Disclaimer: Ah let me check. Nope, I still don't own Stargate.
A/N: Thank you for all the reviews. They are really appreciated, this being the first story I've actually put in print.
SG-Fan Indeed, I cannot reveal my secret until it is time.
Raylenth My chapters after this one are longer. Sorry for the short chapters, but the beginning cliffhangers just worked there. Thanks also to feb04, sammie77, froggy0319, Natters and all the others who have reviewed.
The Orb
Chapter 4
Jack was forced to wait in the hallway until Janet came out with any news. To say he didn't have patience in times like these, was an understatement. Carter was a valuable member of his team. Sam. Samantha. Just something about hearing or saying her name just seemed to make him complete. Now without hearing her voice, he was empty inside. She was, no he thought, she IS a valuable member of MY team. He hadn't lost her on any of their previous missions and he wasn't about to let that happen now here on Earth.
General Hammond knew just how far Jack's feelings went for his 2IC, but had looked the other way for some time. He knew the two officers would not put their team or the SGC in jeopardy by acting on their feelings for each other. He just hoped that one day the regulations would be changed so that the two could finally be together. He had been watching the Colonel's expressions fly across his face for the last several moments and could only imagine what Jack had been thinking.
"Jack," Hammond said, "I have every confidence that Major Carter will pull through just fine. Dr. Frasier will find out what's going on and the Major will be back on duty soon."
Jack looked up at his CO and let his eyes speak the words that, if spoken aloud, would get him court-marshaled. He looked down toward his boots again and wished he could believe Hammond's words. That was getting hard though. The longer the medical staff kept him out of the room, his feeling that this time could be bad, VERY bad, just kept creeping over his soul.
Back in the infirmary, Janet and her medical team were assessing Sam's condition, assisted by Dr. Warner. She was hooked up to several machines and there seemed to be wires and tubes everywhere. Janet pointed to one of the machines and said to Dr. Warner, "Look at this readout, I've never seen anything like this, her brainwaves areā¦pulsing for lack of a better term."
There are longer chapters coming. I'm just starting out a little tentative to test the waters. Please review!
