Chapter 17 - Two Guys, One Girls Heart
Sam ran through the hospital corridors and stopped slightly sliding at the reception desk.
"Graham Simmons. Where is he?"
"Excuse me miss, i can't just give you that information."
Jack walked up to the side of Sam and was about to put an arm around her.
"You don't understand. Im his girlfriend and this whole situation happened at my house."
Jack brought his arm back down to his side.
'His girlfriend?'
"Please, i need to see him."
The receptionist looked sympathetically at Sam.
"Give me your name and i'll see what i can find out."
Sam closed her eye's as if thanking God for answering a silent prayer.
"Thank you. My name is Samantha Carter."
"If you'd like to take a seat in the relatives room."
Sam nodded and looked at Jack.
"You don't have to stay if you don't want to. I'll understand."
Jack shook his head.
"I want to."
Sam tried to smile but found guilt took over her and all she could do was open a door and walk inside the relatives room.
"Janet, Daniel what are you guys doing here?"
"Well no one was with Graham and we felt bad letting him go on his own. We decided to wait til you get here."
Sam smiled and looked at the floor.
"Ferreti and Teal'c have gone looking for your brother. They're trying all his mates places."
Sam sat on the small red couch.
"You three should really go home and get some rest."
"What about you?"
Sam looked at Jack.
"I need to be here. I need to say sorry."
"For something that isn't even your fault."
"This is my fault. I should've been at my house and not..."
Sam mentally cut herself off.
"Go on say it."
"and not with you."
"Do you regret it?"
Sam looked at Daniel and Janet.
"Do you?"
Daniel and Janet got the message and left the room.
"I've never regretted anything between me and you."
"Then don't push me away."
Sam stepped closer to Jack and rested her head on his shoulder.
"I just can't push Graham aside. There's too much history but believe me i love you."
Jack kissed Sam's neck.
"I'll give you time."
"Thank you."
Jack pulled away from Sam and looked at her.
"Ring me if you need anything."
Jack walked out of the door and Sam fell back on the couch. Looking at the different pictures of people who had gotten better at the hospital. The moonlight from outside touched gently at the corners of each photo making them glisten.
(Outside The Hospital)
"Sooo..."
"Daniel, what's up?"
"Can you give me a ride home?"
"Where's Janet?"
Daniel pouted.
"She said i had to stay here and make sure you were ok."
Jack smiled.
"She's already got you under the thumb. Get in."
Daniel walked around from the drivers side and got in the passengers side.
"Are you ok? Things seemed pretty tense in there."
"Well, you know what they say?"
"No. What do they say?"
"Umm that tension is a..is part of a relationship."
"Who says that?"
"I do."
Daniel gazed outside.
"Danny, can i ask you summin?"
"I guess."
"Have you and Janet..well you know?"
"Have me and Janet what?"
Jack looked at Daniel.
"Ohhh..no. We've decided to wait till prom night and make it more special."
Jack smiled.
"That's sweet. Wish i'd thought of that."
Daniel put his hands in his head.
"Please say you and Anise did not have sex. I've got mental images of all sor.."
"No! Me and Sam. You really aren't as smart as some people think."
The car fell silent and Daniel started fidgeting about in his seat as Jack concentrated on the road.
"Jack"
"Yeah?"
"Can i ask you something?"
"Well, i asked you so i guess it's only fair. Shoot."
"What was it like the first time you had sex?"
Jack had a slight smile tug at the corners of his lips.
"It was fun. I slightly regret it cause i knew that me and the girl were just a fling and to be honest i was too young and way too stupid to think about losing my virginity to someone special."
"Like Sam?"
"Like Sam."
The car fell silent again and Jack stopped as the lights turned red.
"Daniel are you still a virgin?"
Daniel blushed slightly.
"Yes, but im happy. I wanted it to be someone special and now i've got the actual girl i was praying id loose it too."
"Well im happy for you. Just make it special."
"I intend too."
(Hospital)
"Miss.Carter."
The doctor gently tapped Sam's shoulder. Sam shifted her head on the pillow then opened her eyes.
"Sorry. I must've fallen asleep."
The doctor smiled.
"Mr.Simmons came out of surgery a few hours ago and he is now awake. I can't really tell you his medical details due to you not being a relative."
"I see."
"He's asking for you."
Sam smiled.
"Give me 2 minutes."
