Here's chapter 8, this is not the happiest chapter I've ever written.  It contains a non-graphic description of a non-consensual sexual situation (wow, that's quite a mouthful) and as such I've changed the rating to 'R' to be on the safe side.  Please don't read this if you think that it will in any way offend you.

Naliza, big thanks for the beta and the friendship!! :)

Mara Jade, BIG thank you for the computer chocolate, made me feel much better!! *g* 

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"He was asking who you were…" Sam continued.

"So who is Jack then?"

"No-one," Sam replied flatly.

"He must be someone if you want him contacted.  Is he your mate?" Blue asked, looking leeringly at Sam again.

Sam did not answer and turned away from Blue.  His hand traced a line down her cheek.  A shiver of revulsion spread through her body as she tried to calm her already churning stomach.

"I'd say that was a yes.  So this Jack, is he a warrior?"

"He'd kill you," Sam said, turning back to face Blue.  She knew that was the truth.  If Jack was ever to meet him he would kill him if given half the chance.

"Will he still want you when we're finished with you, I wonder?" Blue whispered in Sam's ear.  His hot breath on her neck made her stomach revolt again.

She knew that it was not a good situation for her to be in.  She was injured; her arm was throbbing painfully and was already swollen.  His right hand travelled across her throat and he wrapped his strong arm around her neck, restricting her movement and air supply.

His other hand traced a line down her face and down towards her breasts.  She shivered uncontrollably as his hand travelled unbidden across her body.  She quickly blinked away the tears that came into her eyes.  As the hand continued its exploration she was unable to stop the tears from falling.  They traced hot tracks down her face.

Blue then roughly threw Sam to the floor.  She landed hard and could not stop a short cry of pain from escaping from her lips.  Blue looked down at her with a sickly smile.

He approached her and Sam knew just what was coming next if she did not act quickly.  She saw her chance as he hovered over her, one hand on her throat, the other reaching out for her again.  The look in his eyes was pure lust, he was not thinking rationally.  She heard a cackle of laughter come from Green.  She had temporarily forgotten about him while her attention had been focused on Blue.

She closed her eyes as Blue grabbed at her breast through her T-shirt.  She forced herself to open her eyes again and grabbed the zat from his belt and kicked him hard in the groin to get him far enough away from her before shooting him.

"Oh Sam," Jack said gently, wiping away a stray tear from her face.

"You didn't tell General Stone any of this?" he inquired after a minute.

"No, Daniel and Teal'c don't know either."

"Why not?" Jack asked, without judgement.

"Because I didn't know how to say it.  Oh yeah by the way, the guy was distracted because he was going to rape me," Sam said quickly as more tears leaked from her eyes.

Jack reached out and tenderly wiped the tears away with the pad of his thumb, Sam smiled weakly as he touched her.  She reached up and took his hand into his and held it tight.

"You know what I was thinking back there?"

"No," Jack said quietly, shaking his head.

"That if I let him…if he…that you'd be disappointed in me.  That you wouldn't want me again," she admitted as the tears started to fall in earnest.

"I'd always want you, whatever happened and you could never disappoint me.  I love you Sam and I will love you no matter what," he said looking Sam directly in the eye.

"I love you too," Sam whispered.  She acknowledged that Jack had never been one to discuss his feelings and therefore realised that it was a significant thing for him to say. 

Sam felt significantly better once she had told Jack about what had happened.  Rationally she knew that his opinion of her would not change but it had not stopped her worrying about his reaction.

Jack tentatively wrapped his arms around her, as she began to sob gently.  The sobs caused waves of pain throughout her chest but there was nothing that Sam could do to stop them. 

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That night Jack was awoken by the chilling sound of Sam in the grips of a nightmare.  She was moving around in the bed and was mumbling something that Jack could not decipher.

He decided to try and rouse her by gently calling her name.  When she did not respond he shook her shoulder slightly.

Sam sat up slightly as she awoke, an expression of pain on her face before she sank back into the pillows

"Sam, it's okay, you're safe," Jack said gently while stroking her hair at the same time.

She turned her head away from him and Jack pulled his hand back immediately.  It was clear that she did not want to be touched.

"Do you want anything?" Jack asked, uncertainly.

"No," Sam replied quietly.

Not knowing what to do or say to help Jack rolled onto his back and lay staring at the ceiling, his mind racing until he finally fell asleep.

Sam also lay awake, she had thought that telling Jack would make her feel better but now she had opened the floodgates and they could not be closed.  She had avoided any nightmares before tonight but she had been forced to relive what had happened. 

As much as she drew comfort from Jack, she wanted to be left alone with her thoughts.  Her thoughts were not pleasant though, every time she closed her eyes she saw Blue's face, staring leeringly at her, an evil sneer on his face.  Eventually she fell asleep, but her slumbers were far from restful.

Jack woke up after only a few hours sleep, it was dark outside and Sam was still sleeping.  She shuffled slightly as he got out of bed but she did not stir.  After making some coffee he went out and sat on the deck.  Looking out over the calm water he watched the sun rise, thinking about what Sam had been through.

He had no idea how to deal with the situation or how to help Sam.  There had been a couple of situations in the past where something like this had happened.  Turghan was going to 'partake in his newest purchase' but SG-1 had stepped in and in Hadante prison Linea had stepped in and put Sam under her protection but it had gone further this time.

He had to admit that every time that SG-1 had been captured he worried about Sam's safety, he knew the risks as well as everyone but he never thought it would happen.

He turned as he heard Sam shuffle along the deck, a cup of coffee in her hand.  She sat down next to Jack and stared out over the water.

"How are you this morning?" Jack asked after a minute's silence.

"I'm alright," she replied.

"Sam, I know when you're lying."

Sam smiled slightly; he always could read her well.  He always knew when she was lying, just as she could tell when he was hiding something.

"I hadn't really expected that nightmare.  I thought that if I told you then I would be able to move on, forget what happened but I feel worse now than I did before," Sam admitted quietly.

Jack reached out and took her hand.

"Look Sam, what you went through is not insignificant, it's a big deal.  There's nothing wrong with being shaken up by it," Jack said kindly, squeezing her hand.

"I guess but I was doing alright before, I could deal with what happened."

"I'm glad you said something, that you told me what had happened.  It would have eaten away at you if you hadn't said anything.  You can't keep things like this to yourself, you have to know that."

"I know…I guess.  I don't really know what I expected but I just wanted to get on with my life."

"You can now, or at least you can start getting back to normal."

"Maybe but right now…I almost wish I hadn't said anything," Sam admitted quietly, looking away from Jack and back over the water.

"Don't say that Sam, please don't say that," Jack whispered, getting out of her chair and kneeling in front of her.

She turned to look at Jack, tears stung her eyes as she stared into his eyes.  She could see that what she had just said had hurt him deeply.

"I'm sorry Jack," Sam whispered back, shuffling out of her chair and joining Jack kneeling on the desk.  She wrapped her right arm around his waist, folding herself in on him.  He wrapped his arms around her; they held each other, each clinging to the other for support.

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Okay, it's very unbecoming but I am practically begging for feedback here, I really need to know what you thought of this.  I was very unsure about writing this, it's not what I originally intended to do so please, let me know what you think!!