Chapter 2- Telling the team.
Jack left the infirmary and headed to the gate room so he can intercom the team to the briefing room. When he got to the entrance to the gate room he stopped, reality hit him…hard. Jacks' mind was racing with so many questions but, he pushed them aside. His main concern is telling the team. He called them all to the briefing room, and then went there himself. "Hello sir." Sam said with the smile she always saved just for him. "Hey carter." Jack said plainly. Everyone entered, and it was silent until jack began to speak.
"I know your all wondering why I pulled you from your extremely busy schedules but, this is important," Jack began his voice soft and low, nervous and scared and everyone could tell. "I'll make this quick, I have AIDS. " Jack said simply he looked down to the table; he knew all eyes were on him. "I just thought I should tell you all because, you people are my good friends and the closest thing I have to a family, that's all I want to say, soyou guys can go back to your own business." Jack said, then he looked up at everyone, Sam had tears in her eyes, Daniel's eyes were misting over as he continued to stare at his hands, Cameron had a hand over his mouth shocked and even Teal'c had a hint of tears in his eyes (A/N-teal'c knows what AIDS is).
Tears started to form in Jack's eyes as he said, "I have to go," jack said quickly as he got up and was about to leave, but sam stopped him. "Excuse me carter," jack said as the tears in his eyes fell freely. Sam didn't say any thing she just hugged him silently sobbing on his shoulder. "Ah, Sam don't, It's OK." Jack tried to reassure her. She just pulled away from his grasp and looked in his eyes. "I know you do believe me, but please try." Jack said then daniel spoke up. "We are worried for you jack, and if you need any help with any thing, your uh…brother (A/N- Daniel is calling himself jack's brother) is here always." Daniel finished proudly. "You were always there for us, now it's our turn." Sam said tears still falling. "Thanks guys." Jack said as he brushed the tears away. He is glad to have friends like them.
Next Chapter- Chapter 3- small steps
A/N- the chapters to follow are- C4-Giving up , C5-wish, C6- With family like this, C7- Christmas, C8- Trying to live,C9- Seasons of love,C10- white light, not yet, C11- still here. It should go something like that. I forgot to put this in the first chapter-
This story is in honor of all of the people who live with AIDS today and in honor of the people we have lost due to AIDS.
Remember this quote from the musical RENT- "No day but today."
