TITLE: Tears
AUTHOR: caz
EMAIL: caz_gobby@hotmail.com
SPOILERS: Meridian is the main one but it relates to a lot other episodes as well.
SEASON/ SEQUEL: It's set kinda a few months after meridian so.
RATING: PG (to be on the safe side)
SUMMARY: Sam is suffering from an illness that threatens everything.
AUTHOR'S NOTES: .
Jack opened the door of his apartment and flicked on the light. He was so tired. It had been long day and the mental exhaustion was almost overpowering. He took off his jacket and hung it on the banister before dragging himself up stairs. He sat down on the bed and kicked his shoes off. He couldn't face sleep and so he picked up one of his 'Angler's Monthly' and settled down to read an article on carp. Within moments, however, his eyes had closed and he had slipped into a deep sleep.
**********
Meanwhile, back at the complex, the atmosphere was one of tension and sorrow.
"I'm sorry sir, but there's still no change." Janet and General Hammond stood outside of the room that Sam had been moved into for more privacy.
"Would it be alright if I go in and sit with her for a while?"
"Of course. Although she's in a coma, she may well still be able to hear everything that is going on around her." Janet looked through the door way at Sam and then turned away. "Excuse me sir." She hurried down the corridor as tears rolled down her cheek. Hammond walked into the room and stood looking helplessly at Sam.
"I don't know whether you can hear me or not but Doctor Fraser assures me that there is every possibility that you can. There has been no word from the Tok'ra about your father but I'm sure that they are doing all they can." He looked down at his feet and the room fell silent apart from the bleeping of the heart monitor.
"I don't know what to say. I..." Hammond closed his eyes and sighed deeply. "You are a highly valued member of the programme and especially of your team. You have a brilliant mind and the place won't be the same without you." The words gushed out of Hammond, he stood quietly for a few minutes and then leant over and kissed her on the forehead. "I'll miss you Sam." A tear rolled down his cheek and he walked out of the room.
**********
Jack turned in his sleep, he was dreaming, or rather, remembering. The first time he had met Sam she was a hard assed feminist and he knew from that instant that she was going to be trouble. "Just because my reproductive organs are on the inside." She was as sharp as a tack and nothing had changed. He rolled over as he remembered the time that they were stuck in an icy cavern. She had looked after him, putting a splint on his broken leg. God that was painful! He remembered all the times she had confused her with all that scientific babble. He admired her for it though. He remembered that time when he got to outsmart her, and Daniel too! Well that time loop was good for something... more than one thing actually. He smiled as he remembered the kiss. Suddenly something shot through him, an immense pain. Sam. Cancer. Sam. Dying. Sam would never know that kiss.
**********
Janet checked the drip next to Sam's bed, she was following her usual routine but she paused to look at Sam.
"Why can't I save you?" Janet whispered as she held Sam's hand. "What is the point in all that medical training when all I can do is sit and watch someone I love die?" Janet screwed up her eyes to stop herself from crying and tried to swallow the lump that had formed in her throat. "It's not fair. First Daniel, now you. I can't do this anymore. You are so self-less and generous. You don't deserve this!" Tears rolled down her face as she held Sam's hand tightly. Suddenly she felt a hand on her shoulder. She looked round. It was Teal'c. He had hardly left Sam's side. Janet started to stammer. "I... I was... I was just... I..." She just collapsed into tears, all attempts at professionalism had failed. Teal'c, moved by pity, put his arm around her.
"She's so special and I never told her!" cried Janet.
"I am sure Major Carter was aware of your feelings." Teal'c attempted to comfort Janet as he held her in his arms.
"I'll miss her so much!"
"As will I."
AUTHOR: caz
EMAIL: caz_gobby@hotmail.com
SPOILERS: Meridian is the main one but it relates to a lot other episodes as well.
SEASON/ SEQUEL: It's set kinda a few months after meridian so.
RATING: PG (to be on the safe side)
SUMMARY: Sam is suffering from an illness that threatens everything.
AUTHOR'S NOTES: .
Jack opened the door of his apartment and flicked on the light. He was so tired. It had been long day and the mental exhaustion was almost overpowering. He took off his jacket and hung it on the banister before dragging himself up stairs. He sat down on the bed and kicked his shoes off. He couldn't face sleep and so he picked up one of his 'Angler's Monthly' and settled down to read an article on carp. Within moments, however, his eyes had closed and he had slipped into a deep sleep.
**********
Meanwhile, back at the complex, the atmosphere was one of tension and sorrow.
"I'm sorry sir, but there's still no change." Janet and General Hammond stood outside of the room that Sam had been moved into for more privacy.
"Would it be alright if I go in and sit with her for a while?"
"Of course. Although she's in a coma, she may well still be able to hear everything that is going on around her." Janet looked through the door way at Sam and then turned away. "Excuse me sir." She hurried down the corridor as tears rolled down her cheek. Hammond walked into the room and stood looking helplessly at Sam.
"I don't know whether you can hear me or not but Doctor Fraser assures me that there is every possibility that you can. There has been no word from the Tok'ra about your father but I'm sure that they are doing all they can." He looked down at his feet and the room fell silent apart from the bleeping of the heart monitor.
"I don't know what to say. I..." Hammond closed his eyes and sighed deeply. "You are a highly valued member of the programme and especially of your team. You have a brilliant mind and the place won't be the same without you." The words gushed out of Hammond, he stood quietly for a few minutes and then leant over and kissed her on the forehead. "I'll miss you Sam." A tear rolled down his cheek and he walked out of the room.
**********
Jack turned in his sleep, he was dreaming, or rather, remembering. The first time he had met Sam she was a hard assed feminist and he knew from that instant that she was going to be trouble. "Just because my reproductive organs are on the inside." She was as sharp as a tack and nothing had changed. He rolled over as he remembered the time that they were stuck in an icy cavern. She had looked after him, putting a splint on his broken leg. God that was painful! He remembered all the times she had confused her with all that scientific babble. He admired her for it though. He remembered that time when he got to outsmart her, and Daniel too! Well that time loop was good for something... more than one thing actually. He smiled as he remembered the kiss. Suddenly something shot through him, an immense pain. Sam. Cancer. Sam. Dying. Sam would never know that kiss.
**********
Janet checked the drip next to Sam's bed, she was following her usual routine but she paused to look at Sam.
"Why can't I save you?" Janet whispered as she held Sam's hand. "What is the point in all that medical training when all I can do is sit and watch someone I love die?" Janet screwed up her eyes to stop herself from crying and tried to swallow the lump that had formed in her throat. "It's not fair. First Daniel, now you. I can't do this anymore. You are so self-less and generous. You don't deserve this!" Tears rolled down her face as she held Sam's hand tightly. Suddenly she felt a hand on her shoulder. She looked round. It was Teal'c. He had hardly left Sam's side. Janet started to stammer. "I... I was... I was just... I..." She just collapsed into tears, all attempts at professionalism had failed. Teal'c, moved by pity, put his arm around her.
"She's so special and I never told her!" cried Janet.
"I am sure Major Carter was aware of your feelings." Teal'c attempted to comfort Janet as he held her in his arms.
"I'll miss her so much!"
"As will I."