Chapter 9
At first Jack was worried Sam would want to spend time by herself; something Jack
really didn't want her to do. But she surprised him by suggesting they head up to
the cabin.
"Really." Jack said stopping dead in his tracks in the middle of the SGC hallway.
"You really want to go to the cabin?"
The pair were still on base awaiting their final medical clearance from Dr. Frasier.
Daniel's surgery the day before had been successful and he was going to be released
from the infirmary the next day.
Sam shot Jack a look of poorly veiled annoyance.
"If you would rather not go Colonel, I'm sure I can find some place else to visit."
Oh yeah- Sam was pissed. And the SGC was SO not the place to have this
conversation. Sharing a bed here two nights ago had been an aberration; the pair
had spent last night at Jacks.
"Major, I suggest we talk about this after the doc gives us a clean bill of health."
"Fine!" Sam said a little curter than she had wanted. They walked the remaining
100 meters in silence.
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"Hey Spacemonkey!" Jack greeted Daniel as he approached his bed. The intrepid
archaeologist had already conned the nurses into allowing him to bring in a laptop.
Daniel looked up from the computer with an irritated frown.
"Typing one-handed sucks Jack."
"I'm sure." Jack said with a grin.
Daniel closed his laptop with a click and motioned for Jack to take a seat. Janet had
already taken Sam across the room for her post-really bad mission-physical.
"So how are you guys doing?" Daniel asked giving Jack one of his patented
concerned looks.
Jack shrugged and began fiddling with a pen he had found in his shirt pocket. "Sam
wants to go to the cabin."
"Really?" Daniel said taken back. "Jack, has she ever been to the cabin?"
"Nope. Which is kind of funny really don't you think?"
"Maybe a little." Daniel said pausing. "So are you going to go?"
"I dunno." He paused as if considering the request for the first time. "Think we
should?"
"Yes. Absolutely." Daniel said with a nod. "Neither of you should be alone right
now."
"I dunno Daniel." Jack said standing up and walking around the bed. "Maybe I need
to give Sam some time by herself." He picked up a card from Daniel's bedside and
began reading it. From the SGC nurses.
"Sit Jack. You'll make me dizzy if you start one of your pacing shtiks."
"Pacing shtiks?" Jack said taking his seat again. Daniel just waved his right hand
awkwardly in the air in a you-know-what-I-mean sort of way.
"Did Sam say she wanted to go to the cabin alone or that she wanted both of you to
go to the cabin together?"
That was actually a good question. Jack paused to replay the conversation in his
head. "She asked if we could go to the cabin."
"Well there you go!" Daniel said triumphantly. "She wants you both up there
together."
Jack nodded still unsure. He went to playing with the clicking device on the pen.
"Tell you what Jack. Why don't you and Sam head on up there and if both you and
Sam want, I can come up and keep you company later in the week."
Jack smiled. He'd like that.
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"So how are you really doing Sam?" Janet asked sitting beside her friend on the
bed. Medically speaking Sam had fully recovered, although Janet was quick to note
that Sam had already managed to drop two pounds in the last 48 hours. That girl
could lose weight faster than anyone she knew! She'd have to keep an eye on that.
"I wish people would stop asking me that Jan." Sam said with a sigh.
"They are only asking because they care Sam."
"I know."
"Jack had another nightmare last night." Sam blurted out. As both of their doctors,
Sam knew she could tell Janet just about anything without worrying that it would
wind up in the SGC rumor mill.
Janet didn't need to ask what about. "Was it bad?" She asked concerned.
"Not as much as the first night." Sam paused as if wanting to say something more.
"But.." Janet began.
"How can I forget about what happened Janet, if Jack is right there beside me
screaming it out in Technicolor detail?!" Sam's eyes were beginning to pool with
unshed tears. Janet silently gave her friend a tissue.
"What about you Sam? Are you having nightmares?"
"No- not really" Sam laughed weakly. "Jack would accuse me of working my brain
too hard- but I can honestly force myself not to think about what happened Janet.
And I seem to be able to keep that restriction in place even when I sleep."
Janet picked up her friend's hand. "Sam, you know that's not healthy."
"I know." She said casting her eyes downward. "But I just don't want Jack to have
to carry any more guilt. It wasn't his fault Janet!"
"Who are you trying to convince Sam?" Janet said giving her friend's hand a slight
squeeze.
"I'm a Major in the United State's Air force and my commanding officer did
everything he could to insure the safely of his team." Sam said forcibly.
"But you aren't just a member of his team Sam."
"On an off-world assignment, I am."
"You were never just a member of his team and you know that. It's true neither you
nor Jack would ever do anything that would jeopardize the SGC or any member of
SG-1, but if ever there's ever a situation developing between just the two of you- Air
Force regulations go out the window. And you know it." Sam just nodded and blew
her nose.
"Let yourself feel Sam. Anger, pain, hurt- all are valid emotions that you need to
express. The Colonel is one of the strongest individuals I know. He'll be ok with
anything he hears."
Sam didn't quite believe Janet but realized there was some truth to what she was
saying. Sometimes it sucked being the smart one.
