The next few months for SG-1 were busy. Carter had fought for her life at the Alpha site while fending off one of Anubis' supersoldiers. Luckily though, she had been able to come up with a way to defeat those soldiers. Then they had had to deal with the outgoing President's order to have a documentary made on the SGC and its mission. During that time disaster struck a team while off-world, they had been ambushed by a small army of Jaffa. During the rescue mission several others had been injured, including Colonel O'Neill and Dr. Janet Frasier. Janet had barely survived the staff blast but in the end she had pulled through. SG-1, minus Jack, had been sent to Los Angeles to investigate the rogue NID laboratory where the half Goa'uld half human woman was. Then there had been the mission to a planet where there was an Ancient's temple and Jack had sacrificed himself as he had the knowledge of the Ancient's once again downloaded into his brain. They had been close, but with the knowledge he retrieved they were able to defeat Anubis and his fleet that was in Earth's orbit. Once the battle was over Jack was put in stasis, but luckily the Asgard were able to lend their assistance after a few days of trying to contact them.
For Sam, those few months were very hard. With the attack on the Alpha site and the resulting collapse of the alliance between Earth, the Tok'ra and the rebel Jaffa, she knew that she wouldn't be able to see her father as much. She had been extremely saddened by that because she was starting to get really close to her father. Sam hit a low point when two of the people she cared about most almost died. Her despair was at its peak when Jack had sacrificed himself to save the planet, there was nothing she could do for him while he was in stasis except continue to try and contact the Asgard.
Throughout this time she had had to deal with Pete, who wasn't very understanding and always thought she was lying to him. Which wasn't exactly true, there were just things that she couldn't tell him. Despite all his faults, he was sweet and treated her well. After the incident with Osiris, Sam had insisted that they take things slower. That had worked for a while but Pete started to get frustrated with her, she was hardly available and they hardly saw each other. Most of their relationship was done over the phone, but they had seen each other several times. Sam had driven up to Denver a couple of times and Pete had come down for four weekends. When Jack and Janet had been injured, Pete had started to suspect that there was something between Sam and Jack. After that, it seemed like every time that they spoke Pete would bring up Jack and try and get her to reveal that she had feelings for him. Sam often found herself frustrated with Pete and started to debate whether a relationship with Pete was wise. But after every fight they had, Pete would completely change into the sweet man that she had initially been attracted to.
Three days after Jack had been revived from his week in stasis, Pete came down to Colorado Springs on Saturday. Unfortunately for Sam, he hadn't called ahead.
Sam stuck her head out of the kitchen when she heard what sounded like a knock on her door. She stared at it until she heard the tapping again, 'Definitely a knock.' She dried her hands in a towel she picked up as she walked to the front door. When she pulled open the door she was surprised, "Pete!"
"Hey babe, what's up?" Pete happily exclaimed as he leaned in for a kiss.
A confused Sam continued to stare at Pete as he kissed her, "Hey, Pete… what are you doing here?"
"What? Can't a guy come down and surprise his girl?" he told her as he mockingly brought up his hands to his heart.
Sam looked into his face and couldn't help but smile, "Yeah, come on in," she told him as she led him into the kitchen.
"Whoa! What happened here?" Pete asked as he looked around the kitchen that was covered with ingredients and trays of cookies cooling on racks and some still waiting to be put in the oven.
Sam sheepishly looked around her kitchen as well, "Yeah… a cookie bomb kind of went off in here!"
"I'll say!" he told her as he sat down on one of the stools and watched as Sam walked over to the oven to check on a batch of cookies. "I didn't know you could bake."
Sam looked over her shoulder and spoke lightly with a hint of mischief, "There's a lot of things about me you don't know."
