It was almost three months later when Janet had finally settled in her new
home. She was now six months gone, and showing. Her new apartment was
small, two bedrooms, one bathroom, a small living area and a small kitchen,
but it would do her until she could bring herself to sell her old place in
Colorado. Janet had been apprehensive about going to the interviews that
she had arranged before she left, she knew it would be hard getting anyone
to take her on because of her pregnancy. Luckily, at her second interview,
one of the members of the interview panel was an old friend from med.
school, Joanne Shaw, who convinced the other panel members to take Janet
on, despite her condition. Her and Joanne had become close again now they
were working together. Her new job working, in the busy ER of ..... seemed
mundane compared to the SGC, no matter how manic it got. She missed her old
job, her friends, and her daughter. At least she would only have to deal
with the last one for another couple of weeks, Janet had arranged for
Cassie to fly down one weekend each month. The first day she arrived, Janet
decided to tell her the truth. Well, most of it. She told her that she was
pregnant, and that it wasn't planned, and that she didn't want the father
to know since he'd called what had happened a 'mistake'. Cassie had
understood, surprising Janet with her maturity, she decided that she wanted
to move down to Atlanta to be with her mom and the baby. Janet had insisted
that she complete the remainder of the school year at her current school,
and Cassie had agreed. She had also agreed not to say anything to anyone in
Colorado. What Janet did not tell Cassie was who the father of the baby
was, and Cassie was smart enough not to ask.
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Three months on in Colorado, Jack was still thinking about Janet all the time, he missed her, and it was obvious that Sam did too. He had tried many times to pry information from Cassie, he knew Sam had as well, but she refused to say anything except she had seen her mother and that she was fine. He also knew that she was being extremely smart. Sam had snooped through her stuff looking for any clue as to where Janet was, but there was nothing. Jack had even gone to the extremes of checking Janet's bank details after she had left, using the privileges he had as 2IC of the SGC, but she had closed her accounts. The next day Hammond had called him into his office and given him a lecture about breach of privacy etc. Jack barely listened, but he did hear the part Hammond added at the end,
"The point is Jack, she doesn't want to be found."
Jack had taken that in, and he had stopped looking, resigning himself to that fact, figuring that she would come back for Cassie when she was ready.
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Three months on in Colorado, Jack was still thinking about Janet all the time, he missed her, and it was obvious that Sam did too. He had tried many times to pry information from Cassie, he knew Sam had as well, but she refused to say anything except she had seen her mother and that she was fine. He also knew that she was being extremely smart. Sam had snooped through her stuff looking for any clue as to where Janet was, but there was nothing. Jack had even gone to the extremes of checking Janet's bank details after she had left, using the privileges he had as 2IC of the SGC, but she had closed her accounts. The next day Hammond had called him into his office and given him a lecture about breach of privacy etc. Jack barely listened, but he did hear the part Hammond added at the end,
"The point is Jack, she doesn't want to be found."
Jack had taken that in, and he had stopped looking, resigning himself to that fact, figuring that she would come back for Cassie when she was ready.