A/N: I was kinda in a hurry to post the last part so I never put in any
notes. Many thankies to Tricia, who beta's and then I annoy her cos I
forget she has (my bad)
Anyway, many apologies to the peeps who're reading this (there are some of
you out there right? :) ) I haven't writen for quite some time, RL stuff is
getting in the way. I promise I'll try and update once I week, wether or
not I'll actually manage it is another question.
They were all still sitting as before, when Dr Warner quietly slipped into the room. As he walked around the bed to check the monitors, he could feel every single pair of eyes in the room focused on him. He checked the read outs and IV lines, sighing as he did so. He looked up to find Colonel O'Neill's deep brown eyes focused intently on him.
"Well?" He asked, voice full of hope, his arms tightening slightly around Cassie.
Warner sighed again, finding it difficult to stay detached, "It's been almost 30 hours now and there's no change.with head injuries like this, the longer she's unconscious.the less likely it is that she'll regain consciousness."
Everyone in the room visibly deflated at the news.
"I think we may have to prepare ourselves for the possibility that she won't wake up." Warner admitted glumly.
Jack's grip around Cassie tightened even further as she broke down, the fear of losing her mother a second time simply too much for her. Jack stroked her hair comfortingly, while addressing Warner over her shoulder,
"I think.we'll wait it out a little longer." He whispered.
Warner nodded, "If you need anything.or there's any change at all." He trailed off, leaving the room quickly.
Jack avoided making eye contact with any of his team members, his male bravado forceing him to try to hide the tears forming in his eyes.
He couldn't even be sure why he was crying, of course his heart was breaking for Cassie, her anguished sobs reminding him of all she'd endured in her short life. But a large part of why there were tears in his eyes was his own sense of loss. He kept thinking, 'What am I going to do wthout her? How will I cope?' and to be honest he had no idea. If only it hadn't taken for her to buried under a pile of rocks to make him see what was as clear as day now, she was far more than just 'the doc' to him.
Everyone had settled down again since Warner's visit, Cassie was now asleep in a chair next to Jack, he head resting comfortably against his shoulder.
His entire team was also asleep, and Jack could feel himself drifting off. It was then, when he was in the hazy perioad between consciosness and sleep that he saw it.
Janet's hand twitched. He blinked, unsure if his eyes were simply showing him what he wanted to see.
No, he was sure of it now, her hand moved. He stood up, careful not to wake Cassie as he did so.
"Janet?" He whispered, attracting attention from Teal'c who ceased his kel'no'reem at once. Jack turned to him, "Go get Warner."
Teal'c left the room immediately.
Jack then turned his attention back to Janet, "Janet, can you hear me?" He had instinctively took her hand and he felt it tighten around his own. "Thank god." He whispered quietly.
Teal'c returned with Warner in tow, and the Doctor quickly rushed to his collegues bedside. By now Sam, Jonas and Cassie were beginning to wake.
"Sir? What's going on Sam asked groggily.
"She squeezed my hand." Jack said, voice full of hope.
Sam was awake instantly, "Really?" she jumped up, as did Cassie, Jonas standing only moments later.
They all crowded around the bed, Jack allowing Cassie to take his place.
"Mom?" Cassie said, taking her hand, smiling when she felt her mother squeeze her hand. "She's squeezing my hand." She informed everyone. "Mom, can you open your eyes?"
There was a few seconds of silence in the room, the only sound that of the heart monitor.
Janet's eyes flickered open, squinting against the light, her eyes flickered around the room from face to face, her eyes resting on Cassie's face.
There was a collective sigh of relief.
"Oh mom, thank god you're awake." Cassie resisted the urge to hug her mother.
"Don't try to speak." Warner told her, "We had to intubate you."
She nodded.
"Do you feel up to taking it out?" Warner asked.
She nodded again.
"Ok." He moved behind her bed, taking the tube out in one swift movement.
She coughed, and Jack quickly held up a glass of water, guiding the straw to her mouth.
When she had drank enough, Cassie gently hugged her.
"I'm so glad you're ok."
Janet weakly lifted her arm around Cassie.
"I think we all share that sentiment." Sam said, laying a hand on Cassie's back.
