It was late in the Infirmary. Daniel had been sitting by Janets side since she had been brought to the infirmary back at the base, not wanting to leave her. She had drifted in and out of sleep since they had come back and after hours of sitting Cass, who had also been by her mother's side since she had arrived back, had finally given into tiredness and gone to rest in some quarters. Daniel too had given into his own exhaustion and worry and had fallen asleep at her side, only to wake up half an hour later in the early hours of the morning with a distinct sense something was wrong. Immediately he looked at Janet whose breathing had become laboured.
"Sweetheart?" he asked, her eyes opening.
Shakily she pulled the oxygen mask down.
"It...hurts." She told him wincing and grabbing his hand, her face moist with sweat and tears streaming down her face.
Daniel put a hand on her forehead which was now hot with fever. The machine monitoring her began to read critical.
"Hold on sweetheart okay." He told her gently putting the oxygen mask over her mouth and nose again and then running out of the room.
"Someone help." He screamed. "Dr Warner?" he called as the medic and his team ran to the room Janet was in. Immediately the doctor set to work.
"Dr Jackson I think you should step outside."
"I'm not leaving her." Daniel told him adamantly.
"Dr Jackson..." the Doctor shouted as he shouted out orders to his colleagues.
"I said no! I love this woman Dr. and there is no way I'm leaving her side when she needs me the most." He shouted back, Cassandra who had been on her way back then running into the room.
"Mom...oh god no..." she shouted trying to run to her mother.
"Cass stay here honey..."
"But Daniel..."
"I know...stay here with me." He told her sweetly wrapping his arms around her as she cried and both watched the woman they loved fight for survival.