The First Cut Is the Deepest
Part 4
Author: Mac
Disclaimers in Part 1
Author's note: Sorry for the long wait. The story is just about complete. I hope you're enjoying it!
Janet pulled into her driveway. When she had called to check the messages on her answering machine, she found a message from Jake. He wanted to talk to her about what happened and he wanted her to come alone.
This was the place where he had nearly killed Daniel. When she spoke to Colonel O'Neill, she learned that General Hammond received word that Jake had escaped. He immediately sent O'Neill and Teal'c to Janet's home. The pair had gotten there just in time.
Jake waited patiently in the dark home. He was going to be rid of this woman once and for all. Since she didn't want him anymore, she wasn't going to be with anyone.
It looked like he was going to let Dr. Jackson suffer as well. Jake gasped at the pain in his shoulder. "Damn that Air Force colonel," he muttered.
He grinned when the front door opened and closed. She probably thought she could get him to surrender and came alone. Not a chance in hell, he thought to himself. He did have to give her credit, though. She was pretty good for a military officer, but he didn't expect her to find him so quickly in the dark.
"Turn on the lights, Jake," Janet growled. Venom dripped from her voice. "Unless you're too much of a chicken to deal with me."
Jake did so with a laugh. "Me? A chicken? Janet, you really don't remember much about me, do you?" The two kept their weapons trained on one another. "Admit it. You've missed me all these years!"
Janet shook her head. "No! I never missed you for a second! Especially with all those beatings that seem to go with you."
"Ah, the beatings," he replied with a smirk. "We're going to get to that in time. Your little boyfriend will be so saddened by your death that he might even do something tragic to himself. Maybe take your daughter with him."
Janet glowered at him as tears of anger flowed down her cheeks. "You will not harm one hair on either of their heads!" She screamed. "I will kill you first!"
Jake shook his head. "Oh no, this is my turn for fun," he told her with a grin.
Suddnely, they were plunged into darkness.
Sam sank into a chair next to Jack. They were discussing the situation with General Hammond. "How are Dr. Jackson and Cassie doing?"
"They're both sleeping for the moment, Sir," Jack replied.
He nodded. "We've received no word from Dr. Fraiser, however..."
"Sir," Sam interrupted, "You said Jake escaped custody. Where's the one place he'd go to find Janet." Jack and Hammond stared at her. "Janet's house, of course," she explained to them.
Jack agreed. "I think that's plausible, General."
"Then lets get a team out there to back you up. Dismissed."
Daniel was somewhat awake when he overheard the nurses muttering something about Janet going after her ex-husband. "I think Colonel O'Neill mentioned going over to Dr. Fraiser's to check things out. This guy has no idea who he's messing with!"
Daniel had about enough of the conversation and slid off the bed, making certain he didn't disturb Cassie. With a hiss, he pulled out the IV. He had to get to Janet first. He had to tell her he couldn't lose her too. He had to tell her how much he loved her. He had to tell her that he wanted her for the rest of their lives!
As Janet woke up groggily, she realized she was tied to one of the dining room chairs. She decided that she would have to move out of this house when the situation was resolved. There was no way she could sleep in the same room Daniel was attacked in.
Daniel.
If he knew where she was he wouldn't be very happy. Come to think of it, no one would. General Hammond would probably court martial her so fast it would make her head spin.
"Good evening, honey," Jake said, leaning in for a kiss. Janet spit in his face, earning a smack across her cheek. He grabbed her chin and squeezed. "You'd better not do that again, bitch!"
A knock on the door startled him. Janet just eyed Jake, working at the knots behind her back. She could smell a little alcohol on his breath so she knew he couldn't have tied the rope too tightly. If he answered the door, it would give her the perfect opportunity to loosen them.
"I'm not expecting anyone," she said.
He shrugged and headed to the door, peeking out. Sam was standing out there, but he didn't recognize her from the pictures. Jake grinned and opened the door. "Can I help you, beautiful?"
Sam chuckled. "Can you help me?"
Before he could reply, Jake was knocked right off his feet, his gun now in Janet Fraiser's hands. "Hey, Sam," she said with a smile. "Glad you could make it."
Janet, Sam, Jack, and Teal'c watched as the Marines drove off with Jake. She sighed in relief and glanced back at her friends. They looked distracted. Kind of like they wanted to tell her something, but didn't know how.
"Sam?" she asked, searching her friend's face. "What is it? Oh, God, is Daniel?"
"No! Nothing like that." At least I hope not, Sam said to herself. She pushed Jack towards her. "Colonel O'Neill needs to tell you something."
If looks could kill, Jack thought. He took a deep breath. "Daniel's missing."
"What? How? Why?"
"I believe he overheard a few of the nurses talking in the infirmary," Teal'c replied. "Cassie awoke to find him gone."
"As for why..." Sam added.
