I stepped out of the bathroom toweling my hair. I was wearing uniform pants and a long sleeve black t-shirt. If I was ever going to get out of this Hell Hole called Cheyenne Mountain I would need to start acting like an officer again. I managed to make it to the cafeteria in time to get breakfast. I ate and then made my way to the infirmary. Dr. Lam greeted me with a smile. She'd probably already talked with Gen. O'Neill.
"Caity how nice to see you" she said "If you want to wait in my office I'll be right there." I watched as she went over to a bed where a marine was sitting. His arm looked pretty torn up.
I wandered into her office, surprised to find some one already there. He was absorbed in a file in his lap. The man was wearing a sports jacket over a dress shirt with a pair of jeans. He wasn't military that much I could see. I awkwardly cleared my throat. He looked up from the file.
"Oh! I'm sorry" he said closing the folder. "Dr. Lam didn't say anything about another appointment." he started to get up when Dr. Lam came in.
"Carson, you're still here?" she said a bit perplexed. "I guess now's as good a time as ever please sit back down." Carson I think is what she called him sat back down. The look on his face matched the confusion I was feeling. I slowly sat down in the chair next to him. "Caity this is Dr. Carson Beckett from the Atlantis mission. Carson this is Col. Caitlin Darrow" I gave a small smile to Dr. Beckett. I'd heard a lot about the Atlantis mission. The team was living in a city built by the ancients. It sounded exciting and I'd even talked to my team about transferring there but Amy and Felix getting married threw a wrench into that plan.
"Pleased to meet you Colonel" Dr. Beckett said I noticed a strong Scottish accent. He started shifting uncomfortably in his chair and nervously fingering the file in his lap. I narrow my eyes.
"What's going on here Doc?" I asked "What did you mean "Now's as good a time as any"?" Dr. Lam sighed.
"Gen. O'Neill suggested that you be put back on active duty."
"Really?" I asked. Dr. Lam nodded.
"He also suggested that you have a say in where you would be on duty. That's why I asked Dr. Beckett to stop by on his way back to Atlantis."
"You want me to think about transferring to Atlantis?" I asked glancing at Dr. Beckett who became very interested in the sleeve of his jacket. Dr. Lam nodded again.
"I think that putting you on active duty will help a lot with the things that you're going through. I also think that getting away from the SGC is your best bet for making a full recovery. Atlantis has an excellent Psychiatrist on staff and Dr. Beckett will be able to get what ever medications you need." Dr. Lam paused to see how I was taking the news. Seeing that I hadn't hyperventilated or anything she continued. "I talked it over with Gen. O'Neill this morning when he came in and he agrees 100% with me." I ran my fingers through my hair which had dried by this time. Getting away from Cheyenne Mountain would be nice. I loved most of the people here but I always felt like they thought I was dangerous or unstable or both.
"What would I be doing there?" I asked
"I'm not sure" Dr. Lam said "but-" Dr. Beckett interrupted her.
"You'll be helping Col. Sheppard with his team. One of his regular team members was just" Beckett stopped searching for the right words "just had an accident." He finished. Dr. Lam smiled at me.
"I think this is a really good opportunity Caity." She said trying to convince me. I stood up from my chair.
"My stuffs already in boxes. Let's get it on the jumper" I had my mind made up. Sitting in the SGC, a place that was filled with so many memories was going to keep me from moving on. Dr. Beckett also stood up.
"I'll help you move your stuff Lass. It's just you and me going back." Dr. Lam stood up too.
"Don't you want to think about this Caity?" she called as I left her office. I didn't even give her a glance over my shoulder.