Got To Let Go
Gater101
I sit on the overstuffed sofa in the overstuffed room and watch as the Sun sets behind the row of trees that line the flaming horizon. The room is dusty, little dustlets floating across my vision, a few miniscule dust particles float up my nose and I twitch it to rid the sneeze feeling. I hold a bottle of beer up to my mouth and the bitter smell matches the bitter taste as it glides down my throat, a few fizz bubbles bursting in my mouth. I close my eyes and let my head rest against the cushion on the back of the sofa.
"Daniel?" Sam asks from behind me and I open my eyes. "Jack just called, he's caught in a traffic jam on the main road, and there was an accident. He'll be here soon.
I lean forward and rest my elbows on my knees, rub my eyes with my fingers then expel a breathe of hot air into my hands.
"I can't believe it's been a year since we left SG-1," I say to Sam as she takes a seat on the arm chair across from me.
"I know," she replied with a contemplative tone in her voice. "I never expected it be like this."
She puts her beer down and leans back into the corduroy material of the sofa and I smile slightly.
"I know what you mean." I'm silent for a few minutes then I look up. "My book... it's being published, my work is finally being recognised by the archaeological community."
Sam looks at me with a mixture of shock and 'I-told-you-so'. She leans forward and takes one of my hands in her and squeezes.
"I knew you could do it," she smiles as tears begin to form in her eyes. She looks away and then looks back at me. "Remember... after I lost the baby, the doctors said that I might not be able to have children?" She asks, and my heart begins to gain weight as I see the look in her eyes. I nod. "Well... they were wrong. I'm pregnant again."
I sit back, surprised, then a massive grin appears on my face and I reach out and hug her to me.
"Oh congratulations, Sam. I – I don't know what to say!" I say as I find I can't find the right words. "Does Teal'c know?" I ask after holding her for a few moments again.
"Jack tried to get in contact with him a couple of days ago but there was no answer. He was probably off trying to muster up another one of his rebel Jaffa armies, you know how it is with him." She's silent for a few minutes and I can tell that she is thinking about Teal'c and the relationship that we all shared when we all worked with the SGC. "I knew that he would go back to the galaxy after SG-1 split up. There was never really any family here for him, and he could never go back out into the world with his gold tattoo," she says then adds: "I miss him."
I let her cry for a few minutes and then rub away the tears with the back of my hand. After Hammond left the SGC, Jack took over which meant that the only original member of SG-1 was Teal'c who never felt he belonged here anyway. The desktop suited Jack, especially considering that his circumstances had changed and, after Sam left, there was no reason for him to be on a team risking his life.
"I was talking to George before I came over," I tell Sam and she looks at me with a small smile on her lips. "He's invited us all over for thanksgiving dinner."
She smiles and laughs loudly. "Trust old George." Another contemplative look crosses her face again and it is then that I realise how much I miss Janet.
Tears creep into my eyes and I try desperately to hold them back but they pour over. Cassie has caught me on numerous occasions looking over old photos with tears in my eyes, then she would join me in my tearful trip down that old road called Memory Lane.
"I miss her too," Sam says, knowing who my tears were for. "I can't believe that was all a year ago.
A silence falls over us again. Outside the wind is picking up and sprinkles of water appear on the old window of Jack's cabin in Minnesota. The wind chime that is just outside the window hanging in the balcony chimes a musical remedy that only adds to the sombre mood that has taken over the room and I tilt my head to the roof. There is the sound of tyres on gravel and Sam stands up and moves towards the door calling back to me with a muffled voice:
"It's Jack."
I stand and move to the window, the Sun now settled behind the curtain of Firs and I lean my head on the glass.
A few seconds later I hear a deep voice call my name:
"Daniel Jackson, are you well?"
I turn surprised and see Teal'c standing before me, dressed in a black suit and a bowlers hat.
"Teal'c," I smile and move towards him and hug him.
"Daniel Jackson," he says again and I can sense the old familiar bonds of friendship being rekindled in the musty room and I smile.
When I pull back, Jack is standing watching over us like a protective father.
"Hello, Jack," I say with a smile.
"Daniel," he replies and moves towards me with his arms spread wide.
~ ~
In the deep night, I look out the window towards the trees and smile.
Some things you have got to let go. But some things like friends, you have got to hold onto because they are what makes a person. They are what make your life. And I have mine all around me, my family – the only person missing is Cassie. And Janet.
I can't let her go.
END!!
It's the end of an era, don't you think? This ending has been a long time in coming!!! Tell me what y'all think?
Love you all, thanks for reading, hope the ending wasn't too soppy and didn't ruin the story that I know some of you liked! Thanks for reading!