The doctor nodded and walked out. Sam stood up and stretched.
(Grahams room)
Sam slowly came through the door and smiled when Graham opened his eye's and looked at her.
"Hey. How are you?"
"Sore but all the better seeing you."
Sam looked around for a chair but could only see the side of Graham's sick bed as an option.
"Do you mind?"
"Well i don't expect you to stand."
Sam sat on the side of the bed and pulled her right leg onto the bed to balance herself.
"Im so sorry this happened to you. It should've been me."
Graham took Sam's hand.
"This isn't you fault. Believe me i would of rather that i got hurt and not you."
Sam felt herself blush but was mentally slapping herself. Graham wasn't meant to make her blush, Jack was meant to do that.
"Graham, I need to tell yo.."
"I need to tell you something first."
"Ok."
"Well the doc said that im a fit guy and i'll be up in no time and im good for prom."
'Prom!! Shit!'
"That's umm great."
"Yeah i know. What did you want to tell me?"
"Nothing. It doesn't matter."
Sam got up.
"Where you going?"
"Graham it's 3.00am in the morning. I need to sleep."
"Well you can't go back to your place it's too dangerous."
"I'll stay with Janet."
Graham closed his eyes then opened them and looked at her.
"Please don't go. All i can think of is that knife and what if that psycho had hurt you and i need you. I know your safe when you're with me."
"Graham i.."
"I'll even let you share the bed."
Sam thought too herself.
'Well it's not like your going to do anything with him and technically he is still your boyfriend but so is Jack.'
"Ok but no funny business."
Graham laughed.
"In my condition."
"I guess not."
(Jack's house)
Jack chucked his remote to the side and looked at the clock.
'3.30 in the morning. She'd be home now. No wait she can't go home so she'll be at Janet's. But it's 3 in the morning and Janet will kill me. I know i'll ring Daniel.'
Jack picked up the phone and hit number 2 on speed dial. A grogy voice sounded from the phone.
"Hello"
"Hi Daniel. I didn't wake you did i?"
"No Jack cause every guy is awake at 3.30 in the morning."
"Good. Do you think Janet will mind me ringing her?"
"Wait, you phoned me to ask if my girlfriend would mind you calling her?"
Jack rolled his eyes.
"Yes"
"No, i think Janet would love to talk to you."
"Thank's Daniel. See you tomorrow."
Jack hung up on Daniel and hit speed dial 5.
"What the hell is your problem asshole? It's almost 4 in the morning."
"Wow you really aren't a morning person."
"Jack"
"Yeah?"
"Why are you calling me at this time?"
"So i can speak to Sam."
"She's not here. She's still at the hospital."
Jack's postured slumped and his eye's hit the floor.
"Ok. Thank's Janet."
"No problem."
All he could hear was a sound coming from the phone telling him that Janet had hung up.
"Right.."
Jack took the phone and hit the number for the hospital in it.
(Hospital)
Sam listened to the beeps the hospital machinery was making. She listened as occasional footsteps tred the hall and nurses having quiet conversation with one and other. Sam looked down at her hand, it was wrapped in Graham's hand.
"Miss.Carter."
Sam looked at the nurse standing in the doorway wondering how she had come in without making a sound.
"Yes"
"There's a man on the phone for you. You can take the call at the nurses station if you like."
Sam smiled a warm smile for the nurses politeness.
"Thank you."
Sam gently slipped her hand out of Grahams and followed the nurse to the nurses station.
"Hello."
"Hi it's me."
"Jack, why aren't you asleep?"
"I could ask you the same thing."
Sam sighed and rubbed her eyes.
"I was almost asleep."
"In Graham's room."
"I can't leave him. He's taking this pretty badly and i feel as if i owe it to him."
"And what about me?"
"I can't believe you're being like this. He's just been stabbed."
"What about his parents? They should be with him."
"They can't get a flight for another 2 days. The weather is pretty bad where they are and all plane activity has been cancelled."
"Go home."
"No"
"Sam"
"Jack don't try to own me."
"Well Graham is doing a good enough job of owning you for me."
"Fuck you Jack."
Sam slammed the phone down and walked over to the nurse.
"Excuse me, if that man call's again just tell him that i don't wish to speak to him."
The nurse nodded and Sam walked back into Graham. She stopped as she closed the door and looked at Graham.
Maybe it was meant to be her and Graham.