Pete pondered her words, he was partially intrigued by her tone and wondered what else he could learn about Sam. Part of him though was also angry as he always had the feeling that she was hiding a lot of stuff from her and that there were parts of her that he'd never seen. Pete took a deep breath and decided to play it safe, especially after the next to last phone call they'd had…
…Six days ago…
Sam was just returning home from base. When she sat down on her couch she was relieved to be there. When Dr. Frasier and General Hammond had ordered her off base she was angry and reluctant leave. How could they think she could leave when her CO was stuck in a stasis chamber! She realized when she laid out on the couch that they were right, she wouldn't be able to come up with any ideas if she wasn't rested. As she closed her eyes she thought back to the time when Jack had been stuck on Edora for over three months and she had worked diligently and obsessively to get her CO back. Back then if it hadn't been for the General and Janet keeping an eye on her she wouldn't have been able to build that particle accelerator. Even then, they would let her work incessantly for a few days and then send her home to recuperate. Then when she returned she was able to efficiently and successfully work for a few more days before the exhaustion would set in and they would send her home again. It had worked then, and Sam completely believed that it would work now. She hadn't given up on Jack O'Neill before, she wasn't about to stop now, especially after he had sacrificed everything to save the planet.
Sam let her mind drift to thoughts of her CO. Just after they had returned from P3X-439 she had driven to his house. There was so much she wanted to say to him, like she respected him and if he ever thought about what had been revealed with the zatarc's. But, like so much in her life, she never got the chance to have the heart to heart with him that she wanted. By then things with Pete weren't going well. He was always wanting to know where she was. She had even learned from Agent Barrett that an FBI agent named Farrity had been inquiring into their operation in L.A. At the time, Sam had tried to dismiss it and the connection to Pete. She was starting to doubt her relationship with Pete when she went over to her commander's home to see if there was anything between them.
While Jack remained in stasis, Sam let herself admit how much she missed him, and not just as her commanding officer. She couldn't imagine her life without him. Even though she didn't know what she was going to do, she knew that she had to save Jack, even if it was for her own piece of mind.
Her thoughts were interrupted by the sound of her phone ringing. Sam sat up startled by the intrusion; she wiped away the tears that had started to form in her eyes as she reached over for the phone. "Yeah."
"Sam, it's Pete! How are you?"
Sam took a deep breath, how could he sound so excited when one of her closest friends and CO was in stasis. She had told him that her CO, Colonel O'Neill, had been injured and that he was in a coma and that the doctors weren't sure if he was going to make it. "Tired."
"Hey? What's wrong? Are you crying?"
"No… Yes… I'm just so tired Pete…"
"Come on Sam, tell me what's wrong?"
'Didn't he remember?' "I told you last week, Colonel O'Neill is in a coma!"
"Oh yeah, sorry. I forgot."
Sam just shook her head at his response, didn't he pay attention to her. He knew that she was distraught over her CO being injured, how could he forget? "Yeah…" she disgustedly whispered.
Pete detected something else in her tone, "Hey look, I know he means a lot to you and all, you work for the guy. But you can't let it bring you down. I'm sure the doctors are doing everything they can…"
Sam was on edge with his tone as he reminded her that she worked for Jack. How could it not bring her down, the man she… loved?… no the man she admired and respected might never wake up! "You don't get it do you Pete?! He's not just my boss! Daniel and T- (oops, almost let that one out!) – Murray aren't just my teammates! They're my family! Colonel O'Neill is in a coma because he was saving the pl- (no can't say that to him) he's lying in a coma because he did what was necessary to save our lives!"
Pete was taken aback by her outburst, "Whoa, calm down Sam. I'm sorry," he told her before a silence ensued. His jealousy and doubts got the better of him, "The way you talk about the guy, I can't help but wonder if there's something else going on between the two of you."
"What?! He's my Commanding Officer!" 'Who the hell does he think he is?'
"That's not an answer! You're avoiding my question."
"What question?" she yelled.
"Is there something else going on between you and the Colonel?" he asked her emphasizing the last part.
Sam was disgusted, "I'm not even going to answer that question! How can you ask me a question like that when he's lying in a coma?"
"Why not? It's a simple yes or no question! So just answer the question!" he yelled at her.
Sam took a deep breath and reeled in her anger, "I am not a suspect in one of your cases so don't treat me like one! I gotta go," she told him before she hung up the phone.
