A/N: Sorry this chapter took me forever again. School has been keeping me
way to busy. Anyway, thanks to those of you who have reviewed. Enjoy this
chapter. I think there will only be one or two more. (
Chapter 7: The News
Sam's POV ~ One Week Later ~
I grinned at Daniel as we sat watching Jack and Shani in front of us, teasing and arguing about something that had happened earlier that afternoon. It was incredible how close those two had become in the last week. You could hardly tell that they'd only met a week before. I glanced around me at Jack's house where, so far Daniel and I had gathered for a BBQ. It looked more lived in than it had a week ago. Shani had definitely changed Jack's life. I turned my attention back to Jack and Shani, as they had stopped arguing and now Jack was asking Daniel something.
"So when's the Doc coming?"
"She said she'd get here around 6:30. She has to go pick up Cassie and she's bringing Teal'c," I hid a grin. Daniel seemed awfully sure about Janet's schedule.
"Well," Jack said, " it's almost six now so why don't we go outside and fire up the BBQ." I smiled as we all grabbed our drinks, and headed outside with Jack and Shani leading the way, talking and laughing as they went.
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Janet's POV ~ Same time, in Cheyenne Mountain ~
"Doctor?" I glanced up at the nurse as I signed off on a couple of orders.
"Yes?"
"Have you looked at the results from Shani's test's yet?" I groaned inwardly. Why did she have to ask me now? I'm late enough as it is.
"No, I haven't looked at them yet," I'd been meaning to, but the infirmary had been unusually busy lately. "If you have them on hand I'll take a look at them now before I leave."
As the nurse turned to go get them, Teal'c arrived. "Doctor Fraiser, should we not be leaving?"
"I'm sorry, Teal'c. Just give me a moment. I need to take a quick look at Shani's test results, "I explained, as the nurse handed them to me. I read through the results of her blood work. So far everything looked normal. I glanced through the rest of the results and then pulled out her chest x- ray. I felt my heart jump as I gazed at it. I felt Teal'c examining it from over my shoulder.
"Doctor Fraiser, what.?" Teal'c glanced at me questioningly.
I cut him off. "It's not good." I turned around to address the nurse. "Could you please phone Colonel O'Neill at home and ask him to bring Shani to the base right away." The nurse hurried off to do as I said, and I turned my attention back to the x-ray, wondering what to do.
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Jack's POV ~ Cheyenne Mountain, 20 minutes later ~
I glanced at Shani as we moved through the compound to the infirmary, with Daniel and Carter right behind us. I knew something had to be seriously wrong for the Doc to make us come back to the base so quickly. Mentally, I kicked myself. I should have seen this coming. Nothing was ever this easy in my life.
When we finally got to the infirmary the Doc motioned for Shani and me to sit. Then she turned hesitantly towards Carter and Daniel. "They can stay," I said, before she could ask them to leave. The Doc opened her mouth, no doubt to try and convince me otherwise. I stopped her by opening mine first. "They can stay," I stated firmly. I wanted them here especially if the Doc was going to give me bad news. My team was my family, whether they knew it or not. I wasn't about to ask them to leave. I let my eyes wander as everybody found a seat. For the first time I noticed Teal'c standing behind the Doc. I studied him, trying to find a hint about what we were about to hear. But as usual his face was void of all emotion. Nope, I decided, not going to get any hints from him.
The Doc cleared her throat. "As you know Colonel, we did quite a few tests on Shani when she arrived. But I didn't get a chance to look at the results until tonight. The blood work was all normal."
I interrupted her. "Could you get to the point?" All I wanted to know was why we had been dragged back to base.
"Sir, we found a mass in Shani's chest, " and that was all the doc said. She stood back, letting the news sink in.
I heard Daniel and Carter gasp, and then I heard Carter say something. I didn't hear what though, as all my attention was focused on the girl beside me. My daughter, who was now leaning on me, silently sobbing onto my shoulder.
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Chapter 7: The News
Sam's POV ~ One Week Later ~
I grinned at Daniel as we sat watching Jack and Shani in front of us, teasing and arguing about something that had happened earlier that afternoon. It was incredible how close those two had become in the last week. You could hardly tell that they'd only met a week before. I glanced around me at Jack's house where, so far Daniel and I had gathered for a BBQ. It looked more lived in than it had a week ago. Shani had definitely changed Jack's life. I turned my attention back to Jack and Shani, as they had stopped arguing and now Jack was asking Daniel something.
"So when's the Doc coming?"
"She said she'd get here around 6:30. She has to go pick up Cassie and she's bringing Teal'c," I hid a grin. Daniel seemed awfully sure about Janet's schedule.
"Well," Jack said, " it's almost six now so why don't we go outside and fire up the BBQ." I smiled as we all grabbed our drinks, and headed outside with Jack and Shani leading the way, talking and laughing as they went.
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Janet's POV ~ Same time, in Cheyenne Mountain ~
"Doctor?" I glanced up at the nurse as I signed off on a couple of orders.
"Yes?"
"Have you looked at the results from Shani's test's yet?" I groaned inwardly. Why did she have to ask me now? I'm late enough as it is.
"No, I haven't looked at them yet," I'd been meaning to, but the infirmary had been unusually busy lately. "If you have them on hand I'll take a look at them now before I leave."
As the nurse turned to go get them, Teal'c arrived. "Doctor Fraiser, should we not be leaving?"
"I'm sorry, Teal'c. Just give me a moment. I need to take a quick look at Shani's test results, "I explained, as the nurse handed them to me. I read through the results of her blood work. So far everything looked normal. I glanced through the rest of the results and then pulled out her chest x- ray. I felt my heart jump as I gazed at it. I felt Teal'c examining it from over my shoulder.
"Doctor Fraiser, what.?" Teal'c glanced at me questioningly.
I cut him off. "It's not good." I turned around to address the nurse. "Could you please phone Colonel O'Neill at home and ask him to bring Shani to the base right away." The nurse hurried off to do as I said, and I turned my attention back to the x-ray, wondering what to do.
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Jack's POV ~ Cheyenne Mountain, 20 minutes later ~
I glanced at Shani as we moved through the compound to the infirmary, with Daniel and Carter right behind us. I knew something had to be seriously wrong for the Doc to make us come back to the base so quickly. Mentally, I kicked myself. I should have seen this coming. Nothing was ever this easy in my life.
When we finally got to the infirmary the Doc motioned for Shani and me to sit. Then she turned hesitantly towards Carter and Daniel. "They can stay," I said, before she could ask them to leave. The Doc opened her mouth, no doubt to try and convince me otherwise. I stopped her by opening mine first. "They can stay," I stated firmly. I wanted them here especially if the Doc was going to give me bad news. My team was my family, whether they knew it or not. I wasn't about to ask them to leave. I let my eyes wander as everybody found a seat. For the first time I noticed Teal'c standing behind the Doc. I studied him, trying to find a hint about what we were about to hear. But as usual his face was void of all emotion. Nope, I decided, not going to get any hints from him.
The Doc cleared her throat. "As you know Colonel, we did quite a few tests on Shani when she arrived. But I didn't get a chance to look at the results until tonight. The blood work was all normal."
I interrupted her. "Could you get to the point?" All I wanted to know was why we had been dragged back to base.
"Sir, we found a mass in Shani's chest, " and that was all the doc said. She stood back, letting the news sink in.
I heard Daniel and Carter gasp, and then I heard Carter say something. I didn't hear what though, as all my attention was focused on the girl beside me. My daughter, who was now leaning on me, silently sobbing onto my shoulder.
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