Gater101
I sit on the overstuffed sofa in the overstuffed room and watch as the Sun sets behind the row of trees that line the flaming horizon. The room is dusty, little dustlets floating across my vision, a few miniscule dust particles float up my nose and I twitch it to rid the sneeze feeling. I hold a bottle of beer up to my mouth and the bitter smell matches the bitter taste as it glides down my throat, a few fizz bubbles bursting in my mouth. I close my eyes and let my head rest against the cushion on the back of the sofa.
"Daniel?" Sam asks from behind me and I open my eyes. "Jack just called, he's caught in a traffic jam on the main road, and there was an accident. He'll be here soon.
I lean forward and rest my elbows on my knees, rub my eyes with my fingers then expel a breathe of hot air into my hands.
"I can't believe it's been a year since we left SG-1," I say to Sam as she takes a seat on the arm chair across from me.
"I know," she replied with a contemplative tone in her voice. "I never expected it be like this."
She puts her beer down and leans back into the corduroy material of the sofa and I smile slightly.
"I know what you mean." I'm silent for a few minutes then I look up. "My book... it's being published, my work is finally being recognised by the archaeological community."
Sam looks at me with a mixture of shock and 'I-told-you-so'. She leans forward and takes one of my hands in her and squeezes.
"I knew you could do it," she smiles as tears begin to form in her eyes. She looks away and then looks back at me. "Remember... after I lost the baby, the doctors said that I might not be able to have children?" She asks, and my heart begins to gain weight as I see the look in her eyes. I nod. "Well... they were wrong. I'm pregnant again."
I sit back, surprised, then a massive grin appears on my face and I reach out and hug her to me.
"Oh congratulations, Sam. I – I don't know what to say!" I say as I find I can't find the right words. "Does Teal'c know?" I ask after holding her for a few moments again.
"Jack tried to get in contact with him a couple of days ago but there was no answer. He was probably off trying to muster up another one of his rebel Jaffa armies, you know how it is with him." She's silent for a few minutes and I can tell that she is thinking about Teal'c and the relationship that we all shared when we all worked with the SGC. "I knew that he would go back to the galaxy after SG-1 split up. There was never really any family here for him, and he could never go back out into the world with his gold tattoo," she says then adds: "I miss him."
I let her cry for a few minutes and then rub away the tears with the back of my hand. After Hammond left the SGC, Jack took over which meant that the only original member of SG-1 was Teal'c who never felt he belonged here anyway. The desktop suited Jack, especially considering that his circumstances had changed and, after Sam left, there was no reason for him to be on a team risking his life.
"I was talking to George before I came over," I tell Sam and she looks at me with a small smile on her lips. "He's invited us all over for thanksgiving dinner."
She smiles and laughs loudly. "Trust old George." Another contemplative look crosses her face again and it is then that I realise how much I miss Janet.
Tears creep into my eyes and I try desperately to hold them back but they pour over. Cassie has caught me on numerous occasions looking over old photos with tears in my eyes, then she would join me in my tearful trip down that old road called Memory Lane.
"I miss her too," Sam says, knowing who my tears were for. "I can't believe that was all a year ago.
A silence falls over us again. Outside the wind is picking up and sprinkles of water appear on the old window of Jack's cabin in Minnesota. The wind chime that is just outside the window hanging in the balcony chimes a musical remedy that only adds to the sombre mood that has taken over the room and I tilt my head to the roof. There is the sound of tyres on gravel and Sam stands up and moves towards the door calling back to me with a muffled voice:
"It's Jack."
I stand and move to the window, the Sun now settled behind the curtain of Firs and I lean my head on the glass.
A few seconds later I hear a deep voice call my name:
"Daniel Jackson, are you well?"
I turn surprised and see Teal'c standing before me, dressed in a black suit and a bowlers hat.
"Teal'c," I smile and move towards him and hug him.
"Daniel Jackson," he says again and I can sense the old familiar bonds of friendship being rekindled in the musty room and I smile.
When I pull back, Jack is standing watching over us like a protective father.
"Hello, Jack," I say with a smile.
"Daniel," he replies and moves towards me with his arms spread wide.
~ ~
In the deep night, I look out the window towards the trees and smile.
Some things you have got to let go. But some things like friends, you have got to hold onto because they are what makes a person. They are what make your life. And I have mine all around me, my family – the only person missing is Cassie. And Janet.
I can't let her go.
END!!
It's the end of an era, don't you think? This ending has been a long time in coming!!! Tell me what y'all think?
Love you all, thanks for reading, hope the ending wasn't too soppy and didn't ruin the story that I know some of you liked! Thanks for reading!
