Title: Ella - part 2
Author: Ruthie
Author Feedback: jm-webmistress@fsmail.net
Category: Angst, Drama
Spoilers: Singularity
Summary: Sam continues to bond with Ella, even though she is warned not to do it.
Author Notes: Been working on this for a while now. Many thanks to everyone who has sent me feedback over the past few months - I wouldn't be here without you.
Disclaimer:All publicly recognisable characters and places are the property of MGM, World Gekko Corp and Double Secret productions. This piece of fan fiction was created for entertainment not monetary purposes and no infringement on copyrights or trademarks was intended. Previously unrecognised characters and places, and this story, are copyrighted to the author. Any similarity to real persons, living or dead is coincidental and not intended by the author.
~Ella - part 2~
Copyright © 2004, Ruth
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"Major Carter seems to have warmed to her," Janet continued, "She's very healthy, no deformities - it's just so sad that her mother was killed."
General Hammond nodded.
"I have spoken to Colonel O'Neill, and he confirms that there were no signs of human life on the planet apart from the mother and her child. It looks like she'll be staying with us for a while."
"Thank you, sir," Janet smiled, and left the room. On her way back to the infirmary, she met Daniel, who was stuffing the remains of a Mars bar into his mouth.
"Hi Daniel!"
"Oh…hi, Janet!" he said, swallowing the rest of the chocolate, "How's the baby?"
"She's absolutely fine," Janet beamed, biting back a smirk as she noticed that Daniel had managed to get chocolate on his left ear.
"How's Sam?" he continued.
"Fine - better than fine, actually. She's really warmed to the baby. I'm just on my way back to see them now - you coming?"
"Sure!" Daniel replied, and followed Janet back to the infirmary. She decided not to mention the Mars bar.
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Sam sat on the bed, holding the baby in her arms. She was finally asleep, after keeping the occupants of the SGC infirmary awake for several hours. She looked up to see Janet and Daniel coming over to her, and smiled.
"Hey," Janet said softly, "Is she asleep?"
Sam nodded, and gently handed her over to the doctor, who laid her back down in her cot. Whilst Janet was doing this, Sam noticed that Daniel had a bit of a Mars bar on his ear. She cast a look at Janet, who smirked. It took a lot of effort for Sam not to laugh.
"How are you?" Daniel asked, concern filtering into his voice, "I haven't seen you since we came back."
"I'm fine," she smiled, "It's just Lady Lungs over there - wouldn't go to sleep unless I was here."
"You've bonded with her already?" Daniel asked, "Is that possible? I thought she'd still be missing her mom."
"It certainly is strange," Janet said, trying to avert her gaze from the chocolate stuck on Daniel's ear before she giggled.
"Bit of a sticky situation," Sam agreed, and bit her lip as Janet turned around, trying to stifle her giggles with a sneeze and a cough.
Daniel frowned, missing the joke.
"What?" he asked.
"Nothing," Sam said, "Janet's just had a little too much coffee this morning."
Unfortunately, the giggling woke the baby, who immediately started crying again.
"Would somebody shut that thing up?" Yelled an annoyed airman from the bed opposite.
"Sorry," Sam said, bending down to pick her up again.
"She needs a name," Janet said, recovering from her laughter, "I was thinking maybe…"
"Ella," Sam finished, "I like Ella."
Daniel nodded.
"That's a great name. Hello, Ella!"
Ella looked up at him and giggled. She reached out her hand and touched his ear, and Daniel watched with embarrassment as it came away covered in caramel. Sam smirked, and Janet looked at Daniel apologetically.
"We were going to tell you…"
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"How's the baby?" Jack asked Janet as she walked into the control room.
"She's doing fine, and her name is Ella." Janet smiled, handing Daniel a tissue as he walked in. Teal'c frowned, and wondered why he was receiving this gift. He made a mental note to ask Doctor Jackson later.
"What is going to happen to her?" Jack asked thoughtfully, "Unless you're planning on taking in another one," he added, looking at Janet.
Janet shook her head sadly.
"As much as I would love to, one is enough. I'm not sure. She'll have to be quarantined here for a couple of months, but then she'll probably go up for adoption. I'll have to ring around to find out."
"Does Sam know yet?" Daniel asked quietly, "She's developed quite an attachment to her."
"No," Janet admitted, "But you leave that to me, all of you. I mean it, or it'll be blunt needles all round!"
"Yes, ma'am," Jack said, giving her a mock salute.
**********
Later, Jack was walking back to his office when he stopped outside of Sam's lab. He paused, and listened intently at the door.
"And this is my computer. It's where I do all of the work that makes Colonel O'Neill's brain hurt."
He smiled, and gently pushed open the door. Sam was standing there, the baby in her arms.
"Hey," he said, closing the door behind him, "How's the little one?"
"She's well," Sam said, feeling a blush rise in her cheeks.
"Giving her the tour?" Jack asked, trying not to smirk.
"Something like that," Sam agreed, shifting Ella's position in her arms.
"Can I?" Jack asked, holding out his arms.
