Chapter 7

Janet couldn't understand what was going on. All Sam's test came out negative, including a very detailed ultrasound. It showed nothing. Yet all of Sam's symptoms leaned toward pregnancy. She couldn't understand it. She never thought Sam would ever conceive a child especially with Jolinar's marker. She knew she had to contact the Tokra. They were the only ones that could hope to explain what was happening to Sam. Sam had awoken, and was resting in the infirmary.

Janet knew she needed to tell her friend she found nothing, even though her friend knew that her body was changing.

"Hey..." Janet said, as she can see Sam stirring in her bed.

"Hey..." Sam could barely get out. Her bought of nausea was taking over her. She looked around to see if Jack was lingering. But he wasn't . Janet told him he needed to get some rest, so he had left. She told him, she would get him once she had further news. Sam was glad. At that moment she just couldn't face him.

"Janet...please tell me you found something?" Sam said, hopeful.

"I'm sorry Sam...I've run every test, three times, including and internal ultrasound. There's nothing there. Nothing" Janet said, becoming quite worried for her friend.

"Janet, then what the hell is this?" Sam said. Now she was starting to worry. She had all the symptoms of a woman who was pregnant but yet, not one test could prove it.

"Listen, Sam, I'm not too proud to admit when I'm out of my league, and I think I am. I think we need to contact the Tokra" she said.

"Janet..the last thing I need is my dad wondering who got me pregnant" she said, knowing how judgmental her father would be, especially after learning she had spent months with Jack, trapped on another planet, with her memories erased. He wasn't a stupid man, and he would figure it out.

"Sam...it could be something else. What, I don't know, but you can't keep going on like this. I don't know what else to do at this point" Janet said, seriously dumbfounded as what could be wrong with Sam.

"Janet..please...I...I...I'd just like to go home..Please..." she begged her. "Maybe it is just a bug or something...Please...I don't think I can handle my father right now..not when all this is..." Sam could barely get the words out. Tears just flowed from her eyes.

Before Janet can respond, Jack was leaning up against the infirmary door. "Doc" he said.

Sam's breathe caught her in throat at the sound of his voice.

"Si..ii...r" she could barely get it out.

"Carter.." he said. She can tell that he was annoyed.

"How are you feeling?" he asked.

"I'm fine Sir...tired Sir...would just like to go home." She said.

"Sam...please, stop the show with me. I know you're not fine. I knew something was up at that god-fore-saken planet, but I just didn't want to admit it" he said with a paused moment.

Sam just looked at him. She couldn't say a word, and Janet knew it.

"Sir...all her test came back negative, including an ultrasound" Janet said.

Although good news to Jack, this is not what he was expecting.

Sam was stirring at this point. Her stomach was making all kinds of flips and turns, and now her emotions were about to win. She wanted to run out of there and keep running, and Janet knew it.

"Sir...I was just about to release her. She needs some rest" Janet said, hoping he would let her go.

"Fine..." he said. "I'll take her home". So not what Janet knew Sam could handle right now.

"I'm fine Sir" Sam said, as she came off the bed, to change and gather her things.

"I'll just have an airman take me home. You don't need to bother" Sam said, but her voice was so shaky, it was almost not audible.

"Sam, I'm taking you home and that's final" He said. He knew they needed to talk, and if this was the only way, then he had to do it.

She knew she couldn't argue with him when he got this way. Without another word, she headed to the bathroom to get dressed.

Janet knew how Sam felt.

"Jack...she's going through a lot right now...you sure forcing the issue at this time is a good idea?" she said.

"Janet listen...we've been needing to talk since we got back..and she's been avoiding it. Albeit we don't know what's wrong, and it may be nothing it may be something, but either way, we need to talk" He said.

Janet knew he was right, especially if this was a pregnancy.

"I'm going to try to get a hold of the Tokr'a. It will probably take a while to get someone here, but till then, what she needs right now is rest, and support" Janet said, grabbing his elbow, and hoping he got the point without really saying what she wanted to say.

Jack paused. They both looked at each other, and without saying a word, knew what was meant.

Sam had reached the bathroom. The bought of nausea and emotions took over, and she barely made it to the toilet. She flushed and walked over to the sink to rinse her mouth. She didn't know what to do. She had barely spoken to Jack upon their return from the planet. How was she now going to handle being alone with him in her home. Before she realized she had been in the bathroom a lot longer than normal.

"Carter... you o.k. in there?" Jack said knocking on the door. Sam froze. She stared in the mirror. She knew she had to get a hold of herself. She knew this is not how Major Samantha Carter would handle a situation.

"Snap out of Major Carter" she said to herself, while looking in the mirror. She rinsed her face with water, dried herself off, and walked towards the door. She had battled with the Goauld, been taken as a Tokra host. She could do this, or so she thought