A/N- I know I haven't updated in over a week, but I had two major projects for school and I went out of town for Easter and my birthday. Anyways here is the next chapter. I hope you guys enjoy and I will try to update as soon as possible.
Samantha fell back into Jack, but his grip was tight on the ladder, so he ended up catching her.
"Sam! What happened? Are you okay?" Jack's questions were non-stop, but he was just worried.
Sam's back was now to the ladder and she had her arms wrapped tightly around his neck and her face buried deep in the crook of his neck.
"Sam?" his voice now a little calmer, but you could still detect the fear.
Sam whimpered to let him know she was listening.
"We have to keep going".
Jack decided that the only way he was going to get her to safety was if he climbed the rest of the way with her arms wrapped around him.
She might have been heavy, but Jack's mind was more focused on what was going to happen if they ran into the men holding the building hostage.
"We're almost to the top. Just hold tight."
Of course Sam took this as a literal statement and squeezed tighter. At this point she would have done anything he said.
Jack had reached the top of the ladder finally and pulled them both into the small shaft which was about shoulder width.
He squirmed and wiggled around so he was on his back and Sam was silently lying on his stomach with her head resting on his chest.
After resting in this position for a minute or two, Jack continued squirming his way through the ceiling shaft with Samantha on his stomach.
Jack's arms were outstretched in front of his head and he couldn't see where he was going as he pulled himself through the tiny space when they suddenly fell through the tight shaft and into the rectangular room below.
Jack let out a yelp as he hit the ground and Sam rolled off him a couple feet away.
Jack groaned and rolled over to Samantha's side.
"You alright?" He murmured as he looked around the room on his forearms. He didn't get an answer, but he could see her steady breathing as her chest rose and fell.
"We are in the break room… I'm willing to bet we can find a medical kit in here."
He slowly found the strength to pull himself to his feet. Pain was surging through his body, but he didn't seem to mind, for Sam safety was his goal.
Jack opened a couple of cabinets until he finally found a small white box with a red cross on it.
He pulled it out and brought it to Sam.
Jack picked her up and set her down on a table in the tiny room.
Opening up the kit he pulled out a roll of bandage and antiseptic to clean the wound.
He lifted up her shirt just enough so he could see the cut. Then he poured a little antiseptic on a cloth on the table and dabbed it across the cut skin.
Samantha cringed at the burning feeling.
"I know, but if we don't clean it, it could get infected." Said jack
Sam clenched her fists as Jack wrapped the bandage around her waist.
"Come on stay with me." Jack had finished with the bandage and started caressing her cheek.
"Jack". She said closing her eyes.
"Feel better?" he asked in a calm tone.
She nodded and sat up so her legs were dangling off the table and Jack was standing directly in front of her.
Jack leaned into the table with his hands on the table on either side of her. His face was centimeters away from hers and getting closer until they heard a bang and came back to the realization of the hostage situation.
Jack grabbed his gun from his holster and brought it to his ear while slowly side stepping to the door.
He looked back at Samantha. "Wait here"………
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