Chapter 10
The next day she return back to work for three days then she went to the egg bank to give them her eggs since she got phone call that morning, letting her know that three women were interested in her eggs and they only had one left. Sam gives them five of her eggs.
Then she left to go and see Sara since she spoke to Jack on the phone before leaving, he told her that she still hasn't visit him. When she pulled up in the driveway, she got out wand walk up to the front door and knock on it. When the doors open
"Hi" Sam said
"Sam, right"
"Yes"
"Hi, come on in" Sam walk in and look around the house before following Sara into the kitchen
"Coffee"
"No thanks, I'm fine"
"So what can I do for you?"
"I talk to your husband his morning, he is worried… that you and the boys haven't been down to see him since we been back"
"I don't want the boys to see him while he is in hospital"
"Why?"
"I had a air force major from the base around and told me that Jack was in serous condition and the best bet if I don't take the boys to see him"
"What?" Sam was shock
"Who was the Major?"
"Major Stevenson from the Peterson air force base, why?"
"Let me sort that problem out, as for the major he is fine, he want to come home but the doctors won't let him go, not for few days. When I spoke to him on the phone he sounded down and depress, I think seeing you and the boys will change his mood"
"You think so?"
"Yes so where are the boys?"
"Out back and sleeping"
"Well want a hand to put them in the truck" she said grinning
"Yes thank you" Sam help Sara put the boys into the tuck then she left to do some shopping while Sara took the boys to see their father.
Later that night she received a message from Jack, he thank her for talking to Sara, which made her smile, knowing he is in a better mood.
The next morning she went to Peterson air force base to find out what was going on and talk to the major. After she gotten every thing sorted out, she left to go to the academy for the day.
Week later Jack was realist from the hospital and was on three-week sick leave, so he spent much time as he could with his young family. While on leave, Sam and the black ops team had two missions, where Sam saved the team yet again.
When Jack sick leave was up, he heard that Sam went to Washington to receive her metal but didn't know what it was. So he caught a transport to Washington in the morning so he could be there to see her received her award.
When he walk in to the hall, he look around for her and the team, he couldn't find the team but he found her. He look at her in her dress blues, the way she smile, he knew is shouldn't be happening, but he was starting to fall in love with her even though he is married to Sara. He walked over to her and the general who she was talking to, then he remembers him from the last time they were there.
"Carter, General" Sam turn and smile
"Sir, what are you doing here?"
"I heard about the award you will be getting, so since it my last day of sick leave I decided to come and be here for it… where the guys?"
"Don't know, they said that they would be here for it"
"Oh, well any way I'm here"
"Thank you sir… Major O'Neill this is General Hammond"
"Sir"
"Major, the captain here told me she saved your life" they shook hands
"Yes she did, she one hell of a solider and she can kick ass" making Sam blush
"I bet she can, it looks like the ceremony is about to begin"
They turn and look up in the small stage to see the chief of staff there
"Thank you all for coming here today, you all know about the attempt on Parisian base and the missing missiles. Thanks to one courageous solider, who risk her life and wounded teammates to destroy the weapons that would have been used to destroy the base. And which this solider, she and her team help rescue some missing American scientists and both her and a major cover them while their team take the prisoners to the waiting helicopter, in the end the captain and Major was left behind. The major was wondered so the captain found the missing missile and blew them up while she got her wounded team member away from the building and headed to the boarder. She even manages to knock two planes out in the process and she was able to get her wounded teammates to the board and to the other side. So with out further a do, Captain Carter please come up here"
Sam smiled and walked up the steps and stood at attention and saluted which he did in return
"Captain Carter it has been an honor and private to give you the 'combat readiness metal, air metal, defense meritorious service metal' 'armed forces expeditionary metal' and the 'metal of honor'"
He pins each metal on to Sam chest and put the metal of honor ribbon around her neck as every one-clap and applause to what Sam received. Once done he spoke again
"And it has given me the honor and privilege to promote Captain Carter to Major Carter" Sam was shock with the news, then her pins were change.
"And we forgot to add one metal from the last time Major Carter was here and that is her Purple Heart, sorry it was later"
"Better late than never sir" Cause few chuckles from the air force personal.