Pete had called back but Sam refused to answer the phone. After thirty minutes of hearing him trying to call her back Sam decided to head to base and just sleep there.
Pete kept trying to get a hold of her over the next few days but she was either not home or just wasn't answering the phone. Finally, two days ago he had been able to get a hold of her and apologize to her over the phone. Things weren't great between them, but at least she wasn't mad at him anymore. That was when he had hatched the plan to surprise her with a visit on Saturday. He at least knew she wouldn't have other things on her mind since O'Neill had woken from his coma.
TBC
For Sam, those few months were very hard. With the attack on the Alpha site and the resulting collapse of the alliance between Earth, the Tok'ra and the rebel Jaffa, she knew that she wouldn't be able to see her father as much. She had been extremely saddened by that because she was starting to get really close to her father. Sam hit a low point when two of the people she cared about most almost died. Her despair was at its peak when Jack had sacrificed himself to save the planet, there was nothing she could do for him while he was in stasis except continue to try and contact the Asgard.
Throughout this time she had had to deal with Pete, who wasn't very understanding and always thought she was lying to him. Which wasn't exactly true, there were just things that she couldn't tell him. Despite all his faults, he was sweet and treated her well. After the incident with Osiris, Sam had insisted that they take things slower. That had worked for a while but Pete started to get frustrated with her, she was hardly available and they hardly saw each other. Most of their relationship was done over the phone, but they had seen each other several times. Sam had driven up to Denver a couple of times and Pete had come down for four weekends. When Jack and Janet had been injured, Pete had started to suspect that there was something between Sam and Jack. After that, it seemed like every time that they spoke Pete would bring up Jack and try and get her to reveal that she had feelings for him. Sam often found herself frustrated with Pete and started to debate whether a relationship with Pete was wise. But after every fight they had, Pete would completely change into the sweet man that she had initially been attracted to.
Three days after Jack had been revived from his week in stasis, Pete came down to Colorado Springs on Saturday. Unfortunately for Sam, he hadn't called ahead.
Sam stuck her head out of the kitchen when she heard what sounded like a knock on her door. She stared at it until she heard the tapping again, 'Definitely a knock.' She dried her hands in a towel she picked up as she walked to the front door. When she pulled open the door she was surprised, "Pete!"
"Hey babe, what's up?" Pete happily exclaimed as he leaned in for a kiss.
A confused Sam continued to stare at Pete as he kissed her, "Hey, Pete… what are you doing here?"
"What? Can't a guy come down and surprise his girl?" he told her as he mockingly brought up his hands to his heart.
Sam looked into his face and couldn't help but smile, "Yeah, come on in," she told him as she led him into the kitchen.
"Whoa! What happened here?" Pete asked as he looked around the kitchen that was covered with ingredients and trays of cookies cooling on racks and some still waiting to be put in the oven.
Sam sheepishly looked around her kitchen as well, "Yeah… a cookie bomb kind of went off in here!"
"I'll say!" he told her as he sat down on one of the stools and watched as Sam walked over to the oven to check on a batch of cookies. "I didn't know you could bake."
Sam looked over her shoulder and spoke lightly with a hint of mischief, "There's a lot of things about me you don't know."
Pete pondered her words, he was partially intrigued by her tone and wondered what else he could learn about Sam. Part of him though was also angry as he always had the feeling that she was hiding a lot of stuff from her and that there were parts of her that he'd never seen. Pete took a deep breath and decided to play it safe, especially after the next to last phone call they'd had…
…Six days ago…
Sam was just returning home from base. When she sat down on her couch she was relieved to be there. When Dr. Frasier and General Hammond had ordered her off base she was angry and reluctant leave. How could they think she could leave when her CO was stuck in a stasis chamber! She realized when she laid out on the couch that they were right, she wouldn't be able to come up with any ideas if she wasn't rested. As she closed her eyes she thought back to the time when Jack had been stuck on Edora for over three months and she had worked diligently and obsessively to get her CO back. Back then if it hadn't been for the General and Janet keeping an eye on her she wouldn't have been able to build that particle accelerator. Even then, they would let her work incessantly for a few days and then send her home to recuperate. Then when she returned she was able to efficiently and successfully work for a few more days before the exhaustion would set in and they would send her home again. It had worked then, and Sam completely believed that it would work now. She hadn't given up on Jack O'Neill before, she wasn't about to stop now, especially after he had sacrificed everything to save the planet.
