The moment Janet heard Walter's voice over the PA announcing the emergency medical code she was on her feet. Her medical mind dominated her thoughts as she put on her lab coat and walked out of her office. Exposure, contamination, radiation, all buzzed around in her head as she began compiling a list of treatments and actions to take once her patient arrived. Under the medical thoughts were Janet's soft whispers of concern, worry and fear. Which of her friends had been wounded? Jack? Daniel? Teal'c? Or worse had it been her lover? Was it Sam? The thought of it being Sam sent a spike of pain though her that felt like an electrical shock.

Just as she got to the door of the infirmary Daniel came around the corner of the bisecting hallway with her medics hot on his heels. He paused, his eyes going wide at the sight of her. It was Daniel. Daniel's her patient this time.

"No!" Daniel shouted as he shook his head. "No! Janet! Move! Get away from me!" There was panic, fear, and anger in Daniel's voice. Janet barely moved to step forward towards him when he yelled at her, "Janet get the hell out of the way!"

The look in his eyes made Janet move. Rather then going towards her friend she moved away from him. As a doctor, as Daniel's friend, moving away was painful and it showed in her eyes along with her confusion. Only when she was far enough away did he run past her and towards the decontamination room. The medics remained with him but the rest of SG1 and General Hammond stopped in the hallway just outside the door as she moved towards them again.

Sam saw the look in Janet's eyes and explained, "He could still be radioactive." Then she dropped her voice to a whisper and added, "The baby."

The baby! Janet's eyes went wide and her hand went to her stomach. Being pregnant was still such a new concept to her that she'd forgotten, and she'd reacted to the medical call without thinking or taking precautions. "What happened?" Janet asked, while berating herself for not thinking. Sam began to explain and as she did Janet's shock and dismay played out over her face. "Oh no."

"Doctor?" Hammond asked gently. It was bad if Janet let her professional mask slip away so easily.

She couldn't say it. This was Daniel, their Daniel. She couldn't say the words. Not about him.

"It was a lethal dose, Sir." Sam said softly.

Janet barked orders from the sidelines. She couldn't get anywhere near her friend until they were absolutely sure he wasn't radioactive, and even then she'd be caution and wear protective gear. The shock of nearly exposing herself and her unborn child would remain fresh in her mind now. She dealt with the unknown everyday and this just reminded her that she needed to be extra careful. Once Daniel was declared safe Janet was at his side, looking him over with her own critical eye, and it was breaking her heart.

"Janet." Daniel called weakly from his bed.

Looking up from his latest test results Janet smiled reassuringly as she moved closer so he could see her. "I'm here Daniel."

She hadn't left his side for more than twenty minutes since she was able to safely be with him. "You need to sleep."

"I will." Janet said as she carefully slipped her fingers around his.

He smiled one of his cutest little smiles at her. "You need to sleep." He repeated. "For the baby."

"Soon." She promised. She gave him a soft smile of her own as she brushed very gently at his hair. "You first."

Their eyes locked and he squeezed her fingers as best as he could. "I'm sorry." He said, his voice thick with tears. "I'm sorry I won't be here to meet her."

"Daniel." Janet whispered hoarsely. Her dark eyes began to burn with tears she wasn't sure she could fight back.

"She will be beautiful and brilliant." He told her. "Like her mothers."

All Janet could do was nod. The lump in her throat was too painful to speak around.

He squeezed her fingers again. "There is gift for her, in my apartment on the shelf in the closet. I couldn't help myself."

"Daniel I…"

He watched the tears roll down her cheeks. "Go get some sleep, Janet. I'm not going anywhere just yet. Please."

Leaning down she kissed his forehead. A tear feel onto his cheek and she brushed it away before finally doing as he asked. Janet kept her head down so no one could see her face as she went to her quarters. As the two senior ranking female officers she and Sam didn't have to bother with the barracks, they shared one of the larger private rooms. It had always been a blessing and as she practically threw herself into the room and the sanctuary of it's closed door, Janet was even more grateful. Her hormones were making it so much harder to keep her mask in place.

Jack was her friend, Teal'c was her friend, but Daniel was more than just a friend. Daniel was her brother. Sam could talk to Daniel, relate to Daniel and he to her, in ways that they wouldn't with the rest of the team. What would she do without him? Who would help her figure out why Janet was mad at her? Who would she commiserate with when Jack was bored and getting on their nerves? Who would make her laugh at the most inappropriate times by making a smartass remark to counter Jack's smartass remarks? Sitting in the observation booth Sam watched as Janet's nurses did their best to keep Daniel as comfortable as they could. They hadn't once looked in her direction but she still waited until their backs were to her before she'd reach up wipe angrily at her tears. Sam didn't need to take her gaze from Daniel to know when she walked in. She could feel her even before Janet put her hand on her shoulder.

"How are you feeling?" Sam asked softly.

