Chapter Fifteen
Sam was starting to get worried now, it was going on 2100 hours and there was still no sign of Jack. She knew that he'd gone to talk to Ruth to see if he could find out what she was holding back but he was supposed to come back to base, but he never turned up.
Leaving her car, which she had parked in front of Jack's house she slowly walked up the path towards his front door. Upon reaching the door she gently knocked but there was no answer. She was about to turn round when she heard a sound coming from the inside of the house and now knowing that there was somebody there she took out her key to Jacks house and quickly unlocked and opened the door.
Walking down the corridor towards the sitting room Sam's senses were assaulted by the smell of alcohol, which seemed to fill the whole of the house. Continuing on she entered the sitting room to see Jack passed out on the sofa with empty bottles of beer and whiskey scattered around where he was slumped.
Knowing that she would never be able to carry him to his bed on her own and she didn't feel like letting Teal'c, Daniel and Jonas see their friend and commanding officer like this she went over to him and made him more comfortable on the sofa then covered him with a blanket and set about cleaning the mess that he'd made.
Once all the mess was tided up Sam turned off the light in the sitting room and made her way to the bedroom.
Jack woke to the smell of bacon and eggs cooking but with the alcohol that he'd consumed the night before he could feel his stomach turning and quickly ran to the bathroom ignoring the headache, which felt like it was splitting his head in two.
Emptying the contents of his stomach into the toilet Jack felt a hand start to rub his back, trying to make him feel comforted. "Jack, what happened last night? I've never seen you get yourself into that state before" Sam said constantly rubbing at his back.
Moving away from the toilet but staying seated on the floor Jack rested his back up against the bathtub. Looking into Sam's eyes he could see the concern in them but he found it extremely hard to open up to anybody, even Sam.
"Please Jack, I don't like to see you this way and if you tell me I may be able to find a way to help you out" Sam pleased with him.
Shaking his head tears started to well up in Jack's eyes but he forcing them back down he said, "Nobody can help me or give me back the time that I've lost."
This just make Sam even more puzzled so she continued to probe Jack for more information so she could try and help. "Jack, what happened when you went to see Ruth? What did she say to make you like this?"
Jack now was starting to get angry but tried not be angry at Sam as he knew that she was only trying to help him. "Sam please I really don't wanna talk about it please just leave me alone" Jack said standing up and walking out of the bathroom.
Following him out of the bathroom Sam stopped him and turned him around to face her, pain and confusion clearly showing on her face.
"No Jack, I'm not leaving you alone when you're in this state of mind. All I wanna do is try and help you so please just tell me what happened yesterday, what the hell did Ruth tell you that's got you in this state" Sam said in a pleading voice.
Looking into her eyes Jack couldn't help but feel reassured with her presence and knew that what was bugging him she would never leave him to deal with the problem alone.
"Ok I'll tell you, but please can I get some coffee and painkillers as my head is killing me" Jack said pulling away from Sam and heading for the kitchen to get the necessities for a hangover.
"Sure" Sam said laughing to herself.
Once in the kitchen and Jack had his necessities for a hangover in his possession Sam came and sat in front of him on the opposite side of the table.
"Well, are you going to tell me what happened then?" Sam asked looking over at the pitiful look he was throwing at her.
"Yeah well… she was hiding something big from me… something bigger then even I thought" Jack started sheepishly then continued. "She… she told me that when I left her she was pregnant."
"Wow… what happened did she have the kid?" Sam asked.
"Yeah, she had the kid" was all that Jack could bring himself to say.
"What happened to it?" Sam asked probing for more information.
"Well she grew up, joined the RAF and is now a member of SG1" Jack said watching Sam's face closely not knowing what her reaction was going to be.
"Are you saying that your Amanda's father?" Sam asked shocked.
"Well according to Ruth I am… but Sam I've no idea what to do. I don't know if I should tell Amanda the truth as it's obvious that Ruth hasn't told her anything about me" Jack stated
"Whatever you decide to do you know I'll be there for you don't you Jack" Sam said bringing him in to a hug and kissing him gently on the neck to reassure him.
Bringing himself closer to her so he could feel her warmth through his clothes he said, "Yeah, I do."
"Come on, try to eat something, it may settle your stomach a bit" Sam said pulling away from Jack and walking over to the two plates of bacon and scrambled eggs. Returning to the table with them she placed one in front of Jack and then the other in front of where she was going to sit. Turning back around she walked over to the fridge and removed some orange juice then poured it into two glasses, again returning to the table with the two glasses and putting one in front of each plate.
Finally taking her seat Sam started to eat her breakfast unaware that Jack was watching her with an amused smile almost taking over his entire face.
Once breakfast was finished Sam helped Jack clean all the plates and then once they'd made sure that everything was in order they set off for another day of fun and excitement working at the Top Secret Air Force Base deep inside the bowels of Cheyenne Mountain.