"Yeah." Jack agreed, "You had us worried there doc."
"Sorry." She croaked, her lips curled at the edges in a tiny smile. Cassie moved back from her mom.
"Ah, don't worry about it.we're just glad you're ok." Jack smiled, laying a hand on her shoulder.
"We should let you get some rest." Sam said.
"Right." Jack agreed.
"Can I stay?" Cassie asked.
"Yeah." Janet said, taking her daughters hand.
"Ok, we'll let you rest." Sam said, heading out of the room, followed by the rest of her team.
Warner checked the readouts again, before turning to Janet, "You really do need to get some rest."
She nodded.
Warner left, leaving Cassie and Janet alone. Cassie hugged her mom again, as if trying to prove that she was actually real.
"Sweetie, it's ok, I'm not going anywhere." Janet croaked as held her daughter as best she could.
"Here." Cassie said as she gave her mom another drink of water, hearing how dry her throught was. "I'm sorry, I just.I was so worried."
"I'm so sorry I put you through that honey."
"It's not your fault. I'm just happy you're ok. Now you should sleep."
Janet nodded, "But so should you."
"I know mom." Cassie kissed her mother's forehead.
"Love you."
"Love you too sweetie."
Jack found himself back in the infirmary the next morning, finding himself unable to stay away. He quietly slipped into Janet's room, smiling when he saw Janet and Cassie were both asleep. Cassie sitting curled up on a chair. He crossed the room, sitting down at the far side. As he did so, his chair moved slightly and made a noise. He cursed under his breath as Janet stirred slightly, and then opened her eyes, turning to face him.
"Hey." She whispered.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to wake you.I should go." He replied, still whispering, trying not to ake Cassie as well.
"No, it's ok." She said as he moved to the chair next to her bed, making sure to do so quietly this time. "I wasn't really sleeping that well anyway.I could do with the company."
"You want me to go get Doc Warner? He could give you a sleeping pill." He suggested.
"No." She whispered. "I'll be ok."
He smiled at her determination, but the smile disappeared when he looked at her drips "Shouldn't all that stuff be knocking you out?" He asked, concerned.
"I wouldn't let him give me a sedative."
Jack frowned, "Why?"
"Because I don't like them."
"I don't like them either, but you don't give me a choice."
"Call it doctor's perogotive." She smiled a little.
Jack smiled, "Call it bribing your underling."
She laughed quietly, "I guess it's all a matter of perspective."
"Seriously though, you should take the knock out juice, you must be in pain." He changed the subject, his voice taking on a serious tone.
"I'll be ok."
He smiled at her determination.
Dr Warner choose that moment to enter the room, "Colonel.I didn't expect to see you here, you're not keeping my patient awake are you?"
"No, he's just keeping me company." Janet told him.
Cassie woke up at this point the noise of the conversation stirring her. "What time is it?" She asked groggily, stretching her legs out.
"Just gone 10 00." Jack told her.
"Umm.I'm gonna go get some breakfast." She said standing up. "You guys want anything?"
"No thanks." Jack answered.
"It's ok, but make sure you get something proper to eat, ok?"
"Yes mom." Cassie said in a typical teenager fashion as she left.
"You're a lot perkier than I expected, you seem very alert and together, but you'll really have to prepare yourself for the fact that this is going to be a long recovery. You where pretty badly injured." He paused, "Ok, and now the lectures over I'll leave you two in peace, I'll be back to check on you later." He said leaving.
Janet turne to face Jack, and after a short pause frowned, "Did he just call me perky?"
Jack laughed, "Yeah, I think he did."
There was a silence between them, until Janet awkwardly broke it.
"I.um.wanted to say thanks."
"For what?" Jack frowned.
"Back in that cave.you.I don't think I would have got through that if you weren't there."
"It's ok.I don't know what I'd have done if you hadn't made it through." He said, the words spilling out of his mouth before he realised what he was saying.
She laughed, "Probably gotten away with a lot more next time you're injured."
He laughed along with her half-heartedly, "Right."
Two weeks later, and Jack had settled into a routine of visiting Janet everyday, SG-1 only had one mission over that period, and Jack had found himself missing his daily visit. He also noticed that Teal'c kept looking at him oddly, and Jack knew he was just dying to say something to him.