"Because of me."
Part 4
Author: Mac
Disclaimers in Part 1
Author's note: Sorry for the long wait. The story is just about complete. I hope you're enjoying it!
Janet pulled into her driveway. When she had called to check the messages on her answering machine, she found a message from Jake. He wanted to talk to her about what happened and he wanted her to come alone.
This was the place where he had nearly killed Daniel. When she spoke to Colonel O'Neill, she learned that General Hammond received word that Jake had escaped. He immediately sent O'Neill and Teal'c to Janet's home. The pair had gotten there just in time.
Jake waited patiently in the dark home. He was going to be rid of this woman once and for all. Since she didn't want him anymore, she wasn't going to be with anyone.
It looked like he was going to let Dr. Jackson suffer as well. Jake gasped at the pain in his shoulder. "Damn that Air Force colonel," he muttered.
He grinned when the front door opened and closed. She probably thought she could get him to surrender and came alone. Not a chance in hell, he thought to himself. He did have to give her credit, though. She was pretty good for a military officer, but he didn't expect her to find him so quickly in the dark.
"Turn on the lights, Jake," Janet growled. Venom dripped from her voice. "Unless you're too much of a chicken to deal with me."
Jake did so with a laugh. "Me? A chicken? Janet, you really don't remember much about me, do you?" The two kept their weapons trained on one another. "Admit it. You've missed me all these years!"
Janet shook her head. "No! I never missed you for a second! Especially with all those beatings that seem to go with you."
"Ah, the beatings," he replied with a smirk. "We're going to get to that in time. Your little boyfriend will be so saddened by your death that he might even do something tragic to himself. Maybe take your daughter with him."
Janet glowered at him as tears of anger flowed down her cheeks. "You will not harm one hair on either of their heads!" She screamed. "I will kill you first!"
Jake shook his head. "Oh no, this is my turn for fun," he told her with a grin.
Suddnely, they were plunged into darkness.
Sam sank into a chair next to Jack. They were discussing the situation with General Hammond. "How are Dr. Jackson and Cassie doing?"
"They're both sleeping for the moment, Sir," Jack replied.
He nodded. "We've received no word from Dr. Fraiser, however..."
"Sir," Sam interrupted, "You said Jake escaped custody. Where's the one place he'd go to find Janet." Jack and Hammond stared at her. "Janet's house, of course," she explained to them.
Jack agreed. "I think that's plausible, General."
"Then lets get a team out there to back you up. Dismissed."
Daniel was somewhat awake when he overheard the nurses muttering something about Janet going after her ex-husband. "I think Colonel O'Neill mentioned going over to Dr. Fraiser's to check things out. This guy has no idea who he's messing with!"
Daniel had about enough of the conversation and slid off the bed, making certain he didn't disturb Cassie. With a hiss, he pulled out the IV. He had to get to Janet first. He had to tell her he couldn't lose her too. He had to tell her how much he loved her. He had to tell her that he wanted her for the rest of their lives!
As Janet woke up groggily, she realized she was tied to one of the dining room chairs. She decided that she would have to move out of this house when the situation was resolved. There was no way she could sleep in the same room Daniel was attacked in.
Daniel.
If he knew where she was he wouldn't be very happy. Come to think of it, no one would. General Hammond would probably court martial her so fast it would make her head spin.
"Good evening, honey," Jake said, leaning in for a kiss. Janet spit in his face, earning a smack across her cheek. He grabbed her chin and squeezed. "You'd better not do that again, bitch!"
A knock on the door startled him. Janet just eyed Jake, working at the knots behind her back. She could smell a little alcohol on his breath so she knew he couldn't have tied the rope too tightly. If he answered the door, it would give her the perfect opportunity to loosen them.
"I'm not expecting anyone," she said.
He shrugged and headed to the door, peeking out. Sam was standing out there, but he didn't recognize her from the pictures. Jake grinned and opened the door. "Can I help you, beautiful?"
Sam chuckled. "Can you help me?"
Before he could reply, Jake was knocked right off his feet, his gun now in Janet Fraiser's hands. "Hey, Sam," she said with a smile. "Glad you could make it."
Janet, Sam, Jack, and Teal'c watched as the Marines drove off with Jake. She sighed in relief and glanced back at her friends. They looked distracted. Kind of like they wanted to tell her something, but didn't know how.
"Sam?" she asked, searching her friend's face. "What is it? Oh, God, is Daniel?"
"No! Nothing like that." At least I hope not, Sam said to herself. She pushed Jack towards her. "Colonel O'Neill needs to tell you something."
If looks could kill, Jack thought. He took a deep breath. "Daniel's missing."
"What? How? Why?"
"I believe he overheard a few of the nurses talking in the infirmary," Teal'c replied. "Cassie awoke to find him gone."
"As for why..." Sam added.
"Because of me."