When Sarah finally woke, there was no pain. In fact, she couldn't feel anything. It was hard to think, hard to focus on anything, everything was blurry. She was aware of a warm pressure by her side, at her hand. With supreme effort, she raised her head only to see a messy brunette one laying by her side, a hand in hers. Daniel must have fallen asleep there, he looked so exhausted. Then it returned to her. The procedure. She was surprised she was alive, there was so much pain. But she was. Or this was heaven. Gently taking her hand from his she strokes hair away from his eyes, pulling his glasses off his face and setting them beside the bed so they wouldn't get bent. The two of them had spent many a hour trying to fix bent glasses, she'd gotten rather good at it.
When she woke again, she felt...fine. Like nothing happened. She slowly sat up, looking around before looking down at her stomach, lifting the shirt. There was a thin red line where the incision had been made, but it looked healed. Slowly standing, she looked around again before stepping into the hallway. The only person there was Jacob.
"Have a seat." he said, pushing a chair out with his foot.
"Where is everyone...?" she asked softly, grabbing a piece of fruit from the bowl on the table as she sat, rolling it between her hands before putting it back, having no real appetite.
"They went to go try to get Danny to eat something. That boy has a knack for bringing out paternal instincts in people."
Sarah smiled knowingly and it was a long moment before she spoke. "What's going to happen when I go back?" she had to ask, had to know.
Jacob thought for a long moment. He didn't want to scare her, but he couldn't lie to her either. "Hammond's a good guy, and a great CO. He likes you. He's going to do everything he can to protect you from the people that would want to do you harm. In a few month's they'll have a new witches hunt. One thing about the SGC...these people are pratically cut off from the world, just like you were. They turn to each other for human contact and comfort. They're their own family and you've done your trial by fire already, you'll do fine." It was a fine line between the truth and the lies. Hammond would do everything he could to protect her, as would SG:1. That would go a long way to keep the NIS away from, her. He liked her, got to know her a little before SG:1 came to the Tokra base, she was a good kid.
They sat in companionable silence until they heard voices coming down the hall.
"Sam, I told you, I'm not hungry." Came Daniel's voice, almost with a whiney tone of that of a child complaining to his mother.
"Yeah Carter, why is Daniel the only one you're trying to take care of?" Came Jack's quip, trying to sound hurt.
"Because sir, Daniel actually knows how to show gratitude. Daniel knows how to appreciate a gesture. Daniel doesn't.."
"Hey hey hey!" Jack interjected, holding up his hands. "I surrender!" His relationship with Sam was questionable at best. It wasn't what he could say was perfectly conformed to regulations. Secrete looks, touches that lasted a moment to long...It was complicated and things were going to explode soon, one way or the other. But they weren't here to work out their relationship, they were here for Daniel.
Sarah stood when they headed into the room and Daniel was immediately by her side. "Hey...how do you feel? You had us worried for a while. I'm sorry, I didn't know it would be so.."
"It's alright." she said smiling a little, his caring touching. "I'm fine. I feel better than I have in a long time in fact. You didn't eat?" she said with amusement, forcing her face to be stern.
Daniel shot Sam a look who at least had the good graces to look sheepish and turned back to Sarah, changing the subject, "Are you tired?" she shook her head and Daniel shot a look to Jack.
"Weeell...." he said, hooking his thumbs in his belt loops and rocking back on his heels. "We might as well head back to Earth, I think we'll all rest easier back home."
Jacob nodded and stood, "Sounds like a plan. Sammie..?"
Sam just nodded and headed over to her father who stepped away from the group to say their goodbyes.
"I'll go get dressed," Sarah said, heading back to her room, Daniel just naturally following leaving Jack and Teal'c alone. Stepping into the small room she'd been staying in, she glanced back at Daniel as she moved to a stand with drawers. "We should talk...shouldn't we?" she asked softly, grabbing a soft knit sweater in the drawer and pulling the nightgown they put her in over her head.
