"How's Mackenzie?" Jack asked as Janet drew his blood.
"I don't think he's used to being told no."
"Well he managed to kill my buzz. I'd been having a good day apart from the hangover."
"Hangover?" Janet questioned.
"A few of the guys took me out for a belated bachelor party, may I add with Sam's full support."
"I see. She's definitely good at supporting you, she told Mackenzie she'd keep an eye on you, when he asked her how, she told him she was your wife and had a little influence on you."
"How'd he take that?"
"Like he'd been slapped in the face with a wet fish. I think he may have had a little crush." Jack smiled. "All done."
"I would have liked to have seen that. By the way what's with the vampire routine?"
"I just need to check your oxy-haemoglobin levels. I want you to take it easy and that means not going out drinking. Have a nice quiet evening in with your wife." Janet suggested.
"I think I can manage that doc. By the way do you think I need to see Mackenzie?" He asked.
"No more than the rest of us for the reason he wants to see you. But for your nightmares yes."
"What nightmares? I don't get nightmares."
"Yes you do. Sam manages to calm you down enough that you don't remember them. She says you've been having them since your ex-co died."
"Why didn't she mention that to me?"
"I don't know, you'd have to ask her."
"I might just have to do that. Thanks Doc."
~
"Sam, I need to talk to you for a minute." Jack said as he sat on the couch at home.
"That sounds ominous." Sam said as she came out of the kitchen wiping her hands.
"Just come and sit down a minute."
"Jack what's going on?" She asked.
"Thanks for shutting up Mackenzie earlier."
"I think you pretty much managed that yourself when you told him no."
"There's something else I need to ask you." Jack said.
"Jack, what's going on your scaring me?"
"Why didn't you tell me I was having nightmares?"
"Ah. Who did you talk to Daniel or Janet or Dad?" Sam relaxed slightly.
"Daniel and your Dad knew about this too?"
"You had a small incident on the plane back from Nevada. I calmed you down before it caused anything too big or noticeable. You had another on the scout ship."
"What happens?"
"You tense up, and then you get this look on your face. Then you start to shuffle uncontrollably. That's when I usually notice and manage to calm you down by reassuring you everything will be okay. But if I don't or I'm not there you start thrashing and sweating. You never remember in the morning which is why I never mentioned it. I thought if there was something you wanted to talk about you'd talk to me, if not I'm not going to push the situation. Just remember that I love you and I'm here."
"You should have told me weeks ago."
"I kept meaning to then things happened. I'm going to make some coffee do you want some?"
"No, I'm fine. But I think we should talk about this."
"What me getting you coffee?" Sam questioned.
"No. Me having nightmares."
"Okay. I'll get that coffee and then we can talk."
~
Sam yawned as she listen to Jack tell her his ex-co and the parts of his black ops missions he could.
"You're tired." Jack said as he noticed.
"It is 1 am."
"I didn't realise it was so late." He glanced at the clock.
"It's okay." She shuffled closer.
"Let's go to bed. I probably bored you anyway."
"Never."
TBC
"I don't think he's used to being told no."
"Well he managed to kill my buzz. I'd been having a good day apart from the hangover."
"Hangover?" Janet questioned.
"A few of the guys took me out for a belated bachelor party, may I add with Sam's full support."
"I see. She's definitely good at supporting you, she told Mackenzie she'd keep an eye on you, when he asked her how, she told him she was your wife and had a little influence on you."
"How'd he take that?"
"Like he'd been slapped in the face with a wet fish. I think he may have had a little crush." Jack smiled. "All done."
"I would have liked to have seen that. By the way what's with the vampire routine?"
"I just need to check your oxy-haemoglobin levels. I want you to take it easy and that means not going out drinking. Have a nice quiet evening in with your wife." Janet suggested.
"I think I can manage that doc. By the way do you think I need to see Mackenzie?" He asked.
"No more than the rest of us for the reason he wants to see you. But for your nightmares yes."
"What nightmares? I don't get nightmares."
"Yes you do. Sam manages to calm you down enough that you don't remember them. She says you've been having them since your ex-co died."
"Why didn't she mention that to me?"
"I don't know, you'd have to ask her."
"I might just have to do that. Thanks Doc."
~
"Sam, I need to talk to you for a minute." Jack said as he sat on the couch at home.
"That sounds ominous." Sam said as she came out of the kitchen wiping her hands.
"Just come and sit down a minute."
"Jack what's going on?" She asked.
"Thanks for shutting up Mackenzie earlier."
"I think you pretty much managed that yourself when you told him no."
"There's something else I need to ask you." Jack said.
"Jack, what's going on your scaring me?"
"Why didn't you tell me I was having nightmares?"
"Ah. Who did you talk to Daniel or Janet or Dad?" Sam relaxed slightly.
"Daniel and your Dad knew about this too?"
"You had a small incident on the plane back from Nevada. I calmed you down before it caused anything too big or noticeable. You had another on the scout ship."
"What happens?"
"You tense up, and then you get this look on your face. Then you start to shuffle uncontrollably. That's when I usually notice and manage to calm you down by reassuring you everything will be okay. But if I don't or I'm not there you start thrashing and sweating. You never remember in the morning which is why I never mentioned it. I thought if there was something you wanted to talk about you'd talk to me, if not I'm not going to push the situation. Just remember that I love you and I'm here."
"You should have told me weeks ago."
"I kept meaning to then things happened. I'm going to make some coffee do you want some?"
"No, I'm fine. But I think we should talk about this."
"What me getting you coffee?" Sam questioned.
"No. Me having nightmares."
"Okay. I'll get that coffee and then we can talk."
~
Sam yawned as she listen to Jack tell her his ex-co and the parts of his black ops missions he could.
"You're tired." Jack said as he noticed.
"It is 1 am."
"I didn't realise it was so late." He glanced at the clock.
"It's okay." She shuffled closer.
"Let's go to bed. I probably bored you anyway."
"Never."
TBC