Once that was pin on to her she stood at attention and saluted which he did in return
"Dismiss major and congratulation"
"Thank you sir" then Sam walk back down the steps.
"Major Carter is the only female air force officer in the untied stare history to received two metal of honor and reach the rank of major at the age of twenty three. The way she is going, she might be taking over my job," he said giving her a wink and every one chuckle.
"Major O'Neill please step ford" Jack was shock and he walk up the platform.
"Major O'Neill with what you and Major Carter has done to saved the lives of the prisoners and your team mates it been honor and private to give you're the 'air metal and purple heart"
"Thank you sir" Once pin on him
"And a promotion to lieutenant colonel"
"Sweet" he said smiling
"Please raised your right hand and repeat after me"
Jack said every thing that the general said, once swain in and his oak leaves change, he stood at attention and saluted which the general did in return. Every one applauded to what Jack got. Then afterwards they mingle for a bit.
"You know Sam the way you are going, you going to running out of room on your uniform"
"Gee thanks sir" They mingle for an hour before leaving since they got a flight back to Colorado Springs they notice that their team mates weren't on the flight which they were worried about so Sam walk up to the cockpit to talk to the pilots.
"Hi guys, is there a change for me to talk to Peterson ground control"
"Major sorry you can't"
"Listen to me, my team mates aren't on this plane, like they should have, I just want to get a message to my commanding officer so he can find out what happen to them"
"What do you mean missing?"
"They were on this plane with me when we left for Washington, and we went in separate cars to the award ceremony, they didn't show up, the only thing I can think of they been kidnap"
"What, well then ok" then he contacted ground control. Then they pass head set to Sam
"Thanks"
"Captain Carter this is general west what is the problem"
"Sir it major Carter now"
"Sorry congratulation, what seam to be the problem Major"
"Sir my team didn't show up at the awards this morning and they are not on the plane either"
"Copy that, what can you tell me?"
"We all went into three vans, we all were drop off out side the hall, we went in and that was the last time I saw them sir"
"Ok, I'll get some one to look in to it, who is with you from your team?" Sam smile
"Colonel O'Neill sir"
"Did you say Colonel O'Neill"
"Yes sir"
"Well… ok thanks for letting me know, talk to you and the colonel soon as you land"
"Thank you sir, Carter out" then she took head seats off and passes them back
"Thanks"
"Your welcome Major" then Sam walk back to her seat which was next to Jack
"The general going to look in to it and he wants to talk to us when we return"
"Ok" They talk till their plane landed, once they walk off the plane, general west was waiting for them
"Sir" Sam said they saluted which the general did in return.
"I've spoke to couple of people I know who was at the awards, they saw the team go in then left five minutes later"
"Any idea why they did that sir?"
"One said some thing about beer and across the road"
"Why would they go to a bar when they were suppose to be and the ceremony?"
"I don't know major but they did arrived at Andrew just as your plane was taking off"
"So what going to happen to them?"
"They will be leaving in an hour to return back here and I'm personally going to find out what was going on… Major, colonel I'm sorry for what your team members did today"
"It not your fault sir" Sam said
"I know... you two go home and get some rest and congratulation"
"Yes sir, thank you sir" they saluted before walking away to their cars
"Night Carter"
"Night sir enjoy your weekend"
"Will do" then they got into their cars and left to go to their homes.
Five hours later General west was waiting for the rest of the team to arrive and he yelled at them for what they did and he giving them cleaning duty around Peterson for sixty days before dismissing them.
Sam had a quiet relaxing weekend at home doing her gardening and lawns.
On Monday morning she return back to work for two weeks then she received a letter, stating that she was being sent over seas to the gulf war over in Iraq and Kuwait as a pilot and she was due to leave in two days.
The next day while she was at the egg clinic, she told them that she was going away for few months and didn't know when she was returning, they all under stood.
She even called Jack to let him know and asked to check on her house while she was away which he said he would. Sam got every thing sorted out before she left.
The next morning Sam walk up onto a plane with other personal that were also leaving for the gulf war leaving family and friends behind. Few minutes later they were airborne and heading to who knows where.