Sam let her mind drift to thoughts of her CO. Just after they had returned from P3X-439 she had driven to his house. There was so much she wanted to say to him, like she respected him and if he ever thought about what had been revealed with the zatarc's. But, like so much in her life, she never got the chance to have the heart to heart with him that she wanted. By then things with Pete weren't going well. He was always wanting to know where she was. She had even learned from Agent Barrett that an FBI agent named Farrity had been inquiring into their operation in L.A. At the time, Sam had tried to dismiss it and the connection to Pete. She was starting to doubt her relationship with Pete when she went over to her commander's home to see if there was anything between them.
While Jack remained in stasis, Sam let herself admit how much she missed him, and not just as her commanding officer. She couldn't imagine her life without him. Even though she didn't know what she was going to do, she knew that she had to save Jack, even if it was for her own piece of mind.
Her thoughts were interrupted by the sound of her phone ringing. Sam sat up startled by the intrusion; she wiped away the tears that had started to form in her eyes as she reached over for the phone. "Yeah."
"Sam, it's Pete! How are you?"
Sam took a deep breath, how could he sound so excited when one of her closest friends and CO was in stasis. She had told him that her CO, Colonel O'Neill, had been injured and that he was in a coma and that the doctors weren't sure if he was going to make it. "Tired."
"Hey? What's wrong? Are you crying?"
"No… Yes… I'm just so tired Pete…"
"Come on Sam, tell me what's wrong?"
'Didn't he remember?' "I told you last week, Colonel O'Neill is in a coma!"
"Oh yeah, sorry. I forgot."
Sam just shook her head at his response, didn't he pay attention to her. He knew that she was distraught over her CO being injured, how could he forget? "Yeah…" she disgustedly whispered.
Pete detected something else in her tone, "Hey look, I know he means a lot to you and all, you work for the guy. But you can't let it bring you down. I'm sure the doctors are doing everything they can…"
Sam was on edge with his tone as he reminded her that she worked for Jack. How could it not bring her down, the man she… loved?… no the man she admired and respected might never wake up! "You don't get it do you Pete?! He's not just my boss! Daniel and T- (oops, almost let that one out!) – Murray aren't just my teammates! They're my family! Colonel O'Neill is in a coma because he was saving the pl- (no can't say that to him) he's lying in a coma because he did what was necessary to save our lives!"
Pete was taken aback by her outburst, "Whoa, calm down Sam. I'm sorry," he told her before a silence ensued. His jealousy and doubts got the better of him, "The way you talk about the guy, I can't help but wonder if there's something else going on between the two of you."
"What?! He's my Commanding Officer!" 'Who the hell does he think he is?'
"That's not an answer! You're avoiding my question."
"What question?" she yelled.
"Is there something else going on between you and the Colonel?" he asked her emphasizing the last part.
Sam was disgusted, "I'm not even going to answer that question! How can you ask me a question like that when he's lying in a coma?"
"Why not? It's a simple yes or no question! So just answer the question!" he yelled at her.
Sam took a deep breath and reeled in her anger, "I am not a suspect in one of your cases so don't treat me like one! I gotta go," she told him before she hung up the phone.
Pete had called back but Sam refused to answer the phone. After thirty minutes of hearing him trying to call her back Sam decided to head to base and just sleep there.
Pete kept trying to get a hold of her over the next few days but she was either not home or just wasn't answering the phone. Finally, two days ago he had been able to get a hold of her and apologize to her over the phone. Things weren't great between them, but at least she wasn't mad at him anymore. That was when he had hatched the plan to surprise her with a visit on Saturday. He at least knew she wouldn't have other things on her mind since O'Neill had woken from his coma.
TBC