"Better." Janet replied. "I slept for a little awhile."

Sam nodded. "I know. I sat with you for a bit." Janet squeezed her shoulder and Sam reached up to put her hand over her lover's. "How is he?"

"Sedated." Janet answered, her voice thick with emotion and her dark eyes shimmering with tears. "We're making him as comfortable as possible." Her voice cracked. "It's going to get worse, unbearably worse, and there's nothing I can do."

Sam turned to look up at her. "You're doing what you can, Janet. He knows that."

"None of the new stuff we got from Kos helped. I sent a message asking if they had anything there that could help. We haven't heard from them yet." Janet said sadly.

"We're still waiting to hear from the Tok'ra too." Sam said as she turned back to look down at Daniel. They were silent for a while before she finally gave in to some of her anger since she knew it was safe to do so with Janet there to anchor her. "It's not fair, Janet. He saved thousands if not millions of people and they won't even acknowledge it. Rather than calling him a hero they're using him as a scapegoat. It's just not fair!"

Janet squeezed Sam's shoulder again before letting her hand slid to Sam's back where she rubbed circles. "I know it's not Sam. I agree. But the people who know him, who love him, we know, and we'll remember what he did was heroic."

The team took turns sitting with him and Janet barely left his side. If it weren't for the pregnancy she wouldn't have left the room at all. She watched as Jack, Teal'c, and even General Hammond came in to say their goodbyes, to tell Daniel what he meant to them. When the General's voice cracked while calling Daniel son for the last time she had to turn away to hide her own tears. When Sam came in to tell Daniel just want he meant to her Janet looked up just as Sam was asking why they never said it out loud before. She heard her wonder what kind of world forced them to conceal the best parts of themselves. When Janet looked up Sam was looking at her, and for a moment she thought Sam was going to blow their secret. She could see it in Sam's eyes; it was on the tip of the blonde's tongue, but then Jacob rushed in with the rest of the team.

They lay wrapped in each other's arms, Janet's head resting on Sam's chest, but neither was asleep. They were lost in thoughts, memories, and emotions that seemed to numerous to shift through. Daniel had ascended. He made the choice to leave them, to move on to a high plane of existence, to begin a new journey. They should be happy for him, and maybe after the anger and grief faded they would be. For all intents and purpose he was dead, gone to them forever, and it had been his choice to go, to leave them all behind. Jack had tried to sooth hurt feelings by reminding them that Daniel had always been the one to remind them all of their humanity, and that maybe he could do the same for the Ascended Ancients. Sam was finding it hard to care about Ancients or the Langarans, and honestly after having to tell Cassandra her Uncle Daniel was dead Sam secretly hoped the Langrans would blow themselves to hell with their top-secret naquadria bomb. She'd feel guilt for that later because Daniel had sacrificed himself for the bastards, but for now Sam clung to her anger.

Janet went with SG1 to Daniel's apartment to help pack it up. They talked and shared stories about their friend, their brother. It was the closest thing they got to a memorial service. In a moment of quiet Janet took Sam's hand and led her into Daniel's bedroom.

"Janet?" Sam asked, puzzled as she watched Janet go to Daniel's closest.

Janet stood on her tiptoes as she looked for what Daniel had told her was there. A soft sad smile pulled at her lips as she pulled the gift box printed with tiny pink baby feet down and then placed it on the bed. "He told me it was here."

Sam smiled a small but genuine smile as she stepped over to stand beside Janet. "He was so happy when he told us."

"I'm glad it had been him." Janet admitted. She dropped her voice to almost a whisper as she said, "He knew about us, you know."

"I know." Sam replied. She reached out and rubbed Janet's back and after a moment she said, "Open it."

"Now?" Janet replied as she looked up at Sam. "It's so early, Sam. I mean if we hadn't been told the moment it happened we wouldn't even know I was pregnant just yet."

"We can wait." Sam said easily. "If that's what you want."

Janet thought about it for a moment and then reached out and began taking the top off the box. The sound of Sam's soft laugh warmed the cold she'd been feeling inside. Pushing the tissue paper out of the way Janet reached for the contents of the box.

The first item was a beautiful leather bound baby book that looked like one of Daniel's leather field journals. Inside was a note in Daniel's handwriting, 'Since I don't know her name yet I'll have it added after she's born. D.' On the first page he'd written, after leaving room for a first name, 'Life is an incredible adventure. It's rarely easy but always worth it because sometimes the most remarkable things happen, like you. So let the adventure begin.'

Not caring that Jack, Teal'c and Hammond were in the other room Janet turned into Sam's embrace while clutching the book to her chest. Sam held her tightly for several seconds before reaching for the last item, a pink blanket. It was the softest thing Sam had ever felt and in one of the corners the Gate symbol for Earth, for home, was stitched into it. Sam rubbed her thumb over the familiar glyph and let her tears fall.