mind was still trying to wake up again. Jack raised his eyebrows, looked around but said nothing of it. Sam immediately knew that this wasn't her imagination anymore, this was the real Jack, and there were still boundaries between them.

"I'm sorry sir." She said in a way on trying to fix the mistake she just made. He flashed her a trademark O'Neill grin.

"Yes, well, a massive concussion will tend to disorient one." She smiled at this. Jack, no, the Colonel always tried to lift the mood and he'd do anything to see her smile again.

"How long was I out?" Sam saw him in doubt to answer the question.

"It's all relative Carter, that time space continuum thing." He said Carter, welcome back to the real world Sam thought. Sam sighed.

"Sir." He would give her the real answer, he always did.

"Four days." He said it with such a weight that she knew he had been sitting with her the whole time. In their language only a few words would be enough to understand each other. She remembered everything from the Prometheus again. The time she spend hallucinating on the ship looked way longer with everything that had happened

"Could have sworn it was weeks." Jack stayed quiet for a minute, picked up a chair and went to sit beside her. He would stay, even after four days. After a moment of uncomfortable silence Jack spoke again.

"Teal'c and Daniel say Hi. They're planning a little bit of a shindig for when you're up and around. There's talk of cake." He gave her another grin.

"Cake?"

"My idea." He said proudly. She smiled, closing her eyes tiredly.

"Can't wait." Another silence, this time a bit more comfortable. Jack relaxed in his chair.

"So you need anything? Magazine? Yo yo?" Sam snorted. Jack and his yo yo.

"I'm fine." She was back with him meaning she was mostly okay again. She needed him; a lot more than just friends.

"Yes you are." Sam closed her eyes again and heard Jack picking up a magazine or something like that. He would stay. Softly on the background Sam heard the song twinkle twinkle little star again. She sighed. The song meant so much to her. It meant that everything was going to be alright. She would get her love life and she would get it with Jack. Sam knew what she wanted and he was sitting right next to her.

Sometime later Sam was awake again and opened her eyes. Jack had fallen asleep in the chair next to her but the moment Janet saw Sam awake she walked towards them. She wheeled the obs cart to do some tests.

"How are you?"

"Except from the massive headache? Peachy. So when can I go?" Janet grunted. A member of SG1 in the infirmary always meant trouble.

"One more day, and after that I only want to see you do some easy work otherwise the headache won't go away." Sam nodded. "And I want someone with you at all times." She watched as her friend rolled her eyes. "You have a major concussion Sam. You need watching. The only reason I'm letting you home is because of the last time you were here." Several other patients jell-o had mysteriously gone missing. Janet blamed Sam. And Jack.

"Of course." She wouldn't tell Janet about the party the boys were planning for her.

"That also means no party just yet." Janet knew. "You'll do that later."

"How's Cassie doing?" Sam tried to change the subject.

"Good, she got her last grades again. All A's." Janet said with proud like only a mother could. Because of the sound Jack stirred and woke up again.

"Well, hello ladies." He looked at Sam, catching her eye meaningfully.

"So erm…" Janet said when she noticed she wasn't needed here, "I'm going to check on some others. Behave."

"As always." Jack answered innocently as Janet walked away. "So, you're getting out of here soon?"

"Tomorrow, you can come over if you want. Janet said I needed company." He looked at her. "The boys are welcome too." Sam added quickly.

"We'll be there. With cake."

TBC