"Absolutely not."
"Janet-"
"Sam."
"I can't take him home, and I can't leave him alone."
"Daniel can watch him."
"Um, no. I have to get some work done on that translation for SG-6, and I can't watch Jaffer and do that at the same time."
"What about Teal'c?"
"He has to do his Kelnoreem. You know he couldn't do that with Jaffer around."
"Well, he can't be with Colonel O'Neill."
"Why not?"
"Because he's unconscious, Sam!"
"I know, Janet. Jaffer sleeps with the Colonel all the time. He won't bother him."
"He's dirty."
"He is not."
"He's not sanitary, Sam."
"He might help you out, you know?"
"Oh? Has he been taught to take blood pressure?"
Sam ignored the sarcasm, knowing that Janet was just frustrated because Colonel O'Neill wasn't awake yet and she was worried.
"Maybe if he feels Jaffer with him, it'll help him wake up faster."
Fraiser thought about that for a moment, despite her irritation. THAT was an idea, she had to admit. Maybe the puppy could give that added boost that O'Neill needed to wake up. Obviously, what she'd tried so far hadn't helped much. The man was stable, but he wasn't waking up for her.
"He can't be touching him," She said, firmly. "The bed's big enough that he can sleep on one part and the Colonel can sleep on the other, and the first time he makes a mess in that room, or howls, or whines, or scratches-"
"I get it, Janet. He'll be good."
They went out into the corridor where Teal'c was still standing patiently with Jaffer in his arms. The black lab looked half asleep, and very comfortable. Of course he was; he wasn't stuck in that little cage in the dark.
"We're going to put him with the Colonel, Teal'c," Sam told him. Fraiser ignored the obvious surprise on Teal'c's face – which truly meant he was surprised, since he rarely showed that expression.
"Follow me."
She led them down to the VIP room that she'd assigned to O'Neill, and opened the door, silently. Sam walked in first, followed by Teal'c, then Daniel, then Fraiser, and they all walked over to the bed.
Jack was still out. His face was still pale and calm, and he was in the same position he'd been in when Fraiser had last checked on him. There was an IV still replacing fluids – plasma and saline, for the most part, although Fraiser would decide later if she needed to give him another pint of blood or if his body was catching up quickly enough, now. Sam reached down and touched his hand, wishing the touch would wake him up so she could stop worrying about him, but nothing happened.
Fraiser sighed. She'd hoped Sam's touch would wake the Colonel, too, and when it didn't she shook her head and motioned for Teal'c to put Jaffer down on the bed.
"Not touching him," She cautioned the Jaffa, who did as he was told. Jaffer's tail was wagging furiously, now, as he realized who was in the bed, and his eyes – which had been mostly closed as he'd started falling asleep – were now wide open and cheerful.
Carefully, making sure not to jar O'Neill or Jaffer, Teal'c lowered the lab to the bed. Jaffer whined, softly, and immediately shifted so he was pressed tightly up against O'Neill's side, and rested his head on Jack's injured thigh.
"Sam..."
"It's how he normally sleeps, Janet. He'll settle in a second."
Sure enough, once his head was down and he was as close to Jack as he could get without being under the blankets or under his skin, Jaffer sighed deeply, and closed his eyes. With every impression that the dog wasn't going to move again until Jesus came back, Fraiser shrugged, and decided to not press the issue.
"Are you going to stay with him?" She asked Sam.
Carter nodded. "If I can."
"If he's staying, then you need to stay, too. I'm not going to leave him alone with the Colonel."
"I'll stay." Sam assured her, although she really didn't think Jaffer was going to do anything to hurt Jack. He was pretty good at picking up on things like that, after all, and he knew when someone was hurting, or needed special gentleness.
"Good." She turned to Daniel and Teal'c, and ushered them out.
"If you need anything, call me." She said, as she followed the two out.
Sam nodded, and waited until the door closed, then she sat down on the edge of the bed – on the opposite side of Jack that Jaffer was on – and took his hand again, watching and waiting for some sign that he was going to wake up and tell her everything was all right.
