Chapter 20 - I Miss You

(Janet's House)

"What did he say?"

Janet looked at Mark.

"He couldn't say much. Who can blame him when his only daughter has gone missing. I should of stayed with her and keep an eye on her."

Pete walked over to Mark.

"You can't blame yourself man."

"Where were you? You were meant to be keeping an eye on her."

"Hey. She ran off."

"Why didn't you stop her?"

Jack stepped forward.

"It was my fault. Me and Pete were arguing."

Jack looked at the floor.

"Im sorry. This is my fault."

Mark looked at Jack. He was genuinely sorry. Mark walked closer to Jack and put his arm around his shoulders.

"I know this isn't your fault cause i know you care for my sister. I know you wouldn't want any harm to come to her."

(Somewhere Unknown)

Sam felt a hand running through her hair.

"Jack?"

"No"

Sam opened her eyes and looked up, trying to make out the figure in the dark.

"Jonas"

"You slept for a long time. I didn't mean to knock you out that bad."

"Where am i?"

Sam tried to move her arms but found they were tied to the bed she was on.

"We're in my fantasy."

Sam looked away from Jonas and examined the room trying to recognise any little detail about it.

"There's no point in looking around. You won't recognise the place."

Jonas took a cup of water from the side and held it to Sam's lips.

"You must be thirsty?"

"Im not."

She was but wasn't going to accept anything from Jonas.

"I want you to keep your strength up."

Jonas untied the rope bounding Sam's hands to the bed. Sam pulled her hands and looked at them. Examining the burn marks the rope had made.

"I know you wont do anything stupid."

Sam looked at Jonas. How she wanted to kick the crap into him but she was exhausted

"I'll leave you to get some rest."

"Jonas!"

"Yes?"

"Im going to need some clothes."

Jonas smiled and pointed to another door.

"In that room there's a bathroom. I've put your clothes in there."

Sam nodded and Jonas walked out.Sam forced her head back on the headboard of the bed.

"Jack. I need you right now."

(Jack's House)

Jack sat in his back grading gazing into the pond like it held the answers to every little question he had in his mind.

"Jack."

Jack looked behind him and waved a sad looking Teal'c over.

"How are you man?"

Jack simply shrugged.

"I can't stop thinking about her. The way she smiles, the way her blue eye's never stop shining, the way she laughs and the way she captures me."

Teal'c sat down next to him on the grass.

"Ferreti and Kawalsky haven't stopped looking for her. They're going out of their mind."

"Really?"

"Yeah. I know we may seem like we're not that close to Sam but all of us our. Most of us grew up together. Daniel and you are the only outsiders but you don't feel like it."

"What was Sam like?"

Teal'c smiled.

"Whenever one of us fell out, Sam would always make sure that we made up. She never fell out with any of us. Shore we had our arguments but Sam was genuine and would always voice her opinion. She could kick the hell out of any guy.

Jack laughed.

"I miss her."

"We all do."

"Someone should let Graham know."

"Janet went round to his house. He was released about 2 hours ago."

Jack looked at the ground.

"This is the only time i will ever feel sorry for Graham."

"Im sure he's thinking the same thing about you."

Teal'c pulled two bottles of beer out of his bag and placed one next to Jack.

"Im not very good at the wisdom thing. That's Daniel's part but i do bring beer and friendship."

Jack gave a sad smile and accepted the beer.

"Thank's Teal'c."

(Somewhere Unknown)

Sam paced around the room feeling on edge. She looked at the floor where she had placed all the things Jonas had brought to her. The food was shoved into one corner, it remained untouched.

"You need to keep your strength up."

Sam didn't turn to look at Jonas who was occupying the doorway.

"What's the point? Im here with you and there is no reason showing for me to want to keep my strength up."

Sam walked over to the bed and sat at the top near the pillows, the furthest distance from Jonas.

"Im sorry i had to get your attention this way."

"You think you've got my attention now."

"You can try ignoring me Sam but you can't ignore me forever."

Sam looked at him.

"Maybe. Maybe not but nothing can stop me from trying."

Sam went back to staring at the wall.

"Why do you have to be so difficult? You saw what happened to your friend when you played difficult before."

"You really think that hurting Graham would get my attention. Did you think it would scare me? It didn't scare me Jonas. It made me more angry and more determined not to let you get to me."

"Well i have got to you."

Sam stood.

"You've got me here but you haven't got me mentally. I will never be yours. I would rather die than be yours."

Sam fell to the floor as the back of Jonas' hand connected harshly and brutally to Sam's soft face. Sam refused to see Jonas put her hand to her face, refused to let him get to her.

"You better watch what you're saying."

"I don't care what happens to me."

Jonas moved back towards the doorway.

"Maybe not you but im sure you care about your friends. About what happens to them."

Jonas pulled the door but left a gap.

"About Jack."

Sam looked at the door which was pulled violently shut. The slam of the door rang through her ears like a drum in a march. Sam didn't move from where she lay. She just stayed on the ground and pressed her forehead to the cold stone floor which soon became damp with the tears the fled her eyes.

(Anise flat)

"Well you've kept your end of the agreement and got her out of the way."

Anise walked over to her safe and put in the combination.

"Im very impressed with the way you handled things."

Jonas smiled and placed his hand out.

"Hopefully when the police finally think she's dead i can get her out of the country somehow. But for that im going to need money."

Anise smiled and closed her safe producing money into Jonas hand.

"That only leaves me to deal with the grieving Jack."