Chapter Twenty-one
Then Sam stood next to him as he started walking to the steps of the pool. When he got there, he put his hands on the railing and walked into the warm water. Once in, he walked around and turned to see Sam dive in and come up in front of him.
"How are you feeling now?"
"Good."
"Ok, let's walk around till your therapist arrives."
"Sounds good to me," so they walked around for ten minutes until Jack's therapist arrived.
"Morning Jack, Sam, sorry I was late, I see you're walking around, good."
He put his bag down and took of his track pants, shoes, socks and tee shirt then he dove in. When he surfaced, he was two meters from where they were.
"Ok, shall we begin?"
"Are you ready Jack?" Sam asked.
"Yep."
Over the next hour, Jack did a lot of different water exercises, including free style, breast stroke and back stoke. At the end, it tired Jack out, so they got out and Jack sat in the wheelchair while Sam went to have a quick shower and got dressed.
"Jack, you did really well today."
"Thanks, so when can I get out of here?"
"Well, if you come down here every morning and do the same exercises, I think by next week, how's your back?"
"Good."
"That's good; I do want you to start walking around to get strength back in your legs during the day."
"Ok, anything else?"
"If you do all of this, I'll come and check on you this time next week and if I'm pleased, I'll let the doctors know and you can go home."
"Thanks, if I'm bored, any chance for me to come back down here in the afternoon or evenings, it's just that I want to get back into shape, because I'll have to pass the Air Force fitness test when I get out of here?"
"Sure, so long as you don't over do it."
"Don't worry; I'll make sure he doesn't." Sam said walking up behind the guy, he turned around when Sam spoke, then turned back to Jack.
"Ok, well, you can return back to your room and I'll see you next week."
"Thanks." Then the guy left to go to the men's changing rooms.
"I heard everything Jack, so you might be home next week?" she passed him her bag and she walked around the back and pushed his wheelchair.
"Yep, I'll be looking forward to it."
"I bet you are," they both smiled.
"So are you going to tell me what you did last night?"
"When we get back to your room."
"Come on, tell me?"
"You looked cute when you were a baby."
"She didn't?"
"Yep, she did and the stories your parents told me about you, boy have I got some dirt, or shall I say mud, on you." Sam grinned when she heard him groan.
"Does Dad know?"
"Oh yeah, he was there laughing his head off and when I spoke to him private for a minutes, Selmak told me she'd never laughed so much in all her life as she did with the stories. I was told Daniel, Teal'c and Cassie would get a laugh out of them."
"I can't believe what she told you."
"Well now you know".
A few minutes later they returned back to Jack's room. Once they were inside and the door was closed behind them, Jack got up out of the wheelchair and walked over to the closet and opened it up.
"Jack, what are you up to now?"
"Getting a clean pair of shorts and tee shirt, then I'm going to go and have a shower."
"Ok, want me to come in and wash your back for ya?"
"Hmm, not a bad idea," he said smiling once he got his shorts and tee shirt.
"Ok, call me when you're ready."
"Ok, I will."