"Janet-"
"Sam."
"I can't take him home, and I can't leave him alone."
"Daniel can watch him."
"Um, no. I have to get some work done on that translation for SG-6, and I can't watch Jaffer and do that at the same time."
"What about Teal'c?"
"He has to do his Kelnoreem. You know he couldn't do that with Jaffer around."
"Well, he can't be with Colonel O'Neill."
"Why not?"
"Because he's unconscious, Sam!"
"I know, Janet. Jaffer sleeps with the Colonel all the time. He won't bother him."
"He's dirty."
"He is not."
"He's not sanitary, Sam."
"He might help you out, you know?"
"Oh? Has he been taught to take blood pressure?"
Sam ignored the sarcasm, knowing that Janet was just frustrated because Colonel O'Neill wasn't awake yet and she was worried.
"Maybe if he feels Jaffer with him, it'll help him wake up faster."
Fraiser thought about that for a moment, despite her irritation. THAT was an idea, she had to admit. Maybe the puppy could give that added boost that O'Neill needed to wake up. Obviously, what she'd tried so far hadn't helped much. The man was stable, but he wasn't waking up for her.
"He can't be touching him," She said, firmly. "The bed's big enough that he can sleep on one part and the Colonel can sleep on the other, and the first time he makes a mess in that room, or howls, or whines, or scratches-"
"I get it, Janet. He'll be good."
They went out into the corridor where Teal'c was still standing patiently with Jaffer in his arms. The black lab looked half asleep, and very comfortable. Of course he was; he wasn't stuck in that little cage in the dark.
"We're going to put him with the Colonel, Teal'c," Sam told him. Fraiser ignored the obvious surprise on Teal'c's face – which truly meant he was surprised, since he rarely showed that expression.
"Follow me."
She led them down to the VIP room that she'd assigned to O'Neill, and opened the door, silently. Sam walked in first, followed by Teal'c, then Daniel, then Fraiser, and they all walked over to the bed.
Jack was still out. His face was still pale and calm, and he was in the same position he'd been in when Fraiser had last checked on him. There was an IV still replacing fluids – plasma and saline, for the most part, although Fraiser would decide later if she needed to give him another pint of blood or if his body was catching up quickly enough, now. Sam reached down and touched his hand, wishing the touch would wake him up so she could stop worrying about him, but nothing happened.
Fraiser sighed. She'd hoped Sam's touch would wake the Colonel, too, and when it didn't she shook her head and motioned for Teal'c to put Jaffer down on the bed.
"Not touching him," She cautioned the Jaffa, who did as he was told. Jaffer's tail was wagging furiously, now, as he realized who was in the bed, and his eyes – which had been mostly closed as he'd started falling asleep – were now wide open and cheerful.
Carefully, making sure not to jar O'Neill or Jaffer, Teal'c lowered the lab to the bed. Jaffer whined, softly, and immediately shifted so he was pressed tightly up against O'Neill's side, and rested his head on Jack's injured thigh.
"Sam..."
"It's how he normally sleeps, Janet. He'll settle in a second."
Sure enough, once his head was down and he was as close to Jack as he could get without being under the blankets or under his skin, Jaffer sighed deeply, and closed his eyes. With every impression that the dog wasn't going to move again until Jesus came back, Fraiser shrugged, and decided to not press the issue.
"Are you going to stay with him?" She asked Sam.
Carter nodded. "If I can."
"If he's staying, then you need to stay, too. I'm not going to leave him alone with the Colonel."
"I'll stay." Sam assured her, although she really didn't think Jaffer was going to do anything to hurt Jack. He was pretty good at picking up on things like that, after all, and he knew when someone was hurting, or needed special gentleness.
"Good." She turned to Daniel and Teal'c, and ushered them out.
"If you need anything, call me." She said, as she followed the two out.
Sam nodded, and waited until the door closed, then she sat down on the edge of the bed – on the opposite side of Jack that Jaffer was on – and took his hand again, watching and waiting for some sign that he was going to wake up and tell her everything was all right.