Jack found himself looking forward to spending time with Janet, and he found more and more of his thoughts were turning to her. He just had no idea what to do about it.
They were all still sitting as before, when Dr Warner quietly slipped into the room. As he walked around the bed to check the monitors, he could feel every single pair of eyes in the room focused on him. He checked the read outs and IV lines, sighing as he did so. He looked up to find Colonel O'Neill's deep brown eyes focused intently on him.
"Well?" He asked, voice full of hope, his arms tightening slightly around Cassie.
Warner sighed again, finding it difficult to stay detached, "It's been almost 30 hours now and there's no change.with head injuries like this, the longer she's unconscious.the less likely it is that she'll regain consciousness."
Everyone in the room visibly deflated at the news.
"I think we may have to prepare ourselves for the possibility that she won't wake up." Warner admitted glumly.
Jack's grip around Cassie tightened even further as she broke down, the fear of losing her mother a second time simply too much for her. Jack stroked her hair comfortingly, while addressing Warner over her shoulder,
"I think.we'll wait it out a little longer." He whispered.
Warner nodded, "If you need anything.or there's any change at all." He trailed off, leaving the room quickly.
Jack avoided making eye contact with any of his team members, his male bravado forceing him to try to hide the tears forming in his eyes.
He couldn't even be sure why he was crying, of course his heart was breaking for Cassie, her anguished sobs reminding him of all she'd endured in her short life. But a large part of why there were tears in his eyes was his own sense of loss. He kept thinking, 'What am I going to do wthout her? How will I cope?' and to be honest he had no idea. If only it hadn't taken for her to buried under a pile of rocks to make him see what was as clear as day now, she was far more than just 'the doc' to him.
Everyone had settled down again since Warner's visit, Cassie was now asleep in a chair next to Jack, he head resting comfortably against his shoulder.
His entire team was also asleep, and Jack could feel himself drifting off. It was then, when he was in the hazy perioad between consciosness and sleep that he saw it.
Janet's hand twitched. He blinked, unsure if his eyes were simply showing him what he wanted to see.
No, he was sure of it now, her hand moved. He stood up, careful not to wake Cassie as he did so.
"Janet?" He whispered, attracting attention from Teal'c who ceased his kel'no'reem at once. Jack turned to him, "Go get Warner."
Teal'c left the room immediately.
Jack then turned his attention back to Janet, "Janet, can you hear me?" He had instinctively took her hand and he felt it tighten around his own. "Thank god." He whispered quietly.
Teal'c returned with Warner in tow, and the Doctor quickly rushed to his collegues bedside. By now Sam, Jonas and Cassie were beginning to wake.
"Sir? What's going on Sam asked groggily.
"She squeezed my hand." Jack said, voice full of hope.
Sam was awake instantly, "Really?" she jumped up, as did Cassie, Jonas standing only moments later.
They all crowded around the bed, Jack allowing Cassie to take his place.
"Mom?" Cassie said, taking her hand, smiling when she felt her mother squeeze her hand. "She's squeezing my hand." She informed everyone. "Mom, can you open your eyes?"
There was a few seconds of silence in the room, the only sound that of the heart monitor.
Janet's eyes flickered open, squinting against the light, her eyes flickered around the room from face to face, her eyes resting on Cassie's face.
There was a collective sigh of relief.
"Oh mom, thank god you're awake." Cassie resisted the urge to hug her mother.
"Don't try to speak." Warner told her, "We had to intubate you."
She nodded.
"Do you feel up to taking it out?" Warner asked.
She nodded again.
"Ok." He moved behind her bed, taking the tube out in one swift movement.
She coughed, and Jack quickly held up a glass of water, guiding the straw to her mouth.
When she had drank enough, Cassie gently hugged her.
"I'm so glad you're ok."
Janet weakly lifted her arm around Cassie.
"I think we all share that sentiment." Sam said, laying a hand on Cassie's back.
"Yeah." Jack agreed, "You had us worried there doc."
"Sorry." She croaked, her lips curled at the edges in a tiny smile. Cassie moved back from her mom.
