I have reworked this chapter a little bit...It seemed as though Daniel and Jessica's relationship was moving a little too fast (at least to me, anyway). PLEASE let me know what you think:) And thanks for reading!

Daniel sat up in bed, looking out the window at the city beyond, wondering what like was like out there and when he would get to see it. What have you gotten yourself into now, Danny-boy? How am I ever going to get home? He thought to himself. Just then a soft knock came at the door. "Come in," he said. The door opened and Lady Jessica entered, followed by another beautiful curly red-head young woman. Daniel smiled. "Do all the women on your planet look as beautiful as you?" he asked wryly.

Lady Jessica giggled and glanced back at the younger woman. "Daniel, this is my younger sister, Elizabeth. Elizabeth, this is Dr. Daniel Jackson," Jessica gestured towards the woman.

"Please, just call me Beth," she said with a bright smile. She walked over to the bed and shook Daniel's hand, then pulled a chair up next to the bed and sat down. Jessica sat down on the foot of the bed. "I'm the Chief Medical Officer on Peytabee Medical Station. I also happen to specialize in Physical Rehabilitation and therapy. Jess has asked me to evaluate you and supervise your therapy."

Daniel looked at her in surprise. "Was I that seriously injured?"

"According to Dr. Keylarion and the nurses, yes," Beth replied. "Your physical wound has been healed almost completely, however, several nerves, including your spinal cord, were badly damaged. While there nerves themselves have been knitted back together, those nerves have to relearn how to work and to function."

Daniel let out a great sigh. "Wow. I didn't realize that I was in that bad of shape. The nurses and doctors all told me that I was very lucky to be alive, but I thought that all the pain and weakness was from the wound. I didn't realize the nerves themselves had been damaged." Daniel hung his head. "What would have happened if the nerves weren't able to be repaired?"

Beth looked him straight in the eye. "You would have been paralyzed from the chest down, about nipple level. Also, you would probably have had severely limited use of your arms due to the nerve damage."

Daniel flopped back against the pillows with a grimace. "So what are my chances of ever walking again?"

Beth smiled brightly and replied, "With a little bit of therapy and rehab, 100 percent."

Daniel stared at her, slack-jawed. "You're joking, right? I'll probably have to use a cane or something like that for the rest of my life, right?"

"No, probably not," Beth replied with a smile.

Daniel's look of disbelief slowly turned into a bright smile of relief. "So, where do we start?"

Beth and Jessica both grinned brightly. "Well, I will need to evaluate you and see exactly how much therapy you're going to need," Beth replied.

"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's get to it!" Daniel said eagerly.

"Jessica, would you go get a chair, please?" Beth asked

"Sure," Jessica replied. Jessica stood up and left the room.

Once Jessica left, Beth turned to Daniel. "She likes you, you know? The doctors and nurses have all said that she's barely left your side since you came through the gate."

"She does? She has?" Daniel responded. "I have a bad habit of not noticing those things." Daniel grinned and looked at Beth. "I really like her too," he said sheepishly.

Beth smiled sweetly. "Just promise me one thing, ok? Don't let her down. She's the only sister I have, you know."

"I promise," said Daniel. Just then, Jessica returned with a chair.

Much of the day was spent putting Daniel through a series of exercises to evaluate his strength and range of motion. By the time he returned to his bed, he was exhausted. Every exercise seemed to elicit more pain than the last, making it seem more like torture than therapy. As Beth and Jessica helped him back into bed, Daniel joked, "I think I would tell you just about anything right now to avoid having to go through that again."

Jessica chuckled. "Well, then it's probably a good thing for you that we're not holding you prisoner."

Beth laughed "Tomorrow won't be as bad, I promise. Do you need anything for the pain?"

"No thanks. I'm more exhausted at this point," Daniel replied.

Beth nodded. "Alright. If you do need anything for the pain, just let one of the nurses know, OK?" Daniel nodded. "I'll see you in the morning." Beth turned and left.

Jessica walked over to the side of the bed and sat down. "Are you going to be alright?" she asked, clearly concerned.

Daniel reached down and squeezed her hand. "I'll be fine, thanks. Don't worry about me."

Jessica nodded. "I just don't like seeing people in pain," she stated.

Daniel smiled and gave her hand another squeeze. "Thanks."

They sat there, looking at each other for several minutes in an awkward silence. Finally, Jessica stood up, and said, "I had better let you get some rest; you've had a long day."

Daniel groaned, "I won't deny that, but don't go, not just yet. I've really come to enjoy your company"

Jessica broke into a bright smile and responded, "Thanks, I really enjoy your company too. I can stay, but just for a little bit. I have several meetings to prepare for, so I probably won't see you tomorrow," she said a bit dejectedly as she sat down on the edge of the bed.

Daniel draped his arm over her shoulder. "What meetings do you have to prepare for?"

Jessica leaned back against the pillow next to Daniel. "One of our allies, a race known as the Asgard, has asked for our assistance in reengineering their cloning process. I am going to negotiate the terms of the agreement with them. And that's only meeting number one!"

Daniel sat up very suddenly as she said this. "You're meeting with the Asgard? Which ones?" he asked excitedly.

Jessica looked at him, confused. "Well, I'm not entirely sure, to be honest. In the past, I have dealt with Supreme Commander Thor, and their I know that their head scientist is an individual named Heimdall, so I imagine that I will be meeting with them, at least. Do you know the Asgard?"

Daniel laughed and replied, "Yeah, I guess you could say that I know them. The ship that Thor currently commands is named the Daniel Jackson."

Jessica looked at Daniel in disbelief. "You're joking!" She exclaimed.

"Nope," Daniel replied. "My people have had a great deal of contact with the Asgard. We've saved each other's races a couple of times now."

"Incredible!" Jessica responded. "This is an unbelievable coincidence! You are one lucky man, Daniel Jackson!"

Daniel looked off into a dark corner of the room, his expression taking on a slightly faraway look. "I don't think that luck had much to do with it," he said rather distractedly.

Jessica looked at him rather quizzically, but chose not to question his statement. "Is there a message that you would like me to relay to the Asgard?" she asked.

Daniel looked back at her and replied, "Actually, yes, there is. Can you ask them to relay the message to Stargate Command that I am here and I'm alright? I'm sure that the General Landry and the others at SGC are worried sick trying to figure out what happened to me."

"Of course, I would probably be worried sick too!" She said with a smile.

Daniel smiled brightly and replied "Thanks!" On impulse, Daniel leaned over and gently kissed Jessica on the lips. Jessica, surprised by the move, pulled back. "I suppose this is how you thank all the ladies," she said rather wryly.

Daniel, seeming suprised by his own actions, began blushing furiously "Well, um, I, uh, no actually. Just the special ones," he said, finally recovering his wits.

At Daniel's statement, Jessica looked down and began blushing furiously. "Thank you," she said her voice barely above a whisper. After several moments, she looked back up at him. "I should go," she said softly.

"Please don't go…not just yet," Daniel protested. "You haven't told me what your other meetings are yet."

Jessica grinned and sighed dramatically. "Well, I suppose a couple more minutes won't hurt," she said. She relaxed and she leaned back against his shoulder. Daniel relaxed as well, wrapped his arms around her and asked, "So what are your other meetings tomorrow?"

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Only a few minutes later, Daniel was sound asleep, his arms still wrapped around her midsection. Jessica gently slipped out of his embrace and stood up. How did I ever manage to get this lucky? She asked herself. Smiling to herself, she turned and left.

From a darkened corner of the room, a woman watched her leave. Luck had nothing to do with it, my child, she thought.