Good Luck & Godspeed
Part 7


I was running through the desert. I had escaped and was trying to get home. I needed to keep going but it was no use I could hear them behind me coming close but I couldn't get away.

I felt the sweat dripping down my face and cling to my clothes escape was my only plan.

I felt hands on me and I started to struggle. I heard a voice and knew I was safe.

I opened my eyes to see her looking at me and telling me I was safe.

I pulled her into my arms and she held me.

"It was just a dream Jack nothing more. We're at the SGC and you're safe."

I was trying to catch my breath and I let her go. I was still in her bed and everything came back to me as to why I was in here.

She had comforted me when I was here to comfort her.

I was about to speak when we heard Daniel moan.

Could we not catch a break? We had been put through the ringer and couldn't even be at peace in sleep. I tried to get up but Sam wouldn't let me go.

"Sam come on I need to go see to Daniel I'll be right back."

Daniel moaned no and she let me go. I tried to get up but had forgotten about my legs not wanting to cooperate. I knocked the tray over by the bed and Teal'c came in to see what was wrong.

He helped me into the chair and Sam sat up and followed me with her eyes.

I came to Daniel's side and shook him awake.

"No Janet please don't go", he cried out.

I let him go and looked at Teal'c.

Teal'c shook him awake and Daniel sat up trying to throw off the arm that had awoken him. He looked flushed and grabbed his glasses from the table.

He turned to us and asked, "Jack? What happened? Why are you out of bed?"

He was hiding something but wouldn't look at me or Teal'c in the face. I asked him if he was okay.

He nodded and whispered yeah that he had a dream.

He asked for Sam and Teal'c pulled the curtain to reveal Sam sitting up in her bed.

She looked scared and asked if he was okay.

He nodded yes. I had to watch both of them they were very fragile and needed help. They had been through hell and back and I was at fault. Teal'c caught my eye and nodded his understanding. We would be there for both of them.

That was one thing I could always count on, Teal'c being there to help out when I needed him. I would ask him when we were alone how he was coping. He maybe strong on the outside but inside he hurt just like me.

We were warriors first but we also had to cope with the emotions that raged inside us. I nodded back at him and we turned to our friends.

The doors opened and General Hammond came in and asked how we had slept. We all said okay and he informed us that the doctor would no longer be part of the SGC saying he wanted to be reassigned back to Academy Hospital.

Teal'c smiled and I did too.

"Yes Jack I know what happened last night and I was thinking of having him transferred out of here. He needed to be more open minded like Dr. Fraser was. He was just here on probation I didn't think he'd work out and what transpired yesterday just confirmed what I thought. The new doctor is being briefed and will be here shortly."

I looked at Daniel and he looked away when doc's name was mentioned.

I asked if we could get something to eat.

Teal'c said he would bring down trays for us and we could eat in the infirmary together.

I told him I would go to help him out. I was about to go when I looked at the frantic look on Carter's face.

I closed my eyes she thought I was leaving. I stopped by her bed and asked what she wanted for breakfast.

The General corrected me and said late lunch. I looked at the clock and figured we had been asleep for 12 hours straight.

I shrugged and corrected myself and asked her what she wanted for lunch.

"I'm not that hungry…'"

"Okay that's one of everything and a double order of blue jell-o. Daniel I take it you'll have the same right but pumpkin pie for you."

Sam started to nod no as did Daniel.

"You two will eat or else…"

Sam sat back in bed and Daniel said he'd come along to make sure I only grabbed one of each. The general said he'd be back later and left happy to know his elite team was on the road to recovery.

We were about to leave when Sam spoke up.

"Jack."

I turned around. She was on the edge of the bed trying to get down.

I wheeled myself over to her and stopped her.

"No Carter stay in bed. I'll be right back."

She hesitated and whispered so the guys wouldn't hear, "I'm going to be alone please don't go."

I turned back to the guys. They had heard what she had said.

I took her hand and said, "you are never alone Sam. We are always with you. Remember that".

Daniel said I should stay and he and Teal'c would bring us our food.

They left and I squeezed her hand.

I sat by her and she turned away. I called out to her and she turned back to me. She had her eyes closed and opened them and gave me a small smile.

She sighed and squeezed my hand.

"You must think I'm silly not wanting to be alone, I'm sorry Jack but I just don't feel like being alone right now. I don't know what's right or wrong. All I know is that your back and that's all that matters."

She caressed my cheek and came close to kiss me.

I stiffen not expecting this and tried to relax but it was too late she pulled back.

"Jack, what's wrong you said you remembered but you're acting strange. Did I do something wrong?"

I blurted out, "no its not you it's me I'm still trying to get use to being out of ice. I'm sorry it's just hard to grasp everything that's happened."

She smiled and kissed my hand. My throat went dry and I was speechless. We must have shared more then a kiss and I couldn't remember. Life could be so cruel at times.

I asked her how she had coped for all those months with me in the Antarctica and having to go back and forth.

I was prying I knew but I needed to see if anything would jar my memory and kick start the memories.

She said it wasn't that bad that she and the guys had been up there for two weeks straight till they were ordered back to the base.

"I wasn't happy that I had to leave you there. I tried everything I could to stay but I was needed back on base. Dr. Weir said she'd take care of you and if anything happened she would call me immediately.

