"uh Jack" Daniel said tapping Jacks arm as Jack was interrogating a scientist who used to have a crush on Sam back when they still worked at the SGC.
"Give me a minute Daniel" Jack said brushing him off and leaning in on the guy
"O'Neill, I honestly haven't seen her. I saw her at the reunion and she looked pretty glum but that's all I've seen of her, sorry" the scientist explained
"Jack your going to want to hear this" Daniel warned and this caught his attention
"What is it?" he asked standing upright
"Someone just called me, my phone recognized it as Sam's home number and I'm fairly sure it was Sam's voice I heard" Daniel explained still staring at the number on his screen.
"Come on Teal'c" Jack called out "we're going to Brian's" he said ushering the two of them towards the car
"Why are we returning to visit Brian?" Teal'c asked as he buckled up his seat belt and Daniel did the same nervously
"Because I'm going to kill that lying son of a …" the car turned around the corner with a screech as Jack sped off.
"Brian you asshole!" I yell as the electricity running through my body from the Zat fire subsides. Brian sort of wobbles over to my side and holds the Zat in my view.
"Get up" he orders as he nudges me with his foot.
"Fuck off" I groan at him as I roll over and hold my hand against my head trying to get my eyes to focus. The morphine I injected into my system was apparently stronger than I had expected. Brian grits his teeth and then digs his hand into my hair and pulls me up onto my feet. As he lets go of my hair, I swing my foot down underneath him and trip him up. The drugs make me off balance and I fall down with him and the thump to my back sends searing pain through me. Brian rolls over and with a furious swing he pounds a fist against my ribs and I choke on my scream as the punch both winds me and sends excruciating pain through my ribs. Every breath after that is hard against the pain.
"You stupid bitch" Brian curses at me as he climbs up onto his feet. Only as he goes to aim at me does he realize that he has lost the Zat in the fall. He looks around but can't see anything through the darkness. In reaction to this, he grabs a carving knife out of the draw beside him. Still reeling from the blow to the chest, I don't notice his change of weapon until he has the blade pressed against my neck. Brian brings me close to him as he gently pushes the blade against my collarbone.
"I could slice along your collarbone here" Brian suggests or "I could…" he says as he moves the blade higher "slice straight through the larynx here. Your choice"
I involuntarily gulp and feel the pressure of the blade on my neck as I swallow. I don't reply and Brian pauses indecisive for a moment. A long moment that drags on as he does nothing. For a second I think he is having second thoughts but then I realize what he is plotting when I feel his breath on my lips and his hand on the zip of Jacks pants.
"Brian don't" I begin but he cuts me off with a cold kiss that makes me feel nauseous. He pushes the pants out of the way and starts unzipping his own as he holds me down with his weight and the pressure of the knife. His lips leave mine as he feels uncomfortable with me not being responsive. I don't say the damning words that burn inside. Instead I remained silent as he focuses his attention on removing the clothing he needs to move. I close my eyes in relief when I feel the sensation of the zat against my fingertips.
"Brian I want you to know something" I croak through the pain and catch his attention "when I said I was going to kill you, I damn well meant it" with that I fire the Zat.
"Jack, for life of me, if you don't slow down I'm going to pull the emergency break on you" Daniel demands as they take yet another sharp turn that almost flips the car over.
"Go ahead Danny" he says as he slams on the brakes "we're here" he announces as he climbs out of the car and runs up to the front door. He glances at the front door and makes a safe assumption that the dead bolts not on. Cunningly he slams his whole body weight against the door and the lock rips out of the wall as the door swings open.
"Brian, where the hell is she!" Jack calls as he walks into the blackness and tries a light switch that doesn't work.
"In here" I call from the kitchen as I recognize Jack's wonderful voice. He runs into the kitchen but can't see anything.
"Teal'c, get a light on" Jack calls out to him as he carefully walks up to her and almost trips on Brian's lifeless body. He holds his breath as he nudges the body.
"He's not dead, just sedated with a zat shot and a heavy dose of morphine. He won't wake up for a while though" I smile softly but no-one can see it in the darkness. I push the zat away from me and I feel Jack's understanding hand brush my own as he takes the zat out of my hand.
"What ha…" he starts to ask me what had happened when the lights come on. The first thing he spots is the coat loosely hanging off my shoulders as I lean against the bench. My visions blurry but I notice his wide eyed glance and I close the coat to cover myself.
"I saw blood Sam, whose blood?" he asks stepping over Brian and standing close to me
"mine" I admit as he opens the coat to have a look at the wounds "bastard pulled a stitch" I try to Joke but it comes out painfully and just sounds heartbreaking. The blood is still flowing out of the wound where the stitches popped and it's making me feel woozy.
"I'm going to kill him, do you mind?" he asks gently hugging me and carefully avoiding hurting me.
"I've got dibs" I smile through tears that fall at the feel off his comforting embrace. I probably would have been crying had it been anybody else but the fact that it's him makes it every bit better. He softly kisses me on the forehead and squeezes my shoulder reassuringly. I look up at him and I can barely see straight. My vision seems to be getting worse as I start seeing double.
"Sam?" he asks worried as he sees the look of fear in me.
"Jack, you need to get me to the hospital" I explain as I promptly pass out in his arms.
"Teal'c I need you to take care of this guy for me" Jack calls out as he picks me up in his arms "Daniel, start up the car. We're going to the hospital"
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AN: he he. who says Jack has to be the hero. Sam can help herself. good to have a shoulder to cry on though huh.grins as she watches Jack carry Sam to safety
please r+r. the last reviews were awesome and very incouraging. i wrote this in like a half hour tops.