Fully awake Sam sat up in shock, "Oh my God!"
One of the nurses rushed over, "Col. Carter are you okay?"
Sam looked at her apologetically, "I'm fine, and sorry I just need to get out of here!" Throwing aside the covers she grabbed her uniform, changing in record time she left the infirmary without looking back.
Picking up a dish of blue jello and a sandwich, Sam chose a table at the back of the cafeteria and sat down. She didn't want to be disturbed as she put her thoughts together.
Sam was reeling from her newfound knowledge. I thought I imagined it – a near death hallucination. Cameron in love with me? Since when? And why am I pleased at the thought?
Switching off to everything that was going on around her she looked internally. She needed to analyse her own feelings towards Cameron – and she did have feelings for him, that much she knew.
She had to admit that when Cameron had first put the team together, it had been hard to integrate him in. Only because Teal'c, Daniel and herself had worked together for so long and had been through so much that sometimes she got the feeling that they knew each other better than they knew themselves.
She loved Daniel and Teal'c like brothers. She would die for them, they were her best friends and whose loyalty and friendship she could count on no matter what. They were her family.
It had been over a year now since SG1 had reassembled. Though they were of equal rank, Cameron did take the lead on most missions with her full support. He brought a new dynamic, a new strength and insight to the team. They had been on many off world missions, most of them dangerous. There had been times when they'd all thought that this might be the end. No matter what the situation was that they found themselves in, for some reason her first concern was always him. She'd always keep an eye on him; watch him, making sure he was alright- watching his back.
Smiling to herself, she admitted that on more than one occasion her eyes did wonder to his butt. Laughing quietly she thought that it was a great butt.
Cameron also had a tendency to get into trouble, whether it was touching something that he shouldn't or taking risks always without a thought towards his own personal safety if it meant saving lives.
When they were alone they would flirt with each other and she would very much enjoy their banter. Looking back- there were sparks, chemistry between them.
What could she say about Cameron Mitchell? He'd become one of her closest friends, she admired him and respected him and she…
Suddenly it was like a naquada bomb had gone off inside her as the realisation hit her hard and fast.
She loved him too. She didn't know how or when but heaven help her she did.
Cameron made his way towards the infirmary after leaving Vala with Daniel and Teal'c. He was glad to have her out of the way for a while. He liked Vala but sometimes she was a little too much and right now he didn't have the energy or patience for her.
He walked quickly not wanting to be stopped. Daniel had mentioned that Sam was awake and resting. He wanted to see her, hell he needed to see her.
She'd scared the living daylights out of him when he saw her fall into the river. However, she nearly killed him when she took so long in responding to the CPR. He remembered watching her trip, tumble down the steep slope and fall in. He recalled vividly how his heart thumped so hard that he could almost feel it jump out of his chest and try to follow her in.
Not giving it a second thought he had jumped in after her. The iciness of the water shocked his system but the urgency to find Sam overrode everything.
Once in the river he had frantically searched the surface but there was no sign of her. Diving into the murky depths, he turned his flashlight on and a few metres deeper he saw her pinned down. Swimming as fast as the current would allow him he watched her struggling. He couldn't hold his breathe for much longer, wrapping his arms around a still Sam he pulled her free. Using all the energy he had left and sheer will he managed to drag them both to the surface and to the riverbank.
He could hear the rest of the team calling out to them but he didn't bother answering – Sam wasn't breathing.
Even the thought of it now sent shivers throughout his body; he rubbed his hands over his face in an effort to control his emotions.