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tbc
At first Jack was worried Sam would want to spend time by herself; something Jack
really didn't want her to do. But she surprised him by suggesting they head up to
the cabin.
"Really." Jack said stopping dead in his tracks in the middle of the SGC hallway.
"You really want to go to the cabin?"
The pair were still on base awaiting their final medical clearance from Dr. Frasier.
Daniel's surgery the day before had been successful and he was going to be released
from the infirmary the next day.
Sam shot Jack a look of poorly veiled annoyance.
"If you would rather not go Colonel, I'm sure I can find some place else to visit."
Oh yeah- Sam was pissed. And the SGC was SO not the place to have this
conversation. Sharing a bed here two nights ago had been an aberration; the pair
had spent last night at Jacks.
"Major, I suggest we talk about this after the doc gives us a clean bill of health."
"Fine!" Sam said a little curter than she had wanted. They walked the remaining
100 meters in silence.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Hey Spacemonkey!" Jack greeted Daniel as he approached his bed. The intrepid
archaeologist had already conned the nurses into allowing him to bring in a laptop.
Daniel looked up from the computer with an irritated frown.
"Typing one-handed sucks Jack."
"I'm sure." Jack said with a grin.
Daniel closed his laptop with a click and motioned for Jack to take a seat. Janet had
already taken Sam across the room for her post-really bad mission-physical.
"So how are you guys doing?" Daniel asked giving Jack one of his patented
concerned looks.
Jack shrugged and began fiddling with a pen he had found in his shirt pocket. "Sam
wants to go to the cabin."
"Really?" Daniel said taken back. "Jack, has she ever been to the cabin?"
"Nope. Which is kind of funny really don't you think?"
"Maybe a little." Daniel said pausing. "So are you going to go?"
"I dunno." He paused as if considering the request for the first time. "Think we
should?"
"Yes. Absolutely." Daniel said with a nod. "Neither of you should be alone right
now."
"I dunno Daniel." Jack said standing up and walking around the bed. "Maybe I need
to give Sam some time by herself." He picked up a card from Daniel's bedside and
began reading it. From the SGC nurses.
"Sit Jack. You'll make me dizzy if you start one of your pacing shtiks."
"Pacing shtiks?" Jack said taking his seat again. Daniel just waved his right hand
awkwardly in the air in a you-know-what-I-mean sort of way.
"Did Sam say she wanted to go to the cabin alone or that she wanted both of you to
go to the cabin together?"
That was actually a good question. Jack paused to replay the conversation in his
head. "She asked if we could go to the cabin."
"Well there you go!" Daniel said triumphantly. "She wants you both up there
together."
Jack nodded still unsure. He went to playing with the clicking device on the pen.
"Tell you what Jack. Why don't you and Sam head on up there and if both you and
Sam want, I can come up and keep you company later in the week."
Jack smiled. He'd like that.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"So how are you really doing Sam?" Janet asked sitting beside her friend on the
bed. Medically speaking Sam had fully recovered, although Janet was quick to note
that Sam had already managed to drop two pounds in the last 48 hours. That girl
could lose weight faster than anyone she knew! She'd have to keep an eye on that.
"I wish people would stop asking me that Jan." Sam said with a sigh.
"They are only asking because they care Sam."
"I know."
"Jack had another nightmare last night." Sam blurted out. As both of their doctors,
Sam knew she could tell Janet just about anything without worrying that it would
wind up in the SGC rumor mill.
Janet didn't need to ask what about. "Was it bad?" She asked concerned.
"Not as much as the first night." Sam paused as if wanting to say something more.
"But.." Janet began.
"How can I forget about what happened Janet, if Jack is right there beside me
screaming it out in Technicolor detail?!" Sam's eyes were beginning to pool with
unshed tears. Janet silently gave her friend a tissue.
"What about you Sam? Are you having nightmares?"
"No- not really" Sam laughed weakly. "Jack would accuse me of working my brain
too hard- but I can honestly force myself not to think about what happened Janet.
And I seem to be able to keep that restriction in place even when I sleep."
Janet picked up her friend's hand. "Sam, you know that's not healthy."
"I know." She said casting her eyes downward. "But I just don't want Jack to have
to carry any more guilt. It wasn't his fault Janet!"
"Who are you trying to convince Sam?" Janet said giving her friend's hand a slight
squeeze.
"I'm a Major in the United State's Air force and my commanding officer did
everything he could to insure the safely of his team." Sam said forcibly.
"But you aren't just a member of his team Sam."
"On an off-world assignment, I am."
"You were never just a member of his team and you know that. It's true neither you
nor Jack would ever do anything that would jeopardize the SGC or any member of
SG-1, but if ever there's ever a situation developing between just the two of you- Air
Force regulations go out the window. And you know it." Sam just nodded and blew
her nose.
"Let yourself feel Sam. Anger, pain, hurt- all are valid emotions that you need to
express. The Colonel is one of the strongest individuals I know. He'll be ok with
anything he hears."
Sam didn't quite believe Janet but realized there was some truth to what she was
saying. Sometimes it sucked being the smart one.
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tbc