"Airman have you seen Major Carter?" Jack demanded when he reached the
surface.
"Sir, she signed out of the base but not the compound." He paused.
"Keep going Airman."
"Sir, she likes to go to the ridge to think sir." He pointed. "That way sir."
"Thank you." Jack started up the hill. When he reached the ridge he saw a downed tree with a lone figure sat on it. "Sam?" He stepped closer. "Sam."
"Go away Jack." Sam said wiping her eyes.
"I'm not going anywhere." Jack sat down next to her.
"This isn't the time to have this conversation."
"Then we'll just sit here until you want to talk."
"How'd you find me anyway?" Sam said after five minutes.
"If you say Airman in the right tone they'll spill anything. Besides you checked out of the base not the compound."
"Those sign out sheets are a pain in the six."
"Sam, I'm sorry."
"What are you sorry about?" She asked.
"I'm sorry I wasn't paying more attention to what Daniel was doing and I'm sorry we got caught in the trap and I'm sorry you had to come and rescue us and I'm sorry you got scared."
"You're sorry I was scared." Sam said jumping to her feet. "You're sorry I was scared."
"Sam."
"No. I wasn't just scared, I was petrified, I thought I'd lost you and . and."
"and." Jack prompted.
"I threatened the General; I could be court martialled for insubordination among other things. Jack, I can't do this."
"Do what?" He asked.
"This. Jack I love you too much, I thought we could do this but I proved today that us is affecting my objectivity and my ability to do my job. I'm putting my request in for a transfer back to the Pentagon first thing in the morning."
"Sam don't do something you'll regret. You love working here, you thrive on it."
"I can risk what I feel causing some one to die. I just can't do it Jack."
"Sam, we need you here. This program wouldn't even be here without you."
"Jack you can't talk me out of it I've made up my mind."
"Sam."
"No. Sir, with respect goodbye. It's been an honour." She started back down the hill.
"Sam." He grabbed his arm and spun her around.
"Colonel, let me go."
"No, we're going to talk about this."
"Sir let me go please."
"Sam."
"No sir. I'm sorry." She kicked out her leg to his knee knocking him to the ground. "Forgive me."
~
Jack was rubbing the back of his head when he walked into the briefing room.
"What happened to you Jack I thought you going to talk to Sam?" Daniel asked.
"She won't listen. She's going to put in a request to transfer back to the Pentagon General. She believes she's lost her objectivity and therefore she's become a risk. She thinks she's going to get someone killed because she's not paying attention to what she should."
"Dammit Jack." Jacob cursed.
"I tried to reason with her, she's not in a frame of mind to listen at least of all to me."
"Where did she go?" He asked.
"I don't know. She kicked me knees out from under me and then ran down to her car. The guard says she speed out of here."
"We could charge her with assault Colonel." Hammond offered.
"It was just as much my fault as hers sir. Besides I can see where she's coming from. If she had been the one who had vanished I can say with almost absolute certain I would have reacted the same way. We're the five people she trusts implicitly. With four of us missing I'd have a problem with. "
"General, remember how she was when Jack was on Edora." Daniel reminded him.
"I'm not going to accept her request for a transfer or her resignation. She's good at what she does because she cares. Find her and talk to her. Jacob I'll have some civilian clothes found for you."
"Thanks George."
TBC
"Sir, she signed out of the base but not the compound." He paused.
"Keep going Airman."
"Sir, she likes to go to the ridge to think sir." He pointed. "That way sir."
"Thank you." Jack started up the hill. When he reached the ridge he saw a downed tree with a lone figure sat on it. "Sam?" He stepped closer. "Sam."
"Go away Jack." Sam said wiping her eyes.
"I'm not going anywhere." Jack sat down next to her.
"This isn't the time to have this conversation."
"Then we'll just sit here until you want to talk."
"How'd you find me anyway?" Sam said after five minutes.
"If you say Airman in the right tone they'll spill anything. Besides you checked out of the base not the compound."
"Those sign out sheets are a pain in the six."
"Sam, I'm sorry."
"What are you sorry about?" She asked.
"I'm sorry I wasn't paying more attention to what Daniel was doing and I'm sorry we got caught in the trap and I'm sorry you had to come and rescue us and I'm sorry you got scared."
"You're sorry I was scared." Sam said jumping to her feet. "You're sorry I was scared."
"Sam."
"No. I wasn't just scared, I was petrified, I thought I'd lost you and . and."
"and." Jack prompted.
"I threatened the General; I could be court martialled for insubordination among other things. Jack, I can't do this."
"Do what?" He asked.
"This. Jack I love you too much, I thought we could do this but I proved today that us is affecting my objectivity and my ability to do my job. I'm putting my request in for a transfer back to the Pentagon first thing in the morning."
"Sam don't do something you'll regret. You love working here, you thrive on it."
"I can risk what I feel causing some one to die. I just can't do it Jack."
"Sam, we need you here. This program wouldn't even be here without you."
"Jack you can't talk me out of it I've made up my mind."
"Sam."
"No. Sir, with respect goodbye. It's been an honour." She started back down the hill.
"Sam." He grabbed his arm and spun her around.
"Colonel, let me go."
"No, we're going to talk about this."
"Sir let me go please."
"Sam."
"No sir. I'm sorry." She kicked out her leg to his knee knocking him to the ground. "Forgive me."
~
Jack was rubbing the back of his head when he walked into the briefing room.
"What happened to you Jack I thought you going to talk to Sam?" Daniel asked.
"She won't listen. She's going to put in a request to transfer back to the Pentagon General. She believes she's lost her objectivity and therefore she's become a risk. She thinks she's going to get someone killed because she's not paying attention to what she should."
"Dammit Jack." Jacob cursed.
"I tried to reason with her, she's not in a frame of mind to listen at least of all to me."
"Where did she go?" He asked.
"I don't know. She kicked me knees out from under me and then ran down to her car. The guard says she speed out of here."
"We could charge her with assault Colonel." Hammond offered.
"It was just as much my fault as hers sir. Besides I can see where she's coming from. If she had been the one who had vanished I can say with almost absolute certain I would have reacted the same way. We're the five people she trusts implicitly. With four of us missing I'd have a problem with. "
"General, remember how she was when Jack was on Edora." Daniel reminded him.
"I'm not going to accept her request for a transfer or her resignation. She's good at what she does because she cares. Find her and talk to her. Jacob I'll have some civilian clothes found for you."
"Thanks George."
TBC