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Epilogue

Two weeks had pasted since the ambush and Sam was making steady progress. But of course it was not at the speed Sam would like.

"Janet come on this is ridiculous. I'm much better now! Please just let me go to the lab for an hour or two." Sam pleaded as she slide off the bed to a very tentative upright position.

"Sam you are absolutely right." Janet replied with a smirk.

"I am?" Sam questioned shocked at Janet's agreement with her.

"I will discharge you right now." Janet replied as she stepped close to Sam and placed her hands on Sam's shoulders and looked her square in the eyes. "All you need to do is bend over and touch your toes."

"Touch my toes and I get to go home?" Sam repeated.

"Touch your toes and I will sign the discharge form right here." Janet replied as she stepped back one step from Sam to give her a little room but still with in arms reach.

Sam knew this was not going to be easy but she could do it. if it meant that she could go home than she would do it. "Ok if that's what it takes!" she smirked back at Janet and then took deep breath in preparation. Slowly she began to lean forward making the strech for her toes letting out her breath slowly as she went down.

This is not so bad she thought as she reached the about the half way point. Then suddenly just past the mid point the pain washed over her body in a brilliant white hot flash. "Son of a….." she screamed as Janet reached out to catch her from falling completely to the ground.

"Janet that was just mean!" Sam said angrily still trying to catch her breath as Janet help slide Sam back into the hospital bed.

"Perhaps but have I made my point?" Janet asked pulling the blanket over Sam's legs.

Sam did not answer but rather threw Janet a glare.

"Sam you were nearly killed only 2 weeks ago. You need time to heal. Your ribs alone are going to take six weeks. Not to mention that you are now one organ short!" Janet paused for a moment as she felt the emotions start to well up in her. She took Sam's hand in hers. "Sam I don't think you realize how close we came to losing you this time."

Sam always knew it was hard for Janet every time SG-1 especially Sam was injured on a mission. But she had not realized just how tough. "Janet, I'm sorry." Sam said as she squeezed Janet's hand. "I will be a good little patient and wait till I'm ready for discharge." She continued with a slight hint of sarcasm to lighten the mood.

"Yeah sure you will!" Janet replied with a half laugh. " Tell you what give me 2 more days in the infirmary and then I will release to your base quarters. If everything goes well I will let you go home 2 days after that?"

"Ok sounds good." Sam replied.

"Good! Then I will let you get some rest and will come back to check on you later." Janet said giving Sam's shoulder a rub and then headed for the door.

"Janet." Sam said as Janet reached the door. Janet turned back to Sam. "Thank-you." Sam said as she slide down in the bed to a more comfortable resting position.

Janet simply nodded and head out of the door.

Sam could not believe that she could finally go home today. Three weeks was a long time to be cooped up on base. It would be nice to have some alone time in the comfort of her own home. Alone time was hard to come by on base. Teal'c was a constant visitor during her recovery on base. Daniel was not around as much as he was temporally assigned to SG-5 who had found some ancient ruins on PX3-942. However whenever he was on base he stopped in to visit. The Colonel was a different story however, Sam had seen very little of him in the last few weeks. However Sam did discover him on a few occasions a sleep in a chair beside her bed late at night.

"You ready to go Sam?"

"Janet, you scared me." Sam said startled as she was pulled from her thoughts.

"Sorry. Everything ok?" Janet questioned as she entered Sam's quarters. "You looked a million miles away."

"No I'm good. Excited to finally go home." Sam replied as she stuffed the last of her clothes into her bag. "You know Janet you don't have to drive me I can drive myself." Sam said knowing that Janet would not let Sam drive herself home but thought it would get a rise out of the petite doctor.

"Sam do I need to give you another touch your toes lesson?" Janet joked as she grabbed Sam's bag and slung it over her shoulder.

"No no that's ok!" Sam replied laughing as the two women headed for the door.

"Solitude!" Sam said to herself as she wrapped her favorite blanket around herself and curled up on the couch, remote in hand.

Janet had left Sam with several DVD's to keep you entertained as she continued her recovery at home. Cassie and her had also gone out and filled Sam's cupboards and fridge with food so Sam would not have to go anywhere and just relax.

Sam had just turned the TV on and started the DVD when……Ding Dong!

"You have got to be kidding me!" She said out loud. She hit the pause button on the remote and unwrapped herself from her blanket cocoon and gingerly lifted herself from the couch.

Ding Dong…

"Hang on I'm coming." She yelled annoyed at the visitors' impatience. "Nearly killed here, three weeks ago people." She continued under her breath as she reached for the doorknob.

"Sir!" Sam exclaimed almost jumping backwards as she opened the door.

"Major." Jack replied with a schoolboy smile over the bouquet of flowers that he was holding. "I was just in the neighborhood and thought I would stop by and she how you were doing." He explained as he handed her the flowers.

Sam still shocked at having found Jack at her door accepted the flowers and gave them a quick smell. "In the neighborhood with flowers?" She questioned as she gestured him in.

"Yes, I always take my flowers for a drive." He stated with a big Jack smile as he walked into her living room. "Watching a movie?" He questioned as he pointed to the tv which was paused.

"Yeah, "Godfather". Janet dropped off some to keep me entertained." Sam replied and pointed to the sofa chair. "Please have a seat Sir"

Jack moved over to the chair and sat down while Sam moved back over to her couch and sat down as well.

"So." Sam said the breaking the uncomfortable silence.

"So." Jack replied. "You are doing well then."

"Yes Sir healing quite nicely. Janet said I should be back on duty in a week and good for gate travel 2 weeks after that." Sam replied "Can I get you something to drink Sir?"

"No thanks I'm good. I'm glad to hear that you will be back on missions soon. We miss you."

"You miss me, Sir?" Sam questioned with a big smile across her face.

"Yeah, yeah we do Carter." Jack replied looking at his hands. The love he felt for Carter was so strong that when he saw her take the staff blast he could swear he felt it himself. Why did he have to fall her of all people, the one person that he could never be with as long as they were both on the same team posted to the same base. Yet he could not bring himself to retire and let her continue gate to fall off worlds with out him. They were a team!

"Carter?"

"Sir?"

"Sam I'm really glad you are ok." Jack simply stated as he got to his feet. It was taking every ounce of strength in him not to grab Sam in a huge embrace and tell her that he loved her. He had to leave before he crossed that line that they could never go back from.

"Sir!?" Sam questioned surprised by his sudden move to leave.

"I should get going and let you do some relaxing. If Doc was to find out that I interrupted your relaxing she will have my hide." Jack said as he started for the door.

"Thank – you Sir." Sam said as walked him to the door.

"For leaving?"

"No Sir." Sam replied and then looked at the floor as if looking for the strength somewhere down there to tell him the truth. The truth that it was him she thought of as she lay on the ground with the staff blast still smoldering. That all she could think of was that she never told him that she loved him and now she was going to die. "For being there for me." She said as she looked up into his eyes hoping that he would somehow be able to see her true feelings in her eyes.

"Sam I will always be there for you." Jack replied as he leaned over a placed a tender kiss on her cheek. "Always." He whispered as he pulled back and with that Jack opened the door and headed to his truck.

Sam stood in the doorway and watched Jack get into his truck and said, " I love you too Jack." And then closed her door.