"Sure," Sam said, going over to him and placing Ella in his arms. She felt a strange sense of detachment as she felt her warmth leave her arms, but hurriedly forgot it. It would do her no good getting so attached - she knew that she would have to be given up for adoption sometime.
"She's beautiful," Jack smiled, taking the little hand in his, "And she looks just like you."
Sam smiled sadly.
"Yeah."
Jack, realising too late that he'd said the wrong thing, tried to backtrack.
"Never mind, eh, Carter? A young, attractive woman like yourself - you've got plenty of time for babies."
The minute it was out of his mouth, he knew he'd said the wrong thing again. Mentally slapping himself as he saw the look on her face, he handed the baby back.
"Sorry," he mumbled, "I have a habit of screwing up a bad situation."
"If anyone's to blame, it's me," Sam said, "I shouldn't have gotten so attached in the first place."
"How could you not?" Jack asked, grinning down at Ella, "She's the cutest t…"
He stopped himself from making the third catastrophic mistake of the day, and mentally zipped up his mouth.
"I'm gonna go, before I say something stupid again," Jack said, retreating out of her lab and shutting the door quietly behind him.
Sam sighed, and took a seat in front of her computer.
"What am I going to do with me?" she asked. Ella offered no reply, she just sat there and gazed up at her, blue eyes wide in wonder. "I don't know, one minute I'm mortally wounding all the men I fall in love with, now I'm adoring a baby I can't keep. You're lucky, it's so simple for you."
Again, Ella said nothing. Sam tenderly stroked her cheek and closed her eyes tight shut, to stop her tears from falling. There was another knock at her lab door, and this time it was Janet who entered.
"I already know what you're gonna say," Sam said softly.
"Sam, honey," Janet said, sitting down opposite her friend, "I know how hard this is for you."
"No," Sam said, choking back tears, "You don't. You have Cassie, you can still have kids of your own. Any that I try to have will be imprinted with Jolinar - and I don't think I can put them through that."
"Even so, you're only going to hurt yourself," Janet said, reaching out and touching her friend's arm. "You need to let her go."
"I can't," Sam admitted, "She's everything I've ever wanted."
Janet looked shocked.
"I thought you said that you weren't interested in babies," she said.
"It's sad," Sam continued, "I never realised how much I did, until I couldn't have one any more. And anyway, baby talk doesn't go down well with the guys. It's easier to pretend that you're not interested."
"You have about two months," Janet said sadly, "Maximum. Please, think about what I told you."
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To Be Continued…
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Author Notes: What did you think? Please send feedback to jm-webmistress@fsmail.net
Author: Ruthie
Author Feedback: jm-webmistress@fsmail.net
Category: Angst, Drama
Spoilers: Singularity
Summary: Sam continues to bond with Ella, even though she is warned not to do it.
Author Notes: Been working on this for a while now. Many thanks to everyone who has sent me feedback over the past few months - I wouldn't be here without you.
Disclaimer:All publicly recognisable characters and places are the property of MGM, World Gekko Corp and Double Secret productions. This piece of fan fiction was created for entertainment not monetary purposes and no infringement on copyrights or trademarks was intended. Previously unrecognised characters and places, and this story, are copyrighted to the author. Any similarity to real persons, living or dead is coincidental and not intended by the author.
~Ella - part 2~
Copyright © 2004, Ruth
**********
"Major Carter seems to have warmed to her," Janet continued, "She's very healthy, no deformities - it's just so sad that her mother was killed."
General Hammond nodded.
"I have spoken to Colonel O'Neill, and he confirms that there were no signs of human life on the planet apart from the mother and her child. It looks like she'll be staying with us for a while."
"Thank you, sir," Janet smiled, and left the room. On her way back to the infirmary, she met Daniel, who was stuffing the remains of a Mars bar into his mouth.
"Hi Daniel!"
"Oh…hi, Janet!" he said, swallowing the rest of the chocolate, "How's the baby?"
"She's absolutely fine," Janet beamed, biting back a smirk as she noticed that Daniel had managed to get chocolate on his left ear.
"How's Sam?" he continued.
"Fine - better than fine, actually. She's really warmed to the baby. I'm just on my way back to see them now - you coming?"
"Sure!" Daniel replied, and followed Janet back to the infirmary. She decided not to mention the Mars bar.
**********
Sam sat on the bed, holding the baby in her arms. She was finally asleep, after keeping the occupants of the SGC infirmary awake for several hours. She looked up to see Janet and Daniel coming over to her, and smiled.
"Hey," Janet said softly, "Is she asleep?"
Sam nodded, and gently handed her over to the doctor, who laid her back down in her cot. Whilst Janet was doing this, Sam noticed that Daniel had a bit of a Mars bar on his ear. She cast a look at Janet, who smirked. It took a lot of effort for Sam not to laugh.
"How are you?" Daniel asked, concern filtering into his voice, "I haven't seen you since we came back."
"I'm fine," she smiled, "It's just Lady Lungs over there - wouldn't go to sleep unless I was here."
"You've bonded with her already?" Daniel asked, "Is that possible? I thought she'd still be missing her mom."
