Remember Me

6

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It was three weeks later when Sam was released from the hospital. Apart from a few broken bones, the doctors were surprised at the remarkable recovery she had made. Jack waited patiently at the base for her to arrive. He had offered to pick her up but she still hadn't remembered him and Jacob thought it would be best if he brought her home. Jack looked at himself in the mirror he had put on a better shirt then cursed himself for doing so. Just then his phone rang, he picked it up.

"Hello?… Yes… thank you" Jack turned back to the mirror and took a deep breath. She was here. Ever since the plane crash, Jack had been waiting for this moment for a long time.

'Here goes' He thought as he walked out the door towards the control room. The base was buzzing with activity at the news Sam was ok and she was coming back. Jack smiled, if only she knew how special she was to everyone. Jack turned a corner then walked up the stairs and smiled when he heard the familiar voice.

"It's good to be back Sir" He heard Carter say. Jack walked up and stopped when he saw Sam standing on a crutch with her right leg in a plaster. Jack cleared his throat

"I always wanted to get that exact plaster, but it never came in my size" Sam and the others all turned and looked at him. Sam half smiled

"Hi, Jack isn't it?" Jack swallowed hard, she still didn't remember him.

"Yes, but you usually call me Sir, Colonel… but just Sir, mainly" Sam stared at him

"Sorry, sir" Jack smiled weakly then changed the subject

"So you remember everything? Everyone?" Sam nodded

"Yes, it's all coming back to me…" Jack waved a hand around his face. Sam stopped "…Except you, sir…Sorry" Jack looked at the floor and put his hands in his pockets

"Thanks ok, I'm sure it will come back eventually" But Jack wasn't sure about that. A week earlier he had asked a nurse about her condition and he was told that she may never recover from the accident fully and may never fully regain her memory back that she had lost. Now Jack wouldn't be so worried if it was about something like a car or a place but the one thing she had forgotten was the one thing he wished she had remembered… him. Jack sighed as she nodded slightly

"Yes, I'm sure it will" Jack rubbed a hand through his hair

"Well, I have things to do, so if you need anything don't be afraid to call" Sam smiled

"Thank you" she said awkwardly as Jack turned and left. As he walked he hoped this wasn't the start of something long and painful for the both of them… Well for him at least.

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It was a long time later when Jack made it to Sam's door. Jack waited for a moment before he knocked on the door. Just then he thought it might be a bad idea to see her but by the time he thought about leaving it was too late, the door opened. Jack looked up and saw Sam staring at him.

"Jack, er… Sir" Jack smiled

"Hi Carter, just thought I'd come around and see how you were settling in." Jack said holding a photo album in his hand. Sam noticed it and sighed

"Would you like to come in?" She offered. Jack nodded slowly.

"Sure, if that's what you want?" Sam smiled awkwardly

"A few minutes can't hurt, besides I needed to talk to you anyway" she said moving aside. Jacks spirits lifted slightly at the thought of her wanting to talk to him considering she hadn't wanted to know him in the hospital. Walking in, he sat down on the edge of her bed and placed the photo album down beside himself. He laced his hands together and cleared his throat and noticed Sam didn't make any effort to move towards him. Jack looked down

"I'm not going to bite, you can sit down next to me, if you want" He gestured. Sam smiled weakly.

"Jack, there is something I need to talk to you about…" She stopped for a moment. Jack opened his hands out

"Carter, what is it?"

"Sir, I don't think this is going to work out" she stated bluntly. Jack swallowed hard but kept a straight face.

"I'm sorry I don't follow you" Sam looked him straight in the eyes

"Sir. You know me but I don't remember knowing you, every time I see you I feel like we are strangers. I feel uneasy with you here, I'm afraid of you because I don't know you, I think it's best if we are given space between us for sometime. I would like it if you left right now" She finished. Jack kept eye contact with her for a few minutes wondering if she knew his heart had broken at her words. She was his co- worker, his 2IC, his major, his friend and the one person that made him a whole person and now it had all come to an end. Jack nodded slowly and stood up. Reaching for his neck he undid the necklace that he had found in the wreckage that he had given her for a birthday present a few years back and held it out to her. Their eyes met momentarily.

"Whatever happens in your life Carter, always remember that there is someone out there that loves you" He dropped the necklace in her open hand before walking out. Walking away from the best thing he had ever found in all the times he had walked through that gate. Sam watched him go and sighed, thinking to herself

'This is for the best, you know he'd be better off without you… You know he would be'

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A/N

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