Tegan Chronicles

Origins 6

"So have we figured out how Nirrti got on base?" General Hammond started their meeting the next morning after Janet had released Tegan.

"We believe she came back through with SG6," Sam answered.

"How did she get from base to Kiser's house?" Jack looked around the table.

"I think I can answer that one." Tegan mentally kicked herself. "I had stuff I needed to do before I went home, so I asked Janet to keep Shadow and Sam took him home with her. When I went to leave I thought I felt a presence in the elevator, but pretty much shrugged it off. Then when I was about to get in my car Janet caught up with me, my door was open and I turned long enough for her to ask me to cover for Dr. Monroe for a bit this morning. I'm assuming that's when Nirrti got in my car."

"How'd she get in your house?" Daniel dropped the pen he was playing with.

"I assume it was when I was carrying in groceries. When I was changing I thought I felt someone touch my back, that's when I told her to show herself and she attacked."

"Wow," Jack breathed. "That little device could really come in handy."

Janet shot him a drop dead look.

"What I was just saying…" He looked at Tegan and pointed to her upper lip. "Kiser."

Tegan covered her nose with her hand and reached for a tissue with the other. "It's nothing."

"Doctor?" General Hammond looked at the brunette.

Janet shrugged, "I can't find any reason for it, except from the trauma of the extended use of the ribbon device."

"Oh," Tegan pulled the tissue back seeing it was only a few drops. "We did find out what she was after, she took bone, bone marrow, and tissue biopsies with that device."

"Good thing you got it back then." Jack gave her a thumbs up.

"Yes sir."

"Are we certain she hasn't been compromised doctor?"

"As certain as I can be General, I do however think she needs to take the rest of the day off."

"I got as much sleep as everyone else sitting here." Tegan argued.

"Yes, but we weren't attacked by a Goa'uld." Jack saved Janet the trouble.

"Major…" General Hammond started in his fatherly tone.

"Fine," She sighed not caring that she'd just interrupted him.

"I'm not sure you should be driving." Janet stopped her in the hall before she could get away.

"I can give you a ride," Sam offered. "I need to make a run off base anyway."

"Well that's probably a good thing, since I don't have a car here."

"I want you to stay at my place." Janet's tone was placating, "At least for tonight."

"I'm not trying to butt in here," Jack had been behind them the entire time, "but I'm not sure the security team has finished sweeping your house."

"I wasn't going to argue."

When Janet came home she walked into the living room to find Tegan on her side asleep on the couch. Shadow was curled up behind her legs and lifted his head briefly before laying it back on her knee. Janet couldn't help but think how cute Tegan looked when she was sleeping like that, how peaceful. Of course she'd probably never tell her for fear she'd kill her.

She continued to the kitchen to put away the few groceries she'd picked up on the way home when she found Tegan had already been in the kitchen working on dinner. She put away everything as quietly as she could before she returned to the living room.

She sat on the edge of her coffee table watching Tegan for a few more minutes before she gently brushed her hair away from her face, being careful to avoid the still reddened circle on her forehead. She then leaned forward and placed a small kiss on Tegan's temple.

Tegan stirred as she pulled back. "What time is it?"
"Two o'clock." Janet glanced at her watch.

"You're home early." Tegan glanced down at Shadow. "Down, you know better."

Janet smiled. She really didn't care if he was on the couch. "Things were slow in the infirmary and both Paige and Julie kicked me out."
"Ouch!" Tegan sucked in her breath when she went to sit up after Shadow moved.

"Tegan?"

"It's nothing." She scooted carefully to the end of the couch and pulled the elastic to her gym shorts and underwear down at an angle to reveal a large black and purple bruise that was six inches at its smallest diameter. "I think somebody should've held pressure over that after Nirrti took those biopsies. I guess Nirrti was too busy trying to get away."

"How did she get back to base anyway?"

"I'm thinking she hitched a ride with Jack." Tegan carefully pulled her pants back into place.

"Did you eat lunch?"

"Sam and I stopped and picked up a late breakfast bagel on the way here."

"What do you want to do for dinner?" Janet was dieing to know if what she'd seen in the refrigerator was what she thought it was.

"I made calzones, we just need to throw them in the oven when we're ready to eat. I figured Cassie couldn't complain about eating that for dinner." She hoped if she kept talking Janet would forget to lecture her. "And I thought we could make a salad to go with it, I saw you had lettuce and stuff."

"Uh huh." Janet frowned. "Why did you leave work early today?"

"Because you made me."

"Because you needed to rest."

"I was resting when you came in and woke me up." She had a point and they both knew it.

After dinner Tegan sat on the opposite end of the couch of Cassie who was playing a video game. She was trying to read Janet's most recent medical journal, but it was a losing battle. She finally gave up and closed the magazine on her lap before resting her head back with her eyes closed.

"Cassandra, it's time for be." Janet looked over her at her daughter.

"I only got half an hour in today." She turned the game off.

"You can add it to your weekend time."

"Is Tegan staying the weekend?"

"No." She didn't open her eyes.

"I don't know." Janet watched Tegan cautiously.

"I'm going home tomorrow after work."

"I think you should stay the weekend." Cassie shrugged her shoulders. "Come on Shadow."

"If you're taking him to bed, you need to let him out first," Janet reminded. "I don't want him waking me in the middle of the night to take him out."

Once Cassie had taken Shadow out and they'd gone to bed, Janet moved to the couch and took Tegan's wrist between her thumb and forefinger.

"It's still beating."

"I thought you said when I touch you, your heart raced and stood still all at the same time?"

"It does, you don't feel it?" Tegan cracked her eyes to look at Janet who wore a serious expression. "I'm fine."

"If you're telling me before I even ask, then you're not."

"My head just doesn't feel right."

"See that's why I told you to come here and rest."

"I felt fine when I fixed dinner."

Janet shook her head. "Scale of one to ten?"

"A three, and no I don't need anything."

Janet reached up and combed her fingers through Tegan's hair with her long slender fingers.

After several minutes Tegan moaned lightly, "You're going to put me to sleep if you keep doing that."

"That's ok." Janet continued her ministrations.

"No," Tegan mumbled. "I should…"

Janet watched her brow wrinkle, and pulled her hand away.

Tegan opened her eyes. "I should take some ibuprofen and head to bed."

"You told me the pain isn't that bad."

"It's not."