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Jack was about to leave his office to see "Simone" when Ralk walked in. "Jack, please sit down."
"I was about to see our 'patient'." Jack informed him.
"About her," Ralk paused deliberately, making sure he had Jack's undivided attention. "She died after lunch Jack."
"WHAT?" Jack asked, rushing out of his office and down the hall to her room. It was empty. He turned and saw Ralk walking calmly down the hall towards him. "What have you done?"
"It's not what I've done Jack, but what you've done."
Jack's face paled as he realized they'd heard him tell Simone her name. "You bastard!"
Ralk gave Jack a patient smile. "Now that you've learned that I know about everything you do, we can move on."
"I won't do anything else for you."
"Come now Jack, we both know that you will. You have a wife and kid to think about."
…
"It'll just be for the week Sam."
"Where are you going?"
"The Grand Canyon." She was taking this better then he expected. But she understood. Of course, he didn't tell her the entire reason why he had to go.
"Take lots of pictures." She smiled at him. She'd miss him, of course, but they could both use the short break. Sam was worried that things were starting to get too comfortable between them.
So, after getting the ok from General Hammond, Daniel kissed the boys goodbye and promised to call every night at bedtime.
…
Jack sat in his office, seething from anger. He had never hated anyone more then he hated Ralk. Even Apophis wasn't this cruel! Well, yes he was, but Jack still hated Ralk more.
He tried to devise a plan to kill to Ralk. This wasn't normally his department. Daniel or Sam would come up with some hair brained, genius way of killing the bad guy, then Jack would mock it, then agree to it, and they'd do it. But now it was up to Jack to figure out a way to kill the bad guy. And all the other bad guys. That witch Jenki was in on everything too. She would have to go.
…
Daniel stood on the balcony outside his room. The sun was shining and he could see the horizon far off into the distance. Being used to the mountains of Colorado for a little over eleven years, Daniel was amazed at how flat the State's could be. Of course he realized that every planet had plains and mountains, but there was something familiar and calming in seeing it on his own planet.
He sat down on a chair, holding a cup of coffee. He'd go out and see the canyon tomorrow. Today he wanted to bask in the calmness that surrounded him.
…
Back in Colorado, Sam and Janet were having a heart to heart. "I don't know Jan." Sam said in answer to Janet's question about why Daniel left. "It's just for a week."
"When did he leave?"
"This morning." Sam said, handing Jonathan the cookie he'd asked for.
"And you already miss him." Janet mused.
"Of course I do. He's been here every day and night for almost two years."
Janet frowned. "Don't you think maybe you have gotten a little too attached to him?"
Sam sighed, plopping down on the couch. She looked at the TV and watched Ernie sing the Rubber Duckie song. "Yeah, I do." She admitted for the first time, to herself or anyone.
"Maybe this week will be good for you both then."
Sam nodded. "For us, yes, but for them?" She waved her hand at her boys, who were too engrossed in watching Ernie to pay any attention to their mother.
Janet shrugged. "They'll adapt. Kids always do."
A/N Abby is so evil. I apologize on her behalf.