To Sam it felt like years had passed before the alliance announced they had finished, instead just 3 hours. Jake had visibly grown under their eyes from a small baby to a slightly larger toddler of about 18months, his cries had gone from privative to more like screams. The white light dimmed down
"It is done" Thor announced tiredly, Sam and Jack rushed over worried as Jake didn't move, Jack looked up worry evident in his eyes
"He will sleep, Dr Frasier should set up the primitive way you give humans extra fluid to sustain him, when he wakes he will be able to cope with his brain's demands, he will begin walking and able to control his body functions" Thor informed them
"We will now go and re-cooperate this procedure was most arduous" and with that the alliance beamed out. Janet went out to informed Daniel and Teal'c the procedure was over phone Hammond and collect the IV equipment. When she returned she found Sam and Jack lying either side of Jake each holding him for dear life, Sam was crying while Jack looked pretty close, Daniel and Teal'c were standing at the door not wanting to intrude but needing to see Jake was ok for themselves.
"Daniel, Teal'c you should probably get dome sleep" Janet advised lightly touching Daniel's shoulder for a moment it looked like he was going to protest but instead he nodded his body screaming out for sleep, Teal'c following his example.
"Ok one IV for Jake" Janet said announcing her presence, Jack looked up nodding them while Sam just looked at Jake, she was still crying and shaking. Janet hooked Jake up to the IV making a note on his chart
"Sam honey I want you to get some rest" Janet ordered, Sam shook her head no
"OK" Janet went out getting 2 nurses to wheel another bed in as she fetched a sedative aware neither Sam nor Jack would leave and the 3 of them sharing one bed would be cramped. She pushed the 2 beds together Jack moving back onto it and bring Jake over so he was in the middle this meant both Sam and Jack could lie down properly.
"Sam I'm going to give you a sedative" Janet warned as she injected it any protests Sam had died as she drifted off to sleep. Jack gave her a grateful look
"Sir can you sleep or do you want one?" Janet asked having learnt early on Jack didn't normally respond well to sedatives after having to many bad memories of Iraq, he shook his head
"I'm fine Doc, you should get some rest" he ordered, Janet nodded
"They'll be ok Jack" she told him knowing he was worrying in his way, Jack nodded
"I know and thank you" he said sincerely, Janet smiled slightly the slight acknowledgement of her part making the events of the day almost worth it if only Jake would wake up and be better. Janet retreated to her quarters with form orders to her nursing staff if Jake woke to wake her immediately or if anything happened.
About 2am when even Jack had gone to sleep Jake woke finding his mum on one side and his dad on the other both asleep, wanting his mum he began shaking her.
"Mummy" he said, Sam woke the sedative having worn off sufficiently
"Jake" she said seeing he was ok, she sat up waking Jack while hugging Jake, Jack had sprung awake remembering what had happened pressing the nurses buzzer. The nurse came running in seeing Jake was awake she left to make the relevant calls.
"Daddy"
"I'm here Jake" Jack said getting choked up
"I hurt" Jake said, Sam exchanged a worried look with Jack
"Where?" Sam asked Jake pointed to his stomach then his chest then various other body parts
"Here, here, here, here" he told them as Janet came in,
"Jan he said he is in pain" Sam told her Janet nodded coming over, getting her penlight out checking his pupils, his pulse, temperature and blood pressure,
"I'll get something but all signs are positive" she told them leaving the room
"Mummy what's this" Jake asked pulling his IV, Sam placed her hand on his to stop him pulling it out totally looking to Jack to help explain after all he'd had kids and answered the hard questions.
"It's a tube which makes you feel better" Jack said
"Why?" Jake asked the dreaded question
"Because you were sleeping and you can't take tablets when you are asleep and they taste horrid anyway" Jack told him hoping it would be satisfactory
"Why?" Jake asked again
"Cus doctors are evil" Jack informed him as Janet walked in hearing the last answer glaring at Jack
"Only to patients who give them trouble" she warned getting out the injection and using Jake's IV
"It's just a painkiller with a sedative" She told Sam and Jack, who watched as Jake went back to sleep
"I'll be in my office if you need me" Janet told them,
"It's so strange him just growing like that" Sam said once they were alone, Jack nodded a little freaked out that his 5 day old son was talking and asking questions and was the size of an 18month. He felt cheated of the time the first few months were normally precious not rushed like they had been with Jake.
"With Charlie I missed a lot of his early years, special ops then Iraq, when I got discharged it had been over 7 months since I last saw him he'd grown so much but he was still my son" Jack told her, Sam nodded appreciating the story.
"Most mothers have the first few months I didn't get pregnancy or even the first few months, now I wonder what I will have with him, will I see any birthdays will I spend any time with him ever" Sam said, Jack nodded,
"I know but he will always be our son" Jack told her hugging her, Sam nodded.
"Always" She promised him
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