By My Side
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"You need to sleep, Sam."
"I'm okay." She squeezed his hand and shuffled closer to the infirmary bed.
"You've been sitting there for days."
"Jack..."
"The doc says I'll be fine. A little more rest and this damn, stubborn virus will be history."
"I'll sleep when you're home."
"Sam..."
"I was terrified, Jack. I was barely down the ramp before General Landry told us that you'd collapsed in a meeting with him."
"Sam..."
"I'm not leaving." Despite the worry and exhaustion, she was nothing less than determined. "And you know you'd do the same."
"Yeah," he sighed. "Yeah, I would."
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