After another two hours Kelly and Janet were finally out of surgery and in the infirmary. Both were still unconscious and yet the infirmary was full of people waiting to see if their loved ones were okay.

Daniel sat by Janets bed, Sam, Jack and Teal'c beside him. He had Janets small hand entwined in his own. She looked so fragile hooked up to all the machines that surrounded her, an oxygen mask helping her breathe. Those four hours had been the hardest of his life, just waiting was a living torture. He loved this woman, and admired her so much for what she had done to help their child. Now here she was looking so vulnerable that all he wanted to do was hold her and protect her from anything that could cause her more pain. Sam had been worried too. All of them had, including Teal'c who held Janet as a very dear friend. But Sam out of all of them was the closest and it had taken all of her strength not to buckle under the pressure and break down.

Dr Warner walked over to them and looked at Janets chart.

"The surgery went very well. There were no complications and the transplant appears to have been successful. We will know in a few days if there is any chance of Kelly rejecting the kidney, but at the moment I would say the chance is very minimal. She is very lucky to have someone like Janet here willing to help her."

"We're all very lucky to have her in our lives." Sam told the Doctor.

He nodded.

"I understand you would like to take her back through the mirror as soon as possible."

Sam nodded in agreement.

"We've come to understand that after forty-eight hours, if there are two versions of a person in a universe the one that doesn't belong will begin suffering from something called Entropic cascade failure. With Janet already weak we don't want to risk that."

"Then that is a wise precaution. The biggest risk to Janet now, and Kelly would be infection. Due to the surgery her immune system will be weak so I would advise for her to have complete rest in the infirmary for at least a week. I'm sure your Dr Warner will take that in hand."

Jack nodded.

"Take care of her." Dr Warner told them.

"We could never not Dr." Teal'c told him.

Dr Warner smiled in agreement and then walked over to check on Kelly. Cassandra who had been sitting with her since she had been brought out of surgery walked over to them.

"Thank her for us. She's a very special woman...that's something I've known most of my life." She told them.

"Yeah us too." Jack replied. "She's saved our asses too many times to count."

"Particularly the ass of you Daniel Jackson." Teal'c commented prompting a giggle from the group.

"Erm, thanks Teal'c." He replied. Still, holding her hand tightly in his own.

Cassandra leaned over and kissed Janet on the forehead, then turned to Daniel.

"You guys are blessed to have each other. Any child brought into your family is lucky to have you guys as parents. Don't ever let go of what you have... it's worth way more than any fight or argument."

"I don't think I ever could let go of her Cass. I just hope she knows that."

"She knows." Cass reassured him.

"How's Kelly?" Sam asked.

"It's too early to say at the moment whether she's going to reject the kidney or not but early signs are good. She's already getting her colour back." Cassandra told them.

"That's good." Jack commented, looking at Janet who he thought he had never seen looking so vulnerable.

"We really don't know how to thank her for this." Cass commented.

"She knows how thankful you are. She's nearly lost a child herself so believe me she knows." Daniel reassured her.

Cassandra nodded.

"Well I better get back over to Kelly. You guys need anything?" she asked them.

"We're okay I think." Sam told Cassandra quietly.

Cassandra nodded in understanding then went back over to her sister.

Janets eyelids began to flutter, then opened.

"Hey sleepyhead." Daniel told her tenderly, a smile appearing on his face as her eyes focussed on him.

Janet weakly lifted a hand up and cupped his cheek, wincing in pain.

"Take it easy honey okay." He told her then leaning down and kissing her on the forehead.

Janet pulled down her oxygen mask.

"Kelly?" she whispered.

"Kelly's fine sweetie. Cass says she's already getting her colour back. Now you close your eyes and get some rest okay, we'll have you home soon" he told her softly then putting her mask back on again.

Janet gripped his hand in hers and squeezed it, wincing in pain once again, a tear rolling down her cheek.

"Shush I'm right here okay. You rest." He soothed stroking her hair back with his spare hand and kissing her on the forehead, and sure enough she gently drifted back off to sleep. "I think we should get her back home while she's asleep." He told them.

"I concur. She does appear distressed." Teal'c agreed.

"I'll go sort it out with the Doc." Jack told them leaving his chair and Daniel, Sam and Teal'c looking at the woman who had proved such a valuable person in their lives, praying she would be okay.