"Familiar Strangers Part 2"

Ch. 6

Nicole's POV

(SGC, Infirmary)

I felt a contraction coming. I braced myself for it. Daniel stood next to me and held my hand. I screamed as the contraction came. I dozed off for a while until the next contraction. As I slept, I felt Sak'ura heal me. But, I also noticed that she was getting weaker, using all of her strength to heal me.

"How are you feeling?" Janet asked me once I woke up a few hours later.

"Sak'ura has almost healed me completely. But, I think she's dieing in the process," I told her. "I'm not sure how long she can keep it up."

Another contraction came and went. I looked over at Daniel. He looked tired.

"Daniel," I called, tiredly.

"Yeah,"

"Go get some sleep. At least for a few minutes," I said. "Don't worry about me. I'm in good hands."

"Are you sure?" he asked, gently.

I nodded.

"Okay, I'll be back soon," Daniel kissed me on the forehead softly and left.

I took a small nap before my next contraction, this came an hour and a half later. At that point Dr. Fraiser connected some wires to me, to monitor me and Sak'ura. I glanced at the display. Sak'ura's vital signs were weak and were getting weaker.

Daniel came back for another round of contraction. He seemed better. I noticed that he had a cup of coffee in his hand.

"The contractions are getting closer together," Janet said.

Daniel stroked my forehead.

"It's almost over. Just hang in there a little while longer," he told me.

I nodded weakly. I grabbed his hand as another contraction came.

"Okay, Nicole, It's time." Janet said. "Let's do this in one push."

I held on to Daniel's hand and pushed hard. Moments later a baby's cry filled the room.

"It's a girl!" Janet announced.

But, sooner as the words went out of her mouth, Sak'ura's vitals went flat lined. I could feel her leave me. She used her last breathe to finish healing me. Janet quickly turned the newborn baby over to a nurse to clean up. She then turned off the monitor that showed the Tok'ra's vitals.

The nurse then gave me the newborn girl. I held her in my arms. Daniel leaned over and kissed me sweetly.

"What d'ya think? She looks like an Emily to me," he said.

I nodded, smiling. Emily has Daniel's brown hair and his blue eyes. She also has my small nose and mouth. I looked up to find that Jack, Sam, Teal'c, Jacob, Andrew, Melissa, and Cassandra had walked in to see the newborn.

"How are you feeling?" Cassie asked.

"I'm a little tired," I said.

"Well, I, for one, think that the exhaustion was worth it," Melissa said.

"How's Sak'ura?" Sam asked.

"She's dead. Sak'ura used the last of her strength to finish healing me and made sure that Emily was born," I told them.

I gave Daniel the newborn. He looked down at her and smiled widely. Emily yawned. Everyone in the room laughed.

"My sediments exactly," I said.

"May I hold her?" Cassandra asked.

"Sure," I said.

"Oh, me next, me next!" Andrew said childishly.

"Then me," Melissa said.

"I'm next," Sam said.

"I gotta hold her next," Jack said.

"I, too, wish to hold her," Teal'c said.

"Then I'll hold her as well," Jacob said. "Selmack doesn't like babies much. But, he'll have to suffer."

"You'll all get a turn. But, first, Nicole needs to feed Emily. Then you may all hold her while Nicole sleeps," Janet said.

"Don't you want to hold Emily, Janet?" Sam asked.

"Of course," she said, smiling. "I get the privilege to hold her before you guys."

The End

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