"Sarah, I don't want to push you. But I need you to know that...that I care. A lot. When I saw you disappear...You were my best friend and someone I respect and.." he was cut off abruptly as she kissed him. For one, long, drawn out moment he fought to keep his hands off her bare skin before shaking hands pulled her closer with a soft groan.
She smiled into the kiss. He tasted sinful and she slowly ran her hands up his chest. My, my, my, her Daniel had filled out quite a bit in the last 5 years. "Daniel...you think to much," she whispered huskily. She was naked and she was working on making him join her in that state, her hands working on buttons and zippers, mouth and tongue busily at work at his lips, his cheeks, his neck.
Sarah gave him a small push and he landed back on the bed with a small bounce, his eyes wide behind his glasses. Slowly she stretched out on top of him. The others could wait.
An hour later they stood in front of the Stargate as it whooshed to life.
"Are you sure this is safe?" Sarah asked hesitently.
"Oh sure, youbetcha!" Jack said cheerfully. "Well...things HAVE been known to go wrong, the wormhole's been diverted, cut off, sent to other plane..." He was cut off as Carter elbowed him in the ribs. "It's safe." he quickly finished, eyeing his 2IC. Sam headed through first, followed by Teal'c. Jack just shot the two a knowing little grin before stepping through himself.
"It's safe...trust me...just close your eyes..." Daniel said with a soft smile. Sarah did as he requested and he took both her hands and stepping backwards, he lead her through the gate. She f
elt a cold dryness, like she was being freeze dried, then everything went still and she felt a cold dampness.
Opening her eyes she found herself in a large room filled with Military personnel with Dr. Janet Fraiser waiting for them at the end of a ramp. "Dr. Gardner? If you'll come with me we'll get some formalities out of the way." she said with a smile.
Sarah dropped Daniel's hands and headed out with the good Doctor.
"So...Dannyboy..." Jack said with a grin, propping his elbow up on the younger man's shoulder. "What was the hold up back there...?"
Sam rolled her eyes and headed out of the gate room with a muttering about men. Daniel shrugged off Jack's elbow with a smirk, "Now what kind of guy would I be if I kiss and told?"
"A popular one." Jack answered with a grin.
Daniel shook his head. It had been a long time since he felt this good. "I'm going to go see about getting Sarah some cloths and get her settled in..."
"Into YOUR quarters I presume?" Jack shot, his grin widening.
Daniel simply blushed and headed out.
When she woke again, she felt...fine. Like nothing happened. She slowly sat up, looking around before looking down at her stomach, lifting the shirt. There was a thin red line where the incision had been made, but it looked healed. Slowly standing, she looked around again before stepping into the hallway. The only person there was Jacob.
"Have a seat." he said, pushing a chair out with his foot.
"Where is everyone...?" she asked softly, grabbing a piece of fruit from the bowl on the table as she sat, rolling it between her hands before putting it back, having no real appetite.
"They went to go try to get Danny to eat something. That boy has a knack for bringing out paternal instincts in people."
Sarah smiled knowingly and it was a long moment before she spoke. "What's going to happen when I go back?" she had to ask, had to know.
Jacob thought for a long moment. He didn't want to scare her, but he couldn't lie to her either. "Hammond's a good guy, and a great CO. He likes you. He's going to do everything he can to protect you from the people that would want to do you harm. In a few month's they'll have a new witches hunt. One thing about the SGC...these people are pratically cut off from the world, just like you were. They turn to each other for human contact and comfort. They're their own family and you've done your trial by fire already, you'll do fine." It was a fine line between the truth and the lies. Hammond would do everything he could to protect her, as would SG:1. That would go a long way to keep the NIS away from, her. He liked her, got to know her a little before SG:1 came to the Tokra base, she was a good kid.
They sat in companionable silence until they heard voices coming down the hall.
"Sam, I told you, I'm not hungry." Came Daniel's voice, almost with a whiney tone of that of a child complaining to his mother.
"Yeah Carter, why is Daniel the only one you're trying to take care of?" Came Jack's quip, trying to sound hurt.