"I'm sorry I left you Jack but if I didn't follow orders I would have been thrown in the brig. Those were the general's words to me. I knew he was just concerned about us, but I blurted out over the phone that we never leave anyone behind. He made me see that I wasn't leaving you behind but trying to find other avenues to try to bring you home."

A tear fell down her cheek and I wiped it from her face. She leaned into my hand and I kept it there her eyes were closed and I caressed her face and she smiled.

She went on to tell me how she tried to contact the Asguard and the Tok'ra and how helpless she felt when neither of them would return her calls for help.

"I went back to the planet with Thor's hammer and was told they were too busy fighting the replicators and that there was no way they could contact Thor to help. I told them you had helped them with their problems, had saved Thor and they couldn't spare anyone to help me find a solution? They said they would send someone when they had the threat handled. I told them not to bother since they couldn't be bothered not to ask for our help when they needed it".

"You told them that? Aw Carter I told you guys not to fuss with me. I'm just part of the team if it was you then I'd understand but me no that was wrong Carter. The replicators are a big problem and they need to be contained."

She looked away. I shouldn't have been so harsh with her but she had to understand that I was expendable while she, Daniel and Teal'c weren't.

"I'm sorry," I whispered.

"Why do you continue to call me Carter? I thought with what happened between us? You do remember don't you Jack?"

I had forgotten about the plan to make her think I knew what had happened between us and tried to play dumb. "I called you Cater? Sam I'm sorry sweetie my brain is still scrambled give me time to get use to this."

She wasn't convinced. I tried to change the subject and asked her, "so tell me more".

She looked at me and I caressed her face she closed her eyes and leaned into me. She smiled and took a deep breath and whispered she had missed me and to never leave her again. She threatened to chain me to a desk so I couldn't get into any trouble. I chuckled and told her that was punishment in itself.

She opened her eyes and told me what had happened with the Tokra.

"Our alliance with them is almost past the point for it to be beneficial for either of us. We don't trust them they don't trust us. I actually went to the high council to see if they would help but they were nothing but arrogant and said their resources were stretched and why couldn't we go and ask the Rebel Jaffa."

I could see the strain this whole ordeal had caused her.

She smiled, "you would have been proud of me. I told them that it was us that had saved them from almost being destroyed. That we had discovered the way to stop the super soldiers with the help of my father and that we had done more these last few years then they had since their war with the gou'ald."

I tried to hide my smile but I could see her yelling at those snakeheads and giving them a dose of truth. God I loved this woman.

"Needless to say they declined to help and I left the room telling them not to call us when they were in trouble."

"Sam your dad is a Tok'ra and they're not all that bad."

She snorted and agreed. "I was just so angry that I couldn't find the solution to save you and it was in the chamber all this time. Can you forgive me for making you wait so long?"

She sniffed and I pulled her close told her if it wasn't for her I'd still be waiting.

"I think I pissed off half the universe but I'd do it all over again just to have you here with me now."

I was going to answer when Teal'c and Daniel wheeled in our brunch.

I pulled Sam into my lap and she held on tight as I wheeled us over to the guys.

They had all my favorites, meatloaf, Tacos …and Pizza?

"Daniel where did you get the Pizza?" I asked as Teal'c helped Sam into a chair. She made room so I could sit next to her.

"Compliments of the ladies in the commissary, they missed you Jack and when they found out you where awake they started to cook up all your favorites. Corn beef and Cabbage will be ready in about 2 hours so you better have lots of room left. They're also making a 7 layered cake just for you."

Sam nudged me and said that she didn't know I had a thing for the commissary ladies.

I took a slice of the pizza and quipped that a way to a man's heart was through his stomach. She rolled her eyes and whispered that she didn't stand a chance then. I took her hand and kissed it and said she was the exception.

She blushed and turned away aware that Teal'c and Daniel were smiling and trying not to stare at us.

We ate and laughed and teased one another. It was like old time but without the beer.

I looked at all of them in front of me and sent out a silent prayer thanking who ever it was for giving me the opportunity to live and be loved by these special people.

Sam yawned and said she was through. I looked at her plate, which was empty but for two crust ends of pizza. The pie was gone as was the two bowls that had held her blue jell-o.

She stretched and said she was going to retrieve her messages from home then take a nap.

General Hammond came in with the new doctor. He introduced her as Dr. Dana Garrett.

She asked if she could examine me when I was done and I nodded yes but only if she wouldn't use any needles. She said she'd only use little ones and had everyone laughing.

Teal'c wheeled out our brunch with Daniel's help. Dr. Garrett asked Sam how she was feeling and she said okay. I wheeled myself over to her bed and said she should check her out. She glared at me and Dr. Garrett nodded saying she had skimmed through her file and wanted to check out the wound she had received from the fall. I smiled and said that was an excellent idea. She pulled the curtain between us to start her examination.

I wheeled myself to the bed. I stood up and felt my legs taking most of the weight they seem to want to cooperate. I pushed the chair back and tried to take a step. I took one then two with no problem but knew it would be a long road to recovery. The doctor pulled the curtain open and Sam gasped.

"Mr. O'Neill do you want me to pull out my big needles, you've been awake for less then 24 hours and you expect to be walking? Come on sir I'll help you into bed before you hurt yourself."

Sam smirked and stuck her tongue out at me. I was in shock and my face must have been priceless since she started to giggle.

I shook my head as the doctor turned around to see Sam on her back laughing hysterically.

I knew she would be all right all I had to do was remember and everything else would fall into place.

TBC


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