What on Earth - Chapter 4
Ok everyone, here is a very short chapter 4. Thanks for all the reviews. Will post the next chapter tomorrow night. Enjoy
Several hours later Sam awoke to the cries of her little girl. She opened her eyes just as Teal'c gingerly picked up the tiny baby and attempted to quieten her. Sam smiled at the picture of the large Jaffa, whose hands surrounded the small baby almost from head to toe, cradling her daughter.
Teal'c turned to the bed and saw that Sam was awake. "She is beautiful, Samantha… beautiful but very insistent on wishing her mother and not her uncle," he said warmly using her first name, something he only ever did when they were alone and had only started after the extra fifty years he'd had with his friends.
Sam giggled and sat up in the bed. She reached out for the baby while she began to remove one arm from her gown. Teal'c made sure his eyes were kept averted and, once the baby was settled at her mother's breast, he turned his back and faced the curtain.
Sam began feeding her little girl. She was going to have to come up with a name soon but everything had gotten on top of her and a name had been the least of her problems.
Both Sam and Teal'c remained quiet until the baby was coming to the end of her feed. "Teal'c, could you maybe go get Dr Lam? I think it's time I spoke to her."
"As you wish." Teal'c bowed to Sam in understanding then turned and left the curtained area. He made his way across the room to the small office at the other end, where he assumed he would find the young doctor. He knocked on the door and waited until it was opened.
"Yes, Teal'c? Is there a problem?" Carolyn asked, already reaching for her stethoscope on her bookshelf.
"Colonel Carter would like to speak with you."
"Oh… okay… Is everything alright?" Carolyn asked as she made her way out of the room, closely followed by Mitchell who'd been 'helping' her with filing. Well, okay, he'd been annoying her to get her to go to dinner with him. It was, after all, nearly 2130 and neither of them had eaten since before 1300.
Mitchell hung his head, realising that he wasn't going to win this one, and followed behind the others to check on Sam. Carolyn pulled the curtain back and looked towards Sam on the bed. She was burping her baby, who looked very content after her feed.
"How are you feeling, Colonel? Teal'c said you wanted to speak to me."
"I'm feeling okay, but I need you to do something for me."
"Of course."
"Did you take blood from her?" Sam asked, stroking the small face snuggled into her neck.
"No, not yet. There's nothing wrong with her, though."
Sam ignored the doctor's assessment, keen to get to the bottom of her problem. "I know, but there are some questions I have that can only be answered by a blood test."
"Okay… I can take blood now if you'd like?"
"Yeah… Can you check whether she has the protein marker?"
"Of course, but she's your child. The chances of her not having it are slim to none."
"I know, but just check, please." Sam held the baby up so Carolyn could take her.
Carolyn had turned from her before Sam plucked up her next bit of courage. "Carolyn, can you run a DNA test, too?" she asked quietly.
Three pairs of eyes immediately turned to face Sam, all displaying a range of emotions, mainly shock.
Carolyn cleared her throat. "What am I looking for, Colonel?" she asked, getting the distinct impression that her patient was not telling her everything.
Sam looked away. How could she put this? "I'm not sure but just check it. Run it against all Atlantis personnel. I know you have them on file." There was silence from the other people in the room, no one willing to say anything.
Carolyn thought that any conversation would be better with all the facts in front of her so merely nodded and turned again to leave. "Carolyn, run the female DNA and the male, please."
Carolyn moved away shaking her head. There was obviously more to this story than she'd ever imagined.
"Cam, can you go with her, make sure nothing happens to her?" Sam asked quietly as she watched Carolyn move across the room.
"Sure, Sam." Cam turned then turned back. "But when I get back you need to explain all this."
Sam nodded. "Teal'c, I can't tell this story over and over. Can you get Vala and Daniel and General Landry… and…"
"I will see if O'Neill has remained on the base, Samantha, and he will come if he is here," Teal'c said warmly but firmly.
Sam relaxed on the bed. She knew it might mean Teal'c dragging Jack here kicking and screaming but she needed to see him.
Teal'c left her and Sam watched as Carolyn laid the baby on a bed and took some blood. It was almost time, time to find out exactly what was going on.
AN: So I know again more questions but perhaps we can now see that Sam has no real answers either. Next chapter will be longer. It is always nice to hear what you think.