"Because sir, Daniel actually knows how to show gratitude. Daniel knows how to appreciate a gesture. Daniel doesn't.."
"Hey hey hey!" Jack interjected, holding up his hands. "I surrender!" His relationship with Sam was questionable at best. It wasn't what he could say was perfectly conformed to regulations. Secrete looks, touches that lasted a moment to long...It was complicated and things were going to explode soon, one way or the other. But they weren't here to work out their relationship, they were here for Daniel.
Sarah stood when they headed into the room and Daniel was immediately by her side. "Hey...how do you feel? You had us worried for a while. I'm sorry, I didn't know it would be so.."
"It's alright." she said smiling a little, his caring touching. "I'm fine. I feel better than I have in a long time in fact. You didn't eat?" she said with amusement, forcing her face to be stern.
Daniel shot Sam a look who at least had the good graces to look sheepish and turned back to Sarah, changing the subject, "Are you tired?" she shook her head and Daniel shot a look to Jack.
"Weeell...." he said, hooking his thumbs in his belt loops and rocking back on his heels. "We might as well head back to Earth, I think we'll all rest easier back home."
Jacob nodded and stood, "Sounds like a plan. Sammie..?"
Sam just nodded and headed over to her father who stepped away from the group to say their goodbyes.
"I'll go get dressed," Sarah said, heading back to her room, Daniel just naturally following leaving Jack and Teal'c alone. Stepping into the small room she'd been staying in, she glanced back at Daniel as she moved to a stand with drawers. "We should talk...shouldn't we?" she asked softly, grabbing a soft knit sweater in the drawer and pulling the nightgown they put her in over her head.
"Sarah, I don't want to push you. But I need you to know that...that I care. A lot. When I saw you disappear...You were my best friend and someone I respect and.." he was cut off abruptly as she kissed him. For one, long, drawn out moment he fought to keep his hands off her bare skin before shaking hands pulled her closer with a soft groan.
She smiled into the kiss. He tasted sinful and she slowly ran her hands up his chest. My, my, my, her Daniel had filled out quite a bit in the last 5 years. "Daniel...you think to much," she whispered huskily. She was naked and she was working on making him join her in that state, her hands working on buttons and zippers, mouth and tongue busily at work at his lips, his cheeks, his neck.
Sarah gave him a small push and he landed back on the bed with a small bounce, his eyes wide behind his glasses. Slowly she stretched out on top of him. The others could wait.
An hour later they stood in front of the Stargate as it whooshed to life.
"Are you sure this is safe?" Sarah asked hesitently.
"Oh sure, youbetcha!" Jack said cheerfully. "Well...things HAVE been known to go wrong, the wormhole's been diverted, cut off, sent to other plane..." He was cut off as Carter elbowed him in the ribs. "It's safe." he quickly finished, eyeing his 2IC. Sam headed through first, followed by Teal'c. Jack just shot the two a knowing little grin before stepping through himself.
"It's safe...trust me...just close your eyes..." Daniel said with a soft smile. Sarah did as he requested and he took both her hands and stepping backwards, he lead her through the gate. She f
elt a cold dryness, like she was being freeze dried, then everything went still and she felt a cold dampness.
Opening her eyes she found herself in a large room filled with Military personnel with Dr. Janet Fraiser waiting for them at the end of a ramp. "Dr. Gardner? If you'll come with me we'll get some formalities out of the way." she said with a smile.
Sarah dropped Daniel's hands and headed out with the good Doctor.
"So...Dannyboy..." Jack said with a grin, propping his elbow up on the younger man's shoulder. "What was the hold up back there...?"
Sam rolled her eyes and headed out of the gate room with a muttering about men. Daniel shrugged off Jack's elbow with a smirk, "Now what kind of guy would I be if I kiss and told?"
"A popular one." Jack answered with a grin.
Daniel shook his head. It had been a long time since he felt this good. "I'm going to go see about getting Sarah some cloths and get her settled in..."
"Into YOUR quarters I presume?" Jack shot, his grin widening.
Daniel simply blushed and headed out.