Colonel Jack O'Neill, USAF, is MIA

By: Dee

Summary: Jack is thought to be dead. Sam has to rely on Daniel for strength to have Jack's baby. What happens when Jack walks through the gate, years after he became MIA?

Rating: probably PG, perhaps PG-13 later

Disclaimer: I don't own Stargate, or anything affiliated. I do own the plot though.

A/N: I'm taking a break from 'For Granted' as I need to freshen up. It won't be long though.

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Sergeant Siler walked into the commissary carrying an empty tray. As much as he liked Carter, he did not like being her errand boy. Ok, so she wasn't exactly able to get her own food at the moment, and she had asked very nicely that he help her out. And when he'd brought her the tray she'd asked him to sit with her, to keep her company. They chatted about this and that, and Siler left her room, empty tray in hand, feeling as if they'd actually become friends. A smile spread across his face. Yeah, he did like to be her errand boy. Especially at a time like this.

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Sam watched as her husband went through the Stargate. She was three months pregnant, so she was not able to go on this mission. She'd kissed him goodbye, waved bye to Daniel and Teal'c, and believed Jack when he said they'd be home soon.

That was six months ago.

A month after they went through the gate, Daniel came back. After many rescue missions and countless attempts to find out what happened to SG-1, they'd given up. Gen. Hammond had been ordered to stop any traveling to P3X-57, and the planet's gate had been blocked. Sam was so distraught she had almost become delirious. But when Daniel's code came through the gate, Hammond ordered the iris open. He was breaking rules, but he was not about to have the member's of SG-1 killed for trying to come home after so long. So when Dr. Daniel Jackson practically fell through the gate and landed hard on the metal stairs, Hammond was glad he'd followed his instincts. He didn't even have to order a medical team to pick the fallen Daniel up, as they were already loading him onto a stretcher.

Upon seeing Daniel, Sam snapped out of her depression, realizing that it was through Daniel that she would learn what had happened to Jack. So she helped nurse him back to health, almost never leaving the medical bay, unless Dr. Janet Frasier ordered her out. She always ate healthy and got enough sleep, even if it was on a bed next to Daniel's, because she knew that if Jack were gone to her, this baby would be her only link to him.

The morning that Daniel woke up the first thing he saw was Sam's tear streaked face. She'd been crying about Jack, Teal'c, and even Daniel, scared that after two weeks in a coma he was lost to them as well.

"Hey." Daniel said, putting a hand on her head.

Sam looked up and smiled through her tears. She wiped her face with her hand before speaking. "Daniel, welcome back."

But he wasn't awake long. After only a few seconds, Daniel was out again. Janet assured her that it was normal for people coming out of comas to sleep a lot. Sam wasn't so sure. She stayed by his side for three hours until he woke up again. His eyes seemed more in focus, and he gave Sam a warm smile. "I missed you Sam." He said.

Sam nodded, smiling back at him. "I've missed you Daniel." She thought about expanding it to the whole complex, but somehow she knew he needed something more personal. "Are you hungry?"

Daniel nodded. "How long have I been out?" He asked. Sam had asked Sergeant Siler to get some soup for Daniel, and when she returned from the door she answered his question.

"You've been in a coma for two weeks."

"And before that? How long was I gone?"

Sam swallowed hard. She would not burst into tears. "A month."

"Seemed like a lifetime." He said quietly. Before Sam could ask him anything, Siler came back into the room with his soup. "Thank you." Daniel said to Siler, taking the soup. He remembered that he wasn't supposed to guzzle food down, no matter how hungry he was, so he ate the soup slowly, cherishing every spoonful. The heat of the chicken broth warmed him to his toes, and when he was done he felt warmer then he had since he could remember. After handing his bowl to Sam, he said, "I want to tell you about what happened."

As much as she wanted to hear about her husband, Sam knew Daniel's health was first. "You've just woken up Daniel. Why don't you rest for a while?"

"I need to tell you now." He said gently, his eyes filled with sorrow.