Author's Notes:- Thanks to Stonedtoad for betaing.

Thanks to everyone who's reviewed I'm working on the next part.

"Sha're, I can't take you with me," Daniel sighed as he moved around the room packing what he'd need, "This isn't the safest place in the world I'm going to."

"I can take care of myself Dan'iel," Sha're reminded him.

"I know," he took a hold of her hands, "Sha're, love, if you can persuade General Hammond that you can come I won't disagree."

Sha're pulled her hands away from him, she'd already been told by Hammond she had to stay and she'd hoped to persuade her husband. Turning away from him Sha're frowned.

"Sha're," Daniel slid his arms around her waist pulling her back against him and gently kissing her neck, "This isn't for fun. I don't want to go but I have to," he turned her to face him touching her chin so she'd look up at him, "When I get back I promise, I promise I'll get some time off and I'll take you somewhere."

"Where?" she asked with a teasing pout.

Daniel grinned at how cute she was when she did this, "Anywhere you want," he promised before adding at her mischievous grin, "Within reason."

Sha're smiled slightly, "Alright."

"I'll miss you," Daniel murmured leaning into her, "You know that. You know I hate sleeping without you in my arms."

Sha're kissed him, "I know, I hate it too. But you will be back very quickly and until then I will stay with Janet."

Daniel pulled his wife into a tight embrace kissing her deeply before he let her go and picked up his bag, "I'll see you soon Sha're, I love you."

x

"I'll see you soon Sha're, I love you."

His last words to her floated around and around in her head as she paced his office. To be honest she wasn't sure what she was doing, the moment she heard that Daniel had been abducted she'd felt sick. This wasn't supposed to happen here, not on Earth. Out past the Stargate she knew it was a possibility but not here.

"Sha're," Jack called making her spin to the door, "Are you okay?"

"I should be with him," Sha're cried, "I should be beside him."

"If you'd gone you would be a liability," Jack snapped making her jump back, "Sha're," he softened his tone, "If you were there with Daniel right now they would have someone there to hurt and make sure Daniel would do anything they wanted."

"But…"

"Listen to me," Jack sat her down, "They would hurt you and Daniel wouldn't want that to happen."

"I know," Sha're snapped before she sighed, "Jack, I am so scared."

Jack rested his hand on her cheek, "I'm going after him and I am going to get Daniel back. I promise you because I'm not losing him again so soon either."

Sha're hugged him tightly and rested her head against his shoulder as he hugged her just as forcefully.

Daniel winced as Jack checked his leg.

"That hurt?" Jack asked.

"No, it felt great," Daniel replied sarcastically before looking worriedly at his friend, "Is Sha're okay?"

"I've got a feeling you will be watched 24/7 for the next while," Jack laughed before becoming serious; "You really need to spend some time with her."

"I intend to," Daniel smiled softly.

"Okay," Jack said, "I've done the best I can. Take these to kill the pain and get some rest on the plane, by the time you wake up our own dear Doc Fraiser will be by your side ready to administer her own brand of wonder medicine."

Daniel yawned blinking slightly to keep awake, it was only when he was in his seat and the plane was safely in the air did he allow himself to fall asleep.

x

Sha're let loose her held breath as Daniel exited the car helped by Jack. Without a sound she moved to him and wrapped her arms around him.

"I told you I'd be back soon," he whispered to her.

Sha're went to the other side and slipped her arm around his waist walking with them to the infirmary. As they stood in the elevator Sha're rested her head against her husband's chest listening to his heartbeat. He leaned down and very gently kissed the top of her head.

"Come on," Jack said to them moving Daniel to the wheelchair Janet had waiting for them when the doors opened.

Sha're walked along beside them holding Daniel's hand taking the seat beside his bed.

"When did you last sleep?" Daniel asked his wife as he waited for Janet to get started.

"Before I heard you were missing," Sha're admitted.

Daniel moved over slightly and patted the mattress beside him, "Come here."

Sha're crawled up beside him resting her head against his shoulder, "Stop doing this to me."

Daniel kissed her forehead, "Just rest darling."

By the time Janet arrived Sha're was fast asleep, she had a tight grip on her husband's arm and Daniel had his cheek resting against Sha're's hair. He let Janet fix his leg before he turned slightly and moved his free arm around Sha're's waist smiling as Janet pulled the curtain around the bed leaving them alone.