"It certainly is strange," Janet said, trying to avert her gaze from the chocolate stuck on Daniel's ear before she giggled.
"Bit of a sticky situation," Sam agreed, and bit her lip as Janet turned around, trying to stifle her giggles with a sneeze and a cough.
Daniel frowned, missing the joke.
"What?" he asked.
"Nothing," Sam said, "Janet's just had a little too much coffee this morning."
Unfortunately, the giggling woke the baby, who immediately started crying again.
"Would somebody shut that thing up?" Yelled an annoyed airman from the bed opposite.
"Sorry," Sam said, bending down to pick her up again.
"She needs a name," Janet said, recovering from her laughter, "I was thinking maybe…"
"Ella," Sam finished, "I like Ella."
Daniel nodded.
"That's a great name. Hello, Ella!"
Ella looked up at him and giggled. She reached out her hand and touched his ear, and Daniel watched with embarrassment as it came away covered in caramel. Sam smirked, and Janet looked at Daniel apologetically.
"We were going to tell you…"
**********
"How's the baby?" Jack asked Janet as she walked into the control room.
"She's doing fine, and her name is Ella." Janet smiled, handing Daniel a tissue as he walked in. Teal'c frowned, and wondered why he was receiving this gift. He made a mental note to ask Doctor Jackson later.
"What is going to happen to her?" Jack asked thoughtfully, "Unless you're planning on taking in another one," he added, looking at Janet.
Janet shook her head sadly.
"As much as I would love to, one is enough. I'm not sure. She'll have to be quarantined here for a couple of months, but then she'll probably go up for adoption. I'll have to ring around to find out."
"Does Sam know yet?" Daniel asked quietly, "She's developed quite an attachment to her."
"No," Janet admitted, "But you leave that to me, all of you. I mean it, or it'll be blunt needles all round!"
"Yes, ma'am," Jack said, giving her a mock salute.
**********
Later, Jack was walking back to his office when he stopped outside of Sam's lab. He paused, and listened intently at the door.
"And this is my computer. It's where I do all of the work that makes Colonel O'Neill's brain hurt."
He smiled, and gently pushed open the door. Sam was standing there, the baby in her arms.
"Hey," he said, closing the door behind him, "How's the little one?"
"She's well," Sam said, feeling a blush rise in her cheeks.
"Giving her the tour?" Jack asked, trying not to smirk.
"Something like that," Sam agreed, shifting Ella's position in her arms.
"Can I?" Jack asked, holding out his arms.
"Sure," Sam said, going over to him and placing Ella in his arms. She felt a strange sense of detachment as she felt her warmth leave her arms, but hurriedly forgot it. It would do her no good getting so attached - she knew that she would have to be given up for adoption sometime.
"She's beautiful," Jack smiled, taking the little hand in his, "And she looks just like you."
Sam smiled sadly.
"Yeah."
Jack, realising too late that he'd said the wrong thing, tried to backtrack.
"Never mind, eh, Carter? A young, attractive woman like yourself - you've got plenty of time for babies."
The minute it was out of his mouth, he knew he'd said the wrong thing again. Mentally slapping himself as he saw the look on her face, he handed the baby back.
"Sorry," he mumbled, "I have a habit of screwing up a bad situation."
"If anyone's to blame, it's me," Sam said, "I shouldn't have gotten so attached in the first place."
"How could you not?" Jack asked, grinning down at Ella, "She's the cutest t…"
He stopped himself from making the third catastrophic mistake of the day, and mentally zipped up his mouth.
"I'm gonna go, before I say something stupid again," Jack said, retreating out of her lab and shutting the door quietly behind him.
Sam sighed, and took a seat in front of her computer.
"What am I going to do with me?" she asked. Ella offered no reply, she just sat there and gazed up at her, blue eyes wide in wonder. "I don't know, one minute I'm mortally wounding all the men I fall in love with, now I'm adoring a baby I can't keep. You're lucky, it's so simple for you."
Again, Ella said nothing. Sam tenderly stroked her cheek and closed her eyes tight shut, to stop her tears from falling. There was another knock at her lab door, and this time it was Janet who entered.
"I already know what you're gonna say," Sam said softly.
"Sam, honey," Janet said, sitting down opposite her friend, "I know how hard this is for you."
"No," Sam said, choking back tears, "You don't. You have Cassie, you can still have kids of your own. Any that I try to have will be imprinted with Jolinar - and I don't think I can put them through that."
"Even so, you're only going to hurt yourself," Janet said, reaching out and touching her friend's arm. "You need to let her go."
"I can't," Sam admitted, "She's everything I've ever wanted."
Janet looked shocked.
"I thought you said that you weren't interested in babies," she said.
"It's sad," Sam continued, "I never realised how much I did, until I couldn't have one any more. And anyway, baby talk doesn't go down well with the guys. It's easier to pretend that you're not interested."
"You have about two months," Janet said sadly, "Maximum. Please, think about what I told you."
**********
To Be Continued…
**********
Author Notes: What did you think? Please send feedback to jm-webmistress@fsmail.net