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Title: Stardust
Author: Cindy Ryan
Pairings: Cam/Sam established
Summary and notes: See part one

Half an hour later Cameron stood in the isolation room clad in protective clothing. He was literally covered from head to toe which meant Cameron couldn't do the one thing he desperately wanted too.
He couldn't touch her……he couldn't comfort her.

The bulky suit Cameron was encased in didn't fit in a normal chair. Instead Cameron sat down on the edge of the small wooden table that was next to the bed. Being a clean room there was nothing on the table.

When Cameron had first seen Sam through the glass it had felt like all the air had left his body and that somebody had taken his heart out and stomped on it. Sam was so pale she blended in to the stark white hospital sheets. Dark circles under her eyes showed how gaunt her face had gotten in just a short time.

Cameron itched to reach out and hold her hand in his. To let her know he was there. But Cameron was afraid that simple action in the suit he was wearing might cause her more pain.
That was the last thing that he wanted to do.

Cameron sucked in a breath and let it out.
He'd never felt more helpless.
There was nothing he could do for her…..absolutely nothing.
He had no medical background……no big science degree…..

Landry had even nixed a mission…..there was nothing left of Michael's lab to risk anybody going back there.
No matter how much Cameron had argued Landry had been firm.
The planet was isolated…..they couldn't risk anybody else getting infected.

Cameron looked at the woman he loved and his heart broke for the thousandth time that day.

She looked so small and frail and that was something Cameron knew she wasn't.
Not by a long shot.

Carolyn had told Cameron when he entered the room that Sam could hear him. Though now as Cameron sat there he was at a loss for words. After a long moment Cameron cleared his throat which was suddenly thick with a lump of tears.

"Sam,"Cameron began softly. "I know you can hear me……you're one of the strongest people I know, Sam. You can beat this…..you hear me…….you beat this thing. I know this sounds selfish as hell but I need you……you can't just capture my heart and leave…..you just can't, Sam….."

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Daniel watched the scene beyond the glass and couldn't help but think he was watching his family crumble.

Had SG-1's luck finally run out?
How many times could they really cheat death and walk away?

Daniel sighed and leaned back against the wall……it wasn't that he was giving up on Sam….far from it. He wanted her to live…….she was the heart of the team…..the heart of their family.

She'd been in his life for so long that Daniel simply couldn't picture her not being there.
Not having her friendship.
Not having their late afternoon coffee breaks where they didn't talk shop.

A shadow fell across the glass causing Daniel to look up at a familiar face.

"Jack."Daniel greeted as his friend came to stand next to him.

"How's she doin'?"Jack asked quietly.

"Same."

"Beckett is being filled in by Lam now."

"Does she have a chance, Jack?"Daniel asked his gaze never leaving the window.

"This is Sam, Daniel…..she's not going to let this beat her."

"Do you trust Beckett?"Daniel inquired being aware as they all were that this Beckett was a clone.

Jack's gaze flickered from the window to Jackson and back again. "Sam does and that's all that matters."