For the next few days following Daniel's return Sha're was almost constantly by his side. However when a temple was discovered by SG5, Daniel's inability to walk without crutches meant Sha're approached Hammond to allow her to go on the mission.

Daniel jumped as Sha're burst into his office fuming.

"How dare you," she yelled.

"Honey, what…"

"Do not try and placate me," she snapped raging, "Why? Why did you ask General Hammond not to allow me to go off-world?"

"Sha're you were once a Gould host," Daniel replied.

"What does that have to do with this Dan'iel?" she cried, "This is not a Goa'uld world. Do you think I cannot do this? I am very capable of knowing what to focus on."

"I'm not saying you can't," Daniel replied, "But what if some Jaffa do come to the planet and recognises you, or if you come across a trap and you don't know how to bypass it?"

"I'm not going to break," Sha're cried slipping into Abydonian, "Stop treating me like I'm a child.

"I just want you to be safe," Daniel replied.

"I'm not going alone Dan'iel," Sha're cried, "There will be members of the SGC with me, I have done this several times already. You are just…I can barely go out for a walk around our block without you hovering over me."

"This is…"

"A place I have lived for more than a year without you," she snapped, "I'm not that innocent girl you married all those years ago Dan'iel. I've changed," she sighed, "And so have you."

"It's not something we can't overcome," Daniel told her feeling slightly desperate, "You're just tired."

"Stop it," Sha're yelled, "Stop treating me like I'm a child. I'm not," she started to pace the small office, "I have tried to be understanding and I have tried to be the way you want me to be but I can't."

"Sha're," Daniel whispered, "I…"

"Listen to me," she cut him off, "I can't be who you married. I'm not her anymore. I wish I could be. I wish that you were still the Dan'iel I married, a stranger in my world who was to me the most exciting and amazing individual ever but I can't go back to that naïve girl."

"Do you still love me?" Daniel asked slightly startled.

"Of course I do," Sha're whispered an ache developing in her voice, "I always have and I always will. The year we were together I'll always treasure. It was the happiest time of my life, but we can't go back and be the people we were back then. No matter how much we may want to and I can't live like this anymore."

"I know," Daniel finally admitted it to himself and her, "We only seem to argue and never resolve anything. I will always love you, you know that."

"I do," she whispered, "I love you too but I can no longer be your wife. We can still be friends though?"

"Always," Daniel whispered pulling her into a tight embrace.

"What happens now?" Sha're asked slipping back into English as she moved back from him.

"I suppose we need to…I guess…" Daniel sighed, "I don't think you'll be allowed to stay by yourself."

"Perhaps we should talk to General Hammond?" Sha're suggested.

"Yeah," Daniel agreed nodding grateful as she handed him his crutches, "I guess it's the only thing we can do."

x

"What do you mean they split up?" Sam demanded as she took a seat with Jack, Janet and Teal'c.

Jack shrugged, taking another bite of his pie glad the commissary was empty apart from them, "Their marriage is no more. Officially they'll still be married so there will be no change in her status but other than that…" he split his pie in two.

He frowned, he'd been in Hammond's office when they'd come to speak to the General. It had been a shock but strangely enough not that big a one.

"Who gets the house?" Sam asked.

"Sha're can't live alone," Jack reminded her, "So Daniel's staying there while Sha're's back living in my spare room."

"This is…"

"Surreal," Janet finished for her, "Tell me about it. But the good thing is at least its friendly; at least they will be able to be around each other. It could have been worse."

"Good point," Jack nodded, "So the question becomes do we interfere and try to push them back together or do we leave it and hope they fix themselves?"

"I suggest we leave it for now," Teal'c spoke up, "They will soon start to miss each other."

Daniel opened the door and hobbled over to his couch, "You know you don't have to stay with me."

"Well, it's this or crashing the girls night at my house," Jack rolled his eyes, "Carter and the doc are helping Sha're move in again."

Daniel closed his eyes in pain, "Yeah."

"Daniel, are you going to tell me why," Jack asked, "I thought you two had worked this out."

"We couldn't," Daniel sighed, "We just…I'd rather this happen now than when we couldn't be near each other."

"I'm really sorry Daniel," Jack told him.

