It took a total of five weeks before Daniel was completely healed and given a perfect bill of heath by Doctor Brightman. During this recovery time a twenty-four hour armed guard was placed outside of the infirmary to make sure Daniel stayed where he was supposed to. This didn't make him happy but he refused to show his discomfort at the situation. That would be a sign of weakness that he wasn't ready to show at the moment.
Both Teal'c and Sam had been released two weeks prior but were assigned to light duty meaning no off world-missions until told otherwise. Neither of them bothered visiting Daniel after they were released.
Jacob visited the young man every chance he got, feeling slightly guilty for his daughters actions toward the younger man. When he wasn't in the infirmary, he was in Sam's private quarters getting to know his grandson and name sake.
Jacob Jonathan Jackson was two years old and a handful. He loved to get into trouble which mostly was due to the fact that he loved to explore. But at the same time he had an innocence about him that marked him as Daniel's son. This blonde haired, blue-eyed toddler was loved and adored by anyone who laid eyes upon him. He loved the attention that his mother and 'Uncle' Jack showered him with and threw tantrums when he didn't get his own way. Whenever this happened, his uncle would always compare him to his father, a man he had never met.
With a sigh of boredom, Daniel paced the small private room he was given a few short days ago after he was released from the infirmary. Guards stood outside of his locked door, armed and with orders to shoot if he got out of hand. He snorted at this thought as he picked a magazine up off the small coffee table and began to flip through it as he continued to pace. He felt like a caged animal and began to regret ever helping his former friends escape. "Gah!" He flung the magazine against the nearby wall and watched as it fluttered to the floor and landed in an ungraceful heap. He moved over to the door and gave it a few pounds. "I demand that you bring me something to do!" He ordered since he used to getting his own way. A chair stood in his path so he pushed it out of the way, causing it to tip over on its side.
Sam stood outside of the small private room and listened to the ruckus going on inside. Daniel sounded like he was tearing apart the room. And with a frown she swiped her access card and pulled the door open when it unlocked, steeping inside. She shut it and it locked with an audible click. She stayed close to the door just in case she needed out in a hurry. "Hello Daniel." Her voice was quiet and sounded almost strained. She was pretty well healed from her torture but small scars covered her body, her face included. And her clothes fit more loosely since she had yet to put on the all the weight she lost. "I like what you've done with the place." She tried to lighten up the tension that was radiating throughout the room.
Daniel turned toward the door hearing it open and hoping it was the guards bringing him what he requested. But it wasn't. It was actually the last person in the galaxy that he wanted to see at the moment. "Colonel Carter, what brings you to my little corner of the deep, dank underground?" He questioned, sarcastically as he sat down on the edge of his bed and eyed her with distrust and distaste.
Carter swallowed the knot that was forming in her throat and moved a little further into the room. "I just wanted to stop by and see how you were doing. That's all." She leaned over and picked the chair up, setting it back onto its feet. She then sat down in it and let her eyes wonder over his form. "My father told me how you helped me...and us. I wanted to say thank you."
Blue eyes met blue eyes as Daniel began to chuckle, it emitting from deep within his throat. "Thank me? For what? Saving an old mans life because my God asked me to?" He raised an eye brow and shook his head.
Sam watched her former lover and friend with sadness in her eyes. "God Daniel. Why didn't you let me explain?"
"Explain what, Colonel?" Daniel asked as he tilted his head to the side.
"Why didn't you let me explain about what had happened between me and the General? We were going to tell you, honest." Sam sounded like a small child.
Daniel snorted and stood once again. "Going to tell me? Tell me what? That the woman I loved slept with a man I consider to be a brother? Or maybe why they slept together in my bed? MY bed! You cannot say anything that would make a difference. You obviously figured that you could get away with it since I was supposed to be off-world for three more days. Then I would come back and know nothing about it, right? That is the truth isn't it? You'd see him behind my back whenever I went off-world with another team until you decide to cut me loose? No. I don't want your excuses, Colonel. They mean nothing to me. You mean nothing to me." He had his back toward her with his arms crossed over his chest.
Sam was fighting back tears but bit her lip to hold them back. "General O'Neill wanted me to inform you that SG-12 was arrested earlier. Apparently the Vallagen's have just discovered that a key piece of their technology was stolen and they have proof that it was SG-12 took it. Funny thing is, neither yours nor SG-12's reports mentioned anything about it. Explain." She got herself composed.
He spun around on his heels. "That was two years ago, Colonel!" Daniel exclaimed then fell silent. What did he have to lose? He sat down at the table across from her. "The name of the object is Elastin. It was an amazing discovery. They would have let us study it for a limited time in their lab but Major Warren said that we needed to take it back with us. They refused so Warren and O'Dowell snuck in after all the Vallagen scientists went to bed and took one. They mass produce them by the millions every single day so what was the harm in us taking one back for study? After that we left and returned early. It wasn't the first time that we took something for study nor do I figure that it will be the last." He looked down at his hands. "A few weeks before the mission to Valla, I was approached by Major Warren. He was a decent guy. He asked me if I would have a problem with SG-12 doing some secret research on our missions. I said no and that I thought it was a good idea. It wasn't until a few days later that I learned that three of the four members of SG-12 was working for the N.I.D. I didn't feel that what they were doing was wrong. They didn't harm anyone nor did the culture suffer. I'm sure the Vallagen's discovered this device missing on accident." He shrugged and leaned back. The mark on the center of his forehead seemed to stand out. "Is that all Colonel? I really must be getting back to my...fun" He said, dryly.
She eyed him a moment with a cool gaze. He seemed so different from the man that she once loved. Nay. Still loved. She couldn't help the feelings that were surfacing with him back around. Even Jack questioned her about it since they had been a couple up until a a week before the mission that would lead to her and Teal'c capture and torture. The brake up was mutual since she didn't have intimate feelings for him. Feelings he obviously had for her. He wanted them to be a family and she couldn't bear the thought of being with anyone else except Daniel. That is why she taught Jacob to call Jack, Uncle, instead of Daddy. It wouldn't have been fair to Daniel. She always held the hope in her heart that he'd return. She just never realized that he would return after serving the enemy, freely. "Yes. That's all." She stood and pushed the chair in. "I know that you hate me, Daniel. But please don't let that effect your relationship with Jacob. I want my son to know his father. Even if it's just for a short time." She turned and hammered on the door then stepped out once it was opened, never looking back at the man who chose to live his life in a secret base on an unknown planet.