He pulled up in front of her house and she looked out the window with a sigh. It looked so peaceful and quiet.

"Something wrong?"

She turned back to look at him and gave him a weak smile. "No."

"You sure?"

She nodded as she opened the door. She hopped out of the truck and walked slowly up the sidewalk to her house. Jack caught up to her and put his arm around her. "Thanks."

He shrugged. They walked up to the stairs and she reached for the doorknob. She turned it and opened the door to find her house ransacked. She just stood in her doorway, agape. Jack quickly grabbed her by the shoulders and brought her back outside.

She just stood there in shock. "My house…somebody just…"

Jack put his arms around her as he got onto his cell phone. "This is Colonel Jack O'Neill. We have a confirmed break in at 427 Chesapeake Avenue."

--

The police showed up a short time later. By now, Sam was shaking and Jack was rubbing her arms, trying to warm her up.

"Is she okay?" The kindly police officer asked.

"She's in shock."

The officer reached into his trunk and pulled out a gray blanket. "Here."

Jack and the officer placed it around Sam. Just then, Janet, Daniel and Teal'c arrived. Janet hurried over to Sam. "Sam…Sam…" Sam's eyes were still somewhat glazed in shock.

"Colonel?" Janet asked, looking up at Jack.

"She's been practically catatonic since she saw the house."

She nodded. "Sam, you need to come with me." She said, slowly and clearly.

Sam shook her head, refusing to let go of Jack's arm.

"You know, Doc, I think…I think I'll come with."

She nodded. "I think that's probably a good idea."

"We can call and let you know if we find anything." The officer offered helpfully.

"Thanks."

--

"I'd like to take her back to the infirmary." Janet said as she, Jack and Sam were approached by Daniel and Teal'c.

Sam was now lying asleep in the backseat of the cab of Jack's truck, so the other three adults were able to converse without thought to how she would react.

"I don't know, Doc…she was pretty adamant about wanting to leave." Jack said, his protective nature growing more and more dominant as the minutes ticked by.

"Well, what do you want me to do? She needs something stable. Her house is obviously lacking in that element."

Jack looked over at the sleeping form of his second-in-command. "What about my place? I mean…SG-1 is on downtime until she's better, so…"

Janet thought it over for a few moments. Almost instantly she realized that it would be good for her, after all she seemed to be clinging to Jack more than anyone else on her team, and she would most likely get crowded by well-wishers at the base. "Well, Colonel…I suppose that would be all right. If you promise to call me if she gets any worse."

He nodded. "Hey…depending on how she's feeling, maybe you should all come by tonight."

"Sure."

"We would be honored, O'Neill."

"Well, I'll call you if she feels up to it." He said, climbing into the back of his truck to make sure Carter was all fastened in.

Daniel and Janet exchanged looks of concern and understanding as the Colonel positioned Sam so that he could close the door. He hopped out of the truck and Janet approached him. "Sir…if she can't sleep…" She handed him a bottle of sleeping pills.

He nodded. "Thanks."