"It was a fantasy to think we could just go back to the way we were," Daniel replied sadly, "I'm not the guy I was and she's definitely not who she was."

"It happens," Jack reminded him.

"I know," Daniel rested his sore leg on the table, "I'll just have to live with this."

Jack grimaced as Daniel fell into a depressed silence.

x

Sha're sat curled up on the couch staring miserably out of the patio doors. Sam and Janet were sitting with her trying to decide what to do that could help their friend.

"Should we get some food?" Sam asked Janet softly.

"That's a great idea," Janet nodded looking over to where Sha're was sitting, "Go pick something up," that will give me a chance to talk to her was left unsaid but understood.

Sam nodded, she knew that Sha're was closer to Janet, "I'll be back in a while."

Janet waited until Sam had left before she sat beside the young Abydonian woman, "Hey."

Sha're turned sad dark eyes onto her friend, "I want to go home Janet."

"Sha're you can," Janet told her, "I know you and Daniel…"

"No," Sha're cut her off quietly, "I want to go home to Abydos. I want to be with my father and Skaara. I want to go home."

Janet caught her as Sha're started to cry, "Shh, honey."

"I do not belong here," Sha're cried, "I know the only reason you are here is because of Dan'iel. I am an outsider."

"That's…" Janet sighed trailing off as Sha're pulled back and fixed her with a piercing gaze, "I'll admit when you first came here it was out of loyalty to Daniel that we looked after you. Then Sha're we got to know you and we all love you because you're you. You're a part of our family now and nothing is going to change that."

"I hate this," Sha're sighed, "But I could not be who he wanted me to be. I could not be the person I was."

"I know," Janet sympathised.

"It is better this way," she said decisively, "We are still able to be friends and I want that."

"Things will get better," Janet assured her, "I know how bad this feels but it will get better."

x

Daniel woke up and slid his hand over to pull Sha're close when he encountered an empty space.

Panic hit him and he was suddenly afraid that he'd dreamed her being alive and safe. Reaching to grab the phone he caught a picture frame and relaxed seeing the photo of them at Cassie's birthday barbecue then he remembered the events of yesterday. She was really alive and safe on Earth but she was still gone from his life and Daniel dropped the picture turning over, just trying to go back to sleep. At least asleep he didn't have to think about it, he didn't have to think about how his wife had left him.

Jack had stayed for several hours last night. They'd eaten several pizzas and drank soda since Jack was driving and Daniel was still on strong painkillers for his leg. It was after midnight when Daniel asked him to leave.

As he tried to get back to sleep all he could think of was how sad she looked as she told him they couldn't be together anymore. Despite how calm he'd taken it he just wanted to grab her and hold onto her and beg her not to do this. But he knew deep down this was best and she would be happier just as his friend.

Even if he wouldn't be.

x

Jack woke up wondering where that noise was coming from. Staggering out of his bed he walked into his kitchen to find Sha're cooking with the radio up full blast.

"Sha're," he called frowning as she didn't answer, "SHA'RE!"

"Good morning," she smiled at him turning the radio down, "Did I wake you?"

"Whatever gave you that impression?" his voice filled with sarcasm.

"I just wanted to make you breakfast to thank you for letting me stay here," Sha're said as she bounced around the kitchen.

"Okay," Jack told her, "You know you didn't have to do this."

"I know," Sha're gave him a bright smile, "But I wanted to."

Jack sighed and dropped into a seat taking the plate she offered him watching her carefully as she sat across from him eating her own breakfast.

x

Daniel saw Sha're standing talking to one of the young airmen, he wasn't precisely sure what they were talking about but it was clear the young man was flirting with her.

"Dan'iel?" her voice brought him back to reality.

"Janet said you were here," Daniel explained, "We're all meeting up for lunch if you want to join us."

He frowned at the awkward silence before she smiled at him, "Of course."

Daniel smiled back and motioned her along, "How's being back at Jack's?"

"Fine," she answered softly.

They moved along quietly.

"How does your leg feel?" Sha're asked noticing he was using only a stick.

"The painkillers Janet gave me are great," he shrugged as they reached the commissary.

As they joined everyone else for lunch Daniel noticed how relaxed she was now. It had obviously been the best idea for them to split. Daniel allowed himself to smile; she was still in his life and he was grateful for that.