Disclaimer: The song 'Best in me' by Blue doesn't belong to me I just borrowed it for this chapter.
"Hey Jacob, how's she doing?" Jack asked as he entered the infirmary carrying a stereo to find him sitting at Sam's bedside holding Connor in his arms.
"Not that good, they just had to put her on full life support" Jacob said
"Oh...can I" Jack said
"Sure" Jacob replied
Jack pulled a chair up beside him and sat down "about earlier" he said
"Forget it" Jacob replied
"No, I mean, I guess, I know she wouldn't want things left like we left them, so all I'm trying to say is I never meant anything what I said about you or the Tok'ra" he said taking a long pause "OK maybe about the Tok'ra as a whole I did, but you and hey what the hell Selmac to, you guys are different and I would like it if we could put all that stuff behind us, I mean we are almost family" Jack said
"Can't do that Jack" Jacob said
"Why not?" Jack asked
"Because we are family, his family and I made a promise to keep it that way" Jacob replied
"OK, so we're good then?" Jack asked
"Are you putting that on?" Jacob asked
"Yeah, I thought I might, Frasier said she might be able to hear it" Jack answered hopefully but part of him wondered if she hadn't just said that to get him to relax a little or something like that
"Listen I'll come back later so you can be on your own for a bit" Jacob replied standing up to leave the room
"Leave Connor with me" Jack requested
"Are you sure, I can take him if you want?" Jacob replied
"No it's fine" he said
The room fell silent once Jacob left the only sounds that could be heard where the noises from the machines in the room keeping the body of Samantha Carter alive. It creeped Jack out more and more every time he saw her or any other member of his team or the SGC in such a lifeless state. Only this time Dr Frasier couldn't help only sit and wait, that's all they could do and it gave him a terrible sense of deja vu.
"Connor what do you say we try and find some music?" he said picking the stereo up from the table next to his chair with his spare hand and resting it on his knee
"OK lets see what we've got here"
It didn't take him long to find something that was suitable for the current situation it wasn't exactly what either him or Sam liked but it was music all the same something quiet, which she might be able to hear and that was the point of it.
For the moment I met you
I just knew that you'd be mine
You touched my hand
And I knew that this was gonna be our time
I don't ever wanna loose this feeling
I don't wanna spend a moment apart
"Sam come one, you can fight this thing, Connor's here with me, he misses you, if this is all because you don't wanna marry me you could have said you didn't have to do this, right now I don't care I'd rather have you back here the same Carter I've always known, this place has changed enough as it is"
'cause you bring out the best in me
Like know one else can do
That's why I'm by your side
And that's why I love you
"I'll make a deal with you, you wake up whenever your ready and when your better I promise you can shoot as much of that techno babble scientist stuff as you want at me, I mean I don't understand ninety nine percent of what you say most of the time but hey I'll try to learn it"
Every day that I'm here with you
I know that it feels right
I just got to be near you
Every day and every night
And you know that we belong together
It just had to be you and me
Dr Fraiser entered the room and pulled a chair up beside him he hadn't seen her come in she had already spoke to Jacob Carter about what had to be done. Now she had to deal with Jack O'Neill and it wasn't going to be an easy task "Sir" she said
'cause you bring out the best in me
Like know one else can do
That's why I'm by your side
And that's why I love you
He glanced over at her, he'd seen the look on her face to many times before and it wasn't good
"Hey Doc, any change?" he asked hoping for the right answer and not the one he was more and more use to getting
"No" she replied her voice wavering a little as she spoke "it's time to let her go Sir, we've do all we can she's only been kept alive by machines now" she continued
A silence fell upon the pair the only thing drowning out the sound of the machines in the room was the music still playing on the stereo
And you know that we belong together
It just had to be you and me
'cause you bring out the best in me
Like know one else can do
That's why I'm by your side
That was the one thing he didn't want to hear he'd been in this situation to many times before, most of which involved Sam, Daniel's life depended on him the last time he was here and look how well that turned out, although the more he thought about it, it wasn't that bad for Daniel anyway and in any case he'd be back just as soon as Oma and the other 'glowing balls of light' got sick of him.
'cause you bring out the best in me
Like know one else can do
That's why I'm by your side
"Give her a bit longer" he said but actually it was him that needed more time, he knew what he had to do as much as he hated the idea he just wasn't ready to give up on her yet, he wasn't ready to say goodbye.
"Whenever your ready" Dr Frasier replied getting up to exit the room
"Thanks Doc" he replied quietly as she approached the door he didn't say anything more than that but she understood what he meant.
'cause you bring out the best in me
Like know one else can do
That's why I'm by your side
And that's why I love you
The song finished and he turned off the radio his thoughts drifted back to Daniel for a moment if only he would ascend his 'little glowing butt' back here for a minute he could help out. He tried to ascend him once so why not her she was way smarter than him and would understand all that 'open your mind to new possibilities crap he had the pleasure of listening to once.
He pulled himself together again, Connor was still wide-awake, he seemed to like the lights and sounds around him "what do you think?" Jack asked almost searching for approval for his actions from his son "I mean I can pretty much guess what your Mom would say about all this, but if I did what she needs me to do, believe me if there was another way I'd try and find it, but could you handle having your old man around all the time?" he continued
He placed his hand around hers it was cold and lifeless "Sam I'm giving you what you want ok, don't worry about Connor I'll make sure he's just fine, all you've got to do is let go, that's your finale order so follow it please and oh yeah, just in case I never pointed this out before you know being who I am and all, it was more than an honour to serve with you and be a part of your life, I'll make sure this place remember you and Daniel for a long time yet, as for Connor, I'll teach him everything he needs to know about you, you have my word on that " he said
Dr Frasier entered the room again follow by Jacob Carter "Doc" he paused for a second to take a final look at her before turning his attention back to where she stood "if Jacob agrees" was all he could say, he knew that this was hard for him to but he should have the right to choose her fate more than him, she was his daughter after all and knowing Jacob he probably thought he was doing the best for all by letting him have the choice of when, but he couldn't do it.
She looked over at Jacob he said nothing just gave a gentle nod of his head
Jack placed the stereo on a nearby table before standing up and quietly leaving the room with Connor he knew all to well what was to come and he wasn't just going to stand around and wait again. As he walked down the corridor an all too familiar sound could be heard from the room behind him.