"Ah, don't worry about it.we're just glad you're ok." Jack smiled, laying a hand on her shoulder.
"We should let you get some rest." Sam said.
"Right." Jack agreed.
"Can I stay?" Cassie asked.
"Yeah." Janet said, taking her daughters hand.
"Ok, we'll let you rest." Sam said, heading out of the room, followed by the rest of her team.
Warner checked the readouts again, before turning to Janet, "You really do need to get some rest."
She nodded.
Warner left, leaving Cassie and Janet alone. Cassie hugged her mom again, as if trying to prove that she was actually real.
"Sweetie, it's ok, I'm not going anywhere." Janet croaked as held her daughter as best she could.
"Here." Cassie said as she gave her mom another drink of water, hearing how dry her throught was. "I'm sorry, I just.I was so worried."
"I'm so sorry I put you through that honey."
"It's not your fault. I'm just happy you're ok. Now you should sleep."
Janet nodded, "But so should you."
"I know mom." Cassie kissed her mother's forehead.
"Love you."
"Love you too sweetie."
Jack found himself back in the infirmary the next morning, finding himself unable to stay away. He quietly slipped into Janet's room, smiling when he saw Janet and Cassie were both asleep. Cassie sitting curled up on a chair. He crossed the room, sitting down at the far side. As he did so, his chair moved slightly and made a noise. He cursed under his breath as Janet stirred slightly, and then opened her eyes, turning to face him.
"Hey." She whispered.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to wake you.I should go." He replied, still whispering, trying not to ake Cassie as well.
"No, it's ok." She said as he moved to the chair next to her bed, making sure to do so quietly this time. "I wasn't really sleeping that well anyway.I could do with the company."
"You want me to go get Doc Warner? He could give you a sleeping pill." He suggested.
"No." She whispered. "I'll be ok."
He smiled at her determination, but the smile disappeared when he looked at her drips "Shouldn't all that stuff be knocking you out?" He asked, concerned.
"I wouldn't let him give me a sedative."
Jack frowned, "Why?"
"Because I don't like them."
"I don't like them either, but you don't give me a choice."
"Call it doctor's perogotive." She smiled a little.
Jack smiled, "Call it bribing your underling."
She laughed quietly, "I guess it's all a matter of perspective."
"Seriously though, you should take the knock out juice, you must be in pain." He changed the subject, his voice taking on a serious tone.
"I'll be ok."
He smiled at her determination.
Dr Warner choose that moment to enter the room, "Colonel.I didn't expect to see you here, you're not keeping my patient awake are you?"
"No, he's just keeping me company." Janet told him.
Cassie woke up at this point the noise of the conversation stirring her. "What time is it?" She asked groggily, stretching her legs out.
"Just gone 10 00." Jack told her.
"Umm.I'm gonna go get some breakfast." She said standing up. "You guys want anything?"
"No thanks." Jack answered.
"It's ok, but make sure you get something proper to eat, ok?"
"Yes mom." Cassie said in a typical teenager fashion as she left.
"You're a lot perkier than I expected, you seem very alert and together, but you'll really have to prepare yourself for the fact that this is going to be a long recovery. You where pretty badly injured." He paused, "Ok, and now the lectures over I'll leave you two in peace, I'll be back to check on you later." He said leaving.
Janet turne to face Jack, and after a short pause frowned, "Did he just call me perky?"
Jack laughed, "Yeah, I think he did."
There was a silence between them, until Janet awkwardly broke it.
"I.um.wanted to say thanks."
"For what?" Jack frowned.
"Back in that cave.you.I don't think I would have got through that if you weren't there."
"It's ok.I don't know what I'd have done if you hadn't made it through." He said, the words spilling out of his mouth before he realised what he was saying.
She laughed, "Probably gotten away with a lot more next time you're injured."
He laughed along with her half-heartedly, "Right."
Two weeks later, and Jack had settled into a routine of visiting Janet everyday, SG-1 only had one mission over that period, and Jack had found himself missing his daily visit. He also noticed that Teal'c kept looking at him oddly, and Jack knew he was just dying to say something to him.
Jack found himself looking forward to spending time with Janet, and he found more and more of his thoughts were turning to her. He just had no idea what to do about it.