TITLE: Healing Wounds

RATING: PG

CATEGORY: Romance, angst

PAIRING: Sam/Jack

SPOILERS: Hundred days

DISCLAIMER: Stargate SG-1 and its characters are the property of MGM, World Gekko Corp and Double Secret productions.

A/N: Feedback please! Means thoughts.

A dark figure quietly approached the infirmary bed. He watched her sleep. Reaching out for her hand nearest to him, he stroked inside her palm gently. She stirred. Opening her blue eyes she focused on one Colonel Jack O'Neill. She clasped his hand and gave it one quick squeeze before letting go.

"Colonel.." her voice was dry and sleepy.

"Hey Carter" he whispered, bringing the chair near the bed so he could sit.

"Sorry to wake you.. I.."

"I know...." Sam interrupted

"I am really sorry Sam" his chocolate brown eyes pleading for her to forgive him.

She could only nod, trying to hide her surprise at him using her first name and trying to keep her emotions in check at the same time.

"How are you feeling?" he asked, knowing it was a stupid question.

"I am okay, considering sir" she said, not letting him off the hook.

Colonel O'Neill bowed his head guiltily. He screwed up big time. She had worked so hard for 3 long months to get him home and he didn't even bother to thank her. Now she ends up in the infirmary after blacking out in her lab from stress and exhaustion. He had Daniel shouting at him for over half an hour telling him what Sam had done for him, while Teal'c stood by the door almost guarding it so there was no access to leave. Janet also chewed him out over Sam's health. Now it was killing him. He had to go see her even when Janet had strictly said to him he wasn't allowed to see her till she had some rest. He had hurt her so much.

"Umm..I better let you get back to sleep" before Janet finds out and gets her needles on to me he stood up and leant over to kiss her on the forehead.

"I know this doesn't mean much now, but thank you for bringing me home, Sam" I hope one day you can forgive me for being a complete ass He turned and left quickly before she could reply.

"Goodnight sir" she whispered to the empty room, as a tear trailed down her left cheek.

TBC