TBC
Sam was starting to get worried now, it was going on 2100 hours and there was still no sign of Jack. She knew that he'd gone to talk to Ruth to see if he could find out what she was holding back but he was supposed to come back to base, but he never turned up.
Leaving her car, which she had parked in front of Jack's house she slowly walked up the path towards his front door. Upon reaching the door she gently knocked but there was no answer. She was about to turn round when she heard a sound coming from the inside of the house and now knowing that there was somebody there she took out her key to Jacks house and quickly unlocked and opened the door.
Walking down the corridor towards the sitting room Sam's senses were assaulted by the smell of alcohol, which seemed to fill the whole of the house. Continuing on she entered the sitting room to see Jack passed out on the sofa with empty bottles of beer and whiskey scattered around where he was slumped.
Knowing that she would never be able to carry him to his bed on her own and she didn't feel like letting Teal'c, Daniel and Jonas see their friend and commanding officer like this she went over to him and made him more comfortable on the sofa then covered him with a blanket and set about cleaning the mess that he'd made.
Once all the mess was tided up Sam turned off the light in the sitting room and made her way to the bedroom.
Jack woke to the smell of bacon and eggs cooking but with the alcohol that he'd consumed the night before he could feel his stomach turning and quickly ran to the bathroom ignoring the headache, which felt like it was splitting his head in two.
Emptying the contents of his stomach into the toilet Jack felt a hand start to rub his back, trying to make him feel comforted. "Jack, what happened last night? I've never seen you get yourself into that state before" Sam said constantly rubbing at his back.
Moving away from the toilet but staying seated on the floor Jack rested his back up against the bathtub. Looking into Sam's eyes he could see the concern in them but he found it extremely hard to open up to anybody, even Sam.
"Please Jack, I don't like to see you this way and if you tell me I may be able to find a way to help you out" Sam pleased with him.
Shaking his head tears started to well up in Jack's eyes but he forcing them back down he said, "Nobody can help me or give me back the time that I've lost."
This just make Sam even more puzzled so she continued to probe Jack for more information so she could try and help. "Jack, what happened when you went to see Ruth? What did she say to make you like this?"
Jack now was starting to get angry but tried not be angry at Sam as he knew that she was only trying to help him. "Sam please I really don't wanna talk about it please just leave me alone" Jack said standing up and walking out of the bathroom.
Following him out of the bathroom Sam stopped him and turned him around to face her, pain and confusion clearly showing on her face.
"No Jack, I'm not leaving you alone when you're in this state of mind. All I wanna do is try and help you so please just tell me what happened yesterday, what the hell did Ruth tell you that's got you in this state" Sam said in a pleading voice.
Looking into her eyes Jack couldn't help but feel reassured with her presence and knew that what was bugging him she would never leave him to deal with the problem alone.
"Ok I'll tell you, but please can I get some coffee and painkillers as my head is killing me" Jack said pulling away from Sam and heading for the kitchen to get the necessities for a hangover.
"Sure" Sam said laughing to herself.
Once in the kitchen and Jack had his necessities for a hangover in his possession Sam came and sat in front of him on the opposite side of the table.
"Well, are you going to tell me what happened then?" Sam asked looking over at the pitiful look he was throwing at her.
"Yeah well… she was hiding something big from me… something bigger then even I thought" Jack started sheepishly then continued. "She… she told me that when I left her she was pregnant."
"Wow… what happened did she have the kid?" Sam asked.
"Yeah, she had the kid" was all that Jack could bring himself to say.
"What happened to it?" Sam asked probing for more information.
"Well she grew up, joined the RAF and is now a member of SG1" Jack said watching Sam's face closely not knowing what her reaction was going to be.
"Are you saying that your Amanda's father?" Sam asked shocked.
"Well according to Ruth I am… but Sam I've no idea what to do. I don't know if I should tell Amanda the truth as it's obvious that Ruth hasn't told her anything about me" Jack stated
"Whatever you decide to do you know I'll be there for you don't you Jack" Sam said bringing him in to a hug and kissing him gently on the neck to reassure him.
Bringing himself closer to her so he could feel her warmth through his clothes he said, "Yeah, I do."
"Come on, try to eat something, it may settle your stomach a bit" Sam said pulling away from Jack and walking over to the two plates of bacon and scrambled eggs. Returning to the table with them she placed one in front of Jack and then the other in front of where she was going to sit. Turning back around she walked over to the fridge and removed some orange juice then poured it into two glasses, again returning to the table with the two glasses and putting one in front of each plate.
Finally taking her seat Sam started to eat her breakfast unaware that Jack was watching her with an amused smile almost taking over his entire face.
Once breakfast was finished Sam helped Jack clean all the plates and then once they'd made sure that everything was in order they set off for another day of fun and excitement working at the Top Secret Air Force Base deep inside the bowels of Cheyenne Mountain.
TBC