Chapter 7
Jack arrived back at the SGC and was greeted by General Hammond.
-Any luck, Colonel?
-Nope. We're on our own. Or rather...I'm on my own.
-I'm not so sure about that.
-Sir?
-Go talk to Dr. Fraser.
-Yes, sir.
He headed off to the infirmary.
Jack found Janet sitting at her desk staring off into space.
-Uh... Doc?
She looked up at him and smiled.
-Can I help you with something, Colonel?
-Um...where's Brady?
-Sam took him to the mess to get something to eat.
Jack stared at her in shock.
-You let him go...with Sam?
-Yah. I didn't think there'd be any problem. Is there?
-I guess I'll go find out.
With that he went off in search of Sam.
Sam and Brady sat in her lab coloring. Brady looked over at Sam's picture and gasped in amazement.
-Wow!! Sam, that's a really cool picture! Where did you learn to draw like that? All I can draw is stick figures.
Sam smiled.
-That's all I used to be able to do, but then Jonas gave me some lessons and...
Just then she looked up and saw Jack standing in the doorway. He motioned for her to come into the hallway.
-Uh...Brady, I'll be right back. You keep coloring.
-Ok.
She got up and went to talk to Jack. He ran his fingers through his sweaty hair nervously.
-Colonel...
-Sam, I've been looking everywhere for you. What are you doing?
-Well, I was just coloring with Brady and I...
Jack sighed.
-You're not getting attached to him are you?
-Well...Why? You're not getting rid of him are you?
-I don't know yet. Look, I've got to get a shower and a couple hours sleep. Just send Brady down to Doc Fraser and she can keep an eye on him.
-No! No, uh...I'll watch him.
-Ok. Sure.
He turned to leave.
-Jack!
-Yah?
-Talk to me. What happened?
Jack cringed.
-Listen, I really don't want to talk about it...
-You don't want to talk about it? Don't I of all people deserve to know?
He sighed.
-You're right. You do. Have dinner with me tonight. We can talk then.
-Ok.
-My house, 7 o'clock?
-Sounds good.
With that Jack walked off toward the lift. Sam sighed and began racking her brain for ways to convince him to keep Brady. There was no way she was giving him up.