Jacob stood on the tarmac of Peterson air force base watching the plane carrying his only daughter on board.
Once Jack and Sam were out of the plane, Sam ran right into her Father's arms. He held her tight and let her cry. Looking up to see where Jack was he saw that he had already left in the other SUV to allow them some privacy. Jacob gently moved Sam to the car and sat her between himself and Janet.
Janet had a medical team waiting for them on the surface and she took Sam straight to the infirmary. Jacob told her that he was going to find Jack and talk to Hammond.
When he arrived in the briefing room – after and SF told him that was where Jack was heading – he could see the younger man sitting talking to Hammond in his office. Neither appeared to be talking, he knocked and at the responded; "Come," he entered.
"Sam's in the infirmary resting." He told them, "Jack what the hell happened?"
Jack took a moment to answer. "I showed her the letter this morning; she wasn't best pleased as you can expect, and so I decided to give her some space. I was packing up my fishing gear when I heard her scream." He paused and looked at his hands. "I swear to God I didn't hear him come, there was no car outside either…I have no idea how he got there. I never should have taken her up in the first place." He rubbed his hands across his face in frustration.
"Jack how do you know this wouldn't have happened any where else? There is no way he could have walked we had secur-" Jacob stopped suddenly and cringed. "Whoops."
"I knew you had people in the area Jake, don't worry. I saw them this morning…but there's no other way is there." Jack wasn't asking. However, the look that passed between Jacob and Hammond didn't go unnoticed by the ex-black ops officer, "Or is there?"
"We think the Trust employed Shanahan, they knew that you'd…"
"Try to kill myself if Carter married him, and I'll bet you anything Kinsey was behind it all." Jack finished, "They were actually going to use her to get to me?" Jack stood abruptly, "I need to think," and left the office.
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Jack walked around the base for a while, not wanting to see Sam – thinking it would only hurt her more – so he just walked around till he bumped into Janet – literally – "Sir, I've been looking for you everywhere, where have you been?" She asked, but before he could answer she grabbed his arm and started to drag him with her as she spoke. "I had you paged, I've had SF's looking for you, I've-"
"Doc where are we going?" He cut in, for a man twice her size, he was still willing to let her drag him around the base.
"Infirmary." Was all she said.
"Why? I'm fine and so is the wound. In fact its healing quite nicely since you put that stuff SG16 found on it."
"It's not you I'm worried about, it's Sam. She won't speak to anyone except to ask where you are." They were now standing just outside the infirmary, Jack hadn't realised how close they were till now.
When he walked in he could see Sam lying curled up on her side in the only occupied bed in the room, Jacob was sitting next to her. "I gave her a sedative but she woke an hour ago asking for you and since then your name is the only thing she's said."
Jack moved over to the bed. When Jacob saw him he moved out of his seat and over to where Janet was to give Sam and Jack some privacy. Jack gently laid a hand on her shoulder and she turned her head to face him, once she saw who it was she sat up and, sobbing, latched her arms around his neck.
Jack soothed her until she fell back to sleep. Once he was sure she'd drifted off he placed the cover over her and placed a kiss on her forehead. "I'm sorry Sam, I'll get them for this, you mark my words."
He didn't know that Hammond, Jacob and Janet were all standing in her office doorway watching him.