It took a little over two hours to free Sam and Daniel. Sam came free first, and sat by and watched while the rest of SG1 and Lonar's men worked to free Daniel. It occurred to Sam how natural it was to see Jack off world again. She'd missed it, that was for sure, being able to watch him in the field. She watched as the last bits of rubble were removed from Daniel. He looked relieved, but didn't move.

"Daniel?" Vala asked. "Are you hurt?"

Daniel rolled his eyes. "No." He said, voice laden with sarcasm.

Vala looked hurt. "I'm sorry." She said quietly.

Daniel sighed. "No, I'm sorry Vala. Yes, I am hurt. I still can't feel my legs."

Jack took charge. "Okay everyone, let's get back to the gate and get home."
"Already?" Lonar said. "But you've just arrived!"

"I'm sorry." Jack said. "But Daniel's hurt and I want Sam to get checked out just in case. We have to get home."

Lonar nodded. "Your duty is to your people."

"Yes it is." Jack said. "Can you give us a hand getting Daniel to the gate? I don't think he can walk."

Lonar agreed. "I will."

Jack turned to Sam. "Can you walk?"

Sam nodded, and tried to stand, but a sharp pain ripped through her chest. She sat back down. "Maybe not unaided." She said. "I think I've rebroken a few ribs."

Jack cringed. "Ouch." He wrapped his arm around Sam's waist and helped her get to her feet. "Let's go." Jack said, ordering everyone to move.

They arrived at the gate 15 minutes later, Sam still leaning on Jack.

"You okay?" He asked.

Sam nodded. "Bit sore, but probably not as bad as Daniel." She looked over at Daniel, who was being supported by Teal'c and Vala. About half way to the gate he'd regained feeling to his legs and insisted he could walk the rest of the way. However, as soon as Lonar's men had put him down he collapsed and Vala and Teal'c had ended up supporting him the rest of the way. Mitchell dialled Earth and transmitted his IDC.

"Let's go home people." He said.

Sam continued to lean on Jack, comforted by his presence, as they walked through the gate. They were met by General Landry, who, upon seeing Sam and Daniel, called for a medical team. Then he demanded to know what had happened.

"Oh, the usual." Jack said. "Hostile aliens, good guys, crumbling ruins collapsing on our team." He shrugged. "Normal stuff."

Everyone turned to stare at Jack. Sam bit back a laugh.

"Jack." General Landry said.

"We met some hostility, but they turned out to be friendly natives, but only after they tried to blow us up. That's how Daniel and Carter got injured. Half the outpost collapsed." Jack paused. "They got trapped. It took us a while to get them out."

The medical team arrived and loaded Daniel onto a stretcher. They were going to do the same with Sam, but Jack stopped them.

"I'll take her." He said. Then he turned to Sam. "That okay with you?"

She nodded in reply. Then with a nod to General Landry, Jack led Sam out of the gate room.

They entered the infirmary a little while later, and Dr Lam walked over to them. She directed Sam to a bed and began to check her over.

Jack took a seat in the corner of the infirmary, looking around. For a long time it had been Janet's place, but then, she was gone. Jack had spent a lot of time over the years recovering in the very same beds. He'd also spent a lot of time here waiting for other people to recover, whether that was Daniel, Teal'c or Sam. When he thought about it, it was mostly Sam. He'd spent so much time watching over her in the infirmary, always confident she'd wake up, that she'd get better. He wasn't overly worried now, Sam was still awake, and she wasn't injured badly. Jack knew it could've been worse. If Lonar had turned out hostile, they could all have been dead, or if the concrete had landed any other way Sam and Daniel could have been dead. Jack must have been tired, he didn't notice when he fell asleep. He did notice, however, when he jolted awake. He checked his watch. He'd been asleep for almost three hours. Sam was staring at him from where she was lying in an infirmary bed, a small smile on her face. Jack got up and walked over to her.

"Hey Carter, how's it going?"
"All right. Thank you sir." Sam replied. "Couple of broken ribs, but nothing more severe."

"Good." Jack said. "Good. When are you leaving?"

Sam shrugged. "Whenever. There's not much I can do but rest. Daniel will be here for a while though." She said.

Jack raised an eyebrow at the sleeping archaeologist. "What's wrong with him?"

"Broken leg, couple of broken ribs, massive concussion." Sam answered. "He'll be okay."

Jack stared intently down at Sam.

"What?" She asked.

"I forgot how often we used to run into danger off world. You get hurt a lot more often than I'd like." He paused. "Not that I'd like you getting hurt. Cause I don't. But… you know." He trailed off and Sam chuckled at him.

"I'm fine sir." She said. "Honest."

Jack nodded. "I know." He lowered his voice. "Wanna spend the night at my house?"

Sam smiled and laughed. "So you can take care of me?"

Jack grinned. "Oh yeah."