Author's Notes:- Thanks to Stonedtoad for betaing.

TWO WEEKS

Hammond

Two weeks.

Two weeks have passed since the death of Dr Jackson's wife and he's coming back to work today.

To be honest I feel he should take more time but Jack told me if they stay off anymore he's going to go crazy so today they're coming back to start work.

SG1 doesn't have a mission scheduled for at least another week and once we see how Dr Jackson manages in the base over the next few days I'll decide whether or not it should be pushed back.

I remember the day I lost my own wife the emptiness that filled me was at least held at bay slightly by my children and granddaughters but Dr Jackson, Daniel doesn't have that.

Kasuf had to stay on Abydos after the funeral; Daniel and Jack stayed for a few days but from what Jack told me when they returned Dr Jackson demanded to leave.

After the obligatory medical they left the base and until the phone call last night I heard nothing.

I will admit that I have a soft spot for the members of SG1 and like every member of this base I dreamed that we would find and save Dr Jackson's wife. It was a dream we knew was very possible to attain unlike destroying the Gould completely.

Jolinar being removed from Major Carter, the repair of Thor's Hammer and Machello's little landmines gave us that ability, unfortunately Teal'c had no choice but to fire.

Daniel Jackson's abilities and skills are needed within the SGC and I would loathe to lose him from the program. However only time will tell whether he can stay where everything reminds him of what he's just lost.

Two weeks.

From this moment we're in limbo waiting whether or not we're going to lose him from the programme.

SAM

Two weeks.

It's been two weeks since Daniel's life imploded.

He spent the few days after the funeral on Abydos and since they returned he's been hiding in the Colonel's house.

Any time I called the Colonel told me Daniel was doing okay but not to come over. I wanted to see him, I wanted to help but I guess no one can really help him more than Jack can right now. The General told me Daniel's due back to work today so I made sure I bought some of his favourite cookies.

I'm worried now that he'll leave, for good. From what I heard Daniel demanded to leave Abydos after only a few days when he and Kasuf had some sort of argument. We need Daniel in the SGC, SG1 need Daniel to function as a unit and I need Daniel as my friend. He inspires ideas in me I normally never would come up with; we've bounced off each other from the moment we met and if he leaves the programme we'll all suffer.

The worst thing is I'm trying to think up reasons to give him to stay when the only person that truly mattered to him is now gone.

As much as I want to see him I'm really worried that when I do he'll be saying goodbye and I don't know how I'll cope if he does that.

JACK

Two weeks.

It's now two weeks since Sha're died and Daniel basically turned into a basket case.

Okay, that's not fair but he's not acting very rationally at the moment.

I have no idea what he and Kasuf argued about but I was sitting with one of Sha're's aunts being fed again, I'm telling you I haven't eaten so much in years, when Daniel appeared and demanded we go back to Earth.

I managed to talk to Kasuf as Daniel packed his stuff who told me that patience was required just now but wouldn't tell me why they'd been arguing. When we got back to the base we went through the medical where Daniel said nothing unless Janet asked him a direct question before we were released.

I don't think I've had a full nights sleep since we got back and the worst thing is I'm not the one with insomnia.

Daniel wanders around the house constantly, picking things up putting them down occasionally putting on the TV and channel hopping before bouncing back up and walking around again.

To be honest he's driving me nuts.

Carter keeps calling to check up on him but I keep putting her off coming over since I don't think he's up for company especially Carter. That sounds rotten but she's got a habit of being a little over-emotional when he's hurting. It's a sort of reaction between them. One hurts the other reacts cause they really are like siblings; I tease them a lot about being twins separated at birth but it's times like these I wonder.

Daniel's started muttering to himself again, I can make out the words Sha're and Kheb and the rest is in what I think is Abydonian. That's the other thing he keeps doing is talk to himself in foreign languages, I counted six I could almost recognise last night.

Tomorrow we go back to work and to be honest I don't know if he'll handle it but I have no choice.

It's been two weeks and we need to go back to real life. And he needs to learn to live again.

Daniel

Two weeks.

She was killed before my eyes two weeks ago and I still can't believe it.

Being on Abydos after the funeral didn't feel real, I wanted to find comfort there but there was none.

Kasuf came to see me one night and told me that although it hurt now a day would come when it wouldn't. How could he say that? She was his daughter; she was my wife and my soul mate. Just hearing someone say her name is like a knife through my heart.

I know I'm worrying Jack but I can't sleep and I can't rest. My mind feels like it's spinning constantly, I haven't been able to stop it or stop myself.

I'm so tired, I want to be able to sleep but I can't. I don't think I've slept properly since the night before we got the call from Kasuf, actually I don't think I've slept properly since the night before she was taken from me, the last night I slept with Sha're wrapped around me. And now…

Thinking about the day she died makes me want to scream so I have to do something, I don't care what it is but I need something. Jack keeps watching me as I think about the message she gave me and try to work out where Kheb could be. I will find her son even if my friends won't back me up.

Two weeks.

Two weeks since the light of my life was snuffed out and I've got to go on in the dark.