When Sam reached their teepee, all the anger that she had been feeling had disappeared, leaving only a deep despair that made her heart convulse. She couldn't expect him to wait for her forever, and after this last month of bickering she wondered if he still cared for 'more than he was supposed to'. Hell, she wondered if he cared for her at all. Dropping onto her bead roll, she curled up, wrapping her arms around her knees, and tried not to think about her CO and that woman. It was like Edora all over again, and look how wonderfully that turned out. She bit down on her bottom lip in an attempt to stop the tears from forming. Taking a deep breath, she tried to calm down. It would do her no good to let the others see her like this, especially Colonel O'Neill. 'Well that might not be a problem,' her brain supplied. 'He probably won't be sleeping here tonight.' By now her lip was numb from the pressure of her teeth, but it had suffered in vain. Hot, salty tears erupted from her closed lids, the lump in her throat aching for release. She opened her mouth, intending to draw in breath, but her body responded in a different manner. Unbidden, a small sob, followed by increasingly louder ones, escaped from somewhere deep inside. And as much as she tried, she was powerless to stop them.
Teal'c had caught up with Daniel after departing, and the two of them had made their way to the teepee also. They would have entered if not for the sounds of a woman in anguish filtering out from with in. As much as Daniel wanted to comfort Sam, he knew that it was not something that she could talk about. She was having a hard enough time as it was keeping her feelings at bay. Getting her to admit them would do nothing but bring more pain. The empathetic side of Daniel wanted nothing more to help his friend, but his instinct told him otherwise.
"I think maybe we should give her some time."
"I concur, DanielJackson."
"You know what? Why don't we go have a little chat with Jack." He suggested, receiving Teal'c's customary raised eyebrow in response.
More to come...